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• Hearing no objection, the motions prevail. There's a motion at the desk.
• &gt;&gt; The<01:13:20.800><c> motion</c><01:13:21.120><c> prevails.
• </c><01:13:21.679><c> Representative</c> &gt;&gt; The motion prevails.
• Representative &gt;&gt; The motion prevails. Representative Nisca. Nisca. Nisca.
• The motion prevails &gt;&gt; Those opposed, nay.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I have now been informed that Grace's caregiver wages may be reduced by 25%.
• This is not simply a wage issue, though. It is an access to care issue.
• When those increases came for this wage, all this wage increases, that is because we were in a DSP, that
• The current rates at least give them a living wage.
• Susan and... ...at least give them a living wage.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• paid to each employee to 1.1% of taxable wages.
• A lot of them have wage thresholds like House File 1768 does.
• So we didn't there wasn't have uh wage thresholds like House File have uh wage thresholds like House
• It keeps them from taking that promotion and so will suppress wages.
• It keeps them from taking that promotion and so will suppress wages.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The motion prevails. The clerk will give the bill its second reading. Second reading.
• The motion prevails. The clerk will give the bill its second reading. House File 5.
• We worked hard to maintain indexing the general education formula to inflation and prevailed.
• We were also able to and prevailed.
• The motion prevails. The House stands in recess. [Music]

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails. The clerk will give the bill its third reading.
• The<00:08:45.520><c> motion</c><00:08:45.880><c> prevails.</c> The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails. The clerk will give the bill a second reading. Second reading.
• The motion prevails.<00:00:54.079><c> The</c><00:00:54.320><c> clerk</c><00:00:54.640><c> will</c><00
• 00:54.800><c> give</c><00:00:54.960><c> the</c><00:00:55.120><c> bill</c><00:00:55.360><c> a</c> prevails
• The clerk will give the bill a prevails.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails. It's pending business, House Joint Resolution 34 by Chair Capriglione.
• The result is 11-1, and the motion prevails.
• The motion prevails.
• There being 12 ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: HB 103, HB 1256, HB1587, HB1632, HB2027, HB2525, HJR88, HJR138, HB103

Keywords: taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption

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• Motion prevails. uh I just want to say, Mr. Chair, that uh I just want to say, Mr.
• Motion prevails.<00:14:14.560><c> With</c><00:14:14.800><c> that,</c><00:14:15.360><c> this</c><00:14
• :16.079><c> we</c><00:14:16.399><c> finished</c> prevails.
• With that, this we finished prevails.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• representative kagle no<00:19:00.559><c> representative</c> There being eight ayes and six nays, the motion prevails
• six Nays hi there being eight eyes and six Nays the<00:19:22.159><c> motion</c><00:19:22.760><c> prevails
• and</c><00:19:23.360><c> the</c><00:19:23.520><c> calendar</c><00:19:23.960><c> is</c> the motion prevails
• and the calendar is the motion prevails and the calendar is adopted<00:19:24.760><c> that</c><00:19:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Motion prevails.
• Motion prevails.
• Motion prevails. out and we grew our budget by 40% with out and we grew our budget by 40% with the<00
• <00:15:44.639><c> motion</c> favor to say I I I opposed motion favor to say I I I opposed motion prevails

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 4, first adopting the H004A1 amendment without objection. The author described the bill as a constitutional amendment intended to create a tax relief account funded from projected budget surpluses, defined as revenues exceeding 105% of projected expenditures based on the November forecast. Supporters framed the proposal as a way to return excess taxpayer money to families, homeowners, and seniors rather than allowing the state to retain or redirect it. Testimony in support came from Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity, who praised the bill’s clarity and argued that taxpayers are overburdened and should receive surplus funds back; she also suggested broader tax and budget reforms, including rate reductions and tighter spending limits. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project testified in opposition, saying the legislature already has authority to use surpluses for rebates or tax cuts and warning that constitutionalizing tax policy would reduce flexibility, weaken accountability, and make it harder to respond to changing conditions, emergencies, or recessions. Members then briefly commented, with Republicans expressing support for returning money to taxpayers and citing cost-of-living pressures and fixed incomes. The committee did not hear a formal department position. At the end of the hearing, Representative Johnson renewed the motion that House File 4, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the Ways and Means Committee; the motion prevailed on a voice vote.

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• This would be the garnishment going against the employee's wages, potentially, or assets.
• That's what future medicals and future wages is, right? That's my understanding.
• But we're not talking about the garnishment of wages here.
• We're not talking about the garnishment of wages here.
• That's for a garnishment of wages, though. Right. This is not for wages.

Bills: HB79, HB437, HB646, HB1089, HB1099, SB173, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476

Keywords: carbon capture, damages, environmental liability, legal liability, site restoration, expert witness, expert testimony, witness fees, pecuniary interest, conflict of interest, civil procedure, evidence law, Louisiana evidence code, Louisiana civil litigation, expert report, discovery, pretrial disclosure, litigation transparency, settlement, damages award

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• Yeah, this bill concerns earned wage access services and it creates a framework for employer-integrated
• earned wage access that will be overseen by DFI, and then it puts some limits on fees around these systems
• And it creates a framework for employer-integrated earned wage access that will be overseen by DFI, and
• This is a Department of Labor and Industries request bill that gives more flexibility in managing wage
• Department request bill that gives more flexibility in managing wage enforcement issues.

Keywords: 904, all

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• skyrocketing health care costs, food security, housing shortage, uh, the war on our communities that is being waged
• communities<00:04:45.919><c> that</c><00:04:46.160><c> is</c><00:04:46.400><c> being</c><00:04:46.560><c> waged
• </c><00:04:46.880><c> by</c><00:04:47.040><c> the</c> communities that is being waged by the communities
• that is being waged by the Trump<00:04:47.440><c> administration.
• able to live freely and fully in community is apparently so terrifying to the right that they have to wage

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Leigh Finke discussed the unusual 2025 Minnesota legislative session, describing it as difficult and fast-moving because of the House tie, the DFL quorum break, and the resulting power-sharing arrangement. She said the split chamber made committee work strange, but noted that some bills still advanced, including her free water bill through the Commerce Committee, and that lawmakers ultimately kept the government open. Finke also spoke about concerns in the trans and queer community under the Trump administration, saying she has been holding town halls statewide to separate fact from fiction about federal actions. She said Minnesota is in a relatively strong position because of protections passed in 2023 and 2024, including the trans refuge bill and the gender-affirming care insurance mandate, and noted that the Minnesota Human Rights Act has protected gender identity since 1993. On the Minnesota Supreme Court’s powerlifting ruling, she said the court correctly applied state law and affirmed transgender participation, while acknowledging that some professional questions remain for lower courts. Looking ahead to 2026, Finke said she is not focused on new trans-related legislation and argued that Republicans are likely to keep attacking the issue even though the public cares more about affordability, health care, and safety. She said the Equal Rights Amendment has been stalled because equality has become a political football and broader civil rights protections have faced resistance. She also said gun violence should be a major priority next session, expressing support for significant controls on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and saying such measures would pass if brought to the floor, though she blamed Republican leadership for blocking action.

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• Wage theft occurs when employers do not pay their employees the full wages that they are legally entitled
• </c> workers with a focus on low-wage workers with a focus on low-wage non-union<05:07:53.680><c> workers
• wages that these in hard-earned wages wages that these workers<05:08:22.958><c> never</c><05:08:23.718
• ><c> see</c><05:08:24.718><c> wage</c><05:08:25.080><c> that</c><05:08:25.520><c> wage</c><05:08:25.798
• ><c> theft</c> workers never see wage that wage theft workers never see wage that wage theft can<05:08

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Specifically, we prevailed 19 times at the First District Court of Appeal, 3 times at the Second District
• We prevailed three times in federal courts, once in the Northern District of Florida, once in the Middle
• We also prevailed three times in state court at the Second Judicial Circuit and five times in administrative
• Of the 33 cases that have gone up, we've prevailed 100% of the time.
• that the, you know, the hot eyes that are on his commission would immediately bring litigation and prevail

Summary: The committee met to consider a large slate of appointments, with the main discussion centered on the confirmation of Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Harris testified about her background in state service and outlined agency priorities including Medicaid financial accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, behavioral health redesign, rural health access, workforce recruitment, and use of technology and AI. Senators questioned her extensively about the Hope Florida/Medicaid settlement controversy, opioid settlement-funded advertising campaigns tied to marijuana prevention and the 2024 Amendment 3 election, public records compliance, abortion reporting and enforcement under the Heartbeat Protection Act, managed care denials, value-based purchasing, and Medicaid funding pressures. After debate, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation, with Senator Polsky voting no. The committee then considered Anna Ortega and Robert Payne for the Florida Public Service Commission. Ortega, a current PSC commissioner and former staff advisor, discussed utility regulation, data center load issues, ratepayer protections, transparency in PSC decisions, and lessons from other states. Payne, a former legislator and longtime utility co-op employee, emphasized his technical background and the need to balance utility returns with consumer affordability. Both nominees were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and recommended favorably to the full Senate. Next, the committee heard from Jeffrey Aaron for reappointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission. Aaron described PERC’s role in public-sector labor disputes and said his work had been upheld in appellate courts without reversal. Senators questioned him about his law firm’s state contracts, his role as chairman of Attorney General James Uthmeier’s PAC, and his connection to the Hope Florida Foundation matter; he declined to discuss the pending investigation. Public testimony included opposition from Florida Voice for the Unborn. The committee nevertheless recommended his confirmation, with several no votes. Finally, the committee approved the remaining appointees on tabs 5 through 46 in a single vote, postponing Dr. John Littell and DCF Secretary Hatch, and then adjourned.

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• There being six ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails.
• There being six ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails.
• There being five ayes and one nay, the motion prevails.
• There being six ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails. That concludes the voting.
• There being six ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails. That concludes the voting.

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.

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• Seeing five ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails. Again, all right, let's reconvene.
• There being four ayes and one nay, the motion prevails. I hope nobody's driving after this, right?
• There being four ayes and one no, the motion prevails.
• There being four ayes and one no, the motion prevails. And then, um... I'll say it one more time.
• There being five ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails. Members, that concludes today's agenda.

Bills: HB231, HB231, HB475, HB488, HB632, HB821, HB1786, HB1955, HB2036, HB2060, HB2659, HB2677

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• capabilities to our warfighters today and armed tomorrow's forces with the capabilities they need to prevail
• military with the capabilities and force structure necessary to deter our adversaries and, if necessary, prevail
• resources that I believe are required to resource our forces with the capabilities they need in order to prevail
• The side that has... as the newer technology generally prevails.
• you both would play a major role in ensuring that America and its allies have the tools needed to prevail

Keywords: Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.

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• There being 10 ayes, zero nays, the motion prevails.
• There being 11 ayes, zero nays, the motion prevails.
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, the motion prevails.
• There being ten ayes and one nay, the motion prevails.
• The motion prevails. Thank you. The chair recognizes Representative Buckley to explain the bill.

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• </c><01:32:12.080><c> Chair</c> &gt;&gt; The motion does not prevail.
• Chair &gt;&gt; The motion does not prevail. Chair Cosnic.
• The motion does not prevail. Chair: Thank you very much. With that, the motion does not prevail.
• Thank you very motion does not prevail.
• The motion prevails. &gt;&gt; Anyone opposed? The motion prevails.

Bills: HF3429, HF3418, HF3431, HF1597

Keywords: intelligent speed assistance, transportation, speeding offenses, public safety, license restrictions, speed control, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority