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• We believe those tools can and should be used responsibly.
• The video game rating system was developed by industry; it is a private system, and it was developed
• And if they did that, the system wouldn't affect that.
• It's an alert system. It's voluntary.
• It's an alert system. It's voluntary.

Bills: HB2128, HB2255, HB2397, HB2429, HB2591, HB2680, HB2834, HB2868, HB2911, HB2951, HB2979, HB2991, HB2996, HB2999, HB4001, HB4011, HB4017, HB4020, HB4026, HB4086, HB4088, HB2244, HB2342

Keywords: homeowners associations, condominiums, open meetings, governance, transparency, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, HOA, homeowners association, planned community, condominium, CC&Rs, covenants, conditions and restrictions, resale disclosure, association disclosure

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• Layout, and you have two different positions within TDI.
• Aim, position, and you have two minutes.
• Does it dissolve, devolve into a barter system, sort of?
• But state your name and position first. Good morning.
• Microphone, state your name and position, and begin.

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• and connecting these two corridors, uh, makes for a much more flexible, efficient transportation system
• And then your position on the bill, uh, uh, I'm the president of that.
• It's a simple fix that puts responsibility where it belongs.
• Bailey, please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill for the record.
• Tekle, please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill for the record.

Bills: HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

Bills: HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• throughout the course of their career and we want to keep them in the health care system.
• Ibogaine interacts with multiple key systems in the brain. modulating serotonin, dopamine, opioid, and
• system.
• And your position on the bill. Thank you, Madam Chair. Nora Cox, Texas E-Health.
• State your name for the record, who you are. your position on the bill and you may begin.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• Please state your name, position on the bill, and you have two minutes.
• It does not change the authority or responsibilities of the affected entities.
• Please grab the microphone and state your name and position. Yes, sir. Mr.
• I now see the same disregard for the timely plat response.
• That is the law, and so E-Verify is just a check and balance to the system.

Bills: SB324, SB1978, SB2139, SB2401, SB2587, SB2610, SB2858, SB3016

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, state contracts, immigration, labor compliance, ERCOT, Texas electric grid, interconnection, Public Utility Commission, PUC, Public convenience and necessity, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, electric utility, transmission, generation facilities, grid reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, SERC

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• Correct. and not inherently changing the law and we've had a debate here about who's responsible. responsible
• Yes, that's our position. Yes. Okay, thank you.
• Thank you for your response.
• President, do you have a different response to those? I do. Okay. What is your response? I do.
• I think it's fair to say that Lisa Kaufman, Amy Bresnan and and I are responsible, certainly we're responsible

Bills: HB44, HB2200, HB1612, HB2747, HB2038, HB3717, HB1431, HB3800, HB3801, HB3560, HB3246, HB44

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

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• , a point system.
• /c><00:48:18.920> sounds<00:48:19.319> much system a point system that sounds much system
• in this system where the lighting system in this system where the lighting system comes<01:58:21.560
• for for um Creative responsibilities for for um Creative Media<02:06:09.599> system<02:06:10.000
• And your position is funded out of funds to those positions?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <01:05:15.200> to see as our role and responsibility to see as our role and responsibility
• . responsibilities. responsibilities. approval<01:22:04.320> of<01:22:04.480> zoning<01
• We have been responsive.
• committee report takes that position. committee report takes that position.
• positive change that needed to happen. positive change that needed to happen.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• policy if they so desire does not mandate that they do, and it does retain the safety sensitive positions
• Appraisers, but again, I don't want to step out on that 100% and say yes, but I'm almost positive they
• My bill will change the filing system from use and file to file and use.
• We won't see the positive or negative impacts for 4 to 5 years.
• Chair, and thank you for the response.

Bills: HB3783, HB2955, HB3802, HB4488, HB2471, HB3781, HB3127

Keywords: captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive, risk retention group, pure captive, association captive, industrial insured captive, series captive, branch captive, special purpose captive, reciprocal insurer, capital and surplus, letter of credit, change in control, merger, conversion

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• ELS system. ELS system.
• the ELS system um by one more year. the ELS system um by one more year.
• for the ELS system. for the ELS system.
• response or follow-up? response or follow-up?
• . responsibly.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And to invest in a computer system. And to invest in a computer system.
• in order to providing a computer system in order to providing a computer system in order to process
• where you send the uh filing system where you send the uh filing system where you send the claims and
• And so, but what's more important is the interaction that I more important is the interaction that I
• If they if if if the market and a fair market system run them market and a fair market system run them

Bills: SCR 13, SCR 24, SB 1, SB 12, SB 15, SB 17, SB 24, SB 57, SB 65, SB 213, SB 371, SB 372, SB 378, SB 379, SB 388, SB 400, SB 402, SB 427, SB 495, SB 499, SB 502, SB 509, SB 535, SB 583, SB 610, SB 621, SB 650, SB 706, SB 740, SB 840, SB 854, SB 856, SB 875, SB 893, SB 918, SB 925, SB 974, SB 995, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1025, SB 1061, SB 1073, SB 1106, SB 1121, SB 1194, SB 1252, SB 1253, SB 1268, SB 1300, SB 1343, SB 1362, SB 1447, SJR 36, SJR 12, SJR 57, SCR 25, SCR 22, SCR 12, SCR 24, SCR 8, SB 565, SB 372, SB 765, SB 62, SB 666, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 847, SB 1248, SB 740, SB 14, SB 1006, SB 504, SB 925, SB 1121, SB 995, SB 857, SB 305, SB 296, SB 284, SB 815, SB 1379, SB 1300, SB 1497, SB 1499, SB 1498, SB 1061, SB 65, SB 241, SB 304, SB 402, SB 499, SB 621, SB 974, SB 1023, SB 1024, SB 1025, SB 1106, SB 686, SB 112, SB 371, SB 204, SB 400, SB 609, SB 1447, SB 670, SB 502, SB 427, SB 850, SB 854, SB 413, SB 1555, SB 1362, SB 1346, SB 1033, SB 1220, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 987, SB 1539, SB 893, SB 447, SB 875, SB 406, SB 509, SB 985, SB 965, SB 1119, SB 1505, SB 24, SB 57, SB 1194, SB 1253, SB 1215, SB 1532, SB 1268, SB 1302, SB 856, SB 650, SB 583, SB 673, SB 840, SB 213, SB 681, SB 1172, SB 1252, SB 378, SB 610, SB 918, SB 1343, SB 608, SB 487, SB 955, SB 957, SB 988, SB 990, SB 1019, SB 1021, SB 1120, SB 251, SB 958, SB 535, SB 761, SB 1, SB 541, SB 315, SB 379, SB 1018, SB 1737, SB 266, SB 1415, SB 57, SB 499, SB 974, SB 1025, SB 1061, SB 1268, SR 302, SR 303, SR 304, SR 305, SB 30, SB 1333, SB 1666, SB 30, SB 1333, SB 1666

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas, Israel, trade, investment, partnership, economic ties, technological innovation, bilateral relations, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare

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• People were able to get into the system.
• The system is not a perfect system.
• And, you know, I agree maybe it's not the perfect system, but it's the system we have, and we need to
• And, you know, I agree maybe it's not the perfect system, but it's the system we have, and we need to
• They do get into the system.

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee first heard SB 410, which would add current and former licensed private investigators, and their spouses and children, to the list of people whose home address, phone number, date of birth, photographs, and related family information are exempt from public records disclosure. Sponsor Senator Trunow said the exemption is meant to protect investigators who work on sensitive matters such as fraud, missing persons, human trafficking, and abuse cases and may face retaliation. After a technical amendment was adopted, the committee heard testimony from a private investigator describing threats and safety concerns, then voted to report the bill favorably as CS/SB 410. The committee then took up SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility verification. Senator McClain said the bill is intended to combat unemployment fraud by requiring claimants to contact five prospective employers per week, appear for scheduled interviews, and undergo regular identity, immigration, employment, and incarceration checks, with fraud information shared among agencies and published annually. Opponents, including labor advocates and representatives of construction and rural workers, argued the bill would add barriers for legitimate claimants, worsen Florida’s already low recipiency rate, and create problems for seasonal, rural, and transportation-limited workers. Supporters said the system needs stronger fraud controls and that employers and taxpayers bear real costs from noncompliance. The committee reported SB 216 favorably after debate. In routine open-government sunset review business, the committee approved two committee bills. SPB 7014 extends for five years a public records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations of a social media standards law, with staff noting the exemption has not been used because of ongoing constitutional litigation. SPB 7016 preserves a public records exemption for certain financial information held by an economic development agency when administering state or federally funded small business loan programs; supporters said the exemption protects applicants from fraud and harassment, while Senator Smith said he would vote no to remain consistent with his prior opposition. Both measures were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.

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• Not in opposition, but no position right now.
• In that circumstance, that can interact with certain election systems, like at-large systems, for example
• The LAO does not have a position on the bill.
• We have no position. They are neutral. Yes. Technical support.
• I presume the chair's position is the same.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several election-related measures. SB 884 by Senator Umberg proposed expanding polling-place buffer zones, limiting certain law enforcement activity near polling sites, increasing ballot drop boxes and vote center access, and extending the vote-by-mail receipt deadline; supporters said it would protect voters from intimidation, while county election officials opposed it as operationally difficult and costly. The bill was amended in committee to allow county supervisors discretion over expanding the buffer zone and to permit law enforcement entry for crimes against persons or property. It was ultimately passed out of committee on a 4-1 vote after members’ roll calls were completed later in the day. SB 1164 by Senator Cervantes would expand California voting-rights protections by codifying and broadening anti-dilution and anti-suppression rules, adding preclearance for some jurisdictions, and directing courts to favor voting access; it drew strong support from civil rights and voting-rights groups, while one city raised concerns about effects on pending litigation. The committee advanced the bill to Judiciary on a 4-1 vote after later roll call completion. The committee also considered SB 900 by Senator McNerney, which would streamline political advertisement disclosures by shortening required disclaimer language, allowing standard abbreviations, and increasing the number of top funders disclosed on political mailers from three to five. Supporters from the outdoor advertising industry and campaign finance reform groups said the bill would preserve transparency while making disclosures more readable; it passed unanimously and was sent to Appropriations. In contrast, SB 1225 and its companion SCA 3 by Senator Niello would transfer responsibility for drafting ballot titles and summaries for initiatives and referenda from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Supporters argued this would improve neutrality and public trust, while opponents said the current elected Attorney General system is accountable and efficient; both measures were advanced on narrow votes after roll calls were completed later. Finally, SB 1360 by Senator Cervantes, part of the California Voting Rights Act of 2026 package, would expand language-access requirements for election materials by lowering the threshold for coverage, adding a petition process, and extending protections beyond current federal language categories. Voting-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups strongly supported the bill, while county election officials opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about the precinct-based determination model and implementation details. The committee passed SB 1360 to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote after the later roll call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of seven measures at the start of the hearing.

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• Local law response is simple.
• accountability and fiscal responsibility accountability and fiscal responsibility and<01:46:54.320
• can be used in court as positive can be used in court as positive identification.<02:06:00.400><
• , the cameras on, you develop a system, the cameras on, you develop a system, you<02:22:57.760>
• system has not been implemented. system has not been implemented.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We use systems that help track their location.
• You were very responsive to my questions. I appreciate it. Thank you, thank you. Yes.
• You just state your name, affiliation, and your position.
• You've been very responsive to my questions. Thank you, Senator Laird. Senator Jones.
• The city of Soledad uses half the system, and the prison uses half the system.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , both systems used to supply electricity to farmers and distribution systems owned by electric utility
• ,<00:08:43.760> both electric distribution systems, both electric distribution systems, both
• c> electricity<00:08:46.000> to systems used to supply electricity to systems used to supply
• farmers and of distribution systems farmers and of distribution systems owned<00:08:48.959> by
• 35.919> are positive numbers um here are positive numbers um here are expenditures<00:25:37.120

Bills: HF9

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• This proposal is in response to that.
• One would be the Secretary for Labor Workforce Development Agency, the head of the UC system, CSU system
• The agency is responsible for overseeing this.
• I don't usually do this, but do you have any response to those?
• This request would add 14 positions to our authorized positions at the Office of Public School Construction

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But it tells you what happens when there's too much money in the system, and people can game the system
• And the online school is gaming the system.
• Especially when systems are broken, we need help.
• Less than 8% of women of color make it to a CEO position.
• efficiency, and strengthen trust in the turquoise alert system.

Keywords: 996, all

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• to purchase a device that essentially turns that device into a cell phone or a computer interface system
• But what we're looking at now is a real uh switch in what is taking place as we are interacting with
• There is much more video content and other types of interaction that aren't necessarily classified as
• <00:05:12.560> with<00:05:12.800> those as we are interacting with those as we are
• interacting with those electronic<00:05:13.600> devices.

Keywords: 1183, house