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• It's been bad ventilation, smoking up schools. We have had a few explosions.
• So the insurance company, as well as consumer, has confidence in the product they just purchased.
• But the homeowner does not have to purchase the fortified roof designation, right?
• And in the original bill, you would have to purchase a fortified roof, right?
• I can either purchase the designation and then maybe get some benefits from that that might come in the

Bills: HB461 , HB467 , HB522 , HB565 , HB673 , HB799 , HB917 , HB937 , HB956 , HB977

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: building codes, construction standards, state uniform construction code, local option, municipal ordinance, parish ordinance, resilient construction, FORTIFIED Home, IBHS, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, hurricane resistance, storm resilience, roof replacement, residential construction, certificate of occupancy, code enforcement, building resilience, home hardening, wind mitigation, residential roof

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• You can also purchase an egg... ...for about $27 or $30. I've done that.
• You can also purchase an egg scale, and it is a single-egg scale, but you can purchase egg scales off
• This includes medical and veterinary schools.
• or schools of veterinary medicine.
• Now she's trying to enroll in paramedic school, and that's when we learned.

Bills: SB500 , SB719 , SB912 , SB1232 , SB1467 , SB1777 , SB1864 , SB2023 , SB2119 , SB2458

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data. Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed. The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.

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• Their rear end isn't inside the city of the school, but the school is still getting the money and the
• This hurts my school districts, and even the private schools up there in the area have all complained
• choice, this is not a school.
• Schools, this is a problem.
• This IDLA puts the rural school districts on the same level as an urban school district.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice that Governor Little signed House Bill 556 and that several enrolled Senate and House measures were transmitted for signatures or filing. The chamber also handled numerous committee reports, including printing House Resolution 33 and House Bills 944-951, enrolling and engrossing several previously passed bills, and advancing Senate Bill 1294 from the Health and Welfare Committee. Several bills were returned to committee by unanimous consent, including House Bills 649, 567, 627, 530, 903, 763, 857, and 614. A major floor debate centered on House Bill 940, which would restructure Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding and use. Supporters said the bill would realign IDLA to its original purpose of supplementing, not supplanting, local schools, curb double-dipping and duplicate funding, eliminate or reduce uses such as driver’s education, LaunchPad, and some virtual-school and private-school access, and preserve core services for rural districts. Opponents argued the bill would cut a successful program too deeply, harm rural and small districts, reduce access to advanced and required courses, and unfairly affect students who rely on IDLA. After extended debate and a roll call, the House passed HB 940 by a vote of 48-22. The House also debated Senate Concurrent Resolution 123, recognizing the International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists. Supporters framed it as a tribute to Idaho ranchers and rangeland heritage, while opponents objected to its connection to a United Nations initiative and raised sovereignty concerns. The resolution passed after a roll call vote of 39-28. Earlier, the House concurred without objection in Senate amendments to House Bills 629, 678, 522, 684, 561, and 860, and later the chamber recessed and reconvened, received additional governor and Senate messages, and continued with first readings of new bills and resolutions, including measures on public utilities, elections, and fisheries task force membership.

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• It's something that individual homeowners need to make a purchasing decision about.
• But the point was the speculative purchase. So maybe I missed you saying that part.
• The speculative purchaser then has to comply with the rules; they can't block coastal access.
• There are many, many things that the new purchaser would still be allowed to do. that they would not
• That the new purchaser would still be allowed to do, that they would not normally be allowed to do under

Summary: The committee first heard SB 872, which would direct $300 million annually for 20 years to repair subsidence damage in the State Water Project and to fund Delta levee repairs. The author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians, prevent major infrastructure and flood risks, and address long-term threats to California’s water supply. Support came from a broad coalition of water agencies, local governments, environmental groups, and business interests; there was no opposition testimony. Members discussed the scale of the funding, the beneficiary-pays issue, and whether the bill should more clearly address risk and identify likely project areas. The committee adopted amendments, and SB 872 passed 5-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up SB 1305, a study bill on the feasibility of reintroducing the California grizzly bear. The author, tribal sponsors, and conservation supporters framed the bill as a science-based roadmap that would examine habitat, impacts, and implementation, while recognizing the grizzly’s cultural significance to tribes and its ecological role. Opponents, including sheriffs, cattle groups, county representatives, and a former Fish and Wildlife law enforcement official, argued that California lacks the staffing, funding, and public-safety capacity to manage another apex predator and that the state is already struggling with wolves and mountain lions. Members raised questions about the scope of the feasibility study, local control, and whether the bill should address conflict risk earlier in the process. The author agreed to work on additional amendments, and the bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations and remained on call. SB 1079, creating a Cal Fire Fire Innovation Unit to speed the testing and deployment of wildfire technologies, was heard next. The author and supporters said California has strong wildfire innovation but lacks a formal pipeline to move promising tools from pilot projects into statewide use. Supporters included Megafire Action, Fireworks, the Orange County Fire Authority, and the California Association of Realtors, which sought amendments related to nonprofit administration of grants. There was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Emergency Management and was placed on call. The committee also heard SB 997, which would give the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to collect fines and fees tied to its groundwater sustainability plan. Supporters said the change would allow more efficient enforcement and avoid lengthy civil litigation; no opposition appeared. Members asked whether the authority should be extended more broadly to other statutory GSAs, and the author said discussions were ongoing. SB 997 passed 2-0 to Judiciary and was placed on call. The committee later caught up on votes for the earlier bills and then moved to SB 894, a wildfire resilience loan program modeled on Go Green to help homeowners finance home-hardening measures; it passed 5-0 to Emergency Management and was placed on call. Finally, SB 1229 was introduced by Senator Allen to strengthen coastal protections for rebuilding after disasters, beginning with the Palisades fire context, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full hearing concluded.

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• It's something that individual homeowners need to make a purchasing decision about.
• The speculative purchaser then has to rebuild, but they have to comply with the rules; they can't block
• There are many, many things that the new purchaser would still be allowed to do that they would not..
• There are many, many things that the new purchaser would still be allowed to do. that they would not
• If they weren't purchasing this home in the wake of a disaster, we're just trying to make sure that if

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• They also build commercial projects, hospitals, schools, and multifamily housing in every quarter of
• and multif family housing in schools and multif family housing in every<00:11:59.760><c> quarter</c>
• They have read and understand the prohibitions and penalties and are not prohibited from purchasing or
• And the K-12 school district were infiltrated by their Confucius Institutes after they became a public
• </c> notification that goes with the purchase notification that goes with the purchase and<00:49:32.480

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><04:32:54.960><c> and</c> reinsurance that may be purchased and reinsurance that may be purchased
• </c> cities, towns, counties, and school cities, towns, counties, and school districts.<05:16:51.840>
• </c> municipalities, six counties, 85 school municipalities, six counties, 85 school districts,<05:16
• Now, Lisa Dette<05:50:56.718><c> from</c><05:50:57.200><c> school</c> Dette from school Dette from school
• </c><06:00:08.638><c> Um</c> can only speak for school care. Um can only speak for school care.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen. Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would codify the department’s interpretation that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary coverage for a newborn, unless the mother has no insurance or coverage under an employer-sponsored plan. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure is a clarification of existing practice and intended to protect vulnerable newborns; a question from Rep. Miles clarified that if a young woman is on her parents’ policy, the newborn would generally be covered under that family coverage. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Sen. Kevin Avard, which would require insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, Medicare Advantage plans. Commissioner Benton Court said the bill arose from disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers, brokers, and the department were confused by carriers changing or ending offerings; he said the department wanted a simple notification requirement so it could better advise consumers. Members discussed network adequacy, county-based service areas, and the fact that the bill would make notice a condition of licensure, with possible fines or license action for noncompliance. Witness Paula Rogers of AHIP said her group supported the bill if amended, and the department indicated it would support a change from a 120-day notice period to 90 days to align with state rules; the committee planned to work on an amendment in subcommittee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Rep. Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion of pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole argued the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell drugs at a loss, describing PBMs as middlemen and saying the measure is a compromise that protects local pharmacies. Members questioned whether consumers would pay more and whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts; Cole responded that the bill would let pharmacies refuse unprofitable fills while consumers could still obtain the drug through mail order or other channels. He also said the issue has changed over time because the practice now affects a much larger share of generics and is concentrated among a few PBMs. The hearing remained open as questions continued, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

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• That sounds like kids' school session. Oh, maybe I thought I saw school bus. Yeah, it could be.
• </c> community um we help them to purchase community um we help them to purchase their<01:55:56.920><
• , just like purchasing a condo.
• , just like purchasing a condo.
• </c> have the resources to not only purchase have the resources to not only purchase the<02:17:33.000

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• school year.
• year, the 26-27 school year.
• And it clearly benefits the educational message primarily. of school-age and high-school children.
• Now, let's talk about the The Rosen Law Schools. Yep.
• I call it loss in purchase power of approximately 45%.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I I purchased item in my farm.
• duty to try to get money off those school trust lands for our schools.
• to try to get money off those school trust lands for our schools.
• </c> duties with the school trust. duties with the school trust. Uh<01:34:58.680><c> Mr.
• </c> school trust lands. school trust lands.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So that includes C High School, Eva Maai Middle School, Campbell High School for the robotics program
• </c> School Eva maai Middle School Campbell School Eva maai Middle School Campbell high<00:16:23.040>
• ><c> for</c><00:16:24.880><c> the</c> high school wua high school for the high school wua high school
• </c><01:08:26.839><c> because</c> School school as an opportunity because School school as an opportunity
• But you said about school, so that's high school.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• class, and I think it's 80 students—60 or 80, I forget—but 60 out of Texas Tech... ...veterinary school
• These medications can be purchased without an in-person consultation, dollars that could have been spent
• Consumers unknowingly purchase vessels with serious hull damage.
• On October 10th last year, I had purchased a little over 13 pristine acres that I envision creating as
• This change has allowed flexibility in choosing which hunting license to purchase.

Bills: SB34 , SB119 , SB261 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB1245 , SB1247 , SB1267 , SB1442 , SB1930 , SB1948 , SB2078 , SB2112 , SB2143 , SB2155

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• </c> Next item is HB 1713 HD1 SD1, relating to school impact fees.
• eligibility requirement limiting total assets and property not to exceed the value of the unit they are purchasing
• ><00:04:46.800><c> unit</c><00:04:47.000><c> they</c><00:04:47.120><c> are</c><00:04:47.200><c> purchasing
• </c> value of the unit they are purchasing. value of the unit they are purchasing.

Bills: SB2876 , SB3253 , SB2125 , SB2781 , HB549 , HB1768 , SB2053 , SB2494 , SB2851 , SB3073 , HB1678 , HB1721 , HB2475 , HB2246 , HB1667 , HB1516 , SB2532 , SB3131 , SB3154 , HB2297 , HB1737 , SB2143 , SB2398 , SB2623 , HB1740 , HB1920 , HB1682 , SB2153 , SB3140 , HB1515 , SB2835 , HB2282 , SB3083 , SB2031 , SB2519 , SB2667 , SB2140 , SB2544 , SB2069 , SB2697 , SB874 , SB2043 , SB888 , SB2721 , HB2152 , HB1334 , HB2385 , HB1643 , HB2314 , HB1688 , HB1692 , SB2568 , SB2983 , SB2108 , SB3136 , HB1959 , SB3156 , HB1511 , HB1753 , HB1824 , HB2137 , HB1810 , HB2279 , HB2309 , HB1548 , HB2078 , HB2293 , SB3262 , SB2169 , SB2607 , SB2964 , SB3255 , HB2576 , HB1481 , HB1864 , HB1550 , SB2818 , SB3067 , SB2061 , HB1728 , HB1881 , HB2361 , HB2395 , HB1823 , SB2050 , SB2397 , SB2175 , SB2852 , SB847 , SB3001

Keywords: natural hair braiding, hair braiding, braids, braider, braiding license, cosmetology, barbering, barber board, Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, registration, licensure exemption, sanitation training, health and safety, hair extensions, cornrows, twists, locks, protective hairstyles, beauty industry, occupational licensing

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• We've gotten a lot of calls from constituents who work in our public schools here in Assembly District
• most concerning of all as the senator mentioned these products are incredibly easy for miners to purchase
• It initially listed someone who was harmed by purchasing one of these products, a parent, a labor union
• They would be allowed to be purchased online or in whatever way they can't... ...allowed to be purchased

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, including SB 402 by Senator Valadares, which would move existing qualification requirements for qualified autism service providers and related professionals from the Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code into the Business and Professions Code without changing the standards. Supporters said it was a technical cleanup that would improve consistency and legislative oversight, while an opponent argued the bill was unnecessary and could create access issues; another witness urged inclusion of the QABA credentialing board. The committee approved SB 402 on a due pass motion to the Committee on Health. The committee also heard SB 378 by Senator Wiener, aimed at online platforms that facilitate sales of illicit cannabis and intoxicating hemp products. Supporters, including labor, local government, and cannabis industry representatives, said the bill would help protect consumers, minors, legal businesses, and tax revenue by creating accountability for online marketplaces. Opponents from the hemp industry and TechNet argued the bill was overly broad, could sweep in legitimate platforms and payment services, and should better distinguish bad actors from compliant hemp businesses; members discussed implementation, enforcement through a private right of action, and coordination with AB 8. The committee passed SB 378 to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. Senator Arreguín presented SB 779, which would establish minimum enforcement fines for Contractors State License Board citations where minimums are currently very low or absent, and would raise the board’s reserve cap from six months to 12 months. The sponsor said the changes would better match penalties to violations and help support consumer protection and board operations during economic downturns. There was no opposition, and the committee approved SB 779 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included SB 344 and AB 652, both sent to Appropriations. SB 508 was not heard because it had been pulled by the author.

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• The use of purchase commitments under Title III would be a great way to enable strong demand signal for
• industrial capacity. and capabilities such as specialty chemicals and critical materials, but currently purchase
• lecture each year on mobilization to the entire class at the National Defense University's Eisenhower School
• companies from that we don't have to have SpaceX and Palantir sue the government Whether it's not purchased
• department can create stable demand signals, and that's through things like I mentioned if you do purchase

Committee: Senate Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

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• It is immediately adjacent to schools, multifamily housing, including an elementary school and a high
• school with over 4,000 students.
• our PTAs and our schools very, very well.
• And I think that what's most important for me... ...and our schools very, very well.
• Nephny Perrier on behalf of the California School Employees Association, in support.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They purchased a fleet that cost them $126 million, and that was for 117 electric buses, right?
• I have a school in my district, a Neo City Academy, and I believe it's the only or at least the first
• net zero school in Florida.
• encouraging these types of schools to be built?
• And very similar to this school, right? But obviously, you know, this one's net zero, right?

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Consumers can afford to purchase, and federal government reduced expenditures are being a drag on GDP
• So, I went to a Catholic school with nuns that earned nothing. They were fed, okay?
• They're, you know, able to purchase a home. Now this... Home, of course, is affordable housing.
• When they were born, you saw the increase in public schools, building schools.
• Purchases without a prescription are taxable.

Committee: House Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

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• </c> a sending school. a sending school.
• to those religious schools.
• They changed private schools to non-public schools. So we ask you to concur.
• . schools. schools.
• </c> private schools to non-public schools. private schools to non-public schools.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And from that, and I give credit to the story, I give credit to the school committee and school administration
• They decided this past school year to ban cell phones in this brand new, beautiful middle school that's
• But in a lot of communities, this has become a controversial issue where school committees and school
• and one particular school may be different for another school district and a school within that district
• In its second component, it requires that local bodies, whether they be school districts, school committees

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2. The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted. In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.