Transcript Highlights:

• sections to comply with CARAS chapter sections to comply with CARAS chapter 13A.
• plans reviewer 1 and building code field inspector 1.
• the classifications of building code the classifications of building code plans<00:04:07.040>
• code field inspector<00:04:10.000> one.
• requirements of care Chapter 13A, correct statutory citations, and make technical changes.

Keywords: 0:16 – CALL TO ORDER 0:20 – ROLL CALL 0:56 – ELECTION OF CO-CHAIRS 1:54 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2:10 – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 3:28 – PERSONNEL BOARD 4:30 – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5:18 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, OFFICE OF CLAIMS & APPEALS 12:03 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 12:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 14:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 31:44 – NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT/ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.

Transcript Highlights:

• In chapter three, we specifically focus on classroom...
• I've heard that in the middle of a lesson, in the middle of a chapter...
• So you've spent a lot of time creating code, and we've also put that into rules.
• As a body, we talk about how we are trying to create a smaller government, a more efficient...
• As a body, we talk about how we are trying to create a smaller government, a more efficient government

Keywords: 985, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, some of the frequent violations that we see are all going to be from Chapter 8.
• That would result in. a violation of chapter 18. Piggybacking is not allowed.
• system, does it comply with everything that's in Chapter 251?
• Texas is one of only a few states that continues to follow the 48-hour code. clock.
• Under Chapter 251 of the Texas Utilities Code, a person who intends to excavate at a depth of 16 inches

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, county governments provide many essential state services to constituents at the local level.
• Your sponsorship of this legislation is good, common-sense government efficiency legislation that helps
• And so I think this is good government efficiency and will help us reduce some property tax.
• So for good government, we'll wait for it to come over. All right. That's it. Who's ready?
• We have 18 different chapters.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• And that's Amendment bar code 9, 4, 5, 5, 0, 4, You're recognized to explain the amendment.
• Removes the changes the definition of harmful to minors and Chapter 8.47.
• Bar code 9, 4, 5, 5, 0, 4, It was we do voice vote. All right. All in favor say aye. All opposed.
• Code. 8, 6, 4, 1, 1, Go ahead. >> Thank you, Mister Chair. This strike.
• What's the bar code for the delete all bar code 1, 7, 9, 5, 4, 0, Thank you. >> This amendment provides

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment bar code number 547041. Thank you, Chair.
• He and I started the first ever Turning Point chapter in Florida founded.
• Seeing no questions on the bill, I believe we have an amendment, bar code. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Want to get between the local Congressman and the local government?
• If local governments or state government, for that matter, had to decline that, the people in the jurisdiction

Transcript Highlights:

• So there's a significant gap between what the federal government spends and what the federal government
• It's 104 pages of details to end woke and weaponized government.
• All of us support greater government efficiency.
• Because I think, as you know, Elon Musk has lots of interests in government actions and government contracts
• And a handful of other government benefits.

Transcript Highlights:

• The amendment, let's take up Amendment Bar Code 768-966 by Senator Claudio.
• We'll take up Amendment Bar Code 555-350 by Senator Kaladayut.
• It ensures that the Florida Building Code is consistent with the international code as it relates to
• over this, as a citizen board that governs over this.
• This is due in large part to the preemption that has paralyzed governing bodies and local governments

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

Transcript Highlights:

• with authority, that they may have your wisdom and discernment to lead with righteousness and to govern
• Senate Bill 1664 is withdrawn from the Committee on Government.
• Amending Title 23, Chapter 6, Article 1, at Section 23-911, relating to workers' compensation.
• But indeed, the government is shut down for TSA agents.
• I want to lift up that while there are TSA... government is shut down, but indeed the government is shut

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and a series of guest and doctor introductions. Members recognized visitors for a range of advocacy and community events, including Children’s Health Advocacy Day, Jewish Advocacy Day, housing affordability advocates, environmental advocates for Lobo Week, and several constituent and youth groups. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement honoring Dr. Leah Hillier as Doctor of the Day and several remarks about community organizations and guests in the gallery. The House then received Senate messages and committee referrals, including multiple Senate bills and a concurrent resolution being assigned or withdrawn from committees. In Committee of the Whole, SB 1415 was recommended do pass, and SB 1430 was recommended do pass as amended after a Ways and Means amendment was adopted to remove a controversial provision so the measure would remain limited to tax code corrections. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the bills were deferred for engrossing; SB 1193 was retained on the calendar. On third reading, the House passed HB 2680, relating to workers’ compensation, by a vote of 55-1 with four not voting, and passed SB 1029, relating to campaign contributions and expenses, by a vote of 57-0 with three not voting. Later, the chamber heard extended personal privilege remarks on federal issues, including the government shutdown, TSA and ICE at airports, immigration enforcement, and state budget negotiations. The House also recognized Lobo Week and received announcements about upcoming committee meetings and a CAP update, then adjourned until Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:19:37.559> provisions<00:19:38.559> are self-government provisions are self-government
• Self-governance in local government risk pools means that these pools are primarily managed and directed
• Self-governance in local government risk pools means that these pools are primarily managed and directed
• uh to be exempt from the insurance code uh to be exempt from the insurance code in<00:32:58.080>
• government entity. government entity.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up the pooled risk management program bill and reviewed a new amendment drafted with input from the Insurance Department and Legislative Services. Department witnesses explained that the proposal would move oversight of pooled risk management programs from the Secretary of State’s office to the Insurance Department, add a licensure requirement, preserve the programs’ non-insurer status, and exempt them from third-party administrator licensure. They also described a series of solvency tools in the draft, including financial reporting, risk-based capital standards, minimum capitalization, investment limits, commissioner examination and enforcement authority, rulemaking authority, merger and affiliate-transaction review, confidentiality protections, and a separability clause. A major theme of the discussion was that pooled risk management programs differ from commercial insurers because the risk remains with the member local governments rather than being backed by a state guarantee fund. Witnesses said the bill is designed to emphasize solvency over return of premium and to give the Insurance Department a regulatory “toolbox” to prevent insolvency, including a proposed $5 million excess or stop-loss coverage benchmark, optional accessible policies, and a requirement that boards vote on dividends or premium returns when capital exceeds 600% of risk-based capital. Members questioned how this approach differed from the original Secretary of State bill and whether assessments on towns would still be possible; the department responded that the new framework would allow more flexible oversight and alternatives to immediate court action. The committee also discussed why the statute should continue to say the programs are not insurers, with the department explaining that this preserves their autonomy and avoids applying unrelated insurance laws and premium taxes. Members asked about the department’s workload and were told the department believed it could absorb the new duties without additional funding. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, show up with a QR code or an email address and let me have them.
• It ensures the Florida Building Code is consistent with the International Code as it relates to tall
• It states that a local government Within a spaceport territory from the Florida Building Code.
• So allowing governments to purchase Israel bonds is a smart move.
• There is one amendment, bar code 649992.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:16:02.320> and<00:16:02.440> licensing for the construction codes and licensing
• And so, um being it was building code.
• The bill contains 14 sections related to Workers' Compensation in chapters 79, 175A, and 176.
• The bill contains 14 sections related to Workers' Compensation in chapters 79, 175A, and 176.
• statutes under chapter 79, specifically in sections 79.34 through 79.38.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Colorado Springs Alumni Chapter, Omicron Zeta Chapter, and Omicron Pi Chapter of Cap Alpha Psi Fraternity
• Uh the chapter also Denver area seniors.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.
• I wished my school would have had a chapter back when I was in school. It didn't.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then took up several ceremonial and procedural items before moving to resolutions and a large consent calendar of supplemental appropriation bills. The chamber also received committee reports, including Agriculture and Natural Resources appointments to the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, the Colorado Agricultural Development Authority, and the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee, which were recommended for the consent calendar and confirmation. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized Cap Alpha Psi Fraternity for its mentorship, scholarship, housing, and community service work in Colorado, and later honored Ukraine Power, a Colorado Springs nonprofit that raises funds and delivers generators, heaters, power banks, and other aid to people in Ukraine. Senators emphasized the ongoing war in Ukraine and praised Coloradans helping with humanitarian relief. The Senate then adopted SJR 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, after extended remarks about agricultural education, leadership development, and the role of FFA in both rural and urban communities. The resolution passed on a 33-0 vote, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber also passed a 30-bill consent calendar of supplemental appropriations and related measures, with several senators recording no votes on selected bills. Final passage followed for House Bill 1151 and the remaining bills on the calendar, covering supplemental appropriations to departments including Corrections, Health Care Policy and Financing, Agriculture, Early Childhood, Education, Human Services, Judicial, Labor and Employment, Law, Local Affairs, Military and Veterans Affairs, Personnel, Revenue, State, Transportation, Treasury, and capital construction and education-related funding measures. Debate on HB 1155 focused on Medicaid and behavioral health cuts, with one senator opposing the bill over parity concerns and others supporting it as part of broader budget balancing. Most bills passed with strong majorities, though several had recorded no votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, it does not restrict other therapies regulated under chapters 146A.
• chapter.
• Um, prior to Jackson Petersburg being president of the AMTA chapter local chapter, uh, the president
• We have a very specific and lengthy criminal code.
• It amends Chapter 147B.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, these are just basically codes that are established by the federal government, and I hope that helps
• If it's just a chapter, the book gets closed.
• Payments to, say, school districts or local governments as well. So, Mr.
• If we do well economically, the federal government will say, "That's great.
• The federal government is paying 90% of those. So, that backdrop of how to.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today we will hear the administration's spending plan for water and coastal resilience chapters and chapters
• We're here to discuss the Water Chapter and the Proposition 4 bond.
• So the Proposition 4 Water Chapter, The Proposition 4 Water Chapter includes two buckets of funding for
• We can do the DNA coding of fish when they're in our hatcheries. It's less intrusive.
• And that's what you have government agencies do— all those things.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on water and coastal resilience heard an overview of the governor’s Proposition 4 spending plan, with presentations from the Department of Finance, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and later coastal agencies. Members discussed the water chapter’s major allocations for drinking water and wastewater, recycled water, tribal water infrastructure, groundwater recharge and SGMA implementation, dam safety, flood protection, integrated regional water management, Salton Sea projects, and water data/stream gauges. The LAO noted that many programs are established and have clear funding processes, but some newer or less-defined programs may warrant more detailed future budget requests and reporting. No votes were taken on the agenda items. Members raised concerns about groundwater subsidence, water deliveries from the Delta, the pace of water storage investments, instream flows, and whether bond dollars were being used to backfill General Fund reductions. Administration witnesses said groundwater recharge spending is being paced because prior years already funded substantial SGMA work, that Delta operations are governed by water quality, salinity, and species requirements, and that Proposition 1 storage projects have moved slowly because they are locally led and require permitting and financing. The Water Board and DWR said they use public needs assessments, annual plans, and existing grant processes to prioritize projects, and Finance said some General Fund programs were shifted to Proposition 4 to help balance the budget. Members also asked for clearer public tracking of bond spending and more concise future reporting. In the coastal resilience portion, the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy described Proposition 4 funding for sea level rise adaptation, coastal flood management, habitat restoration, public access, and San Francisco Bay projects, with a multi-year rollout based on project readiness and recent large state investments. The Conservancy said it would use its existing rolling grant process, while OPC said its sea level rise grants would build on existing programs and new technical assistance. The Department of Fish and Wildlife explained its proposed use of bond funds for climate-ready fisheries, hatchery modernization, salmon monitoring, whale- and turtle-safe fishing gear, and a specific hatchery operations request tied to the Friant settlement. The LAO said the coastal chapter’s proposed first-year spending is relatively modest but generally reasonable given staffing and project readiness, while members emphasized oversight, transparency, and coordination across agencies and jurisdictions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Bar code 253189. You're recognized for amendment number one.
• This bill does not create a new program or expand government.
• The core issue is a significant gray area in Florida statute Chapter 493.
• Amendment number one, bar code 237943.
• That's the bar code amendment number one. Sir, you're recognized to explain your amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• administrative code. administrative code.
• But let's go now to the QR code. >> There'll be a scan the scan code.
• Scan the QR code. me scan this code me scan this code because<01:27:02.320> in<01:27:03.040>
• Scan the<01:27:21.040> QR<01:27:21.520> code. the QR code. the QR code.
• Nothing in this chapter shall chapter.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So is this then extending beyond that current code for a singular case?
• So is this then extending beyond that current code for a singular case?
• 00:09:16.880> section<00:09:17.279> 921, States Code Title 18 section 921, States Code
• , otherwise prohibited in this chapter, otherwise prohibited in this chapter, the<00:09:47.279>
• code for a<00:10:02.080> singular<00:10:02.480> case?

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill is reported. 4040, Comrie, and that's been the Administrative Code.
• Bill is reported. 9977, and that's Chapter 10-10-10-10-10, the laws, 9558.
• The Administrative Code of the City of New York was reported.
• And after the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
• The bill was reported. 538, Salazar, in Chapter 573 of the Laws of 2011.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Rules met and reported a long list of bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes after motions and seconding by various senators. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including Environmental Conservation, Education, Executive Law, Civil Service, Public Health, Public Service, Election Law, Social Services, Correction Law, Traffic Law, General Law, Administrative Code, Retirement and Social Security, and several chapter-amendment or authorization measures. In many cases, the chair noted the bill number, sponsor, and subject area, then asked for objections; none were recorded, and the bill was reported. A few measures were laid aside by the sponsor, including bills referenced as 5711, 5727, and 9539, though the transcript is repetitive and some bill numbers/topics are difficult to discern because of transcription errors. Several bills involved retirement-related changes, including retroactive Tier 4 membership and other retirement system provisions, while others amended existing laws or chapters. The committee also reported bills affecting city administrative code provisions, public authorities, elder law, and public officers law. No substantive debate or testimony appears in the transcript; the meeting was largely procedural, focused on motions, seconds, and reporting bills out of committee. The final action on the listed measures was committee approval and reporting, with no recorded roll-call votes or amendments described in the transcript.