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• this committee, to you, and other committee members that I've been working with, this bill is to transfer
• And that is the whole point. of this transfer is to align the region with the goals that the Texas A&
• So, specifically, this bill transfers the powers, responsibilities, and control of the university from
• for the phone call that she made to me about a year ago in talking about the possibility of this transfer
• It keeps things simple for students. to smoothing out credit transfers and avoiding extra costs.

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• The comptroller will transfer a one-time amount of $850 million to the surplus balance to establish the
• students to pursue a bachelor's degree. degree at the same institution instead of having students transfer
• from other colleges or universities or needing to transfer. travel many miles to attend school.
• discipline management including the offense of exhibiting, using, or threatening to exhibit or use a firearm
• accommodations or I had an IEP plan that had XYZ accommodations, and then you see which ones may be able to transfer

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• It says that an agency having custody of a firearm shall not retain the firearm for official use or transfer
• </c><00:03:24.200><c> be</c> who has requested that the firearm be who has requested that the firearm
• /c><00:03:44.560><c> retain</c> custody of a firearm shall not retain custody of a firearm shall not
• option of getting their firearm back the option of getting their firearm back the<00:06:37.960><c> the
• </c><00:16:05.519><c> for</c> under federal law it is illegal for under federal law it is illegal for

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 144, sponsored by Senator Danny Carroll, would require destruction of firearms used in homicides and allow destruction of certain defaced, hazardous, unsafe, or owner-requested firearms, while prohibiting agencies from intentionally damaging firearms before transfer and requiring written agency policies. Senator Tichenor asked about lost auction revenue; KSP said it could not track homicide weapons separately, that auctions bring in about $1.2 million annually, and that most proceeds support Kentucky Homeland Security. Senators Boswell and others said they generally oppose destroying firearms but supported moving the bill forward; the bill passed favorably with no nays. House Bill 191, sponsored by Representative Aaron Thompson and presented with state and veterans’ officials, would align Kentucky law with federal changes to allow additional burials in state veteran cemeteries for certain National Guard and Reserve veterans, their spouses, and dependents who were not previously eligible. Testimony explained the bill would cover veterans who served in reserve components without Title 10 activation, including those who assisted during floods, fires, and tornadoes, and clarified eligibility rules for spouses and children. Senators asked about minimum service and dependent eligibility, and the committee passed the bill favorably and unanimously. Senate Bill 198, sponsored by Senator David Yates, addressed protection of veterans’ benefits by regulating third-party claims consultants. The committee adopted a substitute adding definitions and accreditation-related provisions, and Yates said the bill was intended to curb abusive fee practices and direct penalties to the special license plate fund for veterans. He explained the bill’s fee limits, including a cap tied to three times the monthly increase in benefits and an overall ceiling, while senators questioned whether the cap might discourage good actors and how the dollar limits would work. A veteran witness, Bob Casher, supported the bill and urged more public information on free claims assistance; the committee held further action while allowing guest comments, and the discussion focused on balancing consumer protection with access to legitimate consultants.

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• We support the direct approach, addressing problematic and illegal and unquestionable behavior in all
• As has been discussed, this is already illegal under federal law.
• , and firearms purchases or transfers.
• Applications for the purchase or transfer of a firearm, firearm transfer records, notices of application
• denials, and any documents associated with an application for the purchase or transfer of a firearm

Bills: HB1759, HB2632, HB2574, HB2235, SGA9267

Keywords: designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions

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• We restored common sense by limiting recovery for those operating illegally or at fault.
• House Bill by Representative Marcelle, carrying of firearms, crime of carrying a firearm or dangerous
• House Bill by Representative Marcelle, carrying of firearms, crime of carrying a firearm or dangerous
• House Bill by Representative Boyer, to transfer certain state property in St. Martin Parish.
• House Bill by Representative Jackson: transfer certain state property in Caddo Parish.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received and accepted multiple resignation notices from members representing Districts 37, 39, 60, 69, 97, and 100, and then recognized the election and qualification of the members-elect who filled those vacancies: Doyle Boudreau, Reese Broussard, Chasity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray. Each member-elect was sworn in, and the House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session. The chamber then handled a large number of procedural actions related to prefiled legislation. By motion and without objection, the House suspended rules to refer prefile bills to committee and introduced a broad slate of House bills and resolutions. Topics included the state budget and appropriations, retirement system changes, carbon capture and sequestration, criminal justice and bail, public safety, education, health care, local government matters, transportation, and several memorial or commemorative resolutions. Several resolutions and bills were noted as lying over, and some prefiled bills were withdrawn from the files. The House also received a Senate message that SCR 1 had been adopted, and the resolution was taken up without objection. The chamber then recessed for a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s address and a presentation honoring Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister with the Distinguished Flying Cross. In his remarks, Governor Jeff Landry highlighted his administration’s priorities, including education, tax reform, workforce development, health and nutrition, insurance reform, transportation infrastructure, fiscal discipline, and criminal justice reform, while urging support for his agenda and several related bills and constitutional amendments.

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• SJR 1 by Huffman proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien
• proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred
• Senate Bill 755 by Middleton relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition
• Senate Bill 784 by King relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of
• Senate Bill 809 by West relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is a member of a criminal

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• Each grow ranges— $65 billion of illegal cannabis is cultivated each year.
• to illegal fishing, to wildlife-human conflict, to wildlife-livestock conflict.
• Often these criminals patrol those grows armed, sometimes with automatic firearms.
• Red lines are the trails in which illegal operations take place throughout the world.
• You might be able to speak to that better, but they say if they have a firearm.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to parks, wildlife, water, and veterans. AB 1592 would authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to partner with the California Indian Heritage Center support organization; supporters said it would help move the long-planned center forward with Native-led governance. AB 2216 would expand the Delta Conservancy’s service area and update its authority to better support watershed-scale conservation, climate resilience, workforce, tribal grants, and related projects. AB 1702 would expand state parks access for veterans, National Guard, reservists, and active duty service members by broadening eligibility for the Distinguished Veterans Pass and creating a discounted parks pass. AB 1673 would allow county fish and game commissions to use certain revenues to reimburse sheriffs for fish and wildlife enforcement and wildlife-conflict prevention, especially in rural counties with limited state enforcement presence. The committee also considered AB 1912, which would allow archery deer hunters to carry concealed firearms while hunting, aligning deer hunting rules with those already in place for other big game archery hunts. Supporters argued it would improve hunter safety in remote areas without harming wildlife enforcement, while opponents were not present. AB 1987 would dedicate revenues generated from state wildlife areas back to those areas for operations, maintenance, and habitat management; supporters said the areas are underfunded and need a stable funding source. All of these bills received due pass recommendations and were later approved by the committee, with AB 2216 passing 11-1 and the others passing 12-0. The most contested measure was AB 2630, which would give the State Water Resources Control Board emergency-style authority to make measurement and reporting changes for water diversions and use, with a five-year sunset. The author and supporters said the board needs flexibility to update the CalWATRS reporting system quickly as technology and conditions change. Water agencies, farm groups, and business groups opposed the bill, arguing it would bypass public input and could allow repeated emergency regulations affecting compliance and operations. After extended debate, the committee passed AB 2630 on an 8-4 vote. The committee also approved two consent items, AB 1804 and AB 2260, both unanimously.

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• Any reason why acquiring land illegally for citizens wouldn't also be covered under this?
• So I understand what you're saying about a noncitizen can't own land, so that's the illegal.
• but through other illegal means and then this wouldn't apply to them, correct?
• Straw ownership purchases or illegal alien. Formal follow up and ask you back in the cue.
• So transfer on death deeds are intended to allow property to pass outside of probate court.

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• This reduced the risk embryo transfer.
• This proposal transfers authority over HMOs and county-based purchasers, or CBPs, from the Department
• This proposal transfers authority over HMOs and county-based purchasers, or CBPs, from the Department
• This proposal transfers authority over HMOs and county-based purchasers, or CBPs, from the Department
• <01:14:00.400><c> HMOs</c> proposal transfers authority over HMOs proposal transfers authority over HMOs

Bills: HF4609, HF4401

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

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• Think of situations where there’s a divorce or a job loss or a transfer to another part of the country
• 00:38:17.520><c> a</c> there's a divorce or a job loss or a there's a divorce or a job loss or a transfer
• 18.560><c> part</c><00:38:18.720><c> of</c><00:38:18.800><c> the</c><00:38:18.960><c> country</c> transfer
• to another part of the country transfer to another part of the country where<00:38:20.000><c> a</c><

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

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• that was removed from this version of the substitute to allow for those sort of special occasion transfers
• My understanding is there's one section of the bill that relates to a transfer mechanism for when the
• But I think that change is viewed as maybe a little tighter, stronger guardrails on how that transfer
• And that concern is that then they wouldn't be able to transfer that money into the operating reserve
• Or how does that happen when we transfer lands, Mr. Chair?

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• By model subdivision rules, which were aimed at colonias and basically illegal or improper development

Bills: SB1708, SB2523, SB1450

Keywords: county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision

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• of went wet, there was a realization of a need of... wet, there was a realization of a need for transferring
• allows the ABC rules where if you finish the football season, the vendor who does the catering can transfer
• From that facility, it can also be transferred back to a central facility for basketball, but it keeps

Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABC Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control, special event license, special events retail license, nonprofit special events retail license, special retail license, event storage license, government venue license, alcohol storage, alcohol transfer, beer, wine, liquor, on-premises consumption, public venue, government-owned property, municipal property, county property, state property

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• Additionally, recovering 1,520 firearms from illegally armed individuals through our armed and prohibited
• in DOJ's automated firearm system.
• If they have 10 firearms recorded in the automated firearm system, but nine firearms have been documented
• Trying to get their firearm is extremely difficult.
• We need to secure the firearms immediately.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• find is that our institutions that already have... ...transfer volume to our institutions.
• Please keep racial discrimination illegal. Thank you. Thank you.
• Please keep discrimination illegal. Thank you. Good morning, or good afternoon.
• Please keep the discrimination illegal. Thank you. Good morning, or good afternoon.
• Please keep the discrimination illegal. Thank you. My name is Nanjong.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• He's innocent until proven guilty, whether he's illegal or not.
• They are trained to draw their firearm in defense of that third party.
• believed the firearm to be loaded.
• Any weapon system that launches a projectile with gunpowder is a firearm.
• It's a firearm.

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard a series of bills focused on criminal procedure, public safety, victim protections, and law enforcement administration. SB 1537 would require criminal-proceeding interpreters to meet the same appointment standards used in the Government Code, and SB 993 would let the Comptroller’s Criminal Investigative Division seek mobile-tracking warrants directly in motor fuel theft and related tax-fraud investigations. SB 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notaries who notarize documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add continuing education for notaries. SB 1610 would tighten rules for civilly committed sexually violent predators at the Texas Civil Commitment Office, including penalties for new crimes and assaults on staff, sex-offender registration requirements, and removal of certain provisions from the filed version; the substitute reduced some of the harsher penalties and preserved parole/community-supervision eligibility. SB 836 would expand privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of certain trials, allowing pseudonyms earlier in the process, and protecting forensic exam evidence and invasive recordings under protective orders. SB 1563 would require county jailers to receive training on interacting with veterans, with testimony emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails. SB 906 would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo authority similar to other Texas tribes to commission peace officers under state law to enforce Texas laws on tribal land. SB 781 would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officers’ personal information and create a confidential departmental file system modeled on Chapter 143 civil-service practices, though members raised concerns about whether the bill could affect disciplinary records and existing disclosure rules. Testimony was largely supportive for the bills, especially from prosecutors, law enforcement representatives, victim advocates, and agency officials. Supporters of SB 693 described widespread deed fraud tied to improper notarizations; supporters of SB 836 stressed survivor privacy and the harms of livestreamed sexual-assault proceedings; supporters of SB 1563 said jailer training could help prevent veteran suicides and improve treatment; and supporters of SB 906 said state commissioning would improve public safety and coordination on tribal lands. SB 781 drew support from police and TCOLE witnesses who said the bill would extend confidentiality protections already used in civil-service departments, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or could be read to shield misconduct information. Public testimony included opposition to SB 1610 from a civil-rights advocate who urged waiting for Sunset review, and opposition to SB 781 from a family member of a person killed by police, who objected to expanding confidentiality for officers. Several bills were left pending after testimony because the committee lacked a quorum or chose to hold them for later action.

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• of certain firearms.
• of each firearm.
• that any system of registration of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm transactions or dispositions
• ,</c> system of registration of firearms, system of registration of firearms, firearm<00:31:11.440><c
• firearm owners, or firearm transactions firearm owners, or firearm transactions or<00:31:13.039><c> dispositions

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Sections 13-310 and Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to firearms.
• Firearm suppressors reduce noise levels but do not render firearms silent.
• Suppressors reduce noise levels but do not render firearms silent.
• Criminal misuse of a firearm remains illegal regardless of the presence of a suppressor.
• They like when illegals are counted in the census.

Summary: The Senate met in several Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of bills, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations and several being amended before advancing. Early action included bills on fentanyl penalties (SB 1061), firearm suppressors/prohibited weapons (SB 1069), DCS attorney appearance and hotline/case-history access (SB 1081 and SB 1174), mandatory reporting and scrap metal theft (SB 1127 and SB 1128), and a narcotic-drug-to-minor offense bill (SB 1170). Senators Ortiz, Kuby, and others argued against the drug bills as harmful mandatory-minimum policies that would reduce judicial discretion and worsen addiction and incarceration outcomes, while supporters framed them as public-safety measures. SB 1170 ultimately failed on third reading; SB 1061, SB 1069, SB 1127, SB 1128, SB 1171, SB 1174, and SB 1188 passed, while SB 1021 later failed after concerns were raised about possible federal anti-kickback conflicts. The chamber also advanced health-care and regulatory measures, including chiropractic board compliance training (SB 1021), radiation protection and health-care institution requirements (SB 1120 and SB 1121), health care cost containment system changes (SB 1171), and pharmacy scheduling/prescription authority (SB 1188). Several of these bills were amended with technical changes or rulemaking authority, and most passed on third reading. SB 1243 and SB 1244 on court-ordered treatment also moved forward after amendments; supporters said the changes would improve notice and allow guardians or agencies to act more effectively, while opponents warned about due-process concerns and expanded coercive treatment authority. In later calendars, the Senate considered local planning and permitting (SB 1241), school access and GED preparation (SB 1166 and SB 1370), water and groundwater issues (SB 1202 and SB 1287), tax and finance measures (SB 1180, SB 1221, SB 1293, SB 1294, and SB 1429), and a constitutional resolution on legislative boundaries (SCR 1031). SB 1166 was amended to limit GED preparation to grades 11 and 12, SB 1241 and SB 1287 received technical amendments, and SB 1180 was clarified to align tax forms with federal conformity. SB 1075 on foreign entities and land sales drew the most debate: an Ortiz amendment would have shifted it toward corporate homebuyer restrictions and housing affordability, but that amendment was defeated on a roll call vote before the bill advanced as amended. Most remaining measures passed their third readings, with the Senate adopting Committee of the Whole reports and transmitting the approved bills to the House.

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• or ammunition with knowledge that the firearm or ammunition was stolen.
• course, and then transfer or sell and/or steal.
• In this, it does say that it would be illegal to possess stolen ammunition, right? Yes. Okay.
• burglary in the first degree, even if you did not go in there with a firearm.
• This is to try to get the people, the individuals that are coming here illegally.

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, elder abuse, financial exploitation

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• It means trigger locks that are placed on firearms.
• </c><00:15:28.160><c> of</c><00:15:28.240><c> a</c><00:15:28.399><c> firearm</c> the purchase or transfer
• of a firearm the purchase or transfer of a firearm safety<00:15:29.759><c> device</c><00:15:30.759><
• <00:47:26.160><c> these</c><00:47:26.319><c> individuals</c> transferring these individuals transferring
• </c><00:50:32.640><c> certain</c> uh first we request to transfer certain uh first we request to transfer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all