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• . ...to address the location, design, planning, beds, and costs of establishing a permanent facility.
• Following the establishment of those rules, the interim forensic facility and competency restoration
• In 2029, it is expected that a new forensic facility not operated by DOC will be online.
• This new facility, which may or may not be collocated on a correctional facility, would be operated by
• The DLC would still be permitted to provide security services on the perimeter of such a facility in

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• So, moving to the Facilities Commission, to begin with, there are two technical adjustments.
• commission would help construct a facility for particularly for for health services in local areas in
• The idea here is that there are the facilities commission has statutory authority to reallocate, but
• mental health facility.
• detention and or post adjudication facilities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• have one bill on this agenda, so let's go ahead and get started with HB 1494, relating to sports facilities
• We want a new facility.
• We want a new facility.
• Right, we want a new facility, basic though it may be, but at least we'll get a new facility so that
• field the current um temporary facility field the current um temporary facility has<00:31:48.960

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism and Higher Education heard HB 1494, relating to sports facilities. Testimony was largely in opposition to the bill as drafted from the Stadium Authority, the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, with several other written comments also opposing; each asked that if the measure advances, Senate language from related stadium bills be incorporated instead. The University of Hawaiʻi testified in support of the Nāʻid project and said it wants the project delivered at Halawa so the university can have a football facility, though members pressed the university on whether it was effectively supporting both the project and the bill’s current approach. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on the stadium project’s financing, schedule, and oversight. DAGS and Public Works discussed a consultant contract that had grown to about $28 million and an audit that recovered $441,000 after improper travel and expense reimbursements, including first-class airfare and other personal expenses; officials said the audit exposed weak internal controls and led to revised reimbursement policies. Members questioned whether the problems would have been found without media reporting and whether stronger oversight should have been in place earlier. The committee also discussed the current Ching Field setup for UH football, with witnesses describing it as less than ideal and temporary until the new stadium is built. Stadium Authority representatives said the current preferred offeror is Aloha Halawa Development Partners, negotiations have recently accelerated, and the goal remains a contract this summer and a fall 2028 opening. They said the state is committed to $350 million in general obligation bonds, with the overall project expected to cost more, and that the developer is exploring other financing sources such as TIF or CFD while the state and city work to expedite permits and demolition. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• around Minnesota come to our facility around Minnesota come to our facility for<00:26:39.200>
• one of the best run and best facilities one of the best run and best facilities I've<00:53:47.200
• It's a state-of-the-art facility.
• Our veterans deserve top-notch quality facilities.
• Our veterans deserve top-notch quality facilities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Those payments would return to the medical facility infrastructure loan.
• So this bill would potentially impact up to two facilities, but you don't know of any other facility
• So this bill would potentially impact up to two facilities, but you don't know of any other facility
• And in your testimony, you've said the facility probably will close.
• new facilities, particularly renewable facilities, and maintaining those facilities, they get to pass

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

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• c><01:17:58.040> patient facility, we experienced a patient facility, we experienced a patient
• maintaining safe and orderly facilities. maintaining safe and orderly facilities.
• makers to ensure that our facilities makers to ensure that our facilities remain<01:42:11.720>
• facilities were once Healthcare facilities were once considered<01:51:27.760> sensitive<01:51
• It like I don't even have facility.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There might be some trade-offs to expansion or a new facility expansion or a new facility here<00:15:
• facility facility here<00:15:54.240> the<00:15:54.360> full<00:15:54.680> report
• <01:03:59.960> in dozen processing facilities in dozen processing facilities in Northwestern
• <01:19:21.360> Investments Minnesota for new facility Investments Minnesota for new facility
• It goes through all of the pieces of the facility.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . facilities. facilities.
• The Minnesota Sports Facility Authority, I've been on this board two out of the four terms I've been
• ><00:09:09.120> I've Minnesota Sports Facility Authority I've Minnesota Sports Facility Authority
• <00:10:23.320> And<00:10:23.480> so, dollars to go to that facility.
• And so, dollars to go to that facility.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• After analyzing the capital investment it would take to grow the herd, update the facility, and purchase
• , my family decided to sell the farm I grew up on in 2023 and are no longer milking cows at that facility
• Sale pricing due to the time constraints of cutting the cheese at our facility and the cost of precision
• closely with their dairy division to be able to meet the regulatory requirements of a processing facility
• Incentive Grant Program, CIGP, assists counties with funding for improvements to transportation facilities

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture convened, took roll, and heard Senate Bill 58 by Senator Harrow, which would create regulation for companion animal cremation. Harrow described a case involving mishandled pet remains and said the bill would require written service descriptions, prohibit false or misleading statements, require certification with returned remains, authorize Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services rulemaking, and impose civil penalties for violations. With no questions or public opposition, the committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then heard presentations on robotics in agriculture and aquaculture. Dr. Nathan Boyd of UF/IFAS discussed the rapid growth of agricultural robotics, including AI-driven weed detection, targeted spraying, autonomous tractors, and harvesting technology, emphasizing reduced pesticide use, lower input costs, and labor-saving automation. Dr. Nicole Kirchoff of Live Advantage Bait and Adrian Johnson of the Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association highlighted aquaculture’s economic and environmental value, Florida’s strong position in the industry, and challenges including hurricane losses, lack of insurance, land-use instability, capital access, and water quality. They urged support for working waterfronts, risk mitigation, and policies to help the sector commercialize and expand. The committee also heard from dairy producers Kevin Lusher and Jacob Larson. Lusher described his family’s dairy and artisan cheese business, noting reliance on USDA grants, rising costs, labor shortages, and regulatory burdens, and asked for more grant support, marketing for Fresh From Florida products, and permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida. Larson discussed the broader dairy market, declining herd sizes due to efficiency gains, high production costs in Florida, and competition from out-of-state processing, suggesting incentives for local processing and supply management. Finally, FDOT Chief Planner Wayway Schen presented on arterial and local road funding programs, including ART, ARTW, SCOP, SCRAP, CIGP, and TRIP, and said rural road needs remain significant, with more than $16 billion in unfunded or partially funded project needs. The committee adjourned after brief discussion and thanks to the presenters.

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• I really think they need to, you know, if they have enough money to open up an AI facility, then they
• So I'll move on To facilities management. Let's see.
• the facility, which are currently funding through the capital outlay process.
• Help support our new facilities and we have created term positions.
• It's this facility. This division.

Keywords: 996, all

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• In Bexar County, you have one of the newest and largest, beautiful facilities there.
• We are an all-inclusive facility.
• I want to be able to spend some of these hotel occupancy tax funds to keep those facilities up.
• But the way the law works today is that it has to go towards a new convention facility.
• Texas' best beach needs Texas' best beach facilities. Convention Hotel. Very good. Thanks, sir.

Bills: HB 1039, HB2289, HB2370, HB2404, HB3066, HB3076, HB3117, HB3118, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3182, HB3196, HB3241, HB3377, HB3500, HB3567, HB3715, HB3954, HB4098, HB4109, HB4222, HB4226, HB4412, HB4659, HB4682, HB4683, HB4755, HB4926, HB5165, HB5562, HB5596

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax authority, border counties, tax legislation, municipalities, hotel tax revenue, convention centers, economic development, local government authority, HB 2370, HOT tax, venue projects, convention center, municipal finance, local government code, Section 334.0082, tourism tax, debt financing, bond repayment

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• HB 4523 by Martinez ruling the requirements of a certain funding in the aviation facilities and project
• History 4563 by Flores relating to allowing a therapy or facility dog to accompany a child or person
• HB 4581 by Ian relating to a temporary emergency energy facilities for the Committee on state affairs
• HB 4662 by having their ruling the financial assistance for rail facilities referred the committee on
• HG 4815 by CERTIS ruling the liability of owners and operators for certain sources of facilities and

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• , that facility in Duluth.
• But that facility only did not apply to other living facilities.
• <00:17:01.920> did<00:17:02.120> not facility but that facility only did not facility
• to other living facilities It Was apply to other living facilities It Was Written<00:17:04.600> very
• Just briefly, it would be certain child care facilities, children homes, again that elderly living facility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > offices<00:50:05.599> for mental health facility, offices for mental health facility,
• facility that can be used for housing. facility that can be used for housing.
• considered an ideal treatment facility considered an ideal treatment facility for<00:53:33.280><
• So if we move these beds to another facility, will we be purchasing that facility or renting that facility
• that facility or renting that facility? that facility or renting that facility?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:21:57.320> on putting them into a secure facility on putting them into a secure facility
• <00:54:51.720> and are served in the secure facility and are served in the secure facility
• Our goal is to have a facility that serves 12 youth.
• Our goal is to have a facility that serves 12 youth.
• anticipated to run the new facility anticipated to run the new facility appropriately<01:18:47.600

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

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• for materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construction or improvement of a SAF production facility
• Building those three SAF facilities would generate an estimated 55,000 construction job years and, in
• in operation and supplying the facilities across the state.
• <00:14:23.639> in to build more than three facilities in to build more than three facilities
• that we could have multiple facilities that we could have multiple facilities in<00:16:04.240>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Minnesota’s efforts to build a SAF industry. Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because it could benefit agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and rural economies. She highlighted the 2023 state SAF tax credit and sales tax exemption for facility construction, describing the credit as a nation-leading incentive designed to stack with federal IRA credits and attract producers and blenders to Minnesota. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines said aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s best available tool to reach net-zero goals by 2050. He explained that SAF is a certified drop-in fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft and infrastructure, and he cited growing global demand and limited supply. He said Minnesota has many potential feedstocks, including used cooking oil, corn, soybeans, and camelina, and praised the state’s SAF tax credit and the Minnesota SAF Hub as important steps toward making Minnesota a leader in the sector. Peter Fros of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building an industrial-scale SAF value chain in Minnesota. He said the state has key advantages, including airport demand, corporate partners, research institutions, and agricultural inputs, and estimated that three SAF biorefineries could create tens of thousands of jobs and significant emissions reductions. He also said the Hub is working on blending infrastructure, private demand commitments, a winter camelina expansion study, and efforts to secure additional refineries before 2030. Members raised questions about how sustainability is measured, and Fros said the Hub relies on the federal GREET model but wants a clearer, transparent, and standardized national method that also accounts for issues like water quality and biodiversity. Amanda Bellik of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association said corn-based ethanol is a strong fit for SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet pathway because it is abundant, affordable, and supported by existing infrastructure. She said SAF development could create a new value-added market for corn without requiring new acres, but emphasized the need for significant capital investment, stable tax policy, and efficient permitting. She also said the group has worked with a consultant on third-party sustainability assessments of corn production practices to help fill data gaps and support the carbon-intensity requirements tied to SAF incentives.

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• First, it requires TDCJ to develop a comprehensive 10-year long-term facilities and staffing plan to
• And I know that some of our prison facilities in the summer in particular, and very, very cold times,
• And then on top of that, we have a comprehensive 10-year facilities plan that will be put in place as
• The floor amendment clarifies that facilities include acute care facilities under HHSC's regulatory authority
• And I think what it does is protect legal terminals, which have bulk transfer facilities.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• <00:50:57.599> Facilities opposition nationwide. Facilities opposition nationwide.
• And I would like it broken down into building the facility and running the facility.
• And I would like it broken down into building the facility and running the facility.
• And I would like it broken down into building the facility and running the facility.
• And I would like it broken down into building the facility and running the facility.

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• > to<01:05:14.480> utilize facility must be designed to utilize facility must be designed
• Uh the facility 453.52 subdivision 8.
• > resource facility must satisfy a resource facility must satisfy a resource deficiency<01:05:
• The facility must be 216B- or 2422.
• <01:06:06.240> must uh be constructed of the facility must uh be constructed of the facility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >>> THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS WILL COME TO ORDER.
• SOMETIMES FACILITIES WILL RECLASSIFY THEIR SERVICES IS OPTIONAL SUPPORTED SERVICES TO BYPASS LICENSING
• THAT THEY CAN QUALIFY FOR AND BE CERTIFIED, A MEMORY CARE FACILITY IS NOT ONE OF THOSE.
• ON A TRUE MEMORY CARE FACILITY BUT MAYBE MONDAY MORNING HAS A MEMORY CARE ACTIVITY OPEN TO ALL OF ITS
• FLORIDA'S ADVOCATE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES OWNERS AND OPERATORS.