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• that is so it's not any one person that is so it's not any one person specifically<00:54:11.680>
• <01:06:36.839> and new culture in both my personal and new culture in both my personal and
• I will also add, as a personal story, that my son Forest is a person with Down syndrome, and I can assure
• I will also add, as a personal story, that my son Forest is a person with Down syndrome, and I can assure
• <02:02:18.719> who culture which I am not the person who culture which I am not the person

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please tell her we missed her. Alright.
• This subchapter does not require a person to determine or inquire into whether another person is or may
• So for the for the buyer person who acquires it so.
• Personally, I'm, I'm green card holder.
• Person, person, not citizen. Yeah, thank you. Any other questions? Thank you.

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• We missed all the rain. We're super dry.
• You just said, would it be nicer to have somebody in person?
• All right, Miss Vera. Good morning, my name is Colleen Vera.
• Oftentimes, critical illnesses are... missed or misdiagnosed.
• They don't have to be in person.

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• To verify his attendance, I can ask, 'How often have you been missing this class?'
• I really like the missing assignments.
• an LEA's information is the right person.
• So that's one reason I personally supported being used by everybody.
• to sight-impaired and visually impaired persons. Absolutely. Thank you, Mr.

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• We have one other person called the next person. Uh, Tony Harris with ALDOT.
• <00:19:09.400> Miss Any further questions? Yes, ma'am. Miss Any further questions?
• Miss Harper. Harper. Harper.
• I'm an equity person, you know.
• I'm an equity person, you know.

Bills: HB542

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Removal of the Speaker, by its very nature, involves personalities.
• Members may not make remarks that constitute personalities.
• He was a person that we both could count on, particularly during elections.
• Hearing none, I yield to Miss Gonzalez to close on our bill. Close.
• Person economic development.

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• So this conversation today, it's personal for me, not just as the head of RCIS, not just as the head
• And I personally want to share, I've witnessed that myself and my husband, about 20 miles.
• Personally, my opinion when it comes to the peanut industry is growing strong.
• And I'll give you a personal example.
• My first question will be for Miss Durbin.

Keywords: farm bill, rural economy, crop insurance, access to credit, young farmers, USDA funding freeze, agricultural policy, risk management

Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.

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• I just want to make sure I haven't missed a thing.
• I think personally, because the DSM continues to say that personality clusters, personality disorders
• Who determined the release of the person?
• So who am I missing? Missing, missing. So is Grace? Oh, here she comes.
• So that person has been adjudicated and acquitted.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Thanks Miss Gwan. say more there? Thanks Miss Gwan.
• Question for Miss Swan.
• >> Miss<00:30:08.640> Gwin. >> Miss Gwin. >> Miss Gwin.
• testifiers, but I think it was Miss testifiers, but I think it was Miss Fishman<01:02:43.920>
• I think there may be one other person I think there may be one other person who<01:39:51.280>

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• Um uh thank you Miss Mson >> Great.
• Um, Miss Lson Rodriguez.” Miss Lson Rodriguez said, “Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Thanks, Miss Monson Rodriguez.
• Randall's office and herself personally Randall's office and herself personally and<00:43:04.079
• Uh, Miss Rodriguez. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Audit Commission Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, to choose additional program evaluation topics for the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jody Mson Rodriguez explained that the commission had previously selected seven topics from an initial list of 11, with background papers already prepared on five of those items, and that the subcommittee was now being asked to select five more topics for background papers before narrowing the full set to four recommendations later in the fall or early spring. Members discussed several possible topics, especially emergency medical services, non-emergency medical transportation, MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, medical assistance fraud prevention, and U.S. Bank Stadium. David Kersner of OLA said emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation are distinct programs, and noted the EMS topic was evaluated in 2022 while non-emergency medical transportation had not been reviewed since 2011. Auditor Judy Randall said MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, and medical assistance fraud prevention are better suited to OLA’s financial audit division or special review unit rather than program evaluation, and that financial audits and special reviews do not require Legislative Audit Commission nomination. On process, Mson Rodriguez said the subcommittee had already met its minimum required selections under the commission’s policy and was free to choose additional topics. The discussion also covered whether to broaden the stadium topic beyond U.S. Bank Stadium; staff said the U.S. Bank financing structure alone would be a major undertaking, but they could help craft a future topic focused on maintenance across multiple facilities. No final vote or motion was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue nominations and discussion.

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• Every single person who makes a comment today, one last thing I will mispronounce somebody's name.
• And I really think that's where OMMA is missing it.
• Thank you, Miss Porter, for your comment. Up next, we have Kelsey. Palmer, good morning, y'all.
• Up next is Miss Ste Davis.
• Because at this point, we have that guy going out saying there's 85 million pounds missing.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I want to recognize my vice chair, [missing context for a complete sentence]. opening remarks, and we're
• Miss Davis, it's gotten better, and I think some of that was just staffing and antiquated bureaucracy
• If some of those deadlines are missed, then cities... the applicant can go to a third-party review.
• If the city misses its deadline, then the plat application is considered to be automatically approved
• If the city didn't issue the certificate because they missed the deadline...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• uh we're missing a piece. uh we're missing a piece.
• So there's no inspection of a person. person. person.
• or black person or whatever, not a Chinese person.
• or black person or whatever, not a Chinese person.
• or black person or whatever, not a Chinese person.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• While current law guarantees that a young person has the right to in-person visitation under the Youth
• person has.
• It consists of one person right now.
• This vital role should be filled by the person best suited to do the work, not the person that the sheriff
• This issue is personal to me.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• seeking to receive compensation person seeking to receive compensation and<00:04:38.039> connection
• I think I just want more person at the table to have this conversation.
• I think I just want more person at the table to have this conversation.
• Uh, that is my personal opinion.
• Uh, that is my personal opinion.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• THIS BILL IS PERSONAL TO ME.
• WE MISSED THEM MANY, MANY TIMES.
• A very significant percentage of school-aged children missed time due to cavities and tooth decay.
• Thank you, and sorry if I missed this because I was talking about other bills.
• SO HAVING THIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I SHARED THAT WITH YOU.

Bills: SJR39, SB22, SB30, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB75, SB209, SB310, SB505, SB552, SB618, SB626, SB636, SB732, SB747, SB762, SB769, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB926, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1099, SB1124, SB1177, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1325, SB1333, SB1405, SB1455, SB1506, SB1524, SB1541, SB1577, SB1579, SB1596, SB1646, SB1667, SB1727, SB1750, SB1758, SB1760, SB1791, SB1804, SB1806, SB1869, SB1923, SB1927, SB1951, SB1960, SB1962, SB2023, SB2024, SB2056, SB2078, SB2122, SB2129, SB2180, SB2183, SB2185, SB2207, SB2252, SB2361, SB2365, SB2368, SB2405, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569, SB2717, SJR36, SJR50, SJR39, SJR63, SJR68, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SCR42, SCR29, SB762, SB1596, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB310, SB505, SB264, SB1364, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB1877, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1333, SB1436, SB964, SB287, SB2143, SB261, SB1247, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB2243, SB2226, SB1919, SB1791, SB22, SB651, SB1080, SB826, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB1401, SB1728, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1314, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB855, SB1233, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB1818, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2321, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261, SB552, SB1099, SB1646, SB2180, SB1804, SB1937, SB1936, SB2569, SB1372, SB1208, SB1124, SB1506, SB1806, SB1868, SB2361, SB2314, SB769, SB1409, SB2122, SB434, SB1214, SB1951, SB2183, SB2046, SB1667, SB1870, SB1727, SB2405, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2066, SB2129, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB2185, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB2023, SB1784, SB1524, SB626, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB75, SB1940, SB2052, SB1927, SB2010, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1177, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB926, SB884, SB463, SB331, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2053, SB546, SB2141, SB2949, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1150, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2051, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB30, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2662, SB2161, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB2533, SB1413, SB1413, SB1, SB34, SB310, SB819, SB1030, SB1124, SB1208, SB1233, SB1333, SB1405, SB1541, SB1750, SB1758, SB1869, SB2078, SB2365, SB2411, SB762, SB33, SB37, SB505, SR402, SR409, SB2695, SB2695

Keywords: constitutional amendment, veto override, legislature power, governor, Texas Constitution, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading

Transcript Highlights:

• THIS BILL IS PERSONAL TO ME.
• WE MISSED THEM MANY MANY TIMES AND ULTIMATELY TO BE HERE THEY GET TO SERVE OUR STATE AND COMMUNITY AND
• A VERY SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN MISSED TIME DUE TO CAVITIES AND TOOTH DECAY.
• THANK YOU AND SORRY IF I MISSED THIS BECAUSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT OTHER BILLS.
• SO HAVING THIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I SHARED THAT WITH YOU BUT ADDING THOSE PERSONAL TESTIMONIES OF PEOPLE

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I know it's because they wanted to hang out with me rather than miss school, but I appreciate them coming
• and there's also Kentucky by that person and there's also labeling<00:16:09.279> requirements
• Chairman, thank you, and I also want to thank Miss Abbott and Mr. Cavich.
• <00:18:36.159> want<00:18:36.280> to<00:18:36.400> thank<00:18:36.559> Miss
• thank you and I also want to thank Miss thank you and I also want to thank Miss Abbot<00:18:37.120

Keywords: 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Attendance Roll Call 02:09 – House Bill 216 03:15 – Roll Call Vote 04:06 – Senate Bill 122 05:42 – Roll Call Vote 08:43 – House Bill 391 17:25 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor. The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced. House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.

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• Uh, we had been hoping to connect in person this morning, but it sounds like our schedules kept missing
• like our schedules kept missing. like our schedules kept missing.
• Thank<00:53:13.680> you<00:53:13.760> Miss<00:53:14.080> Miss<00:53:14.320> Freeman
• sure you're the person taking the test. sure you're the person taking the test.
• You want to make sure you're the person You want to make sure you're the person actually<01:04:21.600

Bills: HF2614, HF3587, HF3589, HF3588

Keywords: homeowners associations, local government, building permits, housing policy, residential development, voter access, polling place, elections, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, transparency, 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 2614, a bill aimed at preventing local governments from requiring or effectively mandating homeowners associations (HOAs) as a condition of residential development approval. The committee first approved the February 25 minutes, then adopted the DE1 amendment to HF 2614 before hearing the bill. The authors said the measure is a bipartisan piece of a larger HOA reform effort and that the language was negotiated with the League of Minnesota Cities and other stakeholders; they emphasized that developers could still choose to create HOAs, but cities and counties could not require them. Testimony in support came from Housing First Minnesota and the Minnesota Homeownership Center. Supporters argued that unnecessary HOAs raise housing costs, reduce affordability, and are often used to shift public infrastructure costs onto homeowners. They said HOAs remain appropriate for shared-wall housing, shared amenities, and other situations where common property is truly needed, but should not be imposed for single-family developments or minor features. Several members shared examples of HOA overreach and asked for clarification on how the bill would work, including whether developers could still request neighborhood signs or other features; staff and the authors said that would still be possible if the developer requested it rather than the local government requiring it. A significant portion of the discussion focused on stormwater ponds and other infrastructure. One member said the bill should not prevent cities from requiring stormwater facilities because maintenance costs and water-quality responsibilities can be substantial and should not be shifted to all taxpayers. The authors responded that the amendment language was intended to balance concerns about unnecessary HOA mandates with the need to address maintenance, noting that some maintenance responsibilities could remain with cities or be handled through developer agreements. A member requested a roll call on the bill, but the transcript does not include a final vote or disposition beyond the discussion and amendment adoption.

Transcript Highlights:

• many near misses. many near misses. >> Thank<01:48:01.679> you.
• Next person up is John Labick. minutes. Next person up is John Labick.
• Next person up is Dave McFersonson. Next person up is Dave McFersonson.
• Access to personal freeing.
• something's going to get missed again. something's going to get missed again.

Keywords: 1189, house, all