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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources (Part I) May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you for the record, Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.
  • “Cyrus Reed, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club, respectfully against the bill.
  • Code and Chapter 122, so those cover two different types of uses, are covered under the bill in terms
  • We have a case right now under 89044, the Texas Snatcher Resources Code.
  • This bill ensures major policy shifts go through a transparent, definitions in the code.
Summary: The committee heard and laid out several natural resources and environmental bills, with testimony focused on balancing development, public health, wildlife protection, and regulatory authority. SB 3074 would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to communicate in writing with TCEQ about matters before the commission, with safeguards requiring the communication to be part of the record and allowing other parties to respond; a committee substitute narrowed it to written communications about permits only, limited legislator communications to facilities in their districts, and adjusted conflict-of-interest rules. HB 3556, as substituted, would require notice to Texas Parks and Wildlife for certain very tall structures in specified coastal counties and give TPWD a limited right to seek injunctive relief if mitigation is insufficient to prevent material harm to migratory birds; supporters said it would address ignored wildlife recommendations and protect key flyways, while opponents argued the bill was too broad, singled out wind energy, and gave one agency unusually strong enforcement power. HB 49 would expand liability protections for produced-water recycling and beneficial use; supporters said it would encourage reuse of a large wastewater stream and reduce disposal pressures, while opponents warned it could shield operators from responsibility before the science and standards are mature. HB 4413 would authorize mass-balance accounting for renewable biomass feedstocks, and HB 3866 would regulate intermediate bulk container recycling facilities near homes, with a committee substitute adding a grandfather clause and making implementation contingent on funding. The committee also heard bills affecting air and energy regulation. HB 5033 would create a trigger to end vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes to allow it; the substitute removed a Supreme Court-related trigger, and the lone public witness opposed the bill, warning it would worsen air quality and harm nonattainment areas. HB 4112 would clarify that on-site storage of high-level radioactive waste is allowed at current and future nuclear reactors and university research reactors only for waste generated at that site; the substitute clarified the language and removed an inoperative permit condition, and witnesses from environmental and nuclear groups said the clarification was needed to prevent unintended restrictions while avoiding off-site storage. HB 2440 would prohibit state agencies from using air-quality rules to ban or restrict vehicles based on energy source, including internal combustion vehicles, and no public testimony was offered. HB 4271 would require TCEQ to hold public meetings on request for composting facility authorizations; the substitute limited the requirement to future applications and was presented as a transparency measure after a denied local request and extensive public comments. Additional bills addressed landowner protections and Railroad Commission oversight. HB 3619 would require the Railroad Commission to restore surface land after plugging or replugging operations and indemnify landowners from damages tied to authorized entry; a witness supported the bill but urged fixing a separate statutory loophole that he said allowed operators to enter unrelated tracts without notice. HB 4042 would extend Railroad Commission pipeline safety and fee provisions to propane distribution systems by removing the word “natural” from the relevant definitions. HB 4426 would set a 10-year permit term for commercial surface disposal facilities, allow renewal based on compliance history, and require renewal applications 120 days before expiration. The committee took no votes because a quorum was not initially present, and each bill was left pending after testimony and discussion.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4285 updates a narrow section of the Alcohol Beverage Code to reflect the operational needs
  • This is essentially stealing fuel from the pump, hurting small businesses, and depriving the state of tax
  • Same page, line 11, other determinations of unconstitutional federal acts and says the chapter does not
  • It would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to allow Bastrop County and the municipalities to hold hold
  • 120 of the Business and Commerce Code includes an applicability clause that further stipulates that
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Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is just one chapter, one day, but you've got decades, and maybe with modern...
  • My name is Gordon Jones from ZIP Code 75007 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
  • Salaries are paid by public tax dollars, and your staff is paid by public tax dollars.
  • So I'm concerned that you are spending our public tax dollars debating such a shockingly un-American
  • The false and rigid definition of sex that this bill is trying to impose throughout Texas code would
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) May 15th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is just one chapter, one day, but you've got decades and maybe with modern science, 80 or more
  • My name is Gordon Jones from ZIP code 75077, Dallas-Fort Worth.
  • Your salaries are paid by public tax dollars, and your staff is paid by public tax dollars, so I'm concerned
  • that you are spending our public tax dollars debating such a shockingly un-American bill.
  • The false and rigid definition of sex that this bill is trying to impose throughout Texas code would
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance May 7th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And can you explain when the other codes will actually be implemented and why it's taken so long to implement
  • We only have eight new biomarker codes that have been added since the Medicaid fee schedule. ...to the
  • I think one of the other challenges for the agency is that some of these tests are called PLA codes or
  • Autism spectrum disorder has increased, but Texas's insurance code has not updated its definitions and
  • So this bill catches the state law code up to date and clarifies information for families.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We use volunteer funds and we have zero ad valorem property taxes. Thank you.
  • So in order to do that, they chose that we would. have a 23% franchise tax.
  • We don't want property tax and thankfully we we are doing fine. without it.
  • Someone is paying for it. at franchise tax, that what a franchise tax does is it's.
  • It's a tax, but a tax you have to go to the voters.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 2nd, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, government code allows.
  • All codes as opposed to just doing it on one code. Mr.
  • Vermont's agency. administration uses an AI tool called gen tax to process tax information. and identify
  • So, and the TARP Trust includes all these taxes and fuel taxes and all these various different things
  • OPIC is codified in Texas Water Code Chapter 5, Subchapter G, Sections 5.271 and 5.272. 5.276, prescribe
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/14/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • for tax day tomorrow. Um, thank you, Mr. for tax day tomorrow. Um, thank you, Mr.
  • >> I do not. >> We make $100 a year before taxes. >> Before taxes. >> And, yeah.
  • >> I do not. >> We make $100 a year before taxes. >> Before taxes. >> And, yeah.
  • >> I do not. >> We make $100 a year before taxes. >> Before taxes. >> And, yeah.
  • "We make a $100 a year before taxes. >> Before taxes. >> And, yeah. Although we get free tolls.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • It's only regarding the property and how what's taxed and how it's taxed.
  • the initial filing of the bill, which had to do with things like earned income tax, income tax credit
  • Would you agree that oil and gas is taxed on gross production tax?
  • in lieu of ad valorem, where wind and solar are taxed on ad valorem in lieu of gross production tax.
  • A lot of folks pay sales taxes, and they also pay income taxes, so it to me, it seems to be the same
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 7th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testament Church in Baton Rouge, and is the director of the Family Research Council's prayer votes, Dan chapter
  • Testament Church in Baton Rouge and as the director of the Family Research Council's prayer votes, Dan chapter
  • House Bill 437 by Representative Miller is an act in the Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence
  • House Bill 437 by Representative Miller is an act in the Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence
  • Representative Geymann is an act in Title 30, relative to expropriation procedures, to establish a code
Bills: SB525, SR112, SR109, SCR61, SCR62, SCR12, HB175, HB276, HB437, HB456, HB457, HB459, HB488, HB579, HB656, HB804, HB818, HB841, HB981, HB1052, HB1089, HB1101, HB1154, HB1166, HB1193, HB1194, HB1203, HB1209, HB1244, HB1249, HB221, HCR69, HCR58, SB57, SB405, SB414, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB205, HB210, HB220, HB222, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB799, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1236, HB1241, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SR86, SCR30, SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB295, SB388, SB450, SB465, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 7th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testament Church in Baton Rouge, and is the director of the Family Research Council's prayer votes, Dan chapter
  • Testament Church in Baton Rouge and as the director of the Family Research Council's prayer votes, Dan chapter
  • House Bill 276 by Representative Carpenter is an act in the Code of Criminal Procedure relative to bail
  • House Bill 437 by Representative Miller is an act in the Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence
  • House Bill 437 by Representative Miller is an act in the Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence
Bills: SB525, SR112, SR109, SCR61, SCR62, SCR12, HB175, HB276, HB437, HB456, HB457, HB459, HB488, HB579, HB656, HB804, HB818, HB841, HB981, HB1052, HB1089, HB1101, HB1154, HB1166, HB1193, HB1194, HB1203, HB1209, HB1244, HB1249, HB221, HCR69, HCR58, SB57, SB405, SB414, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB205, HB210, HB220, HB222, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB799, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1236, HB1241, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SR86, SCR30, SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB295, SB388, SB450, SB465, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382
Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, heard a guest minister’s prayer for the National Day of Prayer, and adopted the pledge. The chamber then dispensed with the journal and received a legislative bureau report on numerous House bills. It also received House messages on several Senate bills and joint resolutions, including concurrence on multiple Senate measures with amendments, and introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, which would request an audit of the fiscal note process. The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 86, which would prohibit eyeglasses with video or audio recording capability on the Senate floor without approval from the President. Several Senate bills were advanced, including measures on human trafficking training in schools (SB 83), bulletproof vests for peace officers (SB 143), dental care for cancer patients (SB 155), parental leave for educators (SB 157), election board compensation days (SB 202), child welfare and the state child ombudsman (SB 237), brain injury treatment coverage (SB 295), foreign-adversary contract review and homeland security (SB 388), school safety reporting (SB 450), and prompt-pay standards for health care claims (SB 465). Most of these bills passed the Senate unanimously or near-unanimously and were moved to reconsider, while SB 513 on public works average-bid contracting was amended and returned to the calendar. The Senate also took up many House bills, passing measures on voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors (HB 301), memorial highway and terminal designations (HB 358, HB 384, HB 428, HB 657, HB 675, HB 716, HB 972), insurance and health-related changes (HB 413, HB 450, HB 631, HB 680), workforce development (HB 680), and a seafood research authorization near Grand Isle (HB 669). Several bills were amended before passage, including HB 359 on election qualifying rules and HB 675 with an added memorial corridor for crossing guard Katie Wells. Other House bills were received but not acted on or were returned to the calendar. The session ended with committee announcements, a brief recognition of mothers in the chamber, and adjournment until Monday, May 11 at 2 p.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You can't have a tax rate.
  • HB 7 doesn't just exacerbate the fragmented, hostile healthcare landscape where a woman's zip code absolutely
  • They are not because this law talks specifically to Chapter 301 of the government code and as you probably
  • already know, that code deals specifically with the legislature.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • at the State House, Senator Creighton has consistently upheld conservative principles, advocated for tax
  • members, today I rise in gratitude for a colleague's extraordinary service and admiration for the next chapter
  • I wish you and your family every blessing in the next chapter of your most interesting life.
  • Lois Kolkhorst, who hated my guts because I was working on moving the point of collection. ...the fuel tax
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Charter schools authorized under subchapter D of the Education Code was codified in 1995.
  • Members, in 2019, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 396, which amended Chapter 5.
  • Chapter 31 of the Education Code to transfer all shipping costs to the state's Instructional Material
  • I'm not a math teacher because of the TOSS tax. and star tests.
  • Everybody pays taxes, right? Right? Yes. And those taxes are what pay for our public school system.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My family has been in taxes to Keller ISD for 40 years.
  • I would like to point out that in 1985, Keller ISD started taking and collecting taxes from North.
  • We have poured our tax dollars, our energy, and our trust into Keller ISD.
  • Chapter 13 allows you to divide a district by either a resolution or by a petition.
  • I am a broker and property tax consultant in the Keller area.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 086 Part 2 Apr 10th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • take your taxes take your taxes >> or<00:04:30.160> your<00:04:30.400> life.
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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental May 20th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are 43 exceptions to the privacy of income tax data.
  • They pay taxes. And they're welcome to join a party, but they don't really have a choice.
  • H.B. 1052 Children's Code. HB 1052, Children's Code. Good morning. Tell us about your bill.
  • Basically, we initially intended to go through the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • Those are our tax dollars that are supposed to go toward flood protection. Mr.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Deduction through tax year 2031. Move, do pass. You're over for questions.
  • Talked a lot with the tax commission to try to get a sense of why that is.
  • If somebody uses this deduction, are they able to get the tax credits to the Rural Jobs Act as well?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • I had trouble gathering how much of this was actually caused by this tax deduction.
  • Right now, I think it's quite a bit less than those numbers that actually use the tax deduction.
  • My best estimate is really over the last five years is maybe $5 million of this was used in this tax
  • sunset and work on it next year if we can improve it, and I think we can get better numbers from the tax