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• Second reading House File number 3593. Second reading House File number 3875.
• /c> Senate file number 3868 Senate file number 3868 and<00:12:34.880><c> House</c><00:12:35.120><c> file
• Senate file number 2511 and House file Senate file number 2511 and House file number<00:13:22.560><c>
• </c> day is Senate file 3602. day is Senate file 3602.
• </c> File 4487. File 4487.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House file number 3453. >> Second reading of House file number 3479. >> Second reading of House file
• House file number 4090. >> Second reading of House file number 4224. >> Second reading of House file
• files files 4510 4510 4510 through<00:02:28.880><c> 4615.
• File 3602 and Senate File 3887.
• </c> files herewith transmitted, Senate file files herewith transmitted, Senate file number<00:08:11.840

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• have to file another one if you had one on file. >> Right.
• have to file another one if you had one on file. >> Right.
• have to file another one if you had one on file. >> Right.
• have to file another one if you had one on file. >> Right.
• have to file another one if you had one on file. >> Right.

Bills: HB42 , SB246 , SB38 , SB194 , SB183 , SB253 , SB160

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: unclaimed vehicles, towing, Department of Revenue, notification requirements, abandoned vehicles, real estate, residential property, single-family home, homeowner protection, property solicitation, unsolicited offer, wholesaling, real estate wholesaling, assignment contract, equitable interest, investment property, house flipping, predatory real estate practices, title cloud, deceptive trade practices

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• So file item number one, SB 56, and we refer to our suspense file, file item number... Is it?
• We have file item number four, SB 296. Archuleta, we have file item number four, SB 296.
• File item number 11, SB 359. File item number 11, SB 359, Nilo.
• File item number 14, SB 591.
• File item 15, SB 603, Nilo.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills focused on transit funding, veterans’ tax relief, clean energy incentives, housing development costs, and tax conformity. SB 63 would authorize a Bay Area regional sales tax measure for transit agencies facing fiscal shortfalls; supporters said it was needed to avoid major service cuts, while the California Taxpayers Association opposed it on Proposition 13/218 concerns. SB 56 would exclude veterans’ disability compensation from income calculations for the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, and SB 296 would expand property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans and certain surviving spouses; both drew broad veterans’ support. SB 86 would extend and expand the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority sales and use tax exemption program, including fusion energy, and SB 302 would conform state tax law to federal clean energy credit monetization provisions; both were backed by industry, labor, and clean energy advocates. SB 328 would cap Department of Toxic Substances Control fees on contaminated-soil remediation for infill and master-planned housing projects, with housing groups arguing the current fee structure can make projects infeasible. SB 711 would update California’s tax conformity date to January 1, 2025 to reduce complexity and inconsistencies with federal law, and was supported by tax professionals and business groups. Several bills were held or sent to suspense, while others advanced with amendments. After quorum was established, SB 63 passed the committee 4-2 and SB 86, SB 302, SB 328, and SB 711 were referred to suspense, with SB 86 and SB 302 later approved out of suspense with amendments. SB 56 was held in committee, SB 296 was made a two-year bill, and SB 284 and SB 723 were held. The committee also approved a number of additional suspense-file bills, including SB 293, SB 359, SB 419, SB 587, SB 603, SB 663, SB 710, and SB 785, while SB 591 was approved with amendments and SB 353 was made a two-year bill. The hearing concluded with the committee adjournment after final roll calls and bill actions.

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• Second reading of Senate files. Second reading of Senate File 1251.
• : Senate File 3958.
• House file number 3544. &gt;&gt; Third reading. House file number 3544.
• The file and bill before us, Senate File 2511, is the annual or biennial liquor bill.
• House file number 3699. &gt;&gt; Third reading. House file number 3699.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is a suspense file candidate without objection. SB 574 will move to suspense.
• This is a suspense file candidate without objection. SB 288 will move to suspense.
• This is a suspense file candidate without objection. SB 327 will move to suspense.
• This is a suspense file candidate without a... Questions of the committee?
• This is a suspense file candidate without objection, SB 347 will move to suspense.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations met in Room 2200 of the O Street Building and took roll, establishing a quorum. The committee announced 25 measures on the agenda, all of which were suspense file candidates, and reminded witnesses to limit comments to fiscal issues. The Department of Finance had no comments on the bills. Most bills were taken up with no presentation, no opposition, and no committee questions, and were moved to suspense without objection. These included SB 46, SB 342, SB 490, SB 574, SB 758, SB 58, SB 73, SB 99, SB 247, SB 288, SB 327, SB 347, SB 417, SB 828, SB 492, SB 501, SB 557, SB 623, SB 667, SB 742, SB 747, SB 811, SB 837, and SB 849. Several bills drew brief support testimony from local governments, housing and labor groups, and other advocates, but no bills were held for further discussion. The only bill with substantive author presentation was SB 381 by Senator Wahab, which would allow adopted adults and descendants to obtain original birth certificates through an administrative process and create a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters said the bill addresses equal access, health, identity, and court backlog concerns, and noted similar laws in other states with little or no fiscal impact. After testimony, SB 381 was also moved to suspense without objection. The committee later reopened the record to note Senator Richardson’s arrival, then adjourned after concluding the agenda.

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• Those bills are file item number... ...file item number two, AB 1768, Bryant, and file item number six
• Next item, we have file item number two. Next item, we have file item number two, AB 1768. Mr.
• File item 8, AB 1565, TAW, that bill is held in committee. File item number nine, AB 1565, Ta.
• File item number 10, AB 1606. I'm sorry—file item number 10, AB 1606, Nguyen.
• Next is file item number 20, AB 2186. McKinner. File item number 20, AB 2186.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills dealing with tax policy, local revenue authority, consumer protections, and incentives for development. AB 1726 would create catastrophe savings accounts for homeowners to save pre-tax dollars for disaster mitigation and recovery costs; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, while the California Teachers Association opposed it because of the General Fund and Prop. 98 impact. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to ask voters to approve local transaction and use taxes to offset projected federal funding cuts affecting health care and safety-net services; it received broad support from health providers and county representatives, opposition from one member and a resident, and passed the committee 5-2 to the Assembly Local Government Committee. The committee also considered AB 1790, which would repeal the Waters Edge corporate tax election and require worldwide combined reporting for multinational corporations. The author and supporters argued it would close a loophole, raise several billion dollars annually, and help fund schools, Medi-Cal, and other programs; opponents warned of double taxation, compliance burdens, retaliation from foreign governments, and job losses. After extensive testimony and member debate, the bill was referred to suspense. AB 2020 would provide a full property tax exemption for the primary residence of 100% disabled veterans and surviving spouses, and AB 2069 would create a targeted sales and use tax exemption to spur development projects at fairgrounds; both measures had support from sponsors and related organizations, no opposition, and were referred to suspense. Finally, AB 2705 would regulate third-party “asset finders” who help claim excess proceeds from tax sales by requiring written agreements, disclosure that claims can be filed free with the county, and a cap on fees at 10%. County officials and local government groups supported the bill as a consumer protection measure, while recovery companies and related firms opposed it, arguing the work is complex and the cap would reduce access to services. The committee moved AB 2705 to the Assembly floor on a 4-0 vote.

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• </c> Paw to Senate File 4075 as amended. Paw to Senate File 4075 as amended.
• Senate file 3955, please.
• </c> questions, comments about Senate File questions, comments about Senate File 4056.
• </c> Senate File 4069 as amended? Senate File 4069 as amended?
• Then we will hear Senate File 3864, Senate File 4066, Senate File 4263, and Senate File 2341.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There were approximately 28,000 civil cases filed in March, which tripled the number of cases filed during
• The number of civil cases filed in March alone exceeded the number of civil cases filed in the quarter
• A lawyer filed a case, planned to file the case, and the defense, yeah, it's first come here.
• A plaintiff subject to a pre-filing order may file a new action only upon a showing that the proposed
• in a court file without recourse.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and what files are not.
• department file.
• to the... ...personnel file.
• And so regarding the records for the personnel. ...file versus the department file.
• Moody, the bill does not deal with personnel files but instead with department files.

Bills: HB17 , HB16 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB23 , SB 15 , SB 18 , HB 17 , HB 16 , SB 10 , HB 27 , HB 23 , SB 15 , SB 18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

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• Have a personnel file and a department file, separate apart.
• personnel file.
• Will the family have access to the file before a lawsuit has been filed?
• before filing a lawsuit.
• to the department file.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then observed a moment of silence after Senator Eckhardt referenced a mass shooting in Austin. The chamber also agreed to postpone reading and referral of bills until later in the day. Early procedural business included a motion not to print Senate Bill 3, which was adopted without objection. Later, Senator Mendez raised a parliamentary inquiry about moving flood relief bills to the top of the calendar, but the presiding officer said the order of business was up to the chair. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 4, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator King laid out the bill, describing it as the companion to the House version, based on 2020 census data, and arguing it was legal, race-blind, more compact, and likely to elect more Republicans. Senators asked extensive questions about the process, public hearings, and the map’s effects on districts and communities. The Senate voted to suspend the regular order of business and the three-day rule, then passed SB 4 to engrossment and finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 19 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 6, relating to abortion and civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs. Senator Hughes argued the bill was needed to stop illegal abortion pills being mailed into Texas and harming women and unborn children. The Senate suspended the regular order of business and the three-day rule, passed the bill to engrossment, and then finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 18 yeas, 10 nays, and one present not voting. A lengthy discussion followed on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 14, which would standardize law enforcement personnel and departmental files statewide. Senator King said the bill codifies a TCOLE model policy and limits public access to personnel files to substantiated misconduct, commendations, and evaluations, while keeping other records available through other legal processes. Senators Eckhardt, West, Hinojosa, and others questioned how the bill would affect transparency, meet-and-confer agreements, civilian review boards, and access to unsubstantiated complaints. An amendment by Senator Hinojosa of Dallas to narrow the bill to unfounded complaints failed, and SB 14 was then passed to engrossment on a vote of 18 yeas and 10 nays. The final major item was Senate Bill 1, the natural disaster omnibus bill responding to the July flooding. Senator Perry said the bill addresses camp and RV park safety, evacuation plans, emergency rooftop access, lines of succession for local emergency management, annual drills, volunteer management, drone restrictions over disaster areas, small-business recovery loans, and a statewide data hub for flood and weather monitoring. Senators Menendez, Eckhardt, and Kolkhorst asked about autopsies, volunteer background checks, liability, warning systems, floodplain mitigation, and coordination with FEMA and local governments. Perry said the bill focuses on preparation, response, and recovery, while broader prevention and mitigation issues may be addressed later. The transcript ends during this extended discussion, before final action on SB 1 is shown.

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• And if it's not filed on time... ...that was required to be filed with the commission was filed on time
• And if not... ...as originally filed substantially complied with the laws requiring filing.
• filed 58 days late.
• filing.
• with the TEC or file using the TEC's filing system.

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes. The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting. The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.

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• File item number 95. File item number 95.
• Pass and retain on file item 107. Pass and retain on file item 108.
• File item 64, members. File item 64.
• File item number 96, file item 96. File item 96. Proceed. File item number 96, file item 96.
• We're going to go to file item number 40. File item number 40, please. File item number 40.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

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• Those bills are file item number two, AB 1768, Bryant, and file item number six, AB 2705, Dixon.
• Next item, we have file item number two. Next item, we have file item number two, AB 1768. Mr.
• Next up, file item number four, AB 22, Gonzalez. Next up, file item number four, AB 22, Gonzalez.
• File item number seven, AB 1606. I'm sorry, file item 10. My apologies.
• File item number 23, AB 2336, Masito. That bill is held in committee. File item number 24.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Second reading of House File 1532. Second reading of House File 2231.
• Second reading of House File 2465. Second reading of House File 2474.
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 1255, House File 1163, House File
• 1295, and Senate File 823.
• file number 823.

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• First reading of Senate files.
• files files 3271-<00:05:43.120><c> 3278.
• </c><00:06:08.720><c> Senate</c><00:06:09.120><c> file</c> file here with transmitted.
• Senate file file here with transmitted.
• First reading of Senate files. Senate. First reading of Senate files.

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• Um, before you is House File 4591.
• </c> Senate file 4515. Senate file 4515.
• The secretary will give the House File a second reading. >> House File 4492.
• </c> House File a second reading. House File a second reading.
• </c> >> House File 4492. >> The House File has been given a second reading.

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• These provisions come from two House Files: House File 1672 and House File 1877, which this committee
• Article two of the DE consists of provisions from House File 1310, House File 1877, House File 1734,
• House file come from two house files.
• file 1271 and<00:03:52.879><c> house</c><00:03:53.120><c> file</c> and house file and house file 1877
• House file, excuse me, uh DE1 on House House file, excuse me, uh DE1 on House File File File 1615.<00

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• House File 1306 and send that along with House File 1306 and send that along with two<00:00:51.680><c
• So we are moving on to House File 1124.
• So we are moving on to House File File File 1124.<00:04:29.919><c> I</c><00:04:30.160><c> will</c><00
• </c><00:04:45.400><c> 1124,</c> will amend the DE1 to House File 1124, will amend the DE1 to House File
• </c> last bill on the agenda is House File last bill on the agenda is House File 2023.<00:05:36.080><

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:15:50.640><c> herewith</c> following Senate files herewith following Senate files herewith returned
• Senate file number 3891, a returned.
• transmitted: House File 2354 and House File 4384.
• I would also like to refer to House File 2354.
• </c> committee on Senate file number 2077. committee on Senate file number 2077.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all