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• Members, please reserve your questions until we finish hearing from the... entirety of the panel.
• I thought it was important to hear Senator Middleton's bill.
• Members, can you hear me there? Okay.
• If anyone else in the room in this room in Part one can hear me well, you can hear me clearly.
• I think I can hear you. I may, if you'd recognize me, on 1198.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• but I've yet to have actually backed the committee substitute from. 30 We actually have to have the hearing
• Okay, um, Senator, uh, Senator Hancock recommends that the bill be reported. 123 hearing and seeing none
• Hearing and seeing none, the committee stands in recess, subject to call of the chair.

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• The comment period for today's agenda items will... ...of this hearing.
• But yet they only have a newspaper that publishes the hearings' notices once a week.
• The chair hears none. The bill is left pending. All right, are you ready? You ready? Others?
• The chair hears none. The bill is left pending.
• Hearing none... The committee stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB3557, HB5578, SB973, SB974, SB2068, SB2073

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• You may hear testimony claiming this bill's requirements are more stringent than requirements in this
• Um, and so I, I hear what you're saying and I agree with what a lot of you're saying.
• Hearing none, the chair recognizes Mr. Tepper to close on the bill. Thank you, Chairman.
• The chair hears none, and the bill is left pending. Members, that concludes today's agenda.
• Hearing none, the committee stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Chair hears none, and the bill is left pending.
• However, tax rate hearing... must be held in person.
• Chair hears none. The bill is left pending.
• An individual can request a hearing after the notice has been provided.
• At the end of today's hearing. Thank you, sir.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• And so I hear what you're saying and I I agree with what a lot of you are saying.
• Clearly, he's got a vision. hear what he's trying to accomplish.
• Hearing none the chair recognizes Mr. Tepper to close on the bill. Thank you.
• The chair hears none and the bill is left pending. Members, that concludes today's.
• Hearing none, the committee Stands adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 438 439

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• One of the things that we have to do with this meeting is a presentation and a public hearing on the
• At this time, we’re normally required, I guess, to have a public hearing on the LIHEAP program, but no
• At this time, we’re normally required, I guess, to have a public hearing on the LIHEAP program, but no
• With that, that concludes our public hearing and presentation on the LIHEAP program.
• this and I for taking the time to hear this and I look<00:47:58.120> forward<00:47:58.480>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:26 Approval of Minutes 00:02:27 LIHEAP Presentation and Public Hearing 00:02:42 Conservation Opportunities in Kentucky 00:29:52, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up a public hearing and presentation on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Shannon Hall of the Department for Community Based Services and Rick Baker of Community Action Kentucky explained that LIHEAP is a 100% federally funded block grant that helps low-income households pay heating and cooling bills, avoid utility disconnects, and support weatherization. They outlined the program’s components, eligibility limits, seasonal application periods, and recent participation figures, including tens of thousands of households served through the summer cooling, fall subsidy, winter crisis, and spring subsidy components. They also described weatherization priorities, the partnership with Kentucky Housing Corporation, and the role of Community Action agencies in administering the program statewide. Members asked about Assurance 16, the balance between need and available funding, summer cooling assistance, weatherization measurement, renter versus homeowner participation, and whether federal changes could affect LIHEAP. Hall and Baker said Assurance 16 supports energy-burden reduction through education, case management, and conservation strategies; that funding has generally been sufficient in recent years but crisis funds have sometimes been exhausted quickly in the past; and that summer assistance is primarily electric utility support. They also said weatherization uses return-on-investment testing and that Kentucky still has a large backlog of homes needing service. On federal funding, they said the recently passed federal bill did not directly cut LIHEAP, but future appropriations could still affect it, and any major reduction could leave a gap the state might need to consider filling. The committee approved the minutes and later approved the LIHEAP finding of fact; no members of the public signed up to testify. After concluding LIHEAP, the committee heard a presentation from Heather Jeff of The Nature Conservancy on conservation opportunities in Kentucky. She described the organization’s voluntary land-protection work and highlighted the Cumberland Forest project, a conservation easement on about 55,000 acres in Bell, Knox, and Leslie counties supported in part by a $3.875 million state appropriation. She also reported on mine-land reforestation, elk habitat work, and the rapid allocation of a $2 million appropriation for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund. Jeff emphasized the economic value of conservation for tourism, hunting and fishing, agriculture, forestry, bourbon, and flood protection, and said the group is finalizing a Kentucky conservation needs assessment and related feasibility research.

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LyHWmUbsg, 2026-07-02T01:23:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Notice: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2022c/Hearing_JDC_10-19-22_DEFER.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdeJK_KQl6Q, 2026-07-02T01:22:44+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2020a/Hearing%20JDC%2010-01-20.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Bills: SB 128, SB 640, SB 672, SB 904, SB 1141, SB 1263, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 2041, SB 2306, SB 2308, SB 2357, SB 2446, SB 2695, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

Bills: SB 128, SB 640, SB 672, SB 904, SB 1141, SB 1263, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 2041, SB 2306, SB 2308, SB 2357, SB 2446, SB 2695, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, hearing instruments, licensing, continuing education, patient protection, medical evaluations, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, adversary hearing, protected rights, legal custody, prescription drugs, prior authorization, neurodegenerative diseases, health benefits

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3hn1VJxMo, 2026-07-02T01:23:12+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Notice: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/splsession2023b/Hearing_JDC_11-20-23_DEFER_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDcf4udYNDM, 2026-07-02T01:23:12+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Notice: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/splsession2023a/Hearing_JDC_08-21-23_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-7_qaITkE, 2026-07-02T01:23:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Notice: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2022c/Hearing_JDC_10-17-22.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6c_mWSMNX0, 2026-07-02T01:23:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2022a/Hearing%20JDC%2006-20-22%20DEFER.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBVcTVTB3TM, 2026-07-02T01:23:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Agenda: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2022a/Hearing%20JDC%2006-16-22.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_g1LzOGQzw, 2026-07-02T01:22:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_JHA_02-01-22_.pdf, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE9a7yd2XbM, 2026-07-02T01:22:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_PDP_02-01-22_.pdf, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueU7XxKkxjM, 2026-07-02T01:22:36+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_HHH_02-01-22_.pdf, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhuRgeKT5yM, 2026-07-02T01:22:53+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/splsession2021c/Hearing%20JDC%2010-28-21%20DEFER.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47