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• have a faculty member or somebody that disobeys the policy. and our institutions take that on as an HR
• issue like any other HR issue.
• Britt. executive director for HR operations for Russia.

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• On the agenda for today, the Chair lays out Senate Bill 5.
• There's another chapter of the code, 437.020, I believe.
• So, you have Chapter 162.
• And in addition, in Chapter 503 of the Occupations Code, and Chapter 681 of the Texas Administrative
• If you had a $950 estimate, a 5% difference would be $50.

Bills: HB3000, HB2622, HB2283, HB541, HB1776, HB1803, HB1669, HB2588, HB220, HB3415, HB50, HB1314, HB 107, HB220, HB50, HB107

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

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• This bridge expansion will be the first to be completed in a 5-year time period.
• For 5 years out, if you're telling us now that there's 5500 to 6000 trucks that cross daily, what are
• Um, by our estimates that comes out to more or less about $5 to $6 million a week to the cartel when
• , even I don't care how small the chance is that we can stop one child from being hit, whether it's 5
• In just 5 months with only 6 participants, we capture over 2100 drivers illegally passing the stopped

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• standard commercial charge that is assessed for commercial 18-wheeler vehicles, which is basically for the 5-
• So, for example, our 5-axle, which is basically...
• By our estimates, that comes out to more or less about $5 to $6 million. ...dollars a week to the cartel

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• I think you can see, or other entities subject to this chapter.
• Code and these provisions in Chapter 541 of the insurance code have existed for a number of years and
• This chapter supersedes or preempts any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other regulation.
• Let's say, you know, they made $5 billion in total revenue and they have a net profit of whatever, let's
• Once you get beyond 3% to 5%, and then 5% to 7%, it goes to 60%. 40%, and then it levels from there.

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

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• This would say after you've decided to interview a person, your HR department can talk to the HR department
• your HR department can talk to the HR your HR department can talk to the HR department<00:02:05.680
• controls um you know between the HR controls um you know between the HR departments<00:09:13.079
• 00:12:51.360> the<00:12:51.560> person another HR I would like the person another HR I
• of those things when I talk to the HR of those things when I talk to the HR person<00:36:26.599>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Moreover, small businesses don't have dedicated HR departments.
• Moreover, small businesses don't have dedicated HR departments.
• You know, they've got HR, accountants, and lawyers access and all. They have more resources.
• You know, small businesses do not have HR departments. >> The operator is the HR department.
• >> The operator is the HR department. >> The operator is the HR department.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We see this in the for 5 years now.
• Chair Manion because I with regard to HR Chair Manion because I with regard to HR 38,<05:28:16.160
• Martin received and issued his findings on November 5, 2025.
• So the HR itself leave.
• ability to objectively consider the HR ability to objectively consider the HR which<05:45:40.240

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The question occurs in the adoption of H.C.R. 5.
• Speaker, I'd like to move to suspend all necessary rules and take up a consider HR 214.
• HR 214 by Gerdes, recognizing February 11, 2025 as Bastrop County Day at the State Capitol.
• I move to suspend all necessary rules to thank take up, consider HR number 191.
• HR 191 by Belle of Kaufman. Recognizing February 11th, 2025 as Athens Day at the state capitol.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I appreciate the Hawaii chapter.
• 26:30.960> that<01:26:31.199> Governor upholds a 5-year plan that Governor upholds a 5-
• Happy to from a 10 to a 5-year vesting.
• /c> phase out the applicable percentage by 5 phase out the applicable percentage by 5 percentage<03:28
• over 160,000 would be 5%. over 160,000 would be 5%.

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• I would like to call up in block items 5 through 16.
• That's from 4 to 5:30 p.m. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• It's item 40, HR 144.
• I just need to It's uh item 40, HR 144.
• >> Item 40, HR 144. >> Item 40, HR 144. >> 144. >> 144. >> 144.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer led by Pastor Darren Leech, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. After confirming a quorum, the chamber dispensed with reading the journal and handled routine introductions. Members welcomed several guests in the galleries, including Mick Bulock of NCSL and multiple youth and community groups. The House also recognized Pastor Leech’s remarks about public service and stewardship. A series of congratulatory resolutions were taken up and adopted, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. These included resolutions honoring Derek Hall for winning Super Bowl 60 with the Seattle Seahawks, the Columbia Academy Lady Cougars cross country and softball teams for state championships, and other special recognitions. The House also adopted STR 536 and several additional resolutions from the rules calendar, with votes reported at 118 yeas, 0 nays on multiple items. On the conference calendar, the House concurred in House Bill 1150, which merged the engineers and surveying boards, added an exception so title attorneys were not affected, and changed board member terms from six years to four years. The concurrence motion passed 122 yeas, 0 nays. The House also adopted a conference report on item 60 related to state security operations center language, removing a reverse repealer, by a vote of 117 yeas, 0 nays. Later, members continued introducing guests and honoring school groups, including the Winston Academy football team for its state championship, the Jeff Davis County Mayor’s Youth Council, Columbus High School’s boys basketball team and Mr. Basketball honoree Michael Hood Jr., Heritage Christian Academy, and Mississippi State basketball player Josh Huard, who was recognized for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Award. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the next day, with the journal left open until the last conference report is filed.

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• A medical trainee organization with active challenge chapters at multiple Florida campuses.
• There's there's one delete all Amendment bar code 4, 6, 7, 8, 5, 0, by Senator leak.
• 2, 5, in those instances where the divestment would cause significant impact to the fund.
• So this would restore a cabinet that at 5. So you would theoretically not have ties again.
• Cybersecurity exemption and 6 and section 1, 1, 9, 0, to 7 to 5.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:14:40.800> 4690 of the bill HR 4690 of the bill HR 4690 to<00:14:42.639> amend<
• I rise in support of HR 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act.
• The remaining electronic votes will be conducted as... on HR 4690, passage of HR 4690 if on HR 4690,
• to recommit on HR ordered, the motion to recommit on HR 6387,<05:05:18.320> and<05:05:18.560>
• 6387, and passage of HR 6387 if ordered. 6387, and passage of HR 6387 if ordered.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Necessary rules to take up and consider HR 317. You've heard the motion.
• 1st, 1st, I gotta suspend all necessary rules, take up and consider, uh, HR 139.
• HR 139 by Kane recognizing February 20th, 2025 is Baytown Day at State Capitol.
• Speaker, I move that we suspend all necessary rules in order to hear HR 321.
• HR 148 by Lalani recognizing February 2025 as American Heart Month in Texas.

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• A total of $5 million. That I'm aware of, we've exhausted our challenge grant match.
• I was just talking to Sandy, our executive director of HR.
• We have to run them through HR. We have to provide payroll. We're doing all of the things.
• We have to run them through HR. We have to provide payroll. We're doing all of the things.
• On page 5, the top section there in Section 4...

Keywords: 908, all

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• So the first, HCR 944 and HR 90 will be heard together.
• So, we can go into decision making um for HCR 94 and HR 90.
• So, we can go into decision-making um for HCR 94 and HR 90.
• Um, going on to HCR 164 and HR 159.
• Um, now we're moving on to HR 70.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety heard several resolutions, including HCR 944/HR 90 to request a gubernatorial proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart state on August 7, 2025; HCR 205/HR 197 urging Maui County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a permanent replacement for the Kulani Hakoi Bridge; and HCR 164/HR 159 urging counties to maintain an electronically accessible list of hurricane refuge shelters. No one testified on the first two measures. On the hurricane shelter resolution, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent and requested a wording change from “special needs” to “access and functional needs.” The committee then heard HCR 70, which asks the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to expand personal and professional development programs to include community service programs. Director Tommy Johnson said DCR supports the intent and described existing community service work lines at Kulani, the women’s correctional facility, and Wawa, including tasks such as pothole repair, tree trimming, and school grounds work. In response to questions, he said participation depends on inmate eligibility, volunteer status, and whether the work would interfere with programming; inmates must have no serious misconducts in the prior year and no escape attempts. He also explained that some work lines are tied to security classifications and facility type. The committee spent the most time on HCR 153/HR 148, which requests DCR to incrementally reduce the number of inmates housed in private out-of-state facilities. The ACLU of Hawaii strongly supported the resolution, arguing that private prisons are unsafe and that Hawaii should bring incarcerated people home. The ACLU cited federal findings and actions against private prison contractors, conditions at the Saguaro facility in Arizona, and the need for in-state rehabilitation and oversight. Director Johnson also supported the measure in principle but said population levels, security classifications, and available in-state facilities limit how quickly people can be returned. He said DCR provides annual reports on inmates eligible to return and suggested more frequent reporting could be considered. Committee members discussed benchmarks, quarterly reporting, parole, and reintegration services, and the ACLU argued that other states have reduced or phased out private prison use through sentencing reform, parole changes, and reintegration programs. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• We have a $5 million request for nursing home resident projects, rather, this is expenditure authority
• We support First 5's request for additional flexibilities to allow them to access funding under the BHSA
• Madam Chair, Tim Madden, represent the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
• We strongly support First 5 Association’s $20 million budget proposal to sustain and expand prevention
• These investments will patch up HIV-syndemic care and prevention services despite HR-1's efforts to tear

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget and several budget change proposals, including environmental health, healthcare quality, healthy communities, lab sciences, and family health programs. CDPH said its $5.1 billion budget is split between state operations and local assistance, with major estimates showing WIC participation essentially flat but food costs rising due to inflation, and the Genetic Disease Screening Program remaining relatively stable as birth-related caseloads decline slightly. Members and public commenters raised concerns and support around WIC continuity during federal shutdowns, the California Reducing Disparities Project, lead poisoning prevention, school nutrition implementation, prenatal vitamin testing, vector-borne disease work, and the hospital bed capacity registry. Dr. Erica Pond presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting improvements such as record-low all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality, an all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years. She also noted continuing problems, including rising behavioral health-related deaths among younger adults, persistent racial disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, and major geographic health gaps. She emphasized the importance of prevention, the Behavioral Health Services Act, and public health preparedness for emergencies, fires, and other environmental threats. Members discussed the need to invest upstream in prevention and to address social drivers of health, environmental hazards, and mental health. In a separate update on California’s response to federal public health actions, CDPH described efforts to preserve vaccine confidence and public health coordination through new partnerships such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, and the FACT Coalition. CDPH also explained how it is implementing AB 144 by posting and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations based on evidence and consultation with medical organizations, while declining some federal changes it found unsupported. Members asked about measles outbreaks, vaccine uptake, and how quickly the new initiatives might affect outcomes. The committee also reviewed the AIDS Drug Assistance Program estimate, which CDPH said would decrease because of lower caseloads and the expiration of one-time funds. Public commenters urged reinvestment of ADAP rebate funds into HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, disease intervention staff, and related services. The final and most contentious item was public health information technology systems: CDPH said Sapphire and CalReady are funded, but CalConnect, CARE, and the vaccine management system are not proposed for funding while the administration evaluates utilization and costs. Members and local health officials strongly opposed defunding the systems, arguing they are essential for disease investigation, vaccination tracking, outbreak response, and avoiding a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. The hearing ended without votes or formal action.

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• Now, If you move with me to slide 10, I'll talk about what the HR 1 changes to SNAP are.
• If it's between 6 and 8, the state will be required to pay 5% of total SNAP benefits.
• I just want to point your attention to page 5 of 10, up towards the top.
• That was allocated to Title I to rural—you know, I'll use K 5 Plus as the example.
• There's 5 million in there allocated every year.

Keywords: 996, all

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• mental health treatment facility that is staffed continuously and designed to treat adults under chapter
• mental health treatment facility that is staffed continuously and designed to treat adults under chapter
• too, that there were two bills that were assigned to E and E that have now been reassigned to this HR
• If we choose to adopt that, we need to have the discussion about how we're going to fund the $5 bump,

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources division met with a quorum and spent much of the meeting on a proposed “medical home” concept for people with significant disabilities and medical needs. Matt Schwartz described the need for small, community-based homes so adults like his daughter could live in a least-restrictive setting without losing housing if service providers change. Architect Jeff Eubel presented a conceptual budget for one roughly 5,000-square-foot facility for four residents, explaining that the design would likely include four large sleeping units, common space, support areas, and medical infrastructure such as emergency power, oxygen, sprinklers, and accessibility features. Committee members and George Sink, joining by phone, raised questions about layout, zoning, ownership, staffing, and whether families would actually move loved ones into such facilities if they were far from home. The department said the concept was not in the governor’s budget and identified staff who could continue discussions; the committee did not take final action and instead discussed refining the language with interested members. The committee then turned to amendments related to long-term care and behavioral health funding. One amendment would reduce a planned $4 million general fund incentive payment and instead create a withhold-based quality program for nursing facilities, to be developed collaboratively by the department and providers and reported to Legislative Management by September 2026. The department said it could live with the language but preferred the governor’s timing; several senators questioned whether the committee should be directing an operational policy change and whether the study would simply delay implementation. No vote was taken, and the amendment was set aside for later consideration. A second amendment would clarify use of an existing $2 million general fund item for behavioral health services in nursing homes and basic care facilities, directing it toward training, technical assistance, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral health disorders. Members noted the funding was already in the bill and discussed it in the context of other budget items, but again deferred action. The committee also clarified that a separate $750,000 juvenile justice diversion appropriation in House Bill 1425 was distinct from a similar amount in the budget and should likely remain in that separate bill. The chair indicated a goal of having amendments ready by the end of the week, and the committee recessed without final votes on the discussed items.