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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • She was only able to find me because I've been so outspoken against the Ethics Commission.
  • If they put a flyer out or they put a sign out, the Ethics Commission regulates.
  • And she has now incurred $17,500 in fines from the Ethics Commission.
  • Wade, as well as Financial Commission of Texas v.
  • Therese Harris of the Public Utility Commission to be the resource witness here on our behalf.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, changes in commission policies and federal regulations can lead to significant revenue
  • The governor cannot suspend provisions of the election code relating to qualifications or procedures
  • We have you registered as Anna Givens on behalf of the Texas Public Utility Commission as a resource
  • So, our commission has.
  • Second, as it relates to the utilities that this is applicable to, we meet the qualifications in the
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 1st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 143 by King, relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility
  • Commission. of Texas to address the failure by an operator to maintain an electric power line serving
  • I worked with the Railroad Commission and the Public Utility Commission to address this issue, up to
  • HB 4358, relating to the commission of oral contraceptives, for the Committee on Public Health.
  • ...Advisory Commission for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.
Bills: HJR4 , HJR6 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 2nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would just focus on the duties remaining with the commission. Those are also listed.
  • And we appreciate that the State Transportation Commission, excuse me, has been a forum where cities,
  • , and I'm testifying today on behalf of the Commission.
  • There are no official port seats on the commission, but there are strong port voices on the commission
  • As part of the Transportation Commission, I also serve representing the commission on the Puget Sound
Bills: SB6253 , SB6311 , SB6262 , SB6335
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance May 20th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Other regulatory bodies in Texas still have the... multi-member models such as Railroad Commission, TCEQ
  • And the reason I ask is that oftentimes the sunset commission will look at how things are being handled
  • We were 6th commission board for that old agency. It was abolished 20 years ago.
Bills: SB1642 , SB1643 , SB2530
Committee: House Insurance
Summary: The committee first took up several bills and voted them out favorably without amendment: SB 2857, relating to prescription drug purchasing proof for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers; SB 1307, relating to the biennial health coverage reference guide; and SB 527, relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia for certain pediatric dental services. Each of those motions passed on a 7-0 roll call. The main discussion centered on SB 1643, which would require prior approval from the Texas Department of Insurance for property and casualty rate changes above 10% from a previously filed rate. The chair framed it as a response to rate volatility and rising homeowners and auto premiums, while several members questioned whether it would slow a market that is already stabilizing and could encourage insurers to file repeated increases just under the threshold. Witnesses from consumer groups supported tighter oversight and argued for a lower threshold, while insurance industry representatives opposed the bill, saying Texas’s file-and-use system and competitive market work better and that the proposal could increase costs or create uncertainty. After testimony, SB 1643 was left pending. The committee then heard SB 1642, which would replace the single Texas Department of Insurance commissioner with a three-commissioner structure and an executive director. Supporters said it could improve accountability and transparency, while opponents argued the current single-commissioner model is more efficient and avoids confusion and added cost. Witnesses also raised concerns about open meetings issues, administrative expense, and the lack of a clear model from other states. SB 1642 was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2530, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association omnibus bill. The bill would make a number of changes to TWIA’s governance and finances, including exempting TWIA from certain taxes, moving its headquarters to a coastal county, changing board composition and voting rules, and lowering the probable maximum loss standard from 1-in-100 to 1-in-50. Supporters said the bill would strengthen TWIA’s reserve funding and improve local relevance, while opponents warned it could increase assessments, reduce reinsurance protection, and create operational risks by relocating the headquarters to the coast. The bill was left pending, and the committee then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Lee County Legislation Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Lee County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this would do is allow the county commission to grant an exemption to the mandatory solid waste
  • This was a resolution by the county commission and asked for by the Lee County Commission.
Bills: SB293
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources May 7th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • district customers who are outside city limits to appeal their water rights to the Public Utility Commission
  • After doing so, we've received two appeals to the Public Utility Commission, one for 2024 rates and most
  • I show you registered as Connie Corona on behalf of the Public Utility Commission of Texas testifying
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 4506 would update current legislation and reduce costs to local municipalities and zoning commissions
  • The bill amends the current law to allow local municipalities and zoning commissions to electronically
  • Commissioner's Court of the county may accept a traffic study that has expired at the discretion of the commission
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested
  • And I'm on the Texas Historical Commission, and I'm on the TechSot Commission.
  • I'm the chair of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, but today I am testifying on myself.
  • I'm the chair of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, but today I am testifying on myself.
  • the Texas Funeral Service Commission to oversee cemeteries.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Shelby County Legislation Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Shelby County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill that came about as part of our discussion with the county commission in that meeting that
  • So, um, it authorizes the county commission to allow the sale of commodities created by solid waste collection
Bills: SB334
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • can purchase surplus DPS vehicles at a discounted rate that's done through the Texas Facilities Commission
  • can purchase surplus DPS vehicles at a discounted rate that's done through the Texas Facilities Commission
  • And so, to address this, House Bill 1151 would allow the Facilities Commission to transfer surplus motor
  • districts in those areas, conducted at a price or under other considerations agreed upon by the commission
  • I'm the director of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program at the Texas Veterans Commission.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 5645 aims to extend the term of the chair. of the County Ethics Commission from six months
  • Current law stipulates that the chair of the County Ethics Commission serves a term of six months.
  • The proposed bill aims to enhance the effectiveness and stability of County Ethics Commissions by extending
  • This change is expected to allow for more consistent leadership and better governance within the commissions
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, the Alabama Cotton Commission.
  • The Board of the Alabama Cotton Commission wanted to have an increase, which could be up to $1.30 for
Bills: HB352
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commission, and all the other federal agencies that oversee nuclear power, like IEA.
  • And they take that proposal to the Public Regulation Commission.
  • Some of them have already been approved by various county commissions.
  • One has already passed the Chávez County Commission. I opposed it vehemently.
  • One has already passed the Chavez County Commission. I opposed it vehemently.
Bills: SB78 , SB235 , SB22 , SB310
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gallery please rise for the invocation, which will be offered by Pastor Scott Wall from the Capitol Commission
  • SB 703 by Zaffirini, relating to the criminal and licensing consequences for the commission of certain
  • on Environmental Quality, Railroad Commission of Texas, Military Preparedness Commission.
  • Real Estate Commission, and it also adds further technical updates regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission
  • on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the Commission and the Committee of the Commission to more
Bills: SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127 , SB906 , SB1229 , SB855 , SB703 , SB1025 , SB888 , SB1119 , SB1080 , SB929 , SB1355 , SB2231 , SB1877 , SB1998 , SB552 , SB17 , SB1569 , SB2420 , HB2697 , HB3801 , HB3488 , HB3477 , HB3466 , HB3469 , HB2594 , HB2564 , HB2298 , HB5331 , HB5646 , HB5247 , HB5323 , HB4384 , HB3896 , HB4014 , HB3627 , HB3594 , HB2524 , HB510 , HB561 , HB 1181 , HB3963 , HB5111 , HB2785 , HB1661 , HB200 , HB1803 , HB249 , HB721 , HB851 , HB 1128 , HB1904 , HB30 , HB1916 , HB541 , HB5560 , HB3071 , HB5627 , HB5435 , HB2688 , HB3045 , HB3483 , HB4213 , HB4226 , HB783 , HB175 , HB4735 , HB5155 , HB5057 , HB4813 , HB5339 , HB5196 , HB5033 , HB3486 , HB4211 , HB74 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4463 , HB4139 , HB4752 , HB4486 , HB4437 , HB4426 , HB4396 , HB4263 , HB3487 , HB3418 , HB2266 , HB2229 , HB2189 , HB5224 , HB5195 , HB3947 , HB3358 , HB3370 , HB3745 , HB3697 , HB2001 , HB1968 , HB3371 , HB3909 , HB4944 , HB2284 , HB4506 , HB3317 , HB4166 , HB3913 , HB1768 , HB4603 , HB2494 , HB3099 , HJR138 , HB133 , HB3832 , HB1988 , HCR34 , HB3421 , HB3892 , HB5138 , HJR161 , HB1937 , HB3334 , HB5444 , HB5137 , HB361 , HB321 , HB5447 , HB464 , HB678 , HB2294 , HB4172 , HB3225 , HB1769 , HB5394 , HB1837 , HB1787 , HB2271 , HB2440 , HB5134 , HB5149 , HB2151 , HB2073 , HB2186 , HB2025 , HB1936 , HB1777 , HB1663 , HB 1306 , HB 1290 , HB1527 , HB4802 , HB3462 , HB2963 , HB2462 , HB2560 , HB644 , HB2725 , HB2621 , HB2588 , HB1443 , HB1403 , HB3032 , HB1557 , HB1664 , HB2811 , HB2088 , HB2598 , HB3062 , HB3134 , HB3940 , HB4027 , HB4097 , HB4862 , HB4170 , HB4157 , HB4205 , HB4279 , HB4377 , HB4838 , HB5424 , HB5294 , HB4870 , HB4763 , HB5639 , HB4112 , HB2275 , HB1677 , HB5014 , HB3848 , HB3797 , HB3727 , HB3709 , HB3177 , HB3057 , HB4176 , HB4202 , HB2180 , HB3528 , HB3658 , HCR76 , HCR127
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission to serve a four-year term ending January 1st of 2030
  • Senator Burns, you are recognized to present Tommy Cawell of Shady Point to the Oklahoma Mining Commission
Bills: HB2992 , HB3183 , HB3464 , HB4170 , HB4338
Committee: Senate Energy