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• Plain, Executive Director of Texas Civil Commitment Office, and Jessica March, Deputy Director.
• have about 25% that are essentially Spanish-speaking only when they present. that as their primary language

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The Texas Animal Health Commission continues to meet once a week with the Great Plains Regional New World

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• those ...where we've used those materials to give greatly enhanced energy efficiency compared to plain

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:58 Approval of Minutes 03:05 Member Comments 03:18 Nanotechnologies in Energy 06:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes, then heard announcements and introductions from members and guests, including an invitation to an East Kentucky trail ride opening and welcomes for new EPIC and Kentucky Coal Association representatives and several constituents. After the opening business, the committee turned to a presentation on nanotechnology and energy applications by Rodney Andrews of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. Andrews explained how nanoscale materials behave differently because of their size and surface area, and described uses in consumer products, batteries, solar panels, catalysts, coatings, sensors, and energy storage. Members asked about the relationship between nanomaterials and coal, and Andrews said carbon nanotubes can be made from coal-derived hydrocarbons, which members noted as an opportunity for Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing sectors. He also discussed work on improved solar coatings, more stable perovskites, fuel-processing catalysts, hydrogen storage, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, electromagnetic shielding, and conductive yarns and fabrics. The presentation also covered more advanced applications such as thermoelectric textiles, power transmission materials, thermal transport composites for aerospace, nanofluids for cooling, and fusion reactor shielding. In the final discussion, members raised questions about electromagnetic pulse protection and quantum computing; Andrews said the materials discussed could absorb and spread energy and that shielding applications may help with EMPs, while quantum computing remains limited by extremely low operating temperatures. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• It's like Culture shock when you come out of those old high plains where I'm at when we have 610 people

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• these things occur, posing environmental risk, especially panels that are damaged or broken or just plain

Keywords: 1183, house

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• representation—representatives who share their values, understand their culture, and are able to communicate with them. language
• This is targeted exclusion, plain and simple, driven not by the needs of Texans but by out-of-state political
• He said in the Jewish language, "In times past, men didn't make their decisions in their mind; they made

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just.
• So he said, because the need for this action is plain and it is so clear indeed that we marvel not simply
• c><05:03:24.878> is because the need for this action is because the need for this action is plain
• plain plain and<05:03:28.080> it<05:03:28.320> is<05:03:28.400> so<05:03:28.638

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Uh, the bill language exempted from the local share language, and so can you tell us what is the total
• Chair and Chair Anderson. uh the bill Chair and Chair Anderson. uh the bill language<00:44:19.359>
• 20.079> from<00:44:20.319> the<00:44:20.560> local<00:44:20.800> share language
• exempted from the local share language exempted from the local share and<00:44:21.200> so<00:
• The realignment as proposed will allow us to infill the site out of the flood plain and add essential

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ICE agents have dressed in plain clothes, showed up at schools claiming to pick up food or drop off food
• ICE targets based on the color of your skin and what language you speak on the North Side.
• language you speak on the north side. language you speak on the north side.
• students being part of our language students being part of our language academy<01:28:56.000>
• happening, but using accurate language happening, but using accurate language to<01:58:36.320>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It clearly this is written by—I don't understand when you see some of this stuff, that language, that
• It clearly this is written by—I don't understand when you see some of this stuff, that language, that
• <01:04:51.000> is And what the intent of this language is And what the intent of this language
• And to share that we did consult with MDH to make sure that our language is implementable and safe.
• I’m going to try to just add on to what Julie said in plain language a bit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, basically if I look at the language of the bill, all it's doing is requiring that uh work
• The amendment before you, 2025-1682H, modifies some of the language around the dedicated account that
• So that fiscal note is with the original language that the senator submitted to OS originally and not
• the fiscal note was with the language the fiscal note was with the language that<01:45:40.880>
• <01:46:11.920> that note is with the original language that note is with the original language

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I do have language in front of us.
• This is all existing language here.
• <01:31:59.440> It language here earlier this session.
• It language here earlier this session.
• This is all existing language of health.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:36:11.839> But speaks 18 different languages." But speaks 18 different languages."
• Uh this bill uh this year's language.
• <01:52:00.400> that uh the contract for deed language that uh the contract for deed language
• The original language in the law was to have these forms in place and in use by April 1st.
• It cleans up some language on page one, line 21.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• fantastic job of laying out sort of the etymology of how we got here today with this bill and this language
• And once officers are inside, the plain view doctrine can apply.
• I don't have, I think there's some language issues.
• I have worked with law enforcement and very carefully crafted language so that we give them the ability
• Working together, we crafted language in the Assembly that ensures accountability for predators while

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I've been around long enough where at 3.26, 27, and 28, that language is reiterated throughout the bill
• And what that language is is that it applies to the Met Council.
• is re- reiterated and that language is re- reiterated throughout<00:56:28.680> the throughout
• And what that language is is the bill.
• And what that language is is that<00:56:31.760> it's<00:56:32.320> uh<00:56:32.440>

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 3373, which was laid over. The bill sought trunk highway bond funding for preliminary and final design work at the 70th Street interchange in St. Paul Park. Representative Hansen, Mayor Keith Frankie, and Washington County Commissioner Karla Bigham described the interchange as undersized and increasingly unsafe because of refinery truck traffic, aggregate hauling, nearby growth, and changing traffic patterns. Members asked about prior study, cost, and greenhouse gas requirements, and the bill author said the request was about $500,000. Chair Cosgrove noted the bill would be laid over and suggested the issue could involve future statutory exemptions. The committee then took up House File 4449, also laid over, after adopting the A4 author’s amendment. Representative Jones presented the bill as a transit planning and accountability measure for the Twin Cities metro. It would set numeric transit goals, require better coordination between road projects and future transit projects, and give the Met Council more tools to support transit-oriented development, including property acquisition and development around transit corridors. Jones argued the bill would help avoid rebuilding roads twice and improve transit ridership, frequency, speed, and reliability. Representative Olson offered an amendment to exempt highway projects primarily addressing documented safety issues, arguing that safety projects should not be burdened by added transit requirements or costs. Jones said she supported the safety concern but opposed the amendment as written because the bill was aimed at major construction projects. After a roll call, the amendment failed on an 8-8 tie. The bill itself remained laid over for further work, with the chair noting there was still time to refine the proposal.

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• That's plain and simple, and that's what the sensation of these products do.
• And I think that this is revisiting the same language that was already a failed attempt at corralling
• I don't think that the ban language is appropriate or effective.
• And so the committee substitute before you has language that has been refined even further.
• That language exists for the Water Development Board, Secretary of State, and many, many others.

Bills: SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 5, which Senator Perry described as a ban on intoxicating THC consumer products while preserving legal CBD, CBG, hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil products. Perry argued that most retail THC products are already illegal under federal law, that the industry has used loopholes and misleading labeling to sell high-potency products, and that regulation would be ineffective because chemists can quickly alter formulations. He also said the bill would steer people with medical needs toward the Texas Compassionate Use Program (T-Cup), which he and other supporters described as the proper physician-guided alternative. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the distinction between legal hemp-derived products and intoxicating THC products, and Perry said the bill would not touch non-consumable hemp uses such as fiber and clothing. Invited testimony came from law enforcement and medical witnesses who supported the bill. Texas Police Chiefs Association representative Steve Dye, Kaufman County District Attorney Early Wiley, and Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne all said regulation would be too costly, too complex, and ultimately unenforceable, while a ban would be clearer and easier to enforce. They cited overloaded DPS labs, the need for expensive private testing, limited police and prosecutor resources, and the difficulty of keeping up with constantly changing cannabinoids and out-of-state products. Hawthorne and Wiley described raids and investigations involving warehouses, retail stores, cash seizures, and products they said were marketed to young people and often mislabeled or imported from other states. They also said the bill would help law enforcement by creating a clearer legal line and protecting legitimate CBD/CBG businesses. Dr. Lindy McGee, speaking for the Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society, testified that retail THC products pose serious risks to children and adolescents, including addiction, impaired brain development, psychosis, suicide attempts, self-harm, accidental toddler ingestions, and possible long-term cognitive effects. She said there is no effective medication treatment for THC addiction comparable to nicotine cessation tools, and she supported restrictions such as child-resistant packaging, no marketing to minors, and age limits, while opposing criminal penalties for possession by minors. Senators asked follow-up questions about brain development, memory, dementia risk, pregnancy, and cardiovascular effects. No vote was taken during the portion provided, and the committee continued with invited testimony and questions.

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• It's unclear if the reading of that permissive language allowed for the first-year premium rate to be
• It's unclear if the reading of that permissive language allowed for the first-year premium rate to be
• It's unclear if the reading of that permissive language allowed for the first-year premium rate to be
• It was that the bill language was changing very quickly.
• Thank you, Director Larson. the language myself yet so um I'm trying the language myself yet so um I'm

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• As a matter of public policy, our office feels it may be too broad, and that the language could be narrowed
• enforcement in place, we would suggest that HB 1625 keep that particular amendment in section 712-1270. language
• Our language could be narrowed.

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency