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• To honor his career of service, SCR 129 designates part of Highway 152 in Santa Clara County as the Rusty
• Despite these designations, there are companies with employees who have the experience to efficiently
• This is by design and threatens the health care of Californians and the stability of our health care
• It creates an atmosphere of terror, and it is designed to create an atmosphere of terror.
• Built around that closure, entire policies were designed around closure, and then reality hit.

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• He was also the man credited with designing the first official flag of the Republic of Texas, the Lone
• I move to suspend House Rule 8, Section 5D for SB 2112 to designate the following joint sponsor: Leo
• The monument must comply with board rules governing monument size. ...design and timeline.
• Single one of them, and in fact, two of them were designated as emergency items months ago.
• ...Title IX designations.

Bills: SB4 , SB23 , SB3 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB34 , SB60 , SB75 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1405 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB1948 , SB2037 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB243 , SB627 , SB646 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB1358 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SB687 , SB1332 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , SB1762 , SB552 , HCR109 , SB2185 , SB4 , SB23 , SB3 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB34 , SB60 , SB75 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1405 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB1948 , SB2037 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB243 , SB627 , SB646 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB1358 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , HB2970 , HB 109 , SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• on our website by January 26 how we operate our prior authorizations that are in place, so that beneficiaries
• on our website by January 26 how we operate our prior authorizations that are in place, so that beneficiaries
• on our website by January 26 how we operate our prior authorizations that are in place, so that beneficiaries
• on our website by January 26 how we operate our prior authorizations that are in place, so that beneficiaries
• the board or under contract with the state of Minnesota and approved by the board to engage in the design

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Bureau of Operational Readiness and Response, the State Health Lab, and the workforce and shortage designation
• But if there is a Medicaid beneficiary and that person has been harmed in a behavioral health residential
• My dad's grandfather was a civil engineer for the state of Arizona and designed some of the first automobile
• My dad's grandfather was a civil engineer for the state of Arizona and designed some of the first automobile

Summary: The Committee on Director Nominations met with four members present and approved the prior minutes without objection. Chair Jay Kaufman outlined the committee’s role in reviewing executive nominations and explained the hearing process for three nominees: Mary Foote for the Office of Economic Opportunity, Debbie Johnston for the Department of Health Services, and Chuck Bassett. Foote did not appear for her hearing, and members discussed her absence and alleged omissions in her disclosure materials, including prior service with Planned Parenthood-related organizations. The committee then moved to reject her nomination, and the motion passed 3-2, recommending that the full Senate reject Mary Foote. Debbie Johnston, nominee to lead the Department of Health Services, appeared and gave an opening statement describing her Arizona background, prior Senate staff work, and more than 20 years with the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association. She said her priorities at ADHS include rebuilding trust in public health licensing, improving stakeholder engagement, standardizing rulemaking communication, addressing alleged religious discrimination and retaliation concerns in licensing, and using technology and AI to improve efficiency. In questioning, senators pressed her on her management style, conflict-of-interest safeguards given her prior industry role, enforcement priorities, budget pressures, behavioral health and assisted living oversight, and the department’s response to COVID-19. Johnston said she would follow statutes, recuse herself from enforcement matters involving former contacts, and resign if directed to carry out an unlawful policy. She also said the department does not regulate therapy itself, only facilities, and that it would rely on legal counsel regarding the governor’s conversion-therapy executive order and related federal civil-rights allegations. Several senators focused on public health trust and the department’s pandemic response, with Johnston acknowledging concerns about closures, data collection, and communication during COVID-19 while saying she would review past after-action materials and be better prepared in the future. Public testimony from stakeholders in aging services and health care strongly supported her confirmation, praising her accessibility, responsiveness, and collaborative approach. After testimony, the vice chair moved to recommend Johnston’s confirmation to the full Senate. The roll call was underway when the transcript ended, with several members voting aye and one member expressing reservations about her not reviewing the pandemic after-action report before another crisis occurs.

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• This bill simply provides for a public records exception to keep confidential the blueprints, plans, designs
• The blueprints, plans, designs, technical data, operational documents, security information, and any
• So the Michoud facility that currently exists, it did participate in some of the designs and in actually
• And also, deceased beneficiaries, $9.5 million for people who are deceased.

Bills: HB88 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB486 , HB529 , HB544 , HB639 , HB996 , HB1036 , HB1071 , HB1113

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure, public servants, immediate family, psychology, telepsychology, interjurisdictional practice, compact, licensure

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• have anything in the budget for the construction of a new 6th DCA, or at least for the planning and design
• And design of a building? Chair Garcia, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
• And specifically, what the bill does, it modifies statute to designate the Florida Center for Nursing
• The one year in this bill is for the cancer death benefit to a firefighter's beneficiary of $75,000.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

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• So it is designed to... ...counter it for criminal and/or terrorism use of drones.
• So we are still a beneficiary of the previous service pay, of course.
• Your note here, campaigns design increased number of nurses working in homes.
• Your note here, campaigns design increased number of nurses working in homes.

Committee: House Budget

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• Transnational repression can take many forms, but in all cases it is designed to intimidate, silence,
• related to the California Statewide Automated Welfare System to share data on the status of Medi-Cal beneficiaries
• the panel's initial meeting time from 90 days to 120 days after funding becomes available, and designates
• This bill is designed to expand accessibility of the Family Urgent Response System for both foster youth

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.

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• Transnational repression can take many forms, but in all cases it is designed to intimidate, silence,
• related to the California Statewide Automated Welfare System to share data on the status of Medi-Cal beneficiaries
• extend the panel's initial meeting time from 90 days to 120 days after funding becomes available, and designate
• This bill is designed to expand accessibility of the family urgent response system for both foster youth

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and began with prayer and a moment of silence in response to the shooting of Charlie Kirk, with members and the presiding officer condemning political violence and urging decorum. The body then recessed briefly for caucuses and later resumed floor business, including a series of procedural motions to move bills to the inactive file, suspend rules, and allow committees to meet on specified measures. No substantive committee votes were taken in the opening portion beyond those procedural suspensions and referrals. The main floor action was on Senate third-reading bills and later concurrence items. Members approved a wide range of measures covering consumer protection and privacy (SB 709 on self-storage contracts, SB 683 on unauthorized use of name/image/likeness, SB 361 on data brokers), family and health issues (SB 450 on adoptions, SB 418 on health care coverage and hormone therapy, SB 313 on birth certificate confidentiality), public safety and government operations (SB 47 on the State Bar exam audit, SB 509 on transnational repression, AB 1370 on legislative NDAs), energy and environment (SB 630 on state parks acquisitions, SB 500 on Energy Star alternatives, AB 527 on geothermal projects), labor and education (SB 578 on the Workplace Outreach Program, AB 563 on child care planning, SB 472 on Holocaust and genocide education), and transportation, taxation, and elections-related bills. Several measures were passed unanimously or with broad bipartisan support, while others drew some opposition, including SB 630, SB 825, SB 418, and SB 578. The Assembly also took up multiple concurrence items from the Senate, including AB 64 on diacritical marks in vital records, AB 260 on reproductive health care, AB 288 on collective bargaining rights, AB 515 on civil procedure, AB 524 on agricultural land, AB 543 on Medi-Cal and field medicine, and AB 1370 on transparency and NDAs. Most of these were concurred in by comfortable margins. The chamber also adopted several rule waivers and committee meeting notices, and moved some items to the inactive file at the request of authors. Toward the end of the session, the Assembly paused for adjournment-in-memory tributes honoring Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey, with members highlighting their public service, community advocacy, and lasting impact. After the memorials, the House recessed and later returned to continue concurrence votes on additional bills, including SB 472, SB 820, SB 243, and a series of Assembly bills, with recorded roll-call votes generally showing passage and concurrence in Senate amendments.

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• a matter of days to take on that money and get it reinvested prudently for the benefit of the beneficiaries
• As the name implies, our work stream focused on considering design options for how to fund losses for
• Everything from increasing the frequency of the fire hazard severity zone designations to codifying the
• Everything from increasing the frequency of the fire hazard severity zone designations to codifying the
• And so the system has been designed with this assumption that the individual that's been impacted by

Summary: The hearing focused on the SB 254 Natural Catastrophe Resiliency Study and its recommendations for addressing California’s wildfire risk, utility liability, and the financing of catastrophic losses. Committee members and presenters discussed the history of the wildfire fund created after the 2018 fire crisis and PG&E bankruptcy, the role of the California Earthquake Authority as fund administrator, and the report’s three broad policy pathways: continuing mitigation investments, more equitably allocating catastrophe costs, and considering expanded state involvement in catastrophe financing. Presenters emphasized that the report was intended as a neutral, stakeholder-informed analysis rather than an advocacy document, and that the status quo is not working well for survivors, ratepayers, insurers, or utilities. CEA, CPUC, and the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety each described their contributions and recommendations. CEA outlined options such as risk-tolerance standards for utilities, preserving safety certificate accountability, tying executive compensation more directly to safety, confidential near-miss reporting, liability reforms, and a fast-pay facility for survivors. CPUC stressed that wildfire mitigation and liability costs are a major driver of electricity affordability problems, and said the state should broaden how wildfire recovery and mitigation are funded beyond ratepayers alone. Energy Safety highlighted its wildfire mitigation plan oversight and recommended stronger safety reporting and stronger safety weighting in utility executive compensation. The modeling portion of the report estimated that a more durable wildfire fund could require about $36 billion in capitalization, with lower initial capital needs if risk transfer or liability reforms are used, but potentially higher ongoing premium or assessment costs. The report also examined state-backed insurer or backstop models, post-event funding mechanisms, and targeted community wildfire mitigation, which could reduce overall funding needs. Members raised concerns about the cost burden on ratepayers, the financial stability of utilities, the fairness of asking communities outside high-risk areas to pay, the role of local governments and home hardening, and whether broader climate-related liability or insurance reforms should be considered. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with plans for further committee hearings and stakeholder discussion.

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• </c><00:37:22.960><c> the</c> discussion for how we can design the discussion for how we can design the
• Act on fraud and protect beneficiary access.
• Act on fraud and protect beneficiary access.
• Without that authority, DCT can no longer continue using that special unclassified designation.
• As a result, unclassified designation.

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• The bill was designed with the intent to better inform parents.
• The bill was designed with our children.
• These surveys are designed to support our children.
• ><c> to</c><00:56:22.319><c> support</c> these surveys are designed to support these surveys are designed
• </c><03:49:22.000><c> for</c> have their a space that's designated for have their a space that's designated

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• Of the 2,038 total dams there are 661 that are designated as high hazard.
• due to receive receiving federal approval and going through an additional planning phase prior to design
• I was just going to suggest, members, first of all, TCEQ designates the.
• Senator, I might point out where your particular center district is actually the beneficiary area of
• Those federal programs were designed to address enforcement issues, and so unfortunately while they are

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• We were designated as a land-grant institution in 1994.
• The federal government does not give funding for non-beneficiary or non-Native students; support for
• Montgomery continued on TCU funding, saying the federal government does not give funding for non-beneficiary
• Montgomery said the federal government does not give funding for non-beneficiary students or non-Native

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• the financial resources for the initial stages of that, partnering with you all for planning and design
• So many programs could serve disconnected youth but are not necessarily designed to do so.
• other tribal colleges do work with us and have a number of short-term credential programs that are beneficiaries

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• Yeah, no, let me just say for, like, let's just say psychiatry, there is not like a special designation
• of the things that we could possibly do is look to make sure that we're very clear, About that designation
• first happened, there was a representative from Blue Cross that contacted me and said, 'Hey, our beneficiaries

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• And I think one of the beneficiaries of that good stewardship will also be just better engagement at
• Follow-up: So are you saying that this bill is designed to disrupt Oklahoma's sleep?
• And so as a result, to have something that only carries a fine, even though it's designated as a misdemeanor

Bills: SB1627 , SB227 , SB366 , SB1193 , SB1433 , SB1450 , SB1481 , SB1749 , SB1810 , SB1812 , SB1921 , SB1948 , SB2044 , SB2178 , SB169 , SB1877 , HB1409 , SB1266 , SB1432

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized several guests, doctors, nurses, pages, student shadows, and visitors in the gallery. Members also adopted a motion to request the House’s consent for the Senate to adjourn for more than three days, with Senator Hicks opposing the motion because of the number of bills still available for consideration. The motion passed. The chamber then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1627, a cleanup measure to eliminate duplicate criminal code sections and clarify the law for legal research, passed 45-0 and was advanced as an emergency. Senate Bill 227, dealing with gross production tax and ad valorem taxation on oil and gas means of production, drew extensive questioning and debate over possible revenue impacts, county assessors, schools, and economically at-risk wells; it passed 37-9. Senate Bill 366, which gives charter schools a first right of refusal to buy or lease public school buildings sold or leased by districts, also generated debate over local control and lack of resale guardrails, and passed 40-6 as an emergency. Later, Senate Bill 1193 to remove general fund carryover caps for school districts passed 46-0 as an emergency after supporters argued it would reduce “use it or lose it” spending and allow more local flexibility, while opponents questioned fiscal effects and accountability. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act requiring agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents in a searchable database, passed 37-7 after concerns about attorney-client privilege, administrative burden, and whether guidance could function like law. Senate Bill 1450, expanding relief from fines, fees, and court costs for certain people in the criminal justice system, was advanced and passed unanimously; Senate Bill 1481, increasing minimum recess time for K-5 students from 20 to 40 minutes, was advanced as an emergency measure; Senate Bill 1810, allowing expert testimony in human trafficking cases, passed 45-0; Senate Bill 1812, requiring school districts to make benchmark testing information available to parents, passed 46-0 as an emergency; Senate Bill 1921, increasing OSBI background-check fees, passed 39-7; and Senate Bill 1948, updating fireworks laws and limiting county restrictions on private outdoor consumer fireworks displays, was taken up with significant safety and local-control questioning.

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• It's cloaked in language to protect doctors, but the real beneficiaries are insurance companies and for-profit
• The original framework of the act was designed... ...intended to exclude victims.
• The original framework of the act was designed to allow administrative flexibility so the commission

Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• to benefit citizens of that's designed to benefit citizens of this<00:38:52.800><c> state</c><00:38:
• There is clear law on that, so you can't designate the charitable deduction for a particular student.
• Congress passed a law ordering the state college savings plan programs to pay a 1099 to beneficiaries
• </c><00:56:44.200><c> who</c><00:56:44.400><c> receive</c> 1099 to beneficiaries who receive 1099 to
• beneficiaries who receive dispersements<00:56:45.520><c> from</c><00:56:45.680><c> the</c><00:56:45.799

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 402, a bill to repeal a provision in RSA 194-F:2 stating that Education Freedom Account (EFA) funds “shall not constitute taxable income” to the parent or student. The bill sponsor argued the current language is misleading because the state cannot determine federal tax liability, and said the bill would simply remove inaccurate tax advice from state law. He cited IRS guidance and prior federal legislation, including a Ted Cruz proposal, to suggest some EFA uses may be taxable under federal law, while others may not, and said the bill could be amended if needed to avoid confusion. Testimony was sharply divided. Py Campbell opposed the bill, arguing it would unfairly single out EFA students and could amount to a tax on education funds, including for self-employed families, and recommended it be voted inexpedient to legislate. Stephen Matthew French, a tax preparer, also opposed the bill, saying IRS Publication 970 already makes clear that scholarship-type payments used for tuition and related expenses are not taxable, and that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist. He warned that adding tax reporting requirements could create administrative costs for families and the program administrator. Bill Ardinger, a tax attorney, supported the repeal of the statutory language, saying the state should not place potentially incorrect tax advice into law. He explained that under federal tax law, only certain scholarship-like uses are exempt, while many EFA-eligible expenses may not be, especially for families using the program for homeschooling or other nontraditional expenses. He said the current statute could mislead families into thinking all EFA payments are tax-free and could expose the state to future legal problems. The hearing ended after questions from committee members; no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• rentals is often impractical due to rentals is often impractical due to location,<01:28:18.159><c> design
• </c> location, design, and seasonal access. location, design, and seasonal access.
• That is why it is a designated trout lake. So how can this happen there?
• </c><03:17:38.479><c> trout</c> That is why it is a designated trout That is why it is a designated trout
• beneficiaries beneficiaries of<04:25:00.239><c> this,</c><04:25:00.720><c> I</c><04:25:00.960><c> would

Committee: House Ways and Means