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• <00:23:15.440> department address what the uh labor department address what the uh labor department
• ,<02:24:09.359> I of Department of Labor, I of Department of Labor, I >> I<02:24:10.000
• It itself doesn't change building codes.
• It does not weaken our building codes.
• The parents year of birth and zip code.

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• We are proud to have you in Texas and members, will you please help me welcome them to their Texas State
• and dozens to the Texas capital.
• Girls Club of Texas.
• agency, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
• Thank you for coming to the Texas Capitol, your Texas capital. Chair, recognize Ms. Bowers.

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• Your 2024 report on thriving Texas.
• What is the, what is the, let me ask, let me go to North Texas, the new North Texas.
• That that was in Texas. It was recoveries for Texas taxpayers.
• Texas communities.
• . and South Texas.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I can agree that the regularity of it is, um, consuming as far as labor, but you know, for myself, um
• it is is um consuming as far as labor it is is um consuming as far as labor but<00:35:54.400>
• The wiring is not up to code, the plumbing is not up to code, and the building is falling apart. those
• <01:27:48.000> the the wiring is not up to code the the wiring is not up to code the plumbing
• Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Minnesota I Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Minnesota I probably<02:27:25.359>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.

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• Most of this money will go to labor and making sure that the systems work to make sure that we are directly
• And so what you are stating is that you already have in place, Workforce Solutions, labor.
• You would need to add to that labor with this program, but that you already are able to capture some
• They go to Texas or Utah. It's so unfortunate.
• you know, ...a bill that is modest enough to have a realistic consideration to be taken into our tax code

Keywords: 996, all

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• Texas Water Code.
• The chair calls, uh, Elizabeth McGee, Texas Land USA for the bill.
• My name is Elizabeth McGee, and I'm founder and CEO of Texas Land USA.
• Here now calls Trey Larry, uh, Texas Land USA LLC for the bill.
• Texas pedestrian traffic deaths increased by 20%.

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• of the United States Department of Labor of the United States Department of Labor no<00:43:55.760
• ,<00:47:11.119> received the Department of Labor, received the Department of Labor, received
• Department of Labor the New Hampshire Department of Labor every<00:48:25.680> year<00:48:25.760
• <00:52:15.040> has at the Department of Labor has at the Department of Labor has interpreted
• Department of Labor coffers were empty. Department of Labor showed<01:21:47.760> up.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The first is our field guide to the taxes of Texas, which I'm. up here for you.
• The franchise tax is a tax that is levied on the privilege of doing business in Texas.
• If you include all of Texas Education Agency funds...
• So Texas may have improved in these rankings since that time.
• Texas has the seventh highest property taxes in the country.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I know it's in the code book and in that section of where we're at.
• I know it's in the code book and of me.
• — What is a felony identified in code section 97-3-2?
• What is a felony identified in the code What is a felony identified in the code section<01:40:06.560
• I remember, Chairman, we code section.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a guest vocalist, and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into routine business. Members first recognized several special guests and school groups, including championship teams from Simpson County Academy, New Albany High School, Tougaloo College, Madison-Richland Academy, East Rankin Academy, Morton High School, and others, along with honorees such as Dr. Katrina Cox, Pamela Moody, Joe Helen Joey Walker, and Jimmy Carr. The chamber also noted a prior resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Victor Dixon and the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance, and Dr. Dixon led the opening prayer. On the calendar, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 1752 dealing with judicial salaries. The report set new salary amounts for state court judges effective January 1, 2027, froze district attorney salary increases until January 1, 2028, and then tied DAs to 95% of circuit and chancery judges’ pay. It also removed mandatory raise language for judges and county court judges, and members briefly discussed the broader issue of legislative compensation. The report passed 115-2. The House then adopted a conference report on House Bill 377, the missing persons bill, which clarified definitions, added forensic genetic genealogy testing provisions, and set timelines for law enforcement to enter credible missing-person reports into NamUs and NCIC. That report passed 120-0. The chamber also adopted a conference report on House Bill 525, changing the penalty for sexual battery in a position of trust or authority from a 0-to-30-year range to a 5-to-30-year range; it passed 112-0. Later, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 925 after removing veto-message language, and adopted another conference report on House Bill 939 combining a low-sat repealer change and a fire truck acquisition program that creates a Fire Equipment Fund supported by recurring black tag revenue. The House also approved unanimous-consent amendments to Senate Bill 3105 and recommitted Senate Bill 2747 for further work.

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• the tax code like traditional firearms. the tax code like traditional firearms.
• violence that we saw in Yuvaldi, Texas violence that we saw in Yuvaldi, Texas that<01:05:04.720>
• If it's about the tax code, let's deal with the tax code. But as Mr.
• <03:20:18.000> Texas primaries." What did Texas do? Texas primaries." What did Texas do?
• Midcycle racist redistricting in Texas. Midcycle racist redistricting in Texas.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• associated with the property's ownership, which is not explicitly made confidential under the tax code
• number of a child as provided in exemption application confidential under Section 11.48 of the tax code
• Uh, and again we show you as the chief appraiser and and you're here on behalf of the Texas Association
• Chapter 6 of the Texas Property Tax Code provides the legal requirements for an appraisal district to
• no response is considered a yes vote, and it's consistent with other areas of Chapter 6 of the tax code

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• that those who need an abortion or present in active labor in an emergency department can get one.
• Texas tried classifying such care as child abuse.
• Rauch, ensuring care for patients in active labor. Senator Rauch. Thank you, Mr. President.
• EMTALA, the federal law, stands for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.
• And in fact, a huge part of why... ...the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first adopted three congratulatory resolutions recognizing the retirements of Dolores Hayes, Lisa Audet, and Kate Fitzpatrick. It then handled several procedural matters, including suspending Joint Rule 12 to refer a sick leave bank bill for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee to the Committee on Public Service and referring House petitions to their respective committees. The chamber also adopted a conference report on the joint rules for the 2025-2026 session after remarks from Senators Creem, Tarr, Lovely, and Fattman emphasizing transparency, public access, recorded votes, longer notice for hearings and conference reports, remote participation, and periodic review of the rules. The report was accepted by a 40-0 roll call. The Senate then took up the bill strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth, Senate No. 2538, commonly described as Shield Act 2.0. Senator Friedman and others argued the bill was needed to protect reproductive and gender-affirming care from out-of-state and federal interference, to limit disclosure of sensitive information, to create a state-level EMTALA-style protection for emergency care and active labor, and to strengthen privacy and licensing protections for providers and institutions. Senators Cyr, Lovely, and Fattman also spoke in support, framing the bill as a response to recent federal and state threats and as an extension of Massachusetts’ prior shield-law work. The chamber considered numerous amendments. Several were rejected, including amendments by Senators Finegold and Keenan and multiple Tarr amendments on topics such as medical records, consistency with existing law, and public health data collection. Some amendments were adopted, including a Montigny amendment on health-connected data disclosure, a Brownsberger amendment further protecting privacy for reproductive and gender-affirming care, a Rauch amendment clarifying protections for patients in active labor, a Tarr amendment removing an exemption for data from personal tracking devices, and a Rodrigues corrective amendment. After the amendments, the Ways and Means substitute was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and it then passed to be engrossed by a 37-3 roll call. At the end of the session, the Senate adopted a memorial adjournment in honor of former Senate Majority Leader Louis P. Bertinazi. The Governor also filed a message submitting a bill to build resilience for Massachusetts communities, authorizing future capital spending for energy and environmental affairs, which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 1 p.m. and adjourned.

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• I wanted to focus for a moment on the Texas Real Estate Commission's relationship with the Texas Tax
• Of course, the Texas...
• it did inside the state of Texas.
• Stay on across Texas? Yes, ma'am.
• Service at Texas A&M University.

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• that um fell outside of our normal code. that um fell outside of our normal code.
• This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
• This bill does not lower the cost of 2x4s or lower the cost of labor for new construction.
• We do building codes that address building across the state. State cities can't do that.
• We do building codes that address building across the state. State cities can't do that.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• The first is our field guide to the taxes of Texas, which I'm, I'm holding up here for you.
• The franchise tax is a tax that is levied, uh, on the privilege of doing business in Texas.
• And $1.3 billion to the Texas University fund.
• So Texas is already.
• You know, Texas has the 7th highest property taxes in the country.

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• Senate Bill 29, Senator Kagan, Government, Labor, and Elections.
• Senate government, labor, and elections.
• Senate 93, Senator labor, and elections.
• I Houston, Texas, who is here with us.
• <01:40:08.480> Medical College of Medicine in Texas Medical College of Medicine in Texas Medical

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, February 6, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 117 members present, then 123 after a quorum call, and proceeded through routine introductions and referrals, including introductory House bills 959 through 1018, House Joint Resolution 8, House Simple Resolution 1, several Senate bills, and bond initiatives referred to Appropriations. The main floor item was House Bill 1, concerning investor-owned electric and gas utility cost recovery limitations, which was on third reading and final passage. Debate on HB 1 focused on whether the bill would meaningfully lower utility bills and whether it was necessary given existing Public Service Commission authority. Supporters argued the bill would prevent ratepayers from bearing the cost of executive bonuses and other compensation above $250,000, saying utilities can still pay those costs from shareholder profits and that the measure would save money for customers, even if only modestly. Opponents argued the PSC already has authority to review executive compensation, warned the bill could be largely symbolic or misleading, and said it might encourage utilities to shift bonuses into base salaries or harm recruitment and service quality. Several members also argued the bill did not address other drivers of high bills, such as riders and program costs, and one member said the General Assembly itself was responsible for rising energy costs. No final vote on HB 1 was shown in the transcript excerpt, but members on both sides stated their intended positions, with supporters urging a yes vote and opponents indicating they would vote no. The discussion ended with another member beginning remarks about taking on concentrated corporate power and standing with working people.

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• Texas recently committed $1.5 billion to this sector. As a result, Minnesota is losing production.
• , importance to Minnesota labor, importance to Minnesota labor, as<00:52:43.920> it<00:52:
• <00:59:29.520> and Senator Weber: Uh, building materials and the labor and the land.
• is modeled after what the state of Texas is modeled after what the state of Texas does,<01:22:01.280
• So, in other words, this is a an Texas.

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• HB 300 by Wilson relating to the scholarships under the Texas Armed Service Scholarship Program for the
• HB 2439 by Curry Ridling to the abolishment of Texas Health Commission and transfer of its functions
• AB 2443 by Hicklin relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to prepare.
• Association, Texas Fair Plan Association.
• Senate, and the Texas House of Representatives for the Committee on Redistricting.

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• Representatives for the Senate to adjourn on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, after it has completed its labors
• Representatives for the Senate to adjourn on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, after it has completed its labors
• include their occupation, and we put back their employer and the city that they live in and the zip code
• California and Texas both have this.

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• This bill will afford these essential workers the same protections as code enforcement officers, parking
• This bill was directly taken from legislation that was passed in Texas, just so that everyone doesn't
• This has been a labor of love for me for six years. I've carried this very same piece...
• This has been a labor of love for me for six years.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, and local government bills. Early measures included HB 743 on social media use by minors, which would require platforms to provide access to parents and law enforcement with a warrant; PCS for HB 1049 on protection of court officials; PCS for HB 491 restricting warrantless government use of AI cameras to detect concealed firearms; and HB 1053, an FDLE agency bill that removed obsolete provisions, renamed a program, combined reports, expanded security-related definitions, and added support for retired police dogs. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 1053 adopted as amended after some questions about eliminating the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee and related reporting changes. The committee also approved HB 4075, a Leon County local bill capping reimbursement for inmate medical transport and care at Medicare-based rates, and HB 1095, a Hillsborough County pilot program for probationers with substance-abuse conditions that uses frequent testing and short jail sanctions for violations; both were reported favorably as amended. Several bills focused on law enforcement and public safety. HB 1129 clarified that victims’ identifying information, including names, is protected from public release under Marsy’s Law, and its amendment added a 72-hour confidentiality period for law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, with possible extension if safety concerns remain; the bill passed favorably as amended. PCS for HB 1371 addressed a range of protections and tools for law enforcement and first responders, including limits on vehicle kill switches, funding for critical infrastructure mapping, a 25-year minimum for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice personnel, and procedures after exposure to bodily fluids; it was reported favorably. HB 857 increased penalties for assault or battery on utility workers and was also approved. HB 317 required written, sworn complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, imposed penalties for false complaints, and limited the use of unsubstantiated investigations in personnel files; it passed despite opposition from some law enforcement groups and support from others. The committee spent substantial time on HB 903, a corrections bill that would tighten inmate complaint procedures, authorize tracking of inmate movement, adjust execution-related provisions, streamline mental health and competency processes, and change contracting authority for prison services. Members raised concerns about costs, civil rights, and the statute of limitations, but the bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-3 vote. HB 181 on objective parole guidelines, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to incorporate vocational, educational, and self-betterment programming and provide its statistical analysis to legislative leaders, drew strong support from criminal justice reform advocates and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved HB 1455 on repeat sexual offenders, which creates mandatory minimum sentences for subsequent specified sexual offenses and bars gain time or discretionary early release; an amendment increased one mandatory minimum from 10 to 20 years for selling or buying minors for sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the meeting, several bills drew testimony from law enforcement, industry, advocacy groups, and members of the public, with votes generally favoring the measures.