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• Madam Chairman, we can pass it or not pass it.
• Madam Chairman, we can pass it or not pass it.
• Madam Chairman, we can pass it or not pass it.
• And again, I will pass Bill 35 do pass.
• </c> pass. House Bill 35 engrossed due pass. pass. House Bill 35 engrossed due pass.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The bill is passed subject to signatures.
• And the bill is passed, subject to signatures.
• The bill is passed, subject to signatures.
• The bill is passed, subject to signatures.
• The bill is passed, subject to signatures.

Bills: SB5921, SB5185, SB6182, SB6115, SB6258, SB5916, SB5981, SB5985, SB6019, SB6161, SB6183

Keywords: psilocybin, mental health, therapy, decriminalization, legalization, international medical graduates, preceptorship, hardship pathways, medical practice, licensure, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund, abortion savings account, health carrier assessment, insurance assessment, health insurer tax, Department of Health

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• If this bill were passed into law, is it in conflict with 38.075?
• That bill passed in 2009, it was our first session, Representative Moody.
• Failed system, number one.
• Again, that's a failed system if that's an undisputed fact, and I'm sure it is.
• It's painfully clear that we are failing this moral test.

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• The question being: Shall Amendment Number Two pass the House? Members may proceed to vote.
• Amendment Number Two has failed to pass the body. Madam Clerk.
• The question being: Shall Amendment Number Three pass the House? Members may proceed to vote.
• For the vote of eight yeas to 31 nays, Amendment Number Three has failed to pass the body.
• Shall Committee Substitute for House Bill 381, Finance, as amended, pass the House?

Keywords: 905, all

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• I implore you to please pass House Bill 1760.
• So I urge you to please finally pass House Bill 1760.
• Um, y'all might want to get together and you're saying you passed it, we passed it in 2017 or, we passed
• These are bills that have passed the House, passed the House last time, and die in the Senate.
• Um, we work to pass safety solutions.

Bills: HB153

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• The motion fails. Our motion passes. No motion fails. Our motion passes. No motion fails.
• Motion to pass as amended.
• Motion to pass as amended. I'll second that. I'll pass this amendment on 295.
• </c> anyone no okay question is all to pass anyone no okay question is all to pass uh<00:44:41.240><c
• </c><00:44:48.160><c> as</c> I I any opposed no move on to pass as I I any opposed no move on to pass

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And of course, it hasn't been passed. I got you.
• And of course, it hasn't been passed the House floor, to my knowledge.
• One passed away just recently, Adelaide Hunt, correctional. But we still have those 12.
• And just for the record, the motion fails. Let's see. Is that Mr. Gonzalez as well? Mr.
• If we pass this bill and close this gap, I truly believe we'll save lives.

Bills: HB91, HB123, HB167, HB255, HB264, HB321, HB884, HB955, HB967, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB994, HB1005, HB1104, HB1107, HB1109, SCR3

Keywords: criminal procedure, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection, trial rights, electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice

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• Do pass to Appropriations. Current vote 6-2. Chair voting aye. Do pass to Appropriations.
• Do pass to Appropriations? Do pass to Appropriations. Current vote 8-1. Chair voting aye.
• Do pass as amended to Appropriations. SB 875, Wiener. Do pass as amended to Appropriations.
• Do pass as amended. SB 1097, Wiener. Do pass as amended to Appropriations. Current vote 9-0.
• Do pass as amended to Appropriations, current vote... Do pass as amended to Appropriations.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Please do not pass this bill. Thanks.
• Health care environment and patients, please do not pass this bill. Thanks.
• I urge you to pass 2283 out of committee and stand for your questions. Great.
• I urge you to pass HB 2283. Thank you for your time. Thank you.
• I think we should pass this out of committee. Great. Any further discussion?

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2261, which would require health care providers to wear badges showing name, credential, and relevant degrees, require similar disclosure in advertising, and restrict use of the title “physician surgeon” to certain physicians and osteopathic physicians. Supporters, including the Washington State Medical Association and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and informed consent. Opponents from nurse, naturopathic, and adult family home groups argued it was overly broad, burdensome, confusing, and could harm access to care or residential home settings; several also said existing disciplinary laws already address misrepresentation. No vote was taken on HB 2261 during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2283, which would raise the medical loss ratio for fully insured individual, small group, and large group health plans to 90 percent. Supporters, including small business, patient, and physician groups, said the bill would push more premium dollars toward patient care and lower costs or increase rebates. Insurers and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner warned it could destabilize the market, reduce flexibility for administrative services, and lead to carrier exits, though OIC said it was working on amendments. The bill was not voted on in the hearing. House Bill 2425, an agency-request bill on nurse delegation, would broaden what tasks registered nurses may delegate, remove some setting and training restrictions, expand emergency medication authority, and adjust liability and retaliation protections. The Board of Nursing, long-term care providers, and skilled nursing/assisted living representatives supported the bill as a modernization that could ease workforce shortages and improve care access, while the Washington State Association for Justice opposed the immunity provisions and raised patient safety concerns. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 2425. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. HB 2110, with an amendment clarifying ambulance staffing and RN scope, passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2113 passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2122, as amended to require hospitals to offer flu vaccines with several flexibility and critical-access-hospital exemptions, passed 15-3 with one excused. HB 2152, as amended to require certain facilities to allow medical cannabis use for qualifying terminal patients and to add related exemptions and protections, passed 17-1 with one excused. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I ask you to please support Senate Bill 33 and pass it quickly. Thank you.
• Since then, we've passed the Human Life Protection Act, and we've passed a number of other pro-life laws
• Please do not delay and pass Senate Bill 33. Thank you.
• Please pass this important bill for our communities to the floor and ensure that it passes this session
• Please pass Senate Bill 11. Thank you. Thank you for your testimony.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• </c> sd1 HD1 recommendations to pass sd1 HD1 recommendations to pass unamended<02:46:29.200><c> any</
• </c> 1220 sd2 HD1 recommendation is to pass 1220 sd2 HD1 recommendation is to pass as<02:46:39.319><c
• </c> s sp269 sd1 HD2 recommendations to pass s sp269 sd1 HD2 recommendations to pass unamended<02:47:
• </c> HD1 a recommendation is that we pass HD1 a recommendation is that we pass this<02:47:53.840><c>
• </c><02:51:49.640><c> unamended</c> one recommendations to pass unamended one recommendations to pass

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Nay, do not pass. Representative Walsh votes nay, do not pass. Abell? Nay, do not pass.
• Representative Abell votes nay, do not pass. Burnett? Nay, do not pass.
• Walsh: Nay, do not pass. Representative Walsh votes nay, do not pass.
• Walsh: Nay, do not pass. Representative Walsh votes nay, do not pass.
• No, do not pass. Representative Abell votes nay, do not pass. Burnett? No, do not pass.

Bills: HB2548, HB2453, HB2640, HB2095, HB2386, HB2239

Keywords: health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund

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• It did pass out of Ag Committee 18-3. It passed out of Rules 12-0.
• It passed with overwhelming support the last two years.
• Gentlemen, I am not an automatic pass-through for tax credits.
• It did pass through Local Government 11 to 1 with very much bipartisan support.
• If this bill passes, it also, it allows you to sue the covered entity.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House first established a quorum, then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 2297, a fence-law bill, was presented as a way to let livestock owners enter up to 10 feet onto neighboring property to repair fences, remove trees and debris on the fence line, and avoid trespass liability while repairing damage caused by livestock escaping. Supporters said the measure addresses a real rural problem and protects farmers who are already responsible for keeping animals contained; the bill was adopted and perfected and printed after debate over property rights and access concerns. The chamber then considered House Bills 2142 and 2058, a film and television tax incentive measure. Supporters said Missouri’s film credit program has produced strong economic returns, created jobs, and attracted productions, and they argued for combining separate film and TV funding buckets while removing a proposed sunset extension. An amendment to keep the sunset at 2029 was adopted, and the bill was then adopted, perfected, and printed. The House also took up House Bill 3004, a hardwood labeling bill requiring products sold in Missouri to be labeled accurately as wood or non-wood materials; supporters framed it as truth-in-advertising and protection for the state’s timber industry, while one member questioned how the law would apply to online and out-of-state sellers. The bill was adopted and perfected and printed. Next, the House considered House Bills 3283 and 3306, which set a timeline and process for public-sector collective bargaining disputes, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and defined “good faith” in bargaining. An amendment narrowed the bill so it would not apply to teachers, police, or other excluded public employees under existing law. Supporters said the bill would prevent years-long contract disputes and save taxpayer money, especially for firefighters and other first responders; the substitute was adopted and perfected and printed. Finally, House Bill 2536, a bill on sex-designated restrooms and other private spaces in government-controlled settings, drew extensive debate. The sponsor said it was intended to protect privacy and safety in restrooms, changing rooms, sleeping quarters, schools, airports, correctional facilities, and similar spaces, and an amendment clarified exceptions for corrections officers and other public safety duties. Opponents argued the bill would target transgender people, create enforcement problems, and rely on signage rather than preventing crime; supporters said it was needed to protect women and girls. The amendment was adopted, and debate continued on the bill as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm those due pass on House Bill 61. Are any objections to the due pass motion?
• That amendment fails. Senator. Thank you. That amendment fails.
• But it is also set up to fail.
• I was not passing on any insurance company.
• I'll move a due pass as amended. All right, when a due pass is amended, roll call, please, Emily.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 61, which would raise aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony in cases involving great bodily harm or a deadly weapon. The sponsor and supporters said the bill fixes an inconsistency in current law, where aggravated assault on an officer can be punished more severely than aggravated battery causing serious injury. Law enforcement representatives, the Chiefs Association, CBRC, and chamber representatives testified in support, and the New Mexico Sentencing Commission was noted as having endorsed the bill by a 6-3-4 vote. After questions about proportionality and plea bargaining, the committee voted due pass on HB 61 without objection. The committee then returned to House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform bill, and several members made conflict-of-interest disclosures before debating amendments. The discussion focused heavily on the patient compensation fund, surcharge setting, and whether an advisory board or the superintendent should control rates. Amendments to segregate future fund money, require surcharges no lower than the advisory board’s recommendation, and create a commission with more actuarial and financial expertise were debated at length; the committee rejected the first two amendments. Members and witnesses argued over whether past undercharging of hospitals and doctors led to insolvency and taxpayer bailouts, and whether the bill should require more transparency and oversight. The committee also debated amendments on punitive damages. One proposal would have delayed punitive damage claims until after substantial discovery; opponents said it would conflict with civil procedure, prolong litigation, and likely be struck down. Another would have tied punitive damages to a multiple of compensatory damages or a percentage of net worth; supporters said that would better deter harmful conduct, while opponents said it would create uncertainty and more discovery. That amendment also failed. A final punitive-damages amendment would have removed caps in cases involving sexual assault or intoxication by a health care provider and protected the first $5 million of an independent provider’s personal assets; it too was rejected after members said it would shield egregious misconduct and go beyond the bill’s purpose.

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• The measure passes. We're going to pass for your tandem file items 84, 85, 86.
• And that failed at the time.
• The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 119.
• The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file items 121, 122, 123.
• The measure passes. We're going to pass and retain on file Item 133.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the early session on guest introductions recognizing students, interns, advocacy groups, sorority members, and other visitors. Members also noted Assembly Member Castillo’s birthday and announced a later floor photo for members wearing denim. The chamber then moved to the Daily File and took up a series of bills and resolutions. Among the major actions, AB 2323 by Assembly Member McKinnor, on modernizing public notice while preserving transparency and due process, passed 57-0. ACR 149 by Assembly Member Hart, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act and the Coastal Conservancy, drew extensive debate both in support and opposition before being adopted by voice vote, with 46 co-authors added. AB 2011 by Assembly Member Hart, codifying mental health parity standards, was also taken up, and AB 2691 by Assembly Member Addis, expanding disqualifying felony convictions for elected office to include sexual assault and human trafficking, passed 53-0. The Assembly also adopted HR 31 on Denim Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month after lengthy testimony from members describing personal experiences and the need to support survivors. The body then approved several policy bills with broad support, including AB 1621 on housing permitting timelines (64-0), AB 1704 on studying the cost of low-embodied-carbon building materials and pausing standards if cost parity is not reached (58-0), AB 1916 updating the definition of certified interpreter to include ASL interpreters (59-2), AB 2559 on returning construction and demolition permit deposits when compliance is documented (61-0), AB 2663 as an urgency sunset extension for alcoholic beverage law (64-0 on urgency and measure), and AB 2731 expanding on-sale general alcohol licenses in Santa Cruz County (63-0). The Senate consent calendar was also adopted. The session ended with an adjournment in memory of Josado Dado Banatao, honoring his life, engineering achievements, and philanthropy, followed by a motion to adjourn until April 30 at 9 a.m.

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• The motion passes. Oh, we're going to leave the bill open for absent members. I apologize.
• Motion is do pass. Ortega? Aye. Bye. AB 1838, Assembly Member Berman. Motion is do pass. Ortega?
• Motion is do pass. Ortega? Aye. Bye. AB 1838, Assembly Member Berman. Motion is do pass. Ortega?
• Motion passes. Thank you.
• Assemblymember Davies, the motion is do pass.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several workplace-related bills. AB 1803 would require anti-hate speech training as part of existing harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees; supporters said it would help workers recognize and report workplace hate, while opponents raised First Amendment and definitional concerns. The bill passed on a do pass motion and was re-referred to Judiciary, with the roll left open for absent members. AB 1940 would add perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause to FEHA’s sex protections and clarify related workplace protections; supporters emphasized workplace equity and retention, while business groups said existing accommodation laws already cover many issues and raised concerns about expanding protected classifications. It also passed and was re-referred to Judiciary with the roll open. AB 1838 would require bidders on public works projects to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations and how they were addressed; labor groups supported the transparency measure, while contractors and business groups questioned definitions and disclosure scope. It passed and was re-referred to Judiciary. AB 1859 would give joint labor-management committees access to public works job sites to help identify labor-law violations; supporters said it would improve enforcement of wage theft laws, while opponents raised due process, property access, and constitutional concerns. It passed and was re-referred to Judiciary. The committee also considered two workplace AI and surveillance bills. AB 1883 would prohibit certain invasive surveillance technologies in the workplace, including facial, gait, and emotion recognition, while placing limits on some facial recognition uses; supporters argued these tools are discriminatory and unreliable, and opponents said a ban was too broad and could eliminate useful safety and operational tools. The bill passed and was re-referred to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 1898 would require employers to give workers advance notice before using AI tools to surveil or manage workers, including disclosure of the tool’s purpose, data collected, and affected decisions; supporters framed it as a basic transparency measure, while opponents objected to the breadth of notice requirements, possible veto power over deployment, and enforcement language. It also passed and was re-referred to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee additionally took up AB 1707, which passed and was re-referred to Appropriations with a consent-calendar recommendation, though the transcript does not provide the bill’s subject matter.

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• Motion passed. The journal is approved.
• This came up in Congress, passed the House, went to the Senate.
• So we had a memorial that passed that says we want 40%.
• So we had a memorial that passed that says we want 40%.
• The motion passes. The House adjourned until the hour of 11 a.m.

Keywords: 989, all

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• And it was passed specifically to try to limit abuses.
• Uh, if Texas were to pass this, it would be the 5th state to pass legislation like this.
• Members, last session this legislation passed unanimously out of this esteemed committee, then passed
• Has any other state passed anything similar to this?
• I will heap some praise on HB 1576, Representative Oliverson's bill that passed yesterday, passed out

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• As a previous city attorney for the city of Eagle Pass, I was able to see the council work through a
• Illegal school bus passing incidents annually.
• I can tell you that thousands of our school buses are passed. ...illegally every day.
• Then they shouldn't pass it illegally. That's the way I look at it.
• I passed the no texting while driving bill in this state, and it took me three times.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• SB 2494 CD1 passes final Thank you. SB 2494 CD1 passes final reading. reading. reading.
• </c> CD1 passes final reading. CD1 passes final reading.
• HB 1516 CD1 fails.
• HB 1740 CD 1 passes 24 eyes. Thank you. HB 1740 CD 1 passes final<00:13:21.240><c> reading.
• SB 2519 CD 1 passes final Thank you. SB 2519 CD 1 passes final reading. reading. reading.

Bills: HB2241, HB1163, HB1514, HB1696, HB2021, SB2135, SB2466, SB2727, SB3082, SB3097, SB2861, SCR100, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, SCR162, SB2614, SB3118, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, commercial driving, driver's license