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• , take care of the animals, operate safely and responsibly, most.
• I've been operating a business for 30 years. Brian back here, he's operated for 30 years in Dallas.
• Um, my horses cannot operate in any temperature that hits 94.9 degrees.
• They just have higher capital expenditures and other operations.
• That is, that is like about as isolated an operation as we have.

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• Is it fair to say that most of the operators are responsible, take care of the animals, operate safely
• I've been operating a business for 30 years. Brian back here, he's operated for 30 years in Dallas.
• I am a board member for the Carriage Operators of North America.
• Sincerely, Carriage Operators of North America.
• We are being regulated out of being able to operate our companies.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• with how safety professionals actually operate today.
• We operate as a parent-driven learning cooperative.
• We initially operated in a church space.
• Montessori schools in general operate differently.
• As a licensed provider and a woman of strong faith, I operate.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 206, which would require cardiovascular pre-screening and blood pressure testing for student athletes beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. Chairman Miller said the bill was prompted by concerns about undiagnosed hypertension and sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and Coach Marcus Scott testified about his own kidney transplant after years of untreated high blood pressure. Members asked about who would perform the screenings and how follow-up would work; the American Heart Association said existing athletic physical processes and referral networks could handle it. An amendment was adopted, and the committee reported SB 206 favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 305, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including completion, employment, wages, and high-demand jobs. Chairman Edmonds and student task force member Cruz Cassard said the goal was to help students understand job opportunities in Louisiana and reduce the number leaving the state after graduation. Workforce and higher education stakeholders supported the measure as a transparency and workforce-planning tool. The committee reported SB 305 favorably. Next, the committee considered HB 624, a school safety cleanup bill updating references from crisis management plans to emergency operations plans and aligning school emergency language with national standards. Representative Johnson and the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools said the bill would not create new mandates or costs, but would clarify existing requirements. The committee reported HB 624 favorably. The committee then heard HB 1022, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Representative Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent. Testimony from school-based health center providers supported the bill, but several members raised concerns about consent, parental authority, and whether the language shifted too much responsibility away from schools; the Charter School Association suggested adding more collaborative language. After discussion, the committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 1022 favorably by a 10-4 vote.

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• Our industry is comprised of businesses of varying sizes, operating models, and economic impacts.
• Minnesota has fewer than 600 resorts operating today.
• , the state Superfund program, the federal Superfund program, and the voluntary investigation and cleanup
• <01:24:52.679> program investigation and cleanup program investigation and cleanup program
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and I'm the director for our remediation division for our land cleanup

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• Right now the system operates without meaningful consequences for poor performance, leaving families
• Right now the system operates without meaningful consequences for poor performance, leaving families
• And that is the huge barriers of departments operating in silos.
• Permanent reduction of $1.5 billion in vacant positions and a 7.95% reduction in operational budgets
• The difficult decision to include this office as part of the operational efficiencies was twofold.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.

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• I served as the chief operating officer for an electric cooperative in Oklahoma.
• I was clinical director, chief operating officer, and now most recently chief executive officer of RedRock
• He plays a key role in keeping field operations running smoothly.
• Sweeney is an experienced technology and operations leader with over 15 years of professional experience
• We do think because this is such a large piece of legislation, we may have to do some cleanup, which

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• He is the new Deputy Director of Capital Operations. Welcome, Mr. Murray.
• We finished up our 17th year of operations there.
• You've been very critical to our organization and our operation over the last several years.
• you know, looking at actual enhancements and improvements versus, like, deferred reconciliation or cleanup
• Our goals are to reduce school utilities and operations and maintenance costs.

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• office, and I'll do a sub on the floor to address their concern, which was that they issue coin-operated
• We typically will have to come back the next session and say, "Well, this is a cleanup bill because we
• I'm the Chief Operating Officer of the Texas Blockchain Council.
• We are a trade organization that represents over 90 corporate members that operate in the state of Texas
• repealed, identifying them as outdated, redundant, or non-reliable and no longer essential to the operation

Bills: HB565, HB3743, HB4310, HB5083, HB5129, HB5195, HB5331, HB5469, SB21, HB3185, SB 21

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• <01:14:31.520> operations?
• your operation operations? your operation operations?
• Basically, that's what it operations.
• > does<02:12:58.960> not You're saying that operation does not You're saying that operation
• Uh section two uh is a cleanup. Uh section two uh is a cleanup.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ,<00:01:26.480> they But once they get up and operating, they But once they get up and operating
• our communities referred to as Operation our communities referred to as Operation Metro<00:18:45.000
• strains on our city operations. strains on our city operations.
• ,<00:37:09.840> the the fallout of federal operations, the the fallout of federal operations
• <00:37:12.440> liabilities shifting its operational liabilities shifting its operational liabilities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the existing law of how boards operate the existing law of how boards operate remains<00:12:41.760
• You guys have seen a number of cleanup bills over the years.
• I really do try to keep it to operations I really do try to keep it to operations and<01:00:04.240
• So, this is a legislative cleanup coming out of Jelcar.
• This is about how the agencies operate This is about how the agencies operate and<03:10:55.040><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• uh at other campuses and uh operations uh at other campuses and uh with<01:02:38.480> the<01:
• operation. Thank you Mr. Chairman. operation. Thank you Mr. Chairman.
• I'm here today to introduce Senate Bill 502, which is a technical cleanup bill for the BEA.
• We take no position on the bill, but just had a few operational things that I wanted to run by.
• things that I wanted to few operational things that I wanted to run<01:31:17.679> by.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• we want to make sure they're operating we want to make sure they're operating under<02:39:02.120
• Um, state doesn't fund the BFA's operations or programs.
• Accounting, software, operations, right?
• And so, we operate might otherwise not.
• <03:56:39.720> under We have the authority to operate under We have the authority to operate

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• segregate the resident's funds that are used to pay rent from other funds the provider uses to run their operation
• run<00:05:09.480> their the provider uses to run their the provider uses to run their operation
• . operation. operation.
• So you'll see that sections 1 to 3 and 41 are related to the foster care moratorium language cleanup.
• So you'll see that sections 1 to 3 and 41 are related to the foster care moratorium language cleanup.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• County and myself on behalf of our animal protective services to address just some minor technical cleanups
• that occurred in... ...animal protective services to address just some minor technical cleanups that
• So again, these are just minor cleanups.

Keywords: 909, all

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• This allows the provider to complete operations and remove assets.
• Contract or operate under the contract for up to one year, whichever is sooner.
• All costs associated with operating the district are self-funded by its five board members.
• So this is a cleanup of that particular constitutional amendment, and I think it's a good bill.
• The bill protects entrepreneurs' ability to operate without undue hindrance. to operate a small business

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

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• states operate Many Midwest states operate state-supported<00:20:47.840> trains,<00:20:48.400
• , In its first 2 years of operations, In its first 2 years of operations, ridership<00:21:20.080>
• uh, vehicular operate criminal vehicular operation.<00:37:38.040> Um,<00:37:39.000> and
• license plates are required to operate license plates are required to operate on<00:45:51.680>
• And so, this would be allocated funds to Southeast Service Co-op for operating to continue to operate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In Arizona, Landmark operates eight licensed branches and serves approximately 7,000...
• In Arizona, Landmark operates eight licensed branches and serves approximately 7,000 consumers across
• How a state structures its consumer finance statute determines how consistently the framework operates
• This is a simple cleanup bill. It is changing the words. This is changing the word.
• Like, when the world is operating in perfect equilibrium, when it comes to service delivery, I don't

Bills: SB1165, SB1206, SB1212, SB1291, SB1347, SB1516, SB1554, SB1649, SB1689, SB1812

Keywords: breast cancer, screening services, health insurance, cost sharing, preventive care, storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved committee amendments and then heard a series of bills covering consumer lending, health insurance, chiropractic practice, breast cancer screening, insurance claim practices, digital assets, vaccination-based reimbursement, agricultural property inspections, and aviation tax exemptions. Testimony generally split between sponsors and industry or advocacy supporters emphasizing modernization, consumer access, or fairness, and opponents raising concerns about higher costs, tax breaks for wealthy interests, or unclear policy changes. Several bills drew detailed debate over whether they would help consumers or shift costs, and multiple witnesses described personal or industry experiences in support of the health-related measures. SB 1689, which would raise consumer loan thresholds and change interest-rate tiers, was amended but failed on a tied vote after Senator Epstein opposed it as shifting costs to smaller borrowers. SB 1347, requiring coverage for fertility preservation for cancer patients, was amended and passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor, a nonprofit representative, and two cancer survivors. SB 1165, eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams, was amended and passed 5-1. SB 1206, updating rules for public adjusters and contractors after loss events, was amended and passed 5-1. SB 1649, creating a digital assets strategic reserve fund, passed 4-2 despite criticism that it was unnecessary and pro-crypto. SB 1212, barring different reimbursement rates based on vaccination status, passed 4-2. SB 1291, limiting county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property for four years after a successful appeal, was amended to allow inspections if taxable improvements are made and passed 5-1 over assessor opposition. SB 1516, expanding aviation-related tax exemptions to more aircraft maintenance and repair property, passed 4-1 after supporters framed it as economic development and opponents called it a tax break for private jets. SB 1554, updating chiropractic language from “x-ray” to “diagnostic imaging,” initially failed, was reconsidered after additional questioning, and then passed 3-2 after members said the change mainly codified current practice and reduced liability concerns.

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• PBMs are often not talked about as they operate as an invisible middleman responsible for negotiating
• We are also concerned with the legal and operational challenges that health plans may face as a result
• , here's the typical hours of operation, here's how much material we're typically pouring.
• Egg businesses are hard enough to operate and manage, and this legislative session has strived to make
• Egg businesses are hard enough to operate and manage, and this legislative session has strived to make

Bills: AB93, AB204, AB414, AB504, AB598

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

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• This initiated legal challenges and debate over whether a private entity operating on public land has
• That trust is undermined when private entities operating on a public land impose restrictions that exceed
• or dissuade the behavior, and it is not the intent of the court. current statute to allow ISDs to operate
• This legal obligation acts as a safeguard against misuse, ensuring that the trust operates ethically.
• You know, we're going after the operators. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Middleton. Thanks, Mr.

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty