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• And whereas Oklahoma State University has launched the code.
• This measure requires a 2/3 vote of all members elected to the House to order a special election for
• Leader Elect Provenzano III, Representative Heffner, do you care the vote?
• Leader Elect Provenzano voted nay.
• A 2/3 vote of those elected to the House are declared, and the special election provision has passed.

Bills: HR1051, HR1048, SB2074, SJR39, SJR47, SB1983, SB444, SB1503, SB1561, SB592, SB1501, SB1946, SB1567, SB1833, SB2026, SB904, SB2178, SB1651, SB1558, SB1565, SB1553, SB1257, SB65, SB1749, SB1242, SB1642, SB640, SB667, SB1436, SB1484, SB1562, SB1794, SB1644, SB1533, SB933, SB1555

Keywords: livestock, judging, Oklahoma State University, championship, agriculture, military children, recognition, community support, military families, April 15, pharmacy benefits managers, reimbursement, healthcare, prescription drugs, cost regulation, property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly

Bills: HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990

Keywords: campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits

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• outside of the Texas committee. outside of the Texas committee.
• her, uh, election earlier this year,<00:21:47.040> Senator<00:21:47.640> Halverson.
• But he's been on the committee since his election in 2022.
• But he's been on the committee since his election in 2022.
• And he’s come up with, based on the model that’s used in the state of Texas, a way of doing that that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• from Texas seek recognition? from Texas seek recognition?
• the budget committee from Texas, Mr. the budget committee from Texas, Mr. Arrington.
• In plain view, Texas. CMS That's fraud. In plain view, Texas.
• the 2024 election. the 2024 election.
• Because we're not supposed to be having an election right now. This is 2025, a non-election year.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That's five clinics generating revenue in Texas.
• Because that's our tax code and that's the underlying foundation.
• The beauty of our tax code has always been we have a broad base.
• You know, we shouldn't be chipping away at the tax code. I mean, we all know that.
• NAICS codes. So it goes down pretty specific.

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• Seeing no objection, our dress code has been relaxed just for our guests on the floor.
• I'm really happy to see my commissioner, because I work closely with the elected officials.
• Because I work closely with the elected officials. I think it's very important to do that.
• And as I understand, 98% or so of the abortions in New Mexico are elective procedures.
• , and in Texas... ...who's doing her residency in Texas.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Enter the Texas flag. Honor the Texas flag.
• House Texas Fellow.
• The state of Texas and the Texas House is better because Tony Tinderholt served in this chamber.
• LBJ School to be here in Texas.
• We are so pleased that she's in Texas and staying in Texas. She has a new job lined up.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The gentleman from Texas. Uh, Mr.
• friend from Texas for yielding the time. friend from Texas for yielding the time.
• The gentleman from Texas is reserves. The gentleman from Texas is recognized.<02:42:53.200> Mr.
• Speaker, I Texas is recognized. Mr.
• Gentleman from Texas reserves. reserve. Gentleman from Texas reserves.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• On page 56, Lever regarding elections.
• oldest known legal codes. oldest known legal codes.
• offers a way to discuss how moral codes offers a way to discuss how moral codes have<00:43:06.079
• the historical root roots of moral codes the historical root roots of moral codes that<00:48:54.400
• Texas.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• <00:23:28.880> He Texas. They all love Doug Lamoffa. He Texas.
• gentleman from Texas, my friend, Mr. gentleman from Texas, my friend, Mr. Moran. Moran. Moran.
• Dockett, each will from Texas, Mr.
• from Texas is recognized. from Texas is recognized.
• from Texas is recognized. from Texas is recognized.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Texas home today.
• It was a need from the state of Texas, as identified by the Texas... mortality child with the maternal
• The Texas Child Mental Health Care.
• Next, the Texas Lottery Commission.
• The bottom of this page has a QR code.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Going from commercial to, in terms of the residential code versus the building code.
• building code and the residential code.
• Building code, that's right. Share it. in terms of the residential code versus the building code.
• codes.
• codes.

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard a series of work-session presentations focused on transit-oriented development, commercial-to-residential redevelopment, building code implementation, housing market trends, and the Covenant Homeownership Program. The first presentation, from the Urban Institute, reviewed research on HB 1491 and TOD feasibility, arguing that Washington has made major progress but faces diverging conditions across transit areas. The presenter said rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and lower rents in some markets have made many projects less feasible, and recommended targeted infrastructure funding for lower-market communities, adjustments to MFTE and affordability requirements by local market conditions, more support for very low-income housing in high-market transit areas, minimum density standards near stations, expanded public land/joint development tools, and better tracking of TOD outcomes over time. Committee members asked about AMI calculations, immigration’s effect on construction labor, developer input, and whether a tracking mechanism had been removed from the bill. The Department of Commerce then outlined implementation of HB 1491 and demonstrated the new Washington Zoning Atlas, which is live and intended to help visualize zoning, overlays, and station-area conditions. Commerce said local governments will designate station areas, update zoning and MFTE policies, and handle anti-displacement measures, with Vancouver and Spokane first to implement and Puget Sound following later. Staff described a timeline for updated MFTE guidance, station-area implementation guidance, a TOD model ordinance, and later rulemaking on variances. The committee also heard from the Lieutenant Governor’s office on a report about converting commercial properties to housing, which found substantial potential for redevelopment on vacant or underused commercial land, especially near transit, but noted barriers such as ground-floor retail mandates, affordability requirements, infrastructure costs, private covenants, and slow implementation. The office urged by-right residential use on commercial land and faster rollout of new housing laws. The State Building Code Council updated the committee on its three-year code cycle and several legislatively directed actions, including minimum dwelling size, emergency shelters, and especially single-exit stairs and multiplex housing. Council staff said those code changes are nearing completion and will provide prescriptive solutions, while noting that elevator size and requirements were not changed and would require separate legislative direction if the committee wanted to revisit them. Members discussed the cost impacts of building and energy codes and the council said it is required to consider economic impacts and is increasingly looking at performance-based approaches. Later, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research presented its annual housing report, showing that higher mortgage rates have sharply reduced affordability, flattened house prices in many cities, and slowed single-family permitting and completions, while multifamily construction has recently cooled after a prior surge. Finally, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission reported strong first-year results for the Covenant Homeownership Program, which provides zero-interest down payment assistance to eligible first-time buyers with family ties to Washington before 1968; the program assisted 547 homebuyers in its first fiscal year, with more than $60 million loaned, and the agency said participation has continued to grow after income-limit changes enacted in 2025.

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• <00:37:15.280> Madam freedoms and our elections. Madam freedoms and our elections.
• The gentleman from Texas is recognized. The gentleman from Texas is recognized.
• Texas is recognized. Texas is recognized.
• And the refrain I heard one Texas.
• systems, and ends the zip code lottery. systems, and ends the zip code lottery.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• THIS BILL PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT FOR THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM
• BAR CODE 576776. THE AMENDMENT IS BAR CODE 57676 BY SENATOR JONES. THERE WAS NO OBJECTION.
• NOR DOES IT WEAKEN ON TRANSPARENCY BUT THERE IS NO PUBLIC INTEREST EXPLOITING ELECTED OFFICIALS.
• AND SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IN 1989 A SUPREME COURT DECISION OF TEXAS VERSUS JOHNSON.
• UNDER THE CURRENT CODE IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A CODE YOU TO SUBMIT THAT, THEY APPROVE IT AND IT COMES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• out, and I had some really great conversations, um, with Senator Hall about this, but no child in Texas
• because their parents affirmed or or misgendered them, um, and the only this is the only instance in code
• neglect will be dismissed, um, so I think it's much safer to define what abuse is, and every single Texas
• The reality were the rates of gun deaths amongst Texas teens have more than doubled in the past decade
• House Bill 5115 relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud. You recognize the final.

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• Members, remember We heard wonderful testimony from the Texas Commission of the Arts.
• All right, so KJ Curtis on page 30, please, with the Texas Public Finance.
• Okay, members, so we heard from the Texas Public Finance Authority last week.
• From the Texas Historic Infrastructure Sustainability. trust fund.
• I'll be presenting the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the agency requests.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so Texas found themselves in the same position. And they passed this bill.
• And so Texas found themselves in the same position. And they passed this bill.
• I would say Texas rivals Florida as the tort reform champion of the United States.
• In regard to Florida's public utility code, the bill creates...
• We just saw Google pledge to do this in Texas and Microsoft across the nation.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and voted on several bills. SB 986 would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and also restrict smoking in rooms and bars; the sponsor said it is intended to protect public health and outdoor spaces, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on designated smoking areas, and cannabis advocates warned about unintended effects on patients and property rights. The committee reported SB 986 favorably. The committee also passed SB 678, which restores statutory authority for DBPR’s long-standing rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise taxes; a strike-all amendment was adopted, including retroactive application to January 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 800, which increases penalties for repeat unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts, was amended and reported favorably as well. Members then considered SB 408 on vaccine advertising and liability. The sponsor argued the bill would address declining public trust in vaccines by allowing claims against manufacturers that advertise in Florida, while opponents said the measure is preempted by federal law, raises First Amendment concerns, and would create unnecessary litigation. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported SB 408 favorably. The committee also heard SB 484 on data centers, which would set PSC tariff requirements so large load customers pay their own costs, preserve local planning authority, and limit water permits for large data centers; testimony was mixed, with supporters emphasizing ratepayer protections and economic benefits and critics warning about overregulation and confidentiality limits. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1118, which creates a time-limited public records exemption for certain data center development information held by local governments, after the sponsor said it was meant to prevent extended NDAs while still allowing local notice and input. SB 1050, requiring veterinarians to provide written prescriptions so pet owners can choose their pharmacy, was also reported favorably. The meeting ended after several members recorded votes on bills they had missed.

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• Policy of the federal tax code.
• that changed the tax code and tax policy.
• Tax rates in Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
• And then we were taking them out of the code.
• You all have elected to do is put that floor.

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• The previous law is no longer enforceable, and this measure ensures our code accurately reflects current
• The previous law is no longer enforceable, and this measure ensures our code accurately reflects current
• an alien who's unlawfully present, we'd also have to offer that same tuition rate if you came from Texas
• Leader-elect, Provost. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Up next, we're going to have House Bill 3674 being presented by Leader-elect Provenzano.

Bills: HB4421, HB4426, HB4432, HB4329, HB3551, HB3763, HB1411, HB2730, HB3465, HB3649, HB3650, HB3674, HB3941, HB3970, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, SB1074

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• WE'VE GOT A TROPICAL STORM PARTY, TEXAS BORDER SUPPORT, HURRICANE IDA.
• WE JUST RECENTLY WENT TO KERRVILLE TEXAS FOR THE FLOODS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE IN TEXAS AND WE CURRENTLY
• TEXAS FLOODING AS I MENTIONED WE JUST GOT BACK FROM THERE, WE FINISHED UP THAT MISSION.
• TEXAS COLLEGE STATION TEXAS WERE NUMBER ONE IN PREPAREDNESS IN THE COUNTRY.
• THEY HAVE A DISASTER CITY AT TEXAS A AND M THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED GOES TO COLLEGE STATION TEXAS