Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

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Transcript Highlights:

• exceptions a great deal and the masses exceptions a great deal and the masses get<00:46:25.920> lost
• because we don't spend enough get lost because we don't spend enough time<00:46:29.359> talking
• :46:41.760> get uh uh uh uh groups and the masses get uh uh uh uh groups and the masses get lost
• And my concern is for the loss of lost.
• We nearly lost her that day. The Lee Center took us as a crisis situation.

Keywords: During the committee meeting live stream, portion of the video was lost due to network issues. There were also some technical difficulties with content and the incorrect background image being used. The lost footage was recovered from backup, and the other issues corrected in post production editing. 1. 00:00:41 Call to Order 2. 00:01:02 Roll Call 3. 00:02:54 Approval of Minutes 4. 00:05:06 Statutory Reports and Data Requests 5. 00:35:14 2025 and 2026 Session Update 6. 01:03:10 Board Structure Updates and Subcommittees 7. 01:05:20 Public Comment 8. 02:23:14 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions. On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year. Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available. Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Health Services, Fentanyl-related deaths have increased from 891 lives lost in 2020 to 2,306 lives.
• Lost in 2023, a 21.4% increase. Horrible.
• I lost my 19-year-old son three years ago on April the 4th of 2022. to. I live in Mission, Texas.
• That could have been her last, you know, I could have lost two kids if my daughter didn't. No.
• This support is lost once they graduate from high school.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• to the Department of State Health Services, fentanyl-related deaths have increased from 891 lives lost
• in 2020 to 2,306 lives lost in 2023.
• I lost my 19 year old son three years ago on April 4th of 2022. I live in Mission, Texas.
• You know, I could have lost two kids if, if my daughter didn't know.
• This support is lost once they graduate from high school.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

Transcript Highlights:

• Professional Pipelines Program, a community college student will be able to transfer with zero credit lost
• It stands to lose 461 million dollars in in lost wages so two hundred and forty five million dollars
• in and lost wages and $216 in spending power.
• So, what I want to tell you about this is that it's not a is, sorry, I've lost my place.
• Even if the situation will be taken away, lost wages and spending power.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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Transcript Highlights:

• ...of duty and lost his leg to amputation.
• He was shot in the head and, as a result, lost his eye and his vision.
• He was shot in the head and, as a result, lost his eye and his vision.
• He he has uh uh<00:08:56.560> he<00:08:56.880> lost<00:08:57.200> he<00:08:57.600
• uh he lost he ended up losing his leg. uh he lost he ended up losing his leg.

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore a few minutes lost at the end of the meeting Representative Tackett-Lafferty: 00:22 • Line of Duty Disability Benefits Representative Grossberg: 26:32 • Loss of TRS Credit Due to Religious Holiday Observance Representative Blanton: 32:01 • Educational Contracts and Membership Dates in KERS Representative Tipton and Representative Blanton: 40:55 • Apply SB 10 Changes from 2025 to KERS/SPRS Senator Higdon: 46:08 • PPOB Reporting on Line of Duty Benefits • TRS Annual Leave Impact on TRS • PPOB Membership • Use of Sick Leave for Religious Holidays Adjournment: 56:03, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.

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Transcript Highlights:

• In addition, campers were... Written emergency plans posted in cabins.
• The importance of instructing the campers...
• The campers had been directed to move to rec hall, but as a result of the campers becoming separated
• One camper tragically perished in her cabin; the others...
• One decided to return to her cabin to retrieve an item, and that camper also, tragically, was lost in

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Summary: The Senate and House General Investigating Committees met jointly to consider the final investigative report on the July 4, 2025 Camp Mystic flood disaster. Members first agreed, without objection, to include a letter in the committee record clarifying that some disaster-response issues had already been addressed in prior legislation and that additional camp-safety fixes would be pursued next session. Investigators Michael Massengale and Casey Garrett then presented updates from additional interviews with counselors, a nurse, families, the Kerr County emergency management coordinator, the state climatologist, and DSHS. Their testimony emphasized that Camp Mystic lacked a written emergency plan that met state requirements, did not adequately prepare for the storm, did not timely evacuate despite warning time, and handled reunification and incident management in a chaotic and traumatic way. The investigators described evidence that counselors and other adults were not given clear assignments or training, that campers were not instructed on evacuation procedures, and that the camp relied on an unwritten plan known only to Dick Eastland. They also said weather alerts were publicly available well before the flood, including a flood watch on July 3 and a flash flood warning shortly after 1:00 a.m. on July 4, yet senior leaders largely went to bed without monitoring conditions. Additional testimony addressed the use of vehicles during evacuation, the failure to use the PA system, the presence of many nearby adults who were not tasked to help, and the trauma caused by incomplete information, autopsy issues, and prank calls to families. The committee also discussed a correction to the record: after initially being told otherwise, Ms. Garrett reported that Camp Mystic had in fact filed the required death report with DSHS, and the report would be updated accordingly. Justice Massengale summarized the report’s four top-level conclusions: Camp Mystic did not have compliant written emergency plans; it did not adequately prepare for the storm; it did not evacuate in time despite ample opportunity; and reunification/incident management after the flood was chaotic and harmful to families. Members asked clarifying questions about warning counts, distances between cabins and higher ground, and local emergency coordination. After closing remarks honoring the victims, first responders, and families, both committees voted to adopt the report unanimously by recorded roll call votes, and then recessed/adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• We next conclude campers were not instructed about how a flood...
• The two men who were helping him to move the campers.
• All campers still had the opportunity to evacuate by foot.
• The campers had been directed to move to Rec Hall.
• also tragically was lost in the flood.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I had 13 campers.
• Of the families of the 27 campers and counselors who lost their lives at Camp Mystic.
• Those other Texas camps that received deficiency letters, none of them lost campers or counselors.
• lost these girls.
• The world lost Lenny. Her best friends lost a lifetime friend. Lenny.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• campers that were affected by this.
• Two months later, my wife lost her grandmother. And four months after that, I lost my own mom.
• campers, and we do verify that.
• We welcomed our second term campers.
• How many campers do you have, usually?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For the families who lost loved ones, for a community that lost its sense of safety, and for those who
• I have interviewed campers.
• So, campers—and I would put counselors in that category—but the law does say campers should have been
• Campers were not instructed.
• It was counselors and campers.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For the families who lost loved ones, for a community that lost its sense of safety, and for those who
• So campers—and I would put counselors in that category, but the law does say campers—last year should
• Um, campers shall be instructed. Campers shall be instructed on their actions.
• Campers were not instructed.
• It was counselors and campers.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I had 13 campers.
• As we covered yesterday, she and her campers had to watch other campers from other cabins.
• For campers from six to eight years of age, one counselor for every six campers.
• For campers from nine to 14 years of age, one counselor for every eight campers.
• And then for campers from 15 to 17 years of age, one counselor for every 10 campers.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Direct supervision of the staff for the campers so that they're in eyesight or earshot of the campers
• And I wanted to provide those opportunities for campers as much as possible.
• And it should outline how we deal with the following emergency situations, natural disasters, lost campers
• It was one of my campers who was a groom from Camp Champions and one of Jane's campers. was the bride
• I'm an avid camper, um, and, uh, I just cannot tell you how impressed I am.

Transcript Highlights:

• We were able to notify our families that all the campers were safe and accounted for.
• campers, fires, transportation emergencies, severe illnesses, and injuries.
• It was one of my campers who was the groom from Camp Champions, and one of Jane's campers was the bride
• My daughters are fourth generation campers at Camp Baltimore.
• I'm an avid camper. ...And I just cannot tell you how impressed I am.

Keywords: 997, house, all