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• The legislation to create the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force was introduced 10 years ago
• From the pandemic in terms of opening things up: how did other legislation impact maternal mortality
• Again, just really excited to be here and present this legislation.
• The proposed substitute is simply making the bill a Legislative Council draft.
• We have a few witnesses who are going to shine some light on why this legislation is needed.

Bills: HB514 , HB1652 , HB2117 , HB2298 , HB3269 , HB46 , HB46

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• Under this legislation, the attorney for the state would be able to... able to assert legislative privilege
• Privileged and what was not legislatively privileged.
• But my understanding is federal courts have ruled that with respect to legislative privilege, the legislator
• The privilege belongs to the legislator, and it's not necessarily the case that only a legislator who
• Legislation ensures accountability and transparency.

Bills: HB346 , HB1360 , HB1510 , HB1606 , HB1804 , HB1805 , HB2156 , HB2391 , HB2767 , HB3022 , HB3044 , HB3272 , HB3293 , HB3493 , HB3809 , HB3824 , HJR110 , HB2463

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

Bills: HB346 , HB1360 , HB1510 , HB1606 , HB1804 , HB1805 , HB2156 , HB2391 , HB2767 , HB3022 , HB3044 , HB3272 , HB3293 , HB3493 , HB3809 , HB3824 , HJR110 , HB2463

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• This piece of legislation places the liability on the inmate on the county responsible for placing the
• But what we're asking in this piece of legislation is where The state is concerned that we will recognize
• The only one that can take them out is a legislator to the legislature.

Bills: HB1322 , HB2015 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB2977 , HB2981 , HB3040 , HB3055 , HB3062 , HB3087 , HB3115 , HB3134 , HB3244 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3299 , HB3304 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB3345 , HB3407 , HB3471 , HB3497 , HB3500 , HB3505 , HB3544 , HB3581 , HB3648 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB3767 , HB3906 , HB3974 , HB3982 , HB4104 , HB4105 , HB4106 , HB4107 , HB4108 , HB4126 , HB4130 , HB4139 , HB4144 , HB4170 , HB4202 , HB4226 , HB4227 , HB4236 , HB4260 , HB4343

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• We're just putting it in legislation. Correct.
• The companion supporting legislation would probably be effective.
• You're running the Capital Region Legislative Delegation, but I'm here.
• If there's one thing I despise about this building, it's when legislators move a piece of legislation
• So I just wanted to make sure, because like I said, I'm going to support the legislation.

Bills: HB117 , HB228 , HB250 , HB260 , HB393 , HB400 , HB446 , HB534 , HB551 , HB576 , HB842

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393

Bills: HB586 , SB107 , HB619 , HB586 , SB107 , HB619

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax

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• eligibility requirements received and verifications completed in the previous year to the Joint Legislative
• Completed in the previous year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Governor, the President
• For the record, Damien Carpenter, Chief Legislative Liaison with Access, we are neutral on the bill.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, for the record, Carly Fleeg, legislative liaison for the Arizona
• My question is, as a legislator, I'm being asked to vote on this bill, and it goes again... ...later,

Bills: HB2408 , HB2434 , HB2725 , HB2728 , HB2729 , HB2730 , HB2731 , HB2732 , HB2733 , SB1192 , SB1398 , SB1399 , SB1494 , SB1557 , SB1813 , SB1821

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation, employment services, developmental disabilities, Arizona Revised Statutes, occupational therapy, board regulation

Bills: HB3126 , HB3177 , HB3311 , HB3465 , HB3786 , HB3915 , HB4333 , HB4476 , HB3403

Committee: House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Keywords: education funding, concurrent enrollment, school aid, Oklahoma State Regents, permanent school funds, higher education, revolving fund, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, community development, infrastructure, economic development, local government, financing, pooled finance, Oklahoma Emission Reduction

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• The I would be open to an amendment to— to have like a retired legislator. to have like a retired legislator
• If legislator, retired law enforcement.
• I think we as legislators, we're coming under fire.
• </c> legislators, we're coming under fire. legislators, we're coming under fire.
• You can't legislate make us better.

Bills: HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363 , HB88 , HB314 , SB46 , HB332 , HB86 , HB363

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: driver license, English examinations, language requirement, immigration, testing standards, motor vehicles, window tint, law enforcement, prosecutors, vehicle regulations, medical condition, communication, first responder, invisible disabilities, anaphylaxis, day care centers, training, child safety, healthcare, parole

Bills: HB136 , HB137 , HB220 , HB213 , HB256 , HB136 , HB137 , HB220 , HB213 , HB256

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher, Tier I, Tier II, public pension, pension reform, education employees, retirement system, sick leave, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, beneficiary, lump-sum payout, rollover, service retirement

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• This legislation will help reduce the financial burden on small ambulance services that provide care
• This legislation will help reduce the financial burden on small ambulance services that provide care
• This legislation will help reduce the financial burden on small ambulance services that provide care
• This legislation will help reduce the financial burden on small ambulance services that provide care
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Bills: HF1746 , HF2585 , HF1159 , HF2574 , HF2839 , HF157 , HF158 , HF160 , HF338 , HF512

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• Chancellor's layout, but I think this is a pretty common-sense piece of legislation, members.
• The thing I really want to come today is anticipation of other legislation passing this session, such
• This is a refiling of HB 40 from the 88th legislative session, which came out of this with 10 out of
• I want to thank Representative Zwiener for bringing this piece of legislation.
• HJR 88 is the constitutional enabling legislation for HB 1256.

