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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to protect our resources just as much as anyone else.
- So, of course, we want to protect and use our DCP to safeguard that resource.
Bills:
SB1169 , SB1285 , SB1583 , SB1611 , SB1898 , SB1976 , SB2160 , SB2161 , SB2658 , SB2661 , SB2662 , SB2692 , SB1055 , SB1359 , SB2660
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Your job is to protect the public, right? It is, yes.
- However, there are no protections for entombing bats in unoccupied buildings.
- I'm speaking in favor of additional protection for Texas bats.
- Our goal always is to protect both people.
- We would hope that the protections would actually extend to buildings all year round.
Bills:
SB1169 , SB1285 , SB1583 , SB1611 , SB1898 , SB1976 , SB2160 , SB2161 , SB2658 , SB2661 , SB2662 , SB2692 , SB1055 , SB1359 , SB2660
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I ask that you please vote no on this bill to protect your constituents and keep Texas a great place
- So let's protect and strengthen this essential service.
- It doesn't restrict access to care; it protects individuals in the recovery process.
- , and the best way to protect them is to have radiographic examinations and in-person examinations.
- One, it protects patients from the surprise fees.
Bills:
HB46 , HB35 , HB4490 , HB4454 , HB2188 , HB3078 , HB4743 , HB2556 , HB46 , HB5342 , HB4783 , HB3785 , HB5278 , HB1639 , HB2581 , HB4224 , HB4070 , HB4099 , HB4882 , HB3794
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 18th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got those protections in there as well.
- Protections for Texans to match the modern world.
- But there are certain protections, and I want to tell everybody that there are certain protections in
- This is not just about protecting providers; it's about protecting patients.
- Patients and their families need our protection.
Bills:
SB95 , SB268 , SB493 , SB619 , SB660 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1098 , SB1188 , SB1307 , SB1332 , SB1822
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
immunization, written informed consent, civil liability, health care provider, vaccine compensation, administrative penalty, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, gag clause, prescription drug pricing, out-of-pocket cost, cash price, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescription drug benefit
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Elizabeth Watkins, I'm the Associate judge for the Child Protection Court of the Concho Valley
- It is because it is a consumer protection bill.
- Senate Bill 916 ensures the continuation of very important protections for ambulance patients as well
- The bill extends protections included in...
- Yeah, I just know ERISA has always been kind of protected.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So it is our duty to protect this investment.
- There are already protections in the Right to Try program.
- Those protections... are in place.
- Senate Bill 732 will protect our state's elderly population.
- Seniors should be protected, and in theory, it's a great bill, I like it.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (7-2-26) - Reupload
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if we find somebody who is in need of an energy payment and they're involved with child protective
- </c> they're involved with child protective they're involved with child protective services,<00:07:25.400
- But are there any tools in the PSC that you feel like you're really lacking right now to protect any
- the idea of protecting all the rate<00:55:37.560><c> payers.
- Nursing homes need it to protect the most vulnerable. Businesses need it to function.
Bills:
SB8
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources & Energy
Keywords:
utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, The first couple minutes of the livestream was cut off. This recording restored the beginning of the meeting
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51
Approval of Minutes 00:02:07
Legislator Comments 00:02:18
LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19
PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18
WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all
HI
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, tree canopy, public schools, environmental equity, shade coverage, education, HCR183, House Concurrent Resolution, Department of Education, DOE, immigration enforcement, ICE, federal immigration officers, sensitive locations, school safety, student protection
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we would hope to use this to purchase easements to restore and permanently protect between about
- </c><00:21:15.080><c> between</c> restore and permanently protect between restore and permanently protect
- This agreement also added some practices to protect drinking water more fully, uh, in addition to the
- Um, just be a great area to protect, I would think.
- ,</c><00:26:42.080><c> I</c> Um just be great area to protect, I Um just be great area to protect, I
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- :03:17.360><c> water</c> helps protect Minnesota's water helps protect Minnesota's water resources,<00
- </c> provides limited liability protection provides limited liability protection for<00:03:45.200><c>
- </c><00:04:00.239><c> gross</c> Um, this bill does not protect gross Um, this bill does not protect gross
- </c> conduct aqua aquifer tests to protect conduct aqua aquifer tests to protect the<00:42:43.200><c>
- So, doing on protecting water. Um I know in doing on protecting water.
Keywords:
groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 2
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Then we have HIPAA laws and we have other laws that protect those patients' identity and information
- health information is stored protective health information is stored and<00:29:21.360><c> still</c><
- the health information of the protect the health information of the patient<00:29:59.279><c> to</c><
- Having a trained professional to identify highly protected information such as treatment for domestic
- privacy protections that it justifiably<00:32:14.480><c> needs.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 1
Health Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Jan 21st, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- > are</c> >> I just want to make sure those are >> I just want to make sure those are protect
- <00:10:14.320><c> give</c><00:10:14.480><c> it</c><00:10:14.560><c> to</c><00:10:14.720><c> a</c> protect
- I mean, if I give it to a protect.
- email addresses, D, telephone numbers, and struck, which are not to be released, voter information protected
Committee:
House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Keywords:
parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency May 14th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will help protect our businesses and citizens from devastating cyber attacks.
- Several states have already enacted similar laws, such as Ohio's 2018 Data Protection Act and Utah's
- SB 2610 aligns with these by encouraging Texas businesses to adopt industry-standard protections like
- It ensures accountability while fostering a secure business environment and protecting our economy.
- Senate Bill 1540 addresses this issue by extending confidentiality protections to election employees,
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, cybersecurity, data breach, breach of system security, exemplary damages, punitive damages, liability shield, safe harbor, small business, mid-sized business, Texas Business & Commerce Code, sensitive personal information, personal identifying information, identity theft, fraud prevention, NIST
AL
Committee:
Senate Healthcare
Keywords:
emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools, education policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- as an industry to explain the importance and need. ...for us to have practical regulation that's protective
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- TAM promotes and protects a pro-growth business environment that ensures a strong manufacturing sector
- Texas has a Good Samaritan law on the books to protect someone who stops to read. to someone who needs
- Members, the committee substitute extends the liability protection to aggregate production operations
- To demonstrate that the permit is protective. And that's just on the air permits, right?
- That's why we put some of the liability protection ends for the KILNs and the APOs so that they have
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public schools now are required to provide the evaluations for any child through Child Protection Act
- They should have the choice and we should protect that right.
- It was a result of her disability and things that we could not protect her completely from.
- administration of norm-referenced assessments, strong religious liberty and private school autonomy protection
- Thank you for including strong religious liberty protections and private school autonomy language in
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> do to make sure we're protecting do to make sure we're protecting people's<01:03:44.680><c> personal
- She asked why civil service protections are being removed for those workers.
- She asked why civil service protections are being removed for those workers.
- </c><01:25:01.440><c> public</c> Vent Vigilant about uh protecting public Vent Vigilant about uh protecting
- You cannot leave them out in this discussion if we really want to protect the taxpayer dollars.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Do they not also deserve protection?
- Do they not also deserve protection?
- protect our communities.
- We should balance the ideals of protecting children and the public while also protecting safe access
- , really increase their protections for children.
Bills:
HB2028 , HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2406 , HB2415 , HB2557 , HB2573 , HB2589 , HB2720 , HB2749 , HB2825 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB2970 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HCR2004 , HCR2051
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights