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• Members, this is a cleanup bill that was requested by the Texas Workforce Commission.
• Generally, House Bill 2791 would authorize the commission to procure vocational rehabilitation goods
• division director for vocational rehabilitation at Texas Workforce Commission.
• Commission, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• I'm with the Texas Workforce Commission.

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• </c><00:08:27.720><c> of</c><00:08:28.000><c> of</c> it authorizes the commission of of it authorizes
• </c> management policies and procedures management policies and procedures applicable<00:26:56.919><c
• They have different procedures.
• </c><00:57:45.880><c> that's</c> enforce the policy and procedures that's enforce the policy and procedures
• </c><01:12:18.800><c> training</c> as setting policies procedures training as setting policies procedures

Keywords: 1183, house

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• between agencies and counties and a structure to have that Work go on, and it contains Legislative Commission
• government, creating a Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and establishing a commission
• So what we are left with is very ambiguous, bizarre language that the commission will look at...
• Why would you write a supervisory procedure if you don't have anyone to supervise?
• Why would you write a supervisory procedure if you don't have anyone to supervise?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> document is the election procedure document is the election procedure manual<00:12:56.199><c> uh
• um the B ballot law procedures um the B ballot law commission<00:16:05.120><c> has</c><00:16:05.519>
• If you run out on Election Day, you can use those following a procedure.
• </c><02:43:59.279><c> of</c> public employee in the commission of public employee in the commission of
• </c><02:44:40.120><c> of</c> covers that that's in the commission of covers that that's in the commission

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• On to procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.
• status brings important benefits, including enhanced training, access to the Public Safety Officers Procedural
• Professionally, Marcella dedicated 17 years to the California Commission on Aging, where she served as

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:02:13.440><c> I</c> investigation and agation procedures I investigation and agation procedures
• Just by the Public Utilities Commission.
• </c> of the department or the commission of the department or the commission could<00:27:56.880><c> become
• </c><00:31:26.360><c> like</c> commission uh the commission would like commission uh the commission would
• </c> uh with PL Regional planning commissions uh with PL Regional planning commissions and<02:16:50.319

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• To be members of the Texas Real Estate Commission: Christy O. Davis, Carrollton; James B. "J.B."
• To be members of the Texas Real Estate Commission: Christy O. Davis, Carrollton; James B. "J.B."
• Senate Bill 2245 relates to procedures for the issuance of a bonded title for a motor vehicle.
• Senate Bill 2245 relates to procedures for the issuance of a bonded title for a motor vehicle.
• Senate Bill 2605 relates to the formation of a municipal housing authority asset commission by certain

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine business including dispensing with the previous day’s journal, receiving a House message on HB 104/HJR 34, and a gubernatorial message naming two appointees to the Texas Real Estate Commission. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, Golf Day in Texas, Cindy Ramos-Davidson, and the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Members then adopted memorial resolutions honoring fallen first responders, including Deputy Jesse Ray Perez and Deputy Melissa Pollard, and the Senate agreed to adjourn in their memory. The Senate considered and passed several bills. SB 2199 increased penalties for loading overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; SB 1959 adjusted permit factors for the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; SB 1376 changed supervision rules for code enforcement officer trainees; SB 2595 created a new offense for harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while concealing identity with a mask or similar headgear; SB 1012 authorized sale or lease of certain surplus state property in Austin; SB 2245 revised bonded title procedures; SB 2605 created a municipal housing authority asset commission; SB 3044 expanded and adjusted the board of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District; SB 628 clarified county fire code enforcement authority through interlocal agreements; SB 2778 raised the spending threshold for emergency services district employees; SB 3039 addressed public higher education transfer issues; and SB 2523 allowed release from municipal extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition. Most of these bills were passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and final passage was completed, often by wide margins. The chamber also took up SB 1844, which would require cities to provide services before expanding taxing areas into limited-purpose jurisdictions; a floor amendment narrowed the bill, and it was passed to engrossment. SB 2284 clarified municipal and county authority over firearms, airguns, archery equipment, and related items, and was passed despite opposition. SB 2529, dealing with the vote threshold for taxing units to adopt higher tax rates or issue tax bonds, prompted extended debate over voter approval and representative decision-making; after questions, the bill was passed to engrossment and held. At the end of the session, the Senate recessed for 20 minutes and announced it would meet as the Caucus of the Whole.

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• </c><00:17:26.240><c> Um</c> commission does oppose this bill. Um commission does oppose this bill.
• Not the commission. Correct. Okay.
• </c><01:49:53.199><c> Not</c> the commission. Not the commission. Not &gt;&gt; correct.
• </c> didn't need to go before the commission didn't need to go before the commission and<01:56:00.239
• </c> place is a very good procedure as is. place is a very good procedure as is.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Physical Therapy Compact Commission notified the state of Florida that the bill language deviated
• Additionally, the new law clarifies that physicians doing liposuction procedures involving more than
• Lastly, a physician who performs a liposuction procedure can be fined $5,000 per procedure, where previously
• Level one procedures do not have to register with the department.
• Level one procedures do not have to register with the department. Thank you.

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.

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• But then, as I got further into it, I also talked to some individuals from the Corporation Commission
• Of our new, our new procedures, it made more sense to say this bill is already under title twenty-one
• It's just a drafting procedure that we do right. Any further questions? None.

Bills: HB2937, HB3419, HB3264, HB3266, HB3267, HB3268

Keywords: firearms, carry on vessels, self-defense, Oklahoma law, gun rights, hunting, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, reckless driving, D2 felony, penalties, traffic offenses

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• The bill simply moves the commission underneath our office, which allows us to utilize our staff on the
• Chair, if you don't mind, we just had this commission meeting and it was a great presentation.
• The bill simply moves the commission underneath our office, which allows us to utilize our staff on the
• We just had this commission meeting and it was a great presentation. Two o'clock today? Pardon me?
• Marsha Menu, post-LA Commission on Law Enforcement, present, would provide information if needed.

Bills: SCR58, SB309, SB514, HCR63, HCR69, HB401, HB487, HB722, HB730, HB745, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1024, HB1032, HB1050, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1218, HB1244

Keywords: SCR 58, Senate Concurrent Resolution, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3, public-private partnership contracting, Belle Chasse Toll Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge, toll bridge, tolling, tolls, transportation infrastructure, roads and highways, Plaquemines Parish, bridge project, toll fees, unauthorized charges, contract oversight, procurement

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• House Bill 3177 is a parody for the court for reporters for the corporation commission, similar to what

Bills: HB2650, HB2696, HB3177, HB3264, HB3298, HB3321, HB3322, HB3497, HB3499, HB3500, HB3742, HB3845, HB3941, HB3970, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes

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• House Bill 3177 is the parity for the reporters for the Corporation Commission as to what we just passed

Bills: HB2650, HB2696, HB3177, HB3264, HB3298, HB3321, HB3322, HB3497, HB3499, HB3500, HB3742, HB3845, HB3941, HB3970, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met and advanced a large slate of House bills, with most measures receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support and little debate. Early in the meeting, House Bill 2696 passed to exempt sensitive cybersecurity records—such as network configurations, passwords, and incident response plans—from public disclosure. House Bill 3941, which modifies the salary structure for bailiffs to help district courts recruit and retain them, also advanced. House Bill 3970, authorizing court reporters to use speech-to-text technology, was amended to add an effective date and emergency clause before passing. The committee also approved several criminal justice and court administration measures. House Bill 3264 makes domestic violence by strangulation an 85% crime. House Bill 3321 directs the cost administration implementation committee to gather county data and produce an annual report. House Bill 3497 clarifies when the state may appeal pretrial decisions to the Court of Criminal Appeals. House Bill 3499 expands special judges’ authority to include certain vehicle and personal property title matters, and House Bill 3500 passed from a committee substitute. House Bill 3845 was described as bringing Oklahoma into compliance with federal requirements tied to child support enforcement and driver’s license revocation processes. Several bills focused on district attorney recruitment and criminal procedure. House Bill 3980 creates a loan repayment assistance program for assistant district attorneys serving in high-need areas, and House Bill 3981 creates a related locality incentive program; both advanced after questions about title status and later appropriations handling. House Bill 4421, “Leo’s Law,” aimed at protecting children from fentanyl poisoning, also passed. House Bill 3742, described as a due process protection act, would require timely disclosure of charges and evidence to defendants and their counsel. The committee also advanced House Bill 3177, extending parity to Corporation Commission reporters, and House Bill 3322, which addresses how courts interpret duplicate statutory sections. No bills were rejected, and the meeting adjourned with notice that more controversial measures would be heard the following week.

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• Senate Bill 1771 authorizes the workforce commission to pull more complete information from the funds

Bills: SB1465, SB2110, SB1771, SB206, SB1584, SB1386, SB1696, SB1806, SB1428, SB1390, SB1381, SB201, SB1778, SB1332, SB1836, SB1369, SB1794, SB1290, SB175, SB1379

Keywords: professional engineers, surveyors, licensure board, sunset extension, state board, occupational licensing, engineering license, surveying license, professional regulation, regulatory board, sunset review, emergency clause, Oklahoma O.S. 59, board appointments, lay member, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales

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• Members, Senate Bill 1771 authorizes the Workforce Commission to pull more complete information from
• Members, Senate Bill 1771 authorizes the Workforce Commission to pull more complete information from

Bills: SB1465, SB2110, SB1771, SB206, SB1584, SB1386, SB1696, SB1806, SB1428, SB1390, SB1381, SB201, SB1778, SB1332, SB1836, SB1369, SB1794, SB1290, SB175, SB1379

Keywords: professional engineers, surveyors, licensure board, sunset extension, state board, occupational licensing, engineering license, surveying license, professional regulation, regulatory board, sunset review, emergency clause, Oklahoma O.S. 59, board appointments, lay member, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and included several member and gallery introductions, including recognition of the Doctor of the Day and family members of senators. The chamber then moved to floor business on several bills, with no major debate on most measures. Senate Bill 1465 extended the sunset date for the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors to 2031 and passed 43-2, including as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 2110, as amended, allowed the sale of ungraded eggs up to 150 dozen, with the author explaining it was requested by constituents to support rural economics and farmers markets. Senators asked about the need for the bill, the cap, and food safety; the author said the limit was a starting point and noted the eggs would be sold off-premises. The bill advanced and passed 44-2. Senate Bill 1771, which authorizes the Workforce Commission to obtain more complete information on workforce development funds and retain outside counsel, had a title-restoring amendment adopted and then passed 35-11. Senate Bill 206, making public EMS services eligible as essential for drawing down federal funds, passed 42-5 and was also declared an emergency measure. The Senate also heard acknowledgements, including congratulations to Senator Seifried on her first successful day presiding and recognition of Catoosa Day at the Capitol. Announcements followed on appropriations and Oklahoma Women’s Day at the Capitol, and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• In 2017, the Texas Legislature amended the law to require the Texas Commission on Jail Standards... .
• Brandon Wood, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
• Harris County is non-compliant per the jail commission. Mason Yancey was a diabetic.
• Brandon Wood, Executive Director, Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Thank you, Mr. Wood.
• Procedures... okay, I can answer that, I think, if you don't mind.

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• It's the state health commissions.
• This is yet another commission. We have many commissions. We have trouble staffing them.
• </c><02:01:57.679><c> itself</c> aware indeed the commission itself aware indeed the commission itself
• We have many another commission.
• We have trouble staffing commissions.

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• </c><00:03:42.320><c> that</c> positions, boards, and commissions that positions, boards, and commissions
• </c><00:04:20.200><c> of</c><00:04:20.359><c> the</c> commission and commissioner of the commission and
• </c><00:15:29.240><c> called</c> commission in Washington, D.C. called commission in Washington, D.C.
• And the Election Assistance Commission.
• </c> current commission has done a great job. current commission has done a great job.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

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• Procedures stay simple and accessible, and judges retain full oversight.
• AB 1577 requires data centers to report various energy usage statistics to the Energy Commission on a
• I know the Energy Commission has processes for trade secrets, and we're working with them closely to
• With me today is Ethan Rerick, Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission.
• Chair, the Little Hoover Commission is a bipartisan, independent organization charged in the statute

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would likely be held later because a quorum was not yet present. Early measures included AB 2393, which would create fixed statutory damages for false arrest or imprisonment claims involving aggravating conduct such as face coverings, restraints, forcible transport, or firearms; supporters said it would help victims obtain accountability, while no opposition appeared. AB 2050, the HOA reserve-funding bill, drew support from HOA and housing finance advocates who said underfunded reserves lead to special assessments and safety risks, while consumer groups warned of large cost increases; Senator Laird said he would move it when a quorum was available. AB 1564, making employee-union communications confidential in certain public-employment disputes, was supported by labor groups and opposed by counties, school administrators, and other local agencies who argued it would hinder investigations. AB 2231, a CEQA streamlining bill for two Sutter Health hospital projects, was backed by the author and health-care supporters but opposed by a construction trade group that said it would strip workers of wage-and-hour remedies. The committee also heard AB 2689, which would allow non-renewal of subsidized housing leases for over-income tenants under specified conditions; there was little testimony beyond the author’s presentation. AB 801 would require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to regularly examine lenders for fair lending compliance; supporters framed it as a response to federal retreat from consumer protection, while credit unions and bankers said they shared the goal but wanted more work on impacts to smaller institutions. AB 2721, as amended, would require hotels to post notice when they have actual knowledge of ICE or CBP reservations; hospitality workers and labor supporters said it would improve worker safety, while hotel industry groups said they were moving toward neutral after amendments, though some owners remained opposed. AB 2035 would create a narrow, court-supervised alternative vote threshold for a single HOA, Laguna Woods Village, to amend outdated CC&Rs; the author and HOA representatives said the change was needed because repeated elections had failed to reach quorum. Later bills included AB 1827, which would raise the small-claims limit for businesses from $6,250 to $15,000 and allow up to three filings per year; supporters said it would modernize access for small businesses, while the Judicial Council opposed it as likely to crowd calendars and shift small claims away from its intended purpose. AB 1577 would require data centers to report energy-use information to the Energy Commission and local agencies; supporters said better data is needed for grid planning, while one industry group remained opposed in print but encouraged by amendments. AB 2164 and AB 1854 both expanded California shield-law protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care providers and related entities against out-of-state legal actions and extradition requests; supporters said the bills were needed to protect providers and patients after Dobbs, while opponents argued they would shield harmful medical practices and interfere with parental rights and other states’ investigations. AB 2529 would require claims against public agencies to include a declaration that the contents are true and correct, and AB 2247 would create the Thrive Act to fund trauma-focused mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; both drew support from local agencies or survivors, with no significant opposition recorded in the excerpt. The final bill discussed, AB 1821, would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days to address large, complex, or bad-faith requests; the author said it would better match agency work capacity while preserving access, and the hearing continued with testimony as the transcript ended.

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• SEVENTEEN 26 WAS PASSED AND IN THE BILL THEY ESTABLISH THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS SCHOOL SAFETY COMMISSION
• WE BEGIN COMPLIANCE INSPECTION AND PROVIDE THE COMMISSION OF EDUCATION TO OVERSEE SCHOOL EDUCATION AND
• IN 2022 HOUSE BILL 1421 WAS PASSED AND IT EXTENDED THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
• AFTER THE SHOOTING, THE CAMPUS LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES THAT FSU HAD TRAINED STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF ON
• WE LIVE IN A REAL WORLD SO WE PUT IN PROCEDURES AND POLICIES IN PLACE TO MINIMIZE THREATS AND DANGERS