Bills: HB 103 , HB 1256 , HB1587 , HB1632 , HB2027 , HB2525 , HJR88 , HJR138 , HB103

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption

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• We need nuclear energy in Iowa. We need an all-of-the-above strategy.
• Iowa is welcome to business and nuclear energy coming in.
• This is a good piece of legislation.
• We should have gone forward with legislation like this years ago.
• and prohibits them from operating in the state of Iowa.

Summary: The House took up a series of bills on a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence safeguards, health and human services district realignment, motor vehicle salvage titles, driver citizenship verification, nuclear energy tax incentives, commercial driver English proficiency, Gold Star status on licenses, mining regulation, workforce and apprenticeship programs, and judicial review of agency action. Members also introduced several appropriations and Ways and Means bills, and one introduction recognized an 11-year-old guest visiting the chamber for her birthday. Several measures were amended before passage. Senate File 2417, dealing with conversational AI services, was amended to conform to the Senate version and passed 95-0. House File 2707, which renames behavioral health districts and realigns aging services, passed 94-1 after an amendment extending review intervals and adding implementation safeguards. House File 777 on salvage titles passed 95-0 after concurrence with a Senate amendment, and Senate File 2187 on citizenship verification for driver’s licenses passed 86-7 after an effective-date amendment and debate over REAL ID-related impacts. The chamber also passed House File 2757 creating a sales tax exemption for nuclear facility commissioning or recommissioning, House File 2761 adding Gold Star status to driver’s licenses and IDs, House File 2765 regulating mining and subsidence repair, Senate File 2168 on workforce development and apprenticeship funding, and Senate File 2039 on intervention in judicial review of agency action. Senate File 2426, requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers, passed 73-22. On Senate File 2218, the House insisted on its amended position, sending the bill to conference committee. The House then transmitted several bills to the Senate, withdrew House File 2507 after SF 2417 passed, and adjourned until the next day.

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• It's part of the Secretary of State's election security package of legislation, which further strengthens
• We're trying to legislate. Let's get moving.
• the legislative session.
• I've worked on some legislation in the past with illegal dumping of tires.
• This was brought in here simply because there's legislators on there. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• with, verifying that either they have the authority or there's a process whereby we can do it legislatively
• So that would just be a simple a piece of language or simple piece of legislation to add or subtract
• When you say we're going to look at whether it's constitutional, legislative, whatever, who's that?
• I've got three of those back from our legislative office of fiscal transparency.

Bills: HJR1088 , SB1280 , SB1316 , SB1433 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1461 , SB1463 , SB1465 , SB1466 , SB1721 , SB1280 , SB1316 , SB1433 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1461 , SB1463 , SB1465 , SB1466 , SB1721 , HJR1088

Committee: House Administrative Rules

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, excise tax, oil tax

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• Members, last year we ran a piece of legislation that capped the surcharge at 2% on the customer for
• opposition to our bill when we're presenting it, but Green America.org sent their opposition to the legislation
• And such a proposal would have to go through the same legislative process which we're doing here today
• and I both are aware that right now our pension board has the authority to do that with existing legislation

Bills: HB3041 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB1064 , HB3265 , HB3721 , HB3028 , HB3313 , HB3588 , HB3020

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals

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• Four of those members were in the legislation.
• Four of those members were in the legislation.
• Four of those members were in the legislation.
• Four of those members were in the legislation.

Bills: HB245 , SB16 , SB59 , SB62 , SB79 , SB88 , HB245 , SB16 , SB59 , SB62 , SB79 , SB88

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention

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• Members of this committee may need to step away from time to time for other legislative duties, including

Bills: HB2814 , HB4477 , HB5084 , HB5108 , HB5127 , HB5383 , HB5611 , HB5663 , HB5664 , SB1563 , HB2668 , HB3841 , HB4114

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• Legislation is needed to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability across the board.
• Kevin, we have you registered as Kevin Hale, Legislative Coordinator for the Libertarian Party of Texas
• This is going to be a pretty elementary question, but why do we need legislation to create this?
• This legislation mirrors that approach for the Lunar New Year.
• This has been a part of our legislative platform for.

Bills: HB2814 , HB4477 , HB5084 , HB5108 , HB5127 , HB5383 , HB5611 , HB5663 , HB5664 , SB1563 , HB2668 , HB3841 , HB4114

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• The language in this bill is also very similar to previous legislation that has been approved here for
• Additionally, this legislation allows the fund to adopt an actuarially determined employer contribution
• We respectfully ask for your support in passing this legislation.
• But again, we don't take positions for or against legislation.
• I represent the legislative committee of the Texas Cemetery and Crematory Association.

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement