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• Unlike traditional CSAM, which is already illegal, AI generated images, videos, and deepfakes depicting
• Senator bill 384 simply allows Texans who are purchasing a hunting and fishing license of any type to
• Senate Bill 384, relating to making a donation to the Operation Game Thief Fund when applying for a hunting
• Thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license. pass the Senate bill 384.

Bills: SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB260, SB263, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB494, SB523, SB569, SB616, SB688, SB707, SB766, SB842, SB869, SB890, SB914, SB929, SB971, SB992, SB1066, SB1145, SB1621, SJR36, SJR18, SCR9, SCR13, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB971, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB20, SB25, SB260, SB293, SB314, SB384, SB442, SB494, SB616, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SR232, SR237, SR242, SB16, SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

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• the victim of the 28-year-old illegal the victim of the 28-year-old illegal alien<00:54:15.319><
• <00:54:38.760> they thing they did that was illegal they thing they did that was illegal they
• was<01:06:16.839> Jose one of those illegal aliens was Jose one of those illegal aliens was
• state when he died because of illegal state when he died because of illegal alien<01:13:18.560><
• I yield back. millions of illegal immigrants continue millions of illegal immigrants continue to<01:25

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:05:28.000> Maine, illegality. And that's 100% true. Maine, illegality.
• And I say that not because illegality.
• they actually had a flood of illegal they actually had a flood of illegal markets<00:27:08.080><
• So what is illegal? What is illegal about what's being grown?
• Well, I think that it being illegal Well, I think that it being illegal makes<00:32:04.720> it

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, can ICE agents detain someone for being in the country illegally?
• So, I just wanted to say illegally. So, I just wanted to say that.<01:01:49.760> Thanks.
• When I was younger, I was pulled over for an illegal turn, taken out of my car at gunpoint, and a gun
• When I was younger, I was pulled over for an illegal turn, taken out of my car at gunpoint, and a gun
• Um, it over here there's a provision: an inmate who is suspected to be an illegal alien shall not be

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• He had shot himself with his hunting rifle. To say I was in shock is an understatement.
• the floor he had shot himself<00:05:06.440> with<00:05:06.600> his<00:05:06.759> hunting
• himself with his hunting himself with his hunting rifle<00:05:08.759> to<00:05:08.960>
• In each scenario, the driver is choosing to operate a vehicle illegally and should not be on the road
• The illegal act is the same. The tragic outcomes to the victims are the same.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• some of the scenarios in my mind so I understand, you know, where and with that scenario, if job hunting
• <00:41:16.640> job where and with that scenario if job where and with that scenario if job hunting
• it's<00:41:19.680> a<00:41:19.839> qualifying<00:41:20.400> activity hunting
• does it's a qualifying activity hunting does it's a qualifying activity but<00:41:21.440> if<
• meeting but that that having an illegal meeting but that that there<01:05:10.799> just<01:05:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• season or something that allows take outside of the normal hunting season.
• In that surveillance part, whether it's a game camera out there, pre-season scouting, or during hunting
• Kind of an extension of the hunting season but specific to screw worm management.
• And Texas is a wonderful place to be in the ranching and hunting world.
• All those years until we had all the illegal human migration through there.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• and the United States Forest Service to take actions necessary to allow the use of dogs for deer hunting
• It comes from the... deer hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest.
• I'd just like to say I do deer hunt with dogs, and I'd like to introduce this resolution to continue
• And I just would like to know if Senator Reese actually ever used dogs for deer hunting.
• I have hunted deer with dogs.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, HB75, HB1222, SB121, SB312, SB348, SB485, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HCR32, HB944, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB410, HB750, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB149, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB382, SB441, SB449, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB784, HB1117

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

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• and the United States Forest Service to take actions necessary to allow the use of dogs for deer hunting
• I'd just like to say I do deer hunt with dogs, and I'd like to introduce this resolution to continue
• And I just would like to know if Senator Reese actually ever used dogs for deer hunting.
• I have hunted deer with dogs.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, HB75, HB1222, SB121, SB312, SB348, SB485, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR104, HCR32, HB944, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB410, HB750, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB149, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB382, SB441, SB449, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB784, HB1117

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received a prayer and pledge, adopted the journal, and heard messages from the House reporting final passage of several Senate bills and concurrence in SCR 86 and 87. The chamber also observed personal privileges honoring the lives of Edith K. Kirkpatrick and Susan Ann Traylor Bidick, with family members present and a moment of silence held for Bidick. The House later refused concurrence on Senate amendments to HB 42 and HB 159. The Senate then took up a series of resolutions, most of which were adopted without objection. These included studies on energy infrastructure and modernization (SR 174, amended to add an alternative energy industry representative and a consumer advocate), breast pump Medicaid reimbursement (SR 175), digital student IDs (SR 176), lethality assessment protocols in domestic violence cases (SR 177), problem gambling prevention (SR 178), community water system grading (SR 179), condolences for Sharon Courtney (SR 180), and expansion of the Louisiana Tumor Registry (SR 181). The chamber also adopted SCR 85 honoring the Sam Houston High School Broncos baseball team after a recorded vote of 36 yeas and 8 nays. On bills returned from the House, HB 1222 on grocery initiative grants failed on final passage by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. SB 312 had House amendments rejected, SB 348 and SB 485 had House amendments concurred in, and SB 121 on congressional redistricting was the subject of extensive debate over racial gerrymandering, district configuration, and expected litigation before the Senate concurred in the House amendments by 28 yeas and 10 nays. The Senate also concurred in several House concurrent resolutions, including studies or reports on flooded corn and migratory waterfowl, deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, support for a Senator Kennedy letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, boating safety reporting, and subsurface data review. Finally, HB 944 creating a Women’s Health Consortium within the Department of Health was amended to address funding concerns and convert it into a more task-force-like structure, then passed 37-0 with nine coauthors. The Senate then recessed until 1:30 p.m. to continue work, including conference committee reports.

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• They can get their Gas and their beer and head on up to go hunting, but also come back to a warm shower
• And more important is that it can be kind of consumed illegally by the Thomas Catron types that are out
• And that was the first land grant that came up with a really clear-cut fraudulent holding of an illegal
• Last spring, I took a little hike, and there was an illegal filming happening.
• Hunters from out of state want to go up what we call Calnon del Cobre, Copper Canyon, up above. to hunt

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• I come hunts. Will speakers here? Not not. I'm representing the company Tidewater equipment.
• This technology is illegal.
• It has touched thousands of youth since it began hunt about 100 years ago.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The chair now calls Ray Hunt. Brian Hawthorne, Heidi Ruiz, and Kristen Bentley.
• My name is Ray Hunt. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having us.
• Children's Hospital was secretly providing cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors and illegally

Bills: SB20, SB1621, SB412, SB441, SB442

Keywords: child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction

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• Involving a gun illegally smuggled into the grounds by a non-license holder.
• I got my first hunting license and my first gun at the age of 10.
• a comment about the incident that caused this and as I understand it from the reporting it was an illegal
• We are registering illegals. They're the college student that was signing. It's the authority.
• legislation curtails these bad actors and seeks to protect the right to a secret ballot by making it illegal

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• But they want to use hotel tax revenue to fund hunting, golf resorts, and sporting activities in that
• Gresham, a law firm here in Austin. look at some of that, and lo and behold, a lot of it was done illegally
• abatement, and not only was the Open Meetings Act violated multiple times, but the abatement was illegal
• . illegally manipulated for the benefit of the company.
• So, I do not agree with my tax dollars being used illegally for a destructive solar power plant next

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

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• You can refuse illegal orders. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders.
• It used to be over 100,000 people are killed from illegal drugs.
• Thank you, President Trump. boat full of illegal drugs, including boat full of illegal drugs, including
• And for are killed from illegal drugs.
• Trump, the White House, December 10, 2025. illegal drugs, the rise of extremely illegal drugs, the rise

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We'll start with Ansley, and then if Rebecca Dela Hunt and Katie could be on deck.
• Next we'll have Rebecca Dela Hunt and Katie.
• So far, got one right here right now, and then we'll start with Rebecca Dela Hunt.
• This bill is illegal. The U.S.
• This bill is illegal. The U.S.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and a child wanted to take their clothes off, they would not be allowed to do that because that's illegal
• This bill is asking Game and Fish to break the law by issuing hunting licenses for wolves.
• This bill is asking Game and Fish to break the law by issuing hunting licenses for wolves.
• As amended, this bill is unconstitutional, establishing a statutory right to hunt... adopted all is in
• Establishing a statutory right to hunt could limit the state's ability to enact science-based wildlife

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House met with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Members also recognized Doctor of the Day Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum and welcomed visitors for Lutheran Day at the Legislature, along with Judge Kaluli from Veterans Treatment Court. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first readings before taking up a long third-reading calendar. The floor debate centered on a wide range of bills, especially water, education, elections, public utilities, labor, and criminal justice measures. Members discussed tax administration, groundwater and water-rights issues, superintendent contract transparency, mining reclamation, school employee disclosure, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, probation, veterans and military employment protections, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, real estate licensing, and several education-related appropriations for ESA administration. There were also resolutions and memorials on voting centers and precincts, student athletics, Route 66, and recognizing Judea and Samaria. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing transparency, consumer protection, public safety, and administrative cleanup, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, overreach, lack of accountability, and impacts on schools, elections, and local control. Most measures passed, often along party-line or near party-line votes, and several emergency measures were adopted with the required two-thirds vote. Notable votes included HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2028, HB 2049, HB 2075, HB 2090, HB 2092, HB 2094, HB 2098, HB 2111, HB 2113, HB 2114, HB 2133, HB 2135, HB 2179, HB 2192, HB 2228, HB 2256, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2265, HB 2278, HB 2328, HB 2351, HB 2381, HB 2409, HB 2410, HB 2411, HB 2425, HB 2451, HB 2476, HB 2499, HB 2500, HB 2584, HB 2662, HB 2663, HB 2666, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2804, HB 2812, HB 2827, HB 2877, HB 2908, HB 2932, HB 2933, HB 2943, HB 2953, HB 2966, and HB 2985, along with HCM 2007 and HCRs 2003, 2016, and 2047 and HR 2002 and 2003. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of HB 2174 and related amendments.

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• Hi, Kasha Hunt here with Nossaman on behalf of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors in support
• There was an effort to illegalize non-intoxicating hemp products like CBD.
• more intoxicating hemp products sold outside of dispensaries without age limits, which should be illegal
• First, it will expand enforcement to crack down on illegal hemp products.
• I think one of the areas that has been a sustaining drum for me has been the enforcement of the illegal

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with members explaining that measures with significant fiscal impacts would be held for suspense or taken up later. AB 761 would let the Monterey-Salinas Transit District place a local sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board rather than needing approval from each member jurisdiction; supporters said it would preserve transit funding for veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities, while an opponent argued it would make it easier to raise a regressive tax. The bill was voted out 5-2 after being called for absent members. AB 1253, which would clarify property tax treatment for wildfire reconstruction beyond substantial equivalence, drew support from the Los Angeles County Assessor and the California Assessors Association but was sent to suspense. AB 8, dealing with hemp enforcement, intoxicating hemp products, and integration of hemp cannabinoids into the cannabis supply chain and tax system, drew strong support from cannabis operators and labor groups and opposition from small cultivators and public health advocates concerned about supply, tax revenue, and voter intent; it was also sent to suspense. The committee then heard AB 1138, a major expansion and modernization of the film and television tax credit program. Supporters, including entertainment unions, workers, studios, and local officials, said the bill would help keep production and jobs in California amid competition from other states and countries; opponents criticized it as picking winners and losers and argued broader business costs were the real problem. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 829, which would create a California Parkinson’s Disease Research Fund and voluntary tax contribution program to support research and services, received unanimous support from advocates and was approved 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 474 would exempt rental income from nonprofit home-sharing programs for low-income homeowners from state income tax and protect participants’ eligibility for certain benefits; supporters said it could help older adults age in place and address housing shortages, and the bill was sent to suspense after members asked for clarification on the fiscal estimate. The committee also heard AB 376, which would exempt wildfire settlement payments from state income tax for certain disaster survivors; supporters from rural counties said the money is meant to help victims rebuild and should not be taxed, and the bill was referred to suspense. Finally, AB 480 would allow developers using low-income housing tax credits to switch from allocated to certificated state credits after an award, with supporters saying it would maximize private investment and stretch housing dollars further; it too was sent to suspense. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly emphasized the need to balance policy goals with fiscal impacts, and several bills were held or referred to suspense rather than voted out immediately.

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• My uncle hunted deer. We had one deer every year.
• My uncle hunted deer. We had one deer every year. to our state parks. We were poor.
• My uncle hunted deer. We had one deer every year to eat, and then we ate bass from the St.
• statute that will now allow a minor to be charged with murder for the unlawful distribution of an illegal
• It is an illegal drug for human consumption.

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots. The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners. For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.

Bills: HB199, HB222, HB223, HB224, HB235, HB246, HB405, HB535, HB554, HB907, SCR3, SB43, SB52, SB54, SB113, SB168, SB219, SB222, SB270, SB311, SB359

Keywords: nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship