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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Aug 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to focus on basic infrastructure, fund our schools, take care of some healthcare, and address
  • The National Weather Service indicates that you immediately have no other decision to make but to go
  • We set standards of care that should be observed by anyone in the state of Texas that's operating at
  • In the direction and the mandate that they will have that plan reviewed on an annual basis.
  • That's why I'm so proud of the fact that, as Texans, we take care of Texans.
Bills: SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB 1 , HB4 , HB4 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 1st, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill as written risks undermining years of careful planning and investment aimed at protecting our
  • It poses a direct threat to small cities like ours and undermines a longstanding principle of local governance
  • This is an unfunded mandate for public services such as fire, EMS, and police services.
  • Careful infrastructure planning is required to support all that growth.
  • enacted, this bill could overwhelm our water. and our road systems, as well as strain our emergency services
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is, uh, Chairman Caprilione's bill that prohibits the use of public money for legal services
  • Um, anybody care to, to weigh in on that theory of the case? Two quick data points regarding load.
  • SmartWires is a leading US based grid enhancing technology and services provider founded in 2010 with
  • I'm, uh, I, I represent Texas constitutional enforcement, uh, and so we care about the Constitution.
  • They don't care about neighbors.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • tribal members at Indian Health Services Centers.
  • services. them.
  • I think the definition of services is so broad.
  • As a licensed and regulated health care service, we don't generally consider ourselves homeless services
  • Let's take care.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but we really need for it to go in one direction right now to alleviate congestion."
  • Does anybody care to weigh in on that theory of the case?
  • -based grid enhancing technology and services provider founded in 2010.
  • I represent Texas Constitutional Enforcement, and we care about the Constitution.
  • They don't care about neighbors. Many of you know the good-neighbor rule.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's the unadjusted transmission service provider provided forecast that I'm going to discuss first
  • The transmission service providers specifically have insights into specific customers that are coming
  • That creates the new transmission service provider forecast.
  • The first thing we did was take the full forecast that came in and delay the in-service date for all
  • So I just want to be very careful.
Summary: The meeting of the committee commenced with the establishment of a quorum, where members discussed and voted on five significant bills related to energy efficiency, insurance regulation, and public utility governance. Notably, Senate Bill 2717 was presented, incorporating feedback to foster collaboration among various state agencies for improved energy efficiency performance. This was followed by a detailed discussion on Senate Bill 1642, which proposed changes to the Texas Department of Insurance's executive structure to optimize management and consumer focus. Each bill saw active participation from senators who moved to adopt committee substitutes for clarity and responsiveness to stakeholder concerns, indicating a proactive approach to legislative issues.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • There's the unadjusted transmission service provider-provided forecast that I'm going to discuss first
  • That becomes our base forecast, and then the transmission service providers specifically have insights
  • That creates the new transmission service provider forecast.
  • I believe we were going to let city councils do this, and so I just want to be very careful.
  • They don't have that direct career opportunity at that point.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's the unadjusted transmission service provider-provided forecast that I'm going to discuss first
  • That becomes our base forecast, and then the transmission service providers specifically have insights
  • So that creates the new transmission service provider forecast.
  • The first thing we did is, when we took the full forecast that came in, we delayed the in-service date
  • And so I just want to be very careful.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's a cost of service question.
  • Yeah, and I'm, I'm hoping this bill provides that direction.
  • And do any services. We can't do trash pickup.
  • All through Wise County, uh, people are headed our direction.
  • , we have ILAs for dispatch, we have I ILAs for court services.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that's a cost of service question.
  • I noticed this bill just affects municipally owned services.
  • But we could provide them that direction too, correct?
  • Yeah, and I'm hoping Bill provides that direction.
  • We have ILAs for court services.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Coastal Erosion Notices, Water and Sewer Services, Municipal Annexation Notices. and Public Improvement
  • Yeah, so that- These disclosures- service water which is owned by the citizens of Texas, if those water
  • for their, you know, or waste water service for their water rights.
  • Water rights owners aren't assessed by utility districts for water and waste water. service.
  • We have direct aquifer recharge out of Onion Creek. 603 water or we put dye in the creek and we found
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have no, I don't care, actually.
  • And so we want to be careful about that.
  • I don't mind people being direct.
  • You are on the wall taking care of us, taking care of this. the state and its citizens.
  • HB 17 is a direct.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I invite all of Oklahoma to pray, Lord, We give thanks for your provision, your care for your creation
  • It provides a service for the community for our constituents. Are you up for?
  • Reent Williams, do you care to vote? 85 nay, having no votes to build a past Miss full leader.
  • Wolffley, care to vote? Byan sat Lanza, care to vote? Men, care to vote? Close vote.
  • Osbornei Larry, care to vote? Close the vote. Declare the vote: 46 ayes, 43 nays.
OK
Summary: The transcript captures the opening of a House session. After several brief expressions of thanks and acknowledgments, the presiding officer announces that the House is now in session. The only formal action noted is that the House will stand at recess to call the chair. No bills, committee matters, testimony, debate, or votes are mentioned in the excerpt.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal
  • Through clinical care, mentorship, and advocacy, Dr.
  • Much like a service agreement or home service warranty, it provides a service for the community.
  • This shall constitute funeral home service merchandise or funeral services.
  • Wolfley, care to vote. Blandset, Lonza, care to vote. Men's care to vote.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Major General (ret.) Tony L. Wright, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jeanette Kelly, Capitol Day students, Girl Scouts, and family members of legislators. Members also adopted House Resolution 1038 honoring the Oklahoma Youth Expo and its agricultural education and scholarship impact, including recognition of top ag mechanics exhibitors. The chamber then considered and passed several bills, including HB 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom; HB 315 setting qualifications and a term limit for the Department of Corrections director; HB 2123 revising authorization for an Arkansas River bridge project near Bigsby; HB 3587 allowing court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment; HB 3028 allowing career techs in public schools to pass along credit card surcharges; HB 2035 clarifying transportation protection agreements related to funeral services; HB 3369 allowing food trucks to use two fire extinguishers and training in lieu of an automatic suppression system; and a series of census-related bills creating a census count committee, reestablishing a state data center function, and updating Commerce technology for census address work. The House also passed HB 3624 to standardize county boundary mapping, HB 3175 creating an Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 3173 allowing repurposing of orphaned and abandoned wells for geothermal or energy storage uses, and HB 4476 creating a revolving-fund rebate program to help smaller communities compete for music events and tourism. Two measures failed on final passage: HB 3178, which would have created a standard depreciation table for county assessors to value farm equipment, and HB 1979, which would have created an Early Childhood Task Force. In both cases, members later served notice of intent to reconsider the failed votes. The House also reconsidered and passed previously failed motions on HB 3127 and HB 2997. Most bills that reached final passage were approved by recorded vote, with HB 3178 failing 43-45 and HB 1979 failing 46-43. The House adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • care, mental health care, better health care, mental health care, be<00:25:41.120><c> able</c><00:25
  • services in our own business.
  • </c> round out a much better care model. round out a much better care model.
  • to child welfare services.
Committee: House Finance
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 12th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This day on a positive note, helping to take care of Texans.
  • In other words, it would be the directive.
  • So I think we've got the right direction.
  • Human Services is my vice chair, and you mumble through things.
  • I don't care what method we use; we just have to get people's attention.
Bills: SB8 , SB4 , SB43 , SB1 , SB2 , SB13 , SB6 , SB10 , SB16 , SB14 , SB3 , SB8 , SB4 , SB43 , SB1 , SB2 , SB13 , SB6 , SB10 , SB16 , SB14 , SB3