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• HB 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
• A22407 addresses the original intent of the statute to allow for courts to properly sentence offenders
• to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address
• Current law, however, does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text
• Generally, House Bill 3425 would establish that disclosing persons' residence addresses or phone numbers

Bills: HB 2407, HB 3425

Keywords: sex offender registration, criminal penalties, law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, public servant, address disclosure, retrieval of information, electronic communication, criminal offense, retaliation, safety concerns

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• the expedited rulemaking process is if the proposed rule only corrects typographical errors, makes address
• I want to address the concern that this bill is sloppy or less specific than current law.
• address, place of birth, location or precise geolocation data or GPS coordinates, government-issued
• addresses, and how we do certain things in the public, business licenses, businesses.
• It lists out all of your information here that is required of people, say, residential...

Bills: HB2447, HB1364, HB2632, HB2637, HB2520, HB2235, HB2401, HB2574

Keywords: shark conservation, marine life, state symbol, ecological importance, biodiversity, bingo, raffles, charity, nonprofit, amusement games, revenue threshold, licensing, fundraising, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, public records, public disclosure

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1364, which would raise the gross-revenue threshold for charitable and nonprofit bingo, raffle, and amusement games from $5,000 to $15,000 before licensing and certain local taxes apply. Supporters, including the prime sponsor and a Woodland resident, said the change is an inflation adjustment that would help volunteer-run nonprofits raise money without expanding gambling. The hearing was then closed. The committee also heard House Bill 2632, which would replace most uses of the term “alien” in state law with “non-citizen,” while preserving the term where required by federal law or used for non-human entities. The prime sponsor and several advocates, including refugee, immigrant, and legal aid representatives, argued the change is more respectful and accurate; opponents said it would create confusion, administrative burden, and conflict with federal terminology. The bill was then heard alongside House Bill 2447, which would designate the blunt-nosed six-gill shark as Washington’s official state shark. The bill drew enthusiastic support from the sponsor, local officials, scientists, environmental groups, teachers, and students, who said it would promote ocean education, conservation awareness, and ecotourism. Testimony on both bills was closed. The committee then heard House Bill 2637, which would exempt certain personal information from Public Records Act disclosure, including age, address, birthplace, precise location data, government identifiers, and consumer utility data. Supporters framed it as a privacy and safety measure, while opponents argued it would reduce transparency and could interfere with federal immigration enforcement. After testimony, the committee moved to executive session and reported out House Bill 2235, House Bill 2401, and House Bill 2574 with due pass recommendations. HB 2235 passed 7-0, HB 2401 passed 5-2, and HB 2574 passed 6-1. The committee then adjourned.

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• HB 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
• HB 2407 addresses the original intent of the statute to allow for courts to properly sentence offenders
• to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address
• In 2023, members, House Bill 611 made it a state offense to disclose someone's residence address or phone
• However, it does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text messages

Bills: HB2407, HB3425

Keywords: sex offender registration, criminal penalties, law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, public servant, address disclosure, retrieval of information, electronic communication, criminal offense, retaliation, safety concerns, 1185, senate, all

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• And the bill doesn't address that.
• address.
• Because our voter registration residential address is not currently required to match their ID.
• address.
• four IDs, perhaps DPS needs to issue a receipt that contains that current residential address so that

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

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• Under House Bill 2319, the residential habilitation centers are officially renamed residential habilitation
• As this committee is aware, DSHS operates four residential habilitation centers, RHCs, that provide residential
• Under House Bill 2319, the residential habilitation centers are officially renamed residential habilitation
• Six months later, RCS, Residential Care Services, came out and not only did— RCS, Residential Care Services
• Residential settings included in the review must include residential habilitation centers, state-operated

Bills: HB2185, HB2200, HB2230, HB2319

Keywords: homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School

Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee held its first 2026 hearings and heard four bills. HB 2185 would expand the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more members with lived experience of homelessness or involvement in publicly funded systems, including adults over 25 and youth or young adults under 25. The sponsor and testifiers from homeless youth advocacy organizations said the change would broaden representation, improve guidance to the Office of Homeless Youth, and better reflect the needs of disproportionately affected populations; the bill was well received and the hearing was closed without opposition. HB 2319 would rename Washington’s residential habilitation centers by removing the word “school” from their statutory names. Staff and the sponsor said the change is purely terminological and does not affect operations or funding, but would reduce confusion because the facilities do not provide schooling and are not children’s institutions. Testifiers from The Arc of Washington, Disability Rights Washington, and self-advocates supported the bill as a needed update to reflect current services and avoid misinformation. The committee then heard HB 2230, which would limit DSHS to one annual routine review per community residential service provider in specified areas and require better coordination and document sharing to reduce duplicative audits and site visits. The sponsor and provider witnesses described repeated overlapping inspections as burdensome and said streamlining would let staff focus more on client care; the bill drew support, though some members asked about oversight and the need to preserve safety monitoring. The final bill, HB 2200, would direct JLARC to review safety and stability outcomes across developmental disabilities residential settings from 2022-2025 and require DSHS to create a public dashboard comparing emergency calls, ER boarding, placement terminations, and staff retention across state-operated and contracted settings. The sponsor argued the system lacks comparable data for most people served in community settings and that the bill would create transparency and help identify what works. Supporters, including state employee representatives, disability rights advocates, and a professional guardian, said the data would help families, policymakers, and providers make informed decisions. Some provider testimony raised concerns that raw numbers could be misleading without adjusting for population size or acuity and that the bill could add cost or reporting burden, but the sponsor said the goal was to make existing information accessible and comparable. The committee closed the hearing on HB 2200 and adjourned after announcing caucus locations.

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• Evans, if you'd want to come to the table and uh address Chair Rarick's concerns, that would be awesome
• </c><00:57:30.799><c> table</c><00:57:31.280><c> and</c><00:57:31.920><c> uh</c><00:57:32.640><c> address
• Vice Chair Hudson, House File 1986 seeks to address a specific tort equity issue.
• Chair Hudson, House File 1986 seeks Vice Chair Hudson, House File 1986 seeks to<01:28:21.760><c> address
• </c> to address a specific tort equity issue. to address a specific tort equity issue.

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• but there are other sections of that code that address recording.
• And the bill doesn't address that.
• Someone's name and address matches the name and address of a person that the court reported as not being
• address... ...as different from that indicated on the records.
• So why would we do something that is already addressed in the law?

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

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• It just so happens that addressing the nursing workforce shortage has been an ongoing issue since even
• Thank you, Representative Howard, and thank you for your passion in addressing this critical issue we
• This is addressing several of the agency's recommendations.
• I'm here today to... ...address my opposition to Senate Bill 295.
• But the basic principle is, these are bad problems we're trying to address.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• There is all of the diversity language in there, addressing all of the different congressional district

Bills: SB5, SB142, SB158, SB171, SB5

Keywords: archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter

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• To, to address the issue, although I do believe that what the sheriff is trying to Address is already
• addressed in the law.
• The bill doesn't address that specifically. OK.
• What do you think it should be and how should we address this problem?
• Did that address your question? Yes, yes, thank you.

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: gun show, firearm sales, criminal background check, firearm regulation, gun show promoter, election procedures, voter registration, residence requirements, change of address, voter eligibility, youth camp, flood safety, life jackets, grant program, flotation devices

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• So we very much wholeheartedly support this bill, and I wanted to address Representative González.
• I wanted to address those questions if I may regarding HIPAA, so I printed out some information because
• This addresses inconsistencies within the Texas Family Code in Title 1, 2, and 5.
• I'm surprised it didn't address that already, as it relates to a protective order. It makes sense.
• So House Bill 3421 addresses these issues through several key changes.

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer

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• Last session, you may recall, Senator Zaffirini and I passed a bill that addressed some of the need for
• This bill addressed the protective order process by allowing applicants to keep their county of residence
• child support to Class 3, the over-secured banknotes, the bill ensures that children's needs are addressed
• But in D2, it addresses unpaid child support obligations. Obligations under 154.015. Excuse me.
• I'm here to express my strong support of House Bill 3311, which addresses priority of payments for claims

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer

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• I'm assuming games do not, are not addressed in this warning label.
• How�what do you think�how can we address that?
• , and that's the address that's used.
• , you don't have a permanent address.
• Ours is only addressing the doctors and nurses. There has been discussion about.

Bills: HB713, HB827, HB932, HB499, HB510, HB163, HB296, HB879, HB913, HB163, HB296

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• This addresses that. The third adds 30 days to the ability of a homeowner to redeem.
• </c> in a position to make and this addresses in a position to make and this addresses that<00:02:52.040
• </c><00:03:39.040><c> all</c> make sure that the bill addresses all make sure that the bill addresses
• </c><00:24:10.120><c> the</c> committee um this was to address the committee um this was to address the
• </c><00:31:44.799><c> the</c> because it would have been addressed the because it would have been addressed

Bills: HF1027, HF101, HF1021

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• Residential treatment centers provide around the clock supervision and care for children with serious
• So most of the kids who are in residential treatment centers have already cycled through several different
• Most res Residential treatment centers in Texas, um, do have a charter school on campus, um, but some
• to be, um, spelled out, particularly, uh, because there tends to be a lot of staff turnover at residential
• SB 1777 addresses this critical issue by prohibiting medical professionals and contract hospital staff

Bills: SB 2041, SB 1777, SB 1681, SB 2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• Residential treatment centers provide around-the-clock supervision and care for children with serious
• So most of the kids who are in residential treatment centers have already cycled through several different
• Most residential treatment centers in Texas do have a charter school on campus, but some do utilize the
• So I think this is a super common-sense bill that will strengthen things, not just for the residential
• Residential accommodations, closures, momentum, palliative support, and any updates to standards.

Bills: SB2041, SB1777, SB1681, SB2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• OK, why don't we address the, the issue itself that was the problem as opposed to.
• There are all kinds of interesting issues that we could address, and there are all kinds of issues, but
• Uh, this, the language of the, of the bill said that they could update their address within the county
• and vote at their new address.
• In the meantime, the omnibus courts bill coming back has given us a chance to address even more local

Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law

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• , uh, single family residential lots.
• We've addressed the things that could cause a problem for their neighbors.
• They do not have the funds to address the issue.
• In addressing that, at that time, 2 billion.
• I think having some regulation wrap around this will help us address that.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• And what this bill simply does is it addresses that.
• As far as I know, this is the only proposal on the table to address this.
• </c> takes an important step in addressing takes an important step in addressing these<01:08:57.520><
• </c><01:31:18.280><c> issues</c> respond more quickly to address issues respond more quickly to address
• </c><01:42:51.520><c> homes</c> individuals living in residential homes individuals living in residential

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• It would probably take a constitutional amendment to address people that have filed for office.
• One approach is to either address this well or punish everybody to be assuredly, you know... ...a point
• There are all kinds of interesting issues that we could address.
• The language of the bill said that they could update their address within the...
• County and vote at their new address.

Bills: SB 53, SB 54, HB16, SB 19

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, voting rights, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, political contributions, special legislative session, election code, transparency, campaign finance, election law