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• can take a significant amount of time.
• I find it hard to believe that there's no sort of correlation between the people that are now taking
• Certain facilities continue to take advantage of the law's lack of look-back period.
• like tens of thousands of them.
• And I think the culture of we have to wait and it's going to take all this time, that's something we

Bills: HB345 , HB721 , HB2580 , SB815 , HB3057 , HB4603 , HB3233 , SB495 , HB3863 , HB3914 , HB4570 , HB5099 , HB5173 , SB458

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: insurance, appraisal process, disputed losses, residential property, policyholder rights, insurer obligations, natural disasters, appraisal expenses, umpire selection, policyholder, insurer, umpire, claims management, health care, cost disclosure, benefit plan, administrators, traumatic brain injury, health benefit plans, insurance coverage

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• be a limit of two minutes per witness during the public testimony period.
• We're going to take up some pending business before we get started today.
• Is there an objection to the adoption of this committee substitute?
• Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
• Office of a committee substitute. Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?

Bills: HB1382 , HB3945 , HB4449 , HB5043 , HB5388 , HB5397 , HB5499

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: education, funding, student support, financial aid, K-12, higher education, weather modification, prohibition, criminal offense, Texas, agriculture, environmental control, agriculture law, Texas legislation, chemical control, Texas law, massage therapy, regulation, licensing, criminal penalties

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• state of Texas.
• We're responsible for the education and well-being of hundreds of students.
• Houston School of Optometry.
• of 62%.
• is a large number of students given the size of Texas.

Bills: HB 1178 , HB1411 , HB1441 , HB1773 , HB1813 , HB2107 , HB2598 , HB2911 , HB2967 , HB3672 , HB5263 , HB3797

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• I'm here today to speak in favor of... ...of including the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington as an eligible
• So that's the key thing about this bill: you can take photographs of the wildlife, no problem.
• I'm President of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and I'm here to speak in favor of House Bill 4811.
• of Austin.
• This event is comprised of eight races taking place in eight different nations.

Bills: HB2385 , HB3349 , HB3962 , HB3883 , HB4396 , HB4811 , HB5088 , HB4588 , HB4867 , HB4895 , HB5398 , HB5616

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: NRA, funding, major events reimbursement, annual meetings, exhibits, events trust fund, Pan American Games, Olympic Games, motor sports racing, local control, event support contract, INDYCAR, Arlington, tourism, funding eligibility, sporting events, economic impact, local governments, American Performance Horseman, American Rodeo

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• I just realized I didn't do out of the 128, I need to get a list of each of the districts in your area
• to the method of calculating average daily attendance and... emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving
• Don't just take it from me, but also of our own T-test system for Texas evaluation. It focuses.
• does an SRO receive before sort of Taking the taking the job being been put on the job.
• Many of those end in favor of the school district.

Bills: HB 1178 , HB1411 , HB1441 , HB1773 , HB1813 , HB2107 , HB2598 , HB2911 , HB2967 , HB3672 , HB5263 , HB3797

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• Chapter 4, which establishes new requirements for these that take effect July 1st of this year.
• It shows that there's a super majority of Democrats up here, and we can take over the Energy Committee
• people's health, given the state of our health care system, all of these factors really warrant taking
• I'll take that as a yes. It's a compliment. It is a compliment, without the drama of the wife.
• In the interest of time, I'll relinquish my time to my colleagues, but I do appreciate you all taking

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• So the $95 million is not taking into account all of the concerns that were expressed by...
• It was the method of extraction.
• Produce the lithium, take it out of the oil and gas waste.
• the evolving technology to take minerals out of the oil and gas waste stream.
• someone has to take possession of them, usually the oil and gas.

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• Either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, we'll have it here in front of you. I got two...
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• We take advantage of the federal funding for Medicare benefits, and so we do it through a product, the
• But I think it's a good step that we can take to cut down on a lot of that duplication and help our educators
• Yeah, a lot of them have been there about five to eight years. What they may not be taking...

Bills: HB315 , HB152 , HB205 , SB184 , SB209 , HB309 , SB280 , SB267

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications

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• And I've told some of you this story before, but I was taking care of two patients, which was what we
• I was taking care of one of them, not the other one at the moment, turned around to to the other patient
• So this is one of the ways that we can take care of them I would appreciate your favorable consideration
• We have, I think the way the bill is set up is we'll take care of that.
• So, there are a lot of issues that I think that we, people who are housed, just sort of take for granted

Bills: HB713 , HB827 , HB932 , HB499 , HB510 , HB163 , HB296 , HB879 , HB913 , HB163 , HB296

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• Yeah, you've got to put your kid on, you've got to take care of the kid and you take them off the state
• So we leave a lot of... ...private insurance, so we leave a lot of discretion up to the judge in that
• of her paycheck.
• So that's the ultimate goal of the bill—to incentivize non-custodial parents that can afford it to take
• Taking out the word "other." All right, do I have a motion on the acceptance of the amendment?

Bills: HB37 , HB187 , HB177 , SB63 , HB82 , SB48 , HB33 , HB37 , HB33

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: judicial compensation, salary increase, court system, Alabama legislation, judges, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety

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• </c><00:10:14.079><c> good</c> process of listening to a lot of good process of listening to a lot of
• </c> know the the impact of the of the funds know the the impact of the of the funds that<00:13:16.240
• ><c> of</c><00:13:22.480><c> interaction</c> we have years of of interaction we have years of of interaction
• ><00:17:34.760><c> growing</c> many people taking care of me um growing many people taking care of me
• I’ve done many of them.” have heard about sort of the issue of have heard about sort of the issue of

Bills: HF110 , HF111 , HF263 , HF105

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF110, Adrian Independent School District, Independent School District No. 511, school construction, sales tax exemption, use tax refund, refundable exemption, construction materials, capital improvements, school roofing, playground remodel, retaining walls, plumbing, bathroom remodel, locker room remodel, window replacements, local tax relief, general fund appropriation, Minnesota chapter 297A, retroactive tax refund

Bills: HB145 , SB29 , SB37 , SB64 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HB132 , SB20 , SB21 , SB101 , SJR1 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM30 , HM52 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB2 , SB264 , SB241

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening

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• Speaker, to the lady, I also want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work of many of the other
• If you're a guest on the floor, do not be taking pictures of the vote.
• Speaker and gentlelady, many of the families were able to take advantage of virtual education, but they
• So it has a lot of side effects. It takes about a month to heal from that.
• And I think it's wise of us to take heed that, you know, when we are expanding, I think it's wise of

Bills: HB145 , HB164 , HR1 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HB99 , HB206 , HB213 , HB270 , SB104 , SB193 , HB38 , HB254 , HB256 , SB58 , SB64 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• Chairwoman Thompson, you're recognized to explain the Provisions of House Bill 3622.
• There is an initial appropriation of around $500,000.
• That concludes the explanation of the bill. Will there be questions of the author?
• My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Seeing
• My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Fricks

Bills: HB3622

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

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• And 35% of phase 2 educators 30th of 26.
• </c> takes time for the training and then of takes time for the training and then of course<00:21:39.760
• c> as Minnesota is one of 18 of the path as Minnesota is one of 18 of the path forward<00:26:45.679><
• Uh we stages of of rolling this out.
• </c><01:34:17.280><c> our</c> because of assessment that 57% of our because of assessment that 57% of

Bills: HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy

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• of this bill.
• I think that COVID-19 made a lot of changes for a lot of people too.
• Um, it does take effort, time, and a little bit of financial investment to get started, but that's if
• You also typically, in a free-range operation, look at about a loss of your flock of 20% because of predators
• But one of the reasons we have a safe food supply that we take for granted every day, the quantities

Bills: SB1864

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: eggs, ungraded eggs, egg grading, poultry, farm products, local food, small farmers, direct-to-consumer sales, wholesale food sales, food safety, refrigeration requirements, sanitation standards, occupational license, dealer-wholesaler license, Texas Department of Agriculture, restaurants, small grocery stores, cooperatives, farmers cooperative, agricultural regulation

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• to be in this type of model.
• see more of those and the cloud of insurance? Yeah, I mean, potentially. I think the more...
• The centerpiece of these changes would be an increase of 10% added to the current 45% of final average
• of this proposed change.
• We give this favorable consideration and take care of our law enforcement officers and I close.

Bills: HB3015 , HB3521 , HB5632 , HJR182 , SJR57

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance

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• So, again, don't take that as a reflection of their relative interest in the subject matter.
• job of taking the initiative with data collection.
• With one of the non-profits, we brought in computers, and it just brought me to tears to see a dad taking
• So taking three million dollars annually... compared to 10 miles of roadway at $2.6 million, you will
• They take a long time to get funded, and there's a lot of permitting that goes on at different levels

Bills: HB3713 , HB3953 , HB4055 , HB4272

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: telecommunications, local exchange companies, universal service fund, rate maintenance, business expansion, broadband access, internet service, multiunit residential properties, urban areas, affordability programs, fiber-optic cables, public land, construction permits, environmental impact, notification requirements, municipal projects, infrastructure, facility relocation, public right-of-way

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• </c><00:06:24.759><c> the</c><00:06:24.880><c> Europe</c> they take as the chairman of the Europe they
• take as the chairman of the Europe subcommittee<00:06:25.880><c> On</c><00:06:26.120><c> Foreign</c>
• Assessment of Educational Progress, and, believe it or not, it takes me no joy to say this.
• As you know, I take a lot of questions from folks back home.
• </c> in peace time we have got to take in peace time we have got to take advantage<05:14:25.638><c> of

Bills: HJR75

Keywords: HJR75, H.J.Res. 75, Congressional Review Act, CRA, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, energy conservation standards, commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, refrigerator-freezers, appliance standards, energy efficiency, federal regulation, regulatory disapproval, small business compliance, manufacturers, commercial refrigeration, Public Law 119-9

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• The unfortunate side of it is that what it's reacting to is something that's been taking place for the
• The unfortunate side of it is that what it's reacting to is something that's been taking place for the
• And so it is true that we are taking advantage of the political window of opportunity right now with
• But let's take that out of our calculation.
• It's going to take you the length of a football field before you are able to stop that vehicle, and half

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB5520 , SB6016 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5988 , SB6097 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968 , SB5489 , SB5762 , SB5832 , SB5847 , SB5963 , SB5969 , SB6027 , SB6032 , SB6049 , SB6066 , SB6079 , SB6082 , SB6113 , SB6114 , SB6160 , SB6162 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6289 , SB6309 , SB6319 , SB6347 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SB5911 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB6346 , SB6262 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB6244 , SB5961

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development