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• <00:39:58.640> that<00:39:58.880> reason,<00:39:59.280> CMS<00:39:59.760> defers
• For that reason, CMS defers standards.
• For that reason, CMS defers to<00:40:00.640> New<00:40:00.880> Hampshire<00:40:01.280><
• it<04:02:32.960> that<04:02:33.279> far<04:02:33.840> and<04:02:34.160> defer
• <04:02:34.560> to will introduce it that far and defer to will introduce it that far and defer

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to the committee as a >> I I I would defer to the committee as a whole<01:16:04.960> on
• >> I'm going to defer that to >> okay >> the yes representative Shamberg >> I think my question will
• <01:31:28.960> to I'm going to defer that to I'm going to defer that to >> okay >
• There's an operations and maintenance category, and this is by far the largest.
• There's an operations and maintenance There's an operations and maintenance and<01:37:26.639>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We prevent additional deferred maintenance, and we keep developments on track to serve residents when
• We prevent additional deferred<01:14:52.159> maintenance<01:14:52.880> and<01:14:53.199
• > we<01:14:53.440> keep deferred maintenance and we keep deferred maintenance and we keep

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• priorities, including permanent housing and infrastructure restoration. and ensure the continued maintenance
• and and ensure the continued maintenance and the<00:19:58.640> upkeep<00:19:59.040> of
• as an outsider coming in, the thing I found most surprising was the fact that all this stuff was deferred
• as an outsider coming in, the thing I found most surprising was the fact that all this stuff was deferred
• as an outsider coming in, the thing I found most surprising was the fact that all this stuff was deferred

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• All structures on the property have to be a threat to public safety because of inadequate maintenance
• or abandonment Etc um none maintenance or abandonment Etc um none of<01:13:14.480> the<01:13:
• normally they don't have, the value of employee benefits, employer contributions to retirement, deferred
• <01:26:07.119> compensation<01:26:08.119> Etc to retirement deferred compensation Etc
• to retirement deferred compensation Etc and<01:26:08.960> that<01:26:09.080> could<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• budget to school funding, leaving little room for other essential priorities such as road and bridge maintenance
• We are left to absorb the full burden of fuel spikes, driver shortages, bus maintenance, and longer-than-average
• As a town, this is a cost we cannot defer; we cannot escape.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements. The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock. Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.

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• Application for a minor special exception or variance submitted by a large destination resort for the maintenance
• application for a minor special exception or variance submitted by a large destination resort for the maintenance
• The original meeting took place last month, and the new vote had been deferred to May or June.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.

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• They're allowed to ask us for reimbursement on the maintenance for that time frame, the fuel for that
• We deferred maintenance all the time, and we just can't do that. So additional questions, anyone?

Summary: The committee took up four bills before moving to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a home’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented as a homeowner protection measure and reported favorably. CS/SB 110, clarifying that certain 98-year-or-longer residential leaseholders remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably without opposition. SB 856, requiring online real estate listing platforms to display estimated ad valorem taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew supportive testimony from property appraisers, Zillow, and local government groups; members emphasized transparency for buyers, especially first-time homebuyers, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then spent most of the meeting on SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Supporters, including the Division of Emergency Management, argued the fund is needed for hurricanes, flooding, other disasters, and rapid response operations, and said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Opponents from advocacy and policy groups argued the fund has been used too broadly, especially for immigration-related detention and enforcement activities, and criticized the lack of tighter guardrails and transparency. They cited deaths in detention facilities, the use of emergency dollars for non-disaster purposes, and concerns about political favoritism and public accountability. Director Kevin Guthrie testified at length in support of the extension, explaining that the fund is used for natural, man-made, and technological emergencies, that reimbursements from federal and other sources are returned to the fund, and that the state has used it for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, international evacuations, and immigration-related operations under Operation Vigilant Sentry. He said the division has sought federal reimbursement for some expenses and that the fund helps the state respond quickly when emergencies arise. Members questioned the size of the fund, the amount spent on immigration-related activities, the status of federal reimbursements, and whether lawmakers should have more oversight or unannounced access to detention facilities. The bill discussion remained ongoing in the portion provided, with no final vote on SPB 7040 shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• training them now what they have a demand for is HVAC technicians, electricians and sustainability for maintenance
• So those would be your janitors, cooks, maintenance folks, but not supervisors.
• I will defer to you.

