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• Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to serve you and serve the people of this great state of
• Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to serve you and serve the people of this great state of
• I think that I have given all of y'all a lot of explanation about House Bill 586.
• I have given all of y'all a lot of explanation about House Bill 586.
• I have given all of y'all a lot of explanation<00:02:52.800> about<00:02:53.160> House

Bills: HB586, SB107, HB619, HB586, SB107, HB619

Keywords: HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax

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• My name is Veronica Vazquez, I'm the presiding judge of Bexar County Probate Court Number Two, and I
• We feel that these judges, more than just probate court judges, need this type of training.
• There's a lot of county court laws and some even county judges that hear probate cases.
• funds and specify that statutory probate court judges are paid out of judicial education funds.
• I'm the presiding statutory probate court judge of Probate Court Number One in Travis County, but I'm

Bills: SB629, SB1015, SB2501, SB2933

Keywords: child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment, statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary

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• Uh there's been a lot of input on this bill and I know last year we passed a version of it.
• So the substitute just clarifies some of the language and the goal of the bill here was to be not too
• for the type of dog.
• That’s part of the exception.
• <00:13:22.320> I period of time? I don't I don't know. I period of time?

Bills: HB446, HB446

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• That's at the discretion of the judge. The bond people can come off of your bond if you want to.
• the judge. ...of the judge because it also states if she's a threat to herself or the community.
• Judges put these individuals on probation for a certain length of time? Great, great question.
• That's the end of it. Uh, if the judge... That's the end of it.
• I know the judge granted life without the possibility of parole.

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, elder abuse, financial exploitation

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• We thank you for all the members of this committee and the districts they represent. ...and all of us
• who have the responsibility of paying attention to the needs of the people of our state.
• We're going to carry that one over at the call of the chair. Any questions? The call of the chair.
• I had intended to get around and get to most of you, so I hope most of you have seen it.
• that is part of it.

Bills: HB30, HB35, HB72, HB89, HB30, HB35

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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• And I hope and pray all of your meetings are as successful as this one was for me the rest of the day
• one was for me the rest of the day. one was for me the rest of the day.
• So ordered. bill. uh board of examiners and bill. uh board of examiners and counselings<00:08:55.920>
• Uh, what this is is basically like a local piece of legislation like a local piece of legislation uh
• ago by some of our volunteer fire departments with a lack of funding that they're have availability

Bills: HB465, HB307, SB338, HB465, HB307, SB338, SB359

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, speedy trial, visiting judge, court administration, public interest, criminal justice, New Hope, Madison County, municipal boundary, corporate limits, deannexation, boundary adjustment, local act, city limits, municipal jurisdiction, annexation rollback

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• This is a resolution authorizing the burial of Judge Guy Herman, who is very much alive and well and
• Judge Herman was first elected as the judge of Travis County.
• Judge for the Statutory Probate Judges of Texas, also, since 1998.
• beneficial changes. concerning the real estate, probate, and trust law sections of the State Bar of
• And in 1993, he was elected the president of the Texas Texas College of Probate Judges, and he served

Bills: SB2232, SCR1, SCR6, SCR15, SCR27, SCR32

Keywords: Unplug Texas Day, digital detox, family activities, outdoor recreation, community engagement, crossing guard, school crossing guard, crosswalk safety, school safety, student pedestrian safety, traffic safety, elementary school, campus safety, pedestrian awareness, bicycle safety, traffic regulations, commemorative resolution, appreciation day, Texas Legislature, honorary designation

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• This gets the probate judges in line and also is content with where we are for the most part.
• It says that the Probate Judge can put recommended actions, but again, you're assigning the Probate Judge
• I've heard from two of my probate judges; one agrees with the bill, and then the... ...one agrees with
• Probate Judge, $35,000 per.
• You know, I got a long text message today from one of the judges that was appropriate, from judges that

Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30

Keywords: SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks

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• He's got a lot of personal experiences of how that's affected him.
• <00:02:54.080> of<00:02:54.319> how lot of personal experiences of how lot of personal
• >> No, it would be part of the cost of the project. >> No, it would be part of the cost of the project
• Second of So, I'm appreciative of that.
• a lot of national support. 77% of Americans favor expanding solar power. 77% of Americans favor expanding

Bills: SB341, SB340

Keywords: SB341, Alabama, veteran license plate, veteran tag, distinctive license tag, specialty plate, radiation exposure, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Korean War veterans, Cold War veterans, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Department of Veterans Affairs, probate judge

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• come from the local Board of... ...from the local Board of Education.
• of... ...of 2025 the State Department of Education shall develop a survey to assess the level of participation
• with the policy of this act shall result in a deduction of 30% of the school's common purchase... ...
• of thing should...
• So, I'm kind of giving you a heads-up of what I will accept.

Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, elder abuse, elder exploitation, financial exploitation, elderly person, senior abuse, probate, inheritance forfeiture, slayer statute, intestate succession, will contest, joint tenancy

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• I'm the chief of police of the city of Houston, and I'm here representing the Houston Police Department
• than 40% of the number of lane miles.
• Still hundreds of millions of dollars left, right?
• judges.
• judges.

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

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• That is not, then we don't have some long probation for them to pay that out of.
• I understand the difference between. a committee of lawyers and judges coming up with a rule versus the
• Published to every lawyer, regardless of which side of the room you sit on, and every judge.
• Currently, bondsmen are required to report to the judge handling the case of a person out on bond if
• rights of victims of family violence.

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

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

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• I am in support of this bill and assisted in the drafting of it.
• many of our delays.
• And accused officials of catering to a small niche group of cyclists at the expense of the broader public
• My question to you with respect to the bill, instead of some of these, what they, you know, some of the
• I'm the County Judge of Waller County, and for those that don't know, I am in favor of the bill, uh,

Bills: HB 341, HB 469, HB 971, HB 1624, HB 2721, HB 2959, HB 3365, HB 3731, HB 3793, HB 3861, HB 3946, HB 3966, HB 4348, HB 4401, HB 4402, HB 4924, HB 4966, HB 5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• The ghosts of the committee members are the spirits of the committee members.
• I'm responsible to judges. Judges know me. They understand how I work.
• Months and years of wages are kind of buried.
• But with two of them provided by the sheriff and two of them getting appointed by their judges, there
• Under active shooter situations, you can imagine if two judges have peace officers of their own, we can

Bills: HB1193, HB2495, HB2733, HB3104, HB3395, HB4325, SB3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

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• to require the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to submit a report of findings to the Governor and
• Office of Court Administration? Oh, Office of Court Administration. Okay.
• by Senator Johnson, about the confidentiality of information in a declaration of informal marriage.
• It's about the rights of the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to enrollment in school
• by Senator Parker, about the prosecution of barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

Bills: HB1193, HB2495, HB2733, HB3104, HB3395, HB4325, SB3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

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• a study about digital reporting and to require the Office of OCA to submit a report of findings to the
• Office of Court Administration. Oh, Office of Court Administration. OK.
• by Senator Johnson about the confidentiality of information and a declaration of informal marriage.
• It's about the rights of the sole managing conservator of a child relation to the enrollment in school
• of professional employment. 2733.

Bills: HB 1193, HB 2495, HB 2733, HB 3104, HB 3395, HB 4325, SB 3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

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• Of course, he'd be on probation if he... ...be on probation.
• Judge Kelly, thank you for allowing me to be here on behalf of the Circuit Judge. ...here on behalf of
• Next up, we have a proponent of... Next up, we have a proponent of the bill, Judge Charles Elliott.
• I'm not going to say bad judges because I might appear in front of them one day, but I'll say that judges
• Generally, I can tell you one of my last cases, and Judge Hill was...

Bills: HB43, SB81, SB178, SB138, SB89, SB183, HB27, HB188, HB199, HB190, SB117, HB43, HB27

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail

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• I am in support of this bill and assisted in the drafting of it.
• I am in support of this bill and assisted in the drafting of it.
• It's not much of a question, more of a...
• of 450,000.
• I'm the County Judge of Waller County, and for those that don't know, I am in favor of the bill, HB 5563

Bills: HB341, HB469, HB971, HB1624, HB2721, HB2959, HB3365, HB3731, HB3793, HB3861, HB3946, HB3966, HB4348, HB4401, HB4402, HB4924, HB4966, HB5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• My guess would be, and that's already a part of this bill, is that the judge could consider everything
• one bank account left over, and everything else was dealt with outside of probate in that particular
• So what I'd like to work with you on is a mechanism, whether it's through the probate judge or through
• People who have to probate often don't have the money to pay a lawyer, and a lot of times those fees
• Whoever you're referring to, I'm just asking if you're saying it'd be up to the discretion of the judge

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, SB47, Alabama

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• It's filed in the probate court of the county where the hospital provided the services. that the hospital
• Then the judge is going to make the limitation, kind of like HIPAA, you know, being in medical.
• Some of them know that. Yes, sir. I worked for Judge Pete Johnson.
• All of that.
• But, uh, like many of you, I'm a parent of a student here in the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat