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• D and RE of Chapter 42 of the Local Government Code to clarify what is the perceived inconsistency.
• Most of the counties in the state are classified as sub-chapter A counties and sub-chapter B counties
• Hazard to health or safety, and it requires cities to issue certificates of occupancy no later than the
• it takes away our ability to review for health and safety and flood insurance and all the things that
• , building code, and, you know, a couple of others.

Bills: SB1708, SB2523, SB1450

Keywords: county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision

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• I'm the Life and Health Division Director at the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, and I've had
• And this is a way to promote that and thereby promote health and well-being.
• , and enhance health.
• And when we look at health professional shortage areas, we have health professional shortage areas even
• And when we look at health professional shortage areas, we have health professional shortage areas even

Bills: HB99, HB38, HB165, HB127, HB72, HB151, SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• Chairman and members.
• I believe this will encourage manufacturers to ensure the safety and efficacy of their products before
• If we want Texans to continue placing trust in medicine, public health, and science, we must ensure that
• We're saying you can move forward and make your case, and if you make your case legally and convince
• , and every witness for and against, and the folks at the Senate that keep...

Bills: HB220, HB783, HB2240, HB3336, HB4202, HB4449, HB4904, HB3441, HB4284

Keywords: sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, HB 3336, alcoholic beverage tax credit, spent grain

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• House Bill 7083 creates a new chapter in the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, allowing individuals to
• Attorney General and the Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing created the Texas
• Evidence Collection Program to guide health care providers, organizations, advocates, and the public
• We provide free, compassionate, and comprehensive crisis intervention and mental health services to survivors
• House Bill 4202 would align the Civil Practice and Remedies Code with the Texas Administrative Code.

Bills: HB220, HB783, HB2240, HB3336, HB4202, HB4449, HB4904, HB3441, HB4284

Keywords: sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, HB 3336, alcoholic beverage tax credit, spent grain

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• And we were lucky, um, that the, that Armstrong and Belton were able to get together and, and, uh, transfer
• Chairman and members, and with that, I close.
• Texas Water Code Section 36.1015 allows for a petition and hearing process and for groundwater districts
• State laws and rules were regulated by TCEQ through the Texas administrative code.
• The panel is not considered a governmental body under Chapter 551 or 552 of the government code.

Bills: HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• Chairman and members, and with that, I close.
• covers wells used to dispose of municipal waste. and industrial waste, oil and gas waste, and hazardous
• The panel is not considered a governmental body under Chapter 551 or 552 of the government code.
• The relationship between environmental activism and conservation is funding. ...and management and organization
• wildlife habitat, and water resources for both humans and wildlife.

Bills: HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• and in these positions and these rooms and in these positions and in<00:24:42.240> the<00:24:
• Your committees on public safety and water and land request a waiver of the 48-hour advance notice requirement
• We're going to email one out, and my office is also going to come around with a flyer for the QR code
• and potentially judging.
• So, staff, please come join and sign up. And thank you again, Speaker.

Bills: HR39, HCR43, HR178, HCR188, SB3144, SB3102, SB2053, SB3248, SB2256, SB3118, SB2245, SB2519, SB3055, SB2090, SB2765, SB2169, SB3136, SB2521, SB2851, SB3154, SB3262, SB2387, SB3001, SB2818, SB2972, SB2372, SB2108, SB888, HR63, HCR69

Keywords: pedestrian safety, crosswalks, traffic calming, school zone, Honolulu, community safety, raised crosswalks, traffic infrastructure, agritourism, agricultural tourism, Hawaii Tourism Authority, HTA, working group, farm tourism, regenerative tourism, working lands, agricultural land use, county ordinances, permitting, farm bureau

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• and precincts within a county.
• GDP and generates more than $11 billion in state, local, and federal tax and royalty payments.
• HB 2890 amends Chapter 760 of the Government Code to create an interstate compact aimed at increasing
• Hearing and seeing none, public testimony is closed, and we will leave the bill pending.
• 66 of the Transportation Code, the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act, which accommodates two-way

Bills: HB206, HB1238, HB2890, HB2970

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, injection wells, environmental regulation, water quality, site inspection, geoscientist, satellite imagery, interstate compact, liquefied natural gas, energy resources, Gulf Coast, regulatory coordination, HB 2970, Gulf Coast Protection District, Special District Local Laws Code, governor appointment

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• It had a public testimony and was left pending on April 16th.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.

Bills: HB206, HB1238, HB2890, HB2970

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, injection wells, environmental regulation, water quality, site inspection, geoscientist, satellite imagery, interstate compact, liquefied natural gas, energy resources, Gulf Coast, regulatory coordination, HB 2970, Gulf Coast Protection District, Special District Local Laws Code, governor appointment

Bills: SB3123, HB1853, HB1961, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115, HB1854, HB2062, HB1511, HB1535, HB2614, HB2282, HB1870, HB1695, HB1626, HB1643, HB1972, HB1550, HB1974, HB1966, HB1973, HB2545, HB1946, HB1939, HB1721, HB1741, HB1700

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health

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• >> And then uh last and certainly not >> And then uh last and certainly not least,<00:02:
• and strengthening consumer rights and and strengthening consumer rights and fairness<00:08:40.840
• /c> really appreciated and come to try and really appreciated and come to try and emulate<00:10:10.280
• And the tone that people can set and the And the tone that people can set and the class<00:14:01.080>

Bills: SB3123, HB1853, HB1961, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115, HB1854, HB2062, HB1511, HB1535, HB2614, HB2282, HB1870, HB1695, HB1626, HB1643, HB1972, HB1550, HB1974, HB1966, HB1973, HB2545, HB1946, HB1939, HB1721, HB1741, HB1700

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health

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• Your Committee on Education and Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill Nos
• Your committee on education and<00:03:34.319> health<00:03:34.560> and<00:03:34.720>
• and human services will hold and health and human services will hold a<00:03:36.080> public<00
• Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on Senate Bills 3107,
• Your committee on public safety<00:06:57.120> and<00:06:57.440> military<00:06:58.080><

Bills: SB2060, SB2342, SB2577, SB2580, SB2809, SB2397, SB2315, SB2442, SB2152, SB2380, SB2462, SB2055, SB2438, SB2533, SB2203, SB2087, SB768, SB877, SB1139, SB787, HB963, SB277, SB2663, SB2555, SB2140, SB2115, SB2761, SB2198, SB2032, SB2579, SB2671, SB2835, SB2356, SB2095, SB2093, SB2318, SB2323, SB2485, SB2309, SB2321, SB2405, SB2153, SB2129, SB2170, SB2259, SB2578, SB2544, SB2701, SB2861, SB2108, SB2089, SB2106, SB847, SB3326, SB2047, SB2695, SB2667, SB2919, SB2446, SB2146, SB2723, SB2210, SB2527, SB2645, SB3331

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

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• Guide us and help us, that we would help and serve the least of these, and that, Lord, we would just
• I did have a long meeting with Meta, Facebook, and Instagram, and you... ...Meta, Facebook, and Instagram
• Apple and Google and perhaps Meta and say what do y'all think about this?
• So, I know you and I have talked, and we have like minds, and I appreciate you doing this.
• So children should not appear, and obviously, it's already in code.

Bills: HB235, HB276, HB285

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls

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• Go ahead and state your name and who you represent. I represent the excess chapter of the U.S.
• Health and Human Services and I think State Affairs are meeting tonight. All right.
• You're taking away the provisions that allow us to regulate for health, safety, morals, and other things
• Now, I don't know how you want to hang... ...your hat on health, safety, and morals, but clearly, clearly
• I mean, the real reason to have lot sizes that comport with the health and safety of Brazoria County

Bills: HB22, SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

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• allied health.
• Health, faculty, and most recently, veterans. There's no type of limit for how many people qualify?
• At its core, SB2299 is about protecting the fiscal health of our cities and by...
• We need to focus on public safety and economic development and not bring chaos to the state and to our
• And my...

Bills: SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525, HB22

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

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• health and safety.
• rural mental health and safety.
• Farm Bureau is an organization that also strives to elevate safety and health in agricultural and rural
• <01:20:50.199> and safety and health in Agricultural and safety and health in Agricultural
• A lot has been spoken, and very truthful, about the issues of farm safety and such and mental health,

Bills: HF47, HF434, HF1503, HF1702

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

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• With input from the work group, the Health and Human Services.
• My name is Alana Puente and I'm a certified health worker and trained mental health peer specialist and
• health and self-management. self-management.
• diseases as well, and also ensuring communities health and safety. safety to Medicaid clients.
• , dental services, and health care. need.

Bills: HB2646, HB3941, HB5153, HB5155, HB5394, HB 1106, HB426, HB4529, HB3984, HB4273, HB 1097, HB3940, HB1941, HB4377, HB3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• My name is Alec Mendoza, and I'm the Senior Policy Associate for Health with Texans Care for Children
• Currently, many Texas newborns are falling through the cracks and not getting timely care. timely health
• House Bill 3940 improves access to newborn health coverage and care by providing necessary information
• According to the Human Resources Code, