Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 100 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 110 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 110 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 110 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Speaker.
• The clerk will lock the machine and announce the vote. 110, yes, zero nays, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like, what are we... do we anticipate to spend the contingent expenses funds down to zero?
• Do we anticipate to spend the contingent expenses funds down to zero?
• By your vote of 24 aye, zero no, and one present, you have voted... All right.
• By your vote of 24 aye, zero no, and one present, you have voted House Committee substitute for House
• But I'm just curious about how we went from exploring this program to zeroing it out.

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY 2027 budget request in House Bill 2008. Brigadier General Bob Payne outlined the Guard’s dual state and federal mission, recent deployments and state activations, counter-drug work, and the need to maintain readiness and aging armory infrastructure. Members questioned several items, including a proposed internal auditor position required by statute, a World Cup-related NDI, the use of general revenue versus other funds, and a federal match for base operations support at Rosecrans Airport. The presentation then shifted into executive session, where the committee reviewed a House committee substitute and several amendments. One amendment to fund the Missouri State Fair’s Great American State Fair participation with ag and tourism funds was rejected, while an amendment reducing $50,000 in House and Senate legal contingency funding was adopted. Another amendment directing budget information to all committee members rather than only chairs was rejected. The committee then adopted the substitute and voted House Bill 2014 do pass by a 24-0-1 vote. The committee next took up the Department of Corrections FY 2027 budget in House Bill 2009. DOC described a new CERT stipend increase, a reduction in the Office of Director’s Staff, and several core items including professional standards, federal funds, community treatment programming, education grants, population growth pool, restitution payments, human services staff, telecommunications, general services, fuel and utilities, food purchases, food service, staff training, employee health and safety, overtime, adult institution staff, institution E&E, wage and discharge, and individual institutions. Members asked about the CERT stipend, PREA allegations, education funding, restitution payments, the population growth pool, the working capital revolving fund, food service costs, overtime, retention, warden turnover, the prison nursery, and the use of inmate canteen funds. DOC said CERT members are full-time employees who volunteer for additional duty, that staffing has improved but remains a challenge, that the food service increase reflects the end of inventory credits and inflation, and that the department generally spends non-GR funds first when possible. Discussion also turned to whether DOC facilities could be repurposed for pretrial or mental health populations; DOC said it is legally limited to post-sentence inmates and that staffing and labor-market constraints make reopening closed facilities difficult.

Transcript Highlights:

• Section four requires candidate political committees to have zero cash on hand.
• They have to have zero cash on hand before they can file a termination report.
• </c><00:30:28.960><c> They</c> means to have zero cash on hand.
• They means to have zero cash on hand.
• They have<00:30:29.279><c> to</c><00:30:29.360><c> have</c><00:30:29.440><c> zero</c><00:30:29.600><c

Committee: Joint Elections

Keywords: Elections - Room 210; 29 January, 2026: 2:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The next area I'd like to ask about is zero-emission vehicles.
• of the summary, the Governor highlighted that the state has invested nearly $3.7 billion already in zero-emission
• And the goal, as the Governor stated last year, if the federal government was to pull back the zero-emission
• And that is the last couple of years when there have been proposals for zero money in that program, and
• And that is the last couple of years when there have been proposals for zero money in that program, and

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, it's 56 degrees below zero up there.
• </c><00:25:33.360><c> So,</c> it's 56 degrees below zero up there.
• So, it's 56 degrees below zero up there.
• ><00:25:57.520><c> 50</c><00:25:58.080><c> degrees</c><00:25:58.400><c> below</c><00:25:58.640><c> zero
• ,</c><00:25:58.880><c> so</c> say, it's 50 degrees below zero, so say, it's 50 degrees below zero, so

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:56 Approval of Minutes 02:26 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related Legislative 02:43 Presentation of Geoengineering and Related Legislation 07:42, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.

Transcript Highlights:

• There being eight ayes and zero nays, House Bill 2468 is fairly reported to the local and uncontested
• There being eight ayes and zero nays, House Bill 2518 is very important without objections sent to the
• There being eight ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute to House Bill 4310 is fairly reported
• There being eight ayes and zero nays, House Bill 4386 is fairly reported with objections sent to the
• There being eight ayes and zero nays, House Bill 4490 is favorably reported with objections sent to the

Bills: HB146 , HB150 , HB1500 , HB1545 , HB1562 , HB2067 , HB2520 , HB2818 , HB3214 , HB3250 , HB3466 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB4063 , HB4395 , HB4464 , HB4668 , HB4690 , HB5331 , HB3833

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• know that with the homelessness funding it's not just finding a home but keeping it at functional zero
• keeping<00:03:57.599><c> it</c><00:03:57.760><c> at</c><00:03:57.920><c> functional</c><00:03:58.400><c> zero
• ,</c><00:03:59.280><c> meaning</c> keeping it at functional zero, meaning keeping it at functional zero
• There being 130 ayes and zero nays, the bill is repassed as amended by conference and the title is agreed
• </c><00:47:44.720><c> nazs,</c><00:47:45.680><c> the</c> There being 130 I's and zero nazs, the There

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• There being 30 ayes and zero nays. The rules are suspended.
• Ayes and zero nays, the bill is finally passed. Thank you, Mr. President and members.
• Zero nays, the rules are suspended.
• There being 30 ayes and zero nays, the rules are suspended.
• Zero nays, the rules are suspended. Bill 249, the secretary will read the caption.

Keywords: legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 40, Senate Bill 871, constitutional amendment, emergency powers, governor authority, legislative oversight

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.

Transcript Highlights:

• And again, under what we saw in the governor's proposal, which would have treated it as zero, there was
• c> any</c><00:18:28.000><c> negative</c><00:18:28.480><c> SAI,</c><00:18:29.120><c> we're</c> have zero
• or any negative SAI, we're have zero or any negative SAI, we're required<00:18:29.919><c> to</c><00:
• Um, currently it got zeroed out, but in the past, you know, it's been as high as $375,000 a year.
• Um currently it got zeroed out, but in Um currently it got zeroed out, but in the<00:26:48.080><c> past

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That was reduced to zero in the delete-all everything amendments.
• Uh, that was reduced<00:15:59.680><c> to</c><00:15:59.920><c> zero</c><00:16:00.240><c> in</c><00:16:
• <c> in</c><00:16:00.639><c> the</c><00:16:00.800><c> delete</c><00:16:01.519><c> uh</c> reduced to zero
• in in the delete uh reduced to zero in in the delete uh everything<00:16:02.079><c> amendments.
• But we, you know, didn't cut it to zero.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• There being 31 ayes and zero nays, the rules are suspended.
• There being 31 ayes and zero nays, the rules are suspended.
• Thirty-one ayes and zero nays. The bill is finally passed. Thank you, Mr. President.
• There being 31 ayes and zero nays, the rules are suspended. suspended.
• There being 31 ayes and zero nays, the rules are suspended.

Bills: SJR 12 , SCR 39 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 27 , SB 29 , SB 125 , SB 241 , SB 371 , SB 396 , SB 406 , SB 464 , SB 568 , SB 578 , SB 608 , SB 617 , SB 660 , SB 689 , SB 693 , SB 707 , SB 731 , SB 732 , SB 763 , SB 779 , SB 836 , SB 854 , SB 857 , SB 875 , SB 878 , SB 879 , SB 906 , SB 920 , SB 921 , SB 922 , SB 942 , SB 965 , SB 985 , SB 996 , SB 1029 , SB 1035 , SB 1036 , SB 1059 , SB 1084 , SB 1098 , SB 1101 , SB 1185 , SB 1188 , SB 1321 , SB 1332 , SB 1366 , SB 1388 , SB 1396 , SB 1453 , SB 1484 , SB 1494 , SB 1536 , SB 1563 , SB 1596 , SB 1610 , SB 1619 , SB 1737 , SB 1738 , SB 1741 , SB 1816 , SB 1822 , SB 1841 , SB 1939 , SB 2155 , SB 2188 , SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's out seven to zero. Great. So that means that the consent calendar is out seven to zero.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to consider three consent bills: SB 892, SB 968, and SB 1017. The chair explained that consent items are considered non-controversial and would not receive formal testimony unless removed from consent. A quorum was established, and the committee proceeded to the consent calendar. Senator Choi moved the consent calendar, and the committee began taking roll votes. The calendar was briefly placed on call and then lifted multiple times as additional members voted. No testimony or debate on the individual bills was presented during the hearing. After the remaining votes were taken, the consent calendar passed 7-0. The committee then concluded the agenda and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's out seven to zero. Great. So that means that the consent calendar is out seven to zero.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to consider three consent items: SB 892, SB 968, and SB 1017. The chair explained that consent bills are treated as non-controversial and would not receive formal testimony unless a member or author requested removal from consent. A quorum was established, and the committee proceeded to the consent calendar. Senator Choi moved the consent calendar, and the committee took roll. The items were briefly placed on call and then the call was lifted multiple times as members voted. No testimony or substantive discussion on the individual bills occurred. Ultimately, the consent calendar passed 7-0. With no further business, the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's out seven to zero. Great. So that means that the consent calendar is out seven to zero.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• No, zero. Senate amendments are concurred in. Passed reantam, file item 120.
• I-62, no zero on the urgency. I-62 no zero. The measure, the measure passes.
• No, zero on the urgency. Ayes 62, noes 0. The measure passes.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and retirement recognitions, including tributes to long-serving Assembly staff Liz Foster and Teresa Trujillo. Members also made procedural motions, including placing SB 546 on the inactive file, re-referring SB 716 to the Local Government Committee, and rescinding prior actions on SB 1344 and SB 1273 to return them to the third reading file. The body then took up a long series of concurrence and third-reading items, with most measures passing overwhelmingly. Among the bills discussed were AB 442 on working forest management plans, AB 2042 on civil actions, AB 1145 on vehicles, ACR 162 honoring Congressman Doug LaMalfa, AJR 17 on immigration registry renewal, SB 941 limiting commissary markups in private detention facilities, SB 1306 on controlled substances and semiconductor manufacturing, SB 1169 extending tentative map validity, SB 1211 on conviction integrity units, SB 971 on older adult education, SB 1193 on Alameda County discretionary funds, SB 1115 on public cemetery district trustee removal, SB 1187 removing language-access provisions from a Brown Act transparency measure, SB 505 on money transmitter security, SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 994 banning NDAs for local officials and staff, SB 1405 on unclaimed retirement distributions, SB 881 extending food-bank-related tax incentives, SJR 18 on campaign finance reform, SB 1307 on forged real estate documents, and SB 1196 on utility hookup timelines. Most measures were approved with little or no opposition; SJR 18 passed 43-14, and several items required urgency or 54-vote thresholds and were adopted. The Assembly also adopted HR 136 designating Home Hardening Week and the consent calendar, including ACR 228. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory presentations for David and Lupe Navarro and Rachel Summers, followed by an announcement that the Assembly would reconvene the next day at 9 a.m. for a floor session recognizing departing members, and the House adjourned until Tuesday, August 18 at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, six to zero. I'm sorry, six to zero. On call for Allen. Six zero.
• Six to zero. That bill is on call. And let's go to the consent calendar.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• significantly, and if you carry the number from the last time through the next budget it may be down to about zero
• </c><00:15:48.440><c> down</c><00:15:48.760><c> to</c><00:15:48.880><c> about</c><00:15:49.240><c> zero
• </c> next budget it may be down to about zero next budget it may be down to about zero based<00:15:50.080

