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• Currently, when the legislature allocates funding for local airports, recipients are often required to
• contribute additional matching funds, resources they typically do not have, especially in sports.
• Currently, when the legislature allocates funding for local airports, recipients are often required to
• contribute additional matching funds, resources they typically do not have, especially in sports.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• First, our resources to improve license processing in the amount of $390,000.
• . ...necessary to support the department's IT systems and resources.
• The first recommendation is $15.1 million and one full-time position for our marketing resources.
• We simply don’t have the staff and resources to handle this increase.
• What was the amount last year that we allocated for My Safe Florida Home? Go ahead. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first took up confirmation of five water management district appointees: Ted Everett and Jerome Pate to the Northwest Florida Water Management District, Michael Romano to the Big Cypress Basin Board of the South Florida Water Management District, and Paul Bissfam, John Hall, and Virginia Johns to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Senator McClain moved confirmation, the roll was called, and the committee recommended all appointees favorably. Members then received the Governor’s Florida First budget presentations for environmental agencies. The environmental package totaled about $5.8 billion and emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, resilience, land conservation, state parks, hazardous waste cleanup, wildlife management, wildfire response, and citrus support. DEP highlighted more than $1.4 billion for water resources, including $810 million for Everglades restoration, $202 million for Resilient Florida, $150 million for Florida Forever, $70 million for state parks, and $221 million for contamination cleanup. FWC, Agriculture, and Citrus funding priorities were also outlined. Members asked about Florida Forever funding, state park wastewater and septic needs, a reduction at the Florida Wildlife Research Institute, and beach renourishment funding for storm damage. The committee also heard the General Government portion of the budget, which totaled about $2.9 billion and covered DBPR, Lottery, Financial Services, Management Services, Revenue, PERC, and the Gaming Control Commission. DBPR requested funds for license processing, an animal abuse hotline, fleet replacement, and IT retention. FGCC sought new enforcement squads and an IT licensing/enforcement system. The Lottery proposed marketing, retail engagement, IT, and retention funding. DMS emphasized building modernization, fleet telematics, 911 and radio upgrades, cybersecurity, a local government cybersecurity grant program, and data interoperability. PERC described a sharp increase in labor cases and elections after SB 256 and requested staffing, election administration, and hearing officer pay increases. DFS highlighted My Safe Florida Home, fire marshal and first responder support, financial investigations, and gold and silver legal tender implementation. Revenue requested operational and IT funding and support for fiscally constrained counties. Questions focused on DBPR’s condo and HOA initiatives, cybersecurity grant reductions, and the My Safe Florida Home program’s abandoned grants and matching requirements. No additional votes were taken, and the committee adjourned.

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• /c><00:35:27.920> Minnesota resources specialist with the Minnesota resources specialist with
• Resources to enforce. Resources to enforce.
• resources. Thank you. Thank you. resources. Thank you. Thank you.
• water resources for future generations. water resources for future generations.
• <01:58:38.440> Thank Minnesota's natural resources. Thank Minnesota's natural resources.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:01:17.119> Your<01:01:17.440> job because we have the resources."
• Your job because we have the resources."
• Maintaining a parallel system requires significant time and resources.
• The ayes have it. 31 is adopted. significant time and resources.
• And over significant time and resources.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the February 20, 2026 journal, and then moved into Committee of the Whole for second reading of bills on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 85, concerning military protection orders in domestic violence cases, and Senate Bill 25, concerning land survey monumentation, were both adopted on the consent calendar and later reported out as amended and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The chamber also briefly recognized the Denver Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and welcomed a visiting family member of a sergeant during moments of personal privilege. The committee then took up Senate Bill 5, which creates a state court remedy for violations of federal constitutional rights during immigration enforcement. Senators Weissman and Gonzalez supported the bill, arguing it is meant to protect constitutional rights and provide a civil remedy when those rights are violated. Senator Gonzalez urged a strong vote in favor, while Senator Weissman explained the bill’s scope and later supported amendments as technical or clarifying changes. Two amendments to SB 5 were debated at length and both were defeated. Amendment L004, offered by Senator Baisley, would have required that a violation be done “knowingly and intentionally”; supporters argued it would add fairness and guard against frivolous claims, while opponents said it would raise the burden for injured people and was unnecessary because the bill already concerns federal constitutional rights. Amendment L005, offered by Senator Lon, would have barred claims where the plaintiff provoked the conduct; supporters said it would protect self-defense and limit abuse of the bill, while opponents called it victim-blaming and said it would undermine accountability. Both amendments failed on voice votes, and debate on the bill continued.

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• We are very often able to quickly throw field resources at the problem.
• resources based on evolving local needs.
• resources from police budgets.
• who is not able to have the same resource.
• And resources in their lifetime. SB 2196 amends.

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

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• So, these funds will be allocated to each one of these stations so they can quit spending some of the
• They cost our agencies a great deal of time. unlimited resources and unlimited unlimited resources and
• law and we give all the needed resources law and we give all the needed resources to<01:00:07.160
• This bill does create an allocation for the Attorney General's office.
• > the<01:10:38.600> Attorney additional resources to the Attorney additional resources

Bills: HF3455, HF3936, HF3860, HF3656, HF4060

Keywords: public television, funding, Minnesota, operations, appropriation, cybersecurity, state government, legislative commission, extension, technology, civil law enforcement, attorney general, record custody, government transparency, legal services, 1183, house

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• Of course, agriculture and natural resources, those are.
• We're getting more out of the same resources that we've used in the past, and again that comes from the
• We need to maintain agricultural productivity, but at the same time conserve those water resources.
• So if you need more resources for that, I would like to advocate.
• Agriculture and natural resources, and 4H youth education are always going to be, you know, our focus

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• In doing so, the bill will allow our regulators to focus resources and personnel in critical areas such
• <00:19:59.080> and Regulators to focus resources and Regulators to focus resources and Personnel
• You figure they would come in and ask us for these resources themselves, right?
• themselves right okay thanks resources themselves right okay thanks CH<00:27:14.080> chair<00
• There are 15 positions that are allocated currently.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several insurance and condominium-related bills. SB 1137 would require insurers to notify policyholders of approved rate changes within 30 days and at least 30 days before the effective date. The Insurance Division supported the bill, while testimony focused on condominium master policies and whether the notice period would be enough for associations to respond to rate increases. The division said the bill would mainly affect admitted carriers, not surplus lines insurers that write many condominium master policies, and warned against limiting the nonadmitted market. SB 293, requiring sellers to disclose when USPS cannot deliver mail or packages to a residential property, was also heard with HAAI Realtors commenting. SB 752 would extend notice periods for cancellation or nonrenewal of property-casualty policies; the Attorney General’s Office raised concerns about contractual impairment and retroactive application. The committee also heard SB 575, which would allow authorized insurers to offer building and hurricane damage coverage for condominium buildings at a lower rate than prior surplus lines coverage. The Insurance Division stood on written testimony, and a condominium owner urged amendments to require a membership vote before such coverage changes, citing concerns about condominium self-governance. SP 1046 would require managing agents to notify unit owners and the Real Estate Commission when a condominium association fails budget and reserve reporting requirements. The Real Estate Commission said the bill was administratively workable as drafted but noted ambiguity over who counts as the “managing agent”; several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it could disrupt the principal-agent relationship and impose legal judgment on nonlawyers, while others supported it. SP 150, dealing with captive insurance companies seeking exemption from examinations, drew the most detailed discussion. The Captive Insurance Council supported the bill as a way to reduce duplicative oversight and improve Hawaii’s competitiveness, while the Insurance Division opposed it as drafted, citing concerns about broad commissioner discretion, possible missed issues between exams, staffing shortages, and the need to preserve oversight. A committee member asked about a possible middle ground, including a shorter exemption period or limiting the bill to self-attestation companies; the division said it would need more information and that annual filings and approval requirements would still provide oversight. The committee also heard SP 212, which would require at least two Real Estate Commission members to be licensed engineers or architects; testimony included support and a concern about conflicts of interest among people who serve in multiple roles in the condominium and real estate sectors. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved from one measure to the next after testimony and questions.

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• , development on infrastructure resources, development on infrastructure resources, including<00:
• Resources.
• <00:25:36.000> through appropriate cost allocation through appropriate cost allocation through
• :47.600> resource.
• director at Natural Resource Services. director at Natural Resource Services.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• Those threats continue to eat up our resources at an unprecedented rate.
• You all allocated $10 million per year for the next three years.
• Over time is a recommendation to move resources to the front end of the system.
• That's the money that the state allocated for the CARE program.
• However, if we do, we do have other resources we can lean on.

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• Some people might not have access to online resources.
• and we come into a budgetary resource or training facility resource?
• It is not for us to take this up and use resources in the community that are overburdened and resources
• Resources they need to enforce immigration laws.
• That may be true, but they are also a drain on state resources.

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• In the industrial area is not included, but also making sure that we have all the resources to create
• on the necks of our local governments just plays into the hands of developers who have plenty of resources
• 2082 by Miles relates to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital to Natural Resources
• Senate Bill 2089 relates to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center to
• Senate Bill 2089 relates to the Rita Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center to

Bills: SCR8, SCR24, SCR25, SB1, SB65, SB315, SB371, SB372, SB379, SB400, SB402, SB406, SB427, SB487, SB502, SB509, SB535, SB610, SB707, SB740, SB761, SB840, SB875, SB893, SB918, SB925, SB965, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1073, SB1106, SB1121, SB1194, SB1253, SB1300, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1532, SB1555, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR25, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SCR8, SB565, SB372, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency

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• And it's through the combining of those resources, state and federal, that we've been able to do that
• We have the resources to do that now.
• We have the resources to do that now.
• <00:30:34.960> strategy that they have an allocation strategy that they have an allocation
• considering our available resources for considering our available resources for the<00:35:34.079>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• may struggle to secure necessary resources to adequately protect their officers.
• Justice, resource allocation for prosecutorial offices, and the efficiency of court processes.
• His association is here as a resource to answer any questions. Thank you. That was good.
• We're more than happy to be here as a resource to work with the committee.
• Um, he was there as a resource witness. I think the bill is in good shape.

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• So we want to make sure that the money isn't already allocated to some other items.
• So we want to make sure that the money isn't already allocated to some other items.
• So we want to make sure that the money isn't already allocated to some other items.
• Now, the monies have been allocated.
• This is in the five-year plan, and it's not. monies have been allocated.

Bills: SB1059, SB1209, SB1273, SB1332, SB1452, SB1456, SB1549, SB1552, SB1818, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.

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• Things like that where we can maybe share those resources.
• But can we do that on any portion of the state allocation for professional development?
• Special ed classrooms should be allocated the same or more storage and features as other classrooms,
• No, we do not. $1200 a year, but that's what we're allocated. Yes. And the other unique thing, Mr.
• Resourcefulness again, it goes to your culture.

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• that that remained one-time allocation that that remained one-time allocation that that remained in
• uh funds it does not not allocate uh funds it does not not allocate uh funds it does not appropriate
• our schools need there are resources our schools need there are resources our schools need there are
• then two years from now we resources then two years from now we resources then two years from now we
• still haven't given them resources still haven't given them resources still haven't given them resources

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• make in the train and retain program, we will be able to continue spending already appropriated resources
• rules to make sure that folks are ready to farm, and we change some dates to make sure that the resources
• we allocated will go where they need to go and get help to farmers who need help farming.
• we allocated will go where they need to go and get help to farmers who need help farming.
• In a perfect world, we'd be able to have resources to expand that office.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um I you know my electric resources?
• your strategic plan um how to allocate your strategic plan um how to allocate those<00:43:09.760
• 10.960> actually those resources where we can actually those resources where we can actually stop
• There are chemicals out resources to do.
• We agriculture resource management team.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In addition, we are also working with partners to leverage infrastructure resources.
• resources as well.
• This topic is Water and Natural Resources. Workforce Development.
• In 2020, in FY25, annual funding was fully allocated within a month.
• an archaeological resource under that particular law.