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• While my own family's roots are not from Pontos, they are from the Marmara region of what is now modern-day
• The clerk will read the summary of the bill: This bill modernizes our marriage ceremony law.
• This bill modernizes our marriage ceremony law. Will the House agree to the bill? Agreed to.
• The clerk will read a summary of the bill: This bill allows the State Board of Private Licensed Schools
• This is a narrow, technical update that brings our ethics code in line with modern financial instruments

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approvals, quorum call, and a series of guest recognitions, including students, interns, local officials, and advocates visiting the chamber. Members also announced caucus and committee meetings, and the House recessed before returning later in the day for floor action. After reconvening, the House adopted several committee reports and then considered a series of resolutions and bills. It adopted House Resolution 462, designating May 17, 2026, as World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, and House Resolution 553, designating May 19, 2026, as Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day, both by 200-2 votes. The chamber also agreed to House Bill 733 on marriage ceremony law, House Bill 2529 on scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance, and Senate Bill 1294 on civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools. The House then debated House Bill 2359 on data center nondisclosure agreements and related amendments. One amendment requiring hyperscale data centers to pay their own energy and infrastructure costs failed on a 101-101 tie, while another amendment to make the bill effective immediately passed 201-1 and a third amendment to protect trade secrets failed 87-115. The bill itself was agreed to after amendment. The House also approved House Bill 2455 on collective bargaining rights for Pittsburgh school administrators, House Bill 2499 on State Workers Insurance Fund investment authority, Senate Bill 604 joining the Counseling Compact, and House Bill 1006 on penalties against abusive towing practices, with one agreed-to amendment added. Several measures then passed finally by recorded vote: House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors in emergency service organizations, House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency-related ethics restrictions for public officials, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on certain device conditions, House Bill 2644 authorizing capital bridge projects, and House Bill 2559 on Millersville University and other conveyances. House Bill 2559 drew floor criticism from Representative Conklin over the state land conveyance process, though it still passed 154-48. Before adjournment, the House recommitted several bills to Appropriations, removed additional Senate bills from the table calendar, and adjourned until June 30, 2026, at 11 a.m.

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• Reviewing computer-related expenses and remove the department or licensed physician.
• interesting thing with this also is, in digging into the potential capabilities of this system, it's modernized
• interesting thing with this also is in digging into the potential capabilities of this system is its modernized
• data. capabilities of this system is it's modernized data collection for not just financial but there

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1540, an education savings account bill. Senator Wobbema presented Amendment 040-003, describing mostly clarifying and reorganizing changes, including eligibility language, administrator duties, school participation standards, assessment provisions, and a correction removing a requirement that the department pay for state assessment materials if a parent selected that option. The committee adopted the amendment 4-2, then advanced HB 1540 as amended on a 4-2 vote and sent it to Appropriations, with Senator Wobbema designated as carrier. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it would divert resources from public schools and conflict with the state’s obligation to provide a free appropriate education while districts still face funding needs.

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• ASCE works to raise awareness of the need to maintain and modernize the nation's infrastructure using
• Griselda is a licensed professional engineer with 25 years experience.
• Outdated sewer lines, designed before a modern... of more extreme participation events have resulted
• Third, we must continue reviewing and modernizing engineering standards that incorporate innovation,

Keywords: Texas, Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE, population growth, climate change, investment, public safety, engineering standards

Summary: The meeting focused on the release of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improving infrastructure across various sectors in the state. Julie Jones, Vice President of ASCE Texas, opened the session by introducing key speakers, including Dr. Art Wood and committee co-chairs Griselda Gonzalez and Austin Mazzarelli. Throughout the discussion, the report's grades were revealed, showing the state's infrastructure received an overall grade of 'C'—adequate but requiring significant attention and investment. Emphasis was placed on the rising challenges posed by climate change and increased population growth, underscoring the need for strategic investments in infrastructure to support Texas' economic growth and public safety.

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• <00:34:29.639> ownership argued that modern ownership argued that modern ownership Arrangements
• I held the master mariner’s license of unlimited tonnage, and I was a Jones Act mariner.
• I’m here to speak in opposition to H.R. 10. master Mariners license of unim tunage master Mariners license
• Hampshire resident and dual licensed Hampshire resident and dual licensed Mariner Mariner Mariner
• “More about the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , we would know that if you can't, if you don't have a license... ...if someone were to lose a license
• If you can't, if you don't have a license in your home state, you can't have a license in Oklahoma.
• , not licensed.
• So those will be licensed.
• renewal license goes from $2,000 to $3,000.

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• THE DBPR LICENSES, THERE ARE ROUGHLY ALMOST 1/2 A MILLION REAL ESTATE LICENSES. 490,000.
• THE BILL WILL DEVALUE OUR LICENSE IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC.
• RIGHT NOW IF YOU ARE A FELON YOU CAN'T GET A LICENSE BUT YOU MAY HAVE DRIVEN ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND
• I HAVE MULTIPLE LICENSES IN DPP ARE AND AN FDAX.
• HAVE BEEN 15, 17 YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD LICENSES.

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• This bill seeks to modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991.
• Specifically a few things to build as a modernizes.
• the number of days the department can extend a license from 30 days to 90 days.
• This amendment authorizes license caregivers and representatives of life licensed child caring agencies
• This bill is entitled an act relating to driver's license education requirements.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Make no mistake: what we're looking at is modern-day slavery.
• So, my name is Sabrina Montoya, I'm a licensed clinical social worker.
• That's slavery; the modern-day slavery happens in our own districts.
• Reyes can help explain how that modernization makes more sense in this context.
• New Mexicans already carry openly without a license.

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• We also have some updated regulation of health maintenance organizations to align with modern insurance
• I guess my only question is, is MDH prepared to take over the licensing for this?
• This would sort of put forward the process by which they would be able to provide those licenses.
• <01:10:37.440> license<01:10:38.239> I able to provide those license license I able
• to provide those license license I know<01:10:38.520> that<01:10:38.679> mdh<01:10:39.280

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rededication of the courthouse exactly the way it looked on the exterior, but the interior was modernized
• Near term, we’re projecting a 17% increase in license costs to maintain the Poison Control Network.
• Maybe they want driver’s license off. Give them the driver’s license off.
• Give them the driver’s license. Give them the driver’s license. Give them the driver’s license.
• Give them the driver’s license. We’re looking for a taker. I’ll defer to the comptroller.

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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• What individual attorneys do is regulated through actions on somebody's license.
• Sanctions, they're somebody's license.
• private equity I believe my law license private equity I believe my law license could<01:51:02.000
• private equity my I believe my license private equity my I believe my license would<01:52:29.520
• Tamalei license plate to run to >> Okay.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from April 30, 2026, and then moved through a series of announcements and introductions, including recognition of guests from Aurora Public Schools, remarks about International Workers Day and Law Day, and several social announcements about food events and a Cinco de Mayo potluck. The chamber also heard a brief recess and then proceeded to third reading business. The first major action was House Joint Resolution 10:30, sponsored by Representatives Gonzalez and Joseph, which designates a portion of Colorado Highway 14 in Weld County as Mono and Matt Road in memory of Eduardo Mono Hernandez and Matthew Garcia, two Greeley Central High School student-athletes killed in a 2014 crash. Sponsors and supporters described the resolution as a permanent tribute to the young men and to the Greeley community. The resolution passed overwhelmingly, 62-0, with three excused. The House then considered Senate Bill 143, updating the name of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee, and Senate Bill 124, concerning information related to the automated protection order notification system. Both measures passed on third reading, each by a vote of 43-19 with three excused. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 43 until Monday. Finally, the House took up House Bill 1421, which would prohibit certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession and create the Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee Sharing Prohibition Act. Supporters argued it would prevent private equity from influencing law firms and protect client-focused legal judgment, while opponents raised concerns about separation of powers, the judiciary’s role in regulating lawyers, and possible effects on rural legal services and consolidation. One member requested and received an excusal from the vote due to a potential conflict. The debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for the bill in the excerpt.

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• It is not a licensed professional. It is not someone we can blame when something goes wrong.
• This bill draws a black Licensed professional.
• the most powerful systems with the ability to revoke that license if safety standards are not met.
• Second, the bill protects accountability and licensed professions.
• , doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors, teachers, engineers, first responders, and other licensed

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• In Florida, every 10 years they produce new license plates.
• mailing out your license plates.
• In 2027, when license plates are sent out, in postage.
• Revenue numbers are about $182 per license plate to produce.
• This bill also creates provisions to modernize the way we meet.

Bills: HB162, HB376, HB425, SB96, HB426

Keywords: homelessness, homeless individuals, unsheltered, transient, shelter, encampment, street outreach, relocation, displacement, law enforcement, municipal government, county government, local government, interjurisdictional transport, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalties, public safety, social services, Alabama Code 15-20A-4, environmental regulation

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• Senate Bill 2633 gives us the modern and voter-driven tools we need to attract new businesses, create
• However, the demands of my office is that modern airline logistics, particularly related to food and
• I've been a licensed... I have been a realtor in Arizona for over 30 years.
• I have been a licensed realtor for 45 years, and I'm also an ordained minister.
• Yourselves in a civil suit beyond defending yourselves related to your licensing? No.

Bills: SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

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• Persons-Mulicka: The bill modernizes various statutes to provide a more efficient hearing process as
• years and there are archaic provisions and from a processing standpoint we need to bring it into the modern
• This is House Bill 841 and this is the bill that will remove the yellow decal from Florida license tags
• Tax Collector in support of House Bill 841 which will eliminate the registration decal for Florida license
• It is bipartisan to make sure to reflect a shared commitment to modernize government and improving service

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• SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR CTE FUNDING AS WELL AS COMPETITIVE GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT, UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION
• WE DID RECEIVE A CAPITALIZATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT. $660,000 TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE OUR MARINE
• BUT FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR ONE OF -- I GUESS PROUD MOMENTS WAS FOR OUR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING
• CLASS AA FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVING CLASS A. $3,100 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVING CLASS B $2,600 LICENSED
• STATE FUNDING IS ALSO ALLOWING US TO INVEST IN CUTTING EDGE EQUIPMENT AND MODERNIZE FACILITIES ENSURING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• COAST GUARD CAPTAIN'S LICENSE OR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED A CAPTAIN'S LICENSE OR SOMEONE THAT IS EXEMPT
• AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER EXEMPTIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT COAST GUARD, CAPTAIN'S LICENSE, THOSE KINDS
• DATA AROUND THE BILL AND I JUST FIND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET AROUND THAT ISSUE OF NOT HAVING TO BE LICENSED
• SB 472 ON EDUCATION AND CORRECTION FACILITIES FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONALS BY SENATOR TRUENOW.
• THIS UPDATES SEVERAL PACKAGES UPDATING COURT AND JUDICIARY TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE MODERN COURT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:49:42.680> standards<00:49:43.040> that occurred prior to Modern standards that
• occurred prior to Modern standards that would<00:49:43.240> have<00:49:43.400> prevented
• Without modern, well-maintained wastewater systems, new housing projects cannot move forward, limiting
• economic growth without modern economic growth without modern well-maintained<01:05:45.079> Wastewater
• They see declining revenues from hunting and fishing licenses.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And just for transparency, the licenses in Maine and the licenses in Massachusetts, and I believe in
• in Maine and transparency the licenses in Maine and the<01:34:32.440> licenses<01:34:33.040><
• <01:35:02.239> and buy a license you own that license and buy a license you own that license
• They go ahead, I think they try to touch each license physically once a year to check on the license
• and people were getting licenses and people were getting licenses emergency<03:27:21.600> licenses

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions. Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later. The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.

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• If we build a new, more modern facility, we can not only meet the needs of the offenders we have today
• , try to get that driver's license renewed before it expires, before they get out.
• try to get have a a driver's license try to get that<00:08:40.919> driver's<00:08:41.279>
• license renewed before it that driver's license renewed before it expires<00:08:42.919> before
• We do want to modernize the sirens, so that's part of the money for the ask.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.