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• Well, if that's the case, it's going to set a whole new benchmark. What's that?
• Senator Hinojosa moves it be certified for the local and non-contested calendar.
• Senator Nichols moves it be certified for the local and non-contested calendar without objection.
• The motion is for House Bill 2688 to be substituted to be sent to the local and contested calendar.

Bills: HB104, HB2434, HB2529, HB2688, HB3161, HB3486, HB3487, HB3745, HB4044, HB4226, HB4945, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

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• Senator, uh, Parker now moves to House Bill 114 to be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Senator Parker now moves to House Bill 1875 be recommended for low contested.
• We recommended for local and contested calendar. Is there an objection? Chair is none, so ordered.
• Senator Menendez moves to the House Bill 1965 be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Senator Parker moves to House Bill 2513 be recommended for local and contested calendar.

Bills: HB 39, HB 114, HB 1875, HB 1894, HB 1965, HB 2513

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

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• This is a case in federal court right now.
• I just wanted to know if you're going to provide us a copy of the court case as well.
• In a best case scenario, it's sent to them through some kind of secure delivery mechanism.
• And can you explain how the outcome of this case will impact this bill or vice versa? It wouldn't.
• I saw thousands of paper ballots with some contests left blank.

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• you had the discretion. whether to have this in a public hearing or in a private hearing, in which case
• limited to a PFS. filed under subchapter b of chapter 572 and the requirement for the requester in this case
• uniforms required. for employment and clothes that can be repurposed for personal wear and in this case
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, who wishes to represent a party. before SOA on a contested
• However, in these cases, because TCEQ is the final decider of a contested match, matter, any argument

Keywords: Texas Ethics Commission, HB18, SB12, political contributions, civil penalties, Attorney General, criminal election offenses, legislation

Summary: In the latest meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, significant discussions centered around newly passed legislation, specifically HB18 and SB12. HB18 introduces a civil penalty for members who accept political contributions while absent from the state, addressing potential obstructions to legislative actions. Senators and commissioners engaged in an in-depth dialogue about the implications of this bill, with many expressing concerns regarding enforcement and compliance. In contrast, SB12 expands the jurisdiction of the Attorney General to prosecute criminal election offenses, further tightening the oversight of election activities. The meeting concluded with acknowledgement of the efforts put forth by previous commission chairs, highlighting their contributions to the commission's success.

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• A 1974 special law treats at-large seats on the Rochester School Board as distinct parallel contests.
• The board as distinct parallel contests.
• House File 3699 amends a 2024 law establishing a license plate contest for the state park plate that
• > celebrate<00:49:10.720> a Uh, this contest would celebrate a Uh, this contest would celebrate
• <00:50:18.240> organizers how the contest organizers how the contest organizers are<00:50:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The body then moved through routine business including committee reports, second readings, first readings of a large batch of House files, and receipt of Senate File 3958 for comparison with a House companion. Several noncontroversial motions were adopted without objection, including referral and re-referral motions later in the day. The chamber then took up a series of bills, many of them veterans, commerce, mortgage, liquor, elections, and financial institutions measures. House File 3544, a veterans housekeeping bill updating state law to conform with federal standards and clarifying benefit forfeiture language, passed 133-0. House File 3467, authorizing MDVA to use nonmonetary support to collaborate on veteran services such as food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention, also passed 133-0. House File 3437, clarifying that certain mortgage lending protections apply to consumer home loans rather than commercial loans, passed 133-0. House File 3479, clarifying homeowners’ rights to postpone foreclosure sales in several edge cases, passed 128-5. The annual liquor bill, Senate File 2511, drew the most discussion. Members described provisions addressing the so-called “Granny Happy Hour” in senior facilities, University of Minnesota liquor-related flexibility, and other local liquor-law changes. An author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 129-1. House File 4118, allowing state-chartered credit unions to use private deposit share insurance subject to state oversight, passed 131-2. House File 4241, a local government/elections omnibus addressing disclosure rules, Hennepin County medical examiner appointment procedures, and Rochester School Board election structure, passed 124-9. House File 3699, changing a license plate contest to feature the Lake Superior agate and requiring a Minnesota artist, passed 110-22. Later, the House adopted motions to send House File 4668, an Explore Minnesota film tax credit bill, and House File 4319, a Lake City port authority bill affecting local taxing authority, to the Taxes Committee. The chamber also approved a motion to recall House File 1234, the payment transparency bill, from Ways and Means and place it on the General Register after a zero-cost fiscal note was reported.

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• Well, in our case, Mrs.
• Has been litigated, there's been case law on it, and what it boils down to is if Texas retailers can't
• But I would be breaking the law in the state of Texas if I put a case of beer that I manufactured on
• It requires the agency to send notices in contested cases via certified mail.
• cases.

Bills: HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506

Keywords: alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding

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• The cases that we screen in for our program are high-lethality cases.
• Chair Daryl Abbas: In a parent alienation case that's not already being raised in a contested custodial
• case?
• being raised in a contested already being raised in a contested custodial<01:03:14.079> case custodial
• custody case anyway.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The case is, best case, I think, is Mayor Stacey Ross.
• No one is contesting that, but there's just such a long list of court cases that establish that indigent
• Often our access cases, especially the claims cases, have a large number of continuances because the
• Often our access cases, especially the claims cases, those have a large, often are access cases, especially
• the claims cases.

Bills: SB1285, SB1289, SB1326, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1392, SB1402, SB1425, SCR1013, SCR1014

Keywords: sentencing, correctional facilities, multiple sentences, death penalty, aggravating circumstances, juvenile offenses, class 2 felony, foreign donations, election administration, certification, Arizona Revised Statutes, transparency, public disclosure, victims' rights, attorney fees, government accountability, right to counsel, legal representation, parents' rights, family law

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then took up several election, family court, and criminal justice bills. SB 1425, the “big bill,” would move Arizona’s 2026 primary election date earlier and adjust related election administration timelines; the chair’s amendment moved the primary to July 21 and removed the shortened curing/ID deadlines. County officials testified in support, explaining the timing changes and the need to align dates, and the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass recommendation. SB 1289, dealing with certifications for entities providing money or resources for election administration and foreign funding disclosures, also received a do-pass recommendation after testimony from supporters arguing it would block foreign influence in election administration and ballot issue spending. The committee later heard SCR 1013, a related resolution that would more directly prohibit foreign-source money for election administration and ballot measures; the sponsor and supporters said it was similar to SB 1289 but broader, and testimony focused on foreign money flowing through nonprofit networks. The committee then considered SB 1326, which would allow courts to award attorney fees and costs to victims when a party violates or worsens a victim’s rights. A victim’s attorney testified that the bill would provide needed accountability and guidance, while opponents argued the term “exacerbates” was vague and that existing remedies already exist. The committee approved SB 1326 on a 4-3 vote. SB 1402, requiring courts to impose a fee on certain probationers to cover electronic monitoring costs, drew support from the sponsor and advocates who said offenders should pay for monitoring, and opposition from defense attorneys who warned it could burden indigent probationers and divert money from treatment; it also received a 4-3 do-pass recommendation. The most extensive debate was on SB 1330, which would allow a parent in certain custody cases to request a jury trial on parenting time or legal decision-making. Supporters, including several parents, described costly and traumatic family court experiences and argued a jury would provide a neutral check on judges and court-appointed professionals. County and court representatives opposed the bill, saying family cases require specialized judicial expertise, jury trials would delay urgent matters, increase costs, and risk confidentiality. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted the bill on a 4-3 vote. The committee also approved SB 1328, which declares state policy favoring parental rights and a child’s equal access to both co-parents, after adopting an amendment adding legislative intent language. Finally, SB 1329, which would let parents sue court-appointed professionals who deviate from professional ethics or standards in custody matters, passed 4-3 after testimony from parents and advocates who said court appointees lack accountability, while opponents said existing malpractice and licensing remedies already address misconduct.

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• There have been cases of that happening in the state of California, and we have passed legislation in
• There was a case.
• I think it was during the Kirkringle contest, and legislation was passed to prevent uniformed guards
• I think it was during the Kurt Bringle contest, and legislation was passed to prevent uniformed guards
• I don't have one case for something. All right. All right. We have our absent member here.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and heard one bill, SB 73. The author described the measure as a response to perceived threats to California elections, including restrictions on armed or non-uniformed personnel at polling places, protections for ballots and voting equipment, and limits on law enforcement access to election materials without a court order. The chair reviewed a set of agreed amendments, including removing a section conflicting with AB 1664, deleting proposed criminal penalties, clarifying the role of the Attorney General and Secretary of State, and refining language on signature challenges, law enforcement support, and certified voting technology. Supporters, including AAPI Force, CHIRLA, the League of Women Voters of California, and Common Cause, argued the bill would protect voters from intimidation and preserve election integrity. Opponents from CALA argued the bill was unnecessary, would hinder legitimate investigations, and reflected distrust of law enforcement and federal oversight. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the bill was responding to real-world threats and on the ballot seizure in Riverside County. Members questioned how the measure would affect signature challenges, chain of custody, and investigations into possible fraud. The author and supporters said ballots should remain in election officials’ custody and that federal or local agents should not be able to interfere with election materials or intimidate voters. The chair and other members also discussed the urgency clause and the need to move the bill quickly despite the proximity of the June election. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer SB 73 to the Committee on Public Safety. The roll call initially showed the bill passing 5-1, then after the absent member arrived, the final vote was 6-2, and the bill was reported out of committee.

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• Senator King moves that House Bill 1211 be recommended for the local non-contested calendar.
• And this bill wouldn't apply in that case, right?
• You're exempt from the bill in that case. Well, it's late. Members, any other comments? Just one.
• Have you thought about extending the statute of limitations in these particular cases?
• Senator Campbell moves that House Bill 367 be recommended for the local non-contested calendar.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The representative of AEA made my case unwittingly by pointing out that we have a terrible shortage of
• In fact, in one particular case, an individual not only mocked law enforcement but mocked the victim,
• In this particular case, comes to fruition.
• cases that have been adjudicated.
• So we're very happy that that was the case. Thank you, Senator Dunn. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Bills: SB1074, SB1327, SB1475, SB1582, SB1583, SB1598

Keywords: student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne focused on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn without safe schools and urged more funding for school police officers, citing threats and violent incidents. He also highlighted Project Momentum, tutoring, attendance, classroom phone restrictions, the Student Industry Partnership, expanded ESA participation, and his call to use Proposition 123 land trust funds for direct teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to reduce ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and hold administrators accountable, while opponents from the Arizona Education Association argued it was redundant, could undermine administrator judgment and FERPA-protected information, and would not address the root causes of classroom disruption. The bill passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1327, as amended by a strike-everything amendment requiring Arizona public universities to adopt and report on research security policies to protect against foreign adversary threats and preserve federal funding eligibility. Support came from the sponsor, State Armor, and the Arizona Board of Regents, and the amended bill passed 5-2. Members next approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of, or admitting to, certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, with some discussion about rehabilitation, school discretion, and whether a readmittance process should exist. Supporters said the measure was needed for accountability and uniformity after a particularly egregious case; opponents warned it could remove an important rehabilitative outlet. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and technical corrections; SB 1582 passed 4-2, and SB 1583, as amended, passed 4-2. Finally, SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for school and community gardens, passed unanimously 5-0 after testimony that gardens serve as hands-on learning spaces and supportive environments for students.

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• The county's partnering with nonprofits or whatever the cases are to actually help these folks get back
• to home or whatever the case is.
• In that case, they asked the attorney general for an opinion rather than the attorney general legislating
• As someone who contested a candidate running against me one time because he was still registered to vote
• His contest of his candidacy was disallowed because Oklahoma doesn't care if they're still registered

Keywords: 914, all

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• must be sent out and in some cases must be sent out and in some cases balloting<00:05:18.759>
• A worst-case scenario would be issues with an application that are so severe that they delay the process
• You know, I think that in the case of the representative that you're talking about, they helped them
• I think that has been contested in years past, that it's not a problem.
• <00:26:48.640> in<00:26:48.760> years's that that has been contested in years's that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SOME FULLY LITIGATED CASES AND HANDLED NUMEROUS GREAT CASES.
• BUT I BELIEVE IT IS HOW WE ANALYZE A RATE CASE.
• WE MADE MULTIPLE MODIFICATIONS TO BOTH CASES WE SAW LAST FALL AND THROUGHOUT THE RATE CASE PROCESS THERE
• THE YEAR LETTER WOULD SAY WE ARE GOING TO FILE A RATE CASE.
• : I CERTAINLY VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE WHETHER IT WAS A SETTLEMENT CASE OR FULLY LITIGATED CASE BUT THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:03:01.239> that their students these are contests that their students these are contests
• I was pushed into the forestry contest.
• You know, whether it's, you know, once or twice removed by blood or whatever the case may be.
• You know, once or twice removed by blood or whatever the case may be.
• <01:40:28.199> of act uh and step in in the case of act uh and step in in the case of insolvency

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• That ability allowed them to gain trust. break barriers, and solve cases that had gone ignored for many
• you'd obviously. consider normal would be a wide variety of services, medical, dental, counseling, case
• must be resolved by the PUC through a drawn-out sometimes very long contested case hearing process.
• into a lengthy contested case hearing.
• In this case. expanding it to digital assets, in this case Bitcoin. This is a dumb question.

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• In such cases, the contractor receives an unfair advantage over more reputable competitors, and the landowner
• obtained permit approval crit IIA in an obtained permit in<00:02:32.319> such<00:02:32.560> cases
• <00:02:33.120> contractor<00:02:33.879> receives<00:02:34.080> an in such cases
• the contractor receives an in such cases the contractor receives an unfair<00:02:34.680> advantage
• what they did was never illegal contest what they did was never illegal that<00:11:53.040> they

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh, on a date night It's great, especially if the Well, in our case, Mrs.
• There's been case law on it.
• You would, yes, but I would be breaking the law in the state of Texas if I put a case of beer that I
• Current law requires the agency to send notices in contested cases via certified mail.
• cases.

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• The only other process that we have available to us is the contested case hearing process.
• <00:15:15.120> case<00:15:15.360> hearing us is the contested case hearing us is the
• contested case hearing process. process. process.
• <00:15:34.079> has<00:15:34.240> to contested case hearing and there has to contested
• <00:41:40.960> review that same like case-by-case review that same like case-by-case review

Bills: HB1700

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, disabilities, access, functional needs, local government, affordable housing, reporting requirements, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard several housing, land use, and infrastructure bills. HB 6019 HD2 on electric vehicle infrastructure and HB 1728 HD1 on rainwater catchment systems both drew limited testimony and were advanced. For HB 1728, the chairs said they would designate the Department of Health as the regulator and incorporate suggested technical amendments from plumbing and rainwater industry groups. Both measures were reported out with recommendations to pass, with HB 6019 passed unamended and HB 1728 passed with amendments. HB 1844, which would have required the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth, drew significant opposition from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Sierra Club, who argued it would bypass land-use review and threaten agricultural land, water planning, and long-term resilience. Grassroot Institute supported the bill, and the Land Use Commission said the bill raised concerns. After discussion, the chairs deferred the measure in one committee and later the recommendation to pass it with amendments was not adopted in the other committee. HB 1990 on penalties and liens for unresolved residential zoning violations was advanced with amendments. The chairs adopted Grassroot Institute’s suggested changes requiring any county sale of such property to be at no less than fair market value and requiring excess proceeds to be returned to the owner. HB 2424, which would allow county planning agencies to petition for temporary reclassification of certain agricultural lands to rural, also drew mixed testimony; the Land Use Commission raised due process concerns, and agriculture interests opposed it. One committee advanced it with amendments, but in the other committee the recommendation failed after members cited lack of county support. The later portion of the hearing began on HB 1738 and HB 1739. HB 1738 would expand county authority to amend district boundaries for housing on parcels over 15 acres; OHA, Sierra Club, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau opposed it, while Grassroot Institute supported it. HB 1739 would require transit-supportive densities in county TOD areas and limit local restrictions; DPP raised concerns about timing, permitting, and conflicts with existing TOD frameworks, while OPSD and Grassroot supported it. The transcript cuts off before final action on these later bills.

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• case there are any reconciliation issues that need to be addressed.
• case there are any reconciliation issues that need to be addressed.
• > there<00:17:36.760> are<00:17:36.960> any as a double check in case there are
• any as a double check in case there are any reconciliation<00:17:38.039> issues<00:17:38.400><
• I think probably 99% of the cases the candidates would agree, you know, that there was a mistake.

Keywords: 1183, house