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• The Chair lays out Senate Bill 32 by Senator Bettencourt and recognizes Senator Bettencourt to explain
• The Chair lays out Senate Bill 1453 by Senator Bettencourt and recognizes Senator Bettencourt to explain
• The Chair lays out Senate Bill 1883 by Senator Bettencourt and recognizes Senator Bettencourt to explain
• Senator Scott Norman, CEO, Texas Association of Builders. I will be brief.
• The chair lays out Senate Bill 1452 by Senator Bettencourt and recognizes Senator Bettencourt to explain

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony. SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.

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• Representative Scott, it’s a good question.
• Representative Scott, it’s a good question.
• <01:12:47.199> Representative<01:12:47.679> Scott.
• Representative Scott. Uh Madam Chair. Representative Scott.
• I hear you all, and we'll take that into negotiations with the Senate.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• Justin Scott. Mr.
• The chair lays out Senate Bill 1660 or recognizes Representative Cook to lay out and explain Senate Bill
• This Senate Bill 1660 is by Senator Huffman. I appreciate the opportunity to lay it out.
• Pending, the chair lays out Senate Bill 456 and recognizes Senator Lopez.
• If not, the chair will leave Senate Bill 456 pending and the chair would lay out Senate Bill 442 and

Bills: SB456, SB826, SB872, SB957, SB993, SB1660, SB2017, SB2611, SB2785, SB2794, SB442

Keywords: human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, SB 826, Texas, DWI, driving while intoxicated, intoxicated driving, school crossing zone, school zone, reduced speed limit, traffic safety, child safety, pedestrian safety, felony DWI, state jail felony, Penal Code Section 49.04, Transportation Code Section 541.302

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• Tim Clemens: All right, go ahead and introduce yourself for the record. Good afternoon, Mr.
• My name is Tim Clemens. I am an independent foraging educator.
• Tim Clemens: I have personally taught foraging skills to over 14,000 Minnesotans.
• <01:14:06.360> fa held a public town hall with Senator fa held a public town hall with Senator
• would take the house and the Senate would take the house and the Senate legislators<01:18:21.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I remember last year, Representative Scott—Senator Scott now—and his phone was just beeping nonstop,
• But it can be a little hectic when you're running around; you have to be over in the Senate committee

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• Senator<00:57:06.880> Ball. Senator Ball. Senator Ball.
• Senator<01:00:23.920> Ball. Senator Ball. Senator Ball.

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• . >> Senator Rocky Adams. >> Senator Chambers Armstrong. >> Senator Wilson. >> Here. >> Representative
• > >> Jonathan Scott, Regulatory and >> Jonathan Scott, Regulatory and Legislative<00:14:31.040
• Thank you. >> Senator Adams, I might be able to add just for a second there.
• Thank you. >> Senator Adams, I might be able to add just for a second there.
• Thank you. >> Senator Adams, I might be able to add just for a second there.

Keywords: • 0:00 - Roll Call • 0:19 - Approval of June 2026 meeting minutes • 0:36 - Fish & Wildlife (301 KAR 1:201 and 301 KAR 2:178) • 1:35 - Board of Veterinary Examiners (201 KAR 16:767) • 4:10 - State Board of Elections (31 KAR 4:240 Emergency) • 4:50 - Office of the Attorney General, Regulatory Relief (40 KAR 12:300, 12:610, 12:400, 12:420 and 12:600) • 7:03 - Department of Revenue (103 KAR 43:341 Emergency) • 8:05 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (105 KAR 1:001 and 1:440) • 9:19 - Finance and Administration Cabinet, Office of the Controller (200 KAR 38:080) • 10:10 - Board of Physical Therapy (201 KAR 22:010 and 22:070) • 11:06 - Kentucky Department of Education (702 KAR 3:220 and 6:110) • 12:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (902 KAR 1:400) • 13:47 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Medicaid Services (907 KAR 2:720 and 2:725) • 28:11 - Next meeting and adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present, approved the minutes without objection, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations received staff-suggested amendments and were approved without objection, including fish and wildlife rules on fishing limits and deer hunting on local government property, veterinary board changes to responsible party and veterinary manager requirements, election procedures for safe-at-home voters, attorney general regulatory relief rules, emergency gasoline tax pricing, public pensions updates, controller fraud-prevention policies, physical therapy licensure and English proficiency standards, school nutrition and fee-waiver rules, public health conference procedures, and Medicaid waiver regulations. Several agencies briefly identified themselves and answered procedural questions, but most items drew no substantive opposition. The Board of Veterinary Examiners regulation included an agency amendment that removed a proposed limit on the number of facilities a veterinary manager could oversee. The Department of Education regulations updated fee waiver and meal program procedures, while the Department of Public Health regulation clarified notification and conference-request procedures. The Department of Revenue and Kentucky Public Pensions Authority items were largely technical or conforming changes, including a special-needs trust definition added for consistency with Senate Bill 85. The most extensive discussion involved the Department for Medicaid Services’ 1915C child waiver regulations. Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified in opposition to the waiver’s lack of participant-directed services, arguing that consumer-driven services such as respite and community living support are required and especially important in rural areas and for higher-acuity children. Cabinet representatives responded that the waiver is intended to provide wraparound services to keep children in homes and communities, that it has CMS approval, and that the program is limited to 100 slots with about 21 participants already enrolled. Members did not move a deficiency motion, and the chair indicated the regulations would continue through the process. The meeting adjourned after setting the next meeting for Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.

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• GOOD AFTERNOON SENATORS.
• SENATOR ROUSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
• SENATOR ROUSON. >> Sen.
• I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON SENATE BILL 438.
• BURTON HAS DONE IN SENATE BILL 438.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• NEXT CONNOR WITH THE FLORIDA FARM BUREAU THEN TIM SPAT FLORIDA NURSERY GROWERS.

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• Madam Chair members, Tim Madden representing the California chapter of the Barron College of Cardiology

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Pro Tim Pringle, full of jokes. Pringle, full of jokes today.

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, pharmacy, pharmacist licensure, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, renewal fees, continuing education, disciplinary actions, sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• the Senate floor.
• Senate floor. Senate floor.
• in support of Senate File 1750. in support of Senate File 1750.
• Senate to are you expecting the Senate Senate to are you expecting the Senate to<01:02:37.440>
• Senate will concur. Senate will concur. >> Thank<01:03:45.280> you.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate File 1750, an HOA/common interest community reform bill, and first adopted the DE9 amendment after the chair moved it to put the bill in the form the author wanted. The bill was described by supporters as a consumer and homeowner protection measure intended to add transparency, dispute-resolution rights, conflict-of-interest rules, and limits on fees and late charges in Minnesota HOAs, which supporters said have grown rapidly and are not adequately covered by current law. Supporters, including legal aid, the Minnesota Home Ownership Center, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, said the bill responds to longstanding complaints about HOA abuse, lack of transparency, escalating attorney fees, foreclosure-related problems, and management-company conflicts of interest. They argued the revised bill reflects extensive stakeholder work and would help homeowners resolve disputes without costly escalation while improving fairness and accountability. Opponents, including attorneys and representatives of HOA management interests, argued the bill is too rigid and one-size-fits-all, would raise costs for all homeowners, and could make associations harder to govern. They said fee caps, contract restrictions, procurement mandates, and dispute procedures would increase assessments, reduce flexibility, discourage board service, and create more legal and administrative burden, especially for smaller or financially strained communities. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• Chairman and members for the opportunity to lay out Senate Bill 1965 by Senator King.
• Senate Bill 1965.
• Senate Bill 1965 will be left pending.
• I support Senate Bill 2660.
• My name is Scott Way, and I'm here to speak in favor of Senate Bill 2660.

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• It has nothing to do with the Senate. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thought that would be funny.
• It has nothing to do with the Senate.<00:03:39.239> Mhm. Senate. Mhm. Senate. Mhm.
• <00:04:33.240> puts sure that anything that the Senate puts sure that anything that the Senate
• Vice Chair Scott: No. Representative Acomb: Aye. Representative Becker: No.
• Vice Chair Scott: No. Representative Acomb: Aye. Representative Becker: No.

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Summary: House File 3936 was heard as an appropriation bill for public television stations serving Greater Minnesota. The author described it as a bipartisan one-time funding proposal totaling support for Pioneer Public Television, Lakeland Public Television, KSMQ, PBS North, and Prairie Public Television, and argued the stations were under financial strain after federal public broadcasting cuts and could potentially go dark without state help. Supporters emphasized the stations’ importance for children, community connection, emergency information, and representation in rural areas. Several members spoke in favor of the bill, while others said they supported the substance but opposed advancing it because of concerns that it was linked to a controversial Senate omnibus bill. The discussion focused less on the merits of public television funding and more on whether the House should move the bill forward given the Senate situation. One member requested a roll call vote, and the chair noted an understanding that the House would avoid “shenanigans” and keep the bill clean. The committee voted 13-12 in favor of the motion to refer the bill to the general register, but the chair ruled that the motion failed because the agreement required a majority of the committee to move it forward. As a result, House File 3936 remained with the committee and was not advanced.

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• Senator Boyd, you're Senator Burton here. Senators on here, a quorum is present. Mister Chair.
• Senator, you're recognized.
• All know Senator Boyd, you're recognized.
• Senator Martin, you're recognized.
• Senator know they're not.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Weber Pierson, Senator Lena Gonzalez, Assembly Member Mike Fong, Senator Scott Wiener, and Assembly Member
• Assembly Member Mike Fong, Senator Scott Wiener, and Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel, the decision of these
• Weber Pierson, Senator Gonzalez, Senator Wiener, Assembly Member Fong, Assembly Member Gabriel, who have
• My name is Scott Kravitz. I'm a concerned parent of a child at the SCFUSD.
• My name is Scott Kravitz.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee held a special hearing on AB 715, with the authors presenting the bill as a response to rising anti-Semitism in K-12 schools. The authors said the measure is intended to strengthen protections for Jewish students, improve district accountability, expand the uniform complaint process, clarify protections related to religion and nationality, and create a state-level anti-Semitism coordinator. They emphasized that the bill was developed through collaboration with the Black, Latino, AAPI, and Jewish caucuses and argued it is meant to protect all students from hate while preserving legitimate classroom discussion. The hearing included extensive public testimony. Supporters, including students, parents, rabbis, Jewish organizations, and some educators, described harassment, biased curriculum, delayed or ineffective school responses, and fear among Jewish students and families. They urged the committee to act to make schools safer and more responsive. Opponents, including teachers, ethnic studies advocates, civil liberties groups, Palestinian rights advocates, and some Jewish parents, argued the bill was rushed, vague, and could chill academic freedom, censor discussion of Palestine and Israel, and expand complaints against teachers and school districts. Several witnesses said existing complaint and anti-discrimination systems already address these issues. Committee members then questioned the authors and witnesses about implementation, definitions, and possible effects on curriculum and school boards. The authors said the bill is still intent language and that details would be refined in further negotiations with stakeholders. Representatives from the California School Boards Association and California Teachers Association raised concerns about the new language and possible unintended consequences, while ACLU California Action said it had concerns but wanted to keep working on the bill. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken on AB 715 during this hearing.

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• I also have a train expert, Scott Jones. I also have a train expert who is Scott Jones.
• Emergencies, fatalities can happen in seconds when you're in health care, and I have Scott Jungstack
• My name is actually—I go by my middle name, Scott Jones, for the record—but it is Robert Scott Jones.
• I believe Senator Warner, Mr.
• So whatever changes are made in the Senate will reflect what's made in the House.

Bills: HB2163, HB2256, HB2305, HB2367, HB2369, HB2669, HB2772, HB2916, HCM2007, HCR2004, HR2003

Keywords: lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption

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• Senator Girdler. Senator Givens. Senator Herron. Senator Higdon. Senator Howell. Senator Madden.
• Senator Nunn, Senator from Scott, please cast your vote, then explain, limited to 3 minutes.
• <00:46:40.240> Senator<00:46:40.520> from<00:46:40.680> Scott,<00:46:41.200>
• Senator from Scott, please Senator Nunn.
• Senator from Scott, please cast<00:46:41.760> your<00:46:41.880> vote<00:46:42.120>

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• We're also joined by Senator Bill Driscoll, who was online, as well as Senator Adam Gómez, and other
• Other Senate members of the committee: Vice Chair Senator Moore, Senator Tarr, and Senator Oliveira as
• Other Senate members of the committee: Vice Chair Senator Moore, Senator Tarr, and Senator Oliveira as
• My name is Scott Gild.
• about, Senator Feeney.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several financial services bills, with the main focus on cryptocurrency kiosk regulation, financial literacy, and earned wage access. Legislators and witnesses described widespread crypto-related scams targeting older adults, often involving impersonation, urgency, spoofed phone numbers, and rapid transfers through kiosks that are difficult to trace or recover. Supporters of the kiosk bills said Massachusetts needs licensing, registration, transaction limits, warning notices, receipts, refund protections, and other safeguards; some also urged a “pause” or hold on transactions to give victims time to reconsider and allow law enforcement to intervene. The Attorney General’s office, AARP, local law enforcement, and several prosecutors and sheriffs backed the consumer-protection approach, while Bitcoin Depot supported a narrower regulatory framework but opposed low fee caps and strict daily limits, arguing they would function like a ban and reduce legitimate use. Witnesses from Waltham police, Middlesex and Essex County law enforcement, and the AG’s office said crypto scams are growing quickly, losses are often unrecoverable once funds move, and current tools are limited. They described cases involving elderly victims losing thousands of dollars, and said warnings alone are not enough because scammers keep victims on the phone and guide them through the process. Some witnesses said a temporary hold or refund mechanism has worked in at least one case, while others emphasized that transaction limits and visible disclosures could reduce harm even if they do not stop fraud entirely. The AG’s office also said it would submit written opposition to separate earned wage advance legislation, while DailyPay testified in support of that bill, saying earned wage access helps workers bridge short-term gaps without debt or credit reporting. The committee also heard support for mandatory financial literacy education from Representative Jim Hawkins, who said high school students need instruction on credit, debt, and inflation before they enter adulthood. In addition, the committee took testimony on litigation financing bills from insurance industry representatives, who argued for disclosure and regulation of predatory litigation lending and warned about foreign interference and reduced plaintiff recoveries. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; members asked questions throughout, and the chair noted the need to move testimony along because of time constraints.

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• Senator. Senator. Senator. Um, is anyone here from BEA?
• Second, Second, Second, senator. senator. senator.
• Senator Rosen Senator Bzel moves.
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• Senator Pearl. Senator Pearl. Senator<01:22:12.560> Ruffalo.

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