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• 27:09.679><c> security</c><00:27:10.040><c> has</c><00:27:10.160><c> been</c><00:27:10.320><c> in</c>
• </c><00:27:11.960><c> This</c><00:27:12.160><c> law</c><00:27:12.400><c> has</c><00:27:12.520><c> been
• Uh<00:27:14.960><c> that</c><00:27:15.160><c> is</c><00:27:15.280><c> not</c><00:27:15.480><c> changing
• It would<00:27:17.120><c> just</c><00:27:17.360><c> have</c><00:27:17.520><c> the</c><00:27:17.640><c
• ><00:27:23.120><c> believe</c><00:27:23.360><c> it</c><00:27:23.440><c> still</c><00:27:23.679><c> has

Bills: SB32 , HB404 , SB105 , SB32 , HB404 , SB105

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio

Bills: HB7613 , HR1011 , HB5831 , HB6247 , HB6995 , HB6808 , HB6317 , HB6020 , HB5773 , HB5058 , HB4707 , HB4635 , HB3393 , HB1706 , HB1431 , HB6310

Keywords: aviation safety, collision prevention technology, helicopter routes, air traffic control, Department of Defense, college football, postseason, competitive balance, NCAA, financial sustainability, athletic opportunity, Coach Mike Leach, bowl games, post office, military honor, Waupaca, postal service, naming, Veteran, commemoration

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• 03:27:45.279><c> the</c><03:27:45.520><c> IPCC</c><03:27:46.479><c> to</c><03:27:47.200><c> continue<
• <03:27:48.319><c> its</c><03:27:48.640><c> work</c><03:27:48.880><c> to</c><03:27:49.120><c> promote<
• They burn across<04:27:39.600><c> a</c><04:27:39.840><c> patchwork</c><04:27:40.319><c> of</c><04:27:
• wreaking<04:27:44.159><c> havoc</c><04:27:44.640><c> all</c><04:27:44.880><c> along</c><04:27:45.199>
• Confronting<04:27:46.800><c> our</c><04:27:47.040><c> nation's</c><04:27:47.439><c> forest</c><04:27:

Bills: HB2860 , HB3922 , HB7250 , SB254 , HB5631 , HB1687 , HB7831 , HB7618 , HB6162 , HB5911 , HB4463 , HB3831 , HB2768 , HR41 , HB5682 , HCR86

Keywords: Fort Peck Reservation, rural water system, water management, infrastructure, Native American, HB7831, H.R. 7831, License to Drill Act, Mineral Leasing Act, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, oil and gas, drilling permits, permit to drill, APD, application for permit to drill, permit processing fee, federal lands, public lands, energy development

Bills: SB27 , SB226 , SB326 , SB570 , SB605 , SB870 , SB991 , SB1871 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1874 , SB1924 , SB1925 , SB 27

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

Summary: The committee heard a series of school safety and discipline bills, beginning with SB 870, which would codify an attorney general opinion allowing local school boards to decide whether school marshals may openly carry, conceal carry, or store a firearm in a secure safe on campus. The bill was laid out with no public testimony and left pending. The chair then moved to a combined discussion of SB 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1924, all focused on school discipline, teacher authority, and student safety. Senators Perry and Creighton described the package as a response to rising classroom disruptions, assaults on teachers, and concerns that districts lack effective tools to maintain order. SB 1871 would expand teacher removal authority, require return-to-class plans before a student removed for certain conduct can return, make some serious offenses mandatory for placement in juvenile justice settings, and provide telehealth mental health services through a consortium. SB 1872 would require expulsion to a JJAEP for assaults on teachers or school volunteers and extend certain expulsion-eligible conduct to off-campus offenses. SB 1873 would restore the prior understanding that in-school suspension is not subject to a three-day limit. SB 1874 would grant teachers immunity from disciplinary action for reporting discipline violations or acting in compliance with Chapter 37. SB 1924 would restore authority for local police and school district police to issue Class C citations for school offenses and require criminal referrals for students posing an imminent threat or assaulting a teacher, with a substitute clarifying referral rules when a citation has already been issued. The committee adopted the substitutes for the bills and moved them forward. Invited witnesses from teacher and administrator groups largely supported the overall goal of stronger discipline and safer classrooms, while asking for refinements. The Texas Classroom Teachers Association testified that teachers need more autonomy to remove disruptive or violent students and that classroom removals should not mean removal from learning. Superintendents from San Angelo, Grandview, and Wiley ISDs supported the bills’ emphasis on safety, expanded ISS flexibility, mandatory placement for serious offenses, and telehealth mental health services, but asked for more local control, flexibility for Districts of Innovation, more than one campus behavior coordinator in large districts, clearer timelines for return-to-class plans, and more precise definitions for disruptive conduct. Several witnesses stressed that teacher retention and student learning are being harmed by current discipline problems, while some members raised concerns about vague standards and the risk of overuse or public humiliation through citations and removals.

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• I am the representative for District 27.

Bills: HB2013 , HB2292 , HB2334 , HB2349 , HB2350 , HB2845 , HCM2011

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, forest fire, brush removal, defensible space, community hardening, vegetation management, fire-resistant construction, wildland urban interface, WUI, insurance premium tax, property insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial property insurance

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• </c><00:27:01.760><c> Wilkey,</c><00:27:02.559><c> on</c><00:27:02.720><c> behalf</c><00:27:03.039><c
• > I</c><00:27:06.960><c> wish</c><00:27:07.200><c> you</c><00:27:07.440><c> a</c><00:27:07.760><c> very
• </c><00:27:10.559><c> Thank</c><00:27:10.720><c> you</c><00:27:10.880><c> for</c><00:27:11.120><c> your
• </c><02:27:38.240><c> joint</c><02:27:38.479><c> resolution</c><02:27:38.880><c> are</c><02:27:39.120
• </c><02:27:42.479><c> resolution</c><02:27:43.200><c> and</c><02:27:43.439><c> on</c><02:27:43.680><c

Bills: HR1048 , HR242 , HB1534

Keywords: House resolution, committee assignment, standing committee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, committee membership, committee seniority, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Riley of New York, House organization, congressional procedure, internal rules, legislative administration, Energy Conservation, Energy Standards, Department of Energy, Higher Education Act, Foreign Contracts, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, Congressional Review Act

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• ><c> way</c><00:27:04.640><c> over</c><00:27:04.919><c> here</c><00:27:05.080><c> in</c><00:27:05.279
• /c><00:27:14.919><c> the</c><00:27:15.000><c> atmosphere</c><00:27:15.600><c> as</c><00:27:15.720><c>
• <c> and</c><00:27:17.840><c> fear</c><00:27:18.840><c> is</c><00:27:19.039><c> the</c><00:27:19.240><
• </c><00:27:20.960><c> you</c><00:27:21.080><c> know</c><00:27:21.360><c> climate</c><00:27:21.760><c>
• :22.440><c> oh</c><00:27:22.600><c> my</c><00:27:22.840><c> gosh</c><00:27:23.559><c> it's</c><00:27:

Bills: SB5 , HR165 , HR53 , HR55 , HR54

Keywords: immigration, detention, theft, security, enforcement, Laken Riley Act, deportation, mandatory detention, ICE detainer, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, noncitizen, alien, inadmissibility, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault on law enforcement, serious bodily injury, parole

Bills: SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84 , SB63 , HB156 , HB289 , SB80 , SB84

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, out-of-state warrants, criminal procedure, extradition, Alabama Code, arrest authority, interstate cooperation, Marshall County, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, in-lieu-of-taxes, payments distribution, local legislation, school funding, education finance

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• Janie<00:27:01.840><c> loved</c><00:27:02.080><c> life</c><00:27:02.320><c> and</c><00:27:02.559><c>
• She<00:27:10.960><c> demonstrated</c><00:27:11.520><c> a</c><00:27:11.760><c> keen</c><00:27:12.000><
• </c><00:27:21.919><c> was</c><00:27:22.080><c> always</c><00:27:22.400><c> thinking</c><00:27:22.640>
• for</c><00:27:32.799><c> the</c><00:27:32.960><c> very</c><00:27:33.200><c> first</c><00:27:33.520><c
• </c> Luke 10:27. Luke 10:27.

Bills: SB1596 , HB1770 , HB1709 , HR504 , HR410 , HR1044 , HB1729 , HB2316 , HR900 , HB3657 , HB1765 , HB1717 , HB2037 , HB1455 , HB1766 , HB1618

Keywords: Jocelyn Nungaray, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, national wildlife refuge, Texas, Houston, refuge renaming, commemorative naming, federal land, US Fish and Wildlife Service, public law 119-30, immigration, illegal aliens, Tren de Aragua, memorial, wildlife refuge act, Consumer Safety Technology Act, AI for Consumer Product Safety Act, Blockchain Innovation Act, Digital Taxonomy Act, Consumer Product Safety Commission

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• H.R. 1 will give a boost for families, workers nationwide.
• . 1, if ordered, and the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1701, if ordered.
• The Clerk: H.R. 1701.
• H.R. 1969.
• H.R. 1969.

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• c> and</c><02:26:58.960><c> reduces</c><02:26:59.439><c> its</c><02:26:59.680><c> emissions,</c><02:27
• :01.200><c> to</c><02:27:01.439><c> be</c><02:27:01.960><c> rewarded,</c><02:27:02.960><c> not</c><02
• :27:03.720><c> handcuffed.
• So,<02:27:05.359><c> I</c><02:27:05.760><c> urge</c><02:27:05.920><c> my</c><02:27:06.160><c> colleagues
• ,</c><02:27:06.640><c> stand</c><02:27:06.880><c> with</c><02:27:07.040><c> the</c> So, I urge my colleagues

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• ><c> bill</c><00:27:04.720><c> fails</c><00:27:05.039><c> the</c><00:27:05.200><c> test</c><00:27:05.520
• 27:09.279><c> double</c><00:27:09.600><c> standard</c><00:27:09.919><c> and</c><00:27:10.159><c> join
• > care</c><03:27:08.800><c> for</c><03:27:09.040><c> people</c><03:27:09.279><c> who</c><03:27:09.600
• <03:27:23.040><c> care</c><03:27:23.200><c> for</c><03:27:23.439><c> patients</c><03:27:24.239><c> in
• ><c> I</c><03:27:30.560><c> am</c><03:27:30.720><c> proud</c><03:27:30.880><c> to</c><03:27:31.120><c

Bills: HB8823 , HB4541 , HB8790 , HB3029 , HB5578 , HB1722 , HB6330 , HB4123 , HB2069 , HB7283 , HR1118 , HB8205 , HB6238 , HB3491 , HB1493 , HB2001 , HB3747 , HB5160 , HB4348 , HB2821 , HB2715 , HB1703

Keywords: FECA, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, workers' compensation, Department of Labor, medical provider fraud, provider accountability, payment suspension, fraud conviction, health care fraud, federal health care benefit program, state health program, workers compensation medical benefits, program integrity, provider sanctions, injured federal employees, geothermal, next-generation geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, closed-loop geothermal, supercritical geothermal

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• My name is Lisa Fink, representative from LD 27. Committee, I appreciate the time.
• My name is Lisa Fink, representative from LD 27.

Bills: HB2013 , HB2026 , HB2056 , HB2098 , HB2113 , HB2156 , HB2158 , HCM2011 , HCR2057

Committees: Senate Natural Resources , Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply

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• And and one<00:27:01.600><c> thing</c><00:27:01.760><c> I</c><00:27:02.000><c> want</c><00:27:02.080>
• <c> to</c><00:27:02.240><c> make</c><00:27:02.480><c> make</c><00:27:02.799><c> sure</c><00:27:03.919
• :27:11.520><c> the</c><00:27:11.840><c> by</c><00:27:12.080><c> the</c><00:27:12.320><c> platforms</c
• > we</c><00:27:20.159><c> should</c><00:27:20.320><c> call</c><00:27:20.480><c> them</c><00:27:21.360
• Is<00:27:39.840><c> it</c><00:27:40.000><c> a</c><00:27:40.159><c> flat</c><00:27:40.480><c> fee?

Bills: HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296 , HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration

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• He also<00:27:11.919><c> maintained</c><00:27:12.400><c> that</c><00:27:12.640><c> presence</c><00:27
• > Offet</c><00:27:17.200><c> Air</c><00:27:17.360><c> Force</c><00:27:17.600><c> Base</c><00:27:18.000
• </c><00:27:19.440><c> One</c><00:27:19.679><c> of</c><00:27:19.760><c> his</c><00:27:19.919><c> most<
• ><c> effort</c><00:27:25.520><c> to</c><00:27:25.760><c> walk</c><00:27:26.080><c> again</c><00:27:26.320
• In<02:27:03.359><c> the</c><02:27:03.520><c> opinion</c><02:27:03.760><c> of</c><02:27:03.840><c> the

Bills: HR893 , HB6019 , HB4058 , HB5107 , HB5214 , HB4071 , HB4070 , HB3965 , HB2259 , HB1736 , HR1327 , HR581

Keywords: censure, conflict of interest, domestic violence, military contracts, ethics, HB6019, H.R. 6019, Senate data, legal process, subpoena, warrant, court order, notification requirement, Senate offices, legislative branch, data disclosure, privacy, records access, Congress, repeal

Bills: HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843 , SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• Senate Bill 27 represents recommendations of the Teacher Vacancy Task Force.
• Senate Bill 27 provides district permission to resign.
• Senate Bill 27 helps to protect, support, and strengthen the teaching profession in our state.
• Is there anyone else who wishes to testify for or against Senate Bill 27? All right, seeing none.
• I just heard from a student today who's now 27, who thanked me.

Bills: SB 13 , SB 27 , SB 57 , HB1325 , HB1655 , HB3312 , HB5526 , SB13 , SB57 , SB207 , HB441 , HB591 , HB5019 , SB27 , SB843

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• :50.560><c> This</c><04:27:50.800><c> is</c><04:27:50.880><c> a</c><04:27:51.120><c> problem</c><04:27
• ><c> from</c><04:27:54.720><c> our</c><04:27:54.960><c> con</c><04:27:55.199><c> from</c><04:27:55.439
• &gt;&gt; We<05:27:11.280><c> have</c><05:27:11.360><c> one</c><05:27:11.520><c> more</c><05:27:11.760
• gentleman<05:27:14.560><c> from</c><05:27:14.798><c> New</c><05:27:14.958><c> York,</c><05:27:15.200
• 05:27:38.958><c> Jang</c><05:27:39.280><c> region</c><05:27:39.520><c> of</c><05:27:39.680><c> China,

Bills: HB2853 , HB2071 , HR1259 , HB8352 , HB2267 , HR1252 , HR1251 , HB4478 , HB3709 , HB4437

Keywords: organized retail crime, retail theft, cargo theft, supply chain crime, shoplifting, organized theft groups, cargo diversion, stolen goods, fencing, online marketplace, e-commerce, gift cards, prepaid cards, money laundering, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, interstate theft, transnational crime

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• > that</c><00:27:58.480><c> I</c><00:27:58.720><c> intend</c><00:27:59.039><c> to</c><00:27:59.600><c
• </c><02:27:57.439><c> My</c><02:27:57.680><c> bill</c><02:27:57.840><c> is</c><02:27:58.080><c> also<
• I<03:27:00.479><c> have</c><03:27:00.560><c> no</c><03:27:00.800><c> additional</c><03:27:01.200><c>
• :27:04.640><c> urge</c><03:27:04.800><c> support</c><03:27:05.120><c> for</c><03:27:05.279><c> this</
• </c><03:27:20.399><c> The</c><03:27:20.640><c> question</c><03:27:20.800><c> is,</c><03:27:21.040><c>

Bills: HB3422 , HB3394 , HB1998 , HB2808 , HR1190 , HB3381 , HB3301 , HB2225 , HB3352 , HB1713 , HR910 , HR1082 , HB1520 , HB1664 , HB1767 , HB2269 , HB1679 , HB2481 , HB1737 , HR260

Keywords: small business, capital formation, securities exchange act, SEC, Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, underrepresented entrepreneurs, rural businesses, natural disasters, hurricanes, small business investors, capital raising, fundraising, crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital, state securities commissions, blue sky laws, business outreach

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• c><02:27:29.600><c> um</c><02:27:30.800><c> bridge</c><02:27:31.439><c> and</c><02:27:31.840><c> not<
• communities.<02:27:36.240><c> We</c><02:27:36.640><c> still</c><02:27:36.960><c> have</c><02:27:37.120
• on</c><02:27:38.960><c> the</c><02:27:39.120><c> investments</c><02:27:39.840><c> and</c><02:27:40.160
• manage corrant<03:27:52.239><c> populations</c><03:27:52.720><c> in</c><03:27:52.960><c> a</c><03:27:

Bills: HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302

Keywords: federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties