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• We have four on the agenda today, starting with the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection.
• Um, I don't think there's anybody from the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection here. Is there?
• I know that Senator Singleton is on that committee as well.
• Any questions about the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection?
• Now moving on to the Alabama workforce. If you would please call that one for us.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Welcome on my list will be Terry Smith. Welcome to<00:06:43.520> committee.
• here around landlord-tenant work here in the Housing Committee as we work on our policy bill here in
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Bills: HF4141, HF3951

Keywords: housing authority, criminal penalty, assault, public safety, redevelopment, submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, 1183, house

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• I move that House File 2443 be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• I asked to be on this committee, and I've always known it's always been a comparatively bipartisan committee
• House File 2443 is amended, is re-referred to the committee on ways and means.
• This committee has over 20 members on it of the 134 in the Minnesota House.
• We have a little over 10 to 15 percent of the membership of the House on this committee.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

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• So anybody got any questions on that?
• got any questions on that? got any questions on that?
• on both bills?
• a motion and a second on that? a motion and a second on that?
• recognized on the floor, okay? recognized on the floor, okay?

Bills: HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614, HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614

Keywords: HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, law enforcement, emergency scene, scene control, 100 feet, stay back order, public safety and homeland security

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• I've literally been Committee meetings, I've literally been tied up on a law enforcement piece of legislation
• Any questions from the committee on the amendment? I have a motion. Second. Second.
• So if this bill does not pass, what's going to be put in place to protect one person, one vote?
• One second. Good afternoon, Chair Reynolds, and members of the committee.
• heated tobacco products and determined that one specific product was appropriate for the protection

Bills: HB30, HB263, HB357, HB359, SB60, SB102, HB30

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• Committee members, Senate Bill 323 focuses on elections. Is your mic on? You may need something.
• length of a utility trailer with poles on it.
• I had asked Senator Beasley to bring this amendment on behalf of class one municipalities.
• Um, and I just hate that you all took the position that you took on one of my cities.
• And we have one other bill, but...

Bills: HB323, SB271, SB295

Keywords: electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• What's the mood of the committee? I have a question. Yes, the committee? I have a question.
• And you said they're different depending on which municipality it is. depending on which municipality
• the implications... can have some input on the implications on municipalities' revenues.
• Chair, one last comment if you don't mind, and then I know we had to move on.
• Last year we passed legislation that paved the way for autonomous vehicles to operate on Alabama roadways

Bills: SB271, SB295, SB309

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• on this.
• ball on a lot of legislation.
• Oh, that's correct on this one. Actually, we... That's correct on this one.
• I just want everybody on the committee to understand the precariousness that we may be in.
• I currently have the privilege to serve on the contract... ...have the privilege to serve on contract

Bills: HB207, SB269, SB279, SB291, SB266

Keywords: cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures

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• He was my team doctor in 1975 at West Alabama, Rel Livingston, so 1975 at West Alabama, Rel Livingston
• Enforcement is what's going on in K'Jaw County, what's going on in Geneva County, and what's going on
• Okay, hear a motion on the amendment. Senator Hatcher? Motion on the... Okay, Senator Butler?
• School, uh, next week in this committee, we're going to have a couple of experts on social media and
• I'll fully support what you're trying to do on this. Support what you're trying to do on this.

Bills: SB140, HB102, SB133, SB34

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, juvenile court, juvenile delinquency, school notification, student safety, K-12, public schools, private schools, superintendent, principal

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• So, I'm calling the Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water to order.
• It’s one of the prettiest areas in the state, and this just gives the committee more leeway in issuing
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, Barry Arons on behalf of the Aeros on the Municipal Water Users
• of consumer protection and information that's in here is a good one.
• these committees and deal with it on a daily basis, year after year.

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

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• The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence will come to order.
• We've been engaged on this issue to try and address any gaps in the law for legitimate protections of
• Your diligent service on the committee this session is appreciated.
• So while it's not here, I do think for the committee it would be good to know some of the major ones.
• You've got one minute. Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members.

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, come to order.
• With that, we're going to open up the testimony on committee substitute Senate Bill 2568.
• Since this is my... first time on the committee, kind of, and I have not seen this before.
• The committee substitute promotes environmental protection by requiring that the cumulative impact of
• No other business comes before the Senate Committee on Rural Law.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• The committee is here to offer more details on the bill's particulars.
• In the committee substitute, all it does is change one digit.
• The next digital substation on the right is to protect against the E1 event.
• The focus on solar weather is for the committee to understand.
• either end, the generators on one side and the other... ...critical sectors beyond power aren't protected

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• Senate Committee on Business come to order.
• Senator Johnson sends a committee substitute, and you are recognized on the bill and substitute.
• We passed out of this committee, perhaps unanimously, a DER bill that looks a lot like the one before
• I serve on the advisory committee which was created under Senator Johnson's leadership to strengthen
• Schwertner and members of the Board of Trustees. of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce.

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will come to order.
• Senator Johnson sends up a committee substitute, and you are recognized on the bill and substitute.
• We passed out of this committee, perhaps unanimously, a DER bill that looks a lot like the one before
• Schwertner, members of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. I'm sorry, I'm not loud.
• Committee on Business and Commerce. My name, oh, sorry, I'm not loud.

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard Senate Bill 2021 by Senator Johnson, as substituted, on distributed energy resources (DERs). Johnson said the bill was intended to create a regulatory framework for DERs and virtual power plants, address interconnection and registration issues, and prevent regulatory capture as the industry grows. Testimony was split: Texas Electric Cooperatives asked for clarification so co-ops would not be unintentionally excluded from owning or operating DERs; AECT supported the bill as providing needed rules and customer protections; TABA, Texas Solar and Storage Association, Sierra Club, Texas Solar Energy Society, and several others opposed it or raised concerns that it was too utility-centric, imposed red tape, and could burden homeowners and small businesses with registration and interconnection requirements. Johnson repeatedly said the bill was not meant to stop rooftop solar or backup systems and that he was open to specific redlines and further changes. SB 2021 was left pending after testimony. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2330 by Senator Parker, which would end government payroll deduction for dues to certain public employee organizations, while exempting first responders under Chapters 143 and 147 and making other conforming changes in a committee substitute. Parker argued the bill was about government neutrality, transparency, and employee freedom from coercion, and said organizations can collect dues directly using modern payment methods. Supporters from Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Business Coalition, Freedom Foundation, ABC Texas, and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said taxpayer-funded payroll systems should not be used to collect dues for private organizations, especially ones involved in political activity. Opponents, including ATPE, Texas Classroom Teachers Association, Texas Public Employees Association, and correctional employees, said payroll deduction is a convenient, secure service that helps professional associations and employee groups, and argued the bill would burden teachers and other public employees. Several witnesses and senators focused on the bill’s exemptions and whether it treated teachers differently from first responders. Senator Menendez questioned why some public employees were excluded while others were not, and a Houston police union representative said he moved from opposing to supporting the bill after being told the substitute would preserve meet-and-confer deductions under Chapters 143 and 147. Senator Parker closed by saying the bill was not meant to eliminate associations or payroll deduction entirely, only to remove the state as a middleman. SB 2330 was left pending, and the committee then recessed subject to call.

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• Members of the drafting committee are here to offer more details on the bill's particulars.
• Please state your name, position on the bill, and begin. Good morning, committee.
• I'll take that one. I'm actually on the committee negotiating with the Texas...
• Does these various protective mechanisms for—you said they didn't based on them?
• either end, the generators on the one side and the other critical sectors beyond power, aren't protected

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

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• The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
• hospital legal counsel hit the roof and filed a protective order on all of the records.
• Just one on this. So for the committee, how many ways are there to avoid arbitration?
• Advisory Committee on Child and Protective Investigations to assemble experienced stakeholders and subject
• There is nothing like having those directly involved. be included on the advisory committee.

Bills: HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001

Keywords: Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.

Bills: HB1800, HB2095

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1rxbN-Q9PM, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Roll Call – 00:00:38 HB 227 – 00:01:59 Vote on HB 227 – 00:12:48 HB 612 – 00:14:21 Vote on HB 612 – 00:32:30 HB 447 – 00:34:10 Vote on HB 447 – 00:39:33 HB 449 – 00:40:40 Vote on HB 449 – 00:48:29 HB 611 – 00:49:54 Vote on HB 611 – 01:10:26 HB 630 – 01:12:53 Vote on HB 630 – 01:26:21, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• I said, "You live on there?"
• I said, "You live on there?"
• I said, "You live on there?"
• the various lakes in Alabama.
• Uh and that would you're saying on that.

Bills: SB326, SB326

Keywords: sheriff, credit card, debit card, financial procedures, Jackson County, purchasing authority, boating regulations, anchoring, rafting, enforcement mechanism, environmental protection, 1136, house, all