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  • If CFIUS identifies potential risks, especially where a foreign government or a government-controlled
  • The Texas Administrative Code, Part 4, Chapter D, Rule 8162, is a whole section on the central accumulator
  • The code is not discrepant from this, from this central accumulator definition.
  • So the other provision that was Section 127.156 of the Election Code.
  • The repeal of Local Government Code Subchapter E was removed, which was necessary to ensure that local
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  • If CFIUS identifies potential risks, especially where a foreign government or a government-controlled
  • Will Texas Administrative Code...
  • So the other provision that was Section 127.156 of the Election Code. day rule, this is creating an equivalent
  • Section 4701B was removed.
  • The repeal of Local Government Code Subchapter E was removed, which was necessary to ensure that local
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • This bill simply requires that contracts for the use of property owned or leased by government entities
  • include provisions prohibiting contractors from renting or leasing government property to entities that
  • 46.03 of the Penal Code.
  • This bill ensures that government property cannot be used as a back door to deny Texans their lawful
  • So back when I was director of voter registration, in the code, it required you...
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.
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  • Because we've seen the conflicts of interest at some of our federal governing boards, and we want to
  • Those bills are now found in subchapters L and M of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code.
  • We had someone flying in from the Foundation for Government Accountability.
  • Across the board in state government. Thank you.
  • Section 31 ensures that senior housing developments receive low-income housing tax credits.
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Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • And then the effort by the development community switched to a different section of the code, Housing
  • Governments how much government is consuming on the part of everyday activities.
  • been in local government, but I have followed it quite passionately.
  • Chairman, the life you say that the local governments do...
  • error code: 520 on the bill. Is that correct?
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Mar 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • In order to get a unique QR code for each consumable hemp product.
  • I noticed that in your DEI section.
  • So let's close this section out like this. for no question.
  • This section, the new section that you're putting in, prohibits prohibitions on diversity, equity, and
  • Help me with the interpretation of the section.
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Mar 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Texans don't even want their own religion crammed down their throat by their government.
  • I don't do it because I am co-creator. coerced by my government.
  • The government oversteps its authority when it dictates.
  • This. government overreach.
  • The government has no business telling people what clothes they should wear.
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Rights do not come from the government. Rights do not come from the government.
  • And you responded saying that government closest to the people, best government is the government closest
  • I was going over your bill section by section, and some of the questions that I had had been asked.
  • ; House Bill 1392, Local Government; HJR 1, Local Government; HJR 4, Finance.
  • Health care services, to Local Government.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • We are forcing them to hold tax ratification elections to pay for things that the state government is
  • Lastly, its civil penalties would chill local governments from enacting protections for transgender Texans
  • Senate Bill 8 does not enhance safety or fairness; it invites burdens on local governments and silences
  • Let me read from Article 4, Section 1. 22 of the Texas Constitution states the Attorney General shall
  • Members, I think this bill represents another round of big government imposed on the state by the Senate
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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  • There were rumors that the federal government was going to start strictly enforcing all these things,
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Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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  • In 2021, Senate Bill 2185 established Section 49.2127, limiting the ability of certain water districts
  • HB 1633 addresses this by amending the Water Code to add registered exempt wells to the list of factors
  • We are absolutely not protected by the current water code.
  • My farm, we are absolutely not protected by these ground by the current water code.
  • These are the people that are not considered when doing permits currently under the water code.
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
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Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

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  • The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency called the meeting to order.
  • or the governing body.
  • the city or town's fire code is not substantially less stringent than the current state fire code.
  • Specifically, whether it should be the city's fire code or the state's.
  • an entirely new code.
Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the March 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. HB 2686, a patient-protection measure for outpatient surgical facilities, would require surgeons to file and update a call-coverage plan for hospital complications; the sponsor said it would improve continuity of care and reduce emergency room confusion, and the committee recommended it do pass. HB 2051 would require AHCCCS contractors, subject to CMS approval, to cover breastfeeding and lactation services in multiple settings; supporters described it as a maternal and infant health measure, AHCCCS was neutral and noted a projected state cost of about $1.8 million, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee also approved HB 2837, which requires compensation disclosure for testimony or written comments in municipal zoning matters and requires certain municipal board members or hearing officers to disclose and recuse for recent conflicts involving entities they served; the sponsor framed it as a transparency and conflict-of-interest bill, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2875, concerning commercial drone delivery systems, was amended to allow local regulation of drone facilities near medium and large hub airports within a 2.5-mile buffer and to require consultation with airports; Zipline and industry groups supported the measure as providing regulatory clarity, and the committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill do pass. HB 2324 would let cities with their own fire codes, through an intergovernmental agreement, have city fire inspectors enforce those codes on county-owned buildings in city limits when state enforcement is burdensome; county and fire officials said it would resolve jurisdictional confusion, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2439 would exempt single-user public or semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ spa rules, and an amendment removed ADEQ rulemaking authority; county health representatives said the change would reduce confusion, but one member raised public-health concerns, and the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. HB 2457 would allow utilities to bypass the certificate of environmental compatibility process for new plants co-located with large electricity users after notice and a public comment session; the Sierra Club opposed it as reducing public review, while supporters said it preserved some local input and improved efficiency, and it passed 4-2 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2953 would cap certain nondisciplinary and civil penalties imposed by the Board of Pharmacy at $25,000 and allow lower penalties based on prior activity; a supporter said it matched limits used in other regulatory contexts, and the committee recommended it do pass unanimously.
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Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 23rd, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

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  • This bill simply codifies Section 106.157.15 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code to add another six-hour alcohol
  • Well, let me say this: Section two adds Government Code 508.1441 and 508.1442.
  • Section 508.1442 requires an annual report on youth parole outcomes.
  • Section 508.1442 applies to youth under 18 at the time of the offense.
  • Section 4 covers the implementation timeline and reconsideration.
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Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • all understand the importance of shining a bright light on the intersection. between business and government
  • there is still work to do to ensure that every Texan, no matter where they live, no matter what zip code
  • and declare started our independence, forging a republic built on the principles of liberty, self-governance