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• Page 61, the chair offers the committee substitute.
• The Chair also lays out a committee substitute. OK, good. Thank you.
• I look forward to reviewing the committee's substitute.
• Even if the committee substitute addresses some issues, I do have some general concerns.
• The committee substitute is withdrawn if there's no objection. The bill will be left pending.

Bills: HB245, HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175

Keywords: property tax, delinquent taxes, ad valorem, penalties, interest cap, military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees

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• I suspect we're going to have to have a committee substitute for this bill, because there are several
• there's another opportunity to talk about everything in the committee substitute, but we definitely
• There is a committee substitute. Thank you very much. That's wrong. That's wrong.
• I will ask Chairman Dutton to lay out the committee substitute for housing, House Bill 2558.
• Now, there is a substitute, obviously.

Bills: HB809, HB 1193, HB1916, HB2558, HB1973, HB2350, HB2399, HB2340, HB 116, HB330, HB2496, HB116

Keywords: digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative

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• I have not seen the committee substitute.
• The committee substitute for HB 865.
• The chair offers a committee substitute.
• Is there objection to the... adoption of the committee substitute.
• The chair hears none and the substitute is adopted.

Bills: HB150, HB869, HB876, HB 1043, HB1494, HB1522, HB150

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• The chair lays out a complete committee substitute.
• The chair lays out a complete committee substitute.
• The chair lays out a complete committee substitute.
• The chair withdraws the committee substitute. If there is a...
• The chair lays out a complete committee substitute.

Bills: HB 44, HB 2200, HB 1612, HB 2747, HB 2038, HB 3717, HB 1431, HB 3800, HB 3801, HB 3560, HB 3246

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.

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• Lisa, please call the roll on committee substitute for Senate Bill 834. Senator Berman?
• By your vote, Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 834 is reported favorably.
• Lisa, please call the roll on committee substitute for Senate Bill 502. Senator Berman?
• Lisa, please call the roll on committee substitute for Senate Bill 52. Senator Berman?
• Committee substitute for Senate Bill 52 is reported favorably.

Bills: S0052, S0502, S0624, S0758, S0834, S0840

Keywords: places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493, Class G license, Class C license, security services, faith-based institutions, public safety, military jurisdiction, delinquency, concurrent jurisdiction

Summary: The committee considered several bills and reported each favorably. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part. Supporters said it would expand provider options and help address a shortage of certified programs; opponents raised concerns about mixing government-ordered programming with religion and about the state’s prior rule change. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction barring licensed insurance agents from partnering with health care sharing ministries to market or sell their programs. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores free speech, consumer choice, and access to faith-based alternatives, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, higher commissions, and weak protections because these ministries are not insurance. After extended debate, the measure passed 8-2. Other measures advanced unanimously or near-unanimously. CS/SB 502, as amended, would give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in the state system; it passed 9-0. CS/SB 52 would exempt volunteer armed security for houses of worship from Class D or G licensing requirements, and supporters cited rising threats to churches and the need for organized volunteer security; it passed 9-0. SB 840, a cleanup bill to narrow and clarify last year’s emergency-related land-use restrictions after hurricanes, also passed 9-0, and CS/SB 758, which updates the membership of the Justice Administration Commission, passed 9-0 after an amendment restoring two public defenders to the commission.

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• I'm going to ask you to recognize me on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 22.
• For future applicants, and with that, that's the layout for the committee substitutes.
• I will send up the committee substitutes. Chair Harwin sends up the committee substitutes.
• Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute? Chair, there’s none.
• So with that, I think that's great support for the committee substitute of Senate Bill.

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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• Okay, any discussion regarding the substitute floor amendment?
• All those opposed to the Wynn substitute floor amendment, please rise.
• The substitute floor amendment has been passed.
• So the substitute floor amendment is number one.
• Senate Bill 1439, substituted for House Bill 2112.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• If someone is substitutional effect.
• the program and it's a substitution the program and it's a substitution thing<00:32:34.240> um
• Workforce availability, substitute costs, and administrative capacity all matter in this regard.
• Workforce availability, substitute costs, and administrative capacity all matter in this regard.
• Workforce availability, substitute costs, and administrative capacity all matter.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission met on January 22, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the December 17, 2025 meeting. The main presentation was by Erikica McKeler of the National Conference of State Legislatures on dynamic fiscal notes, dynamic scoring, and how they differ from static fiscal notes. She explained that dynamic analysis tries to capture broader economic and behavioral effects of policy changes, but that most states have experimented with it only briefly, often for tax bills, and many have later scaled back or abandoned the practice because it is staff-intensive, expensive, and difficult to validate. McKeler highlighted examples from Texas, Utah, and Arkansas. Texas requires dynamic fiscal impact statements for certain large tax or fee measures and for the biennial appropriations bill; Utah has done such analyses on request during the interim but only when staff time allows; and Arkansas recently began producing dynamic fiscal notes with thresholds and request limits. She noted that these states generally use REMI software, though Utah switched to IMPLAN for cost reasons. She also outlined common challenges, including the need for strong staff expertise, the sensitivity of results to assumptions, the expense of software licenses, and the difficulty of measuring accuracy over time. Members then discussed whether dynamic scoring could be useful for health and human services programs where a policy may shift costs between settings rather than create a simple new expense. Senator Marty raised a Medicaid example involving home-based blue light therapy for newborns, arguing that dynamic analysis might better capture potential savings from avoiding longer hospital stays. Legislative Budget Office and Minnesota Management and Budget staff responded that such effects may be better understood as direct program substitutions rather than true dynamic effects, and emphasized the need for reliable data and caution because savings estimates could reduce appropriations if they do not materialize. The discussion also touched on whether dynamic models would capture local government impacts, but no formal action was taken beyond the approval of minutes and receipt of the presentation.

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• Hearing no objection, the motions prevail, and the substitutions will be made.
• objection, the motions prevail,<00:09:01.640> and<00:09:01.720> the<00:09:01.800> substitutions
• <00:09:02.680> will<00:09:02.880> be prevail, and the substitutions will be prevail
• , and the substitutions will be made.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and approved the previous day’s journal. It then moved through routine business including second reading of Senate File 4612, first reading of House Files 5112 through 5118, and a Senate message stating the Senate would not concur in House amendments to Senate File 4760, a public safety bill, and requested a conference committee. Representative Novotny moved that the House accede to the Senate’s request, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed Representatives Novotny, Witty, Moller, and Feist to the conference committee on Senate File 4760. The House also approved non-controversial motions on the desk. During member announcements, Representative Buck marked National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Day, citing state data on missing Indigenous persons and homicides and noting Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives and related license plate funding. Members were encouraged to wear red in recognition of the day. Representative Long announced Democratic caucus plans after session, and Representative Niska announced the Rules Committee would meet after adjournment and moved to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026; both adjournment motions prevailed.

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• Next on the agenda is the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577 relating to driver's licenses
• Chair from Taylor for purposes of making a motion regarding the reporting of engrossed committee substitute
• I move that the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577, as amended, be reported with a recommendation
• The motion is that the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4577, as amended, be reported with

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Hearing no objection, the motions prevail and the substitutions will be made.
• 00:11:10.399> prevail<00:11:10.880> and<00:11:11.120> the<00:11:11.360> substitutions
• motions prevail and the substitutions motions prevail and the substitutions will<00:11:12.320>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative Richardson offers up a committee substitute to HCR 108, and the chair recognizes Chairman
• Chairman. um, Chairman and members, the committee substitute HCR 108 urges the US Department of Commerce
• Members of the committee substitute is simply a Legislative council draft of the file language.
• At this time, the chair withdraws the committee substitute to HCR 108.

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• So the substitute is the substantial bill? Yes, sir. All right. Continue with the bill.
• So the substitute is the substantial bill? Yes, sir. All right. Continue with the bill. Ms.
• Smith: Is it a substitute bill, or is it? That's just an amendment. All right.
• Is it a substitute bill or is it? That's just an amendment. Okay.
• Is that a substitute bill, or is it? That's just an amendment. Okay. All right.

Bills: HR9, HB709, HB1011, HB1057, HB1186, HB1245, HB1247, SB49, SB425, SB479

Keywords: human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code

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• . >> We do have a House committee substitute.
• one, but we will go Committee substitute one, but we will go to<00:03:55.360> questions.
• We do have a House committee substitute. Um, I will quickly explain that.
• will<00:09:52.640> quickly<00:09:53.040> explain substitute.
• Um I will quickly explain substitute.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:10 - Discussion of 26RS HB 669 08:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 669 09:25 - Discussion of 26RS HCR 36 13:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HCR 36 14:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 686 29:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 686 30:10 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and first adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 669, which would protect federal benefits belonging to children in out-of-home care. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to prevent the state from using a child’s Social Security survivor, disability, or death benefits to offset care costs, instead requiring those funds to be preserved in an account for the child and made available at certain milestones or when the child leaves care. Members asked about who would oversee the funds, how annual eligibility reviews would work, and when the child could access the money; the sponsor said the cabinet would set the review process by rule and that the funds would remain available for the child. The committee approved HB 669 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 36, as amended by committee substitute, which creates a child welfare and family court reform task force. The substitute changed the reporting structure to send the task force’s report to the interim joint committee on families and children and the judiciary committee, rather than a now-defunct Health and Human Services committee. Supporters said the task force should review child abuse and neglect, foster care, and family court processes, and gather input from experts and people with lived experience. Members discussed whether the work should be divided into separate family court and child welfare task forces, but the resolution moved forward and passed 15-0 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 686, which would establish a Kentucky Positive Youth Development Commission and a dedicated trust and agency account to support community-based youth programming up to age 25. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill responds to rising youth mental health concerns, self-harm, and suicide, and would coordinate statewide efforts, support evidence-based out-of-school programming, and provide technical assistance to local partners. Testimony emphasized the importance of connectedness, trusted adults, community-based responses, and using settlement funds from social media-related harms to youth to support the trust. Members asked about how the bill compares with other states and how the “dose-response” language relates to adverse and positive childhood experiences. HB 686 also passed 15-0 with favorable expression. The committee announced its next meeting for Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• And now for the substitute floor amendment to the committee amendment. Mr.
• That the substitute floor amendment to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's amendment in
• Any explanation on your substitute amendment? Members, I believe so.
• Yes, you may proceed with a comment on the substitute floor amendment. Thank you, members.
• Any closing comments on the substitute amendment? No, sir.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So we'll start with Senate Bill 130, and I know we have a committee substitute.
• do believe that both analysts received a copy of it, so there's an analysis in our books on the substitute
• To House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 31 with a second from Senator Pope.
• I move to do pass on substitute for House Bill.
• Is there anyone here in support of how judiciary can be substituted for House Bill 33?

Keywords: 996, all

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• Apparently, there's an amendment or substitute coming.
• At the request of the sponsor, apparently there's an amendment or substitute coming our way.
• We have a committee substitute. We heard it last week, so we're going to skip the audience.
• Are there any objections to adopting the committee substitute? No? Okay.
• Are there any objections to adopting the committee substitute? No.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Is that a substitute motion? Representative? My mistake. Is that a substitute motion? Oh, yeah.
• Substitute motion, Mr. Chair. Okay, and you just spoke to it. Right.
• Okay, any further discussion to the substitute motion? Yes, Mr.
• Go back to the maker of the substitute motion. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Go ahead and place the substitute motion then.

Keywords: 985, all

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• The committee substitute is withdrawn. If there's no objection, House Bill 75 will be left pending.
• Committee Substitute House Bill 117? Yes, thank you.
• Okay, you can go ahead and explain the committee substitute. Thank you, Chairman.
• the original and the substituted one?
• Because we didn't end up doing a substitute. OK. And this will be without amendment. OK.

Bills: HB48, HB 66, HB 68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB 3, SB 18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

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• There is an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute. The chair has none.
• The substitute is adopted.
• The chair offers the committee substitute that adds a provision that terminates.
• Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute? The chair has none.
• The substitute is adopted.

Bills: HB376, HB817, HB 1297, HB1478, HB1661, HB1783

Keywords: HB 817, Texas Election Code, majority vote, majority threshold, ranked-choice voting, preferential voting, instant runoff voting, vote reassignment, ballot ranking, election administration, public office election, Election Code Section 2.0215, runoff elections, plurality vs majority, voting systems, education reform, budget allocation, teacher retention, student performance, accountability measures