Transcript Highlights:

• SB 100 DEALS WITH THE DISPLAY FLAGS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. BUILDERS TWO THINGS.
• OTHER FLAGS WHETHER THEY REPRESENT IDEOLOGICAL BELIEFS AND INTERNATIONAL THE RIGHT TO DISPLAY OTHER
• IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER DISPLAY OF FLAGS IN THE INTERIOR OF SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS, CAFETERIAS AND
• SCHOOL DISPLAY CASES ON THE EXTERIOR FLAGPOLE.
• WITH A MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAWING OF A RAINBOW FLAG DISPLAYED IN THE HALLWAY CONSTITUTE A PROHIBITED DISPLAY

Transcript Highlights:

• Graham, many public schools displayed the Ten Commandments. After Stone v.
• and years of being told such displays are impermissible. and un-American.
• I mean, there's a picture that is displayed on that, and what are we gonna tell?
• Today, I urge you to reject SB 10 with the 10 commandments on display.
• It relates to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Bills: SB 10 , SB 11

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> The amendment is displayed.
• I move L007 to the committee report and ask for it to be displayed. Amendment L007 is displayed.
• I move amendment L003 to 1324 and ask that it be properly displayed. Amendment L003 is displayed.
• :49.400><c> want</c><01:14:49.720><c> to</c> is displayed and members, I want to is displayed and members
• </c> Amendment L006 is displayed. Amendment L006 is displayed.

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• for the opportunity to speak today in support of Senate Bill 364 concerning outdoor advertising displays
• or 5 freeway in Orange County and expansion, you cannot apply to place a new outdoor advertising display
• Outdoor advertising displays play an important role in helping businesses attract customers, and the
• Outdoor advertising displays play an important role in helping businesses attract customers, and the
• Existing law regulates outdoor advertising displays located in former redevelopment areas differently

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Organization heard several bills related to outdoor advertising, open meetings, and San Francisco economic development. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up processing of outdoor advertising permits by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and clarifies customary maintenance of signs. Supporters said the bill would reduce permit backlogs and help local governments and the billboard industry; there was no opposition. The committee passed SB 364 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for additional votes. SB 470 by Senator Laird would extend until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative Bagley-Keene open meeting rules adopted in SB 544, allowing state boards and commissions to continue using remote participation under specified conditions. Supporters from the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities said the current law has increased public participation, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including ACA of California Action, the California News Publishers Association, and media and transparency groups, argued the bill weakens in-person public access and accountability. The committee approved SB 470 to Appropriations, with some no votes and the roll held open. SB 395 by Senator Wiener would let San Francisco create a hospitality zone in Union Square/Yerba Buena with up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants to support downtown recovery. City and business representatives said the measure would help fill vacancies, attract restaurants, and boost foot traffic, while remaining temporary and geographically limited. The bill passed to Appropriations with broad support and no opposition. SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the special outdoor advertising rules for signs in former redevelopment areas; supporters said it would give affected communities time to find a permanent solution, while billboard industry opponents warned about compliance and federal highway funding risks. The committee passed SB 783 to Appropriations as amended, and then adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• . displayed. displayed.
• </c> and ask that it be displayed. and ask that it be displayed.
• </c> and ask that it be displayed. and ask that it be displayed.
• </c> The amendment is properly displayed. The amendment is properly displayed.
• </c> It is displayed. Please proceed. It is displayed. Please proceed.

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• </c><00:40:56.880><c> artifacts,</c> not just sort of displaying artifacts, not just sort of displaying
• We have 111 display cases being built in Minneapolis right now to display these artifacts.
• We have 111 display cases being built in Minneapolis right now to display these artifacts.
• So, within the display all of them.
• So, um, those artifacts on display.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:

• The graduation exercise not only ended with the turning of the tassels, but also an amazing fireworks
• have been in Congress, the cruelty of the Trump administration and the Republican majority is on display
• Team leaders Kelsey Ellison and Ruby Long displayed their model, the product of a two-month engineering
• Team leaders Kelsey Ellison and Ruby Team leaders Kelsey Ellison and Ruby Long<06:39:26.878><c> displayed
• their model, the product Long displayed their model, the product of<06:39:28.718><c> a</c><06:39:28.878

Bills: HB2056 , HR4 , SB331

Keywords: immigration, sanctuary jurisdiction, federal compliance, District of Columbia, law enforcement, House of Representatives, election, Speaker, Clerk, Congress, fentanyl, controlled substances, drug trafficking, public health, research regulations

Transcript Highlights:

• What this bill does is it would require each local board to display the Ten Commandments in a common
• It just provides for the display of those Commandments.
• The placement of displays in our schools is an intrusion into the minds and the hearts of our students
• I'm very supportive of the idea of displaying the Ten... the idea of displaying the Ten Commandments
• There's a reason that the Ten Commandments are displayed at the front of the Supreme Court building;

Bills: HB266 , SB85 , SB166 , HB266 , SB85 , SB166

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education

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• , including Ten Commandments displays and veteran memorials.
• Graham, many public schools displayed the Ten Commandments. After Stone v.
• The bill requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
• display standards.
• It doesn't change what they should display. It doesn't say they should display additional texts.

Bills: SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB552 , SB646 , SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Chair will display the tally: 157 in the affirmative, zero in the negative.
• The clerk will display the tally.
• The clerk will display the tally.
• The clerk will display the tally. The tally: 149 members present; a quorum is present.
• The clerk will display the tally.

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• Would it be easier to tone down or move a display on Black History Month?
• The clerk will display the tally. Time for voting is expired. The clerk will display the tally.
• The clerk will display the tally.
• The clerk will display the tally.
• The clerk will display the tally.

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• </c> display today's concurrence orders. display today's concurrence orders.
• </c> they are displayed. they are displayed.
• It is not being displayed on the concurrent order calendar.
• President, if you would, please have the clerk display today's consent orders.
• </c><01:39:37.400><c> the</c> They are displayed.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB number 996 by Nichols relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders

Bills: HJR144 , HJR218 , HB40 , HB 101 , HB 112 , HB146 , HB168 , HB214 , HB413 , HB1523 , HB493 , HB521 , HB594 , HB557 , HB305 , HB549 , HB854 , HB 1057 , HB 1052 , HB842 , HB3174 , HB3311 , HB2486 , HB3196 , HB824 , HB 1039 , HB2529 , HB2713 , HB4936 , HB4995 , HB4830 , HB4864 , HB5219 , HB5263 , HB5154 , HB2674 , HB5525 , HB5623 , HB2545 , HB2587 , HB2625 , HB5520 , HB5436 , HB4926 , HB1573 , HB5165 , HB4811 , HB5081 , HB4755 , HB3179 , HB4310 , HB4611 , HB2159 , HB4626 , HB3637 , HB3153 , HB3066 , HB2786 , HB2966 , HB638 , HB640 , HB876 , HB497 , HB5539 , HB4809 , HB5308 , HB4687 , HB4070 , HB4421 , HB4412 , HB3284 , HB3369 , HB3420 , HB3449 , HB4098 , HB4281 , HB4120 , HB4504 , HB4370 , HB 1106 , HB2370 , HB2404 , HB3863 , HB2407 , HB2253 , HB2273 , HB2040 , HB1586 , HB3788 , HB3993 , HB4690 , HB4309 , HB4696 , HB2308 , HB 1142 , HB1533 , HB1621 , HB2242 , HB2012 , HB2193 , HB2442 , HB2464 , HB2348 , HB2313 , HB2289 , HB1942 , HB2011 , HB1629 , HB2993 , HB3592 , HB3824 , HB4076 , HB4535 , HB4623 , HB4773 , HB 1091 , HB5115 , HB5515 , HB3372 , HB5659 , HCR118 , HB 1233 , HB2239 , HB2379 , HB2863 , HB3368 , HB3787 , HB3815 , HB3898 , HB4023 , HB4285 , HB4329 , HB4331 , HB4429 , HB4646 , HB4904 , HB5200 , HB5320 , HB5651 , HB5662 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5672 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

Transcript Highlights:

• at your odometer and figure out how many times you went to Wisconsin for beer or South Dakota for fireworks
• 53.440><c> for</c> Wisconsin for beer or South Dakota for Wisconsin for beer or South Dakota for fireworks

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• Senators, we're going to tab number two, Senate Bill 100 on display of flags by governmental entities
• SB 100 deals with a display of flags by governmental entities.
• SB 100, it deals with a display of flags by governmental entities. The bill does two things.
• Would a middle school drawing of a rainbow flag displayed in a hallway constitute a prohibited display
• Smith, displayed a flag so that Johnny could feel comfortable in the classroom.'

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up two bills and one presentation. Senate Bill 108, on administrative procedures, was presented by Senator Burgess on behalf of Senator Grall. The bill would require agencies to systematically review rules over five years old, submit annual regulatory plans and reports, and take action on reviewed rules; it also would speed publication of proposed rules after new rulemaking authority and expand transparency for incorporated materials and rule histories. Americans for Prosperity appeared in support, there was no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard a presentation from State Board of Administration Executive Director Chris Spencer on implementation of statutory investment restrictions affecting state funds. He reviewed the SBA’s structure and fiduciary duties, said the agency must maximize financial return using only pecuniary factors, and described the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions involving Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He noted recent changes, including expanded Iran restrictions after the October 7 attacks, the addition of China-related divestment requirements, and the SBA’s move to eliminate China and Hong Kong from its global equity benchmarks; he said the agency is ahead of schedule on required divestment and in compliance with the law. Senate Bill 100, on display of flags by governmental entities, was then presented by Chair Fine. The bill would prohibit political flags on government buildings and allow active-duty service members and veterans to use reasonable force to stop flag desecration. The committee heard extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing government buildings should not display political messages and opponents raising First Amendment, vagueness, and enforcement concerns, especially regarding LGBTQ-related flags and school settings. Senators also questioned the bill’s definitions and the reasonable-force provision. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 100 favorably, with Senators Arrington and Polsky voting no and Senators Brodeur, McClain, Rodriguez, Fine, and Chair DeSiglie voting yes. At the end of the meeting, Senator Rodriguez was recorded as voting yes on SB 108, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• /c><03:48:49.840><c> there</c><03:48:50.080><c> is</c><03:48:50.239><c> the</c><03:48:50.479><c> fireworks
• </c><03:48:51.199><c> uh</c><03:48:51.279><c> I'm</c> the um there is the fireworks uh I'm the um there
• is the fireworks uh I'm sorry,<03:48:51.840><c> pardon</c><03:48:52.080><c> me,</c><03:48:52.640><c>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• for the opportunity to speak today in support of Senate Bill 364 concerning outdoor advertising displays
• the 405 freeway in Orange County, an expansion, you cannot apply to place a new outdoor advertising display
• Outdoor advertising displays play an important role in helping businesses attract customers, and the
• Existing law regulates outdoor advertising displays located in former redevelopment areas differently
• There's a maximum allowable square footage for a display, for example, that we have to live with, but

Committee: House Governmental Organization

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Organization met and heard several bills, beginning without a quorum and later establishing one. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up outdoor advertising permit processing by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and it also clarifies customary maintenance for signs. Supporters from Fountain Valley and the outdoor advertising industry said the bill would reduce delays and help local revenue; there was no opposition. The bill passed 13-0, with the roll left open for additional votes. The committee also heard SB 470 by Senator Laird, which extends until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative open-meeting rules for state boards and commissions created by SB 544. Supporters, including the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, said remote participation has increased public attendance, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including the ACLU of California Action, California News Publishers Association, and media and good-government groups, argued the bill weakens transparency and should be more narrowly tailored. The bill passed 12-4, with the roll left open. SB 395 by Senator Wiener would create a hospitality zone in San Francisco allowing up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants in the Union Square/Yerba Buena area. Supporters said the measure would help downtown recovery, fill vacant storefronts, and support small restaurants by offering licenses at the ABC application fee rather than the high secondary-market price. The bill passed 16-0, with the roll left open. Finally, SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the current rules for outdoor advertising displays in former redevelopment areas. Supporters said the extension would protect existing signs and give communities time to work on a permanent solution, while opponents warned about unfair market advantages and possible federal highway funding risks. The bill passed 21-0, and the committee adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is properly displayed. Please It is properly displayed. Please proceed. Thank you very much.
• . >> It is properly displayed.
• Uh, I move L1 and ask that it be properly displayed. That is properly displayed. Continue.
• I move L13 and ask that it be properly displayed. ask that it be properly displayed.
• So with that, I move L016 to Senate Bill 184 and ask it to be displayed. 184 and ask it to be displayed

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• Um, that's all displayed on lines 4 through 16 of the spreadsheet.
• Um that's all displayed on Foundation.
• Line 9 displays the estimated savings if the appropriation were not extended, and line 10 displays the
• <00:57:12.600><c> the</c> displays the displays the uh uh uh proposed<00:57:14.800><c> $40</c><00:57:
• Column C displays the amounts proposed under the A-40 amendment.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• They also attended the National Symphony Orchestra's Fourth of July concert and fireworks, visited our
• 00:23:54.960><c> July</c><00:23:55.280><c> concert</c><00:23:55.600><c> and</c><00:23:55.840><c> fireworks
• ,</c> Fourth of July concert and fireworks, Fourth of July concert and fireworks, visited<00:23:57.039
• The Cougs displayed many of the same characteristics Jim exhibited, including a passion for the sport

Bills: HR1181 , HR139 , HB6556 , HB3074

Keywords: Arab American, heritage, cultural recognition, National Arab American Heritage Month, diversity, community contributions, social justice, education, Iran, nuclear, sanctions, JCPOA, global security, U.N. Security Council, weapons proliferation