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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, the Texas Judicial Commission on mental health, chaired by Justice Jane Bland, of which Speaker
  • Christy, I have you here on behalf of the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, registered on the
  • Members, this SJR deals with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is created to protect. .
  • Thomas, I have you here on behalf of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, registered on the bill
  • I'm the General Counsel for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1078 would amend the Labor Code to require the Workforce Commission to create in collaboration
  • Commission. It's a workplace poster on the benefits and services offered to veterans in this state.
  • The Workforce Commission would be tasked with distributing this poster to each employer who employs at
  • Department, for the Texas Veterans Commission, which includes our Military Veteran Peer Network, our
  • It supports the rule of law, obviously. It says, hey, let's follow the law.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources May 7th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • district customers who are outside city limits to appeal their water rights to the Public Utility Commission
  • After doing so, we've received two appeals to the Public Utility Commission, one for 2024 rates and most
  • I show you registered as Connie Corona on behalf of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, testifying
  • A new provision clarifies that, in cases of regulatory conflict between a county rule and the rule of
  • another governmental entity, excluding municipalities, the more stringent rule will prevail.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested
  • The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested
  • the sale or Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested the sale
  • And I'm on the Texas Historical Commission, and I'm on the TechSot Commission.
  • the Texas Funeral Service Commission to oversee cemeteries.
Summary: The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested
  • And I'm on the Texas Historical Commission, and I'm on the TechSot Commission.
  • There was nothing wrong with the previous rules, Mr. Chairman.
  • the Texas Funeral Service Commission to oversee cemeteries.
  • These rules currently apply to 28 counties within 50...
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Health and Human Services Commission have requested
  • And I'm on the Texas Historical Commission, and I'm on the TechSot Commission.
  • There was nothing wrong with the previous rules, Mr. Chairman.
  • the Texas Funeral Service Commission to oversee cemeteries.
  • I want to start by saying that I support the subdivision rules.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 4506 would update current legislation and reduce costs to local municipalities and zoning commissions
  • The bill amends the current law to allow local municipalities and zoning commissions to electronically
  • Commissioner's Court of the county may accept a traffic study that has expired at the discretion of the commission
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 20th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • for certifications and recertifications from July 1, 2026, to December 1, 2026, to allow time for rule
  • Next week I'm presenting before a city commission that ignored what I reported to them as civil rights
  • First, it removes the one-shot rule for non-conviction records, allowing people with multiple arrests
  • First, it removes the one-shot rule for non-conviction records, allowing people with multiple arrests
  • It revises procedural rules.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously. The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support. Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the legislature granted sole rule-making authority to the commission, which allows the seven
  • And so that's a rule.
  • We submit our rule packages.
  • And then lastly, the rules will go up for adoption. by our commission. Ms.
  • And then finally, once the rule is in place, there is the enforcement of that rule.
Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, all we're doing now is removing rules that are outdated.
  • President, you said that these rules being repealed will change nothing. Is that what you said?
  • We're repealing rules; we do that all the time when we find that there are rules that are outdated, that
  • Why is this moving ahead of all the other rules that we might be considering this year?
  • In fact, wasn't even put into administrative rules because of an oversight.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 18th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • on Law Enforcement will adopt the rules for that.
  • Rebecca Hill with Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.
  • Jim Kraft with Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.
  • So it's just better to let the Commission on Law Enforcement regulate that, and that's what that is.
  • So take it out of the Motor Vehicle Commission and into a new area of responsibility, or...?
Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398
Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. SB 143 would create a special protective equipment fund for bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment was adopted to standardize fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund and direct remaining severance tax revenue from sand and stone mining into it; an amendment was adopted to align it with HB 802, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members discussed the bill as a way to support watershed and flood-related restoration efforts, including the Amite River Basin. SB 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior law; members noted it carried no fiscal note and that the Division of Administration said the review could be done at no cost. The bill was reported favorably. SB 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Contractors Board, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and increasing inspection rates statewide; an amendment was adopted to conform fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Ethics Commission cracked down on them and stuff.
  • I salute those of you that have taken the time to study the rule book and know the rules.
  • You can quote a rule when you stand up to protest something. It makes a difference.
  • He helped advance the athletic commission, which is how he and I became friends back in the early 2000s
Bills: HR1052, SB2184, SB171
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Mar 12th, 2026

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, this bill was requested by the Baldwin County Commission.
  • Uh, basically the only change that this is doing is saying that the county commission may appoint, versus
  • Uh, basically the only change that this is doing is saying that the county commission may appoint, versus
  • My only question when you say the county commission did all four of them contact you, or talking to the
  • did all four of them contact commission did all four of them contact you<00:01:58.880> or<00:
Bills: HB606, HB606
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-JDC, CPN, CPN, CPN Public Hearings 03-04-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • chairs, is to pass with amendments adopting the requested amendments from the Hawaii Real Estate Commission
  • current law does not include any enforcement or penalties, and as a result, the good guys follow the rules
  • and as a result, the good guys<00:17:10.160> follow<00:17:10.400> the<00:17:10.520> rules
  • but<00:17:11.439> the<00:17:11.480> rest<00:17:11.720> of guys follow the rules
  • , but the rest of guys follow the rules, but the rest of them<00:17:12.640> well,<00:17:12.720
Bills: SB2386, SB2804, SB2852
Summary: The committees met in decision-making sessions on several bills and generally advanced them without opposition. Early actions included SB 2386, which clarifies job-posting pay disclosure requirements and lowers the small-employer exemption threshold, and SB 2804, both recommended to pass unamended. SB 2852, addressing accessibility of information and communications technology for people with disabilities in public accommodations, was also recommended to pass unamended. SB 2975 on marine life conservation districts was advanced unamended despite a noted defective effective date. The CPN committee then acted on SB 3019, a consumer protection bill, recommending passage with amendments to require refunds of certain fees upon cancellation and to defect the effective date to July 1, 2050. SB 3231 on agricultural districts, SB 2378 on housing, and SB 3062 on liquor were all recommended to pass with amendments and a defective effective date set to July 1, 2050. SB 3255, concerning cash payments and rounding guidance, was reconsidered after discussion with small business stakeholders and was also advanced with amendments. In the later regular CPN agenda, SB 2607 on landscape architect licensure drew support from the board and professional groups and was recommended to pass with board-requested amendments and a July 1, 2050 effective date. SB 2623 SD1 on pharmacy technician registration was recommended to pass with clarifying amendments from the Board of Pharmacy. SB 2396, which would create a registry for agents managing property for absentee owners and require on-island contact information for certain condo owners, received mixed testimony: supporters emphasized accountability and enforcement, while opponents from community associations raised implementation concerns and asked for further work. The committee ultimately recommended SB 2396 with amendments from the Hawaii Council of Community Associations and a July 1, 2050 effective date.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 4th, 2026

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • young lady back there, just point out in I think it was 1892, there was a Supreme Court case that ruled
  • Supreme<00:27:11.400> Court<00:27:11.640> case<00:27:12.000> that<00:27:12.200> ruled
  • Supreme Court case that ruled Supreme Court case that ruled that<00:27:13.640> the<00:27:
  • It depends on, you know, who picks it up, if it gets picked up on rules or not, which bill gets picked
Bills: SB271, HB511
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee, February 18, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:16:27.199> so administrators to enforce the rules. so administrators to enforce the rules
  • Um one over their rules and regulations.
  • The receiving state still has sovereignty over their rules and regulations.
  • <01:21:19.360> of expertise and that will be by rule of expertise and that will be by rule
  • Compact states do have membership on the commission that has now been formed.
Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee, February 18, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, given that Tinker ruling, they don't have to make that determination during instruction time.
  • <00:41:54.880> The<00:41:55.119> Tinker<00:41:55.520> ruling the Tinker ruling
  • The Tinker ruling the Tinker ruling.
  • Chairman, members of the commission, thank you so much for the opportunity to appear.
  • Chairman, members of the commission, >> Mr.
Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072