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• Trey Carlock was a talented, smart, and handsome young man from Dallas who took his own life at the age
• captives free Trey car lock is the person for whom Trey's law is named the secret he was required by contract

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB147, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• Now the community's name I which the Department of Defense contract.
• The students we trained on multaq process, welders, smart factory, wireless communication systems and

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There's a contract they entered into with the state of Mississippi.
• There's a contract they entered part.
• contract into the retirement system. contract into the retirement system.
• So, we're going to continue to move in the direction that we believe contract you understand. contract
• We made a contract with them. They're doing what they can do.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 7 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation from Reverend Chip Stevens of First Baptist Church in Jackson, and recited the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and received several guest introductions, including the president of Mississippi University for Women, the physician of the day, and the session’s pages. The main item of business was Senate Bill 2004, the Mississippi PERS Stability Act. Senator Sparks explained that the bill would provide a $500 million infusion to the PERS accumulated employers account on July 1, 2026, followed by $50 million annually for 10 years, with backup funding from unobligated general funds if needed. He said the measure was intended to help address the system’s roughly $26 billion liability and to support both state employees and local government employers, noting that the state had already taken other steps to strengthen PERS. The bill was advanced to engrossed status, read for the third time, and placed on the calendar for final passage. Senator Norwood asked whether the funding would help local governments, and Senator Sparks said it would, because the liability is shared by all employers in the system and affects local balance sheets and bond ratings. Senator Bryan then spoke at length in opposition to the broader direction of retirement policy, criticizing the committee process, the fragmentation of retirement legislation, and what he described as incentives for privatization and unfair treatment of new hires. He said he would still vote for the bill because it sends money into the system, but argued that the state should focus retirement benefits on older retirees and avoid further benefit expansions. Senator Sparks responded that the bill was a necessary cash infusion to honor commitments to employees, stabilize the system, and avoid insolvency, and said more PERS legislation would follow.

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• Can you tell me how many plans or contracts that office has deployed? I cannot.
• Contracts developed in collaboration with DTI and DOJ must include penalties for data breaches.
• Lab, through the generative AI committee, and work that I know you've also been involved in around Smart
• Path Forward... ...of AI committee and work that I know you've also been involved in around Smart Path
• Can you answer why we're making the required contract with the Public Service Commission 15 years instead

Keywords: 1064, all

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• However, we are using contracted legal counsel.
• I mean, I know we're paying more out on contracts than we are on an employee.
• Let's face it, you need somebody who's part of the machine, not someone who contracts in.
• It's the New Mexico Electronic Medical Record Act, and organizations sign contracts.
• My understanding is that you all are in contract negotiations right now.

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• This agreement, like two prior contracts, makes improvements and advances in improving pay, benefits,
• Centuries of unjust treatment and pay cannot be undone in a few contracts or a few years. provides the
• Centuries of unjust treatment and pay cannot be undone in a few contracts or a few years.
• Thank you so much for helping us to get our tentative contract.
• Contract, please help us follow through and ratify that because it's so important.

Summary: The California State Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its first hearing to examine the state of child care access, affordability, and provider compensation. Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and other members described child care as essential infrastructure for working families and the economy, noting that costs are unaffordable for many households and that providers are underpaid. Early testimony came from a San Francisco parent, Quinn Chung, who described the difficulty of finding safe care and the financial and career sacrifices caused by lack of child care, and from Tuolumne County provider Anita Viscini, who detailed her monthly costs, low margins, and the need to work weekends and teach CPR classes to make ends meet. Assemblymembers also emphasized the crisis in rural communities and the need for a long-term strategy. The first policy panel featured Jennifer Troia of the California Department of Social Services, Laura Pryor of the California Budget and Policy Center, and Alexa Frankenberg of Child Care Providers United. Troia said the state has nearly doubled child care funding in five years, expanded subsidy slots, and reached a new tentative three-year agreement with providers that includes cost-of-living adjustments, stabilization payments, and continued work on an alternative rate methodology and single rate structure. Pryor argued that despite funding gains, child care remains too expensive, only a fraction of eligible children receive subsidies, and provider wages remain far below comparable jobs, worsening racial and gender inequities. Frankenberg said the tentative agreement is progress but not enough, calling for a true cost-of-care system, fair wages, paid time off, better support for emergency and nontraditional care, and stronger integration of family child care into the mixed-delivery system. Members asked about why the crisis persists, how the alternative methodology will work, how family fees and sliding-scale help are being used, and why middle-income families still struggle. The panel said the problem reflects long-term underinvestment, a broken market, and a system that still leaves many families without access. The committee also heard an economic panel from Ashley Hoffman of the California Chamber of Commerce and Sarah Bone of the Public Policy Institute of California. Hoffman described employer child care benefits and public-private partnership models in other states, including shared-cost programs and local chamber efforts. Bone said child care costs reduce family financial security and labor force participation, especially for mothers of young children, and estimated that if mothers of young children worked at the same rate as mothers of older children, more than 80,000 additional women could be in the workforce each year. In the final panel, parent and provider advocates, including Jennifer Greppie and Black Californians United for Early Care and Education co-founder Keisha Doyle, argued for fully funding child care, ending waiting lists, protecting culturally affirming care, and addressing racial inequities and private equity’s role in the sector.

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• Barney Bishop, Florida Smart Alliance, Justice Alliance, is waiving in support.
• Bernie Bishop, Florida Smart Alliance. there any appearance forms for the bill we have plenty.
• Barney Bishop, Florida Smart Alliance, Justice Alliance is waiving in support.
• Barney Bishop, Florida Smart Justice Alliance, is waving in support.
• Barney Bishop is waving in support, Florida Smart Justice Alliance. Thank you, Barney.

Bills: S0132, S0418, S0646, S0820, S1734

Keywords: voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture, juvenile justice, detention, Medal of Heroism, probation officers

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 646, relating to drug paraphernalia, was presented by President Gates as a narrow measure to allow drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants and help prevent overdose deaths. Senator Osgood spoke in strong support, describing the bill as important for people in recovery. The bill had one support appearance and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee then heard SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Senator Jones explained that the bill requires autism awareness and communication/de-escalation training for officers and creates a voluntary Blue Envelope Program for drivers with ASD. Multiple advocates, including Disability Rights Florida, an Autism Society representative, parents, and a retired federal officer, testified in support, emphasizing safety, communication, and the need to avoid tragic misunderstandings during police encounters. Senators also discussed whether broader disability training should be considered in the future. SB 418 was reported favorably unanimously. Next, the committee considered SB 132 on restoration of voting rights, which would require the Florida Commission on Offender Review to create and maintain a public database to help people determine whether they have completed sentence requirements for rights restoration and to publish clearer instructions for eligible individuals. An amendment was adopted to make the database subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1734, which recognizes juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extends training, certification, and certain benefits, and CS/SB 820, which strengthens reporting requirements for problem-solving courts and sets annual reporting deadlines. Both bills were reported favorably after brief discussion and support appearances.

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• Can you tell me how many plans or contracts that office has deployed? I cannot.
• asking is because it's been in place for a while and I haven't seen evidence that any value-based contracts
• Contracts developed in collaboration with DTI and DOJ must include penalties for data breaches.
• Lab, through the generative AI committee, and work that I know you've also been involved in around smart
• path forward. ...of AI committee and work that I know you've also been involved in around smart path

Keywords: 1064, all

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• <00:21:48.880> Smart. >> Okay. Not taking any questions. Smart. >> Okay.
• I my concern with this is that contract.
• I'm going to cancel the contract.
• disrupted this date, then the contract disrupted this date, then the contract is<02:38:06.080>
• Like sometimes contracts have requirements that any dispute in the contract is supposed to go before

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:20:48.600> monitored that we refer to as AED smart monitored that we refer to as AED smart
• > Center City Hall they have one of our Center City Hall they have one of our AED<00:21:19.640> smart
• monitor cabinets mounted on AED smart monitor cabinets mounted on the<00:21:21.440> wall<00:21
• I'm at least as smart as the average Joe, and I didn't get it, so anyway, that's just my recommendation
• as the average I I'm at least as smart as the average Joe<00:38:19.160> and<00:38:19.280>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:14:50.280> that with their negotiated contracts that with their negotiated contracts that
• So, you know, in my professional role I negotiate my contract.
• So, you know, in my professional role I negotiate my contract.
• So, you know, in my professional role I negotiate my contract.
• , and they have four more years of this contract.

Bills: HF3878, HF4131, HF3796, HF4097

Keywords: airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool

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• that we're making sure of that in the reporting and that there aren't hidden costs buried in those contracts
• direct employee to perform admissions, evaluations, and discharges, but also be allowed to hire contract
• on corporate business regulations for the medical marijuana industry, with Trulieve donating to the Smart

Summary: The Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of health care, Medicaid, and patient-access measures, along with confirmation votes. The committee first reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal obligations, deleting a section affecting nursing home facility records, and setting a January 1, 2026 effective date; the bill then passed favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after Harris testified about priorities including financial accountability, managed care oversight, transparency, and quality improvement. Senators asked about audit findings and Medicaid managed care performance, and several witnesses and committee members voiced support for her appointment. The committee then advanced a series of bills, most of them with amendments, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on death certification by physician assistants and APRNs, SB 1412 on home health administration flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies by physicians, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills received support from industry, advocacy, or provider groups and were reported favorably as committee substitutes. The most debated measure was SB 1270, a broad strike-all amendment combining provisions on mRNA vaccine documentation, vaccination-status protections in the Patient Bill of Rights, medical marijuana reporting and background-screening definitions, compact language, and volunteer immunity. The committee heard extensive testimony both for and against the vaccine-related provisions, including concerns about discrimination, patient safety, provider discretion, and medical liability. After additional technical amendments and a time-certain motion, the bill passed favorably as a committee substitute, with Senators Davis and Osgood voting no and Senator Harrell expressing a weak yes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• It adds contracts in addition to franchise agreements that are clarified, and this again allows...
• The district's hands are tied because of due process requirements and union contracts, and it is very
• Barney Bishop III, waiving in support from Florida Smart Justice Alliance. Robert C.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered a series of education-related bills, many of them after adopting amendments. SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School was amended to remove virtual preschool provisions and then passed favorably, with the sponsor describing it as a clarifying bill about FLVS operations, revenue sources, reporting, and student access. SB 1374, on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct, was also approved; it requires faster district action and reporting when instructional personnel are arrested for certain offenses and clarifies that self-reports are not admissions of guilt. SB 1402, on student enrollment and dropout retrieval programs, was amended and passed to broaden eligibility for dropout retrieval services and allow certain virtual providers to receive a school improvement rating instead of a school grade. SB 364, moving the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys from the Department of Education to Florida Memorial University, was amended and reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 772 on diabetes management in schools, which would allow districts to obtain and store glucagon for emergency use by trained school staff or nurses, with liability protections included. SB 1102 on school readiness programs for children with disabilities passed after testimony that it would expand identification of disabilities, require more training for providers, and direct special-needs funding toward better-supported classrooms. SB 1382, also on school readiness, was approved and would change the definition of economically disadvantaged families, adjust priority tiers, and update the waitlist and forecasting process for child care assistance. The most debated measure was SB 140, which was substantially rewritten by delete-all amendment to create “job engine charter schools,” allow municipalities to seek charter schools aimed at attracting industry, authorize parent votes for conversion of existing public schools, and set requirements for district five-year property plans and surplus property use, including affordable housing and charter school purposes. Supporters argued it could aid economic development and repurpose underused property, while opponents raised concerns about privatization, reduced stakeholder input, unclear voting procedures, and loss of district control over property. Despite extensive debate and multiple public speakers against it, the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 430, a merged AED and cardiac emergency response bill requiring public schools to have a cardiac emergency plan, trained staff, and an operational AED in a publicized location, with reimbursement provisions and liability protections; it passed after supporters emphasized life-saving benefits and manageable training costs. The committee adjourned after recording additional members’ votes on selected bills.

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• Senator Paxton's constituent, but he made this smart move and moved to Senate District 22.
• district, they may have to go to their board, get the money approved, go back to their board. get the contract
• standard today then a very small portion that are that are below the standard and don't currently have contracts

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Three days of SMART Act was enough. Enjoy it. >> Yay.
• Three days of<00:22:01.039> smart<00:22:01.280> act<00:22:01.520> was<00:22:01.679
• of smart act was enough. Enjoy it. of smart act was enough. Enjoy it.
• Uh, members of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, we have our Smart Act hearing
• We will meet as quickly upon adjournment as possible of the local government Smart Act hearing.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the January 22, 2026 journal, and then approved Senator Janice Marchman’s appointment to the Legislative Council Committee by a 29-0 vote. Several members made brief announcements, including a notice that Judiciary Committee would not meet that day after three days of SMART Act hearings, recognition of the Rocky Mountain Police and Fire Chaplains, and reminders about the National Western Stock Show Junior Livestock Sale and upcoming committee meetings. The chamber then received and read a lengthy message from the governor transmitting numerous appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions, including the Front Range Passenger Rail District board, university governing boards, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund board, the Commission on Aging, the Air Quality Control Commission, the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, the State Board of Health, and the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board. No action was taken on these appointments during the reading. Before adjournment, the Majority Leader announced the Senate would reconvene Monday, January 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. A motion to adjourn was made and adopted, and the Senate stood in recess until that time.

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• So, as we get smaller, the variable costs and the fixed costs have to contract with that as well.
• It sounds like Don's doing great work up in Plymouth, and you're very smart in moving over to Keene,
• Plymouth<00:51:59.280> and<00:51:59.440> you're<00:51:59.599> very<00:51:59.839> smart
• <00:52:00.000> in<00:52:00.160> moving Plymouth and you're very smart in moving Plymouth
• and you're very smart in moving over<00:52:00.559> to<00:52:00.720> Keen<00:52:01.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review the annual report on collaboration between the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the community college system’s 80th anniversary. Both chancellors praised the proclamation and described the report as a statutory follow-up to the public higher education task force. They said the two systems have built a close working relationship and that the collaboration is intended to continue, though progress may be limited by resources and staffing changes. Much of the discussion focused on transfer pathways and new academic models. The chancellors said House Bill 1530 helped drive the creation of more than 100, and possibly about 130, “universal pathways” between the systems, with a reported 30% increase in community college associate-degree graduates transferring to the university system in the last academic year. They also discussed direct-admit outreach for community college graduates, early college and CTE-to-workforce pathways, and the development of three-year bachelor’s programs at Plymouth State and in some health-care fields. Members asked about nursing, allied dental health, and radiologic technology, and the chancellors said they are exploring whether some programs can be streamlined, while noting that nursing’s requirements may limit how short a pathway can be. Members also raised concerns about whether transfer pathways could affect university enrollment, but the university chancellor said declining enrollment is more likely due to a smaller pool of college-age students and broader competition, not the transfer programs. Another topic was the ERP/technology platform recommendation from the task force: the university system is moving to Workday, while the community college system is working to align business practices and move from an on-premises system to a cloud-based solution. Officials said a shared enterprise system could create efficiencies in the future, but it is not expected in the short term; student-facing tools like Canvas are already shared. The committee also discussed House Bill 112, which would require passing a civics test for graduation, and the chancellors said they support civic education but see implementation challenges. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the report.

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• And if we don't have it in-house, we want a contract with someone close who does have it.
• We've turned the turnaround time for contract renewals. We've shaved three months off that.
• the number of contracts that we process in the agency, a huge savings.
• So, good news is we're managing that fleet in a smart way.
• It goes to the three Medicaid contracted entities, and they pay those funds directly to OU.

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• Um, Alex is, uh, shadowing me today and he's just a super smart, uh, effective consultant in DC and I'm
• 20.799> consultant<00:04:21.359> in<00:04:21.600> DC<00:04:22.000> and smart
• ,<00:10:33.279> we're<00:10:33.519> extending<00:10:34.160> the that contract
• , we're extending the that contract, we're extending the promoters<00:10:34.959> permit<00:10:
• President, I think it would be really smart for us to adopt this amendment.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 29, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Smart graduated from Sanford in 1970, where he played the position of center on the football team.
• Smart began his 23-year head coaching career at the beginning of his career as a head coach. Mr.
• He was the father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart. Mr.
• Smart was a valued member of the Georgia community during his time at Banbridge.
• Smart is survived by his wife, Sharon, and his three children, Carl, Kirby, and Kendall.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They're not ready to put out a contract on that.
• They're not ready to put out a contract on that.
• So, they to put out a contract on that.
• They have great smart people commission.
• The original you a copy of the contract.

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