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• Please proceed. Thank you. Thank you.
• Please proceed. Thank you. In explaining my vote, excuse me.
• Chair, may I make my vote, please proceed? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Please proceed.
• Please proceed. Thank you.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I think we're good to proceed if it's okay with the other members.
• available to be tapped to, you know, become subcommittee members or whatever, then we allow them to proceed
• Garrett, just so I'm clear, is there This actually targeted more at allowing a committee to proceed with
• Because my understanding is that policy allows for a committee to proceed when...
• When just a special subcommittee is present, but is this more about allowing business to proceed even

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• Can I proceed without that? Oh, you can. Okay, thank you. My apologies. We understand the problems.
• Welcome, and please proceed. Yes, good morning. Thank you very much.
• Welcome and please proceed. So Mike, thank you so much for joining us. Welcome and please proceed.
• Pending any questions, I will now proceed to some of the project highlights.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs met to hear updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Washington Military Department, the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Commerce on federal and state impacts affecting veterans, military families, and military installations. JBLM’s garrison commander said the base remains focused on housing, child care, and spouse employment, but is facing workforce reductions tied to federal personnel actions, especially in air traffic control, 911 dispatch, and firefighting. He also said JBLM is preparing for increased mutual-aid needs during fire season, and that the Army Transformation Initiative could change unit composition at JBLM over time without a major overall population shift. He confirmed that the Lewis Army Museum is on a closure list, but said the building will remain in use for training and that the base is exploring partnerships to keep museum functions operating, possibly with volunteers or local partners. The Washington Military Department reported about 400 Guard members deployed on federal missions and described ongoing state missions in cybersecurity and firefighting. The department said the Army National Guard’s 81st Stryker Brigade will transition to a mobile combat team, with associated changes in equipment, manning, and end strength. It also warned that continuing resolutions are delaying funding, limiting new military construction starts, and increasing costs. The Washington Department of Veterans Affairs outlined a $3.2 million reduction from the governor’s budget and related cuts affecting internships, vacant positions, outreach travel, claims support contracts, counseling and wellness, veterans’ innovation assistance, and the military transition and readiness council staff position. WDVA said it is ending or scaling back several programs, including in-house nursing assistant training, the veteran farm at Ordean, Vet Corps due to AmeriCorps funding changes, and the tobacco cessation program, while noting that the legislature funded about $23.7 million in capital projects for veteran homes, cemeteries, and transitional housing. The Department of Commerce presented on the Defense Community Compatibility Account, which funds projects that reduce conflicts between military installations and nearby communities. The program currently has 10 projects across five legislative districts, including school and child care improvements, water wells, land acquisition, and a joint firefighting training center in Everett. The presenter said the main challenge is that DCCA projects often need non-state funding secured before they can compete, which can make it hard to leverage federal Defense Community Infrastructure Program dollars; he recommended more flexible state timing to help projects qualify for federal funding. In closing discussion, members raised possible future agenda items including child care near bases, veteran homelessness, suicide prevention, Navy Day, military family housing, and a possible Department of Licensing issue involving guard and reserve designations on driver’s licenses. No formal votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after members were invited to suggest topics for the October and December committee meetings.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you could pull the mic up close and go ahead and proceed with your testimony. You bet.
• Go ahead and proceed. So, uh, really quick because it's going to be a late night, um.
• All righty, please proceed. Good morning, Mr. Chairman.
• All right, please proceed.
• All righty, please proceed. Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, we'll proceed on to the witness testimony. The first witness we have is Freedman.
• Please proceed. Thank you, Chairman, Vice Chair, members. My name is Freeman Martin.
• Okay, proceed. Good morning, Honorable Chairman and Honorable Committee.
• Okay, please proceed. Good morning, Chairman and distinguished members of the committee.
• take a step back and make a very... a good, smart, intelligent decision about how we're going to proceed

Bills: HB 1065, HB2929, HB2956, HB3009, HB3420, HB3626, HB3649, HB4956, HB4993, HB5293, HB5308, HB5528, HCR118, SB36, HB4023, SB 36

Keywords: employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense, registration, public safety, violent offenses, criminal database, Department of Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• And, um, how would you like to proceed? Uh, Mr. Chair, thank you. Yes, this is the cannabis bill.
• If you'll identify yourself for the record and proceed with your testimony this morning.
• And if you'll proceed by giving us your name and your testimony, thank you for your time.
• If you'll state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony. Good morning.
• If you'll state your name for the record and proceed with your testimony.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, members, do you have any questions before we proceed? Fearing none.
• OK, please proceed with your testimony.
• OK, proceed with your testimony. Absolutely. Thank you so much.
• Please proceed. Uh, my name is Mark Melton, and as I said, I'm here in support of House Bill 1063.
• Uh, please proceed with your testimony. Mr.

