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• Now, I have the opportunity to both research and teach these things.
• One of the classes I teach is about high-value... ...delivered because one of the classes I teach is
• So while it's been effective at reducing prices for a handful of drugs, it's a So while it's been effective
• I'm just saying everything gets a side effect or something.
• There are some also organic effects happening too.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• He'll teach you some dance moves. And as a matter of fact, he's probably prefer.
• He'll teach you some dance moves. And as a matter of fact, he's probably prefer.
• This bill doesn't go into effect for some time.
• We will get it in there, especially since this doesn't go into effect. We'll get it in there.
• That is how I approach all legislation because Indigenous knowledge teaches me. Thank you.

Keywords: 996, all

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• You know, we had to teach to the test.
• <01:59:59.679> in pedagogy that are really effective in pedagogy that are really effective
• law went into effect on January 1st.
• have not gone into effect. have not gone into effect.
• in terms of making sure that effective in terms of making sure that effective practices<02:47:26.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• There were no adverse effects.
• I teach at UT Health San Antonio, and I've been there teaching for 21 years.
• While its effects are still not fully understood, and why...
• I'm the president and CEO of Teaching Hospitals of Texas.
• It makes sense; it's cost effective.

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• thing we're pushing toward, is each campus sort of having a specialty, but then everybody's got to teach
• health care, everybody's got to teach teachers.
• Each campus sort of having a specialty, but then everybody's got to teach health care, everybody's got
• to teach teachers.
• I did teach everything from sixth grade math to college physics.

Keywords: 970, all

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• I still want to know who is teaching that Bible class. Get him offline; we'll find out.
• When would it take effect? When would it take effect?
• on October 1st, 2025, but the retroactive effect would... 2025, but the retroactive effect would allow
• The effective date is October 1, 2025. Yeah, I knew what you meant. Well, you...
• So if we're going to catch that, I think we might need to look at that effective date.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:51:34.880> a<00:51:35.200> child as I stated, if you cannot teach a child as I
• stated, if you cannot teach a child about<00:51:35.599> the<00:51:35.760> school<00:51:
• Teaching Black history is not about blame. It’s not about division. It is about honesty.
• <01:09:01.279> Teaching<01:09:01.679> black about truth and fairness.
• Teaching black about truth and fairness.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and grounded in the history of Black history commemoration, Carter G. Woodson’s work, the evolution from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and Colorado-specific Black leaders and pioneers such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, John T. Gunnel, Joseph H. Stewart, and others. Members emphasized that Black history is American history and that the centennial observance should honor both the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent. Several representatives spoke in support. Representative Bacon described the resolution as an important tradition and said the chamber should record its history. Representative Joseph framed Black history as a living story of resilience, innovation, and justice. Representative Jackson said the resolution matters especially amid efforts to erase or minimize Black history, and tied it to Colorado figures and to her own family history. Representative Carter highlighted the importance of naming schools after Black Coloradans and introduced guests, including educators and community members connected to the resolution. Representative Gonzalez also spoke in support and honored a community member, Tony Gomes, who died of cancer. Representative DeGraaf stated full support for the resolution but offered a lengthy amendment to add more historical references, including Black patriots of the American Revolution, Nat Love, James Beckwourth, Harriet Tubman, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The transcript ends during his proposed amendment, and no final vote or disposition on the resolution is shown in the excerpt.

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• ><00:16:08.639> School, over at our school, Tech School, over at our school, Tech School, teaching
• :10.240> for<00:16:10.560> years,<00:16:11.279> uh<00:16:11.440> has teaching
• welding for years, uh has teaching welding for years, uh has worked<00:16:12.160> very<00:16:
• At the same time, incarceration is one of the most expensive and least effective tools available in our
• tools available in our justice effective tools available in our justice system. system. system.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, called the roll, excused absent members, and approved the prior day’s journal. The chamber then received House messages noting passage of House Bills 1, 422, 568, and 627, and heard second-reading reports for several measures, including bills on the state dog breed, mortgage loan income limits, virtual currency kiosks, agriculture, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Committee reports also advanced a number of bills from Appropriations and Revenue, Health and Services, Natural Resources and Energy, and State and Local Government, with many sent to the Rules Committee for further action. New bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on transportation, tobacco/nicotine/vapor products, Public Schools Week, and honoring Joseph H. Mattingley Jr.; the Rules Committee later posted several bills for the next day and committee referrals were announced. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 98, relating to welding safety. The sponsor explained that the bill requires inspections by American Welding Society-certified personnel on certain projects where those standards apply, citing a prior school structure collapse in Kentucky as the public-safety rationale. After debate, the bill passed by a vote of 33-4. The chamber next considered Senate Bill 122, which updates alternative sentencing law to allow judges to consider caregiving responsibilities when sentencing defendants. A floor amendment, developed with input from judges, broadened and clarified the caretaker definition and moved the language into the existing sentencing statute while preserving judicial discretion. Supporters said the bill is intended to help keep families together without mandating probation or reducing penalties; after the amendment was adopted, the bill passed 35-2. Later, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 57 honoring Father Patrick McDow on his ordination, and Senate Resolution 60 was read in full to honor the YMCA on its 175th anniversary in the United States, highlighting the organization’s history and Kentucky service. Members also announced upcoming committee meetings, including a special Health Services Committee meeting on artificial intelligence in rural health, and other committee schedules. The session concluded with the Senate in recess for committee meetings and then returning to report additional committee referrals and announcements.

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• the United States by shifting from just not littering to fostering environmental responsibility, teaching
• to fostering environmental littering to fostering environmental responsibility,<00:17:11.600> teaching
• <00:17:11.919> waste responsibility, teaching waste responsibility, teaching waste management
• purchase professional liability insurance. >> Yes. >> Could you please tell us what the practical effect
• Um, no further questions. practical effect of not having insurance practical effect of not having insurance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 04:54.800> is<00:04:55.120> add bill would effectively do is add bill would effectively
• on the effective date of HB 324.
• on the effective date of HB 324.
• on the effective date of HB 324.
• on the effective date of HB 324.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Early Childhood Program really just allows more
• Oakland's preschool has been instrumental in teaching her healthy ways to communicate. express how she
• security measures, and facilitated the efficient collection of data to help demonstrate the program's effectiveness
• administration of scholarship payments has added capacity for the area administrators to provide effective
• turned to our foundation, our Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation, to cover gaps like hiring tutors to teach

Bills: HF2436, HF470, HF2643, HF2456, HF102, HF1367

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

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• In effect, what our existing law does is sufficient and effective.
• law does is In effect what our existing law does is sufficient<00:22:11.600> and<00:22:11.919
• > effective.
• <00:22:12.400> Our<00:22:12.640> public sufficient and effective.
• Our public sufficient and effective.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Biological reality itself teaches us that every child has a right to a mother and a father.
• their minds by teaching them the sounds<00:14:08.720> and<00:14:08.880> symbols<00:14:
• us that every child has a right teaches us that every child has a right to<00:15:02.360> a<00
• But I don't know necessarily that it has the effect of coding it here, likely does not have the effect
• kids basic things like manners teaching kids basic things like manners or<00:40:55.760> teamwork<

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• those program evaluators, some of them have been skilled in other states, and they might be able to teach
• So you go through the hiring process and the teaching process and getting them to do some work, but their
• But I think in terms of this, this is an all-of-government effort to be both efficient and effective,
• Both efficient and effective, which is the role of this committee.
• None of them have been part of the legislative process before, so there's a lot of teaching to do.

Summary: The task force approved the March 25, 2026 minutes as amended, striking language about contracting with a security vendor. Members then reviewed a draft bill on concessions procurement (LC 27.0161), which would raise the competitive solicitation threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, allow requests for proposals in addition to bids, update language for vending and merchandising machines, and clarify where concession proceeds are deposited. OMB explained the bill and said it was open to further changes, including language to address artificial fragmentation, clarify which government entities are covered, and possibly set contract-length limits. Members raised questions about whether the bill would apply to school districts, park districts, airports, and other political subdivisions, and about whether concession agreements could direct proceeds to nonprofits or other secondary recipients; OMB said the statute is intended to require proceeds to go to the government entity’s operating fund or general fund. OMB also reported on other survey suggestions. It said a proposed general authority for agencies to create pre-qualified architect/engineering vendor pools would not move forward, because the existing authority is best limited to high-volume agencies. On legal notices, OMB said it had made progress with the North Dakota Newspaper Association on modernizing online notices, improving ADA compliance, and discussing rate and definition changes. On click-through agreements, OMB and the Attorney General’s office concluded no statutory change was needed after revising internal guidance; the $20,000 threshold was described as a practical cutoff for adhesive, nonnegotiable software terms. OMB also said issues raised by the Center for Distance Education on alternate procurements and food/beverage expenditures had been resolved through policy clarification. The University System gave a brief update on its collaboration with OMB and said it was continuing to review concessions, surplus property, and capital project statutes with all institutions involved. The task force then discussed a draft bill on requirements for new or expanded spending, intended to require agencies to identify program purpose, needs, alternatives, success measures, and budget details, and to report on outcomes over time. Members and staff debated whether OMB or Legislative Council should collect and report the information, how much should be real-time versus periodic, and whether the bill should include full implementation costs for pilot programs. Legislative Council staff said the new program evaluation division is still being built out, that staffing remains limited, and that the office plans to continue working with OMB and the executive branch to refine the proposal before the next meeting. No final action was taken on the draft bills beyond directing further work and follow-up for the next meeting.

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• I don't know if it will have the effect that one of the prior testimonies suggested, but will have the
• effect that one of the prior testimonies suggested.
• This program is effective.
• The federal tax credit scholarship program is effective January 1 of 2027.
• I got a text that I believe at least 27 states have already opted into this program that takes effect

Bills: SB1142, SCR1028

Keywords: scholarships, tax credit, education funding, nonprofit organizations, Arizona Revised Statutes, constitutional amendment, state revenue, tax policy, legislative approval, two-thirds vote, 1182, all

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 1028, which would send to voters a constitutional change narrowing an existing exception to Arizona’s two-thirds vote requirement for tax increases. The resolution would require legislative approval for increases in state revenue through fees and assessments that are authorized by statute before January 1, 2027, and set by a state officer or agency without a prescribed formula, amount, or limit. The sponsor argued the measure would close a loophole that has allowed agencies to raise fees without direct legislative accountability, while opponents said it would make it harder for agencies to adjust fees for inflation, operations, and regulatory costs and could shift costs to taxpayers or slow services. After testimony and debate, the committee voted 5-3 with one absent to return SCR 1028 with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1142, which would have Arizona opt into a federal tax credit program for donations to scholarship-granting organizations. Supporters said the measure would bring new private scholarship funding into Arizona at no cost to the state, expand school choice, and help students with tutoring, special needs services, transportation, and other educational expenses. Opponents argued the federal program was not yet fully written, lacked clear guardrails, and could further strain public schools by diverting resources away from the majority of students who remain in the public system. Committee members debated whether the program would benefit Arizona students without affecting state funds, and whether more transparency and rules were needed before adoption. After discussion, the committee voted 5-3 with one absent to return SB 1142 with a do pass recommendation. Several members explained their votes on both measures, with supporters emphasizing voter choice, accountability, and limiting fee increases, and opponents emphasizing the need for revenue, public school funding, and caution about the unresolved federal scholarship rules.

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• WHO IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACH FOR AMERICA FLORIDA REGIONS AND TEACH FOR AMERICA TEAM.
• A study published by the American Medical Association Pediatrics in January 2025 showed no effects on
• Another concerning issue of removing fluoride is the domino effect in dentistry.
• WHETHER OR NOT FLUORIDE IS EFFECTIVE, I THINK, IN ORAL HEALTH. IS NOT SO MUCH THE ISSUE AS IT IS.
• IT WILL HAVE A STRONGER EFFECT BECAUSE PENALTIES DO NEED TO BE STRONGER.

Bills: SJR39, SB22, SB30, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB75, SB209, SB310, SB505, SB552, SB618, SB626, SB636, SB732, SB747, SB762, SB769, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB926, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1099, SB1124, SB1177, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1325, SB1333, SB1405, SB1455, SB1506, SB1524, SB1541, SB1577, SB1579, SB1596, SB1646, SB1667, SB1727, SB1750, SB1758, SB1760, SB1791, SB1804, SB1806, SB1869, SB1923, SB1927, SB1951, SB1960, SB1962, SB2023, SB2024, SB2056, SB2078, SB2122, SB2129, SB2180, SB2183, SB2185, SB2207, SB2252, SB2361, SB2365, SB2368, SB2405, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569, SB2717, SJR36, SJR50, SJR39, SJR63, SJR68, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SCR42, SCR29, SB762, SB1596, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB310, SB505, SB264, SB1364, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB1877, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1333, SB1436, SB964, SB287, SB2143, SB261, SB1247, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB2243, SB2226, SB1919, SB1791, SB22, SB651, SB1080, SB826, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB1401, SB1728, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1314, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB855, SB1233, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB1818, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2321, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261, SB552, SB1099, SB1646, SB2180, SB1804, SB1937, SB1936, SB2569, SB1372, SB1208, SB1124, SB1506, SB1806, SB1868, SB2361, SB2314, SB769, SB1409, SB2122, SB434, SB1214, SB1951, SB2183, SB2046, SB1667, SB1870, SB1727, SB2405, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2066, SB2129, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB2185, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB2023, SB1784, SB1524, SB626, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB75, SB1940, SB2052, SB1927, SB2010, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1177, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB926, SB884, SB463, SB331, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2053, SB546, SB2141, SB2949, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1150, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2051, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB30, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2662, SB2161, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB2533, SB1413, SB1413, SB1, SB34, SB310, SB819, SB1030, SB1124, SB1208, SB1233, SB1333, SB1405, SB1541, SB1750, SB1758, SB1869, SB2078, SB2365, SB2411, SB762, SB33, SB37, SB505, SR402, SR409, SB2695, SB2695

Keywords: constitutional amendment, veto override, legislature power, governor, Texas Constitution, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading

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• IN THE EAST GALLERY WE HAVE WITH US LAKISHA WILES WHO IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACH FOR AMERICA FLORIDA
• REGIONS AND TEACH FOR AMERICA TEAM.
• ANOTHER CONCERNING ISSUE OF REMOVING FLUORIDE IS THE DOMINO EFFECT IN DENTISTRY.
• IT'S ONE OF THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENSURE LIFELONG DENTAL HEALTH FOR THE COMMUNITIES
• SO WHEN WE GET THERE I MEAN, THIS WILL WORK IN TANDEM AND IN CONJUNCTION IT WILL BE A STRONGER EFFECT

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• House Bill 2196 also clarifies that pandemic-style concurrent teaching is over, meaning that teachers
• cannot be required to teach both in person and virtually.
• It's important to note this isn't evaluating the need for the services, but rather the effectiveness
• So we urge you to support HB117 and advance policies that create a more effective and efficient early
• This is an area that can be explored much more effectively with a public-private partnership, but as

Bills: HB 117, HB2196, HB2689, HCR64, HB117

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support

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• WE ARE GIVING TOOLS TO THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SO THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB MORE EFFECTIVELY
• TO PAY MY ELECTRIC OR GAS BILL, MIGHT MUNICIPAL UTILITY CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT
• THAT IS THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF GAS THE UTILITY IS USING THAT DAY.
• COMFORTING WOULD IT BE SCHOOLS ERECTED TO BE -- TO TEACH STUDENTS INDUSTRY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
• AND DID NOTHING TO ACTUALLY TEACH ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And one of the requirements of the task force is that they have to look at cost-effective ways to handle
• then the next year you make $260,000, can you then say, “My restrictive covenant is no longer in effect
• The restrictive covenant is no longer in effect, and I can go and open up an office right across the
• Does the restrictive covenant that was in the original employment contract, is that still in effect even
• They teach them how to, they mentor them in their medical field. ...teach them how to, they mentor them

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health Policy considered several health-related measures. SB 890 on improving screening and treatment for blood clots was presented as a work-in-progress based on a prior working group. The bill would define certain clot-related conditions as chronic diseases, create a DOH registry, require screening and training in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, and several senators raised concerns about definitions, training requirements, facility responsibilities, and public records impacts. Survivors and family members testified in strong support, describing blood clots as a preventable public health crisis. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. SB 668 on storage and disposal of prescription drugs and sharps would direct a study of medical sharps collection and address conflicts between state and federal law on disposal of certain prescription drugs. Senators discussed whether the study should include both individual and commercial disposal and whether newer injectable medications increase sharps waste. The bill received supportive testimony from waste and recycling stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 762 on preventing the spread of avian influenza would create a DOH task force to develop a statewide response strategy, monitor outbreaks, study wastewater monitoring, and recommend cost-effective testing and prevention measures. An amendment extended the task force deadline, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 182, which creates the Home Away From Home tax credit for businesses donating to charities that house families of critically ill children, with supporters saying it would help expand lodging for families in need. SB 942, the chair’s bill on restrictive covenants in health care, would limit non-compete clauses for physicians under a salary threshold, with debate focused on patient access, workforce retention, and concerns about small practices and contract enforcement. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted SPB 7018 to preserve a public records exemption for minors seeking judicial bypass of parental consent requirements for abortion, and then reported it favorably. Several members later recorded votes on earlier bills, and the committee adjourned.