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• I was raised and my whole family lives.
• of our families.
• And that's just our small family business.
• It really does support our family and many of the families that work with us and for us.
• It's a family thing Thank you Thank you both.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It and build memories with their families for a year to come.
• And that is the Matthews family: Derek Matthews, Dr.
• Over 85% of people recommend the Fair to their friends and family.
• Texas formed the Texas Space Commission a few years ago, and if you look at what Governor Abbott and
• the lower left, that's the one that operates in Van Horn, Texas.

Keywords: 996, all

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• and our fire codes.
• This bill addresses the fire code.
• So, we'd be addresses the fire code.
• cases in families suing the chatbots. cases in families suing the chatbots.
• workers and the American family workers and the American family therapists.<05:37:32.080> Uh,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:29:56.039> and Bill cherished his time with family and Bill cherished his time with family
• <00:50:07.640> had Africa had no idea his family had Africa had no idea his family had survived
• Survivors children whose entire family Survivors children whose entire family made<00:50:45.960>
• incredible Legacy and a loving family incredible Legacy and a loving family who<06:57:54.000>
• thousands of border patrol agents Texas thousands of border patrol agents Texas state<07:10:43.638

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• For my family, this is not theoretical.
• . access while preserving choice for New Mexico families.
• Midland, Texas, that are an hour and a half away.
• They want that very badly, and so do their families.
• with a student and family survey.

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• ring suburbs as we built we saw families ring suburbs as we built we saw families FL<00:07:47.240
• below 100 indicates that a family below 100 indicates that a family earning<00:40:17.640> the
• codes in the lowest-income quarter of ZIP codes in the U.S.
• codes in the lowest-income quarter of ZIP codes in the U.S.
• codes in the lowest-income quarter of ZIP codes in the U.S.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard informational presentations from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on the state of housing in Minnesota. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state has a severe housing shortage, with demand outpacing supply since the 2007-09 housing crash, and argued that Minnesota is nearly 100,000 units short of a healthy market. He said new homes are increasingly unaffordable, citing a median new single-family price above $530,000 and declining affordability in the Twin Cities metro, and he urged lawmakers to remove exclusionary zoning and other regulatory barriers that he said make starter homes and smaller-lot housing difficult or illegal to build in many growing cities. He also highlighted the group’s Housing for Heroes projects, including transitional housing for veterans and other crisis housing projects around the state. Members asked Foster about starter-home examples and his view that the committee’s top priority should be reforming residential development approvals. He said most new housing is negotiated through planned unit developments rather than built under base zoning, which he argued adds cost and reduces supply. The committee then heard from Elizabeth Wael of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, who said housing challenges outside the metro are different but equally serious. She said many Greater Minnesota cities face a lack of developers, inadequate infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and gaps in the housing continuum, especially starter workforce housing and senior housing. She thanked the committee for 2023 housing funding and said cities are contributing their own resources, updating zoning, reducing parking requirements, allowing ADUs, and partnering with developers and nonprofits. Wael also urged faster rollout of the Greater Minnesota infrastructure grant program and said the state should consider changes to the housing tax credit and housing TIF rules to make them easier to use. In response, senators said they shared frustration with the slow implementation of the infrastructure program and emphasized the need for state investment and locally tailored zoning reforms. No bills were heard and no votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on stakeholder testimony and committee discussion.

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• Please pass House Bill 2765 to bolster our rural economies, protect Texas landowners, and sustain Texas
• Currently, the government code requires that the director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
• This established the Texas Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program at the Texas Workforce Commission
• , Texas manufacturers.
• I represent the Texas Nurses Association.

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• Committee on Administration is electronic public comment process for all Texans. be posted on the Texas
• Legislative Information System, also known as TLIS, Texas Legislative Metro Online, which is known as
• Commissioner of Higher Education, Texas Higher Education of Education, Texas Education Agency, and Mr
• Representing the public for the Texas Workforce Commission to please come forward and in order to testify
• Texas. And we have then used this as a tool to help people understand the relative.

Keywords: administrative matters, public testimony, committee schedules, legislation, collaboration

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several administrative matters, alongside public comments and expert testimonies regarding the proposed legislation. Representative Shaheen highlighted concerns regarding the parameters for public comment, ensuring that only embodied testimonies would be allowed during this session. The meeting was well-attended, and members frequently moved in and out due to overlapping committee schedules. The atmosphere was one of collaboration, underscored by a strong presence of both committee members and the public.

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• There's no exemption for small or family-owned or sole proprietors.
• They're a civic education company based out of Texas. Okay.
• It's largely codified by Code Section 21-5I-4.
• All right, so we've identified multiple code conflicts and some circular... ...identified multiple code
• And then on line 13, they're family court judges; they're not family law judges, and that's a technical

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities. The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.

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• It's a triennial code proposal and adoption process with intervening codes adopted every 18 months.
• , and some of the interim codes and reach codes that have been mentioned.
• Not all code provisions—the residential code is about this thick—it falls into a lot of different places
• This bill is a bit of a chainsaw approach to the codes.
• updates, interim code updates, reach codes, and what types of code development are actually in the benefit

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on March 19, 2025, adopted its committee rules unanimously, and then heard a series of housing, insurance, and disaster-recovery bills. Early bills focused on wildfire relief and insurance issues, including AB 238 on mortgage forbearance for Los Angeles County wildfire survivors, AB 493 on insurance payout interest for homeowners, AB 597 on consumer protections after disasters, and AB 226 on strengthening the California FAIR Plan’s liquidity tools. Supporters generally framed these measures as necessary protections for disaster survivors and market stability, while opponents and concerned witnesses raised issues such as investor guidelines, compliance conflicts, and market disruption. Several members also noted equity concerns and the need to balance relief with consistency across the state. The committee also heard a cluster of housing-production bills. AB 306 proposed a six-year pause on new state building code updates affecting residential construction and limits on local code modifications, drawing strong support from housing and building industry groups who argued it would reduce costs and improve predictability. It also drew opposition from code, environmental, and clean-energy advocates, who warned about safety, local control, and the loss of important code updates. AB 253 would allow licensed third-party professionals to perform plan checks if local review takes 30 days or more, and AB 301 would impose state-agency permitting timelines similar to those already applied to local governments; both were presented as ways to reduce delays and speed housing development. AB 462 would exempt ADU construction from coastal development permit requirements in Los Angeles County, especially to aid fire recovery and expand housing supply. After hearing testimony and brief member discussion on each measure, the committee placed the bills on suspense or advanced them as appropriate. In the suspense hearing at the end of the meeting, the committee took up the suspense-file bills and reported AB 226, AB 238, AB 301, and AB 306 out with due pass recommendations on roll call votes. The meeting then adjourned.

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• A quarter of those were surrendered by their families.
• Not income on the family unit; I get that part, but is there a cap or a Not income on the family unit
• Where the Johnson County Sheriff's Department in Texas, Johnson County, Texas, accessed, did a nationwide
• It is the ability for an agency in Texas to...
• And military families caucus speak online.

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• And in many cases, those families... Single day from families who are facing eviction.
• I know a family... ...to be introduced targeting trans kids.
• Lisbeth Medina, 16, stabbed to death in Texas by an illegal alien.
• When I was a reporter along the Texas-Mexico border, I had the opportunity to meet many of those families
• For some of those families, their court dates, to make Senator Ortiz: For some of those families, their

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They lost that day, firefighter Kennedy, Lieutenant Walsh, is still felt deeply by their families and
• Advancements have been made at the local level in Boston and at the state level in our building code
• His family was always at the center of his world, though he maintained a long career.
• As his family grew, he became a beloved patriarch who delighted in bringing generations of friends and
• family together.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first took up final passage of two bills: one directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Jason Villian, and another authorizing DCAMM to convey certain parcels of land in Brockton. Both bills passed to be enacted and were sent to the Governor. The chamber also adopted a resolution celebrating the commissioning of the U.S.S. Massachusetts. The Senate then considered several committee reports and procedural orders. Ways and Means reported a new draft for Senate Bill 2801, fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts, and the Senate ordered the bill to a second reading with amendment deadlines and later-stage procedures set. The Rules Committee also recommended suspending the joint rule for a petition on animal telehealth, which the Senate approved, along with additional Joint Rule 12 suspensions to refer House petitions to the appropriate committees. Later, the Senate took up Senate Bill 1646 on violations of regulations regarding hot work processes. After suspending the rules to proceed forthwith, the Senate rejected an amendment to establish a Board of Hoisting Machinery Regulations, adopted the Ways and Means amendment, and ordered the bill to a third reading. Following remarks from Senator Collins about the Walsh-Kennedy Commission and fire safety reforms, the bill passed to be engrossed. The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Dan McColl, a South Boston artist and newspaper man, and then adjourned to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m.

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• I heard about families who changed plans, who had kids that maybe were going to Texas or Arizona or Colorado
• But I've also heard about those graduating seniors that would have been first-gen immigrant families—families
• farms and ranches tend to move towards to keep it in the family.
• It's frightening my family.
• So what is in place to ensure that families continue to access food?

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• When they come into my classroom, they become part of my family.
• Like I like to say our entire educational family, right?
• And they went from California to Oklahoma to Texas…” “October.
• We have incredible opportunities for our students and families.
• And this is because of the APSCN coding structure.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• codes to it, and that is how you create the claim for that.
• team would attach the procedure coding team would attach the procedure codes<00:36:37.640> to
• <00:37:36.040> individuals are like in Alabama Texas individuals are like in Alabama Texas
• families families involved<00:52:41.160> parents<00:52:41.480> should<00:52:41.640>
• have friends who use they see family have friends who use they see family members<01:07:14.079><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Kentucky utilize barcodes or QR codes for the purposes of tabulating votes?
• Um, Hart InterCivic is a company based in Austin, Texas. We've been in business for over 110 years.
• ,<01:16:16.080> um, in Austin, Texas, um, in Austin, Texas, um, nearby<01:16:18.719> our
• in Austin, Texas. in Austin, Texas.
• We are located in Austin, Texas, where our manufacturing facility is.

Keywords: Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15 Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14 Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf. Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.

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• My will help my family. I work for Lentwens and I support SB 921.
• At an affordable price and not at the expense of their family.
• The original legislation, in 2011, the International Code of the International Residential Code, and
• We know these are our neighbors, our friends, and our family.
• We know these are our neighbors, our friends, and our family.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We pray for his wife, his family, his children.
• Come on, family, you've got to jump here. Okay, come on. Reading of the journal.
• Let me, to my right, we have members of our family here who I'd like to recognize.
• And her family is here today.
• Susan was born in 1954 in Hughes Spring, Texas, to Robert Bob H.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, HB75, HB1222, SB121, SB312, SB348, SB485, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HCR32, HB944, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB410, HB750, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB149, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB382, SB441, SB449, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB784, HB1117

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

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• We pray for his wife, his family, his children.
• Come on, family, you've got to jump here. Okay, come on. Reading of the journal.
• Kirkpatrick, and her family is here today with us. She was a very accomplished woman.
• Let me, to my right, we have members of our family here who I'd like to recognize.
• And her family is here today.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, HB75, HB1222, SB121, SB312, SB348, SB485, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HCR32, HB944, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB410, HB750, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB149, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB382, SB441, SB449, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB784, HB1117

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received a prayer and pledge, adopted the journal, and heard messages from the House reporting final passage of several Senate bills and concurrence in SCR 86 and 87. The chamber also observed personal privileges honoring the lives of Edith K. Kirkpatrick and Susan Ann Traylor Bidick, with family members present and a moment of silence held for Bidick. The House later refused concurrence on Senate amendments to HB 42 and HB 159. The Senate then took up a series of resolutions, most of which were adopted without objection. These included studies on energy infrastructure and modernization (SR 174, amended to add an alternative energy industry representative and a consumer advocate), breast pump Medicaid reimbursement (SR 175), digital student IDs (SR 176), lethality assessment protocols in domestic violence cases (SR 177), problem gambling prevention (SR 178), community water system grading (SR 179), condolences for Sharon Courtney (SR 180), and expansion of the Louisiana Tumor Registry (SR 181). The chamber also adopted SCR 85 honoring the Sam Houston High School Broncos baseball team after a recorded vote of 36 yeas and 8 nays. On bills returned from the House, HB 1222 on grocery initiative grants failed on final passage by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. SB 312 had House amendments rejected, SB 348 and SB 485 had House amendments concurred in, and SB 121 on congressional redistricting was the subject of extensive debate over racial gerrymandering, district configuration, and expected litigation before the Senate concurred in the House amendments by 28 yeas and 10 nays. The Senate also concurred in several House concurrent resolutions, including studies or reports on flooded corn and migratory waterfowl, deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, support for a Senator Kennedy letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, boating safety reporting, and subsurface data review. Finally, HB 944 creating a Women’s Health Consortium within the Department of Health was amended to address funding concerns and convert it into a more task-force-like structure, then passed 37-0 with nine coauthors. The Senate then recessed until 1:30 p.m. to continue work, including conference committee reports.