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• writing rules, managing programs and often dodging accountability are sheltered by a system that protects
• But two, do so while preserving and protecting the long-term benefits of the American people.
• Yes, Senator, as you and I have discussed, I think protecting data privacy is incredibly important.
• As you know, the president also has issued an executive order on that.
• I mean, in order to right the ship, you have to let go some people. So I don't think it's in...

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

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• The House will be in order.
• Precision of or TPS protections.
• So ordered. Thank you, Mr.
• So ordered. Thank Without objection. So ordered. Thank you,<01:22:56.960> Mr.
• And when you have an authoritarian... orders. And if an authoritarian orders.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The first order of second reading.
• the bill is ordered to third reading. the bill is ordered to third reading.
• and um these grants are to protecting and um these grants are to protecting our<00:32:53.279>
• <01:14:44.320> the in is a a better way to protect the in is a a better way to protect the
• Judiciary, House Bill 528, without objection, will be ordered to special order for June 5th, 2025.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So ordered. Mr. Vice Chair, please move the bill as amended.
• He discharged home to us with no treatment order in place.
• Are other folks also given this protection?
• Are other folks also given this protection?
• If they're licensed by DHS, this is all protected.

Bills: SB1113, SB1115, SB1122, SB1123, SB1125, SB1165, SB1188, SB1193, SB1243, SB1318, SB1477

Keywords: mental health, involuntary evaluation, service of process, court-ordered treatment, evaluation agencies, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, prior authorization, American Indian health program, medicaid, medical examiner, death investigation, body disposal, autopsy, veteran burial

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• The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will come to order.
• Hearing none, it is so ordered. Thank you, Senator.
• The bill's core protections of heir property—this is a property protection bill.
• This is a property protection bill.
• So we need to make certain that we strengthen the due... ...process protections here and protect the

Bills: SB231, SB584, SB600, SB668, SB841, SB986, SB1003, SB1244, SB1625, SB1960, SB1963, SB1964, SB2026, SB2056, SB2368

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up several pending and uncontested bills. It favorably reported SB 1405, SB 1762, SB 1977, SB 2077, SB 2148, and SB 1968, and also moved SB 2321 to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 819, which would change how the Public Utility Commission reviews proposed utility-scale solar and related interconnection projects. The committee substitute would shift the default so interconnection is allowed unless the PUC affirmatively prohibits it within 180 days, limit denial to cases where harm substantially outweighs benefits, remove public meeting requirements, retain setback and financial assurance provisions, add optional application materials such as national security and environmental information, and restore local control over county tax abatements. The substitute was adopted and SB 819 was favorably reported to the full Senate on a 7-3 vote. The committee then took up SB 231, focused on CenterPoint’s use of large emergency generators after Hurricane Beryl. Senator King explained that the original bill was intended to prevent customers from being charged for non-mobile generators that were leased at great cost and did not match the bill’s emergency-response purpose. CenterPoint’s Jason Ryan apologized for the company’s communication failures and said the company would make customers whole through a combination of rate reductions, foregone storm-cost recovery, and a donation of the 15 large generators to ERCOT for about two years to address a San Antonio-area reliability issue, with the company absorbing the associated costs. PUC Executive Director Connie Corona said the commission could enforce the agreement through its contested-case process. Public testimony included consumer and reliability advocates, one of whom argued utility-scale microgrids should be preserved as a policy option. SB 231 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 986, which would create an alternative process for routine Public Information Act requests so local governments can make initial redactions without sending every routine exception to the Attorney General, while preserving an appeal path and training requirements. Supporters said it would reduce backlog and speed access to records; opponents argued it would shift the burden to requesters and encourage delay. The AG’s office testified that the process could improve efficiency and still fit within current timelines if used promptly. SB 986 was left pending. Finally, SB 584 was briefly laid out to require consumer reporting agencies that buy data from others to ensure the information complies with Texas law on excluded items such as bankruptcies, judgments, and tax liens, and SB 600 was heard on heir property. SB 600’s substitute would strengthen notice, require an attorney ad litem, add an heir’s bill of rights, allow settlement conferences, and require fair-market-value sales protections; supporters said it would curb predatory partition practices, while opponents warned some provisions could burden or diminish minority heirs’ property rights. SB 584 and SB 600 were left pending after testimony.

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• It also codifies the findings of Esparza, a case that found that a judicial warrant is required in order
• It's writing constitutional protections into statute.
• <00:09:25.640> individuals Rights is written to protect individuals Rights is written to protect
• The Fourth Amendment is at the heart of our constitutional protections.
• . protections. protections.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The House will come to order. Members, please register. Have all members registered?
• It's ordered. Members, we do have an announcement. Today is Dr. Allen's birthday.
• Chair hears none, so ordered. Members, please take your seats.
• Objection, Chair, none, so ordered. Members, the speaker's desk is clear.
• HB5477 by Schofield relates to court orders.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In order to use it properly. So, I don't...
• I feel that regulations are in order.
• I need hemp products in order to... to survive.
• They're going to jump online and Order it.
• I mean, a lot of people were for protecting and are for protecting women or stopping men from invading

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB 5, SB 11, SB 12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• Sorry, I'm going to try to get this back in order. Go ahead. Mr. Chair, Rep.
• So ordered. Mr. Vice Chairman, please move the bill as amended. Mr.
• One of the common law's most important protections for normal citizens is its protection of privacy.
• Today, I urge the committee to protect private conversations.
• I want to emphasize that this is about protecting the privacy...

Bills: HB2311, HB2371, HB2409, HB2410, HB2456, HB2457, HB4005

Keywords: artificial intelligence, disclosure requirements, data privacy, minor protection, online safety, HB2371, Arizona divorce, family law, dissolution of marriage, AI arbitration, AI-assisted arbitration, automated dispute resolution, online arbitration, binding determination, recommendation, superior court appeal, de novo review, marital dissolution, spousal consent, minor children

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• reinstate those protections. reinstate those protections.
• <01:29:34.480> Protect protect us from having to ask.
• Protect protect us from having to ask.
• our undocumented students are protected. our undocumented students are protected.
• Students deserve safe protection.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Committee on Natural Resources, this will now come to order.
• And so it's critical that we find a balanced approach to protect wildlife.
• In order to continue oil and gas operations, it can be done safely.
• What specific protections do you believe need to be included in this legislation?
• The substitute makes two changes in order to address this.

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• >> Call this meeting to order.
• This amendment addresses victims retain the right to waive the protection of confidentiality and protection
• It provides protection against Harris hiding assets in Section 4.
• We street and passenger safety protect for these offenders.
• So that sets up a framework in order to pursue that.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Members, the Senate will come to order.
• Hearing no objection, it is so ordered. Motion in writing, Mr.
• There are cases where moms have ordered abortion pills.
• At the protective order you're describing.
• I move to suspend the regular order. Order of business, House Bill 27.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB17, HB7, HB7, HB15, HB15, HB27, HB1, HB7, HB15, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB17, HB27, HB1, SB8, HCR13, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• It's 9 o'clock, and I'm calling the meeting to order. A quorum is established.
• A court has ordered them to dissolve; they've been terminated.
• If a court has ordered them to be shut down?
• Well, they're court-ordered to be shut down. A court order is just, it's like what...
• And you have a duty, a fiduciary duty, to protect your client. Who is MDE?

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• The Committee on Ethics and Elections will now come to order.
• The committee will come to order.
• , would be through your final orders.
• And I don't believe that an order starts when pen meets...
• It was with regard to the storm protection plans.

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and Senator Polsky excused. The committee first heard Senate Bill 1416 by Senator DeSigley, which would move municipal elections to coincide with the general election and extend incumbent terms until the new election schedule takes effect. Members asked about runoff elections, with the sponsor saying runoffs would likely shift to the August primary and that he was open to further discussion, including possibly eliminating runoffs. The bill drew support from a senator citing potential taxpayer savings, while the Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties were noted as opposed. SB 1416 was reported favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 766 by Senator Burgess, as amended by a strike-all that refocused the bill on agents of “countries of concern” and narrowed disclosure requirements. The sponsor said the measure was intended to increase transparency around foreign-backed political activity and align with federal Foreign Agents Registration Act concepts. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended was reported favorably. Members next heard the reappointment of Mike LaRosa to the Public Service Commission. LaRosa described the PSC’s role regulating investor-owned utilities and emphasized transparency, consumer protection, workforce development, and adapting to new energy technologies such as small modular reactors. Senators questioned him closely about recent Florida Supreme Court criticism of PSC orders as insufficiently reasoned and overly reliant on utility assertions. LaRosa acknowledged the criticism, said PSC procedures and orders had become more detailed, and committed to continued improvement. Despite concerns, his nomination was advanced favorably to the full Senate. The committee then approved a block of nominations in tabs 4 through 27 without objection and without separate hearings. At the end of the meeting, Senator Grall asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on SB 1416 and SB 766, and the committee rose.

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• Chair Harris: The Committee on Natural Resources will come to order. The clerk will call the roll.
• It's important to remember those things in that order. That is really core to...
• We've got to protect what we have there.
• in any logical order.
• The TCEQ Edwards Aquifer Protection Program protects groundwater from contamination.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We are now going to go out of order and start with item number eight, AB 2137, Assembly Member Chen.
• So this bill is necessary because it demands that a critical gap in worker protection is closed, and
• Catalina Sanchez with and that we need real planning, real monitoring, and real protections.
• We agree with the overarching goal to protect farm workers.
• These standards protect workers but also protect employers and ultimately protect public dollars and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• > lead infrastructure, ordering long lead infrastructure, ordering long lead equipment<00:15:07.120
• <01:01:12.480> So actually got the order out early. So actually got the order out early.
• Just a getting that order out early.
• the member owners and protecting the member owners and ultimately<01:07:30.240> protecting<01
• have to put steel in the ground in order have to put steel in the ground in order to<01:13:31.040

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• reports that the order ought to be adopted.
• The order is adopted. The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Mr.
• Order is adopted.
• The bills are ordered to a third reading.
• Mariano Quinzy offers an order in hand of the clerk. The clerk will read the order.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted a resolution congratulating Jeffrey P. Lynch on his retirement from the Medway Fire Department, and it also adopted two orders extending until March 18, 2026, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on current House documents. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a group of bills for House consideration, including measures on subprime loans, Registry of Motor Vehicles procedures for surviving spouses and next of kin, motor vehicle distributors, banning tinted license plate covers, councils on aging, and two sick leave banks. The House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills through second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House then considered House No. 3952, authorizing Dartmouth Fire District Number One to appoint the position of treasurer, and passed the bill to be engrossed. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned to meet then in informal session.

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• They're meant to protect everyone's rights and ensure effective deliberation.
• If granted waiver authority through an executive order, we also provide flexibilities.
• And six, protect the workforce.
• They want to protect the children that they’re serving.”
• Necesitamos protections solid in the state.

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.