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• Our first testifier is joining us remotely. Um, it looks like Sarah Florky is with us.
• Our first testifier is<00:02:23.120> joining<00:02:23.480> us<00:02:23.720> remotely
• <00:02:24.960> Um,<00:02:25.440> it<00:02:25.640> looks is joining us remotely
• Um, it looks is joining us remotely.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Gander. Present. Gander present.
• [Music] The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely.
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Gander votes aye.
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Gander votes aye.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:44:35.760> and<00:44:36.000> voters<00:44:36.319> were election workers
• And it's for these people that are doing this remotely and they have provided you contact information
• And it's for these people that are doing this remotely and they have provided you contact information
• Um, he also says that very few election workers are handwriting elections.
• Um, he also says that very few election workers are handwriting elections.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• REMOTE AGREEMENTS WERE NOT ALWAYS EXECUTED. CONTROLS NEEDED TO BE ENHANCED OVER PERSONNEL TRAVEL.
• HAVE A FINDING RELATED TO TRAVEL EXPENDITURES AND WE HAD A FINDING RELATED TO THEY DID NOT EXECUTE REMOTE
• AGREEMENTS OR SOME OF THE STAFF THAT WERE WORKING REMOTELY. >> Rep.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• [Music] e for e The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely.
• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander votes no.
• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander votes no.
• remotely remotely Gander<00:39:39.520> Gander<00:39:40.000> votes<00:39:40.640> nay
• The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander, go ahead.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ' Compensation Fund, which is required by federal statute to pay workers' compensation, is available
• This is both represents increases to the eligibility workers. workers rate and also to funding applications
• We talk about the need for workers, the need for workers, but we don't want We don't want to recognize
• God bless him that his son is being taken care of by IHSS workers.
• So hopefully, please do not cut Medi-Cal or Medicare or the hours for IHSS workers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That's not remotely what I'm saying.
• We've got laws on the books addressing behavior by correctional workers.
• This is just about offenses directed towards the correctional workers.
• Not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately... ...towards the correctional workers
• This is not saying that correctional workers never act inappropriately.

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• The following members intend to vote from a remote location pursuant to Rule 40.7: Senators Carlson,
• I carry this repealer with respect for every worker who fought for their rights during the United Farm
• The message from today's workers and leaders is clear.
• <00:11:08.560> and The message from today's workers and The message from today's workers and
• Movement, incredible incredible Worker Movement, incredible incredible movement, movement, movement,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Witness: We can be answering poison calls remotely. Senator Kolkhorst: So from home?
• I serve as a government relations director at the National Association for Social Workers, Texas.
• Now I get what you're thinking: why are there social workers here today? Article 2 is next week.
• Now I get what you're thinking is, why are there social workers here today?
• Now I get what you're thinking is why are there social workers here today? Article 2 is next week.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs. Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS. For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.

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• For example, these dollars help us add extra reading and math interventionists and social workers.
• math interventionist and social workers math interventionist and social workers so<00:12:39.279>
• That's for about 10 paras, three kitchen workers, and a few other support services.
• <01:04:38.520> um<01:04:38.960> three<01:04:39.760> kitchen<01:04:40.359> workers
• c><01:04:41.359> and<01:04:41.880> um<01:04:42.079> a peras um three kitchen workers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the judges, who have a relationship because of the churn of the frequent they get to know the DHS worker
• office who've been churned up and disrupted because, perhaps, it's because there are too few DHS workers
• There are certain factors that the committee would look at, like just the vacancy openings, the remoteness

Keywords: 914, all

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• They are jobs that provide opportunities for those who are underemployed or student workers who need
• one of the major challenges in forestry is transportation costs. ...A lot of thinning is done in remote
• It works for that company to use workers who are not from the U.S.

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• COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 1150, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS
• This most remote amount of time to what amount of time? Senator Martin? It moves it from one year.
• The workers and family members in our state at large deal with the mental health components of those

Bills: SCR46, SB31, SB39, SB227, SB330, SB401, SB407, SB467, SB482, SB500, SB506, SB512, SB527, SB584, SB619, SB636, SB646, SB647, SB648, SB659, SB663, SB715, SB732, SB758, SB801, SB816, SB847, SB870, SB884, SB1020, SB1055, SB1065, SB1137, SB1169, SB1181, SB1283, SB1383, SB1395, SB1410, SB1433, SB1490, SB1558, SB1574, SB1626, SB1666, SB1718, SB1727, SB1756, SB1757, SB1845, SB1924, SB1964, SB1972, SB2018, SB2031, SB2075, SB2076, SB2080, SB2111, SB2117, SB2154, SB2161, SB2173, SB2206, SB2225, SB2253, SB2268, SB2314, SB2322, SB2351, SB2371, SB2476, SB2533, SB2540, SB2570, SB2589, SB2623, SB2658, SB2660, SB2692, SB2693, SB2717, SB2722, SB2753, SB2779, SB2877, SB2880, SB2900, SB2920, SB3031, HJR4, SB5, SB260, SB1786, SJR3, SJR18, SB1, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR84, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR46, SCR48, SCR19, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1433, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB529, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1924, SB2253, SB2018, SB2206, SB584, SB1085, SB1490, SB2314, SB2046, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB1524, SB1137, SB636, SB2056, SB1558, SB884, SB227, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2681, SB2200, SB2199, SB1757, SB2050, SB2458, SB2201, SB1055, SB2660, SB2662, SB1065, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB648, SB647, SB512, SB1721, SB2268, SB2366, SB1013, SB2692, SB2570, SB2797, SB2111, SB2371, SB2383, SB646, SB1169, SB1754, SB1718, SB2779, SB2004, SB1756, SB2119, SB527, SB2322, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB407, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB3031, SB2877, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2920, SB2929, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB2742, SB2595, SB2217, SB2117, SB715, SB2330, SB1964, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB2001, SB2080, SB2722, SB506, SB2514, SB2623, SB2658, SB1574, SB2900, SB2753, SB2398, SB401, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB467, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB2031, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, SB31, SB2880, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB2351, SB410, SB659, SB816, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB482, SB456, SB127, SB1666, SB2843, SB2801, SB800, SB2055, SB784, SB2986, SB735, SB1012, SB324, SB2926, SB2938, SB2007, SB2138, SB1242, HJR4, HB135, HB 1109, SCR30, SCR3, SB2615, SB1049, SB2310, SB1224, SB2972, SB1568, SB2841, SB2885, SB3016, SB2858, SB2610, SB2139, SB1856, SB2035, SB2308, SB2306, SB2041, SB1528, SB1681, SB1141, SB2401, SB2530, SB2375, SB547, SB1266, SB1373, SB1467, SB2069, SB2269, SB2480, SB2544, SB672, SB904, SB2695, SB2891, SB2422, SB2543, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB2925, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB457, SB2357, HCR35, HCR64, SB227, SB401, SB512, SB527, SB648, SB1490, SB1558, SB1574, SB1626, SB1756, SB1924, SB1964, SB2018, SB2031, SB2111, SB2117, SB2206, SB2570, SB2658, SB2692, SB2900, SB3031, SB407, SB1395, SB1433, SB1718, SB2322, SB2877, SR453, SR461, SJR86, SB3060, SB3061, HB18, HB26, HB36, HB37, HB48, HB 126, HB150, HB252, HB503, HB517, HB581, HB742, HB754, HB972, HB 1024, HB 1041, HB 1089, HB1442, HB1562, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1696, HB1718, HB1732, HB1741, HB2103, HB2216, HB2733, HB2884, HB2986, HB3700, SB1888, SJR86, SB3060, SB3061, HB18, HB26, HB36, HB37, HB48, HB 126, HB150, HB252, HB503, HB517, HB581, HB742, HB754, HB972, HB 1024, HB 1041, HB 1089, HB1442, HB1562, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1696, HB1718, HB1732, HB1741, HB2103, HB2216, HB2733, HB2884, HB2986, HB3700, SB1888

Keywords: Texas beef, cattle industry, agricultural heritage, Texas strip steak, economic growth, SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability

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• close to tree limbs, contacted the. local utility company, and within 45 minutes they were able to remotely
• After witnessing the devastation caused by this fire, I worked for state workers to develop a way for
• Also, workers' comp insurance is entitled to segregation.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• Or my former co-worker whose life ended in horrific violence after being shot and then dismembered?
• Or my former co-worker<02:36:34.080> whose<02:36:34.399> life<02:36:34.800> ended
• ><02:36:35.280> in<02:36:35.520> horrific co-worker whose life ended in horrific co-worker
• Each left<02:37:01.200> families,<02:37:02.000> friends,<02:37:02.720> co-workers,
• c><02:37:03.439> and left families, friends, co-workers, and left families, friends, co-workers

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules so House File 5140 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and placed on passage. Representative Long and Representative Greenman argued the bill was an urgent, comprehensive gun violence prevention package that had already passed the Senate and should be acted on immediately in response to recent shootings, including Annunciation School, Burnsville, and Accent Signage. They said families, students, survivors, doctors, and community members had been pressing legislators to act, and Greenman described the bill as including mental health, intervention, anonymous threat reporting, bans on weapons of war, ghost guns, and binary triggers. Representative Heintzeman opposed the urgency motion and focused on specific bill language, arguing that parts of the proposal were unclear or overly broad. He questioned whether the language on protruding grips would effectively ban all handguns, whether the penalties section could turn lawful gun owners into felons for possessing multiple noncompliant items, and whether the firearms assembly language could criminalize routine cleaning and reassembly of guns. He said these issues should have been addressed in committee and argued members needed clearer answers before voting on urgency. Greenman responded that the language was intended to target additional protruding grips, not ordinary handgun grips, and said she was willing to adopt an amendment to clarify that point. On the penalties and assembly questions, she said the bill was aimed at certifying existing weapons, banning ghost guns, and preventing harm, and repeatedly urged members to vote for the urgency motion so the full bill could be considered. The exchange remained focused on the motion to suspend the rules and on the substance of the gun violence prevention package; no final vote or other action is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• For those online, if you are remote, please use the raise hand feature if you have questions or wish
• And then for those here you're remote.
• We'll go remote folks this time first.
• We'll go remote folks this time first.
• And then whether the preference is to be remote, fully remote, or hybrid like it was today, or all in

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting was the first session of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Electricity as a Vehicle Fuel Working Group. Commissioner Nancy Doenberger opened with introductions from members representing state agencies, legislators, utilities, local governments, industry groups, advocacy organizations, and others. The group then elected its leadership: Senator Anne Johnson Stewart was nominated and unanimously elected chair, and Representative Steve Elkins was nominated and unanimously elected vice chair. Senator Johnson Stewart said she would ensure all viewpoints are heard and asked MnDOT to continue running the meeting for practical reasons. Austin Turman of the Legislative Coordinating Commission reviewed the authorizing legislation. He explained that the working group must analyze electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, develop a roadmap with policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding consistent with the Minnesota Constitution, and study other states’ approaches to equitable fuel assessment methods for electric vehicles. The group’s report is due February 13 and will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. Turman also briefly reviewed open meeting law requirements, noting the group must operate publicly when a quorum discusses official business, though public comment is not required. Members then discussed the purpose of the group and the need to find a fair replacement or supplement for declining gas tax revenue as EVs increase. Senator Johnson Stewart emphasized balancing system funding needs with user-based fairness, including differences in vehicle weight and road use. Representative Murphy stressed the need to consider rural Minnesota, taxpayer impacts, and current science, including climate and CO2 issues. Drive Electric Minnesota said EV drivers should pay their fair share and not be overburdened, while the Department of Revenue said it wants to administer the new EV charging-station tax fairly. A trucking representative highlighted that passenger vehicles and freight vehicles have very different operating and charging needs, suggesting the group consider those differences in any fee structure.

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• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Davids votes aye.
• [Music] The clerk will call on the member participating remotely. Davids votes no.
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely: Davids.
• remotely remotely Davids<00:41:47.520> David<00:41:47.920> votes<00:41:48.319> no
• The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely: Davids.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• actually a landing strip for these hobby guys, you know, these really expensive planes that you fly remotely
• planes that you these really expensive planes that you you<00:15:29.760> fly<00:15:30.560> remotely
• It's<00:15:31.760> a<00:15:31.920> landing<00:15:32.480> strip you fly remotely
• It's a landing strip you fly remotely.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• FIRST TOPIC WE HAVE WITH US DAN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE POLICY FOR DATA CENTER COALITION ON REMOTELY
• WE HAVE CEE JAY MEYER THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR CLL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REMOTELY
• DIORIO WHO IS REMOTE. >> CAN YOU SEE ME? >> Chair: YES WE CAN SEE YOU. >> GOOD MORNING.
• SOLUTIONS SUPPORTED BY AI HELP ENABLE VIRTUAL CARE AND EXTEND THE MEDICAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS IN REMOTE

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• in person and sometimes using remote in person and sometimes using remote voting<01:21:22.960>
• The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Hussein. Yes. Hussein votes aye.
• The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Hussein? Go ahead.
• The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Hussein, I. One more time.
• The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Hussein. Okay, go ahead.

Keywords: 1183, house