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• And so, we had a sunset attached to a couple of those bills.
• And so, we had a sunset attached to a And so, we had a sunset attached to a couple<00:01:37.800> of

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• So F&S is going to allow us to use some of those sunsetting funds for this purpose.
• So that is an area that we are focusing some of this sunsetting funding on is to be able to get those

Summary: The committee reviewed three DHS out-of-state service contracts: a $690,000-plus sole-source contract for DCFS with Evident Change for maintenance and operation of the Child Welfare Structured Decision-Making practice hub; a $1.2 million sole-source contract for County Operations with Sifter Solutions to support a SNAP waiver compliance solution; and a $156,000 contract for Developmental Disabilities with Samaritan Integrative Services for psychiatric services at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center. The chair and staff explained the contracts and noted that the Evident Change and Sifter contracts were sole-source due to the proprietary nature of the systems or services involved. Most of the discussion focused on the Evident Change contract. Members questioned DCFS about long-term dependence on the vendor, the lack of a competitive bid, the absence of a clear off-ramp, and whether the state was paying more overall as the work was split into multiple contracts. DCFS said the contract before the committee was only for maintenance and operations of a web-based platform used daily for safety assessments and case planning, while a separate Evident Change contract covers case reviews, CQI work, and data management. The vendor said it was continuing to reduce its role and had begun off-ramp discussions, but members remained concerned that the state was too reliant on the vendor. Staff said the contract had to be approved by May 31 or the system could be turned off. The committee also discussed the Sifter Solutions contract, which supports Arkansas’s SNAP waiver pilot by providing a dynamic list of excluded products and a consumer app that scans barcodes and provides nutrition information. DHS said the waiver is intended to improve the nutritional value of SNAP benefits, that the contract is funded with remaining federal SNAP Nutrition Education dollars that would otherwise be returned, and that the University of Pennsylvania will conduct the evaluation at no cost. Members asked about the benefit to Arkansas, whether the app would include nutrition and budgeting information, and whether the state would own the application or need future renewals. DHS said the two-year term was intentionally aligned with the waiver period and that future procurement options could change. After discussion, the committee noted the items as reviewed and adjourned without objections or votes recorded in the transcript.

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• From dawn to sunset, Muslims fast to deepen their faith, strengthen self-discipline, and grow in compassion
• From dawn to sunset, Muslims fast to deepen their faith, strengthen self-discipline, and grow in compassion

Keywords: 1182, all

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• But they decided, because it's already established, it has a sunset, and it has a statutory cap in the
• So, we think of it as just using that credit that we set up three or four years ago with the sunset and

Keywords: 996, all

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• Just wondering from a DNR perspective if this is something we should have like a five- or 10-year sunset
• Just wondering from a DNR perspective if this is something we should have like a five- or 10-year sunset

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The trigger provision in the ACA is carefully crafted to ensure that a mid-decade redistricting required
• 2023, which set up new system for open meeting laws. just for state boards and commissions, that sunsets
• definitions, granting cities more time to update their circulation element, and various other clarifying provisions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I have the sunset scheduling bill.
• The Senate Business and Commerce Committee initially removed provisions from the bill regarding an affirmative
• If they have no license, then they're in violation of every non-medical provision, correct?

Bills: SB27, SB8, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB568, SB650, SB1405, SB1540, SB1610, SB1637, SB1660, SB2024, SB2217, SB2308, SB2753, SB2878, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB4, HB40, HB46, HB119, HB145, HB493, HB705, HB1545, HB2017, HB2516, HB2885, HB2963, HB2974, HB3642, HB3909, HB5138, HB5246, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3045, SB3071, HB796, HB1523, HB5294, HB748, HB3395, HB180, HB3171, HB146, HB5596, HB5694, HB1135, HB3225, HB186, HB1449, HB3793, HB112, HB104, HB3336, HB3520, HB3320, HB5663, HB2399, HB111, HB3483, HB4580, HB3748, HB632, HB4730, HB5690, HB5689, HB3385, HB4359, HB5381, HB123, HB5606, HB1057, HB3664, HCR141, HCR40, HCR59

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks

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• worked with uh Representative Tinderholt, uh, Texas Veterans Commission was actually going before sunset
• Members, House Bill 2754 relates to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized
• The statute was enacted in 1996 at $125 an hour with provisions that it would change based upon the change

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• And what makes our approach different from what is going on nationally is that we build in a sunset provision
• not see, you know, proof in the pudding, then they're going to have an opportunity to repeal this provision

Summary: The committee heard and approved several measures. HB 735 expanded Florida’s boating improvement program to fund parking for boat trailers at public ramps and offered a 10% sovereign submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best management practices; it passed unanimously. HB 4021 expanded the North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District in Manatee County by 640 acres and was reported favorably. CS for HB 371, which promotes nature-based methods and green/gray infrastructure for coastal resilience, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from resilience and environmental groups and committee members. The committee then took up HJR 1325, a proposed constitutional amendment to create an elected Commissioner of Government Efficiency (COGE) with authority to audit, investigate, and report on waste, fraud, and abuse in state and local government. The proposal would eliminate the lieutenant governor position, the Government Efficiency Task Force, and the legislature’s current auditor appointment, with many implementation details deferred to a future bill. Members debated the scope of the new office, its relationship to the Auditor General and inspectors general, whether it should cover the legislative and judicial branches, staffing, and the comparison to federal DOGE efforts. An amendment making a minor wording change was adopted, and the resolution passed 23-? with a favorable report after a split vote. The committee also approved two Gulf of America bills. HB 575 redesignated the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, and CS for HB 549 required Florida’s academic standards and newly adopted instructional materials to reflect the federal designation for materials acquired on or after July 1, 2025. Both measures drew criticism from members who argued the renaming was politically motivated, historically insensitive, and potentially confusing for students, while supporters said Florida should align with federal action. HB 575 passed and CS for HB 549 passed 18-7. Finally, HB 4071, a local bill adjusting the boundary between Coral Springs and Parkland in Broward County by about 8.7 acres, was amended and reported favorably with support from both cities and the Broward delegation.

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• But I do think that the current efforts to sort of tweak our jurisdictional provisions, I think some
• There are certain constitutional provisions in 11a and 11b that to different statutes that allow for
• Anything else that Sunset had... recommended that the commission is having difficulty.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So you can see an example here, “futuristic city at sunset,” and so generative AI can produce an image
• There are some provisions in there that are similar to California.
• Common provisions across a lot of these bills, in particular for child protections.
• So let's talk for a moment about that duty of care provision, right? And the design of a platform.
• It's during the entire life cycle of that solution until it gets sunsetted.

Keywords: 908, all

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• It's just sunsetting the July 2025 date. That's exactly what it's doing.
• <00:03:04.319> the<00:03:04.560> July<00:03:05.560> 2025 it's just Sun sunsetting
• the July 2025 it's just Sun sunsetting the July 2025 date<00:03:07.080> that<00:03:07.440>
• That currently sunsets in 2025. This bill just removes that sunset.
• 00:04:04.840> day<00:04:05.760> that<00:04:05.959> currently<00:04:06.439> sunsets

Bills: HF1247, HF628

Keywords: child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age

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• has affordability challenges exacerbated by increased health care costs, higher utilization, and sunsetting
• , and sunsetting of federal enhanced<00:09:29.760> tax<00:09:30.080> credits.
• So without comparing it line to line, I guess I was wondering is there still a cost defrayment provision
• So then on line 2.17, there is an appropriation provision, but it just says the appropriations for any
• So then on line 2.17, there is an appropriation provision, but it just says the appropriations for any

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It did get utilized before the sunset kicked in, but there was not a great deal of utilization.
• <00:04:32.320> kicked utilized before the sunset kicked utilized before the sunset kicked
• Now, after the sunset kicked in and this disappeared, we started having, you know, surpluses and, etc
• possibilities um now after the sunset possibilities um now after the sunset kicked kicked kicked
• You know, again, I put a sunset in this so that it would go away if there were problems, or it would

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a chickee
• Every provision in this... Differences between H.B. 733 and SB 902.
• It added the expectant mother parking provisions.
• It added to provisions from the Senate bill.
• It also sunsets the program on July 1, 2013. That is the amendment.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.

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• So you can see an example here, futuristic city at sunset, and so an AI, generative AI, can produce an
• It has some provisions that are similar to California.
• Common provisions across a lot of these bills, in particular for child protections.
• So let's talk for a moment about that duty of care provision, right? And the design of a platform.
• It's during the entire life cycle of that solution until it gets sunsetted.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• Thursday but the day before we sunsets Thursday but the day before we did<00:40:57.280> a<00:
• <00:54:59.920> So<00:55:00.240> I instance, Thursday was sunset day.
• So I instance, Thursday was sunset day.
• And it looked like there's like an opt in provision for cities and counties?
• for cities and an optin provision for cities and counties?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Motions and resolutions under Rule 39 pursuant to the provisions of Rule 40 are now in order.
• It specifies that agricultural damage provisions apply only to horticultural crops.
• That agricultural damage provisions apply only to horticultural crops, and it adds some language ensuring
• We also added some clarifying language around density thresholds, as well as how this provision might
• the provision after DHCD has convened stakeholders to establish a workable timeline moving forward.

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• I heard what my colleagues said on Monday about the opt-in provision, and that's what this amendment
• This opt-in provision is the product of discussions with those colleagues and with the Department of
• I'm always willing to look at more safety provisions for all students served in Arizona.
• I'm always willing to look at more safety provisions for all students served in Arizona.
• House Bill 2676, amending section 8-249 and related provisions, relating to juvenile court.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It also removed the sunset for the also removed the sunset for the also removed the sunset for the reimbursement
• would be the year it and then 30 what would be the year it and then 30 what would be the year it sunsets
• So we'll have data to see is it sunsets. So we'll have data to see is it sunsets.
• third, first year, 25 the second, 30 the third, first year, 25 the second, 30 the third, but it also sunsets
• that year to see if but it also sunsets that year to see if but it also sunsets that year to see if

Bills: HB 10, HB 12, HB 147, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912

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