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• </c> retirement system and increases general retirement system and increases general fund<00:17:38.400
• </c><00:36:45.280><c> For</c> general fund for medical costs. For general fund for medical costs.
• &gt;&gt; General<00:39:04.880><c> from</c><00:39:05.119><c> Todd.</c> &gt;&gt; General from Todd.
• General<01:35:37.600><c> Todd,</c> General Todd, General Todd, &gt;&gt; no<01:35:39.199><c> increases
• </c> opportunity in generations. opportunity in generations.

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Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• Then generally follows a period of radio silence, generally 30 to 35 days, with no information at all
• Um, as I looked back at what it generally takes, some of that stuff I said in joke, but generally it
• Then generally follows a period of radio silence, generally 30 to 35 days, with no information at all
• Um, as I looked back at what it generally takes, some of that stuff I said in joke, but generally it
• </c> that is uh the gener the AI revolution. that is uh the gener the AI revolution.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
• and ensure that ownership pathways, stability, and generational opportunity can be achieved for all
• It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
• It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
• Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items. The main policy item was SR 71 by Senator Arreguín, a resolution recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to stability, wealth-building, and neighborhood strength, while noting the state’s high housing costs, racial disparities in ownership, and the role of nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity and state programs like CalHome. The resolution passed 35-0, and Senator Arreguín then introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates visiting for Annual Advocacy Day. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointments: Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for reappointment as California Poet Laureate. All three confirmations were approved unanimously or near-unanimously. In addition, the body adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing Wear Red Day and February as Heart Health Month, with extensive remarks about women’s heart disease, stroke awareness, and the importance of listening to symptoms; the resolution passed 37-0. The Senate then adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating CalEITC Awareness Week to promote awareness of the state earned income tax credit, which supporters described as a key anti-poverty tool; it passed 29-0. During privileges of the floor, the Senate welcomed visiting British shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly and his wife, Lady Susanna Cleverly, who are in California through a USC Schwarzenegger Institute fellowship studying housing policy. The chamber also heard a committee announcement and a motion to move one file item to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of Frank Gehry, June Roberti, and Stephen Michael Ruda Flores, with members offering tributes to each and the Senate announcing its next meeting date.

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• The General Assembly stands adjourned.
• A single-cycle or open-cycle power generation facility is not an acceptable energy generation technology
• A single-cycle or open-cycle power generation facility is not an acceptable energy generation technology
• And actually, we have capacity to generate a lot more than we do. ...capacity to generate a lot more
• On page five, it states the General Assembly had the authority to enact legislation and over The General

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• </c> with a generation tax. with a generation tax.
• </c> will happen for generations. will happen for generations.
• </c><00:19:31.280><c> of</c> And that's a loss to generations of And that's a loss to generations of
• Um, when we build a new generation, generally speaking, if we build new generation for our customers,
• if we generation, um generally speaking, if we build<01:10:05.080><c> new</c><01:10:05.200><c> generation

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.

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• Yeah, I think it'd be more, I don't know about property, just general properties.
• We're just going to take the money and give it back to the general fund.
• It'll just be in the general fund. It'll say we have to have it. Not the general fund.
• No, the initial would be from general revenue, would be a general revenue allocation by the treasurer
• But I think that, generally speaking, the QBS law has been in place since 1983.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
• Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
• And you have relieved the Committee on General and Housing of House Bill 403 and committed the same to
• And you have relieved the committee<00:14:45.920><c> on</c><00:14:46.240><c> general</c><00:14:46.560
• ><c> and</c><00:14:46.880><c> housing</c><00:14:47.199><c> of</c> committee on general and housing of

