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• We currently have a plate that was done by a contest.
• <00:26:06.480> We requiring us to have a new contest.
• We requiring us to have a new contest.
• a contest. a contest.
• replacement process and contest. replacement process and contest.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Individual members also received similar honors at the solo and ensemble contest.
• Members, land surveyors, alongside architects and engineers, are limited by liability clauses within
• The 87th Legislature addressed these concerns for third-party architects and engineers through HB2116
• Or what mechanism, what right did the defendant have to contest that finding?
• They are a medical professional, whether they are an engineer, or whether they are a tradesman.

Bills: SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SCR25, SB687, SB1332, SB2185, SB552, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SCR25, HB2525, HB142, HB140, HB29, HB451, HB3809, HB3307, HB 1130, HJR1, HB9, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• You previously referenced the 54A successful election contest.
• Brad Tabke has no impact on the election contest in court, and it has no impact on the election contest
• separate from the election contest separate from the election contest similarly<00:14:19.399>
• in court and it on the election contest in court and it has<00:14:32.240> no<00:14:32.519>
• They have implied that there are other election contests that they would like to run because they're

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Democratic House leaders Melissa Hortman and Jamie Long said Republicans were escalating the Minnesota House organization dispute by refusing to accept power-sharing, threatening to proceed as if they had a two-year majority, and planning to disregard the Secretary of State’s role on the first day of session. They argued that Minnesota law requires the Secretary of State to preside until a quorum is present, and that the House should follow the Minnesota Senate’s example of sharing power when the chamber is tied. They said Democrats had offered a compromise allowing Republicans to act as a majority for the first few weeks while they held a one-seat edge, then revert to the negotiated power-sharing agreement once the House returns to a 67-67 tie. Much of the discussion focused on the Brad Tabke election contest and whether Republicans could use a temporary majority to remove him or otherwise reorganize the House. Hortman and Long said the swearing-in of members is a ministerial act and does not affect the election contest, citing past Minnesota examples where members were sworn in while legal challenges were pending. They said if Republicans ignore the Secretary of State and try to organize the House without a quorum, Democrats would go to court to argue the House was not duly organized. They also said Republicans’ claims about the disputed district residency issue were misplaced and that the Tabke case should be decided by the courts. The leaders said Democrats were prepared to use denial of quorum as a backup if no agreement is reached, describing it as a quieter and less disruptive alternative to a long filibuster. They said the confidential swearing-in held the night before was done as an emergency backup because of security concerns and the possibility that quorum might be denied. They also said they were not worried about Republican recall threats, but warned that if Republicans proceeded with what they called a “kangaroo court,” Democrats might consider recall petitions for malfeasance. No formal vote or legislative action was taken in the exchange, and the leaders said they were still hoping to reach a compromise in later talks with Republican Leader Lisa Demuth.

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• Brad Tabke, contestant, pursuant to the agreement for House organization dated February 5, 2025, Rule
• 9.1 relating to election contest.
• received relating to an election contest received relating to an election contest from<00:06:42.440
• V Brad taby Aaron Paul contestant V Brad taby conteste<00:06:54.919> pursuant<00:06:55.479>
• rule 9.1 relating to election contest rule 9.1 relating to election contest the<00:07:03.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Army Corps of Engineers.
• This ensures that the Corps of Engineers puts the backwater flow into the right place.
• some person and the Corps of Engineers to store water in a Corps of Engineers lake and then it goes
• Army Corps of Engineers. Correct, so that is a permitting environment in order to do that.
• Army Corps of Engineers, is basically...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• of no contest.
• <00:59:40.400> And contest, the plea of no contender.
• And contest, the plea of no contender.
• And so what this would do no contest.
• ,<01:03:55.839> best that adds a plea of no contest, best that adds a plea of no contest,

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And then, in a reference to how long ballot board must maintain ballot envelopes after the election contest
• And then, in a reference to how long ballot board must maintain ballot envelopes after the election contest
• And then, in a reference to how long ballot board must maintain ballot envelopes after the election contest
• And then, in a reference to how long ballot board must maintain ballot envelopes after the election contest
• In a reference to how long ballot board must maintain ballot envelopes after the election contest deadline

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, to adopt agreed-upon provisions from the elections article. The chair noted they initially lacked a quorum on both sides, but later confirmed quorum was present. Members and staff walked through a grid of proposed sections, covering voter registration and student proof-of-residence rules, public voter information list deadlines, electronic rosters for combined polling places, absentee ballot procedures, candidate filing and ballot preparation notices, write-in candidate timelines, municipal boundary adjustments, emergency polling place signage, county election training, special election filing periods for legislative vacancies, school district election timing, voting system testing, town elections, hospital board elections, and repeal of the voting equipment grant account. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, including wording fixes, consistency edits, and updated effective dates, with many provisions set to take effect January 1, 2026. One item, line 15, involving a cannabis-related provision, was set aside because an amendment had not been posted and printed in time; members agreed to take it up later. The committee also discussed a mix of House-only and Senate-only provisions, including third-party presidential electors, phonetic spelling on affidavits of candidacy, notification of ballot preparers when candidate names change, emergency polling place procedures, training requirements, and rules for temporary polling places on tribal land. After the staff walkthrough and brief questions, Vice Chair Aldenorf moved to adopt the provisions in the document titled “Elections Provisions Proposed Sections for Adoptions, May 13, 2025,” excluding line 15, and include them in the conference committee report. The motion passed on a voice vote with no opposition recorded. The committee then adjourned, with members noting that work on remaining elections provisions could continue afterward.

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• Once all contests and candidates have been finalized, counties can work with their vendors to prepare
• Once all contests and candidates have been finalized, counties can work with their vendors to prepare
• Minnesota law also outlines a process for resolving election disputes through the contest process.
• through the contest process election contests<00:57:33.079> must<00:57:33.240> be<00:57
• <01:10:24.640> varies opportunity to to file a contest varies opportunity to to file a contest

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met to begin its session with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview from Secretary of State Steve Simon and elections director Paul Linnell on the state’s elections administration and budget needs. Simon said the office’s committee-jurisdiction budget request was for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security grant match: Minnesota received about $1 million in federal funds in 2024 and needs a $200,000 state match to unlock the money for election security navigator work. He also previewed the office’s broader presentation on the 2024 election, outreach efforts, and election security. Simon described the 2024 election cycle as successful, saying his administrative goals were high turnout and low drama. He reported that Minnesota had very high turnout in the November election, with more than 3.27 million ballots cast and about 76.4% turnout, and noted that more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots before Election Day. He also highlighted outreach and accessibility efforts, including the Students Voting Program, Youth Day at the Capitol, National Voter Registration Day activities, expanded online voter tools in additional languages, and work to inform eligible Minnesotans about the Restore the Vote law for people leaving prison. He emphasized that elections are a team effort carried out largely by counties, cities, townships, and election judges. Linnell then explained the state’s election administration structure and responsibilities, including the Statewide Voter Registration System, candidate filing and election reporting systems, voting equipment certification, and post-election performance reviews. He said counties are central to voter registration updates and ballot preparation, and noted that in 2024 there were a handful of counties with ballot errors that required court action, with a vendor process change identified as a contributing factor. Committee members asked for more detail on the number and identity of the affected counties. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• I threw caution to the wind, filled my foldable shopping cart up to the top faster than a contestant
• ><00:35:30.359> faster<00:35:30.720> than<00:35:30.839> a<00:35:31.079> contestant
• up to the top faster than a contestant up to the top faster than a contestant on<00:35:31.839>
• Army Corps of Engineers, tribal officials, local ATV clubs, and environmental experts to make sure trails
• Service the US Army Corps of Engineers Service the US Army Corps of Engineers tribal<01:26:46.440

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <02:29:09.840> case<02:29:10.080> hearings and to conduct contested case hearings and
• to conduct contested case hearings arising<02:29:10.880> from<02:29:11.120> the<02:29:
• The council broadcasts live streams of all their regular quarterly meetings, all public contested cases
• , and all public contested cases, and all rulemaking<02:33:15.120> hearings.
• So pleased to have him here. those are a petroleum engineer, those are a petroleum engineer, petroleum

Keywords: 916, all

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• Senator Middleton moves House Bill 5688 be recommended for the local and contested calendar.
• Senator Middleton moves that House Bill 5674 be recommended for the local and contested calendar.
• Senator Middleton moves that House Bill 5671 be recommended for the local and contested calendar.
• Be recommended for the local and contested calendar. Is there an objection?
• contested calendar.

Bills: HB103

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• He said New Hampshire's lakes, rivers, and watersheds are powerful economic engines, driving tourism,
• The speaker continued that New Hampshire's lakes, rivers, and watersheds are powerful economic engines
• <04:18:45.680> raffle<04:18:46.080> prizes<04:18:46.600> putting contests raffle
• prizes putting contests raffle prizes putting competitions<04:18:48.279> longest<04:18:48.720
• He invited people to come to the social, participate in the putting contest, and buy raffle tickets.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The bill also adds... ...for an estate, which gives the heirs time to contest the appointment.
• bill also requires proof of service to be given in temporary administrations in time for heirs to contest
• the appointment of a temporary administrator. ...for heirs to contest the appointment of a temporary
• the appointment of a guardian, and contesting an application to restore... ...contesting the appointment
• of a guardian and contesting an application to restore the ward's capacity.

Summary: The committee first adopted its rules, which were distributed in the same form as the prior session’s rules. Members then took up several bills, beginning with SB 711, an HOA/condominium association bill that would extend and conform property-owner protections to condominium associations; the bill’s author and a Community Associations Institute representative testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 942 would allow child support and certain prenatal/postnatal medical expenses to be calculated from the date of conception rather than birth; it drew supportive testimony from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, and was also left pending after testimony. SB 1448, an estates and probate cleanup bill, would require transfer of original wills by qualified delivery, add notice and electronic-order requirements for statutory probate courts, and make other clarifications; it received supportive testimony from the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute and was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1403, the Attorney General’s Title IV-D child support modernization bill, which updates notice, review, remote-hearing, and administrative-process provisions and clarifies several enforcement and evidence rules; the AG’s office testified that it would improve efficiency, and the bill remained pending. SB 1404 would allow courts to require an email address in final SAPCR orders when other contact information is nondisclosed and clarify service and judgment requirements; the Attorney General’s office described it as a good-government measure, and it was left pending. SB 1559 would require transfer of protective orders into divorce or custody cases to avoid conflicting orders; family-law practitioners and a family court judge testified that it would resolve longstanding conflicts identified by multiple courts of appeals, and the bill remained pending. Finally, the committee considered SB 746, a guardianship bill that would address conflicts of interest in guardianship proceedings, allow guardian ad litem appointment earlier in the process, and require timely court action on annual guardianship reports and accounts; a committee substitute would remove some provisions and extend a reporting deadline from 20 to 30 days. TREP supported the bill, and one practitioner suggested requiring courts to state reasons when rejecting annual accounts. SB 1536 would require dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain family guardians, with a committee substitute narrowing the scope and reducing the training time from three hours to one; the Alzheimer’s Association supported the measure and the substitute, and the bill was left pending. No bills were voted out of committee during the meeting.

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• I oversee engineers because that's what project managers do.
• So I'm hiring engineering firms that work all over the country.
• So I'm hiring engineering firms that work all over the country.
• I just don't think we should be going further than already having these engineers.
• We have to go to outside entities as engineers. We put specs on it.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

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• Yeah, it's, I mean, it's, uh, I know you're fantastic engineer for the, the lawyer.
• I'm not an engineer, so I don't want engineers to beat me up here.
• I'm also a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas.
• I mean, as you know, as a professional engineer, our goal, public safety. health, and welfare.
• And Fort Bend, the assistant engineer there. Rick Stagli, I think is his name, he participated.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• Senator Cutter and Representative Soer and Joseph concerning an appeals process for producers to contest
• The The government's role is to protect life, liberty, and property, not to engineer social outcomes
• And again, embedding contested policy and positions on reproductive and gender-affirming care in the
• It almost ruined his engine. It's very concerning that we are thinking about...
• The American Society of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers reported in July of 2025

Keywords: 981, all

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• Army Corps of Engineers. Recovery. That's right, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Corps of Engineers puts the backwater flow into the right place.
• of Engineers lake.
• Army Corps of Engineers—correct? So that is a permitting environment.
• Army Corps of Engineers, basically?”

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies. The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• So we're looking at getting a structural engineer to come take a look at that for us.
• new e-services portal that'll support over 500 different towns, implement a tax rate calculation engine
• We will implement a ratio process calculation engine using submission information as well as existing
• The current Army Corps of Engineers feasibility study demonstrates that the harbor must be dredged every
• The current vehicle, Engine 4, was placed into service in 1994 and has reached its end of its useful

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• Senator, uh, Parker now moves to House Bill 114 to be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Senator Parker now moves to House Bill 1875 be recommended for low contested.
• We recommended for local and contested calendar. Is there an objection? Chair is none, so ordered.
• Senator Menendez moves to the House Bill 1965 be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Senator Parker moves to House Bill 2513 be recommended for local and contested calendar.

Bills: HB 39, HB 114, HB 1875, HB 1894, HB 1965, HB 2513

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

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• . >> First reading of the bill: State Engineer surface and groundwater studies.
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 50. >> First reading of the bill: State Engineer surface
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 50. >> First reading of the bill: State Engineer surface
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 50. >> First reading of the bill: State Engineer surface
• But as a former employee, not contested.

Keywords: 916, all