Transcript Highlights:

• Cancer takes enough, and preserving that option to build a family should not be an additional casualty
• Supporting fertility preservation for cancer patients is about protecting hope at one of the most vulnerable
• After a cancer diagnosis, as Amanda shared, fertility preservation must happen quickly and before treatment
• SB 1347 aligns insurance coverage with the medical reality by ensuring that fertility preservation is
• At a time when so much is out of a patient's control, preserving the possibility of a future family can

Bills: SB1095, SB1114, SB1116, SB1162, SB1164, SB1178, SB1179, SB1249, SB1253, SB1346, SB1347, SB1446, SB1561, SB1813

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

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• relates to the Texas Historical Commission's jurisdiction over and responsibility for maintaining, preserving
• under the Texas Historical Commission's stewardship will ensure its long-term sustainability. term preservation

Bills: SB868, SB1337, SB1371, SB1377, SB1426, SB1620, SB2064, SB2065, SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: SB 868, rural volunteer fire department assistance program, volunteer fire department assistance fund, Texas Government Code, wildfire, wildland fire, high-risk wildfire area, fire suppression, rural fire departments, volunteer firefighters, emergency response, public safety, grant allocation, appropriations, disaster preparedness, tax penalties, interest calculation, overpayment, tax law, refund process

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• Okay, and so would this allow you to carry in the courthouse?
• Who today can a license carrier carry inside a courthouse? Inside of a courthouse?
• We don't use the term "courthouse."
• is off limits, but the courthouse itself is open in many of our courthouses.
• Courthouse, you know? Courtroom.

Bills: HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675, HB259

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places

Transcript Highlights:

• Rooted in resilience and rural pride, Wilson County continues to grow while preserving its agricultural
• The goal has always been to seek justice and ensure that the Michael Morton Act is being preserved. and
• It was still in the records, it had been preserved, and it was an indecency with a child, and within
• There are different remedies that you can take to preserve the defendant's rights.
• I'm not aware of that homeschool student federal courthouse recording.

Bills: SJR39, SB22, SB30, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB75, SB209, SB310, SB505, SB552, SB618, SB626, SB636, SB732, SB747, SB762, SB769, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB926, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1099, SB1124, SB1177, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1325, SB1333, SB1405, SB1455, SB1506, SB1524, SB1541, SB1577, SB1579, SB1596, SB1646, SB1667, SB1727, SB1750, SB1758, SB1760, SB1791, SB1804, SB1806, SB1869, SB1923, SB1927, SB1951, SB1960, SB1962, SB2023, SB2024, SB2056, SB2078, SB2122, SB2129, SB2180, SB2183, SB2185, SB2207, SB2252, SB2361, SB2365, SB2368, SB2405, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569, SB2717, SJR36, SJR50, SJR39, SJR63, SJR68, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SCR42, SCR29, SB762, SB1596, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB310, SB505, SB264, SB1364, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB1877, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1333, SB1436, SB964, SB287, SB2143, SB261, SB1247, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB2243, SB2226, SB1919, SB1791, SB22, SB651, SB1080, SB826, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB1401, SB1728, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1314, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB855, SB1233, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB1818, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2321, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261, SB552, SB1099, SB1646, SB2180, SB1804, SB1937, SB1936, SB2569, SB1372, SB1208, SB1124, SB1506, SB1806, SB1868, SB2361, SB2314, SB769, SB1409, SB2122, SB434, SB1214, SB1951, SB2183, SB2046, SB1667, SB1870, SB1727, SB2405, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2066, SB2129, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB2185, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB2023, SB1784, SB1524, SB626, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB75, SB1940, SB2052, SB1927, SB2010, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1177, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB926, SB884, SB463, SB331, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2053, SB546, SB2141, SB2949, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1150, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2051, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB30, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2662, SB2161, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB2533, SB1413, SB1413

Keywords: constitutional amendment, veto override, legislature power, governor, Texas Constitution, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading

Transcript Highlights:

• That courthouse is um quaint but quite outdated.
• </c><04:18:29.439><c> This</c><04:18:29.920><c> uh</c><04:18:30.159><c> courthouse</c> This uh courthouse
• We have had to close courthouses before with the lack of deputies.
• </c> from uh state historic preservation from uh state historic preservation division.<05:05:21.680><
• No supplemental preservation division.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And I understand that you folks don't spend your time at the courthouse all the time. 35 years ago, myself
• and Chairman Reynolds were in court at the courthouse.
• /c><00:24:14.720><c> time</c><00:24:14.799><c> at</c><00:24:15.039><c> the</c><00:24:15.200><c> courthouse
• </c> don't spend your time at the courthouse don't spend your time at the courthouse all<00:24:16.080
• But what I'm saying at the courthouse.

Bills: HB304, HB285, HB312, HB311, SB60

Keywords: impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, law enforcement, HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law

Transcript Highlights:

• In some cases, families spent generations preserving photographs, letters, and fragments of evidence
• At the same time, the bill fully preserves tribal sovereignty.
• ,</c> park is also home to the Old Courthouse, park is also home to the Old Courthouse, the<05:19:57.280
• We'll continue to preserve what we hold great in this nation, and that is our true national treasure,
• We'll continue to preserve what lives.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 16, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• expungements to those that are in electronic records only, so that you don't have to go into the courthouse
• Preservation, we do not necessarily maintain a marijuana offenses-only part of the Show Me Courts system

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you aware that elevators are not working in our courthouses?
• She talked about, you know, vending machines not being broken in the courthouses that she has.
• We're closing down courthouses.
• provided so that we can put courthouses back in the budget.
• We are currently—oh, going back to the courthouse, sorry. Just one last question.

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget, which the chair described as roughly balanced in the budget year but still facing large out-year structural deficits. The vice chair criticized the revenue assumptions as overly optimistic and stressed the need to review recent program expansions and address the state’s $20 billion federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the budget is a “workload” plan with about $350 billion in total spending, $23 billion in reserves, a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit, and out-year gaps above $20 billion, while the LAO warned of downside revenue risk tied to stock market volatility and urged earlier action on the structural deficit rather than waiting for May. Finance and the LAO discussed major budget components, including Proposition 98 funding, higher education base increases for UC and CSU, climate and wildfire spending, a new ZEV incentive, child care COLAs, and tax proposals involving marketplace facilitators, renewable aviation fuel, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. Members raised concerns about proposed Medi-Cal and CalFresh changes tied to federal HR1 impacts, the MCO tax extension, hospital finances, county costs, and the decision not to backfill all federal funding losses. Finance said the administration is not in a position to replace all lost federal funds, but wants to work with the Legislature on priorities and timing before the May Revision. Several senators used the hearing to preview subcommittee priorities and request more detail on spending growth, reserves, and program cuts. Topics included homelessness funding, Care Court throughput, wildfire and climate investments, AB 617, data centers, the judicial branch’s facilities backlog, displaced workers, transit funding, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. No budget action or vote was taken at this hearing; the committee mainly received presentations and member questions, with public comment scheduled later.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you aware that elevators are not working in our courthouses?
• We're closing down courthouses.
• provided so that we can put courthouses back in the budget.
• It's all based on level of deficiency in each courthouse and the need for immediate repairs.
• We are currently, oh, going back to the courthouse, sorry. Just one last question.

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget and presentations from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Chair Laird described the proposal as roughly balanced with $23 billion in reserves, while Vice Chair Niello argued the revenue estimates were overly optimistic and warned of a structural deficit, calling for a deeper review of programs and concern over the state’s $20 billion unemployment insurance debt. Finance said the budget is balanced in the budget year but still leaves a roughly $2.9 billion deficit, with out-year gaps above $20 billion, and characterized the plan as largely a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts. The LAO said its office sees substantial downside risk to the revenue forecast, emphasized the volatility of stock-market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to begin addressing the structural deficit now rather than waiting until May. Members focused on the implications of federal policy changes, Medi-Cal, CalFresh, and the MCO tax, as well as the state’s reserve strategy. Senators Menjivar and Richardson raised concerns about health coverage reductions, county costs, hospital finances, and the lack of a broader revenue solution, while Finance said the state cannot fully backfill federal cuts and is still assessing the impacts. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal to suspend the rainy day fund deposit and setting aside the proposed Proposition 98 settle-up rather than using it for spending. Finance defended both proposals as necessary to balance the budget year and said it plans to begin discussions with legislative leaders before the May Revision. The committee also discussed climate and transportation funding, including cap-and-trade/GGRF allocations for Cal Fire, interest earnings from the fund, zero-emission vehicle incentives, and AB 617 air quality investments. Senator Reyes questioned the focus on light-duty ZEV incentives instead of heavy-duty vehicles, and Finance said the proposal is intended to partially replace the federal consumer tax credit and that some heavy-duty funding remains from prior years. Senator Richardson also raised concerns about Olympics-related infrastructure, courthouse repairs, and displaced workers, while other members stressed homelessness funding and the need for more immediate action on out-year budget problems. No formal votes or actions were taken during the portion provided; the hearing was informational and moved into member questions after the presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under those rules, the chairs are. responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
• , and the chair may ask the sergeant-at-arms to assist in preserving order and decorum.
• And counties operate that too, courthouses can be a drive for people.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

Transcript Highlights:

• Um so in terms preservation of evidence.
• </c><00:35:14.079><c> without</c> content contents preserved without content contents preserved without
• </c> the modern kits, the preservation the modern kits, the preservation [clears throat]<00:50:51.280
• I mean, I I how the DNA is preserved.
• </c> preserve the samples for for future use. preserve the samples for for future use.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But not courthouse is removed.
• They are there to preserve, protect our environment, our natural resources, our historical sites for
• A piece of property that we need to be preserved for eternity say?
• You know, the renaming of a certain state park, Saint marks preserve state park.
• Let's make sure we protect and preserve and for our future.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Sexual behavior is inadmissible across all covered offenses; however, it does preserve.
• Allowing specific instances of past sexual behavior to be introduced when lack of consent is at issue preserves
• 609 for prior convictions, for impeachment, or it's constitutionally required to be admitted to preserve
• I'd like to share a pending case that is... ...in our courthouse.

Bills: SB535, SB664, SB1019, SB1020, SB1120, SB1537, SB1804, HB3207

Keywords: SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield, victim sexual history, past sexual behavior, sexual assault evidence, trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking, indecency with a child, continuous sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, indecent assault, consent defense, in camera hearing, Rule 412, Rule 609, victim protection, evidence admissibility, criminal evidence, sexual offense prosecution

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• Under those rules, the chair is responsible for preserving.
• order and decorum during committee meetings, the chair may ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to assist in preserving
• Chinese-owned vendors from supplying the very routers, cameras, and software that sit inside our courthouses
• It preserves local control... ...by giving county prosecutors six months to act.

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

Transcript Highlights:

• We again ban ICE activity inside of our courthouses and through the Senate negotiations.
• We have expanded that through the curtilage of the courthouse, which is property adjacent or abutting
• We again ban ice activity inside of our courthouses and through the Senate negotiations.
• We have expanded that through the curtilage of the courthouse, which is property adjacent or abutting
• Our courthouses are for justice. Our schools are for learning. Our police are for public safety.

Summary: The House considered several bills and conference reports, most prominently Senate 3141, An Act Strengthening Primary Care and Advancing Health Care Affordability. Members spoke in support of the bill as a response to primary care shortages, provider burnout, and rising costs, and described provisions to increase primary care spending over time, support community health centers, reduce administrative burdens, expand workforce funding, and regulate certain insurance and AI utilization practices. A proposed amendment creating an emergency malpractice protection fund for physicians affected by the Steward/TRACO collapse was offered and then withdrawn. The bill was amended through a consolidated amendment and then passed to be engrossed. The House also took up and enacted a number of other measures, including bills on the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District, insurance claims regulation, school postural screenings, and several local land and municipal matters. Roll-call votes were required on multiple land-taking or constitutional bills, all of which passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The House also concurred in or accepted committee reports on local bills and on a conference report for House 5620, the Protect Act. The Protect Act generated extended debate and supportive remarks from conferees and members, who described it as setting clearer rules for immigration-related enforcement, courthouses, schools, health care facilities, employers, and detention settings, while emphasizing public safety and protections for immigrants and families. The conference report was accepted by roll call, and the bill later passed to be enacted. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned.

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• facility cash fund created in courthouse facility cash fund created in section<02:20:53.040><c> 13-1
• Courthouse security. problem<02:21:52.880><c> solving</c><02:21:53.120><c> courts</c><02:21:53.359><c
• Appropriation to the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund, for the Underfunded Courthouse Facilities
• 11 courthouse<02:24:01.280><c> information</c><02:24:01.520><c> technology</c> courthouse information
• Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 2.0 FTE.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you aware that elevators are not working in our courthouses?
• She talked about, you know, vending machines not being broken in the courthouses that she has.
• We're closing down courthouses.
• that's provided so that we can put courthouses back in the budget.
• We are currently, oh, going back to the courthouse, sorry. Just one last question.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• and decorum during committee meetings, and the chair can ask the sergeant-at-arms to assist in preserving
• Again, I greatly appreciate the cooperation of the committee and our visitors in preserving order and
• then I literally have the courthouse in Burnet, Texas, as my address on my driver's license.
• This change preserves safety standards.
• This change preserved safety standards.

Bills: HB240, HB2097, HB2731, HB3087, HB3234, HB3319, HB3394, HB3687, HB4105, HB4205, HB4350, HB4462, HB4642, HB4801, HB5403

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

Summary: The subcommittee on county and regional government heard a long agenda of county-related bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097, by Rep. Martinez, would let counties that opt in use an independent hearing examiner instead of a civil service commission for certain deputy sheriff discipline appeals; the bill drew support from CLEET’s Robert Leonard, who said it would be fairer and faster, and it was left pending. HB 4642, by Rep. Gonzalez, would require counties that contract with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas jail-standard protections and oversight; Gonzalez, detainee Jess Hampton, his wife, Texas Jail Project’s Krish Kundu, and TCJS director Brandon Wood all discussed deaths and poor conditions in Louisiana facilities, staffing shortages, and the need for guardrails and data collection. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, by Rep. Capriglione, allowing peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face targeted threats and should have protections similar to judges; a title industry witness warned about preserving the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687, by Rep. Harless, would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet training and certification standards within set timeframes; Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen supported professionalization, and the bill was left pending. HB 4105 would let very large counties give a local-bid preference for construction and infrastructure contracts, and HB 4205 would require pay parity for similar law enforcement ranks within large counties; both were supported by Harris County officials and constables and left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 5403, which would repeal a special rule limiting Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs’ control over commissary funds; the author said it would remove an outdated population bracket, and the bill was left pending. HB 4462 would require large counties to allow elected officials named in civil suits to seek outside counsel and have a role in settlement decisions; supporters argued county attorneys and commissioners court can have conflicts of interest, while questions focused on who qualifies and whether the bill could complicate settlements. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 240, by Rep. Swanson, would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively preventing tax action without all commissioners present and defaulting to the no-new-revenue rate if quorum is not met; urban counties opposed it as a potential budget obstruction, while supporters said it protects taxpayers and representation. That bill was also left pending. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 3319, which would create a civil service system for constable department employees in large counties, but the discussion is cut off before testimony or action.

Transcript Highlights:

• The third charge: how do the sheriffs preserve flexibility to respond in a cost-effective manner to changes
• How many times have I gotten a call from the courthouse? 'Hey, come on down.
• During COVID, we were the courthouse because none of them were open or were very limited.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting was the third public session of the Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration. Members introduced themselves, and the commission approved the prior meeting minutes. The main presentation came from the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, led by several sheriffs, who described the role of sheriffs’ offices as independently elected county institutions that operate jails and houses of correction, regional lockups, civil process, 911 communications in some counties, school resource officers, and investigative units. They emphasized that most of their population is pretrial, that admissions and releases are far higher than the Department of Correction’s, and that their facilities now house more people overall than DOC despite having a smaller budget. The sheriffs argued that their work has shifted toward rehabilitation, reentry, and public health, highlighting extensive programming in mental health, substance use treatment, medication-assisted treatment, education, vocational training, and gender-specific, trauma-informed services. They said standardized risk/needs assessments and better funding would help make services more consistent across counties. They also described specialized units and models such as regional evaluation and stabilization units, older-adult housing, emerging adult and gang-intervention programs, and reentry centers that connect people to housing, employment, family support, and community services. Several examples were cited, including Suffolk’s Project Evolve, Middlesex’s older-adult unit, Hampden’s MAGIC program, Worcester’s STOP program, and county reentry centers across the state. A major theme was that these programs are expensive but, in the sheriffs’ view, reduce recidivism and improve safety by stabilizing people before release and supporting them afterward. They pointed to COVID-19 as a period when sheriffs adapted facilities for quarantine and medical care, and said they continue to work with public health partners. They also stressed that their facilities are heavily audited by state and federal agencies and that maintaining humane, safe conditions requires significant staffing and operating costs. Commission members responded favorably at points, noting the importance of the turnover in sheriff populations and the need to understand the different correctional mission compared with DOC. The meeting ended with discussion of future commission dates and a note that the presentation materials would be shared electronically.