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• An administrative procedure will come to order. The clerk call the roll.
• McQueeney's bill that we previously voted out relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at
• towing fee studies and the amount of non-consent towing fees in certain political subdivisions authorizing
• administering injections or using prescription medical devices unless they are otherwise licensed or authorized
• SB 378 corrects this oversight by granting TDLR the authority to discipline.

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• 2 3 4 come to order, the clerk, call the roll. Chair Phelan. I'm here. Vice Chair Thompson. Rep.
• McQueeny's bill that we previously voted out relating to the temporary sale of of alcoholic beverages
• towing fee studies and the amount of non-consent. towing fees, and certain political subdivisions authorizing
• administering injections, or using prescription medical devices unless they are otherwise licensed or authorized
• SB 378 corrects this oversight by granting TDLR the authority to disobey. and cosmetologists who violate

Bills: HB2450, SB378, SB764, SB917, SB1254, SB1255

Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety

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• The Senate will be in order.
• Now, take up the special order calendar, and we can now read the first bill.
• The Senate will be in order. Please take your seats.
• Senate will be in order.
• It also repeals the statutory authorization for expectant mother parking permits, authorizes FDOT to

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• The Committee on Health Policy will now come to order.
• The bill also clarifies that the Surgeon General's authority to order an individual to be treated during
• a public health emergency does not include authority to order the individual to be vaccinated.
• And in order for a patient, Federally regulated and approved by FDA, and in order for a patient to get
• issued by an authorized prescriber.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.

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• Livestock will come to order. The clerk call the roll. Cher again here by Chegara.
• , and the chair may ask the sergeant at Arms to assist in preserving order and decorum.
• We're just trying to keep things tidy and, uh, in order for, uh, maximizing property values.
• enforcement agents on your team in order to help address that.
• Our attorneys will then issue a cease and desist order to the respondent in that matter.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

Transcript Highlights:

• The Senate will be in order.
• The Senate will be in order. Please take your seats.
• The Senate will be in order. Please read the next bill.
• It repeals the statutory authorization for expectant mother parking permits, authorizes FDOT to fund
• special order calendar except for CS for CS for SB 260.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• In order to enroll in a CCRC, seniors must pay a significant entrance fee.
• Over the full year of 2024, 99 elders slept in emergency shelter or other temporary shelter programs.
• I'm going to give you one statistic: the Somerville Housing Authority in 2024 had 247 Somerville seniors
• So I think what we have done on our federal side, with advocacy with the housing authority jointly, is
• Taking him out of order. Thank you for your patience, everybody. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several aging-related bills, with most speakers focusing on housing stability, home-based services, and care transitions. Representative Badger and a commissioner testified in support of H4039, which would create a universal breakfast and lunch program at senior centers funded through a new Senior Breakfast and Lunch Fund, arguing it would reduce food insecurity and social isolation among older adults. Representative Lipper-Garabedian and multiple providers then supported H780/S495, the hospital-to-home partnership program, describing how embedded aging-services liaisons help older patients transition safely from hospitals to home, reduce readmissions, and avoid nursing facility placement; witnesses from Mystic Valley Elder Services and Mass Aging Access cited pilot results, including hundreds of patients served and examples of substantial cost savings and successful discharge planning. The committee also took testimony on S478, which would require continuing care retirement communities to disclose entrance-fee refund policies more clearly at enrollment. Senator Lovely and LeadingAge Massachusetts said the bill would improve transparency for residents and families, while a consumer witness said her family experienced delays and confusion in getting a refund after her mother left a CCRC. Members noted the issue is also being examined by a special commission on CCRCs. A large portion of the hearing focused on S475, a statewide bridge subsidy program for older adults facing housing instability. Advocates from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Western Massachusetts, Somerville, Northampton, East Hampton, Old Colony Elder Services, and Somerville’s Office of Housing Stability described rising senior homelessness, long waitlists for subsidized housing, and cases where short-term rental assistance kept older adults housed while they waited for permanent housing. Somerville witnesses said the pilot program helped nine households remain housed and that some participants have since moved into permanent housing. Members asked about wait times, program design, and how to prioritize applicants; witnesses emphasized flexibility, emergency risk, and the need for a statewide expansion. The hearing also included testimony on S465, an ALS bill that would expand home care access regardless of age and bar the use of quality-adjusted life-year metrics in coverage decisions, with the sponsor and ALS Association arguing the measure would reduce discriminatory treatment and better center patient care. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• The House will come to order. Mr. Clerk. Mr.
• The House will come to order. Mr. Clerk. Page 35. Five, seven. Mr. Clerk.
• There is no requirement or no provision for the MEI to create a temporary casino.
• The House is coming to order. Delegate, the delegate from Alexandria, Dougheron. Mr.
• This resolution gives us authority to then move the budget over into a special session.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 4, 976, house, all

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• Chair: Good afternoon, the Committee on Finance and Tax will come to order.
• We say July 1st because many schools have already been authorized.
• Senator Avila: So the 12 schools that I described, they have already been authorized.
• schools that went through the alternate authorizer.
• Or just the ones that are alternately authorized? Senator Avila: Great question.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Thirteen employees received disaster temporary food assistance benefits related to the March 31, 2023
• Perhaps Ranger Medlin could help understand in the event that a court order happens.
• And in the event that a court order happens, and then what is it called when you garnish someone's wages
• Perhaps Ranger meddling could help understand in the event that a court order happens.
• And in the event that a court order happens, and then what is it called, when you garnish someone's wages

Keywords: 1204, all

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• > $800<00:10:30.079> million<00:10:30.760> over<00:10:31.040> four on the order
• of $800 million over four on the order of $800 million over four years<00:10:32.200> and<00:10
• 14:59.160> 75<00:14:59.920> allows<00:15:00.440> immediate<00:15:01.120> temporary
• file 11 75 allows immediate temporary file 11 75 allows immediate temporary Medicaid<00:15:02.279

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:42:06.640> to with federal law if we in order to with federal law if we in order to comply
• <01:07:08.039> for<01:07:08.400> the Authority for the Authority for the qualifications
• <02:18:06.399> to full-time or part-time in order to full-time or part-time in order to participate
• So what is the length of time for a temporary waiver in this case?
• Anything else for the good of the order right now? Any other pearls of wisdom?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• >> THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL COME TO ORDER.
• THERE IS NO FEDERAL AUTHORITY REQUIRE GENTLEMEN THIS BILL.
• THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REQUIRED TO ISSUE TEMPORARY PROVISIONAL LICENSES TO NURSING GRADUATES WHO
• AND I BELIEVE IT IS NOW AND I'LL HAVE TO GET YOU THE EXACT DATE BUT THEY DO YOU HAVE A TIME FRAME IN ORDER
• IN ORDER TO DO THIS. >> Chair: YOU ARE FOR A FOLLOW UP. >> Senator Davis: WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• [Chair member_12999] The meeting will come to order again for the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee
• We know that contractors, including CoreCivic, are heavily reliant on bringing people in on temporary
• It is a temporary holding facility for immigration claims.
• This is a question of what is within the authority and power of the state to do and not to do.
• This is a point of order. You can't make noises. Excuse me. I will call when it needs to be done.

Keywords: 996, all

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• inquiry regarding compliance with federal policy and practices related to civil rights and executive orders
• These grants, again, were expressly authorized to not only respond during COVID and improve preparedness
• As you also noted, there was There was a temporary restraining order that has been extended again until
• Now we have a linked system that can allocate, order, and distribute all of our public health-provided
• So the temporary straining order does give us a glimmer of hope that maybe that funding will be restored

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're going to call this meeting to order.
• It simply just gives them the authority.
• It doesn't really increase their area of authority.
• It's not giving them statewide authority to go out and stop people, just in their current area of authority
• So I move to adopt and yield to questions. ...area of authority.

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• For those of you on Zoom as well, the chair is going to make some changes to the order of the day because
• The chair said some changes would be made to the order of the day because representatives from the neighbor
• He also mentioned support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, the climate advisory team,
• He said the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, the climate advisory team, and the Hawaii Reef and
• I mean, sandbags are temporary. We can't, you know, there's only so much you can do with them.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard SR 18, which asks DLNR to transfer active agricultural land leases to the Department of Agriculture to support agriculture. DLNR, through Don Chang, opposed the resolution, saying the department has already been transferring parcels by mutual agreement and should not be required to transfer lands it does not consent to. Ranchers and agricultural advocates strongly supported the measure, arguing that the lands are active production areas, that partial transfers would undermine ranching operations, and that water infrastructure built by ranchers must be protected. Testimony from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and others emphasized the importance of preserving agricultural land for food production, wildfire management, and long-term ranch viability. Committee members pressed both sides on acreage, specific parcels, and whether negotiations were still ongoing, with DLNR later clarifying that some parcels remain under negotiation and that some proposed transfers have been narrowed or adjusted. Several specific ranches and parcels were discussed, including Batello, Diamond B, Delo, Nobriga, and Kapala Ranch. Witnesses described the operational importance of water systems, grazing areas, and access routes, and said that losing productive acreage would threaten business viability. Some members expressed concern that the proposal appeared to transfer productive land while leaving less useful land with ranchers, and urged the department to continue transparent negotiations and consider the practical impact on agriculture and conservation. A DLNR representative said some transfers were tied to other needs, such as transportation mitigation, and not to a broader effort to take more land. The Department of Agriculture later stated it supports the intent of the measure, but suggested its concerns would likely be addressed if the resolution were narrowed to the specific parcels at issue. The chair also announced that the related House bill on the same subject remains alive and will be heard by Water and Land on Thursday. After concluding SR 18, the committee moved on to SCR 51 and SR 33, which seek a working group to evaluate establishing and administratively placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development indicated support for the concept, noting the office’s value in Maui wildfire recovery efforts.

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• It encompasses people with lawful— status, people with pending applications and in periods of authorized
• You have temporary protective status, DACA.
• I was re-arrested under orders from the sheriff's office, facing and imposed. million-dollar bond.
• The expansion of judicial authority to deny bail as proposed by SGR 5 threatens the foundational principles
• Go ahead with the same order we did last time. Okay. My name is Goldie Van Zandt.

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• forward the, uh, the vehicle so that we can make the appropriate emergency appropriations for, uh, temporary
• that we can make sure that we can accommodate all of the bargaining units that will be afforded temporary
• 00:07:28.639> will<00:07:28.800> be<00:07:28.960> afforded<00:07:29.800> temporary
• <00:07:30.240> Hazard that will be afforded temporary Hazard that will be afforded temporary
• The committee on LAB is called to order.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The Economic Development Committee will come to order. Clerk, call the roll. Senator King. Here.
• Chairman and Members, House Bill 2791 is authored by Representative Angie Button.
• This bill was authored and sponsored by Representative Vaux in the House.
• Hearing none, it is so ordered. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members, thank you.
• And the best example would be subpoena authority.

Bills: HB1397, HB1893, HB1950, HB2027, HB2791, HB3698, HB3699, HB3700, SB2603, SB2607, SB2565

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, HB 1893, Texas public information law, Public Information Act, Government Code 552.130, Transportation Code Chapter 730, license plate number, vehicle registration, law enforcement video, police body camera, dashcam, redaction, public records request, open records, government transparency, privacy