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• In fact, the impact is a $480 million reduction by the budget board is what they say correct that I don't
• got, where it's, where there are disparities that you mentioned earlier, like you may see a half reduction
• in. district and you may see a quarter reduction in another district.
• Part of our expenditure reductions is to eliminate this phenomenal program from Leander ISD.

Bills: SB2, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117, SB503, SB2, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB 124, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• To balance our budget, we considered scenarios which included drastic reductions.
• Senate Bill 867 requires the total... ...amount of rent reduction below the prevailing market rent for
• The 'but for' is rent reduction.
• They wouldn't do it but for the need for rent reduction, and they have done that very well.
• This is a 20% rate reduction in a county that has grown 20% since 2020.

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• Storage of spent nuclear fuel and waste. Vote required. Representative Alamand, please.
• <01:24:33.840> Chief and fuel and waste vote required.
• Chief and fuel and waste vote required.
• This adds a seventh and eighth year of reductions to 10% and a 5% in order there.
• This adds a seventh and eighth year of reductions to 10% and a 5% in order there.

Keywords: 916, all

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• authorizing a fee; and HB 49, Darby, relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste
• contested case hearings to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for eligible air, water, and waste
• Eligible air, water, and waste permits.
• This is a reduction of that M&O-to-I&S debt bill.
• And then I think there was a case that was, I'm going for memory, it's a waste disposal outfit or something

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Tedrick Woods, followed by routine chamber actions including excusing Senator Gutierrez and receiving House messages that the House had passed HB 21 and HB 49. Senators also recognized advocates visiting the gallery on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis awareness and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including HCR 66, by voice vote. The Senate then took up and passed a series of measures, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Among the bills finally passed were HJR 2, which would prohibit state death taxes; HB 206, limiting counties from requiring cash bonds for pipeline construction; HB 517, barring property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation during watering restrictions; HB 2756, requiring TDCJ correctional officers to receive de-escalation and behavioral health training; HB 451, expanding screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk among children in DFPS and TJJD custody; SB 705, cleaning up the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board; SB 2017, creating an offense for burnouts and wheelies; SB 1858, expanding body armor grant eligibility to ISDs; SB 1400, directing a study on transfer-student outcomes for community college funding; SB 2764, requiring notice to manufactured home buyers about converting homes to real property; SB 748, a licensing cleanup bill on laser hair removal; SB 2519, restricting certain ad valorem tax uses and bonds after amendment; SB 2878, the courts bill with amendments on Brazoria County courts and youth diversion provisions; SB 466, allowing families to request fetal death certificates at any gestational age; SB 1608, requiring timely physical exams for inpatient mental health admissions; SB 1730, limiting civil damages claims arising from certain uses of force or deadly force; SB 2417, clarifying Attorney General antitrust investigation work product and discovery rules; and SB 1946, creating a family violence, criminal homicide prevention task force. The Senate also passed HB 3204, renaming and updating the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, and SB 1986, requiring opioid warning labels. Several bills drew brief debate or amendments. Senators discussed broader HOA reform while considering HB 517, and SB 2203 on TCEQ discovery procedures was amended to require party motions, set a 15-day expiration for certified issues, and limit hearing abatement. SB 2017 was amended to change the mens rea language from knowingly to intentional. SB 2519 was narrowed by amendment to a forward-looking policy statement separating maintenance-and-operation taxes from debt-service taxes. SB 2878 also received amendments to reduce the number of new Brazoria County courts and add youth diversion and crisis-response provisions. SB 466 prompted a floor debate over whether fetal death certificates are appropriate for pre-20-week losses, with supporters emphasizing family closure and opponents arguing the document has no estate-related purpose. SB 1730 also prompted questions about the relationship between criminal findings and civil liability in self-defense cases. The session concluded with additional House and Senate measures being signed in the presence of the Senate and continued consideration of SB 2177, a grant program to help local law enforcement solve violent and sexual offenses.

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• This loss, however, of 20 days or more during the peak season translates to a substantial reduction of
• Sure, and I think it's about a 30% reduction—that's how much it's climbed—and that trickles down the
• Higher education out of financial reach for people with potential would not be a waste of time.
• It would be a waste of talent and it would be a waste of the investment that we have already made educating
• To institutions, we're going to waste valuable funds that we could be using to educate students, but

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• Holly Kastler, with the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, testified in strong support.
• Okay, um, next up relating to waste management, SD 446.
• 00:32:55.600> to questions okay um next up relating to questions okay um next up relating to waste
• <00:32:56.039> management<00:32:56.600> SD<00:32:57.000> 446 waste management SD
• 446 waste management SD 446 first<00:32:58.880> up<00:32:59.200> Department<00:32:59.639

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several measures related to child welfare, health care access, overdose response, disability services, and waste management. For SB 710 on child welfare, the Department of Human Services, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Attorney General’s office, and multiple advocacy groups testified in support, with the Governor’s office noting support but deferring to the Attorney General on implementation because of separation-of-powers concerns. For SB 952 on child welfare services, DHS, the Governor’s office, and child- and trauma-informed care advocates supported the bill, saying it would help families access services, provide basic material support, and reduce strain on the child welfare system. SB 954 on a home health services rate study also drew support, including from DHS, the Hawaii Healthcare Association, and a public testifier who said the study would help ensure funds reach low-income, disabled, and kupuna recipients. SB 957 on overdose prevention received support from the Department of Health and the Attorney General, who said overdose prevention centers are evidence-based but raised federal-law concerns and recommended amendments; the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center and others also testified in support. The committee then moved to the 1:00 regular calendar and heard SB 850 on disability health disparity, which was supported by the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, self-advocates, and others. Testimony emphasized that a disparity study could improve workforce development, training, and services for people with disabilities. SB 838 on continuous glucose monitoring drew support from health agencies and advocates, with testimony stressing that monitors can be critical for some diabetes patients. SB 829 on health care was supported by the Department of Health and health care stakeholders, who said it would help rotating physicians serve neighbor islands without local hospital privileges and align with CMS rules. SB 446 on waste management drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health and several public entities provided comments, the County of Maui opposed, and environmental advocates urged stronger aquifer protections and limits on ash reuse. During decision making, the committee adopted recommendations to pass SB 298, SB 322, SB 299, SB 450, SB 451, SB 949, SB 710, SB 957, SB 69, and SD 952 with various amendments, including technical changes, blank appropriations, and defective dates. SB 323, SB 324, SB 712, SB 950, SB 954, and SB 959 were deferred, largely because companion House measures were moving or similar Senate measures had already passed. The chair also announced recesses to find quorum and noted that some bills from the earlier Monday calendar were being deferred to avoid duplication.

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• plan or planning process that has just been released, they do state that vehicle miles traveled reduction
• school buses would improve air quality for our students and communities, help achieve our emissions reduction
• It often seems wasteful to drive my car alone when so many other people have the same destinations that
• improve the MBTA's accountability to this commitment, but it will also ensure that the pollution reduction
• improve the MBTA's accountability to this commitment, but it will also ensure that the pollution reduction

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of transportation bills focused on rural microtransit, commuter rail fares and service, rail electrification, climate alignment, and safety. Several speakers supported H. 4054 and related microtransit proposals, arguing that rural communities need stable, permanent funding for services like the Tri-Town Connector and Quaboag Connector, which have strong ridership, high satisfaction, and measurable economic and health benefits. Testimony also supported a commission bill to study microtransit funding and definitions, with witnesses emphasizing that current grant programs are helpful but short-term and insufficient for long-term service planning. A major theme was commuter rail equity and expansion. Boston-area officials and advocates backed bills to make all Boston commuter rail stations Zone 1A, citing large fare disparities between nearby stations in Hyde Park, Roslindale, and Readville. Related testimony supported studying an Orange Line extension from Forest Hills to Roslindale Square and expanding The Ride to Foxborough, as well as restoring commuter rail service to Cape Cod via Middleborough to Buzzards Bay and beyond. Speakers said these projects would improve access, reduce car dependence, and better serve neighborhoods and regions that currently face limited rapid transit options. Multiple panels urged action on electrification and climate-focused transportation planning, including H. 3726, the Freedom to Move Act, and bills to electrify commuter rail, buses, school buses, and public fleets. Advocates from environmental, transit, and public health groups said transportation is the state’s largest emissions source and argued that statutory goals, coordinated planning, and streamlined permitting are needed to speed decarbonization while improving safety, affordability, and reliability. The committee also heard support for a bill to streamline rail electrification permitting, a bill to exempt certain transit projects from MEPA review, and a bill to improve commuter rail pedestrian safety with gates, fencing, and warning devices at at-grade crossings. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Supreme Court and all of this money in this solution would be wasted and you'd be looking for something
• We're also looking at reductions in Medicare as qualified non-citizens who worked and contributed payroll
• We're also looking at reduction.
• Due to President Trump's massive cuts to Medicaid, we're also looking at reductions in Medicare as qualified
• for that bureau, and that high watermark of funding correlates with the first and most significant reduction

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue, chaired by Senator James Eldridge and Representative Adrian Madaro, opened its hearing with a moment of silence for the late Lowell State Senator Ed Kennedy and reviewed hearing procedures and deadlines. The committee then took testimony on several corporate tax bills, including S. 2033/H. 3110 on offshore tax avoidance, H. 3248 on a manufacturing tax exemption, H. 3057 on a tiered corporate minimum tax, and S. 2041 on a corporate tax haven blacklist, along with a separate business interest deduction bill. No votes were taken during the hearing. Supporters of S. 2033/H. 3110, including labor unions, health care workers, educators, public health advocates, seniors, and several legislators, argued that Massachusetts needs new revenue to offset federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, health care, education, and other services. They said the bill would raise roughly $400 million annually by increasing the share of offshore profits included in the state tax base from 5% to 50%, and they framed it as a fairness measure that would require large multinational corporations to pay more while leaving most local businesses and workers unaffected. Testimony emphasized risks to MassHealth, PCA services, adult dental care, hospitals, schools, and public health programs if new revenue is not raised. Opponents, including the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and the Council on State Taxation, argued the proposal is poor tax policy and likely unconstitutional because it would tax foreign-source income without allowing foreign tax credits or a comparable apportionment method. They said Massachusetts should take a broader, coordinated approach to federal tax changes rather than a standalone bill, and warned of litigation risk and possible double taxation. Supporters such as MassBudget and former tax counsel Don Griswold countered that the bill is a reasonable rough-justice approach, consistent with federal and neighboring-state treatment, and that it would primarily affect a small number of very large multinationals. On S. 2041, the Global Business Alliance opposed the proposed tax haven blacklist, while supporting a separate bill allowing business interest deductibility.

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• data centers I was a part of 25 years ago, relative to the data centers today, it's 90%. 95% water reduction
• And with that water reduction, it's not only say 90 to 95% reduction, but it's not just the water reduction
• the cure, because in every piece of our business right now throughout the country, we have all this waste

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• pass-through entities that benefit from the qualified business income deduction and the general reductions
• just the round-tripping loophole alone would generate nearly $70 billion over 10 years for deficit reduction
• Policy Center have found that foreign investors retained more earnings as a result of the TCAJ's reduction
• right, which causes business decline. which causes job losses, which causes for future spending reduction
• one big beautiful bill, reconciliation bill, which will reign in, the plan is for it to reign in, wasteful

Keywords: joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation

Summary: In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.

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• Veterans Affairs Committee, when we did look at pay-fors related to increasing the interest rate reduction
• We did pass a bill out of the House in 2020 that would have increased the interest rate reduction refinance
• We should not waste any of the House's time because the House and Senate is going to need to conference

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• At the same time, we also still see significant fraud, waste, and abuse, and occasional unsafe care.
• How do you ensure that you're not wasting finite healthcare dollars on unsafe or fraudulent care, and
• There were some reductions... In the bill as well, but I'm also a caseworker with birth moms.
• I really encourage you all: do not waste, do not wait on this because our neighbors are going to have
• They are well-trained from other countries, and we're just wasting their talents.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• <01:23:46.560> in alleviate the the drastic reduction in alleviate the the drastic reduction
• <01:55:01.760> for maximum fund balance reduction for maximum fund balance reduction for employers
• <02:58:16.720> So losing their fund balance reduction.
• So losing their fund balance reduction.
• losing those reductions. losing those reductions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I think Vermonters really are interested in knowing what we're wasting our time on when there's so many
• In 20, I think it was 26 or 27, we established greenhouse gas reduction goals.
• In 20, I think it was 26 or 27, we established greenhouse gas reduction goals.
• goals, reduction goals. goals, reduction goals.
• on the reduction of maple productivity. on the reduction of maple productivity.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• So House File 1436, very simply put, this is a mandate reduction bill.
• So House File 1436, very simply put, this is a mandate reduction bill.
• So House File 1436, very simply put, this is a mandate reduction bill.
• So House File 1436, very simply put, this is a mandate reduction bill.
• wordss this year that are fraud waste wordss this year that are fraud waste and<00:40:18.599>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's called accurate genomic predictions for chronic wasting disease in US whitetail deer.
• worked at about 24 farms nationwide that were depopulated by USDA APHIS because they had chronic wasting
• You get about a reduction in the percent CWD positive by about half, and then you'll half it again in

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all

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• Why would we be wasting all this time? Waste is your word. Is there a time you want us to leave by?
• dropped out because their attendance has dropped, and so they haven't needed, they've had to maybe do reduction

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then took up an interim study proposal on adult education and the Excel Center model. Representatives from Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, the Excel Center network, and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities testified that roughly 300,000 Arkansans over age 19 lack a high school diploma or GED, and argued that the Excel Center provides a supported diploma pathway for adults who struggle with GED testing. Witnesses highlighted wraparound services such as free child care, transportation assistance, tutoring, life coaching, and career services, and cited outcomes including high retention, growing enrollment, and research showing higher employment and earnings and lower criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members raised questions about the state’s role, existing adult education programs, and how the study would be structured; the motion to adopt the ISP passed, though there was some procedural disagreement about when questions should have been taken. The committee then heard a detailed adequacy funding overview from BLR staff Katie Walden and Adrian Beck on Arkansas K-12 education finance. They reviewed national funding principles and explained Arkansas’s system, including state and local revenue sources, the Public School Fund, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, and the Facilities Partnership Program. Staff said K-12 state and local revenues totaled $6.6 billion in 2025, with foundation funding making up the largest share of district and charter funding, followed by additional, categorical, and supplemental funds. They also explained the matrix-based foundation formula, the role of the uniform rate of tax, and how categorical and supplemental funds support areas such as alternative learning, English learners, special education high-cost cases, teacher salary equalization, declining enrollment, and student growth. Members asked several follow-up questions about how specific funding categories are defined and used, including student support staff, instructional aides, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the inclusion of Excel Center amounts in state-local funding totals. Staff said some of those details would be addressed in a later presentation and offered to provide additional records, including district lists and historical information. The meeting ended after the funding overview, with no additional votes or actions beyond the ISP adoption and adjournment.

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• Why would we be wasting all this time? 'Waste' is your word.
• dropped out because their attendance has dropped and so they haven't needed, they've had to maybe do reduction

Keywords: 1204, all

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• There are many many factors including the tariffs, the haphazard waste.
• talking about how righteous it was to protect the everyday affordability needs of families and not waste
• some difficult choices around Medi-Cal, but thankfully this bill delays many of the most painful reductions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Three, eliminating waste and fraud. Four, delivering insurance more effectively and efficiently.
• Bill, we're going to lay out. day addresses both cost reduction and transparency.
• you know, you hear this in the literature, a third of expenditures in health care can be counted as waste

Bills: HB138, HB335, HB388, HB138

Keywords: health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers