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• Is this a new fee here for charging a fee for, um, screening the database?
• We're scratching to get our share of what we've got to come up with.
• share yeah of what we got to come up share yeah of what we got to come up with<01:22:51.960> yeah<
• If we just suspend it, it's suspending the revenue sharing.
• I suspect he shares... I actually have a question, but it's a section we already approved.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• Aside from shared moments of pride.
• <00:42:24.000> years<00:42:24.240> of Shares he shared 66 wonderful years of Shares
• <02:08:27.280> democratic partnership for our shared democratic partnership for our shared
• alliances require require shared alliances require require shared responsibility.<04:45:40.000><
• the United States has the best database the United States has the best database of<08:27:40.638>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's never something that we want to continue to share and pour out of us. It's taxing.
• Thank you for being here to share your story with us. We know that this is not easy.
• Does, does your bill require the rideshare, uh, companies to search any type of database?
• Summer, thank you for sharing your story again with us.
• Well, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We, it's very helpful. I think this bill.

Bills: HB47

Keywords: HB 47, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem taxes, property tax, voter-approval tax rate, tax rate election, taxing unit, injunction, taxpayer rights, property owner, local government finance, tax refund, attorney's fees, court costs, voter-approved tax increase, tax reform, municipal taxes, county taxes, school district taxes, bond election

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• Uh, would you want to let your guest share any, uh, or are we okay?
• guest Uh would you want to let your guest Uh would you want to let your guest uh<00:07:29.760> share
• <00:07:30.200> any uh share any uh share any or<00:07:31.720> we<00:07:31.880> okay
• I looked it up in the database just a few days ago. You can look it up, too.
• And I don't think there's any other industry that shares the compassion in this goal that we have, and

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:15 HB 195 Discussion: 05:22 HB 195 Roll Call Vote: 16:33 SB 199 Discussion: 18:34 SB 199 Roll Call Vote: 41:25 SB 5 Discussion: 43:50 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 46:35 HB 687 Discussion: 48:10 HB 687 Roll Call Vote: 50:15, 958, all

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• children and youth begin to be more familiar or comfortable with their service providers, they may share
• Thank you so much for sharing your story today. We're sorry for your grief. Members, any questions?
• Thank you, members, for welcoming him as he shares her story as a victim of medical child abuse.
• She was heartbroken that she couldn't be here, but she did text me some notes, if I may share them with
• Under existing law, both parties are required to share the cost of arbitration regardless of who prevails

Bills: HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001

Keywords: Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.

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• I share your beliefs about the importance of whistleblowers. We've spent a lot of taxpayer money.
• You shared a photo of yourself and Loomer in which you held her book and she held yours.
• Not share your worldview, by people who do not share your commitment to the Constitution or your commitment
• I share that, so I want you to know that.
• Patel, earlier you shared some deplorable racist rhetoric that has been used against you.

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• And this database was for firefighters.
• Uh with this and sharing the gospel.
• recognize that not all families share recognize that not all families share that<02:11:58.239>
• eliminate chaos and it equally shares eliminate chaos and it equally shares revenue<07:22:54.320
• arms, sharing their humble beginnings. arms, sharing their humble beginnings.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• "Executive One staff member shared, "Executive One staff member shared, "Executive leadership
• So in conclusion, I just want to share So in conclusion, I just want to share that<00:54:34.559>
• <00:56:53.200> that shared that shared that that<00:56:55.599> information<00:56:56.240
• Our human is a shared responsibility.
• what we can do um to potentially share what we can do um to potentially share more<01:33:26.320>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I would just share that perspective with members and people listening because it's a retread.
• So let me share four reasons why this bill matters.
• As they were unable to join us, I want to share the stories of two patients from the Dallas area.
• Rhodes, I just want to say thank you for sharing that story. That's incredibly difficult.
• So I thank you for sharing that. Ms.

Bills: SB500, SB719, SB912, SB1232, SB1467, SB1777, SB1864, SB2023, SB2119, SB2458

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.

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• Uh, uh, Chair Aaron, who will testify later on, has shared, uh, I appreciate some new technologies that
• <00:10:31.120> has Aaron who will testify later on has Aaron who will testify later on has shared
• 32.880> appreciate<00:10:33.440> some<00:10:34.399> uh<00:10:34.800> some shared
• uh I I appreciate some uh some shared uh I I appreciate some uh some new<00:10:35.279> technologies
• This database provides a more accurate, region-based model based upon historic rainfall than the previously

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'd like to share two recent important.
• Maybe some of names of the databases.
• I please share her words? I please share her words?
• <02:52:45.200> these know um perpetrators who share these know um perpetrators who share these
• I have my fair share of of some alcohol.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, we'll share an explanation that I have emailed some of the members, um, to share an explanation of
• We also benchmark ourselves to the national transit database against peer systems across the country,
• We all share the same goal here, improving transit for the people who rely on it.
• I maybe he couldn't find my email address, but it's a I want to share it with you in closing.
• I maybe he couldn't find my email address, but it's a I want to share it with you in closing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is just kind of showing and sharing where each of the regions are with their listening sessions
• Any feedback that we receive through the AOC's feedback loop, I am sharing that with the accountable
• So it's been about six or seven months, and we have done a lot of work, and we're excited to share it
• We're really encouraging sharing of resources and really not reinventing the wheel.
• And just to share that the second largest district...

Keywords: 996, all

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• Chairman Wash's got something he'd like to share. Chairman Washington, please. >> Absolutely.
• <00:42:17.520> where and we don't have a state database where and we don't have a state database
• So there is some issues with what one of the last speakers brought up about a GIS database or however
• or however that's about a GIS database or however that's not<00:43:40.079> going<00:43:40.400
• So I have the fortunate opportunity to share with you all my experience on the IFC.

Keywords: 916, all

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• scouting alumni to celebrate our shared scouting alumni to celebrate our shared background<01:08
• desperate to share their stories with<01:29:50.080> me.
• And to his wife Marty and his children, thank you for sharing them with us.
• His wife Marty and his children, thank you for sharing them with us.
• I look forward to sharing communities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And without a consistent standard and no centralized system for sharing that information, insights fall
• Personal identifying information would not be shared in this data repository. ...either offender or a
• Thanks for serving Bell County and for sharing your experience with the rest of us.
• As you know, we share...
• So I have dozens of examples to share in how this would impact investigations in jail deaths.

Bills: HB1583, HB1775, HB1832, HB1836, HB1837, HB1866, HB1983, HB2029, HB2217, HB2318, HB2363, HB2486

Keywords: mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers

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• <01:26:08.080> some the opportunity uh to share some the opportunity uh to share some thoughts
• patients to be heard, providers to share patients to be heard, providers to share real<02:12:12.560
• there's hard hardly any shared there's hard hardly any shared investment.<04:32:36.000> Families
• And then the second part here is related to the child care scholarship cost share.
• And then the second part here is related to the child care scholarship cost share.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• demonstrated in the final moments of his life, as well as for the joy, laughter, and companionship that he shared
• He also worked at Bontara as a customer and prospects database analyst, looking at data-driven changes
• Senator Hinojosa from Nueces, you know, I know you share a part of that with the other senator.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, heard an invocation, dispensed with the previous journal, and received a House message. Members also recognized Dr. Namita Bardwaj as doctor of the day. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 554 honoring Christopher “Chris” Jake Stone of Santa Fe for his heroism during the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, with several senators and the lieutenant governor offering remarks about his sacrifice and the ongoing impact on his family and community. The Senate also signed a number of bills and resolutions and adopted Senate Resolution 533 recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program class, with multiple senators highlighting individual interns and the program’s role in developing future public servants. The floor then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order and the three-day rule. These included HB 1639 on a study of cancer incidence among female firefighters; HB 102 granting early registration for students in military-related programs; HB 4325 increasing civil penalties for barratry; HB 5342 creating a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline trust fund and related funding study; HB 3370 allowing late timberland appraisal applications after an owner’s death; HB 3376 requiring certain guardians to complete dementia/Alzheimer’s training; HB 132 extending confidentiality protections to information about hostile acts by foreign adversaries; and HB 1978, which sought to restrict ERCOT interconnections, but its motion to pass to engrossment failed on a 20-11 vote. Additional measures passed included HB 511 on unsolicited voter registration mailings, HB 2187 on nurse staffing, retaliation, and overtime protections, HB 2510 creating offenses for unlicensed assisted living operations, HB 694 on DFPS notification timelines, HB 1893 making license plates in law-enforcement video nonconfidential for public information requests, HB 2733 updating barratry and solicitation laws for digital communications, HB 4506 allowing opt-in electronic zoning notices, HB 3751 transferring a TxDOT property to DPS, HB 3033 creating a grant program for nonprofits supporting injured or killed DPS employees, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud prevention and eligibility verification, HB 3211 on vision care benefits, HB 4529 exempting certain DoD-certified child care facilities from state licensure, HB 2522 easing fingerprinting requirements for certain vehicle dealers, HB 4219 tightening public information request response requirements, and HB 4783 requiring a report on opioid antagonist programs. The Senate also received a House message noting passage of SB 9, and a nominations committee report was announced for future consideration.

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• Thank you for sharing.
• After a cancer diagnosis, as Amanda shared, fertility preservation must happen quickly and before treatment
• It's a tough story to have to share with everyone.
• We share many of the same concerns.
• According to the Stop the Harm database, there are at least 237 Arizona children who have been put through

Bills: SB1095, SB1114, SB1116, SB1162, SB1164, SB1178, SB1179, SB1249, SB1253, SB1346, SB1347, SB1446, SB1561, SB1813

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide. Sponsor Sen. Karen Werner described the bill as a response to fraud involving vulnerable Native Americans and said the county attorney would investigate the whole state. Some members questioned why the Attorney General was not handling the work and whether the funding should go to a county office, while others supported the effort. The committee voted 10-1 with one present to give SB 1114 a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1116, which would require that denials or adverse appeal decisions on behavioral health claims for the American Indian Health Program be reviewed by someone with at least two years of relevant clinical experience. Access testified neutral but said the bill’s language was too broad and could increase appeals and staffing needs, estimating about $490,000 for eight FTEs. Sen. Werner said the bill was meant to prevent inappropriate denials by reviewers without relevant expertise. Members raised concerns about definitions and staffing, and the committee approved the bill 7-4 with one present. Senate Bill 1346 would require Access to notify providers of claim deficiencies within 72 hours and decide corrected claims within 10 business days. Supporters said the measure would reduce long delays and help providers stay afloat; Access said it was working on process improvements but warned the bill would require more staff and system changes, estimating about $580,000. The committee passed SB 1346 7-5. Senate Bill 1347, requiring insurance coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients at risk of infertility, drew strong support from cancer survivors and advocates, with insurers neutral; the committee passed it unanimously 12-0. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1813, which would require Arizona State Hospital admissions to be based on clinical need rather than county of residence. Supporters argued the Maricopa County cap unfairly delays treatment and is not required by the underlying court ruling, while ADHS warned the bill could conflict with the Arnold v. Sarn settlement and could shift access away from rural counties. After extensive discussion, the committee passed SB 1813 9-2 with one present. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 1178, which would allow naturopathic physicians to administer IV antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals; the initial testimony was largely opposed by medical associations on patient-safety and training grounds, with supporters yet to testify in the excerpt provided.

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• This database brings much-needed transparency.
• I have a thumb drive that I'm willing to share with you folks.
• Thank you for the opportunity to share my comments.
• So we purchase a share of the future. Here, the purchase of future receivable products...
• Don't share deposit programs that spread out deposits across a nationwide network of banks where every

Bills: HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175, HB245

Keywords: military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance