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• Then the provider provides the services.
• And after the services are provided, after that month of service, then the provider bills the state.
• We want to improve the customer service, not only procedures, staff training.
• So DCYF partners with Which is at the Department of Social and Health Services.
• It could be intentional overclaiming of services.

Bills: SB5952 , SB5961 , SB5969 , SB5841 , SB5943

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: physical education, school districts, student requirements, education policy, high school, early literacy, childhood literacy, book distribution, Imagination Library, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, preschool, pre-K, reading readiness, school readiness, birth to age five, young children, nonprofit contract, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, DCYF

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• And quite frankly, the concern with some of these smaller... or cities that provide services, basic services
• You're going to have to reduce services.
• services draw from surrounding counties.
• For a city like Galveston, we have core services. That's it—core services and our infrastructure.
• The absorption of these services costs us about 1.5% of our general services budget.

Bills: HB26 , HB73 , SB 14 , HB46

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB34 , SB18

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance met in the second special session and considered a series of bills, mostly related to flood response, water infrastructure, taxation, school accountability, property fraud, and legislative procedure. Senator Zaffirini presented SB 18 on TCEQ permit exemptions for certain erosion, floodwater, and sediment control dams or reservoirs; Senator Perry presented SB 2 on flood relief preparedness, SB 14 on credit impact fees and water supply/conservation incentives, and SB 5 on Hill Country relief funding; Senator Bettencourt presented SB 3 on early warning flood sirens, SB 9 on replacing STAAR with three annual tests and strengthening A-F accountability, and SB 10 on lowering the rollback tax rate from 3.5% to 2.5%; Senator West presented SB 16 on property transaction ID requirements and new real property theft/fraud offenses; and Chair Huffman laid out SB 34, which changes legislative witness immunity rules from transactional immunity to testimonial immunity consistent with federal law. The committee also heard brief explanations that several bills were the same as versions previously passed by the Senate or committee, and there was limited public testimony, with no witnesses on most bills and only position cards on SB 16. Senator West raised a concern on SB 10 about a possible carve-out for police pay raises, but Senator Bettencourt said no change would be made at that time. For SB 34, Chair Huffman explained the bill would still allow compelled testimony before the legislature but would no longer provide blanket immunity, while preserving the right to counsel. The committee voted favorably on all bills considered. SB 18, SB 2, SB 14, SB 3, SB 16, SB 5, and SB 34 were reported out unanimously or near-unanimously, while SB 9 passed 10-1 and SB 10 passed 8-3. At the end of the meeting, Senator West requested to be shown voting nay on SB 9, and the chair granted unanimous consent. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• I bring 22 years of military service where I also served on Operation Lone Star as an officer.
• More peace officers on the streets equate to better service for the community, safer communities, and
• I'm advocating for officers that have 20 years of service, then they retire, and they...
• House Bill 5622 by Chairman Wilson includes military veterans and military service members as well as
• Thank you for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 3420 relating to mental health policies and services

Bills: HB 1065 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB3009 , HB3420 , HB3626 , HB3649 , HB4956 , HB4993 , HB5293 , HB5308 , HB5528 , HCR118 , SB36 , HB4023 , SB 36

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense, registration, public safety, violent offenses, criminal database, Department of Public Safety

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• Do they represent themselves to somebody else doing the same services?
• service.
• Services members and units for outstanding fitness performance.
• First, Colonel, thank you for your service.
• The demand for these services exceeds available capacity.

Bills: SB 36 , HB 1065 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB3009 , HB3420 , HB3626 , HB3649 , HB4956 , HB4993 , HB5293 , HB5308 , HB5528 , HCR118 , SB36 , HB4023

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax, employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense

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• Okay, but currently they can provide that service, but they don't have to. That is correct.
• But if they're doing it just to get out of jury service, it's a problem.
• Oftentimes, issues that arise can be addressed and the poll watcher can continue service.
• Oftentimes, issues that arise can be addressed, and the poll watcher can continue service.
• However, sometimes a poll watcher is removed from service.

Bills: HB1968 , HB2279 , HB2739 , HB2803 , HB3909 , HB3918 , HB4253 , HB4475 , HB5115 , HB5430

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

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• Under current law, the Health and Human Services Commission oversees Texas mental health programs for
• Officer or a peer service coordinator.
• I'll paint the picture: a service member is deployed overseas. I'll paint the picture.
• Service members are deployed overseas.
• They're also supposed to, as Senator said, run the Service Member Civil Relief Act search.

Bills: SB2007 , SB2104 , SB2543 , SB2545 , SB2926 , SB2938

Committee: Senate Veteran Affairs

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.

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• Postal Service. To the adoption of the committee substitute, the Chair hears none.
• Health and Human Services, Texas Workforce Commission, Department of Public Safety, Department of Aging
• and Disability Services, Public Libraries, and Marriage License Offices, to name a few.
• The NVRA also requires that Health and Human Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services
• For their services, the Federal Higher Education Act requires universities to distribute voter registration

Bills: HB304 , HB401 , HB556 , HB1475 , HB1489 , HB2259 , HB2424 , HB2773 , HB2811 , HB3323 , HB304

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• For health and human services, we maintain, we assume the continuation of CalAIM.
• one is what we call for marketplace facilitators, and it proposes requiring third-party delivery services
• I plan to focus mostly on what our office thinks are the main risks facing the state budget. and services
• However, fee-for-service rates for hospitals haven't been increased in 15 years, and now hospitals, as
• We could eliminate everything except for K-12 and health and human services, and we still would not be

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Those services are used every day in communities across the state.
• We are also supporting the long-term viability of this service. Thank you. Thank you, and Mr.
• It was not a housing program; it was a Department of Human Services program.
• GRUENHAGEN IT IS NOT IT WAS NOT A HOUSING PROGRAM IT WAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM.
• Housing and MMB, the debt service would be $1 million in...

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the childcare large grant programs the childcare development<00:34:04.559><c> fund</c><00:34:05.039>
• Things like the services to motans.
• , mental health services.
• Talk about efficient services.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules and Administration Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability met on February 20, 2026, to hear from Minnesota Management and Budget State Budget Director Anna Mingi about federal funding changes affecting the state budget. Before testimony began, Senator Rasmusson objected to a draft committee report that had been prepared in advance of the hearing, arguing it was inappropriate to summarize testimony before it occurred. The chair responded that nonpartisan staff had prepared the draft from Mingi’s submitted presentation and could revise it after the hearing if needed. Director Mingi explained that federal dollars make up more than one-third of state spending and support about 650 federal awards totaling over $23 billion this year, with more than $15 billion supporting state entitlement programs. She said the federal funding environment had changed significantly since January 2025 through executive orders, pauses, terminations, new grant conditions, delayed awards, and the July 2025 passage of H.R. 1, the federal reconciliation bill. Her main focus was H.R. 1’s effects on health care and food assistance, including work requirements for some adults, changes to eligibility for legal non-citizens, limits on retroactive Medicaid coverage and directed payments, new limits on provider taxes, and SNAP changes that shift some benefit and administrative costs to the state and counties. She estimated H.R. 1 would reduce federal funds to state-administered programs by about $327 million in the current biennium and $1.6 billion in the next, with additional costs to hospitals, counties, and other partners beyond the budget horizon. Members asked follow-up questions about whether the estimates were relative to the forecast and whether federal Medicaid funding would still rise over time. Mingi said the estimates were based on the November forecast baseline and that Medicaid federal dollars would likely continue growing overall, though the law still creates significant losses relative to prior projections. Senator Rasmusson emphasized that point in remarks to the committee. The discussion then shifted to federal grant pauses and cancellations: MMB’s tracker showed about six awards on hold totaling roughly $491 million, 13 confirmed cancellations across areas including clean energy, education, food assistance, and public health, and additional threatened or litigated cuts not included in those totals. Mingi identified two canceled violence-prevention-related grants, including a FEMA public safety grant and a justice reinvestment grant, and noted that CDC had recently moved to cancel or seek cancellation of several Minnesota public health grants, including a $65 million public health infrastructure award.

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• service is heavy.
• Drinker became an innovator service, Mr. Drinker became an innovator service, Mr.
• The services by Chilton County 911. The services by Chilton County 911.
• And so, this bill here is services. And so, this bill here is services.
• They going to get city services and going to get city services and going to get city services and everything

Bills: HJR 1 , HB 9 , HB 21 , HB 26 , HB 30 , HB 37 , HB 116 , HB 630 , HB 879 , HB 913 , HB 1151 , HB 1318 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 2703 , HB 2809 , HB 2890 , HB 2970 , HB 3307 , HB 3526 , HB 5092 , SB 128 , SB 203 , SB 317 , SB 393 , SB 397 , SB 644 , SB 731 , SB 801 , SB 913 , SB 1071 , SB 1073 , SB 1086 , SB 1087 , SB 1232 , SB 1250 , SB 1262 , SB 1285 , SB 1310 , SB 1359 , SB 1444 , SB 1483 , SB 1705 , SB 1782 , SB 1861 , SB 1897 , SB 1944 , SB 2023 , SB 2043 , SB 2082 , SB 2133 , SB 2215 , SB 2297 , SB 2298 , SB 2309 , SB 2532 , SB 2549 , SB 2566 , SB 2617 , SB 2619 , SB 2639 , SB 2688 , SB 2696 , SB 2717 , SB 2790 , SB 2841 , SB 2847 , SB 2850 , SB 2857 , SB 2891 , SB 2919 , SB 2928 , SB 2972 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 1 , SB 260 , SB 1506 , SB 1637 , HB 37 , HB 109 , HB 334 , HB 1130 , HB 1238 , HB 1327 , HB 1610 , HB 1615 , HB 1620 , HB 1689 , HB 2081 , HB 2809 , HB 2884 , HB 2890 , HB 4215 , HB 5092 , HCR 7 , HCR 75 , HCR 86 , HCR 92 , HCR 93 , HCR 126 , SB 644 , SB 1086 , SB 1230 , SB 1310 , SB 1361 , SB 1553 , SB 1778 , SB 1790 , SB 2344 , SB 2460 , SB 2515 , SB 2600 , SB 2747 , SB 2751 , SB 2785 , SB 2790 , SB 3047 , SB 3048 , SB 3050 , SB 3051 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 3056 , SB 3058 , SB 3061 , HJR 1 , HB 1130 , HB 1689 , HB 2884 , HB 1393 , HB 2559 , HB 26 , HB 3012 , HB 1327 , HB 109 , HB 1238 , HB 2890 , HB 9 , HB 4215 , HB 2970 , HB 37 , HB 1899 , HB 1593 , HB 2607 , HB 3526 , HB 3810 , HB 5092 , HB 388 , HB 2809 , HB 1151 , HB 913 , HB 3307 , HB 879 , HB 116 , HB 12 , HB 2703 , HB 1610 , HB 1615 , HB 1620 , HB 30 , HB 21 , HB 2712 , HB 2692 , HB 1633 , HB 1318 , HB 685 , HB 630 , HB 4753 , HB 2742 , HB 303 , HB 198 , HB 1535 , HB 762 , HB 148 , HB 1520 , HB 5061 , HB 2286 , HB 1606 , HB 1041 , HB 132 , HB 11 , HCR 7 , HCR 75 , HCR 86 , HCR 92 , HCR 93 , HCR 126 , SJR 36 , SJR 50 , SJR 63 , SCR 12 , SCR 39 , SB 2023 , SB 1310 , SB 2972 , SB 1073 , SB 2847 , SB 2532 , SB 2619 , SB 62 , SB 666 , SB 847 , SB 284 , SB 854 , SB 810 , SB 1505 , SB 583 , SB 507 , SB 1434 , SB 1772 , SB 2016 , SB 1122 , SB 731 , SB 397 , SB 508 , SB 1436 , SB 287 , SB 1882 , SB 393 , SB 1791 , SB 209 , SB 2429 , SB 511 , SB 2309 , SB 1085 , SB 1975 , SB 2717 , SB 1262 , SB 636 , SB 2056 , SB 884 , SB 1200 , SB 1845 , SB 2458 , SB 801 , SB 3014 , SB 3013 , SB 758 , SB 2797 , SB 2076 , SB 2876 , SB 1640 , SB 1449 , SB 1181 , SB 1359 , SB 1234 , SB 2926 , SB 2841 , SB 1528 , SB 2891 , SB 1854 , SB 317 , SB 1250 , SB 2082 , SB 1285 , SB 1237 , SB 2819 , SB 629 , SB 2608 , SB 1602 , SB 2009 , SB 2460 , SB 867 , SB 640 , SB 1698 , SB 2680 , SB 2994 , SB 2747 , SB 913 , SB 1071 , SB 1086 , SB 1087 , SB 1483 , SB 1444 , SB 1553 , SB 1556 , SB 1703 , SB 2133 , SB 2297 , SB 2298 , SB 2622 , SB 2955 , SB 2334 , SB 1861 , SB 2043 , SB 1367 , SB 2857 , SB 128 , SB 3058 , SB 2044 , SB 2363 , SB 2565 , SB 1888 , SB 3048 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 3036 , SB 3057 , SB 3056 , SB 3043 , SB 3050 , SB 3063 , SB 3035 , SB 1790 , SB 1778 , SB 203 , SB 3061 , SB 2799 , SB 2790 , SB 2688 , SB 2515 , SB 1230 , SB 2522 , SB 2639 , SB 2459 , SB 3051 , SB 2655 , SB 2251 , SB 1884 , SB 2617 , SB 2751 , SB 2928 , SB 2566 , SB 1897 , SB 1749 , SB 1361 , SB 2549 , SB 2553 , SB 2919 , SB 1782 , SB 1705 , SB 2696 , SB 1944 , SB 2215 , SB 644 , SB 1232 , SB 2850 , HB 45 , HB 48 , HB 1261 , HB 1465 , HB 1778 , HB 2596 , HB 5238 , HB 33 , HB 1188 , HB 210 , HB 1022 , HB 1458 , HB 5560 , HB 1240 , HB 1950 , HB 2027 , HB 2768 , HB 2788 , HB 2791 , HB 3146 , HB 3698 , HB 3699 , HB 1893 , HB 3700 , HB 4850 , HB 4187 , HB 1397 , HB 4885 , HB 4804 , HB 3751 , HB 3611 , HB 2775 , HB 2061 , HB 2003 , HB 1729 , HB 1242 , HB 791 , HB 2029 , HB 647 , HB 2522 , HB 4738 , HB 3033 , HB 3594 , HB 3474 , HB 2563 , HB 2802 , HCR 90 , SJR 87 , SB 2969 , SB 3073 , SB 2497 , SB 1798 , SB 2603 , SB 2607 , SB 781 , SJR 34 , SB 17 , SB 314 , SB 455 , SB 509 , SB 529 , SB 541 , SB 693 , SB 761 , SB 963 , SB 1023 , SB 1968 , SB 2122 , SB 2308 , SB 2371 , SB 2420 , SB 2544 , SJR 87 , SB 1285 , SB 1359 , SB 2857 , SB 3073 , HJR 1 , HB 9 , HB 21 , HB 116 , HB 913 , HB 1151 , HB 1899 , HB 2970 , HB 3307 , SB 1073 , SB 1310 , SB 2532 , SB 2619 , SB 2847 , SB 2972 , SB 128 , SB 2043 , SR 393 , SR 511 , SR 518 , SR 520 , SB 314 , SB 455 , SB 761 , SB 1023 , SB 2122 , SB 2371 , SB 2420 , SB 17 , SB 509 , SB 644 , SB 1230 , SB 1361 , SB 1778 , SB 1790 , SB 2460 , SB 2515 , SB 2747 , SB 2751 , SB 2790 , SB 3048 , SB 3050 , SB 3051 , SB 3052 , SB 3053 , SB 3056 , SB 3058 , SB 3061 , HB 37 , HB 109 , HB 1130 , HB 1238 , HB 1327 , HB 1610 , HB 1615 , HB 1620 , HB 1689 , HB 2809 , HB 2884 , HB 2890 , HB 4215 , HB 5092 , HCR 7 , HCR 75 , HCR 86 , HCR 92 , HCR 93 , HCR 126 , SB 1086 , SB 1553 , HJR 182 , HB 4 , HB 24 , HB 46 , HB 101 , HB 146 , HB 170 , HB 214 , HB 305 , HB 426 , HB 549 , HB 551 , HB 594 , HB 722 , HB 824 , HB 1119 , HB 1579 , HB 2215 , HB 2458 , HB 2530 , HB 2674 , HB 2713 , HB 2974 , HB 3015 , HB 3151 , HB 3180 , HB 3221 , HB 3359 , HB 3556 , HB 4088 , HB 4211 , HB 4396 , HB 4413 , HB 4580 , HB 4609 , HB 4864 , HB 5088 , HB 5154 , HB 5263 , HB 2294 , HJR 182 , HB 4 , HB 24 , HB 46 , HB 101 , HB 146 , HB 170 , HB 214 , HB 305 , HB 426 , HB 549 , HB 551 , HB 594 , HB 722 , HB 824 , HB 1119 , HB 1579 , HB 2215 , HB 2458 , HB 2530 , HB 2674 , HB 2713 , HB 2974 , HB 3015 , HB 3151 , HB 3180 , HB 3221 , HB 3359 , HB 3556 , HB 4088 , HB 4211 , HB 4396 , HB 4413 , HB 4580 , HB 4609 , HB 4864 , HB 5088 , HB 5154 , HB 5263 , HB 2294

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief

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• , leadership, To recognize its enduring contributions to higher education, leadership, and public service
• We also, the volunteers contributed 42,000, four hours of volunteer service.
• To commend Louise Cole for more than four decades, a community service camera and parish.
• This is a group that is just anti-public service employees. No teachers have asked for this.
• This is a group that is just anti-public service employees. I am not that.

Bills: SCR59 , SCR70 , HR275 , HR279 , HR282 , HR289 , HR307 , HCR112 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR64 , SB121 , HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HCR117 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , SCR30 , SCR40 , SCR65 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB54 , HB137 , HB321 , HB368 , HB386 , HB414 , HB431 , HB552 , HB555 , HB578 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB638 , HB670 , HB692 , HB707 , HB708 , HB715 , HB718 , HB732 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB796 , HB807 , HB822 , HB848 , HB856 , HB887 , HB888 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1082 , HB1243 , HB1246 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB159 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1126 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1235 , HB1249 , SB259 , SB295 , SB312 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , SB441 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB463 , HB998 , SB197 , SB268 , SB123 , SB276 , SB326 , SB80 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB479 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB42 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB449 , SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.

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• We also, the volunteers contributed 42,000 four hours of volunteer service.
• This is a group that is just anti-public service employees. I am not that.
• This is a group that is just anti-public service employees. I am not that.
• This is a group that is just anti-public-service employees. I am not that.
• George to use third-party administrative services.

Bills: SCR59 , SCR70 , HR275 , HR279 , HR282 , HR289 , HR307 , HCR112 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR64 , SB121 , HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HCR117 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , SCR30 , SCR40 , SCR65 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB54 , HB137 , HB321 , HB368 , HB386 , HB414 , HB431 , HB552 , HB555 , HB578 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB638 , HB670 , HB692 , HB707 , HB708 , HB715 , HB718 , HB732 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB796 , HB807 , HB822 , HB848 , HB856 , HB887 , HB888 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1082 , HB1243 , HB1246 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB159 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1126 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1235 , HB1249 , SB259 , SB295 , SB312 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , SB441 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB463 , HB998 , SB197 , SB268 , SB123 , SB276 , SB326 , SB80 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB479 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB42 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB449 , SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

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• A domestic worker is someone who provides services within a private home, whether that work is cleaning
• We have one of the highest cost of living in the nation, driven by housing, childcare, and health care
• These are wages that allow working families to afford to pay for childcare and build long-term economic

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Our witnesses here today and thank you all for your service.
• Senate Armed Services Committee.
• Service Loan Forgiveness and Tuition Assistance Program, making it easier for service members to get
• member complaints about student loan servicers went up.
• , across all services.

Committees: Senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee , Senate Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Keywords: NDAA, military recruitment, personnel readiness, testimony, military leaders

Summary: The committee meeting focused on pressing issues related to the U.S. military's recruitment and personnel strategies, especially in light of the upcoming NDAA for fiscal year 2026. Chairperson expressed appreciation for the service of witnesses including senior military leaders from different branches, emphasizing the importance of personnel as the backbone of national defense. Discussions revealed concerns regarding the recent lowering of recruitment standards across military branches, which could potentially affect the quality of service members and long-term military readiness. Witnesses were asked to address the implications of these changes on military health and efficiency.

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• TRAINING ADP, AND PRE VOCATIONAL SERVICES.
• SERVICES.
• BASED ON A STUDY CONDUCTED BY ACHA ACTUARIAL SERVICE VENDOR.
• AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS ON SERVICE DELIVERY?
• BE DOING PREVOCATIONAL SERVICES HELPING THEM TO GET JOBS.

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• during wartime or combat service.
• during wartime or combat service.
• Thank you for your service. I'm here on several bills.
• Teachers who have a minimum of 20 years of service to receive creditable service for part-time teaching
• Good afternoon, Chairman Brady, Chairman Ryan, and the Public Service Committee.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of public retirement and municipal health insurance bills. Mass Retirees and the American Federation of Teachers supported House 2890/Senate 1848 on transparency in municipal health insurance, arguing that broker and consultant roles should be clearly defined, commissions disclosed, and dual roles prohibited to reduce conflicts of interest and costs. They also supported House 2799/Senate 1848 on protecting municipal retirees from future premium contribution increases, House 2854 on voting rights for surviving spouses in retirement board elections, and Senate 1917 on updating the definition of veteran for retirement purposes. Committee members discussed whether the veteran definition should simply conform to the federal definition going forward. Educators testified in support of House 2769/Senate 1921, which would allow teachers with at least 20 years of service to buy back creditable service for periods when they worked part-time while raising children. Multiple teachers described the financial and retirement penalties they experienced after stepping down to part-time work for child care, calling the current system inequitable and a “mom tax.” Sponsors and supporters said the bill is intended to correct that disparity and help retain teachers, while one committee member noted it appeared neutral on an actuarial basis. The committee also heard strong support for Senate 1908, which would raise the cap on outside income for public pension recipients, from retired State Police troopers who said the current limit is outdated and unfair to those forced into disability retirement after line-of-duty injuries. Another State Police representative supported House 2910 on state police pensions, citing recruitment and retention problems under current pension rules. In contrast, Hampden County Regional Retirement System officials and the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems opposed House 2745, a bill to restructure the Hampden County system’s governance, arguing it would weaken PERAC oversight and create an unworkable local system. They instead supported House 2813, which would extend the time to fill a vacant fifth member seat on retirement boards. At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to adjourn the hearing.

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• public swimming pools to the 1000-foot list where sex offenders cannot reside, along with schools, childcare
• communicating with, or approaching children Representative Plakon: and being unlawfully present at a childcare

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• certain services.
• He is the first pediatric patient in our state to receive this service.
• Well, look, thank you for your service.
• All this does is the Department of Civil Service is sunsetting.
• So I think I'm paying for those services.

Bills: HR91 , HR92 , HR93 , HCR44 , HR84 , HR85 , HR86 , HR87 , HR88 , HR89 , HR90 , HCR42 , HCR43 , SCR21 , HB483 , HB484 , HB893 , HB1087 , HB1088 , HB1089 , HB1090 , HB1091 , HB1092 , HB1093 , HB1094 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1097 , HB1098 , HB1099 , HB1100 , HB1101 , HB1102 , HB1103 , HB1104 , HB1105 , HB1106 , HB1107 , HB1108 , HB1109 , HB1110 , HB1111 , HB1112 , HB1113 , HB1114 , HB1116 , HB1117 , HB1118 , HB1119 , HB1120 , HB1121 , HB1122 , HB1123 , HB1124 , HB1125 , HB1126 , HB1127 , HB1128 , HB1129 , HB1130 , HB1131 , HB1132 , HB1133 , HB1134 , HB1135 , HB1136 , HB1137 , HB1138 , HB1139 , HB1140 , HB1141 , HB1142 , HB1143 , HB1144 , HB1145 , HB1146 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1149 , HB1150 , HB1151 , HB1152 , HB1153 , HB1154 , HB1155 , HB1156 , HB1157 , HB1158 , HB1159 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1163 , HB1164 , HB1165 , HB1166 , HB1167 , HB1168 , HB1169 , HB1170 , HB1171 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1178 , HB1179 , HB1180 , HB1181 , HB1182 , HB1183 , HB1184 , HB1185 , HB1186 , HB1187 , HB1188 , HB1189 , HB1190 , HB1191 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1195 , HB1196 , HB1197 , HB1198 , HB1199 , HB1200 , HB1201 , HB1202 , HB1203 , HB1204 , HB1205 , HB1206 , HB1207 , HB1208 , HB1209 , HB1210 , HB1211 , HB1212 , HB1213 , HB1214 , HB1215 , HB1216 , HB1217 , HB1218 , HB1219 , HB1220 , HB1221 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1225 , HB1226 , HB1227 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HB1230 , HB1231 , SB1 , SB54 , SB82 , SB87 , SB92 , SB93 , SB99 , SB104 , SB113 , SB114 , SB115 , SB123 , SB129 , SB133 , SB161 , SB162 , SB224 , SB236 , SB275 , SB280 , SB289 , SB305 , SB310 , SB325 , SB330 , SB339 , SB350 , SB359 , SB382 , SB410 , SB412 , HCR10 , HB54 , HB55 , HB67 , HB73 , HB125 , HB133 , HB158 , HB168 , HB169 , HB191 , HB195 , HB205 , HB225 , HB245 , HB280 , HB283 , HB296 , HB319 , HB325 , HB339 , HB399 , HB407 , HB448 , HB482 , HB550 , HB591 , HB821 , HB826 , HB992 , HB995 , HB1085 , HB1086 , HR15 , HR20 , HCR14 , HCR6 , HCR19 , HB861 , HB889 , HB904 , HB907 , HB908 , HB929 , HB1009 , HB13 , HB23 , HB25 , HB32 , HB41 , HB90 , HB120 , HB121 , HB122 , HB127 , HB138 , HB139 , HB141 , HB179 , HB187 , HB213 , HB247 , HB286 , HB332 , HB344 , HB357 , HB367 , HB370 , HB462 , HB505 , HB527 , HB537 , HB605 , HB680 , HB681 , HB725 , HB780 , HB782 , HB847 , HB892 , HB911 , HB916 , HB1012 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB217 , HB220 , HB254 , HB259 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB360 , HB382 , HB401 , HB410 , HB417 , HB463 , HB575 , HB592 , HB718 , HB723 , HB750 , HB755 , HB776 , HB812 , HB844 , HB882 , HB888 , HB961 , HB966 , HB980 , HB228 , HB289 , HB735 , HB796 , HB284 , HB301 , HB722 , HB468 , HB546 , HB746 , HB842 , HB923 , HB46 , HB166 , HB349 , HB352 , HB436 , HB588 , HB140 , HB429 , HB827 , HB953 , HB901 , HB9 , HB52 , HB58 , HB193 , HB400 , HB570 , HB577 , HB582 , HB733 , HB747 , HB868 , HB952

Keywords: Tulane University, education, research, economic impact, healthcare, Louisiana, condolences, memorial, community service, faith, legacy, centenarian, tribute, honor, longevity, philanthropy, youth leadership, fundraising, nonprofits, physical therapy