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• Madam Chair, I messed up. My vote should have been a no.
• To begin construction when, well, let me back up.
• If I could get you to line up, you'll get one minute.
• So within the process, setting up unreasonable expectations.
• We had FedEx and UPS. We had FedEx, UPS, and then later email.

Bills: HB303, SB96, HM6

Keywords: public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction

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• Follow up, thank you.
• Follow up Who usually?
• Follow up, please. Follow up. I ask that with relation to I know our municipality.
• But I am really having heartburn with the fee. Treasurers also have fees.
• So I definitely question the fee, especially if this fee is.

Bills: SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• Because while there are some good tools in the toolbox, we don't want to hand over every tool and end up
• Just as we always end up with that, maybe not because we didn't think it through, that somebody takes
• I understand your concerns on that, wrapping up, and that arguably created some, performed some act of
• Do they all get wrapped up in the justice system? No.
• Again, it's really up to the committee.

Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214

Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety

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• on. ...that want to sign up to speak on.
• We're going to go ahead and get started and call the roll while you guys are signing up.
• People knew something was up, but we didn't know what it was.
• I got held up in 200 and wasn't able to come in...
• I got held up in Room 200 and wasn't able to come in sooner.

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• We will now take up House Bill 283. We will now take House Bill 282.
• Representative Clark just brought up another one that I don’t know how we can handle this if we can do

Bills: HB282, HB283, HB95

Keywords: government contracting, state agencies, local agencies, procurement, marketing contracts, advertising contracts, media monitoring, fact-checking, news ratings, bias ratings, misinformation, journalistic standards, news accuracy, vendor certification, contractor certification, public relations, media analytics, government procurement, Alabama, data privacy

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• Now, if you're unfamiliar with this torturous excuse for fun and exercise, allow me to get you up to
• back up that hill, and it wasn't long before I had to stop again.
• But I looked up, and I saw the summit. I was close, and that gave me what I needed.
• Members, our fearless leader sitting in the chair today has a birthday coming up this weekend.
• Stand up and please welcome to the people's House.

Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298, HB4260, HB2981, HB3695, HB2960, HB3967, HB3968, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342, HB2940, HB4295, HB4196, HB3134, HB1016

Keywords: Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation

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• </c> you want to wrap up your bill, please? you want to wrap up your bill, please?
• </c> to $24 million in lost filing fee to $24 million in lost filing fee revenue<00:30:11.279><c> for
• </c><00:31:40.559><c> We</c> raise those fees to help us keep up.
• We raise those fees to help us keep up.
• </c> what Mike was saying about uh why fee what Mike was saying about uh why fee sharing<00:32:39.760

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

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• Stand up. He also serves as my bodyguard.
• It time to have a special fund set up.
• </c> efficiency to stop having to keep up efficiency to stop having to keep up with<00:15:45.839><c>
• </c> to clean up a little. to clean up a little.
• </c><00:16:02.480><c> and</c> contract providers, they pay a fee and contract providers, they pay a fee

Bills: HB415, HB419, SB219, SB170

Keywords: police abuse registry, law enforcement registry, officer assault, assault on police, resisting arrest, battery on law enforcement, law enforcement injury fund, Back the Blue Act, Attorney General, clemency, pardon, commutation, rehabilitation costs, medical costs, public safety, criminal records, background checks, registry removal fee, privacy, due process

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• </c> put up some ballards right away. put up some ballards right away.
• I'm sure that we could come up with the money necessary to memorialize Melissa and Mark from our own
• I'm sure that we could come up with the money necessary to memorialize Melissa and Mark from our own
• I'm sure that we could come up with the money necessary to memorialize Melissa and Mark from our own
• We've set up security funds to do this. We've set up security in the Capitol now.

Bills: HF3418, HF3739, HF3791, HF3356, HF3695, HF3430

Keywords: 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, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program

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• I've been working with Aaliyah, other organizations like Culture City, to actually come up with this
• I'm going to run up to commission.
• I'm going to run up to commission. Motion second.
• I'm going to run up to commission. &gt;&gt; Thank you. &gt;&gt; Thank you.
• I'm going to run up to &gt;&gt; All right. I'm going to run up to commission.

Bills: HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145, HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate

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• Your bill's carried over and we'll bring it up next time. >> Yes.
• Your bill's carried over and we'll bring it up next time. Yes.
• </c> bring it up next time. bring it up next time. &gt;&gt; Next<00:04:39.280><c> time.
• This legislation clarifies some gray area revenue wanted us to come and clarify it up.
• I'm going to run up to county &gt;&gt; All right. I'm going to run up to county commission.

Bills: HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145, HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate

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• It will be made up of members of the public, licensed sales agents, interest groups with differing views
• My goodness, all your research and exposure and digging and coming up with solutions.
• My goodness, all your research and exposure and digging and coming up with solutions.
• The last one that I'd bring up is prohibiting ticket purchases and selling tickets over $20.
• And with that, if there is no further business committee on State Affairs stands in recess up to the

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• It will be made up of members of the public, licensed sales agents, interest groups with differing views
• Well, thank you for all this, my goodness, all your research and exposure. digging and coming up with
• The last point I’d bring up is to prohibit ticket purchases and selling tickets over $20.
• your staff, our excellent committee staff, and the people at the Senate that keep us going and set up
• With that, there's no further business, and the State Affairs Committee stands in recess up to the call

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

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• I can call up that resource witness, but the corporation is being dissolved. no longer in existence,
• If you need confirmation of that, we can have you come up. We're good. All right.
• I would like to have Parks and Wildlife come up as a resource witness on this and Mr. True.
• If you all could go ahead and come up. Members, do you have any questions?
• We will probably clean up some things on the floor. We'll vote it out, but it'll go to the floor.

Bills: SB2031, SB2386, SB2476, SB2801, SB2843, SB2844, SB2846, SB2885

Keywords: deer breeding, chronic wasting disease, wildlife management, release site, landowner rights, TCEQ, environmental quality, administrative actions, public notice, legislative oversight, water supply, Angelina and Neches River Authority, ownership transfer, public utilities, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial

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• Processing fee that permits you to staff up your thoughts on that.
• Renewal is permitted at a higher fee of up to twice the normal cost.
• And it's those extra fees that can really then drive up the cost even greater.
• There's no limit to what this fee can be, and I pulled up the city... from various cities around the
• And by capping the franchise fees and opening up options for waste management providers, this bill would

Bills: HB5057, HB4519, HB5033, HB3997, HB 1237, HB1904, HB4400, HB 1227

Keywords: solid waste management, exclusive contracts, public agency, contract amendment, notification requirements, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, TERP, air quality, emissions reduction, clean fleet, alternative fuel, natural gas vehicles, hydrogen fuel, hydrogen infrastructure, diesel replacement, fleet grants, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, clean school buses

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• So we'll give you a 2-minute mark.
• Next up, SB 273, Senator Orr.
• Next up SB 273, Senator Orr. report. Next up SB 273, Senator Orr.
• up on to follow up on Senator<00:34:55.800><c> Smitherman's</c><00:34:56.480><c> question.
• </c> needs to be some tightening up there. needs to be some tightening up there.

Bills: SB118, SB203, HB420, HB414, HB363, HB405, HB261, HB263, HB327, HB348, HB228, HB282, SB273, HB7, SB296, SB199, SB47, SB204, HB80, HB11, HB192

Keywords: bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, Baldwin County, local bill, education funding, school tax, privilege license tax, county tax revenue, municipal school board, Baldwin County Board of Education

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• When you hear the first beep, that is a warning to wrap it up.
• Then the double beep means your two minutes are up.
• I just, again, want to wrap up by going back to what we're asking for.
• And so that sums this up.
• The biggest one up in North Texas is called NETRAS.

Bills: SB1361, SB2105, SB2690, SB2713, SCR38, SB2637, SB2881

Keywords: SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business

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• Follow up. Follow up. And so, it's an abstractor license.
• Follow up. Follow up. And so, and again, I do not know the answer to that. Follow up. Okay.
• Follow up. Thank you.
• As a consumer, all I know is the prices seem to be going up and up and up.
• Follow up.

Bills: SB1969, SB1953, SB1277, SB1287, SB1061, SB1916, SB1589, SB2178, SB1444, SB1438, SB1501, SB1873, SB1364

Keywords: massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits

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• Is it a um because I Is it a flat fee?
• </c> charged a fee charged a fee uh<00:31:19.520><c> for</c><00:31:20.320><c> for</c><00:31:20.720><c
• I can't get this rented now because it's torn up."
• I can't get this rented now because it's torn up."
• I can't get this rented now because it's torn up."

Bills: HB300, HB40, SB19, HB283, HB179, HB296, HB300, HB40, SB19, HB283, HB179, HB296

Keywords: HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration

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• If you have an overweight permit, you can get up to 125,000 pounds across the border.
• Okay, so I've been told that the design-builds end up costing.
• Mark Stevenson. Thank you. I am with Valmar Chevrolet in New Braunfels.
• All the fees and taxes are paid, and the paperwork is done.
• The bill authorizes tandem axle weights. ...up to 46,000 pounds and single axle weights up to 23,000

Bills: SB35, SB1113, SB1365, SB1394, SB2243, SB2245, SB2589, SB2199, SB2200, SB 35

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County