Keywords: 914, all

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• which comes with selective catalytic reduction systems and particulate filters that have specific maintenance
• In the interest of time, I will defer to questions.
• to effectively establish and run the **CCUS** program as a key sector involved in installation, maintenance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• When I started in the Texas Legislature, the maintenance and operation tax. It was $1.50.
• I go, how many of you remember when your maintenance and operation was $1.50? And without fail.
• Senate Bill 944 by Hughes relate to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by state agency

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR2, SB4, SR98, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000, SJR40, SJR41, SJR42, SJR43, SJR44, SJR45, SJR46, SJR47, SCR13, SB6, SB13, SB21, SB826, SB827, SB828, SB829, SB830, SB831, SB832, SB833, SB834, SB835, SB836, SB837, SB838, SB839, SB840, SB841, SB842, SB843, SB844, SB845, SB846, SB847, SB848, SB849, SB850, SB851, SB853, SB854, SB855, SB856, SB857, SB858, SB859, SB860, SB861, SB862, SB863, SB864, SB865, SB866, SB867, SB868, SB869, SB870, SB871, SB872, SB873, SB874, SB875, SB876, SB877, SB878, SB879, SB880, SB881, SB882, SB883, SB884, SB885, SB886, SB887, SB888, SB889, SB890, SB891, SB892, SB893, SB894, SB895, SB896, SB897, SB898, SB899, SB900, SB901, SB902, SB903, SB904, SB905, SB906, SB907, SB908, SB909, SB910, SB911, SB912, SB913, SB914, SB915, SB916, SB917, SB918, SB919, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB923, SB924, SB925, SB926, SB927, SB928, SB929, SB930, SB931, SB932, SB933, SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB938, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB942, SB943, SB944, SB945, SB946, SB947, SB948, SB949, SB950, SB951, SB952, SB953, SB954, SB955, SB956, SB957, SB958, SB959, SB960, SB961, SB962, SB963, SB964, SB965, SB966, SB967, SB968, SB969, SB970, SB971, SB972, SB973, SB974, SB975, SB976, SB977, SB978, SB979, SB980, SB981, SB982, SB983, SB984, SB985, SB986, SB987, SB988, SB989, SB990, SB991, SB992, SB993, SB994, SB995, SB996, SB997, SB998, SB999, SB1000

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• But when I'm reading this, it looks like they can use some of it for maintenance.
• Except she could use part of it for maintenance. No, I think they didn't do the project.
• He added that the Deputy Secretary of State was here to speak to it as well, and that he would defer
• <03:59:43.000> benefit then collect a vested deferred benefit then collect a vested deferred
• We rely on and defer to the judgment of Labor on whether something's work-related if we see that memo

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.

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• Chair, Senator Padilla, I would defer to the department. Okay. All right.
• Where those funding sources come from, I would defer to the department during their budget...
• So, I'll defer to Kelly for any other standard mechanisms. So, Mr.
• And also on continuing to put money into the maintenance of existing state assets so we don't fall behind

Keywords: 996, all

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• I did hear that question, and I was going to defer to the administration potentially on this one.
• statutorily are eligible for these programs, our government traditionally has given individuals deferred
• Additionally has given individuals deferred action status, meaning you are not, you are safe from being
• near enough to cover essential expenses like mortgage, utilities, supplies, insurance, gas, food, maintenance

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And I would defer to Mr. Olson, perhaps, on some expertise on the protection of our systems. Mr.
• It was their maintenance and firmware for their tabulators. A few replaced batteries.
• I'm just reading election machine maintenance.
• them um paid for those maintenance them um paid for those maintenance agreements<01:02:26.000>
• reading um election machine maintenance reading um election machine maintenance uh<01:03:14.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Substitute 1 and House Committee Amendment 1, the title amendment, Senator Howell, an act relating to deferred
• House Bill 503, an act making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, and support of the legislative
• House Bill 504, an act making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning
• <01:35:03.320> The<01:35:03.440> bill<01:35:03.680> also ongoing road maintenance
• The bill also ongoing road maintenance.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Schools continue to face increasing pressures, and the cost of construction, renovation, and maintenance
• Schools continue to face increasing pressures, and the cost of construction, renovation, and maintenance
• is often a significant and maintenance is often a significant challenge<00:08:06.039> for<00:
• <00:21:32.520> costs and increasing future maintenance costs and increasing future maintenance
• Madam Chair, I would defer to Mr. Mumm on the revenue estimate. Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<00:12:52.880> support<00:12:53.200> and the operations, maintenance, support and
• the operations, maintenance, support and functioning<00:12:54.079> of<00:12:54.240> the
• of effort requirements for maintenance of effort requirements for the<00:26:44.080> vocational
• An additional 1.4 million maintenance An additional 1.4 million maintenance pool<00:26:58.720>
• the state fair uh board maintenance the state fair uh board maintenance pool,<00:40:49.280> and

Keywords: Several minutes after the convene vote and before the introduction failed to properly steam. This version was pulled from a local back up., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation. Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• between, you know, how do we, you know, we have this governing structure. and to what extent do we defer
• effective educational space for our students in smaller school districts delays and repair and maintenance
• districts this bill will enhance the ability of these districts to efficiently manage and complete maintenance
• It does not apply to all projects but to maintenance and repair only.
• Currently many districts face unnecessary delays for projects related to repair, maintenance or restoration

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The measure defines road transportation to include construction, surface repairs, maintenance, and operation
• fact, it would ensure that about $2.5 billion over the next four years would go to the upkeep, maintenance
• That's a lot of extra maintenance I have to do on my vehicles because of our road condition.
• Frequent freezing and thawing cycles in the mountainous terrain particularly create significant maintenance
• Investors who reinvest capital gains into qualified opportunity funds within 180 days may defer federal

Keywords: 981, all