Bills: HB303

Keywords: jail standards, living conditions, Harris County jail, safety, inmate welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• If there are no further questions, we will proceed to testimony. The Chair calls Terry Hall.
• Based on what he said, we will proceed to testimony.
• We will proceed to testimony. The chair calls Ron Luque. Mr.
• If there are no further questions, we will proceed to testimony. The chair calls Luis Bazan.
• Seeing none, if there are no further questions, we will proceed to testimony.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

Transcript Highlights:

• Please proceed. Thank you.
• Please proceed. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you Madam Chairwoman, Mr.
• Depending on the county, the cost of running the ads in local newspapers proceeds from the sale itself
• Please proceed. Thank you. I wanted to thank everyone for listening to me today.
• Please proceed. Thank you.

Bills: HB186, HB517, HB 1093, HB 1268, HB1395, HB186

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

Transcript Highlights:

• You may proceed. Thank you, Chairman. Good morning, Chairman. Good morning, Vice Chair and members.
• 40% of what's on that plate either came directly or indirectly through our ag program and those proceeds
• You may proceed, please.
• All right, you may proceed. OK, good morning, uh, Chair, Vice Chair and members.
• You may proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice Chairman and members of the committee.

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• Melrish, please introduce yourself and proceed.
• Melrish, please introduce yourself and proceed.
• Melrish, please introduce yourself and proceed.
• Melrish, please introduce yourself and proceed.
• please introduce yourself and proceed please introduce yourself and proceed chair<01:33:28.920><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> The sales tax distribution is split between the River Centre complex, 40% of the proceeds, and 60%
• And in fact, some of the current proceeds were used to supplement the financing of a project near my
• , and 60% go to the River the proceeds, and 60% go to the River Centre<00:32:14.400> complex,<
• were used to supplement the proceeds were used to supplement the financing<00:32:26.120> of<00
• as we initially the city to proceed as we initially intended<00:57:16.840> and<00:57:16.960><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You may proceed, Senator. Good morning, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee.
• You may proceed. Thank you. And if I may, Mr.
• So you may proceed.” “Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
• Let me proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
• Okay, you may proceed. Good afternoon, Mr.

Summary: The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and authorize additional funding to support renewable natural gas projects by reducing interconnection costs. Supporters said high interconnection costs and the current tax treatment are major barriers to methane reduction projects; opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, raised ratepayer cost concerns and objected to rate-basing and additional public funding. The author said amended language would remove the rate-basing provisions and instead urge the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision. SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Community Impact Mitigation Program for the Diablo Canyon plant through 2030 to continue funding local emergency preparedness, fire protection, public safety, and school district costs. The County of San Luis Obispo and labor groups supported the bill, while TURN opposed it as a statewide ratepayer subsidy that could be funded from existing PG&E revenues instead of higher rates. Members discussed the bill in the context of the 2022 Diablo Canyon extension deal and the possibility of a future longer extension. SB 1215 by Senator Cortese would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing and evaluate progress, with amendments aimed at affordability and limiting system upgrade costs. Supporters said renters are largely locked out of home charging and that prior utility programs proved cost-effective; no opposition testified. SB 1359 by Senator Stern would require more deliberate CPUC review before major gas system investments, emphasizing electrification and non-pipeline alternatives. Gas utilities and several industry groups opposed it, arguing it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and change the regulatory compact. The committee also heard SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Senator Gonzalez, which would establish a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Water agencies, environmental groups, and local governments supported the measure, while one member expressed concern that it lacked a funding source and could not overcome Proposition 218 limits; the bill was moved to Appropriations and the roll was left open. Finally, SB 1098 by Senator Perez would restrict the use of long-running memorandum and balancing accounts by investor-owned utilities, require exceptional circumstances for new accounts, and add sunset and cost-sharing requirements. Consumer advocates and large energy users supported tighter oversight, while the utilities and business groups opposed the bill as too rigid and potentially harmful to flexibility for wildfire, emergency, and safety-related costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please proceed.
• Representative<00:31:56.160> Bray,<00:31:56.520> please<00:31:56.920> proceed.
• your<01:01:17.080> comments, You may proceed with your comments, You may proceed with your
• Please proceed at your >> You're fine. Please proceed at your convenience.
• Would you please proceed? Okay, please. Would you please proceed?

Keywords: An issue was found with the live stream of this meeting. This version was uploaded as a complete version and should contain the entirety of the meeting. Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 HB 647 Discussion 00:02:00 HB 647 Vote 00:05:47 HB 501 Discussion 00:07:40 HB 501 Vote 00:09:53 HB 502 Discussion 00:11:20 HB 502 Vote 00:14:48 HJR 75 Discussion 00:16:53 HJR 75 Vote 00:17:35 HJR 76 Discussion 00:19:00 HJR 76 Vote 00:19:43 HB 869 Discussion 00:21:22 HB 869 Vote 00:30:00 HB 619 Discussion 00:31:39 HB 619 Vote 00:34:33 HB 356 Discussion 00:36:22 HB 356 Vote 00:40:19 HB 900 Discussion 00:43:17 HB 900 Vote 00:46:21 HB 816 Discussion 00:48:02 HB 816 Vote 00:53:47 HB 9 Discussion 00:55:05 HB 9 Vote 01:18:25 HB 757 Discussion 01:21:04 HB 757 Vote 01:35:55, 958, all

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• . >> Will the chair senator may proceed? >> Will the chair senator may proceed?
• Senator may proceed. >> Yield. Senator may proceed.
• >> Senator<01:04:48.559> May<01:04:48.799> proceed.
• >> Senator May proceed. >> Senator May proceed.
• >> Senator may proceed. >> Senator may proceed.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, confirmed a quorum, and welcomed several guests and groups, including Maryland Library Association members, Stephen Decatur High School’s boys soccer team, Clarksburg High School’s girls flag football team, NAMI representatives, Baltimore Promise, local soil conservation district representatives, and a 911 center leader. The chamber also journalized the invocation and prepared for the Governor’s upcoming State of the State address by exchanging messages with the House and appointing Senate members to escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The body then took up a series of Finance Committee bills, most of them receiving favorable reports and being ordered to third reading without objection. Measures discussed included SB 14 on small business health insurance SHOP enrollment effective dates; SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations; SB 134 on Medicare supplement policy enrollment periods; SB 139 on third-party administrator enforcement; SB 199 on the Individuals with Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Voting Fund; SB 205 codifying federal mental health parity requirements; SB 216 on unemployment insurance confidentiality; SB 43 on the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund; SB 46 on state veterans cemeteries interment provisions; and SB 226 on the Maryland Heritage Area Authority. Several bills had brief amendments or procedural issues. SB 22 received a technical amendment changing “Attorney General” to “Office of the Attorney General.” SB 199 received an amendment adding a co-sponsor, and SB 46 was briefly set to lie over under the rule after a senator requested time to review a technical clarification. The chamber also received House Bill 1, which was referred to committee, and SB 624 was reassigned to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee. Most committee reports were adopted unanimously or without objection, and the Senate repeatedly congratulated the honored school teams and library advocates.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, we will proceed to the witnesses. Good morning, Madam Chair.
• none we will um proceed to the um um um Witnesses<00:13:09.760> good<00:13:09.920> morning
• to the testimony um okay we'll proceed to the testimony um uh<00:44:04.559> Mr<00:44:05.200><
• We'll proceed to the next testifier if you would... you um go back over the difference you um go back
• <00:50:00.880> to now for Senator dible we'll proceed to now for Senator dible we'll proceed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When you're stopped at a stop sign, look twice, three times before you proceed.
• We don't proceed until the way is clear. have been on my bike, it would have been have been on my bike
• c><00:02:14.800> you look twice, three times before you look twice, three times before you proceed
• . proceed. proceed.
• We<00:02:26.560> don't<00:02:26.800> proceed<00:02:27.240> until<00:02:27.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senator Judy Seeberger and traffic safety officials held a press conference focused on a deadly Minnesota motorcycle season and urged both drivers and riders to take greater care. Seeberger described several near-misses and a preventable crash at an intersection near her home, and asked motorists to put phones down, avoid impaired driving, and look twice or three times at stop signs, lane changes, and intersections. Mike Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, said 37 motorcyclists had been killed so far this year, compared with 24 at the same time last year, and warned the state could approach 90 motorcycle fatalities if current trends continue. He said about half of motorcycle deaths are single-vehicle run-off-the-road crashes, often tied to speed, inattention, or skill level, while the other half involve a motorcycle and another vehicle; he also noted passenger fatalities are higher than usual and that riders over 60 are now being killed more often than younger riders. Hanson and others emphasized education, training, visibility, helmets, high-visibility gear, and sober driving. He said the state’s motorcycle safety training program is expanding with 11 additional basic rider courses, which should train about 121 more riders, and that safety materials are available to clubs and community groups. He also highlighted the new lane filtering and splitting law, saying it is limited to 25 mph or less and must be done within a rider’s skill level; he said he has seen it done both safely and unsafely and urged riders to follow the law and not be “knuckleheads.” Representatives from the Saint Croix Valley Riders and the Litas St. Croix Valley also spoke. Don Morley said his group promotes safety and awareness, reimburses members for rider training, and supports the new lane filtering/splitting law while stressing that riders and motorists must share the road. Heather Sevlin and other speakers tied the safety message to the death of Dana Milan, saying her crash was preventable and calling for justice and accountability in the impaired-driving case involving Robert Rodriguez, who they said was on a second DUI offense. In response to questions, Seeberger said she would support stricter penalties for repeat impaired or reckless drivers but would not support mandatory helmet legislation. Hanson said the legislature should continue to rely on rider experts and training advocates when considering motorcycle safety policy.

Transcript Highlights:

• Having received nine ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination to have passed this committee and proceed
• nine ayes and zero nays, I declare the nomination of Randy Squires to have passed this committee and proceed
• Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council to have passed this committee and proceed to the full Senate floor.
• I declare the nomination of Adisha Chapman to have passed this committee and proceed to the full Senate
• of Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability to have passed and proceed

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable. The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0. Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, let me respond to that because I think when you do sell property, you have to use the proceeds
• The school districts can de-fease bonds, and they can use the proceeds from the sale of capital that
• was funded with bond proceeds either to defease bonds or for capital improvements.
• And so, as the chairman... ...something else with those proceeds.
• It's already in statute that you can use those revenues, those proceeds, for new capital construction

Bills: HB2016, HB2104, HB2105, HB2174, HB2256, HB2289, HB2477, HB2903, HB2939, HB2979, HB2996, HB4103

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• And so at this time, if you could<00:02:31.520> uh<00:02:31.760> proceed.
• could uh proceed. could uh proceed.
• >> All<00:08:11.759> right,<00:08:12.080> proceed.
• >> All right, proceed. >> All right, proceed.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 17, a cleanup bill updating Kentucky CASA statutes. The sponsor and witnesses said the bill would reduce the required board size from 15 to 12 to better fit rural and regional programs, remove the ban on certain CHFS employees serving as CASA volunteers while preserving DCBS independence, and update statutory references from the National CASA Association to the Kentucky CASA Network and current national standards language. Members expressed support for the program’s child advocacy role. A committee substitute and title amendment were adopted, and SB 17 passed 8-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then heard Senate Bill 34, which would authorize transfer-on-death deeds for a primary residence or primary vehicle. The sponsor and Uniform Law Commission witnesses said the measure is intended to let owners name a beneficiary to receive property at death without probate, while retaining full ownership and revocation rights during life. They said the bill is designed to be simple, affordable, and protective of creditors, Medicaid recovery, and surviving spouse rights, and that it has been adopted in 30 states. Questions focused on how the deed would interact with wills, revocation, and possible fraud or family disputes; witnesses said a will would not revoke a TOD deed, only a recorded revocation or later deed would, and that challenges to capacity could be brought within two years. The county clerk association requested a future floor amendment on details, and title companies and bankers were described as neutral. SB 34 passed 8-0 and was reported favorably, with some members noting they would want to review the forthcoming amendment before final floor consideration.