Transcript Highlights:

• Compared to existing title 24 construction standards.
• The post guidelines focus on three key areas, use of force standards.
• This would essentially create that knowledge standard.
• We all want to keep our kids safer, but establishing the knowledge standard is critical.
• But establishing this knowledge standard is really critical for any types of regulation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He's an amazing benefit to Oklahoma and to the House of Representatives.
• He's an amazing benefit to Oklahoma and to the House of Representatives.
• He is an expert and an excellent teacher on the U.S. and the Oklahoma State Constitution.
• I am from Owasso Public Schools in Owasso, Oklahoma.
• I'm excited to see where this commission will take education in Oklahoma.

Committee: House Oklahoma Education Commission

Summary: The commission met with a quorum and introduced Brett Farley, who was discussed as a possible partner to help strengthen the nonprofit side of the commission’s work. Members also welcomed a new participant, Naomi Janes of Owasso Public Schools, who described her role in instructional technology and AI integration. The group spent much of the meeting on planning for the upcoming AI symposium, including venue logistics, room and meal costs, audio-visual expenses, fundraising progress, keynote and vendor participation, and ideas for breakout sessions and after-hours demonstrations. Members discussed keeping attendee contact information private unless permission is obtained, and they also considered future regional meetings and year-round follow-up to sustain momentum beyond the symposium. A major portion of the meeting focused on legislation and grant strategy. Michael provided an update on House Bill 1782, saying floor amendments had been filed and that the bill now includes authority for agencies to pursue gifts and donations, an expanded advisory council, broader research purposes, and a fund structure that can support multi-year projects without fiscal-year pressure. He also reviewed Senate Bill 1734, which would require parental disclosure, allow opt-outs, and require reporting on data minimization and privacy compliance for AI tools used in schools. Members discussed how the commission could help schools, families, and the public understand AI policy and how the new law might shape future recommendations. The group also reviewed several grant efforts. Anna reported on the NSF TechABLE/AI HubZone proposal, a three-year, $1 million-per-year opportunity with a June 15 letter-of-intent deadline and July 15 full proposal deadline, and noted plans to include staff positions to support the project. She also updated the group on a rural health care transformation proposal of roughly $700,000 and asked for follow-up on its status. In addition, Anna outlined a broader K-20 pipeline concept centered on a shared learner record and microcredential system that would connect K-12, CareerTech, higher education, libraries, and workforce systems, with tools such as Career Coach and Skill of Eye to link credentials to jobs. Members generally supported the idea, noting benefits for transcript portability, special populations, teacher certification, and workforce alignment. The commission agreed to meet again on June 14 at 1:00 p.m., and the meeting adjourned after a brief announcement of an informal AI book club for the summer.

Transcript Highlights:

• The standard safety formula grant does expire. The standard safety formula grant does expire.
• Standards of conduct for all certified educators.
• According to your standards, not mine. Our standards, well, the kids have to pass STAR tests.
• What it enables is a campus to say this many students have met a CCMR standard, but that standard is
• They're not getting an SAT score that would meet a CCMR standard.

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• IBHS fortified standards are recognized as the gold standard for constructing durable residential commercial
• Sure, the ultimately it comes down to the actuarial standards, right?
• They recognize that standard and they offer a pretty significant discount.
• Um, the fortified standard is actually a wind standard, but as Dr.
• Oklahoma just did one last year. They have a 10K maximum per roof.

Committee: House Insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a landman from southern Oklahoma. We have a nurse.
• OK, and you're a Oklahoma. OK, I appreciate that. Thank you, sir.
• To clarify, court transcripts are available in every courtroom in the state of Oklahoma for parties to
• Presentation and eating in Oklahoma.
• Improve patient safety, support consistent enforcement, align Oklahoma with modern scientific standards

Keywords: 914, all

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• In Oklahoma, United on there is Oklahoma.
• In Oklahoma, if you're a veteran, they give you a card. Property tax.
• In Oklahoma, if you're a veteran, they give you a card and you don't pay any tax at all.
• You don't pay tax on anything in Oklahoma.
• And we've heard about Oklahoma. Missouri is currently an island of inaction.

Committee: House Special Committee on Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• aggressive in vision building, if you will, in order to Ahead and move forward particularly with the pay standards
• And I'm bringing back some of the history because over 20... years ago as I visited Oklahoma, Washington
• Medicaid, Medicaid support is absolutely essential for us to be able to carry out our mission as an academic
• It's clear and clean to that standard, but it doesn't have to be that way.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• The lesson plans are aligned with state standards and provide resources for teachers to offer beef curriculum
• legislation to ensure the commission reflects a wider range of public interests and stakeholders, such as academic
• Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma

Committee: House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Summary: The House Committee on Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs began with member and staff introductions, then heard a committee of reference presentation from the Arizona Beef Council. The council described its checkoff-funded promotion, education, and research work for Arizona beef producers, including consumer education, classroom materials, nutrition tours, and social media outreach. After questions about the funding structure and what would happen if the council were not continued, the committee voted to recommend continuation of the Arizona Beef Council for eight years, until July 1, 2034, by voice vote. The committee then considered HB 2155, which also continued the Arizona Beef Council for eight years. Members discussed the purpose of the council and the use of checkoff dollars, and the bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-1 vote. HB 2156, which appropriated money to the livestock compensation fund for wolf depredation losses, was amended to set the amount at $250,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 5-2, with supporters emphasizing rancher compensation and opponents raising concerns about transparency, conflicts of interest, and whether the fund had fully used prior appropriations. HB 2162, requiring at least one Arizona Game and Fish Commission member to be a cattleman or rancher, drew testimony both for and against. Supporters argued ranchers deserve direct representation on wildlife policy, while opponents said ranchers already have influence through the appointment process and that the commission should represent broader public interests. The chair ultimately announced he would hold the bill rather than advance it at that time. The committee then passed HB 2762, which requires disclaimers on cultivated-cell food products, on a 5-3 vote after debate over federal labeling rules and consumer transparency, and HB 2791, which bans the sale of cell-cultured protein and makes violations a felony, also on a 5-3 vote after testimony about innovation, consumer choice, and concerns about the product’s safety and impact on traditional agriculture. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• With the ag producers, wildlife association, academic entities, private ranches, and more got the ball
• I am a vet by training, and I have dedicated my career to ruminant parasitology, both through academic
• is something they haven't worked on that I'm aware of to date, but that's where you get into the academic
• Primarily, a lot of our feeder cattle operations are in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
• A lot of our feeder cattle operations are in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we'll start with Arkansas academic subject shortage areas.
• Adrian mentioned this, but that means that the teacher either lacks a standard license or has a standard
• license but is teaching outside their area of standard licensure.
• Adrian mentioned this, but that means that the teacher either lacks a standard license or has a standard
• license but is teaching outside their area of standard licensure.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it requires the BEC to create standards for interconnecting large-load customers.
• if the project threatens the reliability standards that boil down into the SINs.
• So really, it's driven by NERC reliability standards on our thresholds.
• Or is it still an issue if it's in Oklahoma?
• First, uniform standards.

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

Transcript Highlights:

• And therefore, private schools aren't actually... held by those same standards.
• I see, and there's always a reluctance to hold private schools to the same standard as it relates to
• But on this particular issue, all schools should be held to the same standard.
• I locked myself in my room out of fear, and my academics suffered.
• I am Laura Carrasco, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Affairs.

Bills: SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• We have academics from UW, WSU, and we also have people who are living with dementia and their care partners
• Weakening training standards and credentialing does not work over the long term.
• The ABA is currently the standard, but it does not really fit all the need that we have out there.
• We too were part of the stakeholder work on Senate Bill 5337, which will implement memory care standards
• And this is something that has been done in Oklahoma. It's been done in Ohio.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Planning for Aging and Disability Issues

Summary: The committee met for what was described as its final meeting, with members and staff reflecting on the work of the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care and noting that future work would likely shift to standing health and wellness committees. The meeting began with introductions and then moved into updates on major initiatives that originated from the committee, including Washington Cares, the Dementia Action Collaborative, and Medicaid long-term care programs. Presenters emphasized that these efforts were developed through long-term legislative-executive collaboration and were intended to help Washington prepare for the state’s aging population. On Washington Cares, DSHS described the program’s development from a 2014 research effort to its 2019 enactment, premium collection beginning in 2023, portability improvements in 2024, and 2025 changes including a grandfathered opt-out fix and a framework for supplemental private long-term care insurance. The agency said benefits are expected to go fully live next summer, with a pilot of up to 400 applicants planned for next January. On dementia policy, the Dementia Action Collaborative reported on the state dementia plan, Project ECHO training for providers, and pilot dementia-capable community programs at area agencies on aging, citing preliminary results that about 85% of family caregivers said services helped people remain at home. DSHS also reviewed Medicaid Transformation Project initiatives, including Medicaid Alternative Care, Tailored Supports for Older Adults, presumptive eligibility, and health-related social needs benefits such as rental assistance, nutrition support, and home modifications. The committee then heard an emerging issues panel from ombuds and disability advocates. Patricia Hunter of the long-term care ombuds program raised concerns about staffing shortages, resident rights, surveillance technology, private equity ownership of facilities, and illegal discharges or evictions. Betty Sweeterman of the Developmental Disabilities Ombuds discussed people stuck in hospitals without medical need, gaps in behavioral health services for people with developmental disabilities, and the need for better workforce training. Todd Carlyle of Disability Rights Washington urged expansion and bundling of community supports such as PACT, GOSH, and peer bridgers to reduce repeated institutionalization and support discharge from inpatient psychiatric settings. Provider and labor panels followed, with nursing home, assisted living, supported living, and union representatives all emphasizing workforce shortages, low wages, Medicaid rate inadequacy, case management bottlenecks, behavioral health complexity, and the need for more flexible care models and stronger accountability for rate increases. No formal votes were taken; the meeting ended with public comment on manufactured housing and closing remarks thanking staff and participants for the committee’s work.

Transcript Highlights:

• series of 4 listening sessions where we heard from, uh, members of the industry, uh, as well as, uh, academic
• Dingus has a lot of the records from where it went, but it certainly went up into Oklahoma. Again.
• Again, I want to stress, if we're having to make contingency plans and changes to our standard operating
• Texas Cattle Feeders Association represents feed yards in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, and then cattle
• Otherwise, it's gonna end up in Oklahoma or wherever else it wants to go. So, it's that simple.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:

• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• Support the standards.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Gentleman from Oklahoma reserves.
• The gentleman from Oklahoma reserves.
• </c> Oklahoma is recognized. Oklahoma is recognized.
• >> Gentleman from Oklahoma.
• </c> Oklahoma is recognized. Oklahoma is recognized.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Are you aware of the cases from Oklahoma and Kentucky? I am.
• Are you aware of the cases from Oklahoma and Kentucky? I am.
• Optometrists do not have that standard.
• ; they went to Miami, Oklahoma.
• , they went to Miami, Oklahoma.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> we would look to the state of Oklahoma we would look to the state of Oklahoma which<00:55:24.880
• And the Oklahoma uh experience perils.
• There's a retrofit standard.
• </c> several versions of the standard. several versions of the standard.
• . standard. standard.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities
• abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to or exceeds the provision of the safety and health standards
• </c><00:05:33.840><c> health</c> of the safety safety and health of the safety safety and health standards
• 34.560><c> established</c><00:05:35.040><c> by</c><00:05:35.120><c> the</c><00:05:35.520><c> US</c> standards
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Bills: SB888 , SB2479 , SB2489 , SB2519 , SB2521 , SB2527 , SB2575 , SB2591 , SB2611 , SB2665 , SB2667 , SB2695 , SB2697 , SB2713 , SB2730 , SB2751 , SB2765 , SB2795 , SB2797 , SB2806 , SB2812 , SB2818 , SB2835 , SB2849 , SB2851 , SB2896 , SB2922 , SB2970 , SB2972 , SB2973

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: SB888, Hawaii, consumer protection, smart home security, smart household security device, home security camera, video doorbell, Ring, Nest, connected devices, internet of things, IoT, privacy, data privacy, law enforcement access, police requests, search warrant, judicial warrant, subpoena, emergency disclosure

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a long list of Senate bills, mostly advancing them with either no amendments or committee amendments. Early measures included SB 888, which bars smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a warrant, and SB 2479, which allows certain defendants to seek reduced sentences based on family violence, dating violence, or child abuse history; both were adopted, with SB 2479 amended for technical and procedural changes. The committee also adopted SB 2489 on invasive species provisions in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases, SB 2519 on Law Enforcement Standards Board deadlines, SB 2521 and SB 2527 on CDL-related exemptions and training/policies for emergency personnel, and SB 2575 on firearm-related mandatory minimum penalties, which was amended to clarify scope and set a far-future effective date. Several transportation and public safety bills were also approved. SB 2591 created a Waikiki refuse-collection pilot program; SB 2611 expanded criminal trespass rules for school premises to weekends and holidays, though one member raised concerns about use of school property as a park; SB 2665 required driver-license renewal applicants with recent citations to complete a road-safety course, later narrowed to moving violations only; SB 2667 restricted towing vehicles from far-left lanes; SB 2695 clarified crosswalk duties; SB 2697 prohibited driving on shoulders except in limited cases; and SB 2812 required driver testing on dangers posed by larger vehicles, with court-ordered timing for re-examination. Most of these measures passed unanimously or with one or more members recording no votes or reservations, but they were still adopted. The committee also advanced SB 2713 on restricting certain pesticide use near elderly care facilities, SB 2730 on warrantless arrest and detention factors for petty misdemeanors and violations, SB 2765 on condominium foreclosure rental income, SB 2795 on flag display rights in housing associations with health and safety carve-outs, SB 2797 on gift card fraud, SB 2806 on real estate listing restrictions, SB 2818 on boating and ocean recreation penalties, SB 2835 on liquor licensing and education funding, SB 2849 on public meeting notice requirements, SB 2851 on a deafness designation for vehicle registration, SB 2896 lowering the commercial driving age to 18, SB 2922 on cooperative association definitions, SB 2970 on state contracting conflicts involving relatives, SB 2972 on temporary Oahu spearing restrictions for certain fish, and SB 2973 on banning jug-line fishing. A few bills drew objections over breadth or penalties, especially the boating and fishing measures, but the committee still adopted the recommendations. SB 2751 on workers’ compensation prescription drug rules was deferred indefinitely, and the meeting ended with the chair noting upcoming joint and committee meetings for the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• And highlighted the absence of poll standards in Texas.
• So, I guess the, the thing is, You have these old standards. Thank you for your testimony.
• That's the meat of the bill that requires PUC to set standards, uh, for poles.
• Uh, in place and approved by the commission to get into compliance with those standards.
• Are you in compliance with the standards? Yes, no.

Bills: HB 45 , HB 755 , HB 1232 , HB 1555 , HB 2460 , HB 2702 , HB 2973 , HB 3120 , HB 3225 , HB 3314 , HB 3356 , HB 3371 , HB 3634 , HB 3638 , HB 4247 , HB 4283 , HB 4290 , HB 4302 , HB 4503 , HB 4511 , HB 4565 , HB 4581 , HB 4627 , HB 4632 , HB 4660 , HB 4668 , HB 4960 , HB 5042

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation