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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, 2354.
  • Yeah, right.
  • Right, Senator Middleton, after today, we passed the bill. Okay. Charlie, Judge, go first.
  • That's right. Mr.
  • I'll go first, Duke. Stage right. I guess I will take this. Thank you. Stage right to stage left.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right. All right. All right. Yeah, we're going to vote those. I'll start. All right.
  • All right. Okay. All right.
  • Yeah, that's right. Thank you. And Adam, you want to go first? Yes, ma'am.
  • All right. All right.
  • Right. Right, a long lunch.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • care at the right time in the right setting.
  • All right.
  • Right, so in our model.
  • You just got it passed out, all right. All right, so the substitute.
  • All right, so it's not just all overhead. Right. Thanks. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right. And so I think this... ...and the scope of the contract. Right.
  • care at the right time and the right setting.
  • All right.
  • Right?
  • All right. All right.
Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, our first bill: we do have a very busy agenda today and tonight, and so we are going to be
  • All right, perfect.
  • Let's see, I'll move the A1 amendment. Any discussion on the amendment?
  • The Four R's are the right source, right rate, right time, and right place.
  • Shall we address the amendment first? Thank you, Chair Scott. Thank you, Chair Liebling.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 2

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right. Got it. Uh more and more. Right. Got it.
  • All right. Uh, Represent questions? All right.
  • Right. Um you have we can't. Yeah. Right.
  • Am I right Mr. company to decide. Am I right Mr. Hodson?
  • All right. House File 1862 is before us. Let's check for amendments here.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, our first bill.
  • Your bill has been amended.
  • The 4Rs are the right source, right rate, right time, and right place.
  • The 4Rs are the right source, right rate, right time, and right place.
  • Shall we address the amendment first? Thank you, Chair Scott.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • All right. shot? Yes. All right. shot? Yes.
  • Right, okay.
  • Right, okay. So, uh the >> waiting for. Right, okay.
  • We first item... So, first item. No, no, no. Uh, 3263, please. 3263.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • >> All<00:10:49.040> right. >> All right. >> All right.
  • Uh, this measure also deals with immigration and assistance, prohibitions, and First Amendment protections
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  • All right. Well, All right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you guys happen to know what happened to California, right? They moved to Las Vegas.
  • Reconsideration of disagreement to House amendments and motion to agree on Senate amendments and motion
  • to SCR 173 and agree to set amendments.
  • The House made clarifying amendments that did not change the underlying intent of the measure.
  • did<00:19:00.120> not clarifying amendments that did not clarifying amendments that did not
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, chair. the local community to build the right the local community to build the right solutions
  • >> That's [laughter] right. >> That's [laughter] right.
  • >> Sounds<00:15:18.080> right.
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  • <00:16:36.120> of we're not creating a private right of we're not creating a private right
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, that's it. Are we ready to vote? Yes, we are. All right, voting on HB 1713 HD1 SD1.
  • All right, voting on HB 1713 HD1 SD1. All right, voting on HB 1713 HD1 SD1.
  • <00:03:51.320> Co-Chair amendments. Chair votes I. Co-Chair amendments. Chair votes I.
  • All<00:27:42.320> right.
  • All right, thank you, sir.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right.
  • All right. With no further >> Yeah. All right.
  • release, right? Fin. release, right? Fin.
  • All right. We >> Senator Favlla. Excused. All right.
  • All right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Basically, we are taking the SB 1 and providing a clean date, right? Right? Yes.
  • Right? Right? Right?
  • Right. Right. Right. Do<00:05:10.840> you<00:05:10.920> approve?
  • That's it, right? Right. Okay, with that we are adjourned. Okay, good morning everybody.
  • is to my right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Easier, right?
  • >> Easier, right? >> Easier, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
  • First bill we have: HB 1890 HD3 SD2.
  • First bill we have HB 1890 HD3 SD2. On First bill we have HB 1890 HD3 SD2.
  • >> All<00:22:10.000> right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All<00:01:56.000> right. All right. All right. Mark. Mark. Mark. Mark.<00:01:59.000> Yeah.
  • Right?
  • All right. No, thanks.
  • All<00:14:15.760> right. All right. All right. >> have<00:14:16.320> quorum.
  • All right, should I call try? All right, should I call try?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, thank you. We are adjourned on our 1:45 p.m. Thank you. Let's see.
  • All right, thank you. We are then. All right, thank you.
  • All right. Thank you, chair.
  • <00:10:43.240> All<00:10:43.360> right.
  • All right. Thank your committee as well. All right. Thank you,<00:10:44.560> chair.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's<00:03:14.400> 5:1,<00:03:14.640> right? It's 5:1, right? It's 5:1, right?
  • >> That's<00:03:15.640> right. >> That's right. >> That's right.
  • That's where we are right now.
  • That's where we are right now.
  • >> That's<00:16:11.400> right. >> That's right. >> That's right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right. and Lamasao are co-chairs. All right.
  • All right. No further business on the agenda. This hearing is adjourned. right.
  • All right.
  • All right.
  • confusion, all right? confusion, all right?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • enforcement, becoming one of the first enforcement, becoming one of the first policewomen<00:03:
  • someone's rights, I hope it's me. someone's rights, I hope it's me.
  • eight constitutional amendments Uh eight constitutional amendments installed<00:29:31.360> this
  • <00:43:50.960> and of disagreement to House Amendments and of disagreement to House Amendments
  • If not, the motion is carried. amendments, minor amendments that was amendments, minor amendments that