Transcript Highlights:

• It adds the notice of the right to request re-scoring and re-ratings to other notices required under
• We do want to, if possible, work on the notice language.
• It's not whether someone gets notice at all—that already happens.
• San Angelo... and as y'all notice, I'm taking notes really...
• We're not sure; there's no official notice from the company.

Bills: SB458 , SB819 , SB1238 , SB1642 , SB1643 , SB1644 , SB1791 , SB1810 , SB1824 , SB1825 , SB758 , SB1455 , SB1706

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

Transcript Highlights:

• I wanted to ask first about the notice provision.
• No, that would not prohibit the public notice of the meeting.
• The meeting would still be publicly noticed, and therefore the organization could, in fact, receive notice
• It still maintains that four-week notice of the upcoming election.
• It still maintains that four-week notice of the upcoming election.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief introduction of the doctor of the day before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up several claims bills, including SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which was described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents; the House bill was substituted and passed 34-0. SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence, was also substituted with the House version and passed 35-0. SB 42/HB 47 on specific medical diagnoses and child protective investigations passed 34-0 after supporters said it would require child protection teams to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse. Later, SB 1002 on child welfare passed 37-0 after sponsors said it clarifies that parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow earlier court intervention and services, while not changing parental rights law. The Senate then considered education and health-related measures. SB 206/HB 851 on students with autism spectrum disorder was amended to the House bill and passed 35-0; the sponsor said it expands teacher preparation, requires autism-related training, creates a loan forgiveness program, and adds salary supplements for teachers with autism endorsements. SB 556/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 36-0 and would allow students with disabilities to use Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements, while also fixing a marching band credit issue. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine passed 33-3, reestablishing licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors. SB 878/HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel passed 37-0 to address staffing shortages by aligning Florida more closely with federal CLIA standards. SB 914/HB 867 on dry needling by occupational therapists passed 37-0, clarifying authority for that treatment. SB 530 on state lotteries passed 36-0 with updates to operations, security, and retailer rules. SB 964/HB 6011 on financial disclosures and gifts/honoraria passed 36-0 after an amendment restored a percentage-based reporting option. The chamber also approved several government-administration and public-records measures. SB 326/HB 131 on curators of estates passed 36-0, updating probate rules for temporary court-appointed curators. SB 758/HB 625 on the Justice Administrative Commission passed 37-0 after an amendment broadened the judicial member to a judge or senior judge rather than only a circuit judge. SB 830 on public records passed 31-5, creating exemptions for the personal information of county and city managers and certain family members. The Senate also passed SB 21/HB 218 on land use regulations, which preserves hurricane-recovery restrictions in affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties, and the sponsor thanked colleagues for helping address unintended consequences from prior law. SB 354 on Blue Ribbon Projects was debated extensively over concerns about local control, conservation protections, and vague standards; after a late amendment excluding data centers from commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than passed. Finally, SB 1632/HB 1471 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and domestic terrorist designations drew significant debate over references to Sharia law, religious freedom, notice, and due process; one amendment striking Sharia references failed, and a second amendment with broader revisions was under discussion when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh it was noticed shouldn't be perhaps.
• city of Manchester is going to be a costly process compared to posting a notice, even a notice in the
• in the paper and a typical way they notice meetings kind of thing.
• city of Manchester is going to be a costly process compared to posting a notice, even a notice in the
• "Manchester is going to be a costly process compared to posting a notice, even a notice in the paper,

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• notice of action.
• They're getting notices on paper.
• For people that they opt into, we do issue Braille notices, we issue large-font notices, we issue electronic
• Already in place for our notice.
• A lot of times they don't understand those notices.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, members, please watch for a notice on our next meeting. Most likely sometime tomorrow.
• As a reminder, we are on a one-hour notice. All right.
• Seeing none, members, please watch for a notice on our next meeting, most likely sometime tomorrow.
• As a reminder, we are on a one-hour notice.

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Committee convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Representative Snyder as chair and Senator Brodeur as vice chair. Members were told that an original side-by-side packet had been provided showing the starting positions for the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur then presented the Senate’s offer to the House on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, and the Senate conforming bill, SB 2506E, which relates to fuel taxes. He noted that highlighted figures in the budget spreadsheet showed where the Senate had moved. The House said it would review the offer and return with a response, and both sides expressed a willingness to continue working through the budget issues. There was no public comment. Members were advised to watch for notice of the next meeting, likely the following day, with one-hour notice. Senator Truenow moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:00:09.599><c> hereby</c> number 199. 48 hour notice is hereby number 199. 48 hour notice is hereby
• ><c> for</c><02:46:56.560><c> final</c> notice is hereby given for final notice is hereby given for final
• One day notice is hereby given carried.
• One day notice is hereby given carried.
• One day notice is hereby given carried.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, members, please watch for a notice on our next meeting. Most likely sometime tomorrow.
• As a reminder, we are in a one-hour notice. All right.
• Seeing none, members, please watch for a notice on our next meeting, most likely sometime tomorrow.
• As a reminder, we are in a one-hour notice.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, watch for our next meeting notice. As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.
• Members, watch for our next meeting notice. As a reminder, we are now on a one-hour notice.

Summary: The House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to organize the conference and begin budget negotiations. Members unanimously adopted motions naming Representative Schof as chair and Senator DeSigley as vice chair. Staff then presented the initial side-by-side comparison of the TED conference budget materials, including spreadsheets, projects, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bill, along with a House offer to the Senate. The House noted that gray rows reflected items already agreed to and black-highlighted rows showed changes in the House offer, which was described as a good-faith effort to move toward Senate positions. Senator Hooper said the Senate would review the offer and respond after working through the first proposal, noting that initial offers typically take time to evaluate. No public comment was offered. The committee announced it was on one-hour notice for the next meeting and adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just one last followup. notice, just let you know, here, okay, notice, just let you know, here, okay,
• So, the detainer notice, they have to have probable cause to issue that notice.
• </c><02:39:55.359><c> Now,</c> to issue the detainer notice. Now, to issue the detainer notice.
• What are we noticing about these?
• What what are we noticing about spotted? What what are we noticing about these?

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we don't get notice when a bill has been paid or we're not required to receive notice when a bill
• Um we don't get notice notification.
• </c><01:15:04.080><c> somebody</c> points and then uh I noticed somebody points and then uh I noticed
• </c> as to whether we gave sufficient notice as to whether we gave sufficient notice within<02:19:55.840
• :57.520><c> but</c> within the notice of suspension but within the notice of suspension but there<02:

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with procedural announcements about report turnaround, amendment submission methods during split operations, a possible January 29 session, the governor’s State of the State on February 5, parking, cafeteria opening, and the plan to finish work by February 10. It then moved into executive session on HB 1123, which would require certain companies to post salary ranges on public job listings. Representative Granger moved ITL, arguing the bill would interfere with negotiations, especially for higher-level jobs, and raise compelled-speech concerns. Supporters, including Representatives Schultz, Sullivan, Cahill, Staub, and others, said salary ranges help applicants avoid wasted time and travel, improve transparency, and are already a common workplace disclosure. The committee voted 10-9 to ITL HB 1123. The committee next took up HB 177, concerning a definition of remote work in labor law. Representative Murphy moved ITL, saying the bill could burden employers, create vague obligations, duplicate existing protections, and potentially require intrusive compliance measures. Representative Sullivan described a proposed amendment that would narrow the bill to a definition of remote work and remove broader requirements, but the committee ultimately voted 11-9 to ITL HB 177. Members also noted that the amendment had not been fully circulated in time and that the issue might merit further review. Finally, the committee opened HB 1352, a workers’ compensation bill focused on repricing and payment practices. The sponsor withdrew an initial ITL motion and moved OTP after amendment review. Members discussed concerns raised at the hearing about delayed payments, third-party administrators, and the need for better accountability. Representative McKenzie’s amendment would define good faith, create a voluntary three-year dispute-resolution pilot, restore fines to prior levels, and add reporting/accountability requirements for carriers that miss the 30-day payment deadline. Several members supported the amendment as a way to help small businesses and providers, while others said repricing needed broader study through the workers’ compensation advisory council. The Department of Labor explained that the amendment would require carriers and related payers to report missed determinations to the department and would increase oversight of payment timeliness.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we don't get notice when a bill has been paid, or we're not required to receive notice when a bill
• Um we don't get notice notification.
• And I notice provision within 5 days.
• </c> as to whether we gave sufficient notice as to whether we gave sufficient notice within<02:19:55.840
• :57.520><c> but</c> within the notice of suspension but within the notice of suspension but there<02:

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, federal immigration authorities are going to receive notice prior to the release of anyone
• You know, federal immigration authorities are going to receive notice prior to the release of anyone
• You know, federal immigration authorities are going to receive notice prior to the release of anyone
• </c><00:07:46.240><c> Um</c><00:07:46.479><c> and</c> going to receive notice anyway.
• Um and going to receive notice anyway.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, February 2, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• hallway. of the public who wish to electronically submit public comments may A, refer to the public notice
• They prepare and mail notices of appraised value.
• Calculation, publication of notices, and public hearings to provide transparency and inform the public
• And you can notice that the in balance really track with when the market is going up and increasing,
• We have to send out the notices in April. We have to conduct all the hearings.

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thursday, February 13, 2025, in Room 225, and a public notice will be posted on the legislator's website
• Thursday, February 13, 2025, in Room 225, and a public notice will be posted on the legislator's website
• The chief election officer must publish notice of each referendum question at least 30 days prior to
• The chief election officer must publish notice of each referendum question at least 30 days prior to
• The chief election officer must publish notice of each referendum question at least 30 days prior to

Committee: Senate Government Operations

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee reconvened for decision-making on measures previously heard on February 6, 2025. Senate Bill 1513 was deferred indefinitely based on the testimony and issues raised. Senate Bill 786 was also deferred indefinitely and set aside for interim work on a proposed SD1 that could address the concerns discussed and incorporate ongoing federal changes. Senate Bill 1031 was amended and advanced as a Senate WAP 1; the amended version would allow the legislature to adopt non-binding advisory referendum questions only for general obligation bond proposals, require 30 days’ notice, require the legislature to consider the results, and require a written explanation if the final legislative action opposes the majority vote. The committee also set a far-future effective date and noted that any further review should examine opposition concerns and the fiscal, administrative, and legal implications of the proposal. The measure passed on a yes vote from the vice chair and supporting members, with one member excused. In the joint Government Operations and Water and Land hearing, Senate Bill 411, relating to capital improvement projects for boating and ocean recreation, drew support from the Department of Boating and Ocean Recreation and several written supporters, while Budget and Finance opposed it and the Deputy Attorney General warned it could be challenged because it implied funding without an appropriation. The chair recommended moving the bill with amendments and a defective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation to pass SB 411 with amendments. Senate Bill 1103, relating to community districts, generated substantial discussion and was ultimately recommended for deferral. Testimony raised constitutional and special fund concerns, while the Hawaii Community Development Authority supported the concept but suggested major changes, including clearer governance language, a dedicated staff position, and funding. Members debated whether elected boards would undermine county planning authority and whether the concept was more suitable for Oahu or the Neighbor Islands. Senate Bill 1308, relating to plans, was presented as an administration bill and supported by DAGS. The bill would remove outdated filing requirements, update fee schedules, give DAGS more discretion over plan format, and update drawing scales. A member asked whether it could help replace survey monuments lost in the Lahaina wildfire cleanup; DAGS said it would not directly replace monuments but could help with future mapping and surveying. The chair indicated the committee would note the monument issue in the report and work on technical cleanup language, with the measure moving forward subject to those amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York and the Real Property Tax Law in relation to notice
• amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York and the Real Property Tax Law in relation to notice
• I noticed this bill doesn't have an Assembly sponsor, and the number on the agenda, we're in the second
• We'll get notice out about that soon. We'll see what we can do about some snacks.
• We'll get noticed out about that soon. We'll see what we can do about some snacks.

Committee: Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development met to open the 2006 session and discussed the governor’s executive budget, housing affordability, housing supply, and barriers to construction. Chair Brian Kavanaugh emphasized efforts to lower barriers to building housing and expand rental assistance and SCRIE/DRIE-related eligibility, while Ranking Member Jack Martins called for rolling back regulations that impede housing production. Senator Helming stressed that, especially in upstate New York, lack of electrical capacity is a major obstacle to new housing and urged attention to utility infrastructure; the chair responded that the budget includes a $3.75 billion proposal for water and sewer capacity and noted that electrical transmission and generation issues fall outside the committee’s direct jurisdiction. The committee also noted a joint Senate-Assembly budget hearing on housing scheduled for February 25. The committee then took up a 10-bill agenda, largely consisting of measures previously reported by the committee and many of which had passed the Senate in prior sessions. Bills addressed tenant registration statements for LLCs (S.119), leasing to business and other entities (S.240), notice requirements for SCRIE/DRIE rent increase exemptions (S.561), housing production reporting to the Department of State (S.919A), creation of a New York Main Street Development Center (S.1851), retroactive benefit calculations for SCRIE/DRIE (S.2534), a common application and web portal for housing funding and incentives (S.2707), tenant access to complete rent histories (S.3569), continuation of SCRIE benefits after temporary income increases (S.4252), and eligibility requirements for disability rent increase exemptions (S.6510). Several members raised questions or comments on specific bills, including the absence of an Assembly sponsor on S.2707 and the need for technical alignment with Assembly versions. All ten bills were reported out of committee, with some advanced to the floor and others to the Finance Committee. Senator Walchick voted in the negative on several measures, while Senators Helming and Martins occasionally voted “without recommendation” on selected bills. No bill was defeated, and the meeting adjourned with notice that another housing committee meeting was expected the following week.

Transcript Highlights:

• Penalties still apply when taxes are owed, or when a taxpayer ignores a Department of Revenue notice.
• Penalties still apply when taxes are owed or a taxpayer ignores a Department of Revenue notice.
• The bill would buy us truth and taxation, bonds notice. I vote no. She votes no.
• You'll notice that the statute is narrowly tailored; the bill before you was narrowly tailored.
• Requiring advance notice of inspection further undermines proper oversight.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the March 9, 2026 minutes and held HB 29 and HB 2939 at the sponsor’s request. It then took up HB 2016, which would bar late-filing penalties when a taxpayer’s income tax liability is zero; after an amendment narrowed the bill to income tax filers, the Department of Revenue was neutral on the bill but supported the amendment, and members debated whether removing the penalty would reduce incentives to file. The committee adopted the amendment and returned HB 2016 with a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard HB 2289, which updates the property-value examples used in bond/override election pamphlets and truth-in-taxation notices from older low values to a $300,000 home example. The sponsor and Arizona Tax Research Association said the update would better reflect current home values and improve voter understanding, while some members argued the bill could confuse voters or that the second example should be closer to the current median home price. The committee passed HB 2289 on a 4-3 vote. Several bills related to school district bonding and agricultural property classification were then considered. HB 4103 would prohibit school districts from calling bond elections if enrollment is below 50% of capacity; supporters said districts should use or monetize excess space before seeking more debt, while school administrators and several senators argued it would block needed maintenance and local voter choice. HB 2104 and HB 2105 would give agricultural property owners a temporary reprieve from repeated reclassification and inspections after winning an appeal, with farm groups supporting the measures and county assessors opposing them as limiting oversight; both bills passed 4-3 after amendments. The committee also passed HB 2256 on a 7-0 vote, which creates a process for salvage auction dealers to obtain abandoned titles when insurers do not complete salvage title transfers, and HB 2979 and HB 2996 unanimously, addressing credit union regulatory timelines and clarifying that certificates of insurance do not alter policy coverage. Finally, the committee heard HB 2174 on insurance modeling organizations and HB 2477 on AZ 529 plan updates, with HB 2174 discussed at length over regulatory treatment of models and HB 2477 described as a conformity bill expanding K-12 and credentialing uses and rollover options.

Transcript Highlights:

• This notice must include a description of the restriction and any limited restrictions attempted.
• This<00:32:18.799><c> notice</c><00:32:19.200><c> must</c><00:32:19.440><c> include</c><00:32:19.760>
• <c> a</c><00:32:19.919><c> description</c> This notice must include a description This notice must include
• notice to the respondent<00:32:32.399><c> or</c><00:32:32.720><c> respondent's</c><00:32:33.360><c>
• to the respondent or respondent's notice to the respondent or respondent's lawyer.<00:32:39.360><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• pending items for a vote as soon as we have a few more members here, and I'll try to give you as much notice
• This bill is brought by a conglomerate of constituents who have noticed an ever-growing problem affecting
• The applicant is required to issue what's called the first public notice.
• The applicant is required to issue what's called the first public notice.
• notice requirements for market changes impacting existing businesses.

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language. The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• the obligation to initiate E-Verify commences, and adds that the commissioner is obligated to send notice
• of the E-Verify requirements to all West... ...and adds that the commissioner is obligated to send notice
• A second offense, the Commissioner shall, after providing notice, publicly post the notice of violation
• For a third or subsequent offense, the Commissioner shall, after providing notice and an opportunity
• of labor, after providing notice and opportunity to be heard, will issue an order imposing a written

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The notice must generally be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected county at
• This bill would provide that if a person tasked with advertising the legal notice of a local bill as
• The person intentionally alters the notice to change the...
• Alters the notice to change the description of the proposed law, scope, purpose, or effect related to
• The notice is advertised with...

Bills: SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307 , SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, elder abuse, financial exploitation