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• We've got Chief and a good friend of mine for many years, Eloy Ricardo.
• We've got Chief and a good friend of mine for many years, Eloy Ricardo.
• The ripple effect of that legislation has created chaos for a lot of our communities, especially mine
• As written, it applies to only one community at the moment, mine, and would nullify two certified election
• of the fact that it impacts our seniors so much and our newspaper people who still have newspapers, mine

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.

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• That's how we keep centers like mine open, keep experienced educators in the classroom, and keep parents
• <00:29:22.080> keep<00:29:22.320> centers<00:29:22.720> like<00:29:22.960> mine
• <00:29:23.360> open,<00:29:24.159> keep we keep centers like mine open, keep we keep
• centers like mine open, keep experienced<00:29:25.039> educators<00:29:25.520> in<00:29
• And mine is actually a question about what Celeste Finn just said.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• natural disasters hit, pandemics strike, or an economic disaster brings a downturn like a massive mine
• downturn<00:08:12.240> like<00:08:12.400> a<00:08:12.639> massive<00:08:12.960> mine
• <00:08:14.400> We downturn like a massive mine layoff.
• We downturn like a massive mine layoff. We step<00:08:14.879> up.
• Skraba talked about a road that was closed, I know Representative Igo, you have shared about, you know, mines

Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• So many families are experiencing the violence and terror of ICE so much worse than mine.
• c><00:45:48.079> much<00:45:48.160> worse<00:45:48.480> than<00:45:48.640> mine
• ><00:45:49.359> But<00:45:49.520> I<00:45:49.680> just ice so much worse than mine
• But I just ice so much worse than mine.
• Um, thank you Chair Jordan for bringing the bill, which really, before mine, really illustrated the devastating

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• pass-through payment section that distributes funding to counties that have national forests and mining
• It's a priority of mine, and everybody's sitting back.
• thank you for some personal service, some actually excellent attention to a problem that a friend of mine
• your W-2s that people send in on paper, and we really need to do that because this is a pet peeve of mine
• Better memory than mine.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• One of my family members, a cousin of mine, has two young daughters, an eight-year-old and a ten-year-old
• I don't know how to explain that I'm a woman, born with a body like mine, but I know for a fact what
• A young female staffer in this building was subject to a similar incident not long before mine.
• I've met a great friend of mine who moved away years ago because of the government's endorsement of transphobia
• I've met a great friend of mine who moved away years ago because of the government's endorsement of transphobia

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And I have to say, I won't name names, but there's a community that a friend of mine lives in pretty
• So these are very large industrial projects, highways, mining, power plants, large residential developments—those
• industrial So these are very large industrial projects,<01:17:26.760> highways,<01:17:27.960> mining
• ,<01:17:28.960> power projects, highways, mining, power projects, highways, mining, power

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• tireless advocate for veterans. and a true servant to Texas House District 56 and a very good friend of mine
• on Environmental Quality to issue permits. for the land application of water produced from certain mining
• SB 1147 by Birdwell, relating to the withdrawal of the state of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact
• Members, SB 1147 allows Texas to withdraw from the Interstate Mining Compact Commission.
• In mine, I did. Won 15, not in 70. Well, it is such an honor to welcome you to the Texas House.

Bills: HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HCR77, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HJR5, HJR2, HB1399, HB388, HB 114, HB205, HB2789, HB2791, HB499, HB2960, HB3163, HB3135, HB2427, HB1672, HB1722, HB2618, HB879, HB 1126, HB4134, HB3513, HB1445, HB1893, HB1734, HB3229, HB3306, HB 1276, HB3516, HB4145, HB1585, HB4810, HB2558, HB2742, HB1695, HB33, HB144, HB 109, HB 103, HB148, HB3809, HB2217, HB220, HB2421, HB2363, HB421, HB2455, HB3711, HB2559, HB2775, HB3126, HB3666, HB3595, HB3260, HB3376, HB3826, HB3770, HB1831, HB2614, HB3113, HB322, HB431, HB869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB1875, HB1950, HB2152, HB2341, HB2809, HB2856, HB3012, SB1415, SB1058, SB487, SB1499, SB513, SB1697, SB1197, SB1437, SB1809, SB836, SB1879, SB1145, SB963, SB1038, SB1147, SB914, SB711, SB1409, HB3707, HB589, HB1360, HB2337, HB2391, HB718, HB23, HB2436, HB1500, HJR7, HJR112, HB34, HB133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB271, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB1819, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2043, HB2467, HB5333, HB5265, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2349, HB2508, HB2970, HB2520, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3529, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB1804, HB1926, HB4041, HB1965, HB1964, HB2679, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB3354, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB333, HB405, HB519, HB569, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1888, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2626, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB2914, HB3016, HB3096, HB3129, HB3248, HB3251, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3701, HB3724, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB3832, HB3887, HB4127, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131, HB4163, HB4187, HB4229, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HCR77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• approvals to one full year, something that just makes sense for people with chronic conditions like mine
• It allows providers like mine to obtain a consolidated license and certification when programs are co-located
• These restrictions have meant a cut in access for districts like mine.
• It just doesn't make sense, but in rural and underserved areas like mine, hospitals play a critical role
• It just doesn't make sense, but in rural and underserved areas like mine, hospitals play a critical role

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

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• Um, and I just kind of want to share this story from the perspective of a couple clients of mine.
• Just a couple blocks up the street from her, Manchester is another widow client of mine.
• another<00:40:58.319> widow<00:40:58.720> client<00:40:58.960> of<00:40:59.119> mine
• <00:40:59.599> Um another widow client of mine. Um another widow client of mine.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Independent pharmacies like mine build long-standing relationships with our patients and are a resource
• Another constituent of mine had either hip or knee surgery, I can't remember, and had to go back in to
• Uh another constituent<01:35:24.320> of<01:35:24.400> mine<01:35:24.719> had<01:
• 35:24.960> either<01:35:25.280> hip<01:35:25.440> or constituent of mine had either
• hip or constituent of mine had either hip or knee<01:35:25.840> surgery,<01:35:26.159> I

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I think the same thing is true of Bitcoin mining operations or any of these emerging computer-related
• Um, which is, um, a friend of mine had gotten a couple of rabbits from a friend who raised rabbits, and
• Um, which is, um, a friend<01:56:16.000> of<01:56:16.159> mine<01:56:16.480> had
• c> gotten<01:56:17.520> a<01:56:17.760> couple<01:56:17.920> of friend of mine
• had gotten a couple of friend of mine had gotten a couple of rabbits<01:56:18.719> from<01:56

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It's no secret this is a passion of mine, and this is common sense.
• Representative Green, it's no secret this is a passion of mine, and this is common sense.
• is<01:09:46.560> a<01:09:46.920> passion<01:09:47.159> of<01:09:47.279> mine
• c><01:09:48.560> and<01:09:48.799> this<01:09:48.920> is this is a passion of mine
• um and this is this is a passion of mine um and this is common<01:09:49.560> sense<01:09:50.279

Bills: HF827, HF1258, HF2387, HF2388, HF2534, HF2016

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• before I introduce myself, um, as someone who is married to a Motan, really the privilege is very much mine
• That would be a big concern of mine.
• /c><01:12:06.080> big<01:12:06.239> concern<01:12:06.560> of<01:12:06.719> mine
• <01:12:07.600> Um,<01:12:08.560> I would be a big concern of mine.
• Um, I would be a big concern of mine.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We absolutely support the committee amendment for within three days, because builders of mine have told
• We absolutely support the committee amendment for within three days, because builders of mine have told
• We absolutely support the committee amendment for within three days, because builders of mine have told
• We absolutely support the committee amendment for within three days, because builders of mine have told
• Builders of mine have told me again and again and again if a planning board or zoning board doesn't want

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'm fortunate that three of mine came into the world through a birth mother, and I'm blessed that I got
• I'm fortunate that three of mine came into the world through a birth mother, and I'm blessed that I got
• I'm fortunate that three of mine came into the world through a birth mother, and I'm blessed that I got
• I'm fortunate that three of mine came into the world through a birth mother, and I'm blessed that I got
• think I need to talk about how important the screening itself is, but that is a really big concern of mine

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And we'll take this one out since it's mine. There's 21. Okay, go back to that.
• 31:54.600> one<01:31:54.760> out<01:31:54.960> since<01:31:55.159> it's mine
• <01:32:00.280> there's<01:32:00.840> 21 mine there's 21 mine there's 21 okay<01:32:03.360
• Yours, all mine. Okay, so I will take this up. Who moved? I don't remember. I'm sorry. Who?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• have some pre-filed bills that I'm hoping that Senator Weber will agree to hear, and 10 of them are mine
• have some pre-filed bills that I'm hoping that Senator Weber will agree to hear, and 10 of them are mine
• 00:04:59.800> 10<00:05:00.039> of<00:05:00.240> them<00:05:00.759> are mine
• 05.479> imagine<00:05:06.320> that<00:05:07.320> um<00:05:07.880> also mine
• imagine that imagine that um also mine imagine that imagine that um also we<00:05:08.520> have

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 04:04:08.439> that<04:04:08.600> apartment<04:04:09.000> than<04:04:09.199> mine
• different about that apartment than mine different about that apartment than mine and<04:04:10.319
• I've heard from a lot of my constituents about the issues they've experienced, similar to mine, with
• experienced about the issues they've um experienced similar<04:53:46.718> to<04:53:46.920> mine
• with um buying housing similar to mine with um buying housing before<04:53:49.558> corporations

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• You know, where just because their education looks different than mine, they still have concerns that
• That's data, all right, and that data is being mined.
• That's data, all right, and that data is being mined.
• That's data, all right, and that data is being mined.
• ; Mine is really quick, >> Mine is really quick, >> but<04:38:44.639> I<04:38:44.879

Keywords: 1189, house, all