Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

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• Philip Clark, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County.
• I'm an assistant criminal district attorney for the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
• District attorneys would come back and say we don't have it.
• Unfortunately, today we have a lot of district attorneys, activist district attorneys, who have campaigned
• I think that if a district attorney has enough evidence, I think that if a district attorney has enough

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.

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• agencies to map out the commodities<02:05:14.960> to<02:05:15.280> see<02:05:15.360>
• So this collaboration is important because all of these agencies are mapping out what commodities are
• So this collaboration is important because all of these agencies are mapping out what commodities are
• The third year will be into Leeward district: Pearl City, Waipahu, Nanakuli, Waiʻanae.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• I know in my district our ROCOP farmers are facing the same exact issues with picking their produce,
• I know in my district our ROCOP farmers are facing the same exact issues with picking their produce,
• And again, it's just to map it out and also define what a food desert is, and so to try to clear up some
• And again, it's just to map it out and also defines what a food desert is.
• forestry from that, since it is now the economic instead of the agricultural research sustainability district

Bills: HCR77, HB81, HB512, HB663, HB717, HB1194

Keywords: crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2B program, H-2A program, labor shortage, temporary workers, Louisiana economy, HCR77, crawfish industry, H-2B visa, seasonal labor, agriculture, immigration, arborist, property disputes, tree trimming, neighborhood, landowner rights, Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District, board of commissioners

Bills: HCR47, HB628, HB737, HB1008, HB1062, HB1079, HB1112

Keywords: mandatory reporter, child abuse training, online training, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Education, educator requirements, early childhood education, microcenter, school board, cooperative endeavor, economic disadvantage, vaccination, meningococcal disease, school entry, immunization requirements, public health, academic freedom, free speech, retaliation, faculty rights

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• attorneys asked me Speaker the district attorneys asked me Speaker the district attorneys asked me to
• include uh an additional district to include uh an additional district to include uh an additional district
• 60 or that may that live in District 60 or that may that live in District 60 or that may call me and
• that I represent um and have district that I represent um and have district that I represent um and
• in my district uh two of my have some in my district uh two of my have some in my district uh two of

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• The bill increases the minimum number of programs school districts and the Florida College System has
• The more I hear from my district and the community, the consensus is this bill is silencing the people
• I don't know about you, but the ordinary Florida citizen in my district does not have $10,000, frankly
• I believe we've earned the right to shape our own destiny, just like we did with fair districts, high
• I believe this is only for district school boards or charter school governing boards.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• Because of important business in the district on motion of mr.
• Our district isn't just a place on the map.
• attorney for the 36 five judicial district the duties of the district attorney for the two thirty nine
• HB 4699 by Leo Rilson early in the requirement independent school district home rule school districts
• The ability of the school district to request an appraisal of property for the appraisal district for

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• These inequities show up loudly when you look at maps of where districts are that have operating referendums
• c> are<00:13:12.320> that<00:13:12.560> have at maps of where districts are that have
• at maps of where districts are that have operating<00:13:13.720> referendums<00:13:14.720>
• School District.
• Peter School District.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• that... the information is accessible to fire departments statewide, including emergency service districts
• I'm with Travis County Emergency Service District No. 2, also known as the Pflugerville Fire Department
• Our water district management and aquifer systems...
• And so we've had a couple of districts that have tried to negate some of those voices in that process
• When those impacted in that district are in multiple Senate districts and multiple representative districts

Bills: SB480, SB767, SB790, SB971, SB1066

Keywords: water resources, interlocal contracts, local government, collaboration, planning activities, wildfire response, firefighting equipment, emergency services, state database, Texas Forest Service, customer complaints, Public Utility Commission, water service, complaint process, utility regulation, SB 971, Texas Water Assistance Program, Water Code, rural political subdivision, rural water

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• I do want to do a special recognition to District Attorney Mike Seus. I appreciate you coming here.
• He's the district attorney in Chambers and Randolph counties. Um, there are two bills.
• I am a concerned citizen from House District 88 in Alabama.
• So... ...the District Attorneys.
• I had an airline mechanic in my district talk to me about...

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avs_C83yra4, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:08 Discussion of Local Electronic Records Portals 00:02:53 Discussion of Local Records Grants 00:24:28 Discussion of Library District Board Selection 00:42:17 Discussion of Property Valuation Process and HB 44 00:48:47 Discussion of Sheriffs’ Transportation Costs 0:1:43:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hos-vq1LQf4, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Call to Order: 00:00:12 Approval of Minutes: 00:01:02 OEA Annual Report: 00:01:48 OEA District Data Profiles: 00:25:02 Review of Admin Reg. 703 KAR 005:270 – Proposed – Kentucky’s Accountability System: 00:58:00 Other Business: Discussion of OEA Study Topic for 2024: 01:00:02 Adjournment: 01:03:33, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• I'm honored to have him represent District 37, the city of Jins, and taking his time to be doctor of
• And just a fun demonstration of the effects of it in my district.
• I voted for my district last year. I voted for my superintendents last year, and I was a no.
• And I hope that each of us have had the opportunity to go back into our districts and hear from our local
• So there weren't districts, maybe neighboring districts, who weren't doing it.

Bills: SR31, SB2060, SB2184, HB1371, HB1411, HB1933, HB2361, HB2398, HB2893, HB3006, HB3044, HB3127, HB3322, HB3147, HB1276, HB3472, HB3522, HB3704, HB4303, HB4319

Keywords: military, children, resilience, Purple Up!, military families, master development district, improvement district, public improvements, infrastructure financing, special assessments, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, oil and gas, mineral rights, proceeds, royalties, escrow account

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• However, being from a rural community myself, and representing my district, it’s so important.
• We've had it often, even with our own district attorney's office. We've had disagreements.
• That often leads to death and it affects every Senate district in some way all across the state.
• The witness is John Hubert, representing the District Attorney's Office of Clifford and Kennedy Counties
• I'm John Hubert and I'm the District Attorney for Claiborne and Kennedy Counties, Texas.

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• Senator Bettencourt, Brother King, Chief Deis, prior chief, I've got four constables in my district who
• Along with our district chief would have Suburbans, and that's not including if it is a hazmat spill.
• Our district chief would have Suburbans, and that's not including if it is a hazmat spill.
• So a disproportionate allocation of money to your district might actually make financial sense, right
• Okay, 1745 has to do with the actual Cedar Port navigation district. But that's all worked out.

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

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

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

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• Some constituents in my district have reported unexplained 300% increases in their water usage and their
• In unincorporated parts of House District 140, where this operator operates, they are the only water
• the Public Utility commission for working with me and my constituents back home because half my district
• Parts of the district, parts of Harris County, big, huge parts of Harris County are, um, if you're not
• I think anybody in certainly in my district is familiar with the ratepayer shock on on water so I, I

Bills: HB 29, HB 685, HB 1633, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 1918, HB 2010, HB 2500, HB 2608, HB 2626

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Conservation District.
• The map is. The map that you see there has more than 280,000 domestic and livestock wells.
• Water authority wells on this map? They are just off this map.
• In this map, it's different than the last map I gave you.
• Many districts are what we call paper districts.

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Some constituents in my district have reported unexplained increases in their bills. 300% increases in
• In unincorporated parts of House District 140, where this operator operates, They are the only water
• Uh, parts of the district, big, huge parts of Harris County are such that if you're not in the city,
• District is familiar with the ratepayer shock on water, so I applaud the intent and effort.
• In Representative González's district and mine, you know, we see things like...

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• applied and used empathy and empowerment tactics to increase HPV vaccines in for Texas public school districts
• but as legislators, you can appreciate, you don't need to understand every single house in your district
• the mandate that President Trump has given. this nation, so you all can carry that back to your districts

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation