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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

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• Review Subcommittee to come to order. Co-Chair, you got anything?
• Contracts numbers 22 and 23 are both with UA Little Rock, and these are both for temporary staffing services
• financial advising contracts number 22 and 23 are both with UA Litterock and these are both for temporary
• This is Amendment 3 to an existing contract for temporary nurse staffing in the Fayetteville and North
• 16 are all with the Department of Veterans Affairs, all with various vendors for the same reason: temporary

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And so, big kudos to the author for this legislation.
• At this point, this bill is author-sponsored and so At this point, this bill is author-sponsored, and
• This is an author-sponsored bill.
• This is an author-sponsored bill.
• Thank you, author.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• <01:17:44.400> immediate big ones uh temporary immediate big ones uh temporary immediate suspension
• I'm grateful to be a co-author on this bill and here to present it.
• Authors can bring amendments, and we have to vote how we vote.
• know who who were as undery as an author know who who were as undery as an author um<01:54:18.599
• <02:09:25.880> the fee related statutes and authorizes the fee related statutes and authorizes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So our hope is that we can create a process that allows us to authorize individual businesses, third
• Current year, 18 authorized positions for the quagga and zebra mussel program.
• to authorize people to have decontamination sites.
• And instead, we're trying to take it out of temporary sources. To Cal Fire.
• And instead, we're trying to take it out of temporary sources like GGRF, etc.

Summary: The subcommittee began by announcing a change in the agenda order, moving item 6 ahead of item 1 and then item 7, and noting there would be no votes taken on any items that day. Item 6 covered a proposed operational efficiencies control section for the Natural Resources Agency that would let multiple departments jointly fund landscape-scale or multi-jurisdictional projects and allow Finance to transfer climate bond funds to a lead state entity. The LAO said the proposal was reasonable but suggested the Legislature consider requiring summary notification on how it is used; Finance said it would consider that request. Item 7 focused on the 2026-27 biodiversity and nature-based solutions spending plan. Finance and the Wildlife Conservation Board described the climate bond funding for habitat restoration, wildlife crossings, public access, tribal nature-based solutions, and related work, including $111 million proposed for WCB and $30 million for Salton Sea habitat and public access projects. The LAO supported the overall approach but flagged the San Andreas Corridor Program as an area where the Legislature may want to specify geographic priorities. Members discussed the pace of Salton Sea work and whether the proposed projects would count toward disadvantaged community goals. Item 8 addressed Cal Fire’s aviation contract and staffing needs for wildfire response. Cal Fire said year-round fire activity, a larger and more complex aircraft fleet, and labor market pressures justified the proposed contract increase, including more mechanics, pilots, and maintenance support. The LAO recommended approval, saying the proposal addressed health and safety concerns. Members asked about contractor staffing, competition in the bidding process, and future technology for early fire detection and suppression. The committee then took up item 1 on golden mussel containment. Fish and Wildlife described the invasive species’ spread in the Delta, the task force and response framework, and a request for eight new positions funded by Prop. 4 to support control plans, outreach, monitoring, research, and coordination with partners and law enforcement. Members pressed the department on whether the state should fund more direct decontamination infrastructure and grants to local water managers, and on the realistic goal of containing the mussel. The chair and several members emphasized the urgency of the threat and requested an itemized breakdown of the $20 million request. The hearing then moved to a broader LAO overview of wildfire prevention and response funding, where the LAO summarized the state’s funding mix and warned that ongoing wildfire resilience funding will likely decline as one-time bond and GGRF funds are exhausted, prompting discussion of long-term funding options and the balance between prevention, suppression, and community hardening.

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• um funds that fish and game had in order um funds that fish and game had in order to<01:43:12.800
• So it makes this temporary.
• You authorized the position.
• make leave acrual payments to temporary make leave acrual payments to temporary classified<06:49
• So this gives them that authority. July. So this gives them that authority.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed comparison documents and worked through a long list of House and Senate positions, agreeing on some technical or already-enacted items while setting aside others for later discussion. Early on, members agreed to delete a House Bill 2 section tied to a bill already passed into law, and a representative explained a technical amendment to the EFA provisions clarifying enrollment-cap repeal language and compulsory attendance rules for EFA students. That amendment was discussed but a vote was postponed because not all members were present. The committee also noted that the overall EFA budget numbers had already been settled separately. Several items were either agreed to or held for further negotiation. Members agreed to delete sections already covered by other enacted bills, including BTLA-related language, and to accept a technical amendment changing "municipalities" to "political subdivisions" in a section affecting funding eligibility. They also agreed on some items involving workers’ compensation second injuries, certain pilot-program language, and some sections related to state loan repayment and other technical corrections. In contrast, they set aside or disputed items involving site evaluation, lottery-related provisions, opioid abatement, the Commission on Aging, Granite Advantage premium costs, renewable energy/offshore wind funding, special education funding, and several education trust fund and unique-fund provisions. The committee spent substantial time on policy disputes. The House side argued against keeping money in dedicated Fish and Game funds rather than increasing the main Fish and Game fund, while the Senate side defended its approach and raised concerns about fee impacts, including one tied to the fishing license. The members also discussed a housing appeals board proposal, with one member suggesting a possible compromise that would preserve some function while shifting duties and possibly sunsetting the arrangement later; the contracts for the positions were noted as running through June 30, 2028 and June 30, 2029. Another extended discussion concerned the child advocate records-access section, which one side wanted removed as policy that should go through the normal bill process, while another member asked to hold it and suggested a possible middle-ground, time-limited approach. Later, the committee agreed to remove sections already handled in other bills, including House sections 254 and 255, and discussed but did not resolve disputes over liquor licensing functions, cannabis-related language, cost containment, special education, and several fee and fund provisions. The Senate explained its position on the governor’s commission language, saying opioid abatement trust funds could not be used for that purpose and that the commission should continue to be funded through 5% of gross liquor profits; it also described renaming the body the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention and expanding its scope to include problem gambling. The meeting ended with several major items still open for later negotiation.

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• And then law enforcement does have the authority with that order to show cause to go get that person
• Please give me authority to limit my no-contact order so that I can see my kid and those are granted
• It doesn't have the authority to do that.
• It doesn't have the authority to do that.
• The judges ordering You staying away violates that stay away order.

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• The committee of the whole will please come to order.
• > supervise in order to supervise in order to supervise uh<00:21:55.200> inmates,<00:21
• Two are nine-month temporary full-time employees, and eight of them are six-month temporary full-time
• of them are six-month uh temporary eight of them are six-month uh temporary full-time<00:28:50.720><
• <02:42:24.560> to that really need addressed in order to that really need addressed in order

Keywords: 916, all

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• Our subcommittee will come to order. Can our LCS HAFC staff member take roll?
• This is to convert the three temporary positions to permanent positions. We also asked for an.
• So, and you say you need, Madam Chair, three of your temporary, you want to make permanents.
• She has to sign the executive order. She has to do all these things.
• I don't have any statutory authority. It's not listed here in our Volume 2. I guess it is.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This bill authorizes the county commissioners to establish a relocation assistance program if they so
• Representative, this is directed specifically at the health care authority, but is that the only entity
• Or maybe, flip that around, why is it just the health care authority that's included in this bill?
• Rather than the Attorney General legislating, which he has the authority to do, if we don't take it,
• this bill is for us to take the authority and say that if they're not here legally, they do not have

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of Senate bills dealing with county government, elections, licensing, property liens, and financial protections. SB 1877 would streamline and make more transparent the reporting of governmental agency reports to the legislature. SB 483 would allow counties to create voluntary relocation assistance programs, with supporters describing it as a way to help people in crisis connect with family or services rather than simply moving them along; it passed after questions about nonprofit involvement, tracking, and safeguards. SB 1198 would address county-held tax-delinquent properties by requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority liens to be resolved in the county sale process, and SB 1286 would require political subdivisions to provide polling-place rooms at no cost when needed as a last resort, especially where private sites like churches are no longer available. The committee also advanced SB 1287, which clarifies that abstractor licenses do not have to be issued to people not lawfully present in the United States; members asked about TPS, visas, and remote work, and the bill passed. SB 1451 would add notification and reporting provisions to help counties and states maintain voter registration rolls and communicate when voters move, with discussion focused on duplicate registrations, name mismatches, and the end of Oklahoma’s participation in ERIC. SB 1581 would extend the time to gather signatures for a county grand jury petition from 45 to 90 days and add a 10-day protest period, and SB 1623 would update the state charter framework. SB 2067 would create a framework for financial institutions to detect and report suspected exploitation of protected adults and seniors, and SB 2135 would authorize county purchase agents to use county P-cards under rules similar to state purchasing procedures. Most bills were reported due pass by wide margins, including unanimous votes on SB 1286, SB 1623, SB 2067, and SB 2135. SB 1877 passed 14–1–1, SB 483 passed 15–2, SB 1198 passed 16–1, SB 1287 passed 15–2, SB 1451 passed 14–3, and SB 1581 passed 15–2. SB 2139 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene the following day.

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• goes to court and gets a court order.
• goes to court and gets a court order.
• <00:15:51.800> and that allow for longer uh temporary and that allow for longer uh temporary
• Okay. order for today we have house file order for today we have house file 2725<00:21:56.679> up<
• freely this presumption of authority freely this presumption of authority defining<01:25:26.560>

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• So, law enforcement would be sent a copy of an order if there's a temporary order issued for service
• So, law enforcement would be sent a copy of an order if there's a temporary order issued for service
• if there's a sent a copy of an order if there's a temporary<00:45:47.280> order<00:45:47.599>
• order issued for service on temporary order issued for service on the<00:45:50.560> defendant
• order.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Senate Committee on Finance will come to order.
• Chair has done, it's so ordered.
• So ordered.
• So ordered.
• authorized by law.

Bills: HB42

Keywords: special prosecutor, state law, criminal justice, accountability, law enforcement

Summary: The committee heard Senator Flores lay out the committee substitute for HB 2894, which would expand state reimbursement eligibility for local governments disproportionately affected by the disabled veterans homestead exemption. Flores said the bill would add certain municipalities in Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas counties if lost ad valorem tax revenue equals or exceeds 10% of general revenue, while existing recipients would remain under the current 2% threshold. Lampasas and Bell County officials and the City of Killeen testified in support, describing significant revenue losses and urging adequate funding. One witness, Howard Avery, argued any reimbursement should be counted as property tax revenue for voter-approval rate purposes to avoid a windfall. The committee later adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably, with one nay. The committee also heard SB 782, which would create a temporary severance tax exemption for restimulated inactive oil and gas wells, intended to encourage investment in mature wells. The Comptroller explained the revised fiscal note as effectively zero because the wells are currently marginal and not generating meaningful tax revenue, while industry witnesses said the bill could extend well life, support local economies, and reduce orphan-well liabilities. Public testimony was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Members then heard HB 3033, a DPS-related grant program funded by voluntary $3 donations on driver’s license and ID applications to support nonprofits aiding injured or fallen DPS officers and their families, including memorial highway signs. The DPS Officers Association supported the bill, citing existing foundation assistance and the need for a steady funding stream. The committee later reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 524, which would permanently extend the franchise tax and fee exemption for qualifying veteran-owned businesses for their first five years; testimony from a veteran business owner and veterans advocates supported the measure, and the committee adopted the substitute and reported it favorably. Additional measures were laid out and left pending or voted out: HB 3594, a local San Antonio retiree health care fund bill with agreed changes for contributions, spouse benefits, and remarriage rules, was supported by stakeholders and reported favorably; HB 4738 would repeal small administrative fees tied to certain loans and was reported favorably; HB 42 on HEAF funding and HB 5246 on the Texas Space Commission were heard and left pending. The committee also reported HB 3474, a cleanup bill for the Pension Review Board’s investment performance review schedule, and HB 2802, the Austin firefighter retirement fund bill, both favorably. Finally, the committee took up HB 1056, which would allow gold and silver held in the Texas Bullion Depository to function as legal tender through debit-card transactions. Supporters framed it as a way to use hard assets and expand financial options, while bankers and some senators raised major operational, consumer-protection, tax, and constitutional questions; the bill remained under discussion as testimony began.

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• <00:05:10.240> of divisions a copy of this order of divisions a copy of this order of business
• I have some questions for the bill author. I wonder if the bill author would yield to a question.
• <00:42:58.839> author uh the bill author uh the bill author will<00:43:01.359> the<
• I suppose at least the bill's chief author is from the right county, but otherwise the bill authors are
• I suppose at least the bill's chief author is from the right county, but otherwise the bill authors are

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I was just noting that there are situations where temporary measures are allowed.
• They can either immediately seize the dog or order the owner to improve the conditions.
• The part in the substitute that lays out the enforcement authority—we just left out a portion that LSA

Bills: HB149

Keywords: dog tethering, animal welfare, animal cruelty, outdoor shelter, dog confinement, leash laws, chaining dogs, trolley system, kennel standards, dog shelter requirements, Class B misdemeanor, veterinary practice, boarding kennel, animal shelter, hunting dogs, livestock herding, farm dogs, agricultural exemption, pet care, canine protection

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• This is what Democrats have been saying since the election: that we need to work together in order to
• We are hopeful that the court's order now enables us to move forward and reach a negotiated agreement
• If Republicans agree not to use their temporary one-seat advantage to kick out Brad Tabke, that would
• agree not to use their temporary agree not to use their temporary one-seat<00:02:40.680> advantage
• Um, it's a very short order. I think the reason why the order is very short is...

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Minnesota House Democrats reacted to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s ruling that a quorum in the House is 68, saying the decision confirms that neither party can act alone and that Republicans and Democrats must negotiate to organize the chamber. They argued that the GOP’s actions over the prior two weeks were illegitimate once Secretary of State Steve Simon determined there was no quorum, and said all committee activity and the election of a presiding officer during that period were not valid. A major focus was the status of Rep. Brad Tabke’s seat in Shakopee. Democrats said Republicans were trying to use a temporary one-seat advantage to oust Tabke despite his election win, recount victory, and court ruling, which they said found it mathematically impossible that he lost. They said they would not return to the Capitol unless Republicans agreed not to remove him and to respect the voters’ will. Democrats said they were still open to a negotiated power-sharing deal and emphasized that such agreements should be in writing. They described their current offer as allowing Republicans to run the chamber while they hold a one-seat advantage, with committee members from the DFL not voting, and then moving to full power sharing if the House returns to a tie. They said the special election timeline was not changed by the court ruling and that the governor could still issue the writ on February 5, with the session having begun on January 14.

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• First order of business is we've got to do the minutes from yesterday, March 19th.
• I also want to thank the bipartisan group of authors who have introduced this bill.
• to thank the co-authors of the bill<00:33:41.120> who<00:33:41.200> are<00:33:41.360><
• part of this temporary role.
• <00:52:26.599> uh today and to all of our authors uh today and to all of our authors uh including

Bills: HF1936, HF849, HF989, HF1130, HF1223, HF1907, HF1847, HF1957

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise

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• Seeing no objection, that will be the order.
• investor-owned utilities and the co-ops are already comprehensively regulated through the industry by the authority
• Seeing no objection, that will be the order.
• Senate Bill 1496 updates and clarifies statutory authority for the OSBI.
• Last year, we passed Senate Bill 925 by the same Authors protecting property owners from title theft,

Bills: SB504, SB844, SB1209, SB1266, SB1303, SB1448, SB1496, SB1595, SB1597, SB1655, SB1679, SB1621, SB1716, SB1769, SB1827, SB1876, SB1944, SB2072, SB2084, SB2104, SB2112, SB2170, SB2180, SB2182

Keywords: charitable organizations, donor restrictions, endowment gifts, Safeguarding Endowment Gifts Act, Oklahoma, donor rights, charitable contributions, forcible entry, detainer, trial period, legal notices, housing law, SB1266, notary public, notaries, legal advice, unauthorized practice of law, misdemeanor, Secretary of State, appointment revocation

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• Chair's announcement is the order.
• There's no order. There's no implied order here.
• The House will come to order. Mr.
• Criminal questions be in order for you to prove that there had been some discussion in order to have
• Report of order down front. Thank you. The point of order is withdrawn.

Bills: HB18, SB 54, SB 10, HR 76, HR 77, HR 78, HR 82, HR 83, HR 88, HR 89, HR 93, HR 94, HR 95, HR 98, HR 101, HR 102, HR 104, HR 105, HR 107, HR 108, HR 109, HR 110, HR 111, HR 112, HR 113, HR 123, HR 125, HR 79, HR 80, HR 81, HR 84, HR 85, HR 86, HR 87, HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 96, HR 97, HR 100, HR 103, HR 106, HR 114, HR 115, HR 116, HR 117, HR 118, HR 119, HR 120, HR 121, HR 122, HR 124, HB 18, SB 54, SB 10, HB 8

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance