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• Guard.
• barcode number 514888 restores two positions of special project officers for the Florida National Guard
• barcode number 514888 restores two positions of special project officers for the Florida National Guard
• Guard that was doing a lot more with less. And it's certainly because of your efforts, sir.
• So I just want to hats off to you for leaning in on that and joining that team and helping the Guard

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no weekend conference. The chamber then took up a long special-order calendar of bills, generally moving each measure through third reading and final passage, often by substituting House companion bills. Early measures included trust law modernization (SB 786/HB 895), military affairs changes and Guard retirement corrections (SB 474), rounding rules for cash transactions as pennies phase out (SB 1074), podiatric medicine regulation and informed-consent requirements (SB 1092), veterans court expansion (SB 50/HB 199), RV park special assessment clarification (SB 118), concurrent jurisdiction for juvenile offenses on military installations (SB 502/HB 351), alcoholic beverage loss deductions (SB 678/HB 1137), and bail bond/pretrial release revisions (SB 600). Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously; SB 600 passed 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and an amendment aligning with the House version and prosecutors’ concerns. The Senate also considered bills on portable electronics and eyewear insurance (SB 772), the linking industry to nursing education fund and health science workforce programs (SB 1246), recovery residences and behavioral health licensing (SB 1030, with a technical amendment on background checks and probationary licenses), felony battery enhancements for repeat offenders and offenses against law enforcement (SB 436), and child welfare changes including foster-home visitor screening, a permanent statewide Step Into Success program, and a best-practices repository (SB 1718). These measures were explained by sponsors as efforts to streamline regulation, improve workforce and health-care training, strengthen public safety, and reduce administrative burdens while preserving safeguards. Votes on these bills were overwhelmingly favorable, with final tallies typically 36-0 or 37-0. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to a farewell tribute to Senator Lori Berman. Members from both parties praised her leadership, collegiality, policy work, and advocacy on issues including voting rights, women’s rights, Israel and antisemitism, school safety, breast cancer, and family law. Berman delivered a lengthy farewell reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her caucus leadership, and the importance of dignity, respect, and public service. The Senate adopted a motion to spread her remarks upon the journal and then recessed before returning to continue the calendar.

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• That gives us money to restore our coast, which is so vital to our state.
• He was a veteran of the National Guard and the United States Army during the Iraq War, won the Silver
• So, He was a veteran of the National Guard and the United States Army during the Iraq War, won the Silver
• were this time last year, before the Supreme Court ruled in McBride, which caught a lot of people off guard

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• As a senator from Galveston, I’m proud to represent a portion of the Gulf Coast, and it is time for Texas
• Of course, our Coast Guard as well has functioned as essentially the police force for the Gulf of America
• Texas retains sovereign control over the 10-mile zone off of its coast, an important expression of our

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.

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• also in 2022, 23 invested 11.5 million dollars in our advanced manufacturing across really the space coast
• offices which RDA Moser destination marketing organizations that would be like, you know, the space Coast
• We also Coast. Our visit Orlando visit Tampa Bay and so forth.
• And we take our responsibility to protect and guard this brand and make sure it remains what we want

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the American people on our own soil, deploying United States Marines as combat troops and National Guard
• <00:13:55.279> against combat troops and national guard against combat troops and national
• guard against our<00:13:56.240> own<00:13:56.720> people.
• Croy with an Guard installation on St.
• or the West Coast, New York or Silicon Valley, or some of the other large cities in our country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Pierre and Miquelon, which is a French exclave off the coast of Newfoundland, and which you almost could
• Miaon, which is a French exclave<00:22:09.600> off<00:22:09.840> the<00:22:10.000> coast
• <00:22:10.159> of<00:22:10.320> Newfoundland exclave off the coast of Newfoundland
• The response was that the vast majority of scholarships came from the Coast New Car Dealers Association
• The response was that the vast majority of scholarships came from the Coast New Car Dealers Association

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:34:45.399> rails<00:34:45.839> around about some further uh guard rails around
• about some further uh guard rails around whether<00:34:46.480> this<00:34:46.599> would
• <00:37:14.160> reels<00:37:14.480> for that we had appropriate guard reels for that
• in nashwa Manchester in the Sea Coast in nashwa Manchester in the Sea Coast and<02:47:20.600>
• <02:50:07.120> racial Manchester and Sea Coast racial Manchester and Sea Coast racial incidents

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• are hard to recruit and are actually being given bonuses of $10,000 to come and be a prison guard.
• Now, state prison guards are prison.
• <00:10:52.320> Um,<00:10:52.800> so to come and be a prison guard.
• Um, so to come and be a prison guard.
• We were completely off guard by this $5 million deficit.

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• is retiring from command of the Georgia Combat Readiness Training Center at Savannah Air National Guard
• Drawing on nearly two decades of combined active duty and Air National Guard service, he elevated the
• His vision has solidified the CRTC as a vital national asset for the Air Force, Air National Guard, Reserves
• already cut over 7,000 jobs of employees who administer this program to millions of Americans from coast
• to coast.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And then the other one on the east coast, and the name is the colleges of the lost formy where the ROC
• :21:24.720> school<00:21:25.120> and<00:21:25.600> security<00:21:25.919> guards
• <00:21:26.240> were Jewish school and security guards were Jewish school and security guards
• one<00:21:29.760> on<00:21:29.919> the<00:21:30.000> east<00:21:30.240> coast
• <00:21:30.480> and<00:21:30.640> the<00:21:30.799> name other one on the east coast

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• Senate Bill 1052 provides a targeted fix for Gulf Coast counties facing frequent and substantial property
• And it got so hot that the... ...the splash guard and also the screen guard on, so you wouldn't look
• you that this disaster exemption came from Hurricane Harvey, which was a real problem on the Gulf Coast
• And you live on the coast, so you know exactly what I'm telling here. Okay.

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• ended up with a 75-day shutdown for our Department of Homeland Security agencies, which include TSA, Coast
• Guard, FEMA, and CISA.
• that can help you determine if they should be considered for other positions, because you can't just coast

Bills: SB268, SB306, SB264, SB312

Keywords: federal workers, government shutdown, interest-free loans, tax deferral, public transportation, Rehoboth Beach, municipal charter, city charter amendment, commissioners, mayor, local government, election qualifications, affidavit of eligibility, domestic partner, cohabitant, conflict of interest, freeholder, leaseholder, municipal court, Alderman

Summary: The House Administration Committee met to consider a series of resolutions and bills covering arts districts, child care background checks, federal worker relief, health care reform, court transparency, school tax reassessment, municipal charter changes, constitutional amendment procedures, data center nondisclosure agreements, state employee benefits governance, and lieutenant governor vacancies. Members also noted that House Concurrent Resolution 12 had been removed from the agenda and that public comment would be limited to one minute per speaker. The committee released SCR 167 to study arts, culture, and creative districts in Delaware; HB 438 to close a loophole in the child care service letter requirement; SB 268 to provide interest-free loans, free transit, and tax deferrals for federal workers during shutdowns; SS2 for SB 1 to expand and permanently strengthen primary care investment while also addressing hospital cost growth; HCR 147 to request a Court of Chancery report on audio recordings and automated case assignment; SB 322 to replace the current post-reassessment 10% school revenue increase authority with a 2% annual increase option under safeguards; SB 306 to amend the Rehoboth Beach charter; HB 440 to require voter approval for constitutional amendments after legislative approval; SB 312 to bar nondisclosure agreements for large data center projects; SS1 for SB 289 to change State Employee Benefits Committee governance; and SB 264 to require a special election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy. Testimony was mixed on several measures. Arts, child care, federal worker relief, primary care, court transparency, data center transparency, and the lieutenant governor vacancy bill drew mostly supportive testimony, while SB 322 and SB 306 drew both support and opposition, especially over tax impacts and the proposed spouse/partner restriction in Rehoboth Beach. HB 440 prompted debate over whether 55% voter approval was the right threshold for constitutional amendments, and SB 312 was supported as a transparency measure by residents affected by prior data center NDAs. All of the listed measures were released from committee by roll call vote, with some members voting no on HB 440, SB 306, SB 312, SS1 for SB 289, and SB 264.

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• saw shuddering, and the pier has reported that during the recent protest activity and the National Guard
• to follow would either be Route 1, so starting and or ending in San Francisco and driving along the coast
• As the Vice Chair noted, and as was mentioned several times today, along California's Central Coast,

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• four million dollars that we use for Texas conservation projects across the state, across the Gulf Coast
• I know we have some members whose districts are on or near the coast.
• Not only was I caught off guard, but I also felt cornered and scared.

Bills: HB589, HB705, HB1842, HB1874, HB2349, HB2614, HB2827, HB3012, HB3214, HB3308, HB3385, HB3529

Keywords: cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent

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• Members, San Patricio County is a jewel along the Texas coast. investments from Steel Dynamics, a 1.9
• It's a beautiful part of the coast, and members, I would ask you, San Patricio County, thank you for
• Alice Bradford, who is the pastor of Guard Chapel. And.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Coast Guard approval and establish an idle speed limit within 300 feet of law enforcement or public safety
• Coast Guard approval and establish an idle speed limit within 300 feet of law enforcement or public safety

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed several Fish and Wildlife regulations. Staff explained amendments to 301 KAR 2:176, 4:112, and 6:030, including updating wildlife control tag language, creating an impoundment agent program for seized wildlife, and clarifying boating safety rules. A member raised a concern about boat wakes near docks, and staff said the commission had recently voted on related changes that were not yet included because the regulation had been filed earlier; those changes would have to come back later. The committee approved the staff amendments without objection. The Board of Veterinary Examiners then presented 201 KAR 16:767, which would require veterinary managers to be physically present during business hours and limit them to five registered facilities. Board representatives said they had tried to meet with affected parties before the hearing but had not reached agreement. A representative for Kentucky Pet IQ argued the rule was written for full-service hospitals and would be impractical for short, limited-service clinics that only provide vaccinations, preventive care, and parasite testing. Members expressed concern about the rule’s impact on veterinary access in underserved areas, and the committee voted to defer the regulation until the next month so the parties could continue negotiating. The committee next considered Transportation Cabinet 601 KAR 9:120, the online insurance verification system, in both ordinary and emergency form. The chair said staff had identified conflicts with a bill passed the prior year and moved to find the regulations deficient. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with six ayes and two pass votes. The committee then found ordinary ABC regulations 804 KAR 12:020 and 12:030 deficient as well, again by six ayes and two pass votes, after noting that the emergency versions had already been found deficient the previous month. Finally, the committee reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services 902 KAR 55:110, which would require veterinarians to report dispensed controlled substances to KASPER while exempting administered medications. OIG staff said the rule was meant to align regulation with statute, which includes veterinarians as prescribers, and emphasized that the reporting duty applies to prescriptions, not administration to animals. Some members supported the change as a needed anti-diversion measure, while others worried about implementation burdens and timing. After discussion, the committee found the regulation deficient by a 6-2 vote. The meeting then moved into full review of 922 KAR 1:565, a Department for Community Based Services rule implementing kinship care provisions from Senate Bill 151; staff said it was needed for implementation once funding is available, but a member criticized the two-year delay and the inclusion of language conditioning implementation on funding. A public witness from the Kinship Families Coalition argued the rule should not shift the 120-day application window in a way that could affect federal funding eligibility and urged the committee to reject the regulation as written.

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• China's vast maritime militia, backed by the PLA Navy and Chinese Coast Guard, is using increasingly
• Guard officer.

Keywords: Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. military strategy, China military drills, Taiwan, Philippines, North Korea, defense budget, military modernization

Summary: The meeting focused on significant strategic discussions regarding the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its military posture in the region. Admiral Paparo and General Brunson were commended for their services, with the Chair noting an alarming shift in the balance of power towards China. Key topics included China's aggressive military drills near Taiwan, the increasing coercion against the Philippines, and the need for the U.S. to reaffirm its commitments to its allies in the region. Concerns were raised regarding China's military modernization and its implications for U.S. forces, alongside discussions on North Korea's threats and its burgeoning nuclear capabilities. The committee emphasized the urgent need for military and defense appropriations to counteract these growing security challenges.

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• THAT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 73% ARE ADMITTED, THAT MEANS 87% ARE NOT WRITTEN AT FLORIDA GULF COAST
• SECRETARY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS PART WE STILL HAVE THE NATIONAL GUARD
• THE NATIONAL GUARD IS STILL STAFFING OUR PRISONS, WE ARE STILL AT CRITICAL LEVELS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But neighbors' video capture gunshots, then a car coasting.
• On behalf of Florida's Space Coast and Treasure Coast, I thank Frank John Smith for his faithful service
• So on behalf of the Space Coast and Treasure Coast, and of course as a son of a veteran and our son who
• So on behalf of the space and<01:06:30.880> treasure<01:06:31.280> coast<01:06:31.760><
• and of course a son and treasure coast and of course a son of<01:06:32.799> a<01:06:32.960>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• In the West Coast, where Brooke was, it's still happening a lot there.
• When the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced, Phyllis Schlafly famously went coast-to-coast all over
• The security guard at the south entrance this morning greeted me with a, "Hey sir," when I need to To
• , and so I end up having to use the restroom, only for someone to confront me, and then a security guard
• I'm a sergeant in the guard, I'm a firearms instructor, and I'm a rape survivor.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects