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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • 239, Section 15. in they should be able to continue their cases under chapter 239 section 15 however
  • It is a concrete step toward a whole-of-government approach to ending homelessness.
  • It is a concrete step toward a whole-of-government approach to ending homelessness and reducing housing
  • 30% payment standard levels previously mentioned and also requires that units meet state sanitary code
  • 30% payment standard levels previously mentioned and also requires that units meet state sanitary code
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of housing and homelessness bills. Chairs Rich Haggerty and Julian Cyr opened by noting the committee’s focus on EOHLC programs such as RAFT, MRVP, and HomeBASE, and several members and advocates emphasized the urgency of the state’s homelessness crisis, including rising family homelessness and the need for earlier intervention, more stable subsidies, and stronger long-term housing tools. A major theme was homelessness prevention and rehousing. Multiple witnesses supported bills to codify and strengthen RAFT and HomeBASE, arguing that assistance should be available earlier in a crisis rather than only after a notice to quit or imminent loss of housing. Testimony from legal services, homelessness coalitions, social workers, municipal housing staff, and tenant advocates said the programs help families avoid eviction and shelter, but need more flexibility, higher benefit caps, and permanent statutory protection. Several speakers also urged support for codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), describing it as a critical long-term subsidy for low-income households and older adults, and warning that codification would protect the program from future budget or policy changes. The committee also heard testimony on housing stability for older adults, affordable homes for people with disabilities, supportive housing, housing cooperatives, home sharing, local preference, and reentry housing for returning citizens. Advocates for older adults described a Somerville bridge subsidy pilot that helped stabilize seniors while they waited for permanent housing, and urged statewide expansion. Supporters of supportive housing called for an interagency board to streamline funding and development, while cooperative housing proponents backed creation of a Massachusetts Center for Housing Cooperatives and a dedicated funding reserve. A bill to secure housing for returning citizens drew support from reentry providers and Senator Adam Gomez, who said stable housing is essential to successful reintegration. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses generally asked the committee to report the bills favorably, and some members asked follow-up questions on data and program details.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislative victories and government legislative victories and government shutdowns,<00:17:50.080
  • and our people in the government. and our people in the government.
  • > that<00:29:18.399> has the branch of government that has the branch of government that
  • > expanded implement limited government, expanded implement limited government, expanded freedom,
  • It is a comprehensive Chapter 31.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 23rd, 2026

Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supporters often point to California Public Contracts Code 2500 and say PLAs don't discriminate.
  • And if it's not clear, that's extra cost to the counties and local governments.
  • They don't have the capacity to do this kind of code enforcement.
  • This is not code enforcement. Okay, sorry, not code enforcement—certification.
  • That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up a consent calendar item, AB 2517, which was moved to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The main hearing then focused on several public safety and environmental bills. AB 2152 (fire station construction/CEQA streamlining) was presented by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez and supported by firefighters, while contractors opposed it over concerns about project labor agreements, small business access, and workforce restrictions; it passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 (emergency medical dispatch/pre-arrival instructions) was presented by Assembly Member Carrillo and supported by dispatch and EMS witnesses, with several local government and fire groups saying they would remove opposition once amendments were in print; it also passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 (human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites) drew support from the author and anti-trafficking advocates, but broadband, county, city, and communications groups raised implementation concerns, especially for rural and remote disaster sites; the bill passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also heard AB 1805, which would audit and strengthen oversight of the state’s troubled Next Generation 911 modernization project. The author described the bill as a fix to improve transparency, create an oversight board, and require quarterly reports; CalNENA supported the need for accountability while cautioning that the oversight structure should not delay deployment. AB 1805 passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 (offshore oil pipeline safety) was presented as a coastal protection measure requiring public comment, CEQA review, best available technology, and decommissioning of pipelines with major spill histories; environmental, local government, and coastal city representatives supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association opposed it as too broad and harmful to fuel supply. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. Later, AB 1964 would require the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening conditions and costs statewide; it passed to Appropriations after questions about county recorder data and survey methods. AB 1960 would allow Cal Fire wildfire prevention grants to support community-level hardening efforts, but it drew concerns that it could favor wealthier communities able to harden first; the author said the bill was meant as a voluntary certification and marketing incentive, and it passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 1863, which would prohibit local agencies from charging people simply for calling 911 when no service is rendered while preserving cost recovery for actual services, received no opposition and passed to the Assembly Floor. After add-on votes were taken for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:14 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He serves as a Las Vegas FFA chapter president and a New Mexico FFA District 2 vice president.
  • an all-female chapter, it looks like.
  • Their chapter was just in Spain, right?
  • 77, Section 31, as amended. being lost 1993, Chapter 77, Section 31, as amended.
  • 264, Section 3, and Laws 1987, Chapter 347, Section 3, as amended.
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 27th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Third change reconciles the difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code providing
  • Senate Bill 7000, a bill to be entitled: An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset
  • Senate Bill 7000, a bill to be entitled: An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset
  • Senate Bill 7004, a bill to be entitled: An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset
  • Senate Bill 7004, a bill to be entitled: An act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection. The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee May 14th, 2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of government failure, racist assumptions, and mass incarceration.
  • California, member of Code Pink, Jewish Voice for Peace, Amnesty International.
  • Luckily enough for us, the Ed Code already does protect against anti-Semitism.
  • , to criticize and speak to the horrors that have been committed by governments.
  • Because the what is happening at the federal government right now, the federal government level is so
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 30th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam President, Chapter 7.
  • This is specifically our student government class here, who's joining us today, and they're being led
  • You have your entire government right here, just to let you all know. He is a senior.
  • Senate Bill 196, introduced by Senator Compos, an act making an appropriation to the Local Government
  • Senate Bill 197, introduced by Senator Compos, an act making an appropriation to the Local Government
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there is already an act of Florida code in Medicaid for this combined test.
  • Chair: You are recognized on the amendment bar code 53930.
  • Chair: We have a late filed amendment bar code 771398 by Senator Davis.
  • A nurse's health should not depend upon zip code or employer.
  • 688 reestablishes the licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida by redesignating Chapter
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • You can also send it by postal mail to 24 Beacon Street, Room 167 in Boston, ZIP code 02133.
  • And that is on the list as soon as the government opens up again.
  • I'm the Director of Legislative and Government Affairs at Mass Audubon.
  • Most states also have no regulations governing how animals on fur farms are kept.
  • Around the world, governments, cities, and major fashion brands are doing this already.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of animal, wildlife, hunting, and environmental bills. Early testimony focused on deer management, with Rep. Markey urging creation of a deer commission to address crop damage, vehicle collisions, and Lyme disease, and Sen. Durant supporting bills to allow Sunday bow hunting, expand crossbow use, and reduce the 500-foot dwelling restriction for archery hunting. Supporters framed these measures as practical wildlife-management tools, while questions centered on how they would differ from existing Fish and Wildlife authority and whether they would allow hunting closer to residences. Later, Rep. Sena also spoke in support of a bill to increase protected wildlife management areas and another to require non-lead ammunition, arguing both would benefit biodiversity and reduce environmental harm. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed animal welfare and commerce. Multiple witnesses supported bills to ban or phase out the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops, arguing that pet stores rely on puppy mills and obscure the source of animals, while opponents said the bills would hurt responsible breeders, small businesses, and consumer choice. The committee also heard strong testimony for bills to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops, with supporters citing sick animals, consumer deception, and the need to cut off the puppy mill supply chain. In a separate animal-testing segment, witnesses backed bills requiring non-animal testing methods for cosmetics and household products, saying alternatives are more accurate and humane; biomedical research representatives opposed those bills and a related research-animal measure, warning of unintended restrictions on research institutions and arguing animal models remain necessary for many studies. The committee also heard testimony on horseshoe crab conservation, with supporters of H. 898 urging an end to taking horseshoe crabs for bait because of population declines, shorebird impacts, and the species’ importance to biomedical science. On wildlife trafficking, witnesses backed bills to ban intrastate sales of ivory and rhino horn, saying Massachusetts should close loopholes that aid poaching and align with federal law and other states; one antique dealer testified in support, saying he avoids such items and still sees them in the marketplace. Additional testimony supported bans on fur products from factory farms and on force-feeding birds for foie gras, with advocates emphasizing cruelty, public health, and environmental concerns. The hearing was lengthy and heavily attended, with the chairs repeatedly limiting testimony to three minutes and inviting written submissions; no committee votes or final actions were taken during the transcript excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Because we have one code for families.
  • when it comes to the tax code. when it comes to the tax code.
  • <00:26:14.679> responds the way that our revenue code responds the way that our revenue code
  • stable tax code stable tax code and<00:42:39.560> what<00:42:39.680> we<00:42:39.800
  • > out Federal government IRS puts out Federal government IRS puts out information<01:04:02.480
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 5055, the governor’s supplemental tax budget. Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart outlined the proposal as a balanced budget package that would leave a positive bottom line in the current biennium and beyond. He emphasized family-focused tax relief, especially a new refundable young child credit for children ages 0 to 4, which would provide up to $3,000 for one child or $6,000 for two or more, benefit about 104,000 families, and phase out at higher incomes. He also described federal conformity changes, including updates to business interest deductions, dependent care credits, and Section 179 expensing, along with omitted federal items such as research expensing and opportunity zones due to cost and policy concerns. Marquart also defended broader tax modernization proposals, including expanding the sales tax to selected consumer services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services while lowering the statewide sales tax rate, and creating a social media tax on consumer data collection that would fund an AI readiness special revenue fund rather than the general fund. He said these changes would make the sales tax less regressive and better aligned with the modern economy. Additional provisions mentioned included a gun-related gross receipts tax on firearms and ammunition, cannabis tax technical changes, historic structure rehabilitation conformity, and added auditors for tax compliance. Testimony from outside groups was mixed. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project supported the governor’s approach as a response to federal tax and spending changes, praised the decision not to conform to opportunity zones or federal no-tax-on-tips/overtime provisions, and urged even stronger revenue measures. Brian Lake of the Minnesota State Bar Association strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on consumer legal services, arguing it would burden low- and middle-income people in sensitive cases and create unfairness when individuals litigate against the state. Tanner Fritsinger of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the sales tax base expansion and the social media tax as ways to broaden revenue without raising the base rate. The committee chair thanked the commissioner and then began hearing public testimony, with additional testifiers queued up.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Mar 19th, 2026

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have to meet all the International, the Arkansas Fuel Gas Code, National Electric Code, and they
  • A code cycle. The IMC is the mechanical code that we work under. A code cycle.
  • You still got that three-year code cycle.
  • The codes or the classes they have to attend are for code updates.
  • They've got chapters all around the state.
Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed several agency rules and most were approved without objection. The Department of Agriculture repealed rules tied to the now-repealed Arkansas Catfish Processors Fair Practice Act. The Department of Human Services updated Medicaid policy to clarify child support enforcement treatment for pregnant women, remove the word “forcible” from rape/incest good-cause language, and eliminate a 90-day waiting period for ARKids B after loss of group coverage; members highlighted the significance of the language change and asked for a quick-reference eligibility chart. DHS Medical Services also received approval for a CMS cell and gene therapy model rule for sickle cell drugs and a technical Medicaid-assisted medication-assisted treatment update that was described as cost-neutral and non-substantive. The Department of Labor and Licensing presented several rules implementing recent acts and internal cleanup changes. These included procedures for local construction plan disputes under Act 591, Contractors Licensing Board amendments raising the restricted commercial license threshold from $750,000 to $1.5 million and allowing deferral of owner-complaint investigations during civil litigation, and a similar residential contractors change. The HVACR Licensing Board presented broader revisions under Act 746, including grammar and cleanup changes, elimination of the Class C license with transfer of existing holders to Class B, expansion of allowable work limits, a change to continuing education from four hours annually to eight hours per three-year code cycle, and clarification on training, child labor, and licensing issues. Several members questioned the practical impact of the HVAC changes, but the rule was approved. The committee also granted the Department of Inspector General’s request for exclusion from rulemaking reporting under Act 473, concluding that no rule was necessary because the act already defines the key terms and review process for foreign-adversary cultural exchange agreements. In addition, the Arkansas State Library’s report recommending continuation of its existing rules was accepted. During the status updates on outstanding 2023-session rulemaking, Education explained delays were due to overlapping 2025 amendments and the large volume of rules, while members expressed concern about the length of time since enactment; staff noted only a small number of 2023 rules remain outstanding. The meeting ended after written 2025-session updates were received with no further questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase
  • Instead of making that offense a second-degree felony, it cuts off our access to our Penal Code Chapter
  • We still have access to our Penal Code Chapter 12 enhancements, and I'm happy to answer any questions
  • the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
  • And there is a problem in the code.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Jun 24th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, neither New Mexico statute or code actually defines the term orphaned well.
  • That's the first section of this chapter.
  • Is that driven by environmental industry, or is that by government? Mr.
  • It's reimbursed by the federal government for those wells.
  • Is it federal government stepping in? I don't understand how.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Apr 2nd, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas throughout his government.
  • ,<00:34:37.919> and healthcare, the arts, government, and healthcare, the arts, government
  • And whereas chapters within initiatives.
  • <01:25:55.840> pressure washing, they don't govern pressure washing, they don't govern pressure
  • changes to align it with existing code changes to align it with existing code consistent<03:17:35.120
Keywords: 1136, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (03/11/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Fire Code has a number of access requirements; it's Chapter 18.
  • <01:05:00.079> State<01:05:00.319> Fire<01:05:00.599> code<01:05:00.880> has<
  • /c><01:05:00.960> a<01:05:01.079> number<01:05:01.319> of code State Fire code has
  • a number of code State Fire code has a number of access<01:05:01.920> requirements<01:05:02.440
  • it's chapter 18 um access requirements it's chapter 18 um essentially<01:05:04.880> the<01:05
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the private government has been an important partner in the past. Great.
  • So the private government has been an important partner in the past. Great.
  • So the federal government has been an important partner in the past. Great.
  • We develop plumbing codes, mechanical codes, and water efficiency standards.
  • So I'm not thinking of the county government side.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on S.2542, the Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill aimed at climate resilience, water infrastructure, conservation, and related permitting reforms. Secretary Rebecca Tepper and administration officials described the bill’s major investments in flood control, coastal resilience, DCR roads/bridges/dams and parks, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, land conservation, food security infrastructure, and expanded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding. They also explained proposed streamlining measures for environmental permitting, flood risk disclosures, a Connecticut River Resilient Commission, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing for municipal resilience projects. Committee members asked about affordability, useful life of projects, how the revolving fund would be capitalized, and how the bill would help communities such as Lawrence, Methuen, and coastal towns; officials said the fund would initially use existing trust resources, not new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds once it has a track record. Several witnesses supported the bill but urged larger authorizations or additional provisions. Boston Harbor Now asked for more funding for MVP and the state’s resilient coast plan, and supported permitting reforms for nature-based and hybrid solutions. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance urged inclusion of drought-management language from separate bills, plus a statewide flood buyout program and a water reuse commission. Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements, especially in environmental justice communities affected by traffic and airport pollution. Conservation and forestry advocates requested more funding for urban tree canopy, local nurseries, and workforce training, while also raising concerns about PFAS impacts and the need for clearer municipal reforestation language. Agriculture and water infrastructure groups focused on food security and drinking water needs. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative backed the food security infrastructure grant program and farmland protection funding, warning that the program needs continued support in fiscal 2027 and that farmland loss is accelerating. The Massachusetts Waterworks Association said the bill does not go far enough on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, citing large statewide capital needs and PFAS compliance costs, and asked for recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. A Product Stewardship Council representative also urged funding for a waste reduction needs assessment, citing growing landfill constraints and rising disposal costs. No votes were taken during the hearing."}{
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • likely to represent to uh recommend the Department of Government efficiency than a pay raise.
  • We're talking about the constitutional officers of a co-equal branch of government.
  • It also tells us that government regulation of a service drives up the price.
  • It's chapter 161.001B10 of the Family code.
  • We'll talk later before I figure out. laying out the government take the list.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 1/22/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • finance chapter 115, the Paid Family and Medical Leave mandate under 2023 chapter 59, the earned sick
  • finance chapter 115, the Paid Family and Medical Leave mandate under 2023 chapter 59, the earned sick
  • finance chapter 115, the Paid Family and Medical Leave mandate under 2023 chapter 59, the earned sick
  • during the 2023-24 biennium. 2023 education Omnibus chapter 2023 education Omnibus chapter 55<01:34:
  • and Families Omnibus chapter Children and Families Omnibus chapter 115<01:34:46.360> the<01:34
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Education Policy Committee approved the minutes from January 21, 2025, and then heard testimony from several school superintendents about the financial and operational impact of recent education-related mandates. Chair Bennett framed the hearing as an opportunity to hear from districts about the effects of more than 65 new mandates and restrictions adopted in recent years. The first witnesses were Corey McIntyre of Anoka-Hennepin, Michael Thomas of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, and David Law of Minnetonka Public Schools. The superintendents said districts are facing rising costs, flat or declining enrollment, the end of federal pandemic aid, and mandates they described as unfunded or underfunded. McIntyre cited major budget cuts in Anoka-Hennepin, including reductions in central office staff, and said the district faces continuing shortfalls tied to special education, multilingual learner costs, unemployment claims, paid leave, transportation, literacy materials, and the K-3 discipline statute. Thomas said Prior Lake-Savage is balancing growing student needs against limited revenue, and argued that mandates such as REACT and other requirements should be delayed or better funded so districts can implement them with fidelity. Law said the concerns are statewide, not just metro-based, and criticized the accumulation of expectations around food service, mental health, sick and safe time, unemployment, and family leave without corresponding resources. Several witnesses emphasized that school budgets are heavily committed to staff costs and that new obligations create administrative burdens as well as direct expenses. They urged lawmakers to reduce, delay, or better fund mandates, adjust timelines, and provide more flexibility in local revenue tools and equalization aid. No votes were taken on legislation during this portion of the meeting beyond approval of the prior day’s minutes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This work improves efficiency and oversight without expanding government enforcement powers.
  • Code.
  • Is there any collaboration with the Mexican government?
  • It's silence from the federal government in D.C., which is where we used to get that information.
  • And just to clarify, so this amends the Texas Government Code under subsection A1 of Chapter 614, focusing
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says there's a disability penalty in code 48.051A that is causing schools.
  • Um, uh, is, is governed by chapter 37 of the Education code.
  • I will tell you, I, my personal opinion, Chapter 37 is a mess.
  • And do private schools follow the Texas Education code?
  • I can't remember if it's in the Family code or the education code, but there are, there are laws that