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• So I was raised in Texas, and that's where I got my start doing building code.
• I was raised in Texas, and that's where I got my start doing building code enforcement as a building
• So if a local code official who's responsible for enforcing the code needs some help interpreting code
• But in 2003, we went from the uniform codes, all of them being the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code,
• the code.

Summary: The committee heard first from Ferndale city officials and a representative of FutureWise on annexation planning. Ferndale described its “annexation blueprint” or phased annexation plan as a way to tie urban growth area planning, capital facilities, and eventual annexation together earlier in the process. Speakers argued that counties often allow incremental development in urban growth areas without city-level standards, impact fees, or coordinated infrastructure planning, which can leave cities and taxpayers with higher future costs and make annexation less likely. Members raised questions about fire districts, county revenue loss, and whether annexation incentives or interlocal revenue-sharing agreements could help. FutureWise supported requiring annexation phasing in countywide planning policies, using pre-annexation agreements, and applying city standards in urban growth areas to make annexation more predictable and less contentious. The committee then received a primer and update from the State Building Code Council (SBCC). Staff explained the council’s composition, standing committees, technical advisory groups, and rulemaking process, including normal, expedited, and emergency rulemaking. They described the ongoing 2024 code cycle and the separate work underway on Senate Bill 5491 and related legislation concerning single-stair residential buildings and multiplex housing. Members discussed how the legislature can better direct the SBCC, the difference between prescriptive and performance-based code approaches, and the importance of involving technical experts early. The SBCC also addressed concerns about the wildfire urban interface code, noting that problems arose when code language and maps were developed on different timelines and applied to urban areas in ways that were not anticipated. Several members asked about regional differences, especially energy code impacts in eastern Washington and the role of natural gas. SBCC representatives said the council can use climate zones and appendices for some regional variation, but statewide statutory targets still constrain the energy code. They emphasized that the council is largely reactive to legislative direction and public proposals, and that clearer legislative intent would help avoid ambiguity in future code development. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• Coming from Midland, Texas, West Texas, we understand the need for that, and also the Panhandle as well
• Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Public Utility Commission, the
• Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Animal Health Commission, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife
• TCEQ has recreated 155 Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) under the Texas Water Code, Chapter 49 and
• resources of Texas.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We have, uh, Doctor Blake Harris from Texas Veterans Commission.
• , we know there are 254 counties in Texas.
• HB 4789 seeks to amend, uh, subchapter A, chapter 434 of the government code to require the Texas Veterans
• I'm the executive director of the, uh, Texas Veterans Commission.
• Accredited attorneys that are, that are here in Texas, that are based here in Texas, but any of those

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• Data from the Texas Organized Retail Crime Association estimates that the Texas retailers have lost more
• McCord as John McCord of the Texas Retailers Association.
• All over Texas. And He was given 7 years because he pled guilty.
• The whole state of Texas needs to be no trafficking zone.
• One boy, a Texas boy was recovered in New Mexico. Texas girl was recovered in Kansas City.

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• For a brief recap, the rule of capture in Texas says that a landowner's...
• They go from Deep East Texas all the way to the border of Mexico.
• Yeah, to the Texas Water Management Board.
• To even Saturday night in Leona, Texas when I take my state...
• So, don't think that we in East Texas... Texas don't have House Bill 27 on the radar.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Oklahoma National Guard members, chiefly with their retirement benefits and some changes to the Uniform Code
• Sometimes there are matching dollars, and the state will match what the federal government has provided
• Sometimes there are matching dollars, and the state will match what the federal government has provided
• They're staying in Texas, not buying it.
• If someone lives in Texas but does work in Oklahoma, they could apply to the Oklahoma Tax Commission

Bills: HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• Texas, Mr. Moran, is recognized for one Texas, Mr.
• system that governs voter registrations. system that governs voter registrations.
• HR22 offered by Miss Johnson of Texas. HR22 offered by Miss Johnson of Texas.
• McCall of Texas, chair, Mr. Valado Mr. McCall of Texas, chair, Mr.
• Cruz of Texas. Cruz of Texas.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Tom Newell, our Chief of Staff, OA, our Director of Government, Al Pulland, our Deputy Superintendent
• chronic absenteeism is a piece of it, but here's how we count it, and here's why it's different from Texas
• A lot of insight into what gets coded, how it gets coded, and what really classifies.
• And then when I look at my hometown in Texas, they go 155 days.
• of how it's coded 50th in the country per people funding.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Members, remember We heard wonderful testimony from the Texas Commission of the Arts.
• All right, so KJ Curtis on page 30, please, with the Texas Public Finance.
• Okay, members, so we heard from the Texas Public Finance Authority last week.
• From the Texas Historic Infrastructure Sustainability. trust fund.
• I'll be presenting the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, the agency requests.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• code form steel. code form steel.
• It's in Texas.
• It's in Texas.
• It's in Texas.
• Um Texas is the one and >> It's in Texas.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• that where more than one person is gathered for religious activities, school activities, or public government
• She said the code word would pair with a uniquely generated phone number to discreetly notify police
• As you are aware, state attorneys use Criminal Punishment Code score sheets to assign points for each
• We've seen harassing litigation like this in Texas and Arizona.
• We've seen harassing litigation like this in Texas and Arizona.

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, victims’ rights, and related bills. SB 984 on aggravating factors in capital cases was reported favorably after debate over its focus on religious, school, and government gatherings; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters said it was about accountability rather than deterrence. CS for SB 1140 creating a Hillsborough County substance abuse pilot program for offenders, CS for SB 1180 broadening child sexual image protections, CS for SB 10 compensating Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction, CS for SB 500 creating a Spectrum Alert system for missing children with autism, and SB 1054 on tampering with electronic monitoring devices all passed favorably, with the substance abuse bill drawing supportive testimony about treatment and recovery and the Holmes bill receiving emotional support from Holmes himself. The committee also approved SB 1072 on expedited DNA testing grants, CS for SB 240 on domestic and dating violence victims, CS for SB 494 creating a statewide animal abuse database, and CS for SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and weaponized drones. SB 240 drew extensive testimony from advocates describing a feasibility study for a discreet emergency alert system and the need to align domestic and dating violence protections; SB 494 drew strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials who described local registries and the link between animal abuse and violence toward people, while members discussed whether the bill should also bar known abusers from adopting animals. SB 1422 passed after questions about “reasonable force” against drones and concerns about firearms use, with the sponsor saying the bill was meant to protect privacy and property rights. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 1268 updating Department of Law Enforcement statutes and increasing reimbursement for retired police dogs, CS for SB 1344 revising juvenile status-offender procedures, CS for SB 1252 creating a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 1386 increasing penalties for assault and battery on utility workers, CS for SB 1084 strengthening sexual cyber harassment laws for intimate and digitally forged images, CS for SB 1654 revising sex offender/predator registration and reporting rules, CS for SB 1650 expanding the vexatious litigant law, and CS for SB 1652 creating a public records exemption for stricken court filings. The final and most heavily debated bill, CS for SB 1284 on wrongful death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony from supporters who framed it as recognizing unborn life and opponents who warned it could be used to harass abortion patients, providers, and supporters and could increase malpractice exposure; the sponsor said the bill would allow parents to recover damages while protecting mothers and lawful medical care. The transcript ends before the roll call on SB 1284 is completed, but the committee had already reported the other measures favorably by recorded votes, generally along party lines with broad support from members present.

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• Of government.
• government shouldn't give.
• government shouldn't give.
• Government is the problem.
• Government.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I reserve. from Texas, Mr. Moran, for his steadfast from Texas, Mr.
• the government and I'm here to help. the government and I'm here to help.
• <03:56:31.920> will ensures that the federal government will ensures that the federal government
• As we mark 250 years of American self-governance, we owe our communities a government that works with
• , churches, nonprofits, city governments, churches, nonprofits, city governments, and<05:42:35.200

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• >> Senate Bill 2632, local governments >> Senate Bill 2632, local governments disaster
• > believe<00:57:53.120> Arizona Currently, Texas and I believe Arizona Currently, Texas and
• <00:57:55.040> Texas have passed bills similar to this.
• Texas have passed bills similar to this.
• I think they got out of the gate Texas.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Dr. Ryan Wade and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine business by dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports. Several guests were recognized, including Leadership Jackson County, Farm Bureau members, a doctor of the day, adult educators, and other visitors in the gallery. Senator Brumfield also announced support efforts for Senator Warren Barnett, asking members to contribute to him through Ms. Anita Jackson. The chamber then considered a series of House bills, most of them taken up with strike-all amendments and passed by use of the morning roll call. Measures included HB 1390 on personal services funding allocations, HB 1571 on ARPA funds and unexpended balances, HB 1655 on the State Aid Road Construction director’s personnel status, HB 1650 on dormant state accounts and pooled investments, HB 1651 on state agencies using other agencies’ facilities and charging 50% of fair market value, HB 1345 on administrative forfeiture of illegal cigarette and vaping products, HB 1386 on allowing sidewalks as an eligible use of municipal infrastructure funds, HB 671 on alcoholic beverage delivery responsibility ending when retailers transfer possession to delivery services, and HB 1385 on eliminating paper-original homestead exemption submissions. Members asked questions on several bills, especially about whether the fairgrounds language in HB 1651 would affect youth livestock shows and whether HB 1386 or other measures would change county revenue; sponsors generally said the bills were intended to address state-agency use, municipal reporting, or administrative efficiency rather than alter those programs. The Senate also advanced HB 898, creating a sales tax diversion study committee to review misallocated municipal sales tax revenues, assess impacts, examine technology and oversight, and recommend reforms by the 2027 session; Senator Hill questioned whether counties should be included, but the sponsor said that would be a separate policy decision. Later, the Senate reconsidered HB 1265, the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act extended repealer, adopted an amendment to remove the repealer instead of extending it, and then passed the bill. The body also took up SB 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program, and voted not to concur and to invite conference. Finally, HB 1142 on bench warrant notices was called up; the sponsor explained a strike-all that would replace certified mail with personal service or electronic transmission and include a reverse repealer for further conference work.

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• > grant<01:23:12.239> for King, local government grant for King, local government grant
• case was passed in against Texas? case was passed in against Texas?
• ,<02:38:04.560> a unit of a state or local government, a unit of a state or local government
• It's not a QR code for every menu item. It's just one QR code for the entire menu.
• It's just one QR code every menu item.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and quickly moved through committee reports and second-reader bills, adopting committee amendments and sending several measures to third reading without objection. Bills advanced included SB 10 on State Highway Administration approval timelines for speed monitoring systems; SB 487 on speed monitoring systems in safety corridors; SB 689 creating a task force on post-release services and re-entry; SB 811 requiring reporting of new home sale prices in multiple listing services; SB 877 authorizing a Baltimore City stop sign monitoring pilot in the 41st district; SB 937, the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act, limiting use of criminal history in tenant screening; SB 984 barring private immigration detention facilities; SB 465 on out-of-court statements and second-degree assault; SB 187 on pre-release services for incarcerated women; SB 388, the Decade Act, revising multiple economic development and tax credit programs; and SB 844, the annual corrective bill. Most of the floor discussion focused on explaining amendments and the policy effects of the bills. Supporters described the housing bill as expanding second-chance opportunities while adding safeguards, and a senator asked detailed questions about how landlords could screen for serious offenses and sex offender registry status. SB 984 was described as an emergency measure preventing state and local approval of private detention facilities and authorizing enforcement by the Attorney General. SB 465 was presented as closing a gap in Maryland law on witness intimidation and aligning the state with broader practice. SB 187 would rename and expand the women’s pre-release facility into a re-entry facility and require progress reports. The most extended debate came on SB 165, the on-site wastewater systems bill. One amendment to exempt redevelopment properties from inspection was offered and failed by roll call with 27 votes in the negative. A second amendment to require consultation with Maryland Realtors in developing regulations was then offered; supporters argued it would help avoid delays in property settlements and bring real estate professionals into the regulatory process, while opponents said the bill concerned broader wastewater regulations, not just property transfers. The transcript cuts off during that amendment’s discussion, before the final vote is shown.

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• to South Texas to study theology. to South Texas to study theology.
• This is not good governance. It is us. This is not good governance.
• government. Let's go fill out things. government. Let's go fill out things.
• match from the federal government? match from the federal government?
• <04:40:15.600> a<04:40:16.480> historic Texas where Texas went from a historic Texas

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• libraries in Oklahoma and ensured that their impact is recognized at the highest levels of state government
• He was ahead of government affairs for Occidental Petroleum in Washington, D.C. He was so excited.
• We know that the federal government has been trying to roll back these sorts of incentives and things
• It moves the state definition of hemp to the definition the federal government has adopted that will
• federal government moved the state or is moving the state's medical marijuana to Schedule 3.

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

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• These guys went down to the state of Texas and beat all the teams down there to win the Texas state championship

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

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• We thank you, Lord, that We can live in a country where we have representative government.
• Texas and North Carolina have our bill filed in this session.
• In your package, you should have a form from Texas from 2021. The a form from Texas from 2021.
• The state of Texas passed similar legislation there, and the reason I want you to have a copy of their
• DHR already has established policies and administrative codes that ensure due and administrative codes

Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• They know what governance looks like when governance is replaced by stunts, distractions, and culture
• Republicans can't govern. They majority. Republicans can't govern. They can't<03:10:18.880> lead.
• refuse to accept Republicans governing refuse to accept Republicans governing in<08:05:41.040>
• >> Gentleman from Texas is recognized. >> Gentleman from Texas is recognized.
• >> from Texas yields. >> from Texas yields. >> I<08:37:08.318> reserve.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all