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• So, the first thing the bill is doing is replacing the term conversational AI service with AI companion
• And deleting requirements for operators to institute measures relating to the service being a human or
• being a measures relating to the service being a human<00:20:40.880><c> or</c><00:20:41.200><c> or</
• </c><00:20:52.560><c> because</c><00:20:53.520><c> the</c> mental health services because the mental
• health services because the Senate<00:20:53.800><c> position</c><00:20:54.160><c> is</c><00:20:54.240

Bills: SB2057, SB2109, SB2400, HB1752, SB2599, SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

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• our last item on our agenda is Senate Bill 3069, Senate Draft 1, House Draft 1, relating to civil service
• exempt positions within the Department of Accounting and General Services, or DAGS.
• and General Services, or DAGS.
• 00:08:04.520><c> exempt</c><00:08:04.920><c> from</c><00:08:05.080><c> civil</c><00:08:05.360><c> service
• </c> that shall be exempt from civil service that shall be exempt from civil service and<00:08:06.080

Bills: SB2057, SB2109, SB2400, HB1752, SB2599, SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

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• Transportation bonding bill.
• transportation by numbers.
• That's the State Transportation Improvement Plan.
• Do we as members on transportation—I'm sorry, Mr.
• Committee. ...and Human Services Committee.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Transportation uh Andrew Lee House Transportation uh Andrew Lee House fisical<00:01:43.560><c> staff<
• Carlson, who is the executive director of our Metropolitan Transportation Services, that manages Metro
• Charles Carlson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Services at the Met Council.
• Transportation divisions include the State Patrol, Driver and Vehicle Services, the Office of Pipeline
• Driver and Vehicle Services, uh, the no-fee transaction payment to service providers.

Bills: HF5

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy, 1183, house

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• Transportation projects are expensive.
• </c> resources available Transportation resources available Transportation projects<00:08:25.599><c>
• transportation transportation funding<00:19:23.720><c> thank</c><00:19:23.880><c> you</c><00:19:24.679
• </c><00:29:14.640><c> for</c> often rely on delivery services for often rely on delivery services for
• for our transportation system businesses need<00:37:58.640><c> a</c><00:37:58.839><c> transportation

Bills: HF5

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy, 1183, house

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• ,</c> to essential services, to essential services, especially<00:09:15.400><c> in</c><00:09:15.560><
• And the Department of Transportation requires you to have a county engineer.
• She said that is a child who is in need of services for sure. things.
• </c> That's a child who's in need of services That's a child who's in need of services for<00:37:59.640
• </c><01:04:17.480><c> that</c> hearing is that we need services that hearing is that we need services

Bills: HF4407, HF4382

Keywords: child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation

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• County governments provide many essential state services to constituents at the local level.
• They provide public safety, they build and maintain infrastructure, and they provide emergency services
• We are a member of TEX21, which is a transportation advocacy group, and they are also in favor of this
• But Texas is not a leading state for MRO services or general aviation manufacturing.
• The McKinney National Airport is a key component of Texas's transportation system.

Bills: SB214, SB935, SB1030, SB1901, SB2018, SB2020, SB2066, SB2206

Keywords: HVAC, tax exemption, energy efficiency, residential heating, installation services, Energy Star, sales tax, residential, installation, sales tax exemption, Environmental Protection Agency, temporary exemption, motor fuel tax, county exemption, diesel fuel, gasoline tax, transportation funding, SB 1030, Texas Tax Code, use tax exemption

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• Chairman, members, for the opportunity to present House Bill 3821. rely on SH-130 for transportation.
• Veterans rely on SH 130 for transportation for vital VA services such as specialized medical care Like
• This instructs the Transportation Commission to create a new funding category in the a unified transportation
• An important point to make is that CapMetro does not deliver transportation services in Lago Vista.
• CapMetro subcontracts out to Lago Vista services to carts.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• Subcommittee on Transportation. Funding to all those wishing to testify in person today.
• House Bill 4523 amends Section 21.105 of the Transportation Code by adding Subsection C, which makes
• Subcommittee on Transportation. Funding to all those wishing to testify in person today.
• The Texas Department of Transportation approves the loan or grant.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify and for your service to all the people of Texas.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• </c><00:02:26.400><c> going</c> a regional transportation network going a regional transportation network
• Um what the transportation corridor.
• </c><00:07:17.680><c> by</c> we have a small uh area serviced by we have a small uh area serviced by
• services buildings.
• </c> ourselves to keep water service going. ourselves to keep water service going.

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• And it is a service.
• You can get customer service desk. help on your identity theft services that are offered over the dark
• As part of a NASA initiative, we completed the first fully successful lunar service mission. for our
• This bill directs the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. in consultation with Texas Department of Transportation
• Texas Division of Emergency Management uses multi-award contracts to ensure availability of services

Bills: HB3146, HB3719, HB3895, HB3923, HB4748, HB4751, HB4936, HB4952, HB4990, HB4991, HB5061, HB5196, HB5238, HB5246, HB5487

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• By way of background, the Department of Social and Health Services, or DSHS, provides in-home care services
• Senate Bill 6065 concerns school district transportation vehicle funds.
• of pupil transportation vehicles and related infrastructure.
• or transportation vehicle funds.
• , capital projects fund, or debt service fund, to balance its budget.

Bills: SB5109, SB5835, SB6065

Keywords: mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, retirement, lump sum payment, benefits, pension, financial security, SB 6065, school district transportation, transportation vehicle fund, pupil transportation, school buses, electric school buses, zero-emission buses, bus fleet electrification, charging stations, vehicle replacement

Summary: The Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on several bills. Senate Bill 5109 would raise the deed-of-trust surcharge that funds the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account from $1 to $5 and remove the current sunset date. Staff said the change would generate additional revenue for county auditors and the Department of Financial Institutions to contract with prosecutors on mortgage fraud cases. Testimony from King County and the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys supported the bill, arguing the current funding has eroded and the increase would help sustain prosecutions; no opposition was heard. The committee also heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5500, which would require DCYF’s biennial child care report to include a current cost-of-quality study based on a model developed with the early educator design team, in addition to the market rate survey. Child care advocates, providers, and a Ballmer Group representative supported the bill, saying the market rate survey alone does not capture the real cost of high-quality care and that the measure would improve future funding decisions. The fiscal note estimated a small ongoing general fund cost for DCYF to add survey questions and analysis. Several retirement and human services bills were also heard. Substitute Senate Bill 5834 would broaden use of pension fund interest earnings for fund-protection expenses such as fraud prevention, audits, cybersecurity, and related legal costs, with no fiscal impact reported. Senate Bill 5835 would raise the threshold for DRS to pay a benefit as a lump sum from $50 to $250 per month, with a small systems cost and no actuarial impact. Engrossed Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive gifts, grants, and donations for ECAP expansion; supporters from rural health coalitions, Snohomish County, and the Ballmer Group backed the public-private funding mechanism, while DCYF estimated staffing costs to track and administer the account. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6007, directing WSIPP to study DCYF’s child welfare screening tools and their effects on outcomes, with a projected state cost of about $234,000, and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6019, which would revise home care rate-setting to ensure a larger share of Medicaid rates goes to direct care wages and limit administrative portions to 20 percent. SEIU 775 and a home care worker testified in support, saying the bill would close a loophole and improve caregiver pay. Finally, Senate Bill 6065 would allow school districts in binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight to use transportation vehicle funds more flexibly, including temporary loans or permanent transfers with approval; a rural education advocate supported it as a limited tool for distressed districts. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after public testimony on all bills.

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• Committee on Transportation will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. Craddock here.
• I serve as the chief engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation.
• I heard that and I just wanted to say thank you for your service to the state of Texas, sir.
• Under the current transportation code, judges are not allowed to have tinted windows in their vehicles
• However, Committee sub for HB 1126 amends Section 547.613B of the Transportation Code, allowing vehicles

Bills: HB 408, HB 787, HB 1029, HB 1126, HB 1136, HB 1607

Keywords: cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration

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• Welcome to the Transportation Committee.
• </c><00:05:09.960><c> uh</c> this Revenue source to Transportation uh this Revenue source to Transportation
• </c><00:54:13.040><c> of</c> the commission of Transportation of the commission of Transportation of
• </c> months of its service months of its service um<01:21:25.320><c> is</c><01:21:25.600><c> very</c>
• in another form of transportation that we know doesn't pay for itself because that's what transportation

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

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• This is relating to transportation.
• This is relating to transportation.
• </c><00:21:35.360><c> the</c> facility in Capo and we service the facility in Capo and we service the
• We sent in our of transportation.
• . services. services.

Bills: HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, autonomous vehicles

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.

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• So Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology is called to order.
• All these cuts to agencies, cuts of services, are driven by the effort to do tax conformity, not the
• , so they might get rid of the services that cost them money: pediatrics, OB, others.
• , and rural water and transportation infrastructure.
• and rural water and transportation infrastructure enforcement support veteran services and rural water

Bills: HB4138, HB4139, HB4140, HB4141, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4145, HB4146, HB4147, HB4148, HB4149, HB4150, HB4151, HB4152, HB4153, SB1831, SB1832, SB1833, SB1834, SB1835, SB1836, SB1837, SB1838, SB1839, SB1840, SB1841, SB1842, SB1843, SB1844, SB1845, SB1846

Keywords: appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction

Bills: HB408, HB787, HB 1029, HB 1126, HB 1136, HB1607

Keywords: cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration

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• And um Department of Transportation.
• finance report, transportation systems report, and the taxpayer transportation accountability report
• Um I have transportation education.
• And so um I have transportation.
• Transportation networks.

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

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• And then our IT services, including hardware and software.
• Of this incredible and important civil service.
• To terminate redirection of child support services.
• To their local welfare agency, their county social services.
• The social service agency investigated the maltreatment.

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

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

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• It does help to minimize impacts on current service levels.
• It does help to minimize impacts on current service levels.
• </c> this space and in the Human Service this space and in the Human Service space<01:31:58.920><c> that
• </c> this report comes to the Social Service this report comes to the Social Service Agency<01:42:36.960
• </c> treatment occurred and whether services treatment occurred and whether services are<01:42:43.440

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

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