Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18

Keywords: school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction

Bills: SB263, SB467, SB850, SB1030, SB1352, SB1453, SB2064, SB2206, SB2779, SJR84

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

Transcript Highlights:

• Then, let's see, the COGS.
• Then, let's see, the cogs. So when you And let's see, the COGs.
• So on the seven, do the COGs— is it six COGs? Is that right? I believe that's correct.
• But I know that there's how many COGs, seven? Yes, I believe there's seven. Seven COGs.
• But I know that there's how many cogs seven? Yes, I believe there's seven. Seven cogs.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Does everybody know what a cog is? Do you know what the cogs are? There's 11 cogs in the state.
• Everybody has one that their county sits within a cog.
• And one of these 11 cogs, all of these cogs have what we call fire coordinators.
• COGs are split up. One COG doesn't share money with the other COG.
• stays with the COG and doesn't get shared with other COGs?

Bills: HB2993, HB3850, HB3595, HB3763, HB3760

Keywords: rural law enforcement, grant fund, public safety, financial assistance, coordination districts, grant funding, law enforcement coordinators, municipal assistance, education, inmates, literacy, high school equivalency, Department of Corrections, parole, rehabilitation, law enforcement, mandatory training, mental health, domestic violence, peace officer certification

Transcript Highlights:

• On the COGs, on the COGs. Because you're a lady from... I always wonder. On the COGs, on the COGs.
• On the COGs, on the COGs. If you're on the COGs, wave your mic. Okay, one, two, three, four.
• Hi, COGs.
• New Mexico COG.
• On the COGs. Anyone else on the COGs before we leave? All right.

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Transcript Highlights:

• this could very well, if we pass it, we're not going to have any allow any more state funds for the COG
• Representative Bow just since it was brought up on the cog railway a lot of people that I've spoken to
• I mean, we I it affects the Cog Railway.
• , allow any more state funds for the COG, allow any more state funds for the COG, which<00:03:52.720
• the private railways and the cog the private railways and the cog railways<00:04:09.280> that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Public Works and Highways Committee met in work session on HB 100 and HB 561, with brief housekeeping remarks at the start noting a new committee member, Representative Charlie Foot, and the departure of committee assistant Karen Davis. The chair also referenced upcoming discussion of the 10-year transportation plan and warned that the gas hearings and related funding changes would affect communities. HB 100 would prohibit the Department of Transportation from using state funds for planning, construction, operation, or management of new passenger rail projects. Members raised concerns that the bill needed more work and might have unintended effects on private and tourist rail operations, including the Cog Railway and other tourism railways. Several speakers said the issue should be studied further rather than acted on immediately. HB 561 concerns the transfer of state-owned real property, specifically requiring approval from municipal legislative bodies before transferring state-owned class one or two highways. Multiple members supported an interim study, saying the bill is tied to broader questions about the 10-year plan, road funding, municipal partnership, and the possibility that the state may eventually need to turn highways over to towns. Concerns were also raised about specific road situations such as Continental Boulevard and the need to understand current practices before making changes. In executive session, the committee voted 16-0, with two members absent, to send both HB 100 and HB 561 to interim study and place them on the consent calendar. The chair then explained that the bills would be revisited next fall and could later be debated on the House floor. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can sit down with them if you're going to send it through the COG. for a project.
• Your COG who will be around the rest. This week, they'll be here.
• He'll help you schedule and inform you what Your COG is doing what your COG is not doing.
• COG over the last couple of years, but now they seem to have the procurement process down.
• If they need to, make you help me make calls to your cog.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• New Mexico Council of Governments, also known as COG. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• They are the executive directors of the three COGs that cover the colonias counties.
• We talked about COGs and how it would help implement and grow money, etc.
• We walk into these positions not even knowing what a COG is. Never heard of it.
• I have to say the first time I heard the word COG was in the words to Woodstock. Like a cog.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll turn now to the local junior projects that are funded via the Seven COGs.
• They go through DFA contracts with the Seven COGs.
• The Southeastern COG has its portfolio fully encumbered and over halfway spent, and the mid-region COG
• COGs and state agencies would like to see continued support for capacity.
• Page 7, regarding the COGs, in terms of the encumbered percentage.

Transcript Highlights:

• So COGs, in my experience, sit at the intersection of state priorities and local execution.
• So where COGs are already a partner to the private sector, COGs are already doing these public-private
• It's worth being candid about where this model has been less successful at the COG...
• It's worth being candid about where this model has been less successful at the COG front.
• COGs are federally designated economic development districts.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• COG Transportation Committee in Albuquerque, so I'm very familiar with the TIP process.
• Chairman, Representative, fill you in on the COG itself or...?
• In essence, yes, you know, I think Merge COG is structured a little bit differently.
• Through Merge COG and places like that, that is federal money.
• So I just raised that issue because I saw that when I was on Merge COG...

Transcript Highlights:

• Building in more time for COGs to work with HCD on the determination, providing more oversight by HCD
• So RENA has, once again, become an unfunded mandate that COGs are expected to absorb the cost of.
• But I definitely want to, like the last thing the Chair said is our COGs want to feel supported.
• I definitely want to, like the last thing the Chair said is our COGs want to feel supported.
• Once a COG member, always a COG member. That's right.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with AB 2002, which would clarify and extend the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 1.0) grant program to support regional governments, cities, and counties with housing element planning and technical assistance. Supporters from SCAG and CalCOG said REAP helped jurisdictions meet housing obligations and build capacity, while the California Building Industry Association opposed unless amended over concerns the bill could create additional local constraints. The committee discussed accepted amendments, including emergency and permanent regulations, suballocation to subregions, and a three-year expenditure deadline. The bill was moved on a do-pass-as-amended basis and kept on call, along with the consent calendar. AB 1684 would bar homeowners associations from restricting a homeowner’s ability to install, use, or replace a home cooling system. Supporters argued cooling is a health and safety necessity during extreme heat, especially for vulnerable residents, while opposition from the Community Associations Institute said the bill needed more clarity on electrical capacity, permits, and common-area placement of equipment. Committee amendments were summarized to require licensed electrical contractors where permits are needed, preserve HOA authority over unpermitted or unsafe installations, and require disclosure to buyers. The bill was approved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Senate Judiciary and kept on call. AB 1710 would extend SB 330-style vesting protections to state and regional agencies so housing projects are not subject to later regulatory changes after the entitlement process begins, except for certain health, safety, and environmental exceptions. Supporters said it would reduce delays and costs in housing development, while special districts and water agencies opposed unless amended, warning the bill could improperly freeze later state, regional, or federal requirements. Senators raised concerns about overbreadth and operational conflicts, but the bill was moved do-pass as amended to Senate Local Government and kept on call. The committee also heard and advanced AB 2263, authorizing the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee housing with a preference for employees and annual reporting; AB 2270, which would adjust tax credit scoring for farmworker housing to reflect rural realities; AB 2118, which would refine AB 2011 streamlined approval rules for mixed-use and affordable housing; and AB 2050, the HOA reserve-funding bill, which would require associations to build reserves over time and add notice and safeguards, but drew opposition over enforcement and foreclosure concerns. Each of those bills was moved forward with amendments and kept on call for absent members.

Transcript Highlights:

• stop everything but I think the Cog stop everything but I think the Cog Railway<01:59:30.000>
• Railway line improvement to the Cog railroad?
• > no Improvement to the Cog railroad yeah no Improvement to the Cog railroad yeah no I<02:09:48.239
• Does it include the Cog Railway?
• Does it include the Cog Railway?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Public Works and Highways Committee heard testimony on House Bill 375, which would allow municipalities to designate certain road segments for ATV travel, create maps and signage for those routes, set seasonal limits, and require certain equipment on ATVs such as lights, a horn, flashers, and directional signals. The sponsor, Rep. Dan Maguire, said the bill is intended to support tourism and give towns a structured, optional way to permit ATV use on roads, not to override existing uses. Members asked about possible overlap with agricultural vehicle rules, golf carts, speed limits, and whether the bill could allow ATV use on busier roads or expressways; the sponsor said he did not intend to interfere with existing lawful uses and believed golf carts would only be included if they met the relevant statutory requirements. NHDOT State Maintenance Engineer Alan Hennessy said the department had concerns with language exempting municipalities and the Bureau of Trails from the permitting process, arguing that the existing permit system provides needed review, public notice, and signage requirements. He also raised questions about road funding and maintenance if ATVs were allowed on state highways. Fish and Game Captain Michael Eastman testified that his commission opposed the bill as written, citing concerns about the ATV definition, the distinction between ATVs, UTVs, and other OHRVs, and the potential impact on state highways and road maintenance. He said towns can already open roads to OHRV use under existing law, and he noted that accident data for road use would generally be handled by local police or State Police rather than Fish and Game. Craig Reny, chief of the Bureau of Trails, said the current Bureau of Trails/DOT permit process for highway crossings and connectors works well and is used to ensure safety through engineering review. He said his bureau was not taking a position on the bill but wanted to clarify that existing procedures already address many of the issues the bill appears to cover. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• To hear some people tell it, the value of education only extends as far as students can be cogs in a
• To hear some people tell it, the value of education only extends as far as students can be cogs in a
• To hear some people tell it, the value of education only extends as far as students can be cogs in a
• To hear some people tell it, the value of education only extends as far as students can be cogs in a
• extends as far as students can be cogs extends as far as students can be cogs in<00:09:05.920>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This just gives us another cog in that wheel of confirming with that.
• <00:12:27.120> us<00:12:27.360> another<00:12:27.920> another<00:12:28.320> cog
• <00:12:28.560> in<00:12:28.720> that gives us another another cog in that gives us
• another another cog in that wheel<00:12:29.120> of<00:12:29.279> confirming<00:12:29.760

Bills: HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145, HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate

Transcript Highlights:

• Do y'all distribute that directly to the centers, or does it go through the COGs?
• to turn and so it takes a few days a few Weeks for our piece of it, and then we contract with the COGs
• might be with Commerce, but we might have already distributed it, and it's really a question for the COG
• There's a legislative piece, an OMES piece, a Commerce piece, a COG piece, and a center piece.
• But I meet with the COGs every single month, and I take their concerns very seriously. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on its FY26 priorities, recent performance, and budget requests. Commerce said it had helped announce about 8,000 direct jobs and nearly $14 billion in investment year-to-date, while noting challenges such as tariffs, workforce recruitment, staffing/FTE management, and the condition of its 100-year-old office building. The agency highlighted projects and initiatives including a new Taiwan trade office, Route 66 Centennial planning, the National Main Street conference in Tulsa, Olympic-related coordination, census outreach, and continued improvements to its grants and CRM systems. Requested funding included $8.3 million for building repairs or relocation planning, census support, $300,000 for EDGE, $135,000 for IT/cybersecurity upgrades, $250,000 for the Taiwan office, and additional support for Head Start, senior nutrition, and the Strategic Air and Space Commission. Members asked about the meaning of the investment totals, the building condition, delays in senior nutrition distributions, and staffing vacancies; Commerce said the investment figures reflected formal company capital announcements, the building had significant facade and roof damage, delays were due to multiple contracting layers, and several open positions were expected to be filled soon. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department then presented its FY26 budget and goals. New director Amy Blackburn and special advisor Sterling Zearley said the department oversees 38 state parks, six lodges, seven golf courses, and nine travel information centers, and emphasized tourism’s economic importance. They reported savings from bringing marketing and tracking functions in-house and from shared services, but said the department faces more than $271 million in deferred maintenance needs, staffing shortages, and connectivity problems at parks. Their goals include increasing park visitation to 10.2 million, raising occupancy to 36%, and growing travel to Oklahoma, with major marketing tied to the Route 66 Centennial, America 250, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and other events. The department also discussed a request to raise its purchasing exemption cap from $25,000 to $75,000, a possible TravelOK.com redesign, and efforts to improve restaurant operations at lodges through a new RFP structure. Members questioned the apportionment cap, the size and timing of deferred maintenance requests, park revenue, and the use of parking pass funds; tourism said annual park-related revenue is about $32 million to $34 million and parking pass revenue is about $2.5 million. Finally, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority presented its budget request and program updates. The authority said it supports the veterinary teaching hospital and related student training, and that its FY26 budget is entirely state-appropriated. It requested continued support for hospital operations, the large animal scholarship program, and a new $12.5 million annual payment tied to the $250 million Legacy Capital Fund authorization for the veterinary teaching hospital, along with additional funding to expand in-state enrollment. Officials said in-state enrollment had increased from 58 to 69 students after prior funding, with a goal of reaching 90 of 106 total seats, and that there were 195 in-state applicants this year. Members asked whether standards would be lowered; the authority said academic standards would not change and noted strong board-pass rates and retention outcomes. It also said accreditation concerns tied to faculty shortages and off-site teaching had been addressed by bringing students back to the main campus and improving staffing. The committee ended by thanking the presenters and announcing its next meeting date.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is from a COG, the Council of Councils of Governments.
• This is a COG that represents parts of Seminole and Hughes counties, and so that's the particular area
• So, do we have a list of qualifying COGs?
• And it was the COGs that were the conduit and funneling of these types of economic development.
• These COGs were put together to help the Small communities should be able to do projects, whether it's

Bills: HB3257, HB3176, HB3544, HB3619, HB3546, HB1782, HB2293, HB4358, HB3081, HB3983, HB3790, HJR1023, HB4139, HB3297, HB3041, HB3673, HB4105, HB3338, HB3048, SR33, SCR21, SCR20, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4034, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4044, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4071, HB4065, HB4067, HB4072, HB2992, HB4338, HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

Transcript Highlights:

• And Senator Padilla, I get my local COG to do all the grant writing for these people.
• But I have our local COG director, who has kind of a cadre of contractors who work for her there.
• We have four, yes, four regional COGs. Seven, I'm sorry.
• I'm thinking of the area rather than the COGs.
• Likewise, to our council, our governments, our COGs. Just all legislators need more education.

Transcript Highlights:

• problem that they have those needs as workers, as human beings, and that we look at them more as just cogs
• problem that they have those needs as workers, as human beings, and that we look at them more as just cogs
• problem that they have those needs as workers, as human beings, and that we look at them more as just cogs
• c> machine<00:32:24.640> that<00:32:24.799> that<00:32:25.200> their just cogs
• in a machine that that their just cogs in a machine that that their only<00:32:25.760> value<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And here we build another big cog of government and make 50 on the list instead of 49.
• And here we build another big cog of government and make 50 on the list instead of 49.
• And here we build another big cog of government and make 50 on the list instead of 49.
• And here we build another big cog of government and make 50 on the list instead of 49.
• And here we build another big cog of government and make 50 on the list instead of 49.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all