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• It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
• As a matter of fact, it's my generation that had access to the concept of...
• It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
• It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
• Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor items focused largely on housing, public health, and tax-credit awareness. The chamber adopted SR 71, a resolution by Senator Arreguín recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Supporters from both parties emphasized homeownership as a path to wealth-building, stability, and community strength, highlighted racial disparities in ownership, and praised nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity. After passage, Senator Arreguín introduced Habitat for Humanity advocates in the gallery and noted the role of the CalHome program in funding affordable homeownership projects. The Senate also confirmed Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for another term as California Poet Laureate, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate then adopted SCR 115 by Senator Daly, recognizing February as Heart Health Month and focusing on women’s heart health. Senator Daly shared her own experience with a stroke during a heart procedure and urged women to listen to their bodies and seek care early. Several senators spoke in support, describing silent heart attacks, the need to recognize symptoms in women, and the importance of challenging medical assumptions. The resolution passed unanimously. The Senate also adopted SR 75 by Senator Rubio, designating California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week. Senators described CalEITC as a key anti-poverty tool and urged greater outreach so eligible families do not miss the credit; that resolution also passed unanimously. Later, the Senate heard a series of adjournment-in-memory tributes, including one for architect Frank Gehry, whose work in Los Angeles and Bilbao was praised for its global influence and civic impact, and one for June Roberti, remembered for her long partnership with former Pro Tem David Roberti and her advocacy and family life. Senator Arreguín also moved to place file item 67 on the inactive file. The session ended with announcements, including a committee meeting notice, and the Senate recessed with the next floor session scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• It's one of the most proven pathways to economic stability, generational asset building, and long-term
• and ensure that ownership pathways, stability, and generational opportunity can be achieved for all
• It also supports upward mobility by providing generational wealth.
• It signals economic stability, generational wealth building, and housing security. Thank you.
• Stability, generational wealth building, and housing security.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber first took up Senate Resolution 71, authored by Senator Arreguín, recognizing the importance of affordable homeownership in California. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing homeownership as a path to economic stability, generational wealth, and community strength, and highlighting the role of nonprofit builders such as Habitat for Humanity and state programs like CalHome. The resolution also noted racial and economic disparities in homeownership and the need to expand entry-level housing opportunities. SR 71 passed on a 35-0 vote, after which Habitat for Humanity representatives were welcomed to the floor. The Senate then recognized visiting guests, including Sir James Cleverly and Lady Susanna Cleverly, before moving to confirmations. The chamber confirmed Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Aaron McGuire as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, and Lee Herrick for another term as California Poet Laureate, each by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate also adopted SCR 115, by Senator Daly, designating Wear Red Day and February as Heart Health Month. Senators shared personal remarks about women’s heart health, stroke awareness, and the importance of listening to warning signs; the resolution passed 37-0. Next, the Senate adopted SR 75, by Senator Rubio, declaring California Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Week. Supporters described the Cal EITC as an important anti-poverty tool that many eligible families miss because they are unaware of it, and urged broader outreach so more Californians can claim the credit. That resolution passed 29-0. The chamber also heard an announcement that the Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation would meet later that morning. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes, including a lengthy remembrance of architect Frank Gehry and a tribute to June Roberti, wife of former Senate Pro Tem David Roberti, as well as Stephen Michael Ruta Flores, a football coach and educator remembered for his impact on students and athletes. The Senate then recessed, with the next floor session scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• </c> general fund. general fund.
• </c> general worked out with the law firms. general worked out with the law firms.
• </c> amendment to put it into the general amendment to put it into the general fund,<01:18:44.719><c>
• Has no impact on the general dollars. Has no impact on the general fund. fund. fund.
• </c> about half of that would be uh general about half of that would be uh general funds. funds. funds

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• THE RISE OF GENERATIVE AI IS A GAME CHANGER. NOT ABOUT IMPROVING PROCESSES THAT REIMAGINING THEM.
• MY COMMENTS WILL BE MORE GENERAL IN TERMS OF THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. MR.
• PREDICT, GENERATIVE AND AGENTIC. GENERATIVE IS THE ONE THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY MAINLY.
• Catlin: I THINK, IN GENERAL, OTHER PANELISTS HAVE COVERED IT WILL. I THINK MR.
• WERE THOSE DENIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI OR JUST FILES IN GENERAL THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI?

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• So far, your appropriations uh for the general fund from the general obligation would be 137 million.
• And then row 18 um shows you the adjustment for the general fund to 137 million.
• </c><00:09:17.920><c> fund</c> appropriations uh for the general fund appropriations uh for the general
• </c><00:10:10.000><c> fund</c> you the adjustment for the general fund you the adjustment for the general
• </c><00:10:33.040><c> fund</c> they're to reduce the general fund they're to reduce the general fund

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• Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
• Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
• And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
• And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
• But of course also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Burt Skulletti, the Deputy Controller General,

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• Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
• Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
• And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
• And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
• But of course, also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Bert Scogletti, the Deputy Controller General,

Summary: The Joint Finance Committee met to review and vote on the fiscal year 2027 Grants and Aid Act, which was expected to be pre-filed as Senate Bill 337. Members first reviewed Section 1, covering county seat payments, paramedic operations, senior center allocations, senior center transportation, and Homeland Security grants. They approved Section 1 after discussion of how senior center transportation is being moved from DART to grant-in-aid and how some organizations can appear in both the senior center formula and the general aging category. The committee then worked through Section 2, which included one-time appropriations and the various grant categories for aging, arts/historical/recreation, economic housing or labor services, family and youth services, health or disability services, and neighborhood and community services. Members discussed several specific items, including New Castle County reassessment-related funding, Friends of Cooch’s Bridge, Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization, Plastic-Free Delaware, Love, Inc. of the Delmarva, and the Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association. One aging line for Slaughter Neck was reduced back to flat funding after members questioned a large increase, and the revised category total was adjusted accordingly. Each of the Section 2 subcategories was then adopted. Section 3, covering fire companies and public service ambulance companies, was approved with increases across apparatus, ambulance, rescue truck, aerial truck, rescue boat, substation, and insurance rebate equalization funding. Section 4, for veterans organizations and youth programs such as Boys State, Girls State, and Trooper Youth Week, was also adopted. The committee then approved the epilogue sections, which included eligibility, audit, payment, and reporting rules; special provisions for the Wilmington Senior Center contingency; conditions tied to several one-time appropriations; withholding funding from Merri-Dell Volunteer Fire Company pending a corrective report; and reprogramming $1,485,000 from a prior SMART food program appropriation toward SNAP/WIC-related food access initiatives. The meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and noting that it was likely the last JFC meeting for two members, followed by adjournment.

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• general gender an image made through include an image made through generative artificial intelligence
• Since 2019, the creation of AI-generated deepfakes has risen by over 500%.
• In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images of women In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images
• of women were created, most of which consisted of AI-generated pornography.
• Over 9,500 websites have identified AI-generated pornography.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.

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• Total recurring general fund, or just recurring?
• But we had planned for a long runway of stability and not hitting our general fund because we think general
• We can't pretend like we don't need other ways to generate this power.
• What's the water use generally associated with quantum computing? Mr.
• Senator, nothing beyond sort of like a general manufacturing footprint.

Summary: The committee first discussed the state budget and employee compensation, focusing on the 1% pay increase proposal and the broader cost of state employee raises and benefits. Members noted that over the past several years the state has invested heavily in payroll, pension contributions, pay studies, and band realignments, and several senators argued that the 80/20 health insurance change and other benefit improvements amount to significant compensation increases even without an additional raise. Others cautioned that recurring revenue is limited, that recent revenue collections were weaker than expected, and that the state should be careful about committing to ongoing costs given possible economic slowdown, federal uncertainty, drought, wildfire risk, and the possibility of future budget pressure. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 177, a major economic development proposal centered on quantum computing, advanced energy, robotics, synthetic biology, and related technologies. Supporters described the bill as a large strategic investment intended to leverage New Mexico’s national laboratories, universities, and existing quantum workforce to attract companies, create high-wage jobs, and diversify the economy. Testimony emphasized that much of the quantum workforce would be skilled trades and technicians rather than Ph.D.-level researchers, and members asked detailed questions about whether the state would receive long-term returns, how intellectual property and clawbacks would be handled, and whether the package included recurring costs. Witnesses also explained the bill’s trade association and workforce-development components, and several senators raised concerns about energy use, water use, guardrails, and ensuring the state does not subsidize outside interests without benefits returning to New Mexico. After debate, the committee moved to table SB 177 indefinitely, with members noting that the funding and structure were already incorporated into House Bill 2. The motion passed on an 8-0 vote, with several members excused. The meeting then adjourned.

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• For the Auditor General to conduct an operational audit of the City of Miami Beach. Thank you.
• And we welcome your Auditor General to come in and work with us, if so be.
• The town has generally been nonresponsive to us.
• If they don't, then the Auditor General notifies the committee.
• If they don't, then the Auditor General notifies the committee.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items related to local government accountability. The committee heard requests for operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member cited concerns about transparency, financial management, or compliance with state law. Representatives from Delray Beach DDA testified that an internal audit had already been completed, that findings were limited, and that they were working to cure issues such as procurement, credit card, and disbursement policies; the DDA chair also said the organization was willing to cooperate and was considering transitioning out of operating Old School Square. For Daytona Beach, the sponsor pointed to excess building permit revenues, vehicle purchases, and reported P-card irregularities as reasons for a broader audit. The committee approved all three audit requests, directing the Auditor General to finalize the scope while considering the stated concerns. The committee also received a presentation on the statewide performance reviews of 21 neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 districts were active and six inactive, with common issues including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and recommended that several districts be reviewed to determine whether they were still needed. Members asked about staffing, inactivity criteria, and how the districts were administered, and staff explained that city or county liaisons often supplement district staffing. Later, staff reviewed enforcement actions for local governments that failed to file required financial reports or omitted required information from submitted audits. The committee discussed a list of noncompliant counties, municipalities, and special districts, including the town of Rayford, which staff said had long-standing reporting problems, no apparent municipal services, and no response to repeated outreach. The committee voted to send a letter to the Union County legislative delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve Rayford. It also approved staff recommendations to proceed against entities still missing required filings or missing audit information, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is later provided in good faith.

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• This generates approximately $3.8 billion to the state each year. $50,000 of that revenue goes to the
• And Senate Bill 1030 will allow that general aviation, general aviation...
• And Senate Bill 1030 will allow that general aviation, general aviation.
• General aviation economy to really grow and really help our airports all around the region.
• General aviation to continue to grow in North Texas. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• , $845,000 in IAT. $1.2 million in State General Fund, $845,000 in IAT, $38.1 million in self-generated
• The December election was in the past a general election for congressional, and now the general election
• So there will be no congressional general in December.
• is fees and self-generated, and $2.6 million is interagency transfers. $2.2 million is fees and self-generated
• And that's the self-generated that we receive.

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• Generation after generation, from Harriet Tubman to Angela Davis to Patrice's colors, our ancestors were
• Generation after generation from Harriet Tubman to Angela Davis to Patrice's colors, our ancestors were
• It's a reminder that freedom has too often been denied and fought for, generation after generation.
• The General Fund generated by these changes will allow the state to prevent some of the most devastating
• This will generate about a billion dollars a year for local governments.

Keywords: 987, senate, all