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• applicants to cities and towns or municipalities with fewer than 150,000 residents and also any qualified
• So with The language presented here does not specify how many incentives a project could qualify for
• That was what was on the paper.

Bills: SB1290, SB1332, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1386, SB1390, SB1428, SB1584, SB1696, SB175, SB1778, SB1794, SB1806, SB1836, SB201

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking

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• IF A PROPERTY QUALIFIES FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THE OWNER MUST BE INFORMED OF THE RIGHT TO CLAIM SURPLUS
• Garcia: THE BARCODE, I THINK I MESSED MY PAPERS UP.
• THE CASE IN THE STATE BECAUSE DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT DID NOT ARREST A PERSON WHICH ARE THE ONLY QUALIFIED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We have well-qualified, tenured professors ready to teach in the program, and they have very Well-qualified
• There were more qualified applicants than available seats.
• And so while, you know, one can argue, reasonable people can disagree about what qualifies as short term
• For community college students, access to health care isn't just about what exists on paper; it's about
• At the same time, our local businesses are facing a different challenge: finding qualified workers in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• shouldn't be paying for, so what's better: to just let you guys negotiate, or do we put something on paper
• shouldn't be paying for, so what's better: to just let you guys negotiate, or do we put something on paper
• c><00:09:47.640> on negotiate or do we put something on negotiate or do we put something on paper
• paper paper to<00:09:49.880> put<00:09:50.040> it<00:09:50.160> into<00:09:50.360
• consistent staff for Josh's qualified consistent staff for Josh's care<00:48:47.960> and<00:48

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• Trade Workforce and Economic Development, HB 4152 by Lowe relating to the required use of hand market paper
• Transportation, HB 4175 by Lopez Abar relating to the adoption of mental health leave policy for certain qualified

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• HB 52 by Low relating to the required use of hand-marked paper ballots for all elections, referred to
• HB 4175 by Lopez relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Took away basically everything that I talk about by just presenting it to you on a piece of paper.
• I believe that any qualified service member or veteran, and their spouse and minor dependents, are eligible

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• We stood up training and supports, but then we didn't qualify the next year.
• We're looking at almost a third of our students who qualify for special education in Santa Fe public
• of students need more supports, bigger teams, whether they're in special education or they don't qualify
• School anxiety, just all sorts of just behavior things that our teachers do not feel qualified. or like
• Teams that qualify for competitions are not able to attend.

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• Did you sign this paper? Adam. Is there still another sign-up sheet? Oh, is there another sign-up?
• We kept our vacancy rate fairly low and were able to attract, recruit, and retain some qualified individuals
• Those folks are the bulk of our retirees over the age of 65, because you have to be 65 in order to qualify
• To present you and tell you this is how you absolutely know whether you qualify or don't qualify.
• So, the vast majority of these individuals would qualify to provide these services to these schools through

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• By design, the process itself necessarily requires the hiring of qualified attorneys experienced in the
• Additionally, smaller utilities would be chilled and reluctant to secure qualified legal counsel under
• I think it's in 35, but both batteries and this technology qualify as an energy storage technology, and
• I think it's in 35, but both batteries and this technology qualify as an energy storage technology and
• So is it your understanding that geothermal wells qualify for the existing exemption for transmission

Bills: SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• determination and the kinds of information the department can and can't use to determine whether somebody qualifies
• A detrimental effect on people's ability to qualify by changing these eligibility rules.
• How do I get the best qualified person at a rate where I think my returns are going to be?
• So, we actively reached out to all of the local papers to make them aware that we were doing this.
• We let the papers know we were going to be doing this at the public hearing.

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• And she wrote one of the first papers on childhood dyslexia. We didn't know.
• It's not who just gets a piece of paper in the mail or posted at the post office or on the website for
• certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified
• appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes if the property is acquired by and qualifies
• appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes if the property is acquired by and qualifies

Bills: SJR12, SJR81, SCR39, SB22, SB32, SB241, SB393, SB414, SB458, SB464, SB568, SB583, SB609, SB660, SB693, SB731, SB732, SB746, SB783, SB785, SB897, SB993, SB996, SB1008, SB1029, SB1035, SB1036, SB1120, SB1122, SB1147, SB1163, SB1188, SB1197, SB1209, SB1227, SB1245, SB1267, SB1307, SB1321, SB1332, SB1386, SB1394, SB1396, SB1470, SB1494, SB1537, SB1596, SB1598, SB1610, SB1664, SB1814, SB1822, SB1841, SB1948, SB2065, SB2155, SB2406, SB2407

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, approval of routine motions, and the reading of gubernatorial nominations and several honorary resolutions. The chamber adopted resolutions recognizing Jack and Jill of America Day and DJ Daniel Day at the Capitol, with multiple senators offering remarks praising youth leadership, perseverance, and public service. The Senate also introduced the Doctor of the Day and then proceeded to a long series of floor actions on bills. A major focus was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 568, which overhauls special education funding and services in public schools by moving from a placement-based model to an intensity-based system tied to student needs and IEPs. Senators Bettencourt, Creighton, and Menendez emphasized transparency, parent input, evaluation funding, dyslexia services, and better alignment of funding with actual services; Senator Hinojosa shared a personal story about dyslexia and the importance of early intervention. The bill was advanced on second and third reading and finally passed 30-0. The Senate also passed SB 1396 to prohibit national sex education standards in public schools, SB 2065 on the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, SB 1664 requiring clearer public disclosure of transmission and distribution utility rate changes, SB 1029 on advertising certain used motor vehicles, SB 1120 expanding rights for family violence victims, SB 1036 regulating residential solar retail transactions, SB 464 creating school-proximity restrictions and penalties for tobacco and vaping sales, SB 1035 giving farmers and ranchers equitable relief from certain local agricultural regulations, SB 1610 addressing civil commitment facility safety and prosecution issues, SB 1197 extending drone restrictions to spaceports, and SB 1386 changing legislative witness immunity from transactional to testimonial immunity. Another major bill was Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1188, which updates electronic health record requirements. Senator Kolkhorst said the bill builds on Texas medical privacy law by requiring U.S.-based storage of EMR data, prohibiting recording of voter registration status and credit score information, requiring provider verification and disclosure for AI-assisted diagnosis or treatment recommendations, preserving parental access to minors’ records until age 18, and ensuring EMRs can capture metabolic health and biological sex information. A floor amendment clarified the bill’s scope and enforcement, and the bill passed 23-7. Several measures drew debate, especially SB 414 on bond ballot transparency, where Senators Eckhardt and Menendez questioned whether requiring estimated interest and total debt cost on ballots could be misleading or difficult to implement because interest rates and financing terms can change before issuance or over time. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final action shown on SB 414.

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• The issue was, she didn't get qualified, quote unquote, qualified.
• There are reputable referral agencies that vet qualified facilities that actually provide the care they
• I was joking a little bit with the paper movers up here about how you do know he's the chair of State
• If not, send him a paper copy.

Bills: SB331, SB883, SB926, SB1137, SB1138, SB1144, SB1151, SB1236, SB1270, SB1522, SB1869, SB2207, SB2422

Keywords: healthcare, cost disclosure, transparency, administrative penalties, health facility compliance, COVID-19, off-label use, prescription drugs, patient access, medical standards, insurance, physician ranking, incentives, fiduciary duty, health plan issuers, SB 1137, group home, assisted living, residential care, board and care

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• REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE LOCAL PROJECTS, SPECIFIES HOME-BASED BUSINESSES FOOD OPERATIONS DO NOT QUALIFY
• WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT QUALIFY FOR A LEVEL III OR A LEVEL FOR YOU START TALKING ABOUT
• LANGUAGE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUT YOU WANT TO SPECIFICALLY BRAINSTORM TO ENUMERATE SPECIFY THAT QUALIFIED
• WHERE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT I AM FULLY DIGITAL, FULLY ONLINE, FULLY EMAIL I SHOULD STILL GET A PAPER
• I DON'T THINK JUST BECAUSE HE POSTED PAPER ON THE DOOR MEANS THE PERSON WILL RESPOND IN A TIMELY MANNER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• always been that beacon of hope that has accepted immigrants, even before there was a thing called papers
• I'm voting for this bill because I support helping the struggling college student who qualifies for a
• visa, but never knew he qualified nor had the resources to pay for the application.
• And make no mistake, a letter to the journal actually clarifying, qualifying intent language that ensures
• The papers carried across borders that showed that they were the next to go to the death camps.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• papers papers um<00:32:15.600> or<00:32:15.720> don't<00:32:15.960> have<00:32:
• Um, and so, I'm not sure if this qualifies as an author's amendment or not.
• It's on a little smaller print, 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper.
• <02:45:20.640> This print. 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper.
• This print. 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper.

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• licensed providers and qualified licensed providers and qualified entities<00:09:27.279> with
• recognize safety data from qualified recognize safety data from qualified international<00:50:25.200
• Um, so if you qualify under framework.
• <02:24:52.160> illness, expands to qualify severe illness, expands to qualify severe illness,
• > that<02:53:42.319> definition diseases qualify under that definition diseases qualify

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• <01:56:59.960> for<01:57:00.880> the<01:57:01.400> special get um qualified
• for the special get um qualified for the special education<01:57:02.520> differentiated<01:57:
• <02:14:16.040> for needs of these students that qualify for needs of these students that qualify
• <04:36:54.160> the<04:36:54.359> state it exists only on paper the state it exists
• only on paper the state reports<04:36:55.719> swept<04:36:56.199> Revenue<04:36:57.160>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on HB 563, which would revise the education funding formula for pupils receiving special education services by replacing the current single special education amount with three differentiated categories. Representative Rick Ladd, the prime sponsor, said the bill largely tracks a House-passed version from the prior session with minor figure adjustments, and explained that the proposal uses projected FY26 amounts for three categories based on time in general education versus more intensive placements. He also noted that the bill does not address catastrophic aid directly, but that special education aid, CAT aid, and proration all remain issues for later work sessions. Ladd and supporters argued that weighted categories better reflect actual costs and are more sustainable than treating all IEPs the same. Representative Margaret Drye said the approach was one of the best ideas from the education funding subcommittee and urged the committee to support differentiated aid. Representative Ames asked how the category amounts were derived, and Ladd said Category A follows the FY26 base, Category B is a higher weight, and Category C is a still higher weight for more intensive services, though he acknowledged the exact multipliers were developed earlier and could be revisited. He also said the committee would continue discussing whether the weights are appropriate and how they interact with CAT aid. Testimony from Bonnie Dunham strongly opposed the bill. She argued that funding based on placement rather than actual service need would create incentives to move students into more restrictive settings, could stigmatize children with labels such as "Category C," and would undermine the least restrictive environment requirements under federal special education law. She described her son’s experience in inclusive settings as beneficial and said the bill would have penalized the district for serving him there. In response to questions, she said schools and parents should base funding on the child’s actual needs and costs, not on placement, and urged the committee to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate.

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• <01:48:12.080> development about 70% of your qualified development about 70% of your qualified
• There's no outline how this shall be distributed, when it shall be distributed, who qualifies, just a
• ,<01:58:01.440> just<01:58:01.599> a distributed, who qualifies, just a distributed
• <05:14:58.480> So one the existing structure qualifies.
• So one the existing structure qualifies.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:02:47.119> The and now the show me your papers. The and now the show me your papers.
• , but much to billionaires who would qualify.
• , but much to billionaires who would qualify.
• , but much to billionaires who qualify, but much to billionaires who would<03:24:34.319> qualify.
• would qualify. would qualify.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all