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• Usually, historically, we spend most of the time on this bill because with it, it connects the whole
• And we're spending a little more time on this bill.
• First, the bills continue to spend the two-to-one match for the Arizona Financial Aid Trust Fund and
• Next bills: House Bill 4164 and Senate Bill 1857. Mr.
• Next bills: House Bill 4165 and Senate Bill 1858. Mr.

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment, recreation, state appropriations, biennium, 2026-2027, fees, licensing, regulation, tourism, parks, fairgrounds, carnivals, arcades, HB4156, capital outlay, appropriations, capital projects

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• Now, the Chapter 90 bill also provides important...
• Lastly, and very importantly, this bill provides $2.3 billion in spending authority for federal-aid eligible
• This bill continues...
• of spending—100% of the spending—even though we know we will claim federal reimbursement for the federal
• You know why you send this bonding bill?

Bills: H5279

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: municipal roads, bridges, transportation bond bill, infrastructure financing, capital spending, bond authorization, general obligation bonds, special obligation bonds, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act, road resurfacing, road repair, bridge repair, pavement, culverts, stormwater management, climate resilience, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, transit modernization, commuter rail

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• We have one bill on today's agenda, and we have amendments to that bill.
• This is a bill that we heard and passed here in this committee, so I think that although it is spending
• Chairman, in 2021, that passed the HEAL Act, which is House Bill, Senate Bill 5144.
• And so we spend $80 billion.
• And now a record amount of spending. We're going to add $2 billion in new spending.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• Then we get into spending. Then we get into spending.
• and $1.3 billion in spending decreases over that two-year period.
• and $1.3 billion in spending decreases over that two-year period.
• And again, that's from the gross second substitute House Bill 2034.
• I am representing myself in support of House Bill 2289.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• for climate funding exceeds the dollars available, and as a result, reduces the overall amount of spending
• Examples include supporting people with home heating and cooling upgrades that will offer bill savings
• S-HEAP provides immediate bill assistance and couples that with home efficiency to lower bills long-term
• The S-HEAP provides immediate bill assistance and couples that with home efficiency to lower bills long-term
• So that will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing on House Bill 2289.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• Members and staff rely on the electronic bill book.
• Focusing any new spending on really those sorts of Focusing any new spending on really those services
• Bill 1168.
• to kindergarten alone. ...of spending reductions, it's important to note that about 40% of those spending
• Like other agencies, OPD budget as it's presented in House Bill 2289.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

Bills: HR670 , HB1601 , HB1600 , HB1834 , HR780 , HR131 , HR504 , HB6938

Keywords: military, veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, awareness day, Russia, Ukraine, foreign policy, territorial integrity, national interest, Russian aggression, Russian occupation, Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, sanctions, diplomatic recognition, foreign assistance

Bills: HB3944 , HB3838

Keywords: appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure

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• the bill.
• He also said that another bill being supported that day was the drought management bill, S. 586.
• the environmental bond bill.
• the potential of this bill, but in general, we know that the funding levels offered in the bill, as
• This makes it impossible to separate and track trail spending from other spending.

Bills: S2542

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: climate resilience, resilience bond bill, environmental bond, infrastructure spending, flood control, coastal resilience, PFAS, clean water, wetlands, nature-based solutions, housing permitting, flood disclosure, land conservation, biodiversity, forest reserves, municipal vulnerability preparedness, MVP grant program, food security, agricultural resilience, solid waste

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• That's not why I'm against the bill, sir. I'm against the bill because I...
• House Bill 5510 is left pending. Chair lays out House Bill 3990.
• I am very disappointed that the bill author couldn't spend her time working on something more valuable
• House Bill 3990 is left pending. The chair lays out House Bill 229.
• the bill.

Bills: HB229 , HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• Chair lays out House Bill 5082.
• the bill.
• Against House Bill 5082. Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Chairman Leach to close his bill.
• the bill.]
• I think I could go on and on into the details of the bill; it's a 30-page bill.

Bills: HB229 , HB3990 , HB5082 , HB5510 , HB229

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• the bill.
• </c> should not be in the bill. should not be in the bill.
• </c> remaining six appropriation bills. remaining six appropriation bills.
• The bill includes $113 billion in discretionary spending for transportation and housing programs and
• of the bill? of the bill?

Bills: HB7194 , HB3377 , HB7211 , HB7148 , HR1032

Keywords: Medal of Honor, valor, Army, Nicholas Dockery, military service, James Capers Jr., Vietnam War, acts of valor, military recognition, military valor, John W. Ripley, Marine Corps, appropriations, omnibus, consolidated appropriations, fiscal year 2026, FY2026, federal spending, budget bill, defense appropriations

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• </c> to support this bill. to support this bill.
• bill.
• bill.
• The GEO group Republican spending bill.
• This big ugly bill, as if Senate bill.

Bills: HB3944 , HR519

Keywords: appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure

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• . bill. bill.
• Let me point out the absurdity of spending this valuable floor time on a bill that has harsh, ineffective
• What are we spending our time on? This terrible bill.
• This What are we spending our time on? This terrible<00:41:06.800><c> bill.
• . bill. bill.

Bills: HB3944 , HB3486

Keywords: appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure

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• bills out of passed all 12 spending bills out of committee<00:36:38.480><c> on</c><00:36:38.720><c>
• This has to be addressed in the spending bill, and it doesn't.
• bill and for addressed in the spending bill and for it<00:46:02.079><c> doesn't.
• The Republican spending bill it doesn't.
• bill that continues Republican spending bill that continues to<01:00:54.319><c> gut</c><01:00:54.640

Bills: HR747 , HR719 , HB5371

Keywords: courthouse construction, federal regulations, urban development, government spending, judicial facilities, political violence, Charlie Kirk, civil discourse, freedom of speech, unity, political extremism, condemnation, Civic engagement, continuing resolution, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, government funding, federal budget, USDA

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• in that one big ugly<00:28:06.240><c> bill.</c> ugly bill. ugly bill.
• Speaker, we're here dealing with a partisan spending bill that the Senate has already indicated is dead
• So, I rise in strong opposition to this so-called spending bill, dead on arrival, that will do nothing
• This bill doesn't do it. It's the Senate bill. It's the compromise bill. You don't want compromise.
• </c><01:19:11.440><c> You</c> bill. It's the compromise bill. You bill. It's the compromise bill.

Bills: HB7147 , HR1142

Keywords: appropriations, fiscal year, budget, consolidated spending, government funding, consolidated funding, government spending

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• I yield back. bill. First of all, this bill uh this bill.
• ><c> this</c> bill and the substance of the bill, this bill and the substance of the bill, this dispute
• </c><00:48:50.480><c> that</c><00:48:50.640><c> came</c> bills and the 13 to 14 bills that came bills
• c><00:49:19.200><c> um</c> bill may not fit that fit that bill, um bill may not fit that fit that bill
• The bill is no. Uh the eyes have it. The bill is passed. passed. passed.

Bills: HB7147 , HR1142

Keywords: appropriations, fiscal year, budget, consolidated spending, government funding, consolidated funding, government spending

Bills: HR1016 , HCR68 , HB6359 , HB7148 , HB7147 , HR375 , HR1014

Keywords: corrections, Department of Homeland Security, legislative process, engrossment, military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, war powers, foreign policy, pregnant students, pregnancy accommodations, college pregnancy, higher education, Title IX, student rights, campus resources, student health center, counseling center, orientation materials, student handbook

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• Beginning in FY 2028, any school district that spends less than 60% of its operational spending on teacher
• Let's do it this way: who in here would like to testify on this bill?
• boost that to 60% under the provisions of the bill.
• The bill allows you to do that half a percent a year, and so that could be done.
• He's called me this morning with concerns for this bill. I vote no. Senator Diaz? No.

Bills: HB2035 , HB2041 , HB2611 , HB2860 , HB4004 , HB4049 , SCR1032

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability, systemic review, child abuse, neglect, protective parent, investigation

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• House Bill 2747 today.
• The bill does not contemplate that.
• The bill does not contemplate that.
• The bill does not contemplate that.
• The bill does not contemplate that.

Bills: HB2747

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: budget sustainability, state finance, fiscal policy, economic growth, government spending