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• Representative Chavez? Here. Representative Hall? Here. Representative Hochman-Vigil? Here.
• Representative Chavez? Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Representatives.
• Chavez just explained for the LOPD. We won’t rehearse all of those again.
• Representative Chavez? Yes. Representative Abeta? Yes. Representative Chavez? Yes.
• Representative Chavez? Representative Hall? Pass. Representative Hochman-Vigil? Yes.

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• Representative Chavez? Representative Hall? Here. Representative Hockman Vigil?
• Representative Chavez: Yes. Representative Hall: Yes. Representative Hochman Vigil: Yes.
• Representative Chavez: No. Representative Hall: No. Representative Hochman Vigil: Yes.
• Second motion made by Speaker Martinez, seconded by Representative Chavez.
• Representative Chavez: Yes. Representative Hall: Yes. Representative Hochman Vigil: Yes.

Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• Chavez? Here. Representative N. Chavez? Here. Representative Ferrari? Present.
• Representative Chavez. Thank you, Madam Chair. Sorry about that.
• We've been working with Representative Elizabeth Chavez (member_12088), who has been a big advocate for

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• State Senator District 29, Cesar Blanco. State Senator District 30, Brent Higginbotham.

Bills: SCR7

Keywords: legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority, 1185, senate, all

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• Representative Chavez. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm Eleanor Chavez (member_10389).
• While we are having the folks from Bernalillo County, Cindy Chavez and Wayne Lindstrom, come up, I will
• I have a motion by Representative Herndon and a second by Representatives Chavez and Senator Lopez.
• Chavez. The only other question is with respect to the mental health rooms that are in our.
• Chavez and Dr. Lindstrom.

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• Here, Representative Chavez. Representative Hall. Here, Representative Hockman.
• Representative Chavez. Yes. Representative Hall. Yes. Representative Hochman-Vigil. Yes.
• Representative Chavez? Yes. Representative Hall? Yes. Representative Martinez? Yes.
• Representative Chavez. Yes. Representative Hall. Yes. Representative Hochman-Vigil.
• Representative Chavez? Yes. Representative Hall? Yes. Representative Hockman-Vigil? Yes.

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• and move-out inspections and the annual the increase in funding, we did expand the program to both Chavez
• And Chavez. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Is that correct, Madam Chair and Representative Chavez?
• how much goes to is allocated for the short-term rental assistance, Madam Chair and Representative Chavez
• So do they each get the same amount So, Madam Chair and Representative Chavez, all of the programs that

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• Cesar Gonzalez-Garcia with the California Rural Indian Health Board, in support. Thank you.
• Cesar Gonzalez-Garcia with the California Rural Indian Health Board, in support.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Representative Chavez [member_20559]? Here. "I think you need to meet that or something."
• Representative Chavez? Yes. Representative Hall? Yes. Representative Hockman-Vee-Hill? Yes.
• We're now on H.J.R. 4, CYFD Commission, Representative Chavez, and Speaker Martinez.
• Chavez, I have a few questions. When I first read this, I was unclear what the commission would do.
• Representative Chavez: yes. Representative Hall: yes to table.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Dolce Lopez, who is placed with our LGBTQ Caucus Vice Chair, Senator Cervantes; Cesar Calderon, placed

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Dolce Lopez, who is placed with our LGBTQ Caucus Vice Chair, Senator Cervantes; Cesar Calderon, placed

Summary: The Assembly met with an initial quorum call, then proceeded through routine floor business, guest introductions, and several procedural motions. Members approved requests to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, removed some bills from the consent calendar, and re-referred or withdrew several measures. The chamber also took up a number of second-reading and concurrence items later in the day. Two major bills drew floor debate. SB 762, a tax measure allowing eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap, was presented as a response to local fiscal pressures and was described by supporters as giving voters local choice rather than imposing a tax increase. It passed with an urgency vote of 54-13 and was sent immediately to the Senate. AB 126, the education budget trailer bill, was presented as a major investment in TK-12 education, special education, community schools, and educator leave; one member supported many provisions but objected to policy changes affecting charter schools being included in a budget bill. The Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments on AB 126 by a vote of 56-1. The Assembly also concurred in AB 35, an urgency environmental protection bill intended to speed implementation of Proposition 4-funded projects by narrowing administrative delay; supporters said it would accelerate wildfire prevention, water, and other environmental projects. The measure passed unanimously, 66-0. The consent calendar was then adopted, including AB 2796 on criminal history information, which passed 67-0. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remarks honoring victims of a B-52 test flight crash at Edwards Air Force Base, former West Covina Mayor Lloyd Johnson, civil rights leader Harold Brown, educator and activist Kiyoko Nancy Oda, and Auburn Mayor John Mike Holmes, followed by announcements of summer recess and adjournment until August 3.

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• Cesar Gonzales-Gorsia with the California Rural Indian Health Board, in support.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first established a quorum, then approved a six-bill consent calendar on a 6-0 vote, placing it on call. The committee then heard AB 2233, which would ensure that once applied behavior analysis services for autistic patients are authorized, families can use those approved hours across the authorization period rather than losing them to weekly utilization caps or scheduling barriers. The author and supporters, including behavior analysts and family advocates, said the bill would not expand benefits but would improve access to already authorized care; health plan and insurance representatives initially raised fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after amendments preserving those safeguards. AB 2233 passed 7-0 and was placed on call. The committee next heard AB 96, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification as a Medi-Cal peer support specialist. Supporters from county behavioral health, peer services, and local governments argued that lived experience, training, and certification standards—not a diploma—should determine eligibility, and that the change would help address workforce shortages and expand culturally competent peer support. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals testified against the bill, but the measure advanced on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations and was placed on call. The final major item was AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act, which would codify federal non-discrimination protections in state law for health care coverage and services. Supporters said it would protect transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex patients from discriminatory coverage practices and preserve access to medically necessary care; opponents argued it would force coverage of gender-affirming interventions and reduce insurer safeguards. After debate over whether the bill expanded coverage, the author said it simply mirrored existing federal non-discrimination law. AB 1876 passed 7-1 and was re-referred to Judiciary, then placed on call. The committee later opened the roll to record absent members and concluded the meeting after all items were disposed of.

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• For the record, Cesar Montgomery, County Policy Analyst, and as nonpartisan LCB staff, I can neither

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323, SB309, SB465

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• Injected water from the CESAR project could migrate out of the confined area into a... and aquifers,

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• State Senator District 29, Cesar Blanco. State Senator District 30, Brent Hagenbuch.

Summary: The Texas Senate convened for the opening of the 89th Legislature with an invocation, roll call, and certification of the newly elected senators by the Secretary of State. Senators-elect were then administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, formally seating the new members. Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott addressed the chamber, congratulating members and emphasizing priorities such as border security, education, energy, foster care, and school choice, while Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick highlighted the Senate’s bipartisan culture and the work ahead. The chamber then held its organizational business, including the election of Senator Brandon Creighton as President Pro Tempore. Senator Parker nominated Creighton and Senator Bettencourt seconded the nomination, both praising his background, legislative record, and leadership. The Senate voted by standing vote to elect Creighton, who was then escorted to the dais and sworn in. In his remarks, Creighton reflected on his family, his time as a Senate messenger, and his priorities for the session, including Texas sovereignty, economic opportunity, education, and conservative policy goals. The only formal legislative action taken was adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7, granting permission for the Legislature to adjourn for more than three days during the specified period. The resolution passed by a roll call vote of 31 ayes and no nays. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, after a caucus meeting earlier that morning.

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• State Senator District 29, Cesar Blanco. State Senator District 30, Brent Hagenbuch.

Bills: SCR7

Keywords: legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority

Summary: The Texas Senate convened for the opening of the 89th Legislature with an invocation, roll call, and certification of the newly elected senators. Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock administered the oath of office to the senators-elect, and Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott addressed the chamber, emphasizing priorities such as foster care, the budget, border security, school choice, and maintaining Texas’s economic growth and constitutional principles. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick also welcomed members and guests, noted the Senate’s bipartisan culture, and highlighted the chamber’s organization for the session. The Senate then held its organizational election for President Pro Tempore. Senator Tan Parker nominated Senator Brandon Creighton, and Senator Paul Bettencourt seconded the nomination, both praising Creighton’s background, legislative record, and leadership. The chamber voted by standing vote to elect Creighton, who was then escorted to the front and sworn in as President Pro Tempore by State Minister Scott Wall. Creighton delivered remarks about his family, his time as a Senate messenger, and his priorities for the session, including education, border issues, energy, and Texas sovereignty. After the leadership election, the Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7, granting permission for either house to adjourn for more than three days during the specified January period. The resolution passed by a recorded vote of 31 ayes and no nays. The Senate then adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to recess until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, after a caucus at 10 a.m. in the Betty King Room.

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• In opposition, I have Daniel Williams, ACLU, and Kim Chavez Cook from the Public Defender's Office.
• And Lee, let's see, for opposition, Daniel Williams and Kim Chavez-Cook, were you all at...
• Chavez-Cook on her exhaustive technical detail and sharp analysis.
• Chavez-Cook said, it just wasn't burglary. But as Ms.
• Chavez-Cook said, it just wasn't burglary and changing our laws on the basis of one case.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• House Bill 163, introduced by Representatives Nicole Chavez and Reeb, an act relating to bail, designating
• House Bill 163 introduced by representatives Nicole Chavez and Reeb, an act relating to bail, designating
• House Bill 60, sponsored by Representatives Chavez, Nicole Chavez, Reeb, and Hall.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The gentleman from Et Chavez. Madam Speaker, the gentleman from T.
• Chavez, Eddie Otero, Representative Henry. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Thank you, Madam Speaker, and gentleman from Chavez and Eddy. Do you yield?
• Does the gentleman from you would think I know this, Chavez, Eddie and You would think I know this, Chavez
• Does my respected colleague from Chavez, Eddie, and Otero yield?

Bills: HB145, HB164, HJR6, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB166, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, HJR5, SB104, SB193, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation

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• Thank you, Representative Chavez.
• I'm Erin Chavez.
• Chavez as well.
• My name is Tracy Chavez.
• **Representative Chavez** (member_20561) for five minutes. Thank you, Madam Chair.