Transcript Highlights:

• And so I think those would be the two primary things that we would look at.
• today send the right message to the marketplace, both nationally and internationally, that Texas is open
• We believe that a best version of Senate Bill 6 can signal that Texas is innovative, excited, and open
• We appreciate how SB 6 can address this critical problem while keeping Texas open for business.
• The agreement would have minimum requirements, but the primary requirement is that it would result in

Bills: SB6 , SB11 , SB33

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

Transcript Highlights:

• We do also have a little bit of a concern that if the primary goal is to simply acknowledge that those
• For that reason, I think this is a better conversation that we have out in the open in public.
• The general meetings would not be open to the public. They may hold public hearings. They may.
• it possible for the FCIC and TDLR to track gas pumps. ...skimming and interdicted, allowing us to open
• The study found that there are 1,000 open positions. ...So we're 20 percent understaffed, and only 40

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• . >> Members, this bill's primary focus is to align the juvenile Justice probe.
• Additionally, the bill allows for unlimited eligibility for volunteer services to use that with an open
• Won't what multiplier for fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer to primary all offenses
• Many of us have under childhood abuse and trauma that has left us open to become vulnerable to be preyed
• This legislation opens the door for the state to use in the execution as a method on which the court

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The first primary provision has to do with a state citizenship list.
• We want to move on and talk about the voter roll litigation and then open it up for questions.
• I was reading, and I'm sorry, this is sort of open-ended, but in the Seattle Times last week, there was
• issued an order requiring the TransAlta coal-fired power plant that's down in Centralia to remain open
• Well over a dozen open inquiries, audits, and investigations from various federal entities, including

Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• You're the primary witness. In opposition, seeing none. Any speakers in opposition? See none?
• So, you know, nowadays I'm open to other ideas.
• So, you know, nowadays I'm open to other ideas.
• We're going to keep the roll open. We're going to keep the roll open and go on.
• We're going to keep the roll open and go on recess for 15 minutes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And the second thing it does is require the governor to fill open seats within 90 days of the time a
• With that, open up for questions. Thank you, Coach.
• I think it's fair to say that Boise State football, that open up for questions thank you coach and I
• I appreciate the time to be able to be with you, and I'm open to questions. Are there questions?
• However, our primary goal isn't just a citation; it's the restoration of the public space.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. All those opposed, no.
• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. I'm going to be.
• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• I'm certainly open to the negotiation there, yes.
• But your primary group was a softball team. That's who came to testify this year.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. Thank you.
• The clerk will ring the bell and open the board. Thank you. Has everyone voted?
• All those opposed no, the clerk will ring the bell and open the board. Thank you.
• I'm certainly open to the negotiation there, yes.
• But your primary group was a softball team. That's who came to testify this year.

Summary: The Missouri House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by a 113-0 roll call vote. Members then offered several points of personal privilege recognizing military history, student heroes who responded to a medical emergency at South Tech High School, Black History Month remarks on Maya Angelou, student athletic achievements, and a moment of silence for former Fire Chief Henry Williams. The House also welcomed special guests, including a student shadowing a member and former Rep. Ben Baker in his role with USDA Rural Development. The chamber then took up several bills. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2014, the supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026, was debated at length over constitutional concerns about MODOT funding and the need for disaster relief, Medicaid, and mental health appropriations; it passed 130-11. House Bill 2189, allowing five-year vehicle registrations and removing the even-odd model-year restriction, passed 143-0 after members discussed county clerks, tax payment verification, and the bill’s lack of fiscal impact. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1790, which changes ballot language requirements including Hancock Amendment-related wording and levy examples, passed 114-24. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2178, dealing with property tax assessment limits and appeal procedures, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would cap annual increases and help taxpayers, while opponents argued a floor amendment was not vetted, could shift burdens to schools and fire districts, and might harm local revenues; it passed 86-53. House Bill 1844, the athletic trainer compact, passed 117-27 with support framed around workforce mobility and rural health access. The House also perfected House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1663, which removes the sunset from Missouri’s Save Women’s Sports Act; debate centered on fairness in women’s athletics versus concerns about discrimination, local control, and the lack of a broader policy review, and the chamber adopted the substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. The session ended with announcements, including a blue alert and the death of a Christian County deputy, committee meeting notices, and adjournment until February 24, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, and with that, I will suspend the hearing on 6013 and open the hearing on ESB 6246 with a
• I'm going to suspend the hearing on ESB 6246 and open the hearing on SB 6291 with a briefing from Matt
• I'm going to suspend the hearing on ESB 6246 and open the hearing on SB 6291 with a briefing from Matt
• All right, and with that we will suspend the hearing on Senate Bill 6291 and open the hearing on Senate
• the hearing on Senate Bill's 6291 and open the hearing on SSB 592 with Senator Hunt with a briefing

Bills: SB6013 , SB6291

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology, recreation, economic development, SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice

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• I think that opens up a lot of risk. I just, I just, I just, I, I just, I, I, risk.
• So whatever this committee decides, I'd be open to. To that. Representative Bruce, Mr.
• So whatever this committee decides, I'd be open to. Then I'd like to make a motion, Mr. Chairman.
• It does leave it pretty open, I think, to discretion of the doctor, the hospital, in their situation,
• So whatever this committee decides, I'd be open to. Then I'd like to make a motion, Mr. Chairman.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I point to two primary factors: high winds and dry grasses or dry vegetation.
• Having these up-to-date vegetation models and fuel models is the primary input; if you have very accurate
• Open us per damage assessment and things like that.
• Sliding door that's wide open. And any bad actor can just crawl in the building from there.
• Chair and members of the committee, and Senator, it is currently open for interpretation.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• We opened our property in 2021, and I can vouch for our commissioner.
• Let's take last year under the Open Records Act.
• Not seeing any, we'll open it up to public testimony.
• We'll open up public testimony on Senate Bill 2439.
• Like I said, we'll leave it open for motions in writing.

Bills: SB39 , SB2129 , SB2141 , SB2246 , SB2323 , SB2439 , SB2722 , SB 39

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

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• You want to keep the bridge open, so it's one lane open while you're working on the other part.
• You want to keep the bridge open, so it's one lane open while you're working on the other part.
• You want to keep the bridge open. So it's one lane open while you're working on the other part.
• I wanted to give you the opening to talk about that.
• I wanted to give you the opening to talk about that.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

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• It's June 1 of this year so that it will apply for this primary election.
• </c><01:44:56.960><c> Move</c> apply for this primary election.
• Move apply for this primary election.
• >> Senator, certainly open to making the motion. Check the motion.
• Would Senator be open to it? I move to special order this bill to the next session.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work. The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading. The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.

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• the sheriff's office and the constable's departments are co-equal partners in terms of... ...actual primary
• So any excess positions that I have open, or which right now I have about 60 open district positions,
• You're right, Chairman Spiller, open door and looking for a solution.
• The new convention center is set to open in 2029 and is already being booked ahead of its opening.
• I think those would be our primary concerns. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB26 , HB73 , SB 14 , HB46

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

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• </c><00:21:42.400><c> method</c><00:21:42.799><c> of</c><00:21:43.000><c> calculating</c> the primary
• method of calculating the primary method of calculating building<00:21:44.080><c> permit</c> Building
• </c> The totals are statutory and open appropriations, which means the authority to spend resources is
• The biggest source for DLI statutory and open appropriations is the construction code fund.
• </c> source for DLI statutory and open source for DLI statutory and open Appropriations<01:01:35.720>

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um he's going to be open science.
• It's open software, so anyone can download it and use it and run it.
• And for this project, all the data also will be open, or a lot of it is already.
• </c><01:12:47.760><c> Um</c> facility that will open in July. Um facility that will open in July.
• </c> really storage is the primary reason. really storage is the primary reason.

Bills: SCR48 , SCR28 , SCR74 , SCR62 , SCR60 , SCR89 , SCR147 , SCR179 , SCR182 , SCR59 , SCR54 , SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• :30.080><c> and</c><00:42:30.240><c> members</c> please open the machine and members please open the
• /c> clarity, openness, this bill clarity, openness, this bill reinforce<01:04:15.160><c> forces</c><01
• He does not do this as his primary employment because if he were to do this as his primary employment
• </c> were to do this as his primary were to do this as his primary employment,<03:01:06.760><c> he</c
• </c> And even if they do manage to stay open And even if they do manage to stay open for<04:33:24.881

Keywords: 981, all

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• Clerk, will open the roll.
• Clerk, will open the roll.
• Clerk, will open the roll.
• Clerk, will open the roll.
• Clerk will open the roll.

Bills: HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HB1370 , SB2154 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , HB3021 , SB893 , SB206 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB633 , HJR1077 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1806 , HB3004 , SB1572 , HB4342 , SB1618 , SB2 , SB237 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1461 , HB4432 , SB1948 , SB1589 , SJR52 , SR46 , HCR1030 , SB2071 , SB2182 , SB1451 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , SB2185 , SB893 , HB3021 , SR46 , SB206 , SB237 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB625 , SB633 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1378 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1572 , SB1618 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1806 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1948 , SB2071 , SJR52 , HB1370 , HJR1077 , SB2 , SB1451 , SB2182 , HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• And the burdens to primary care providers to provide vaccines that they have to pay for out of pocket
• Of primary importance, the question is what method should be used.
• So we are fortunate that partners and stakeholders like HHSC and the Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association
• It is a federally qualified health center and a member of the Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association.
• </c> right to this decision as a primary right to this decision as a primary caretakers<02:55:14.399>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.