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Joint Fiscal Committee met on May 15 at 10:00 a.m. and first approved the April 17 minutes. It then took up a consent calendar covering tabs three through seven, with items 089 and 097 removed for separate discussion. The committee approved the remainder of the consent calendar and then adopted item 089, which involved Department of Safety/Homeland Security grant funding for active shooter incident management and school reunification training. Officials said the project is a mandatory Homeland Security grant set-aside, with training for public safety officials and school districts and internal social media used only to promote training schedules; members asked about marketing, outcomes, and how success would be measured. The committee next considered item 097 for the Division of Historical Resources. Agency officials said the request was driven by a decade-long increase in Section 106 and state historic preservation reviews, many tied to disaster-related infrastructure work such as culvert and road repairs, and that the grant would add capacity to handle roughly 1,000 to 1,500 reviews per year. The committee approved the item after brief discussion. Under the regular calendar, the Department of Transportation presented a fuel-related transfer. Members questioned the decline in the highway fund balance, which staff said was being affected by rising expenses, flat-to-moderate revenue, and a rough winter that increased maintenance costs. DOT officials said they were considering toll rate increases and noted the agency pays market wholesale fuel rates; they also discussed prior fuel hedging decisions and said they have authority to hedge again if it makes sense. The committee approved the DOT item, then approved a miscellaneous action item to fill a position at the LBA. Members also asked the chair to remind the Attorney General to appear at a future meeting regarding the YDC claims report. The committee set its next meeting for Friday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned after a brief note of appreciation for recent corrections and changes reported by the liquor commission.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've met zero. This is a serious thing. As legislators, we're supposed to sit on these boards.
• </c><00:09:14.000><c> I've</c><00:09:14.200><c> met</c><00:09:14.680><c> zero.</c> in the house.
• I've met zero. in the house. I've met zero.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I is 37, no, zero. The resolution is adopted.
• Aye, no zero—the resolution is adopted, moving next to file item 42.
• Seeing none, ayes 38, no zero. The resolution is adopted.
• Seeing none, ayes 38, no zero, the resolution is adopted. Senator Allen for introduction of guests.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, including a remembrance of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 87 by Senator Archuleta, which recognized April 24 as the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and emphasized historical remembrance, support for Armenian communities, and concern over ongoing threats and humanitarian issues affecting Armenians. Several senators spoke in support, and the resolution was adopted by a 37-0 vote. Senator Archuleta then introduced members of the Armenian community in the gallery. The Senate also adopted several other resolutions honoring communities and causes. Senator Cortese presented SR 93 honoring Jim Plunkett’s football career and his role as a trailblazing Latino athlete; senators highlighted his Heisman Trophy, Super Bowl wins, and pending Hispanic Football Hall of Fame recognition, and the resolution passed unanimously. Senator Wiener presented SCR 124 on transportation access for Californians with epilepsy, focusing on how seizure-related driving restrictions can limit employment, education, and medical care; it was adopted unanimously. Senator Allen presented SCR 158 declaring April Arts, Culture and Creativity Month and marking the 50th anniversary of the California Arts Council, with remarks celebrating the state’s arts economy and longtime arts leaders; it also passed unanimously. Later, Senator Alvarado-Gil presented SCR 159 designating April as California Rodeo Appreciation Month, describing the history, cultural significance, diversity, and economic role of rodeo in California. Supportive remarks followed from another senator, and the resolution was adopted unanimously. The author then introduced rodeo guests, including athletes and rodeo association leaders. The Senate also heard multiple privileges-of-the-floor introductions, including arts figures such as Luis Valdez, Cheech Marin, and Ruth Asawa’s son Paul Lanier, as well as student and community guests. The chamber approved the consent calendar by a 38-0 vote, noted committee meetings for Human Services, Military and Veterans, and Privacy, and adjourned with the next floor session scheduled for April 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote of 11 ayes and zero noes and two presents, you have voted House Bill 2809 do pass.
• we've kind of narrowly tailored this, looking at what the courts have said can pass and is not just zeroing
• we've kind of narrowly tailored this, looking at what the courts have said can pass and is not just zeroing
• Outside of that, we made that change, and now the fiscal note is zero. Okay.

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Keywords: 959, house, all