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• as eligible institutions.
• as eligible institutions.
• as eligible institutions.
• as eligible institutions.
• as eligible institutions.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• of the original states has institutions of the original states has institutions of the original states
• is situated as well as the Institute is situated as well as the Institute is situated as well as the
• this body has always and this institute this body has always and this institute this body has always
• some of the other institutions such as some of the other institutions such as some of the other institutions
• uh of were three um or four institutions uh of were three um or four institutions uh of uh that were

Bills: HB 9 , HB 22 , HB 908 , HB 1392

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• I've seen a woman come to me of these institutions or these of these institutions or these institutions
• We're part of an institution, and probably in your time in this institution, you have seen this institution
• It gives institutions community members. It gives institutions power. power. power.
• It gives institutional power. It gives institutional power.
• These are other institutions. Institutions don't act like families.

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• . institutions. institutions.
• </c><01:21:00.800><c> I</c> institution, or credit union. I institution, or credit union.
• But let's be don't smother our financial institutions don't smother our financial institutions just<01
• </c> in defense of financial institutions in defense of financial institutions that<01:31:07.040><c>
• :45.520><c> $10</c><01:58:45.760><c> billion</c> institutions with less than $10 billion institutions

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• Veterans Affairs, HB 102 by Wilson, relating to the early registration for certain students at public institutions
• Affairs, HB 2410 by Leigh Wilson, relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions
• HB 2548 by Harris relating to the prohibition on public institutions of higher education.
• appropriations or requiring related facility practices and Freshman student orientation at those institutions
• relating to prohibiting certain dealings with foreign adversaries. by public schools and public institutions

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• </c> jail or in a Mental Health institution jail or in a Mental Health institution than<00:22:08.960>
• a person in a mental health institution if they're charged with a Class B misdemeanor or violation.
• a person in a mental health institution if they're charged with a Class B misdemeanor or violation.
• a person in a mental health institution if they're charged with a Class B misdemeanor or violation.
• institution if they're charged with a Class B misdemeanor or violation.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• The Standing Committee on Education Institutions, and Representative Duke is going to present that report
• This slide presents program expenditures by higher education institution for the life of the program,
• This slide presents program expenditures by higher education institution for the life of the program,
• Camp, but if you have multiple institutions involved in overseeing a program, then you really have nobody
• But, you know, when people can figure out a way to create an institution and a bureaucracy and get paid

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

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• And so where that is, because I do think in all institutions culture is critically important.
• The work that is underway, as I heard it, by the Vera Institute.
• Suffolk County’s had a program called the Common Ground Institute since 2005.
• Suffolk County's had a program called the Common Ground Institute since 2005.
• Now, do we want to institute another audit on outcomes and expect, hey, I’m in? What’s 18?

Summary: The commission held an open discussion on how to develop recommendations for its report due at the end of September, with chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasizing that the group is moving from information-gathering into idea-sharing. Members discussed the need for more testimony from stakeholders such as reentry centers, correctional officers, unions, and the judiciary, and several participants urged the commission to use prior reports and existing data as a starting point. There was broad agreement that the work should focus on outcomes, transparency, and identifying gaps across the correctional and community supervision systems. A major theme was whether Massachusetts should move toward a more integrated, step-down model that better connects DOC, county sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, and community-based services. Participants raised the possibility of expanding use of minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and community justice support centers, and some suggested exploring whether sheriffs should have jurisdiction over people with longer remaining sentences, or whether judges should have more discretion to place people in county facilities. Others stressed the importance of involving the judiciary earlier, improving sentencing information, and aligning programming across agencies so reentry planning begins at sentencing and continues through release. The discussion also focused on facility conditions, women’s housing, Bridgewater, Framingham, restrictive housing, and the relationship between correctional settings and mental health needs. Several members called for more consistent standards, better data on spending and program effectiveness, and stronger accountability for evidence-based practices. The group also raised concerns about contraband K2, the need for cultural change inside institutions, and the importance of trust, staff training, and soft handoffs to the community. No votes were taken; the meeting was primarily a working discussion, and the chairs said they would circulate a written set of recommendations and continue the conversation at future meetings.

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• thank you, Representative Nash, for bringing this forward and working to help save these vital institutions
• thank you, Representative Nash, for bringing this forward and working to help save these vital institutions
• And you know, these are just really amazing community institutions that do all kinds of things for all
• these are just really<00:03:44.800><c> amazing</c><00:03:45.200><c> community</c><00:03:45.720><c> institutions
• </c> really amazing community institutions really amazing community institutions that<00:03:46.720><c

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• First, we're asking to narrow the definition of operator to exempt higher education institutions and
• The institutions handle student-related information received directly from institutions or collected
• Second, we are asking to preserve institution-related communications and operational messages that are
• institutions, student service providers could be pulled into discovery and indemnification fights and
• Rebecca Kramer, on behalf of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Greenlining Institute, to electronic.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1159, which would update California student data privacy law for educational technology and college-level platforms. The author and supporters argued that students’ personal information is being collected and used far beyond educational purposes, including sensitive health and demographic data, and said the bill would limit misuse and add stronger privacy protections. Support came from privacy, labor, education, and civil rights groups, while opposition from college store and industry representatives focused on narrowing the definition of “operator,” preserving institution-related communications, and concerns about the bill’s private right of action. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect scholarships, financial aid, adult students, consent, and litigation; the author said the bill includes a right to cure and notice to the Attorney General. The committee voted 4-0 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the measure placed on call. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with specified addictive design features and create a youth safety commission. The author, pediatric and safety advocates, and several public supporters argued that social media companies intentionally design compulsive features that harm youth mental health, sleep, and development, and that the bill is a necessary product-safety response. Opponents argued the bill is overbroad, may be ineffective, raises First Amendment concerns, and could cut off vulnerable youth from important online support networks. Members focused heavily on possible amendments, especially a non-addictive feed option for younger users and strengthening the commission; the author said he was open to those changes and to further work with the committees. The bill was moved to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. At the end of the excerpt, the author began presenting a third measure, AB 2076, which would strengthen California’s Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act by adding nitrous oxide to the list of age-verified dangerous products, banning purchase with gift cards or store credit, and increasing penalties for large sellers. The author described nitrous oxide as increasingly accessible to minors online and cited enforcement gaps in the current law, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Is that just two-year, two-year institutions or TSTC, or is it also include four-year institutions?
• My question was, does that include two-year institutions and four-year institutions?
• Does that include two-year institutions and four-year institutions? Thank you.
• Does that include two-year institutions and four-year institutions?
• When you say institutions of higher education? Well, I read to you line 16 through 20. Yep.

Bills: HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB39 , HB 102 , HB 126 , HB290 , HB300 , HB2143 , HJR2 , HB147 , HJR6 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB 124 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB1587 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• He believed in institutions. He believed in San Francisco.
• He served the people and institutions he believed made our city stronger.
• The institutions he supported. His legacy is found in people.
• San Francisco has lost an institution. California has lost one of It's great.
• San Francisco has lost an institution.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules for guest seating and adjournment speeches, re-referring and returning several bills, and approving a motion to waive the floor-amendment deadline. The chamber also welcomed Los Angeles City Council Member Katie Yaroslavsky and staff as guests. The bulk of the session was devoted to third-reading votes on Senate bills and concurrence votes on Assembly bills. Measures discussed included child custody protections for sexual assault survivors (SB 1364), tribal access to short-term rental tax information (SB 594), ADU impact fee clarification (SB 1117), protections against threats to local and election officials (SB 239), escrow consumer protections (SB 946), environmental and local government measures such as SB 949 and SB 226, tax and budget-related bills including SB 1073, SB 1349, and SB 661, health and education bills such as SB 1150, SB 1191, SB 1328, SB 874, SB 1049, and SB 1186, and labor/employment and housing-related measures including SB 1059, SB 1166, and SB 1093. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support; SB 1191 required an urgency vote and passed, and SB 1418 also passed as an urgency measure after the call was lifted. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments to Assembly bills, including AB 1894, AB 871, AB 1201, AB 1359, AB 1579, AB 1684, AB 1711, AB 1722, AB 1784, AB 1809, AB 1837, AB 1860, AB 1864, AB 1999, AB 2116, AB 2143, AB 2186, AB 2233, AB 2249, AB 2255, AB 2418, AB 2576, AB 2634, AB 2660, AB 2766, and AB 2780. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 137 recognizing Diwali, with several members speaking in support of the holiday and its cultural significance. The session concluded with adjournment in memory speeches honoring Jeremiah Jerry Francis Hollisey, Maisie Jean Hastings, and Clint Riley, followed by announcements about the Rules Committee meeting, the floor-amendment deadline, and the next floor session on Monday, August 24.

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• They go to jail or they go to a hospital, and they end up in institutions.
• children from going into institutions and keeps them in that community.
• So instead of just going from an institution right back into your home, we can step you down.
• So instead of just going from an institution right back into your home, we can step you down.
• An institution for mental disease is defined as more than 50 percent of the individuals in that institution

Committee: All PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE

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• Equitable education funding is about outcomes, and according to the Learning Policy Institute, increasing
• funding by just $1,000 per pupil, According to the Learning Policy Institute, increasing funding by
• Getting corporate money out of politics can help rebuild trust in our institutions and help citizens
• For more than 25 years, I have served as general counsel for several organizations and institutions,
• The Justice Department would have instantly instituted a compliance investigation and could have cut

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several measures, beginning with SCA 5, which would create an Equalization Reserve Account to help reduce long-standing per-pupil funding disparities between basic aid and non-basic aid school districts. The author and supporters argued the measure would create a stable, endowment-style funding source using only interest earnings, while charter school advocates opposed it, saying the bill would exclude charters and could raise equal protection concerns. After the quorum was established, SCA 5 was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard SJR 18, a resolution condemning Citizens United and urging limits on corporate money in politics. The author argued that unlimited independent expenditures have increased corporate influence and dark money in elections, while there was little testimony in opposition. The resolution was approved and referred onward. The committee also considered two consent items, AB 1736 and AB 2421, which were approved together without debate. ACA 7 generated the most extensive discussion. The measure would revise the state constitution’s application of Proposition 209 in education, with supporters saying it would allow race-conscious tools to address persistent racial inequities in student outcomes and resource allocation, especially for Black students. Opponents argued it would weaken Proposition 209, invite discrimination, and likely fail politically and in court. After lengthy debate, the measure was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also approved ACA 18, which would add a second student voting seat on the UC Board of Regents, with supporters emphasizing student representation and opponents absent. Finally, AJR 29, opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail administration, was approved and sent onward. All measures on the agenda were ultimately advanced.

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• The institution still has steps to take as a whole, and they need your leadership to do it.
• still has steps to take the institution still has steps to take as<00:04:51.759><c> a</c><00:04:51.880
• It also allows for reimbursement to police departments who provide SRO to non-public institutions.
• provide SRO to non-public institutions and<00:12:10.760><c> also</c><00:12:11.040><c> says</c><00:12
• whatever rate the agency institution whatever rate the agency charges<00:12:18.000><c> is</c><00:12:

Summary: The committee first reconsidered House Joint Resolution 53, which concerns releasing previously appropriated funds for Kentucky State University. Kentucky State University President Kofi Aapo testified in support, describing significant enrollment growth, a balanced budget, and a $5 million fund balance since his arrival, and asking for continued support. Members praised his leadership while noting the institution still has work to do. The motion to reconsider passed, and the resolution then received favorable expression by a 9-2 vote. The committee next took up House Bill 622, a compromise bill involving the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to improve prompt payment practices for grants and contracts, including partial payments on undisputed invoice items within 30 days and a process for disputed items. The bill also included several appropriation-related corrections and adjustments, including a fix to an allocation for Elizabethtown water and sewer projects, a change in an economic development recipient, revisions to school resource officer language, and additional contingency authority for the Capitol renovation. The committee adopted a title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression by a 10-1 vote. House Bill 775 was then discussed as a broad tax and economic development measure. The bill covers TIF districts, electronic filing for craft brewers, pipeline property tax treatment, bourbon barrel tax cleanup, staged income tax reductions, extension of the Metropolitan College incentive, tourism and lodging incentives, reauthorization of an expired TIF, taxation and licensing of cannabis-infused beverages, alternative fuels and jet fuel tax credit review, entertainment event incentives, the selling farmer tax credit, IRC conformity, data center incentives, the first audit of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and limits on additional electronic charity gaming locations until regulations are adopted. Members raised questions about the beverage tax structure, TIF impacts, and the income tax reduction provisions; some expressed concern about making future tax cuts easier, while others supported the bill’s TIF and agriculture provisions. The bill passed with favorable expression by a 7-2 vote with two pass votes, and the committee then adjourned.

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• , it really protects the institution.
• If the institution is accused of discrimination, it simply withholds funds from that institution until
• those problems are corrected, and then the institutions get their money.
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• if the instit if the in institution if the instit if the in institution<00:03:40.519><c> is</c><00:03

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 132, which would create conscience protections for health care professionals who object to participating in certain procedures or services on religious, moral, or ethical grounds. Senator Donald Douglas and several supporters argued the bill is a recruitment and retention tool for Kentucky’s health care workforce, emphasizing provider shortages, maldistribution, and the need to protect individual conscience rights. Supporters said the bill would not apply to emergency care, would not permit denial of care based on a patient’s identity, and would mainly protect professionals from being forced to perform procedures they believe are unethical. They also cited similar laws in six other states and said the bill would have a cause of action to give it enforcement teeth. Supportive testimony came from an emergency physician, a registered nurse, and others who described personal experiences or examples involving objections to abortion-related care, opioid prescribing, and pressure to participate in procedures that conflicted with conscience. They said conscience protections would help attract providers, preserve ethical integrity, and allow clinicians to make professional judgments without corporate or institutional coercion. In questioning, senators asked about practical examples, the scope of the bill, whether it would cover hypothetical cases involving patients of particular religions or identities, and which states have similar laws. The sponsor and supporters repeatedly said the bill is about procedures, not patients, and that it should not be read to allow discrimination against individuals. Opponents, including pediatricians and a registered nurse/minister, warned that the bill is overly broad and could allow refusals of care by not only physicians but also pharmacists, clerks, and ambulance drivers. They argued it could delay treatment, increase discrimination, and worsen access problems in rural areas, especially for contraception, Plan B, blood transfusions, and other services. Critics said existing professional ethics already require patient care and that the bill could undermine evidence-based medicine and worsen Kentucky’s provider shortage. The committee took testimony and questions; no final vote or disposition was announced in the portion provided.

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• House Bill 2089 moves a requirement that financial institutions be located in 10 or more states, so the
• financial institutions no longer need to meet the threshold in order to be required to pay the B&O tax
• It was the Legislature's intent to stimulate the lending institutions that were community, defined as
• It was the legislature's intent to stimulate the lending institutions that were community, defined as
• Lending institutions that were community, defined as community banks.

Bills: HB2713 , HB2730 , HB2297 , HB2487 , HB2382 , HB2089 , HB2431 , HB2451 , HB2590 , HB2325 , HB2278 , HB2224 , HB2322

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: private detention facilities, business tax, occupation tax, financial impact, state revenue, aerospace, tax preferences, effectiveness, economic impact, grocery stores, underserved communities, food access, incentives, economic development, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, excise tax

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• And I want to talk a little bit about the institution of the Senate and the way I see it and the way
• institutions around which we associate, are the things that make a community a community.
• Because in that rules package, the Senate changed from being an anti-majoritarian institution, where
• The changes to the filibuster in that rules package made this a supermajoritarian institution.
• And I don't think we ever ought to be an institution that is a full-blown majoritarian institution.

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• SB 365 allows each institution of higher education to set its own range for an academic fresh start,
• So why do you extend it just to employees of institutions of higher education? Right.
• For example, in the Space Institute, right?
• And as we know, this body invested a lot of money, for example, in the Space Institute, right?
• of higher education and employees of public institutions of higher education and their spouses.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• of higher education, two of The State Board, two individuals currently employed by that state institution
• Obviously, Boise State is a very large institution and has a lot of different interests.
• Boise State, as an institution, is so much larger than our other institutions, and I think each one,
• But each institution and their search process is going to take on a different flavor and role.
• But each institution and their search process is going to take on a different flavor and role.

Committee: Senate Education