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• We process six million applications annually.
• When you include redeterminations and change processing, they process over 15 million tasks per year.
• We are going through that process right now; we are just redesigning a lot of the processes behind the
• They go through a policy process, the PA process. It's just very different.
• those earlier in the process.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• :05:06.239> are<02:05:06.560> being dispute that our veterans are being dispute that our
• c> people<02:05:11.679> are There's no dispute that people are There's no dispute that people
• Understand that this is the beginning of the process, not the end of the process, and that we still have
• <03:17:52.080> And process, not the end of the process.
• And process, not the end of the process.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It makes it a fast process to the Supreme Court.
• It's the same process that we use for higher ed, and it's the same process we use for the Interstate
• They currently have the process.
• And it's one stop versus a whole Ethics Commission process, a district court process, and then going
• I don't think there's been a removal process.

Bills: SB104, SJR3, SM3

Keywords: wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination

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• To jumpstart this entire process.
• In this process, you absolutely did.
• That actually does happen when we go through the census process and the following redistricting process
• Yet we're to accept the fact that this process, as controlled from the outside, is a legitimate process
• , is a transparent process, is a public process.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• As you all know, the SVP process...
• So that's how that process would work. Thank you. So that's how that process would work. Thank you.
• The process is one of the most opaque and confusing parts of the post-conviction process for many victims
• That process took years. Restitution is also limited.
• This process ensures due process while allowing animals to be placed in safe, foster, or adoptive homes

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.

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• This bill deals with special education dispute resolution procedures.
• This bill deals with special<00:50:05.839> education<00:50:06.640> dispute<00:50:07.200
• > resolution special education dispute resolution special education dispute resolution procedures
• 32:20.639> review<01:32:20.960> of variance process allows proper review of variance process
• for oversight or authorization process for changes of any kind. clear.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• died before the process was complete.
• This bill improves the process.
• Bill improves the process.
• There's complete due process. They have their own attorney that is assigned throughout the process.
• The bid preference process exists.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system. SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record. The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.

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• They battle for territory and they dispute and you read about it and you see about it where they go to
• That would take you from Los Indios over to far so that they could then cross in far, but in the process
• parameters that are absolutely necessary, not only to potentially, uh, regulate, but ensure that these processes
• what we need to have happen and, and, uh, making sure that the controller, uh, is involved in this process
• I certainly appreciate as chairman of this committee, your presence and your participation in the process

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• We've been looking at integrity issues, conflicts of interest, internal processes, self-dealing, and
• <01:14:15.240> Um thorough and we don't dispute it. Um thorough and we don't dispute it.
• <01:21:18.640> Now, serious deficiency program process.
• Now, serious deficiency program process.
• processing system. processing system.

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• Who will be responsible for selecting the images and what process?
• What is the process that would look like? You are recognized. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• What is the process?
• The reality is that the process is very difficult and broken in the state of Florida.
• The process is difficult. It should be difficult to become an American citizen.

Bills: SB 5, SJR 3, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972, SB 365, SB 1786, SB 5, SJR 3, HB 14, HB 43, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 106, HB 18, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 48, HB 27, HB 144, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1775, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 3707, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 1757, HB 2986, HB 972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• study drugs, that we shouldn't study their. or effectiveness, but when the desire to understand the process
• there's not a secondary gain there, unless you're a food manufacturer who just wants to sell. highly processed
• So this is a competitive bid process to where we're going to grant money.
• HB 2578 by Walley relating to the landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published
• Parents must be part of the therapeutic process. Otherwise, the work done in session vanishes.

Bills: SB5, SJR3, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972, SB365, SB1786, SB5, SJR3, HB14, HB43, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB 106, HB18, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• died before the process was complete.
• SB 561 does not create a new conservatorship process.
• This bill improves the process.
• And the proof is that through this process, and there are other processes as well, that they can become
• There's complete due process. They have their own attorney that is assigned throughout the process.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I thank you for being a leader for Black young men in this process. ...in this process.
• But you've not only mastered the appropriations process.
• But you've not only mastered the appropriations process.
• But Rouson was methodically walking me through the process.
• And you know what's really great about this process?

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• It just helps the process work smoothly and will help reduce administrative burden.
• This is an additional process that does not need to happen. It's already happening.
• By moving disputes to PERB, this bill creates a fair and streamlined process for both workers and employers
• By moving disputes to PERB, this bill creates a fair and streamlined process for both workers and employers
• SB 1414 would dismantle this voter-approved process.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• being part of the process. being part of the process.
• Another point is the process.
• This is all about due process.
• normal landlord-tenant disputes. normal landlord-tenant disputes.
• <05:18:17.000> Parking process. It is incredibly hard. Parking process.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Given that budget negotiations and considerations of our January proposals are still in process, this
• So that doesn't reduce the capacity to process administratively for the council? Correct.
• You know, how do we ensure that there is equity in this process?
• Just like our existing programs, CalHFA will establish a lender application and approval process that
• This should go through the policy process.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I think some people have some questions about the process now.
• It's just kind of got caught up in the conference process almost every time.
• . new to this legislature and new to the process.
• meet automatic process for people who meet some sort of agreed upon criteria?
• So it's a cumbersome process, for sure.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• AND THEIR RULE UNDER 59 FOUR SPECIFIES THE USE OF SURVEY MEASURES, ESTABLISHES SUBMITTAL PROCESS AND
• THE HEALTH PLAN MAY DISPUTE THE ACTION BY FILING AN APPEAL WITHIN 21 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A COMPLIANCE
• THAT'S AN ONGOING LEVER WE HAVE THAT IS BUILT INTO OUR REGULAR MONITORING PROCESS.
• BACKING UP FROM THERE WE WENT THROUGH THE STEPS OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
• NEGOTIATING PROCESS WE BE TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THAT SHORTLY.

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• If we can just make this process accessible to people, still understanding the due process portion of
• I accompanied countless individuals through the protective order process.
• There is no question as to... who the intended parents are in this process.
• When that, when through the process, when the...
• The system doesn't work; the process doesn't happen.

Bills: HCR 16, HB 782, HB 2159, HB 2288, HB 3281, HB 3819, HB 4656, HB 4696, HB 5494

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• awkward to say this because I believe we should take money out of the equation as far as our campaign process
• equation as far as the the equation as far as our<00:40:34.240> campaign<00:40:34.800> process
• but<00:40:36.079> I<00:40:36.240> I<00:40:36.640> consider our campaign process
• , but I I consider our campaign process, but I I consider myself<00:40:37.359> a<00:40:37.599>

Bills: HR11, HB1872, HB2171, HB2161, HB2416, HB2518, HB2617, HB2159, HB2606, HB2362, HB2385, HB2476, HB1923, HB2444, HB1608, HB1967, HB1968, HB2502, HB1782, HB2357, HB2445, HB1870, HB1838, HB2137, HB2208, HB2458, HB1972, HB2007, HB2160, HB2343, HB2315, HB2505, HB1857, HB469, HB1452, HB814, HB1621, HB1880, HB1831, HB1572, HB2119, HB2139, HB2459, HB2194, HB2561, HB2017, HB1931, HB1700, HB1719, HB1726, HB1737, HB1742, HB2049, HB2383, HB2116, HB2446, HB2249, HB2255, HB2320, HB2360, HB2581, HB2443, HB1531, HB2622, HB9, HB2290, HB2291, HB2235, HB2263, HB2498, HB1579, HB1728, HB1900

Keywords: 808 Elite, youth football, American Youth Football National Championships, AYF, Hawaii football, youth athletics, sports recognition, commendation, House resolution, student-athletes, sportsmanship, teamwork, state pride, Hawaii youth sports, national championship, early learning, apprenticeship, child care, education funding, workforce development