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• Welcome to Texas section, American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Established in 1913, ASCE Texas section represents more than 11,000 civil engineers statewide.
• So ASE Texas section members are really truly civil engineering leaders.
• A freight rail incident at a rail crossing can halt an entire transportation. network.
• QR code here as well. It is live. It went live 15 minutes ago. So next question.

Keywords: Texas, Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE, population growth, climate change, investment, public safety, engineering standards

Summary: The meeting focused on the release of the 2025 Texas Infrastructure Report Card, highlighting key findings and recommendations for improving infrastructure across various sectors in the state. Julie Jones, Vice President of ASCE Texas, opened the session by introducing key speakers, including Dr. Art Wood and committee co-chairs Griselda Gonzalez and Austin Mazzarelli. Throughout the discussion, the report's grades were revealed, showing the state's infrastructure received an overall grade of 'C'—adequate but requiring significant attention and investment. Emphasis was placed on the rising challenges posed by climate change and increased population growth, underscoring the need for strategic investments in infrastructure to support Texas' economic growth and public safety.

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• 5 of the bill, which proposed to add Section 15104.5 to the Elections Code; clarify that Sections 1553
• Delete the proposed criminal penalties in proposed Section 1507 of the Elections Code.
• Delete Section 5 of the bill, which proposed to add Section 15104.5 to the Elections Code. clarify that
• sections 1553 and to the Elections Code.
• Will be brought back into Sections 18544 and 18545 of the Elections Code.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and took up one measure, SB 73 by Senator Svantez. The author described the bill as an urgency measure intended to strengthen protections around California elections, including restrictions on law enforcement or military presence at voting locations, protections for ballots and voting equipment, and limits on access to election materials. The chair also outlined a set of agreed-upon amendments, including removing a section to avoid conflict with AB 1664, deleting proposed criminal penalties in one section, clarifying language on vote-by-mail signature challenges, and refining provisions related to law enforcement support and certified voting technology. Supporters, including AAPI Force and CHIRLA, argued the bill was needed to protect voters from intimidation and to safeguard election administration from interference, citing concerns about immigration enforcement at polling places and the Riverside County sheriff’s seizure of ballots. Additional supporters from the League of Women Voters and Common Cause registered their support. Opposition testimony from CALA argued the bill would impede legitimate investigations and federal oversight of elections, and questioned the need for the measure. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the bill addressed a real threat, the chain of custody for ballots, and the scope of the signature-challenge provisions. After closing remarks from the author and the chair, the committee voted to pass SB 73 and re-refer it to the Committee on Public Safety. The initial roll call was 5-1 with one member absent, and after the absent member’s vote was added, the final vote was 6-2-1. The bill advanced from committee.

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• Then on the last page, uh, here is where we cover, um, the codes, so current codes and then codes to
• Then on the last page, uh, here is where we cover, um, the codes, so current codes and then codes to
• National Electric Code. National Electric Code.
• code is part of the state building code. code is part of the state building code.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Modernizes intangible asset law in section 3 of the bill.
• And lastly, it helps with block the wire transfers in Section 5.
• Take that up as another bar code 6, 6, 8, 92. Thank you, chair.
• That's how I interpret that section. That's when that section should be used.
• But that's that's my interpretation to that Section. Thank you.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So that's why the PED section is in there.
• Chapter 66, Section 1-4-14 to The personal information section to include some of the parts from the
• law, which would be, yeah, of Chapter 10, that's for this section.
• Thank you, Department of Transportation. Go back to page 12.
• Same way with section—Mr. Chair? Representative Lundstrom, that's correct.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Section 264.902 of the Texas Family Code-created parental Child Safety Placement Agreements, which are
• of the education code.
• It closes a loophole in the Texas Education code by making it clear that anabolic steroids prescribed
• The release time course provider must take liability, provide transportation, a lot of other things,
• And by the bill you have to actually provide transportation and provide transportation for disabled.

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• David Bolog, public transportation user, in support. Thank you.
• section does exist.
• We are not talking about a large cross-section of society.
• Transportation chairs in front of me.
• of Procedure Section, this is 527.8.

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.

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• Welcome to Texas section of American Society of Civil Engineers.
• I serve as ASCE Texas section Vice President of Professional affairs.
• So ASE Texas section members are really truly civil engineering leaders.
• A freight rail incident at a rail crossing can halt an entire transportation network.
• QR code here as well. 1. So next question. So, Last call. OK.

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• And then section 16 is a temporary allocation of sales tax proceeds to transportation management organizations
• further. transportation as well as in section 51 transportation as well as in section 51 the<01:41:45.199
• On page 89, section 55 is the language from Senate File 3161, heard today in the Senate Transportation
• Section 74 is a Transportation Studies.
• Section 78 on page 107 is elements of Senate File 817 that were heard last week in the Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• code section.
• But if we took the language in her bill and dropped it under the government code section 508145D2, then
• sections of 4904, 4905, 6.
• Of the penal code, and they say these sections generally relate to offenses involving intoxication and
• The next section is intoxication assault, and the following section is intoxication manslaughter.

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• Resolution 179 and Senate Resolution 174, urging the County of Maui to enforce the provisions of the fire code

Bills: SCR56, SCR25, SCR79, SCR179, SCR181, SCR182, SR54, SR22, SR81, SR174, SR176, SR177

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, Pohakuloa, condemnation, federal government, land sovereignty, Hawaii, native Hawaiians, public trust land, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation

Summary: The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes. The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support. Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• Section 1 and Section 3 and Article 3, Section 35 of the Texas Constitution state that the bill contains
• And in Texas, Article 1, Section 3 guarantees equality under the law, while Article 1, Section 9 protects
• I'm not sure everybody here has, but I want to ask you about the remedy section of the bill, section
• Why does this section... Need to be included in the bill.
• I don't think this section actually gives...

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• I went on to read to you that section, which is establishing.
• expansion of the FCIC's authority over skimming devices as mandated by the Texas Business and Commerce Code
• Currently, the code mandates that a merchant... ...or technician must report the finding of a gas pump
• Just to clarify, on page 4, section 5 of the bill...
• We have the section there that deals with the disability retirement benefits that are absolutely in the

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• Government Code 811006 is a provision in statute that requires that before... ...for the pension plan
• provided by Texas lenders, regulated in accordance with Chapter 342, Subchapter of the Texas Finance Code

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• The next item is the compensation council um sections, a few sections also House-only.
• It's just coded in a different section of statute.
• It's just coded in a different section of statute.
• It's just coded in a different section<00:03:43.200> of<00:03:43.360> statute.
• sections 29 through 30 and 32 and 33. sections 29 through 30 and 32 and 33.

Keywords: 1183, house