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• And transferred it to Game and Fish.
• We do the lease sale, they transfer the money.
• The way it's worked, those transfers have been illegal, the way I see it.
• Statute doesn't clarify that you can make a transfer, or can the executive make a transfer from the general
• We know she can't make the transfers. It's pretty clear.

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• Through the Open Market Committee. You can't control long rates, though, can you? No, we can't.
• Synthetic risk transfer is a potential danger to the banking system.
• But what you want to make sure is that the risk is really transferred.
• Meanwhile, we've seen transfers to the CFPB totaling $2 billion since September of 2022.
• It's quite eye-opening to listen to people talk about.

Bills: SB257

Keywords: supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity

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• If, if, if, if you think there's a, there's a better number, I'm open to, to discuss it.
• The money was transferred within minutes. I mean, within minutes.
• The instant transfer fee multiple times a day and the constant request for tips.
• Some had $1.99 for an instant transfer, now it's $5.99 for an instant transfer.
• We were grateful to see in the committee substitute, a one day ACH transfer for free.

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• There is some transferability in the contingency fund.
• We are in an open enrollment period right now. And so one party said, "We've got to fix this now."
• And if you're not seeing that, the good things in New Mexico, you don't have your eyes open.
• Of the House in open session and request the signatures of the officers of the Senate.
• Signed by the officers of the House in open session and the officers of the Senate in open session.

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• Break open the heart of the servants of yours and make them open-hearted toward all.
• And we know, therefore, that you yearn for our hearts to break open in compassion. that your son Jesus
• Open the heart. of these to the plight of common Texans, rural and urban, rich and poor, people of all
• HB 1599 by Rosenthal relating... ...the handgun safety course required by the transfer of a handgun or
• HB 1692 by Goodwin relating to the prosecution of criminal. offense of unlawful transfer of firearm,

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Or any requirements if their child records are transferred.
• transferred to the school.
• I would not be open to doing that and apologize. No problem. Thank you so much. We'll be open.
• So when you add low-performing schools, it kind of opens it up.
• I'd really like them to be fair, impartial, open to all.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee took up CS for House Bill 1071, a broad education package described by the sponsor as updating transparency, parental rights, student safety, early learning accountability, scholarship oversight, and instructional program rules. The committee adopted two amendments without objection: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM programs, and another removing a prior provision related to canine dogs on school grounds. Members then questioned the bill’s provisions on student records transfers, instructional materials adoption and removal, educational emergency authority for low-performing schools, health education and a fetal development video, student-led organizations, FHSAA board language, lab schools, and rulemaking authority. The sponsor repeatedly said the bill was intended to improve accountability, keep education dollars focused on students, and give districts flexibility, while also noting that some issues would be addressed through future rulemaking or later amendments. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed. Many speakers argued the bill was an omnibus measure that bundled unrelated policies together, making it hard for families and educators to understand or meaningfully comment on it. Opponents also said it would increase school-law enforcement coordination, chill immigrant and mixed-status families’ participation, restrict DEI-related and student-led organizations, and impose controversial health and embryology content on students. Supporters, including the Christian Family Coalition and Florida Citizens Alliance, backed the fetal development video and the bill’s parental rights and funding restrictions, saying the content should be medically accurate and that schools should not fund political advocacy. Several speakers urged the committee to break the bill into separate measures. In debate, some members praised the sponsor’s responsiveness but said they would vote no because of constituent concerns, especially around DEI, the fetal development video, and local control. Others supported the bill, emphasizing rulemaking, educational emergency flexibility, EpiPen access, early learning changes, and evidence-based math instruction. The sponsor closed by reiterating support for the bill as amended, saying the law enforcement provision had been removed, the embryology content would be opt-out with posted materials, state funds should not support political advocacy, and the bill would help with safety, accountability, and student outcomes. The committee then voted on the bill after debate, with the sponsor indicating support and members stating their positions during closing discussion.

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• the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer
• land following a transfer to a person who uses the land and materially the... border region for this
• eligibility of the land to continue to be appraised for advalorum tax purposes is qualified for the open
• space following a transfer to a person who uses the land and materially the Same way as the former owner
• to the sale of wine and malt beverages by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers at a restaurant opened

Summary: The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

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• If the sentence goes beyond age 25, they transfer... until they're 25.
• If the sentence goes beyond age 25, they transfer to the Department of Corrections.
• Our staff were very receptive and open to their participation.
• And again, very open to the feedback that we received from J-LARC and really appreciate that.
• , as well as the conditions defining a qualifying transfer might be disincentives to make the transfer

Summary: The committee met on July 15, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so it could not adopt prior minutes. Chair Jerry Pollett welcomed new member Senator Victoria Hunt and new JLARC staff, and noted national recognition for recent JLARC reports. The meeting then moved into a series of preliminary audit presentations and an agency strategic management update, with committee members asking questions after each item. JLARC presented a preliminary audit of DCYF’s Juvenile Rehabilitation programs. Staff concluded that crowding, staffing shortages, weak risk assessments, and inconsistent programming combine to create unsafe conditions. The report found that most youth are housed in two large secure facilities operating near or above capacity, incidents rise as population rises, 47% of frontline staff leave within a year, current assessment tools are not valid for the population, and program access depends more on facility than individual need. JLARC made one recommendation to the legislature to address crowding and seven to DCYF, including improving retention, training, incident response procedures, validated assessments, program alignment, and data quality. DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter said the agency agreed overcrowding is a serious problem, described ongoing efforts to improve staffing and safety, and said a detailed response would be provided later. Committee members raised concerns about education access, retaliation against staff or youth who participated in the audit, and whether JR-25 has helped or worsened conditions. JLARC then presented a preliminary audit of Labor and Industries’ enforcement of farm worker labor laws. The audit found that L&I generally meets inspection timelines for health and safety complaints, but not for wage and hour or retaliation complaints, where delays are driven largely by time before assignment to an investigator. Staff said complaint volume exceeds capacity, though the agency has added staff, created screening processes, and reorganized workloads, and 2026 legislation now allows prioritization of complaints and broader investigations. JLARC recommended that L&I report back in December 2026 and December 2027 on backlog reduction and implementation of the new law. An L&I representative said the agency is hiring additional staff and will provide a formal response later. The committee also received a JLARC overview and Department of Health strategic management plan update on hospital data reporting, inspections, complaints, and adverse event reporting. DOH reported measurable progress on inspection compliance, new staffing and licensing systems, translated complaint forms, and plans for future work on language access, adverse event reporting, and financial data dashboards. After lunch, JLARC began its 2026 tax preference performance reviews. The first review covered the Main Street tax credit, which JLARC said has helped increase the number of Main Street communities and businesses, with positive growth near designated districts; JLARC recommended continuing the preference and improving business-count data. The second review covered the equitable access to credit program, which JLARC said appears to support underserved communities by funding loans through CDFIs; JLARC recommended continuing the preference beyond its 2027 expiration. The committee began questions on the program mechanics and the role of the Community Reinvestment Act, and the presentation was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• Ortez, an act relating to public health, creating the Extreme Weather Resilience Fund, making a transfer
• Animal Welfare Trust Fund and Animal Welfare Program Fund, making an appropriation, providing for a transfer
• The bill provides that a detained child be transferred to an adult facility if that child reaches 18
• that duly enrolled and engrossed copies of House Bill 1 were signed by the officers of the House in open
• Bill 1 with the emergency clause have been read in full and signed by the officers of the Senate in open

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• It really is, you know, opening the door to the creativity.
• I'm always open to meeting with the opposition.
• I'm always open to meeting with the opposition.
• Commonly numbered courses by design ought to commonly transfer.
• California's community college transfer system is broken.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• in the prior version, it required the commission to inspect every inactive well when there was a transfer
• The issue has become a rising cost for taxpayers as well, as you highlighted. opening of the committee
• Larger producers transfer to a slightly, you know, the large producers transfer to a. middle-sized producer
• transfers to a lesser, a lower-end middle producer.
• We'll open public testimony on Senate Bill 11. 98.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• So we kind of help open those doors between the other agencies and the small entities that are out there
• Next October, we're going to be purchasing 5.3 acres, which is basically open space land.
• For land transfer.
• No monetary involvement, just a straight transfer.
• Now, I applaud your openness in terms of how you presented yourself.

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• Wipes out funding for open space preservation and floodplain protection.
• For open space preservation and floodplain protection.
• We acknowledge that this transfer is necessary.
• We acknowledge that this transfer is necessary.
• And on the score sheet, it says that the realty transfer fee is down. Is that $7 million?

Keywords: 1146, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met on June 28, 2026 and considered a long list of budget and policy bills, reporting many of them out of committee, often with amendments. Early measures included AB 2550 on continued dependent health coverage for certain adults with disabilities, AB 4794 allowing tax data sharing with the New Jersey Innovation Authority and Secure Choice Savings Board, and AB 3381/SB 1493 updating occupational therapy licensure requirements. The committee also advanced AB 4014, creating a social media research center at a public four-year institution, though one member opposed it as unnecessary spending given existing research on social media harms. Another bill, AB 5048/SB 1281, would ban certain apparel and diaper products with intentionally added PFAS; some members opposed it over safety and cost concerns, especially for firefighter gear, but it was reported. The committee also moved AB 383, which promotes volunteerism to help FamilyCare and SNAP recipients meet eligibility requirements, and AB 4357, extending telehealth pay parity, though one member objected to parity between telehealth and in-person care. The committee then took up several energy, environmental, and housing-related bills. AB 5188, the Advanced Grid Technologies Act, was released despite opposition from some members and labor interests. AB 2524 would let dual-use solar projects participate in community solar, and AB 5236 would strengthen pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health services; both were reported. AB 5348, allowing temporary use of open-space and related funds for certain municipalities, drew sharp criticism as a diversion of preservation money to fill budget holes, but passed. AB 5280 returned unexpended county appropriations to Hudson County and authorized supplemental operating aid; it also passed despite objections about prior bidding violations. AB 5347 provided certain motor vehicle-related funding to municipalities and was reported, as was AB 5334/SB 4423, appropriating Green Acres and CBT revenues for local open space and park projects. A major portion of the meeting focused on tax and business-related bills. AB 5329 increased the child tax credit for 2026-2028, with testimony urging that the expansion be made permanent; it was reported. AB 3899, the General Contractor Licensing Act, also passed. AB 5310/SB 4406 clarified sentencing under certain circumstances and was reported. AB 5330, allowing temporary transfers in the pension system, drew testimony from NJEA warning that the State Health Benefits Program was in crisis and asking for a longer repayment period to avoid rate spikes; the bill was still reported. AB 1326 created a higher education governance and funding task force and was amended to add a Talmudic institution or theological seminary representative. Later, AB 5333/SB 4424 appropriated additional Green Acres and CBT funds for recreation and conservation projects and was reported. The committee also advanced several business and alcohol-related measures, including AB 5235 establishing the School-Based Partnership for Access and Resilience for Kids program, AB 5325 reducing business formation fees, AB 4836/SB 2368 on portable solar devices, AB 4881 establishing an advanced nuclear energy procurement program, AB 3974/SB 3183 revising renewable energy incentive and solar interconnection rules, AB 4013 creating a social media research center focused on addictive behavior, AB 5225 making temporary alcohol beverage provisions permanent, and AB 5295 revising alcoholic beverage licensing laws. The most contentious debate came on AB 4085, the Fair Price Protection Act, which would restrict “surveillance pricing” and regulate grocery pricing practices. Consumer advocates supported the bill as a protection against individualized pricing, while retailers and chambers of commerce argued the language was too broad and could undermine loyalty programs, discounts, and electronic shelf labels. Despite those objections, the committee voted to report the bill after amendments. Finally, AB 4530/SB 3739 on EV supply equipment standards was reported, and AB 5322 imposing a temporary cap on net operating loss deductions under the corporate business tax sparked strong opposition from business groups and a policy debate over whether legitimate losses and investment-related deductions should be limited; the bill was still moved out of committee.

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• We'll open up the Senate Education Committee executive session.
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• 00:06:44.479> up<00:06:44.759> the<00:06:45.560> Senate past 10 o'clock we'll open
• up the Senate past 10 o'clock we'll open up the Senate education<00:06:46.520> committee<00:06
• Ready, we'll open up the executive session of the Senate Education Committee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• open dialogue, not state control. open dialogue, not state control.
• keep a pharmacy open is utterly insane. keep a pharmacy open is utterly insane.
• > international 13,000 embryo transfers international 13,000 embryo transfers international IPs
• Uh, one is the single embryo transfer Uh, one is the single embryo transfer method<02:08:56.560>
• <02:11:25.600> which single embryo transfer which single embryo transfer which necessitates

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It says partial because the agreement was to only give transfer authority between the department and
• <00:16:03.519> authority<00:16:04.199> between<00:16:05.199> the uh transfer
• transfer transfer um<00:26:03.919> $23<00:26:04.480> million<00:26:05.200> in<00
• But it's, I mean, we have rules about open debate and we flagrantly ignore the...
• But it's, I mean, we have rules about open debate and we flagrantly ignore the...

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm just interested in focusing a little bit more on the transfer, or the ability to transfer, electronic
• I'm just interested in focusing a little bit more on the transfer, or the ability to transfer, electronic
• Digital transfer. Okay.
• Digital transfer. Okay. And are Yeah. Digital transfer. Okay.
• <01:03:27.839> of<01:03:28.160> electronic about a transfer of electronic about a transfer

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It has a future capacity of 46, which is the second wing or second pod being open.
• So at the Maple Lane facility, we have four units currently open.
• We have a well-lit open milieu.
• opening in July 2024 in Renton.
• slated to open in 2026.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused first on juvenile rehabilitation system capacity. DCYF officials said the juvenile rehabilitation population is older, includes more adult-sentenced youth, and has longer lengths of stay, especially for “post-25” youth who must remain in secure facilities and cannot go to community beds. They described overcrowding at Green Hill School, placement limits at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, staffing turnover, mental health acuity, and the need for more medium-security and specialized mental health beds. DCYF said it is pursuing a Parkland facility proposal, a staffing model decision package, and a broader feasibility study and master plan update. No votes were taken; members were asked to follow up with questions later. The committee then heard on behavioral health system capacity from the Behavioral Health Administration and the Health Care Authority. DSHS described growth in forensic and civil bed need, expansion at Olympic Heritage, Maple Lane, and Brockman, and construction of a new 350-bed forensic hospital at Western State expected to open in 2028. HCA reported progress on long-term civil commitment beds, intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, PACT teams, and intensive residential treatment teams, saying the community-based system is being expanded to support step-down care and reduce hospital reliance. Members asked about whether capacity is right-sized, the difference between facility types, and federal match eligibility for services. A federal funding update followed, covering the effects of H.R. 1 and H.R. 5371 on SNAP, Medicaid, marketplace coverage, long-term services and supports, K-12, higher education, and hemp regulation. OFM and agency staff said H.R. 1 adds work requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, increases state administrative and benefit costs, reduces Medicaid and marketplace subsidies for some groups, tightens redeterminations, and may significantly affect provider payments and state-directed payments. H.R. 5371 extended federal funding through January 30, 2026 and included some agency appropriations and other provisions, including changes affecting hemp producers. Members asked about SNAP error rates and special enrollment periods. Finally, budget coordinator Mary Monroe gave a 2026 supplemental budget preview. She reviewed the state’s near general fund outlook, noting revenue declines since the enacted budget, the effect of reversions, and a preliminary maintenance-level outlook showing a projected increase in NGFO spending over the four-year period. She said the supplemental will reflect updated caseload and cost forecasts and mandatory impacts from H.R. 1, but not policy proposals. No actions or votes were taken during the session.

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• Any students or any... staff with regards to job loss or transfers. And the answer is? No.
• 10% isn't really a good top 10% and this program opens it up for them to go get additional people that
• What I want to make sure that the bill does is... is that it opens up the opportunity for you at this
• We also admit. very several thousand transfer students every year, traditional transfer students.
• And it's really kind of about opening them up to potential. Great. Okay. Thank you, members.

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• We open the cases.
• We'll see if there's redundancy in terms of other cases that are already open.
• We open the cases.
• We'll see if there's redundancy in terms of other cases that are already open.
• We will be open. We will be sharing information. We will be transparent. We will be open.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all