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• Then we have a state plan.
• I believe we're planning on doing the Craig estimate.
• Is there an implementation plan?
• But is that what the plan is?
• and strategic investments in improving student outcomes.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• that's structured, you're going back and you're letting Commerce really kind of put together the strategic
• And what you're doing is asking us to play the long game in terms of economic development and strategic
• I mean, families plan their time around this.
• The planning and that type of thing has not been finished on it.
• that I have, for probably a couple of decades now, encouraged Oklahoma to treat Route 66 like a strategic

Summary: The committee considered a long series of bills, mostly technical or policy changes affecting licensing, regulation, and economic development. Early measures included H.B. 4317, which updates Oklahoma CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act; H.B. 4321, which limits retroactive application of new standards to existing structures absent documented safety findings; and H.B. 4322, which removes the requirement that a funeral director in charge also be licensed as an embalmer. All three advanced, with H.B. 4322 receiving some no votes but still passing out of committee. Members then heard H.B. 3176, a Department of Commerce innovation and economic development bill focused on pursuing federal research and innovation opportunities. The author described it as a long-term strategy to attract R&D, advanced computing, energy, and space-related investment to Oklahoma, with several members questioning its economic impact and scope. The bill passed 14-3. The committee also advanced H.B. 3239 modernizing the Veterinary Practice Act, H.B. 3673 allowing certain expired journeyman and contractor licenses to be renewed without reexamination if continuing education and other conditions are met, and H.B. 3794 and H.B. 3796, both OID-related cleanup or reciprocity bills. Other measures included H.B. 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom, which members discussed in terms of tourism and rural recreation; H.B. 4265, an omnibus memorial and bridge naming bill; and H.B. 4266, an omnibus special license plate bill. The committee also approved H.B. 2123, which amends authority for an OTA bridge over the Arkansas River near Bixby by removing a self-sufficiency requirement so the project can be financed with broader toll support; the author said it would improve traffic, emergency access, and flood resilience and has local support. Finally, H.B. 2445 was amended to continue Route 66 tourism efforts beyond the 2027 centennial, and it passed 13-3. The chair announced the committee would meet again Tuesday at 10:30 and then adjourned.

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• The Office of the Veterans Advocate agrees it is a natural extension of our mission to include strategic
• Adopting active service members and family members into our mission optimizes our existing strategic
• vision across the state... ...members and their families into a collaborative strategic vision across
• I'm joined by a Vietnam veteran and strategic business partner for our organization, Bob Phillips, our
• Plan. We never take the veteran to debt collection. We don't work with creditors.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs held its second public hearing of the 2025–26 session, with opening remarks from Chairs John Velis and Joe McGonagle outlining testimony on 20 House bills and 18 Senate bills. The hearing covered a wide range of veterans issues, including municipal veterans assistance funds, pension equity, expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate, veterans service officer staffing, disability benefits eligibility, service dogs, POW tax relief, courtesy parking spaces, women veterans and motherhood, and workforce-related licensing and employment measures. Chairs emphasized the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, and written testimony process. Several bills drew support focused on expanding services and access. Representative Arena-DeRosa spoke for bills to broaden municipal veterans assistance funds to cover housing and legal expenses and to study enhanced pension equity for veterans, citing burn pit exposure and shorter life expectancy among veterans. Senator Fattman, Representative Peas, and Veterans Advocate Bob Notch supported bills expanding the Office of the Veterans Advocate to include active-duty service members and their families, arguing it would improve transition support, coordination with state agencies, and retention of military talent in Massachusetts. Representative Arriaga backed a bill to incentivize municipalities to provide full-time or regional veterans service officers and another to study the impact of combat on women veterans and motherhood. Representative Moulton/another sponsor also sought to exempt veterans’ disability payments from income calculations for other state benefits, and Representative Hong and Senator Scanlan supported a state service dog program, POW income tax relief, and courtesy retail parking spaces for veterans. Testimony also focused on workforce and claims-assistance issues. The Military Officers Association of America and James Keene urged passage of bills waiving duplicative education requirements so qualified veterans and military medics can become licensed practical nurses, arguing it would help address health care shortages and recognize military training. Brave Veterans Inc. called for a Veterans Research Trust Fund to protect data and program evaluation work during budget cuts. On claims assistance, one witness supported criminal penalties for unaccredited agents who charge veterans for VA claims help, while a private consulting firm opposed the bill, arguing it would restrict lawful speech and veterans’ choice and that existing federal and HERO Act safeguards already address abuses. The VFW strongly opposed paid claims consulting, said its accredited service officers provide free help statewide, and urged more public awareness of existing free services. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Martin to Brunel or is there other plans for the for the property?
• Or is there other plans for the property? Not that I'm aware of, just management.
• Strategic reserves here in Louisiana, and that we have some oversight of that.
• It seems like that it's been strategic reserves that's turned into strategic political reserves.
• I mean, it's completely 100% enclosed, and that's what makes it so strategic, I guess.

Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and first took up several property-transfer bills. House Bill 110, authorizing transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish for a pocket park in Mandeville, was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 634, transferring state property in St. Martin Parish to Brownell Land Company LLC, was also reported favorable. House Bill 677, allowing the Tensaw Parish School Board greater flexibility to exchange school land for property of equal or greater value with certified appraisal requirements, was reported favorable after questions about the location and purpose of the exchange. House Bill 735, a cleanup bill transferring property from DOTD to LSU Health Shreveport to support expansion and parking near Mall St. Vincent, was likewise reported favorable. The committee then held an informational hearing on the effects of the Iran conflict on Louisiana’s energy sector. Secretary Dustin Davidson said the conflict has driven oil prices sharply higher, with consumers bearing the cost through higher gasoline and especially diesel prices, while producers and refiners may see short-term gains. He warned that diesel increases can signal broader economic slowdown and discussed global shipping disruptions, the Strait of Hormuz, and Saudi Arabia’s response. Members asked about Louisiana’s ability to benefit from higher prices, the timing of increased drilling, and the role of carbon capture and infrastructure investment. Davidson said higher prices could support more drilling and severance tax revenue if sustained long enough. Industry witnesses Tommy Fochay of LOGA, David Cresson of the Louisiana Chemical Association, Mike Moncla of LOGA, and LSU energy economists Greg Upton and Tyler Gray emphasized Louisiana’s role as a major LNG exporter, refiner, and petrochemical hub. They said geopolitical shocks create volatility, but Louisiana’s abundant natural gas, infrastructure, and export capacity position the state to help meet global demand. They urged stable policy, competitive taxes, pipeline and workforce investment, and caution on regulations. Upton and Gray presented data showing oil price spikes are likely temporary, futures markets expect prices to ease over time, rig counts respond with a lag, and Louisiana natural gas prices have remained relatively insulated so far. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• plan different uh different strategic plan different uh apis<02:05:22.520><c> of</c><02:05:22.760><c
• Actually, I feel like you peeked into our new strategic plan, because one of the goal areas is how do
• plan because one into our new strategic plan because one of<02:07:17.199><c> the</c><02:07:17.559><c
• </c><02:08:47.559><c> plan</c><02:08:47.840><c> is</c> area in our new strategic plan is area in our
• Is the new strategic plan currently available, or so the draft?

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> planning is going to be key to that. planning is going to be key to that.
• When you plan for growth, you planning.
• It's kind of, failure to plan is planning to fail kind of thing.
• It's kind of, failure to plan is planning to fail kind of thing.
• It's kind of, failure to plan is planning to fail kind of thing.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• Their source terms are so low that the planning zone is documented.
• On like the AI or the BP planning.
• He's the deputy director of critical and strategic minerals and materials.
• It's also critical and strategic materials are keys to performance.
• They look at energy profiles of 50, 60, 70 years in their strategic planning.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• We want to think strategically, plan ahead into the future, and make investments that hopefully have
• Is there a plan or a study that looks at where we could roll back regulatory barriers?
• And all of us, that's a Strategic—you know, it's called strategic water supply because we have to be
• strategic about the water we have.
• We've seen some plans.

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• It's a strategic investment.
• Strategic planning would increasingly be driven by worst-case assumptions rather than verified facts.
• Strategic planning would missiles.
• Strategic planning would increasingly<08:10:00.240><c> be</c><08:10:00.478><c> driven</c><08:10:01.120

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Trump's tariffs aren't strategic, they are not carefully designed, they won't promote jobs and industry
• And they are reportedly working up plans to fire half of the HUD workforce.
• Can you lay out a plan of what BIS can do to prevent that from happening again? Yeah.
• What do you and Secretary Turner plan to do with that ruling?
• Does HUD plan to close field offices? Thank you for the question, Senator.

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: legislation, housing affordability, financial regulation, public testimony, accountability, oversight

Summary: The meeting involved significant discussions around key legislative proposals, primarily focusing on various bills such as HB2 and SB5. The committee examined the implications of these bills on issues like housing affordability and financial regulation. Notable members engaged in debates, providing differing perspectives on the potential economic impacts of the proposed bills. The meeting witnessed public testimony, which included a call for accountability in government actions and oversight of current financial policies. Members echoed concerns about following through on commitments to address critical issues affecting everyday Americans.

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• It could be wrong on the date, but I believe it's either August or the spring that they plan to have
• plan to ensure ongoing accountability and transparency regarding our progress.
• So we're being strategic about responding to something that you just described, or you have something
• plan and priorities and are beleaguered in its regulatory decision-making and structure.
• plan and priorities and are beleaguered in its regulatory decision-making and structure.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• . >> This is not planned. I told the team I was like just so you guys know there is a by right.
• We planned that in the never mind as planned plan and boom, that is reason Bility right there.
• We plan and serving 500 veterans in 2 days. Take care. They're doing it.
• And this imagery is great for hurricane planning and hurricane disaster mitigation.
• You can see our strategic objective.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We're going to start off by having our Secretary Abby take a silent role, and for planning purposes,
• plan going forward that provides for kinship care.
• So this statewide plan... ...is going to be developed.
• plan for our state to help in the future.
• that as to what that state plan was and the recommendations.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• plan on how we best coordinate across our state, across all rural communities.
• But there isn't really a strategic framework for how we align that.
• So part of our strategic plan recommended that we create a framework for that, and this is just another
• So part of our strategic plan recommended that we create a framework for that, and this is just another
• When he reviews plans, he reviews not only the architect's law.

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Summary: The committee first deferred House Bill 1102 without hearing it. It then took up House Concurrent Resolution 66, which urges Louisiana Economic Development and other state agencies to continue studying rural parishes’ economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. Representative Weible and Secretary Bougoir described the resolution as part of a broader effort to align state rural programs and create a strategic framework for rural development. Members emphasized infrastructure, workforce training, local coordination, and retaining young people in rural communities. An amendment requiring LED to report to the legislature by January 1, 2027 was adopted, and HCR 66 was reported favorably as amended. The committee next considered Senate Bill 102, which would allow qualified trade associations for motor vehicle dealers to bring declaratory and injunctive actions against manufacturers on behalf of dealers. Senator Presley and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association said the bill would consolidate similar disputes into one action, reduce costs, and help smaller dealers avoid retaliation or uneven litigation. Questions focused on standing, the limited remedies, and whether the bill would affect nontraditional sales models. Technical amendments were adopted, and SB 102 was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 521, concerning banks’ continued use of a non-surviving bank’s name after mergers or consolidations, drew the most debate. Senator Boudreau and former Senator Fred Mills said the bill would preserve community-bank identity while following FDIC guidance on clear disclosure and consumer notice. Several members raised concerns about codifying federal guidance, future changes to federal rules, and whether the bill should instead set a fixed transition period; an amendment to limit use of the old name to 24 months was adopted after discussion. Another proposed amendment tying the bill to 1998 FDIC branch-name guidance failed on a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably. The committee also advanced House Bill 387, which narrows the scope of incidental engineering work by architects and clarifies the state fire marshal’s authority to review plans under both architecture and engineering laws, and House Bill 1228, which updates hearing-aid dealer licensing and consumer-protection rules, including testing periods, cooling-off rights, and refund/cancellation procedures. Both bills were reported favorably with technical amendments. The transcript then shifted to additional measures, including House Bill 975 on Public Service Commission reconstitution and several Senate bills by Senator Abraham on self-storage facilities and contractor licensing, but the provided text cuts off before those items are fully concluded.

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• We are focused on conflict management, facilitation, strategic communication, public involvement, among
• We are focused on conflict management, facilitation, strategic communication, public involvement, among
• is a wholly owned subsidiary of JUB engineers we are focused on conflict management facilitation strategic
• So we do plan to go into Idaho Code Title 22, Chapter 27, and Idaho Code...
• We do plan to go into Idaho Code Title 22, Chapter 27, and Idaho Code Title 42 and do more putting meat

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• So whether it's a trustee or another type of fiduciary in, you know, in the estate planning world, a
• And it might be time that we kind of look to how we strategize some of the proceeds that came through
• And it might be time that we kind of look to how we strategize some of the proceeds that came through
• So if anyone that's planning to testify for information purposes can speak to that, I would just appreciate
• that year, it wouldn't lapse back into general revenue, but would stay there and could be used strategically

Committee: House Financial Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• While the plan outlines the strategic blueprint, there's a massive chasm between the state's goals and
• And to do it, as you know, it's a five-year plan. We're one year into the plan.
• suicide prevention plan.
• As stated in Striving for Zero, the strategic plan for suicide prevention, lethal means safety strategies
• As stated in striving for zero, the strategic plan for suicide prevention, lethal means safety strategies

Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Finally, the strategic vision of the restructuring proposed by the bill is not merely administrative;
• it's strategic.
• to support our investment plan while also supporting our credit metrics.
• I mean, as we've talked about, we have historic capital plans here in Texas.
• We will be going from our $36 billion capital plan over the next five years to $48 billion.

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• I wasn't planning on talking too much about that.
• You need about 600 acres of land and an emergency planning zone, or EPZ.
• That is basically a planning zone that's planned to prevent the public from radiation release if anything
• So that's the whole strategic plan.
• So that's the whole strategic plan.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• It is a strategic investment in Florida's future.
• Services that include individual case management, development of individual employment plans, upskilling
• To that end, we are set to complete regional planning area designation by the end of this fiscal year
• And that plan is filed in the case management system.
• And that plan is, it's filed in the case management system.

Summary: The subcommittee met to receive an informational presentation from CareerSource Florida President and CEO Adrian Johnson, joined by Anthony Gagliano of CareerSource Suncoast, on the structure, funding, and services of Florida’s workforce development system. Johnson explained that CareerSource serves job seekers and businesses through 21 local workforce development boards and nearly 100 career centers, using federal and state funding streams such as WIOA, Wagner-Peyser, SNAP Employment and Training, and TANF. She described services including case management, training, wraparound supports, job matching, rapid response for layoffs and disasters, and business services such as recruitment, customized training, and on-the-job training. She also highlighted the REACH Act’s role in consolidating local boards from 24 to 21, creating the Master Credential List and Credential Review Committee, and implementing performance-based letter grades for local boards. Members asked detailed questions about funding formulas, letter grade metrics, apprenticeships, youth services, small business access, and the demand occupation list. Johnson said federal allocations are driven largely by unemployment and poverty formulas, which has reduced Florida’s WIOA funding by about $27 million over four years because of the state’s low unemployment rate. She explained the letter grades measure outcomes such as increased earnings, reduced public assistance, employment and training outcomes, work-based learning, business engagement, and service to individuals in certain programs, and said the system is being reviewed for possible changes, including removing extra credit and adjusting weights. On youth services, she said Florida has a waiver allowing a 50/50 split between in-school and out-of-school youth funding, and that local partnerships drive outreach. On the demand occupation list, she said it is based on state labor market data and projections, but local boards can submit evidence of local demand when data does not reflect conditions in their area. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on apprenticeships and workforce training grants. Johnson and Gagliano described apprenticeship navigators funded by the $7.75 million apprenticeship expansion allocation, which help employers navigate registration and expand apprenticeships into nontraditional fields such as IT, health care, education, and hospitality. Gagliano gave examples from CareerSource Suncoast and said navigators helped employers move faster through registration and develop programs with local education providers. Johnson also discussed Incumbent Worker Training Grants and Quick Response Training Grants, noting recent awards of nearly $3 million to 69 businesses and $6.5 million to 24 businesses, respectively, and said these programs are targeted toward high-skill, high-wage occupations and priority industries. The meeting ended with no votes or formal action; the chair thanked the presenters, invited follow-up questions, and adjourned the meeting without objection.