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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • Just towards one of the comments you made regarding a developer kicking a piece of property out of their
  • Had that operation not been there, we would not have been able to get that property out of Armstrong,
  • Two, that the owners of a majority of the acreage of land no longer intend to irrigate the land.
  • F of Chapter 11 of the Water Code.
  • Fifteen thousand of those acres were used in cotton and cattle operations, which led to the business
TX
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  • First of all, the additional category of properties eligible for disannexation, beyond what the existing
  • We're a Houston-based developer, contractor, and operator of affordable rental housing, but I am here
  • today as the board president of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers.
  • We're very proud of that, and we're proud of the relationship that we have with the city of Fort Worth
  • Chairman, Ryan Skowarczyk, Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the City of Corpus Christi.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • This bill has undergone extensive development over the last year, benefiting from countless hours of
  • This bill has undergone extensive development over the last year, benefiting from countless hours of
  • Some key points of support: It improves operational efficiency.
  • These make better use of smaller spaces of land.
  • This bill broadens the definition of at-risk to include two federal housing programs currently operated
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and limited public testimony to two minutes per person. The committee heard Senate Bill 628 by Senator Zaffirini, which would clarify that counties may enter interlocal agreements with emergency service districts to administer and enforce county fire codes, including for multi-county ESDs in the committee substitute. Witnesses from Travis County ESD-11, the Travis County Fire Marshal’s Office, and a member of the public supported the bill as a way to reduce duplication, costs, and jurisdictional confusion. Public testimony was closed and the committee substitute was left pending. The committee then heard several housing-related bills. Senate Bill 208 by Senator West would create a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund to provide zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders for workforce housing; Habitat for Humanity representatives, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, and housing advocates supported it as a way to finance infrastructure and land development for affordable homes. Senate Bill 2835 by Senator Johnson would allow cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings for small-scale, multi-story housing; supporters said the design is safe and could expand housing supply, while the Texas APA expressed qualified opposition over code-process concerns and fire-safety questions. Both bills were left pending after testimony. Additional bills heard included SB 1042 updating the Kimble County Hospital District’s enabling law; SB 1708, a committee substitute protecting familial property divisions from platting requirements; SB 2778 raising the ESD expenditure threshold requiring board approval from $2,000 to up to $50,000; SB 2608 expanding LIHTC eligibility for certain public housing projects; SB 3044 adding board representation for Marfa and Presidio on the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District and adjusting an exemption; SB 2367 extending park board authority to Waller County; SB 2523 clarifying ETJ reduction procedures and owner opt-out rights; SB 2521 requiring death-certificate reporting to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead exemption issues; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in larger cities. In each case, the bills were laid out, testimony was taken, and the measures were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until 15 to 30 minutes after adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • We're a Houston-based developer, contractor, and operator of affordable rental housing.
  • We're very proud of that, and we're proud of the relationship that we have with the city of Fort Worth
  • We're very proud of that, and we're proud of the relationship that we have with the city of Fort Worth
  • I oversee our Austin and Central Texas operations, and I'm testifying in favor of Senate Bill 2354.
  • of SB 777.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part I) Apr 24th, 2025

Local Government

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  • This bill has undergone extensive development over the last year, benefiting from countless hours of
  • This bill has undergone extensive development over the last year, benefiting from countless hours of
  • Some key points of support: It improves operational efficiency.
  • This bill broadens the definition of at-risk to include two federal housing programs currently operated
  • This bill broadens the definition of at-risk to include two federal housing programs currently operated
Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum at the start, adopted a two-minute limit for public testimony, and heard a series of housing, local government, fire code, and district-governance bills. Several measures were laid out with committee substitutes, including SB 628 on county fire code administration through interlocal agreements with emergency service districts; SB 208 creating a Workforce Housing Capital Investment Fund for zero-interest loans to nonprofit builders; SB 2835 allowing cities to opt into single-stair apartment buildings; and SB 2477 easing office-to-residential conversions in certain cities. Other bills addressed ESD spending thresholds (SB 2778), hospital district updates (SB 1042), subdivision/platting issues (SB 1708), public housing tax credit eligibility (SB 2608), groundwater district representation for Marfa and Presidio (SB 3044), park board authority in Waller County (SB 2367), ETJ removal procedures (SB 2523), and reporting death certificates to appraisal districts to help address squatting and homestead issues (SB 2521). Testimony was largely supportive on the housing bills. Supporters of SB 208, including Habitat for Humanity affiliates, a Brownsville nonprofit developer, Texans for Housing, and an educator, said the revolving fund would help nonprofit builders finance land, infrastructure, and development costs for affordable homes, especially for families earning 30% to 80% of area median income. SB 2835 drew support from architects, planners, and housing advocates who argued that single-stair buildings can be safe, more efficient, and better suited to missing-middle housing, though the Texas APA registered qualified opposition, saying the proposal bypasses the usual code-development process and may not be sufficiently studied. SB 2477 also received broad support from housing groups and policy organizations, who said office conversions could help address vacancy and housing shortages, though Corpus Christi raised a concern about fee recovery and local cost reimbursement. The committee also heard support for SB 628 from a county fire marshal and an ESD representative, who said the bill would reduce duplicate fire-code enforcement and costs. SB 2778 was backed by a Bexar County ESD fire chief, who said the current $2,000 expenditure approval threshold is outdated and slows emergency purchases and repairs. SB 2608 was supported by the El Paso housing authority, which said adding certain Section 8 projects to the at-risk LIHTC set-aside would help renovate aging subsidized housing. SB 3044 was presented as a way to give Marfa and Presidio representation on the groundwater district board while preserving permitting authority. Each bill heard public testimony was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee recessed to reconvene after the Senate adjourns.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/22/25

Ways and Means

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  • </c> the work of some of our fellow members. the work of some of our fellow members.
TX
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  • State and Local Level from the People's Republic of China Influence Operations."
  • We were the first targets of what has now become the most sophisticated cyber operation in the world.
  • Operators coming to try to influence you. That's a lot to ask of the FBI.
  • This bill purports that it's going after people who are part of foreign influence operations by adversaries
  • In fact, I think we heard testimony of one lady that had been. Operated on 14 times.
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  • I'm the Chief Operating Officer for VRC Systems Incorporated, and we provide service to many of the offline
  • This evaluation must be done within 12 hours of the mental health professional's evaluation.
  • We operate a range of housing programs which are effective with the various populations who experience
  • At no point was I informed of my legal rights, including the right to write a four-hour letter when I
  • No alternatives were ever brought to light after hours and hours of roundtable discussions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • You will see that the filed version of the bill raised the emergency detention window from 12 to 24 hours
  • This evaluation must be done within 12 hours of the mental health professional's evaluation.
  • We operate a range of housing programs that are effective with the various subpopulations who experience
  • At no point was I informed of my legal rights, including the right to write a four-hour letter when I
  • No alternatives were ever brought to light in hours and hours of roundtables.
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • State and Local Level from the People's Republic of China Influence Operations.
  • And so we were the first targets of what is now becoming the most sophisticated cyber operation in the
  • And so we were the first targets of what has now become the most sophisticated cyber operation in the
  • In fact, I think we heard testimony of one lady that had been operated... Doing more surgeries.
  • In fact, I think we heard testimony of one lady that had been operated on 14 times.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • the more egregious facets of their operations.
  • Bills like this have shown to be effective in curbing some of the more egregious facets of how they operate
  • Those are deposits that are used for the operating needs of these institutions.
  • All outside of their daily operating needs, those funds tend to get invested.
  • In fact, many of the dollars that are actually held for operating in banks are swept into these.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • We also know Visa and MasterCard operate at a profit margin; many of you operate small businesses, and
  • This is especially burdensome for small and mid-sized businesses, any of which already operate on razor-thin
  • And that just goes with other expenses of operating a business: $56,000 in property tax and my two restaurants
  • That's in the country, two hours east of Dallas.
  • of it.
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  • That was in part of the eastern part of the county.
  • South of the city of Socorro is Mexico.
  • The bill allows an employee of a management company that oversees the operation of the hotel, or the
  • of either a well or out of Lake Austin.
  • Yeah, in terms of the five of the eight, one of the five. Let's find out. One of them is EMS.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

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  • So these are massive changes in the way that the roads operate, and the net effect of that is eliminating
  • the current system kind of influences in terms of modes of transportation.
  • , um, we're kind of bantering about it at the office, um, a couple of cities, the city of San Antonio
  • , out of the business of banning horse drawn carriages, because there are a lot of small business operators
  • I, I'm Mayor Tom Kilgore of the city of Lakeway, Texas.
TX
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  • Some run for an hour, some run for two hours. hours, some might run for longer.
  • the Secretary of State, supply certain kinds of information.
  • And one of those suggestions was streamlining the process of opting out of data collection, so this is
  • Members, other questions of the panel? of the resource witness.
  • And SCR 8 expresses the opposition of the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas to the creation of a
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/6/25

Capital Investment

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  • As a result of this investment, the community will provide a plant that will operate at a lower carbon
  • </c> plant because of high levels of copper plant because of high levels of copper and<00:29:37.760><
  • </c> eastern half of the city of Bloomington eastern half of the city of Bloomington um<00:44:26.319>
  • I'm also a licensed water and wastewater operator in the state of Minnesota, currently employed at Lincoln
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026

Labor & Industrial

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  • Ultimately, the question of disability is a question of fact, and the courts of appeal have held that
  • I have three employees of my own, and of course I have a policy that takes care of them in the instance
  • Many of us may not be the master of every area of bills that we bring, but we do represent people in
  • Lots of really good doctors took a lot of time out of their practice, away from their families, Took
  • These situations of... requests can be expedited within 24 hours. These situations of...
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 23rd, 2026

Education

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  • leader of the school where they operate at at Linwood, all of those children went to Linwood.
  • Prior to the enactment of Act 409, our pre-K programs operated as integral parts of the school's educational
  • Prior to the enactment of Act 409, our pre-K programs operated as integral parts of the school's educational
  • to that of a licensed daycare model, which operates under Bulletin 137.
  • upon hours of training modules, most if not all of which are relevant to our purposes as a pre-K program
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • of Minnesota.
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  • It will also allow MMB to deploy internal auditors to test the operating effectiveness of these corrective
  • /c><01:02:14.120><c> some</c><01:02:14.280><c> of</c> things in terms of addressing some of things in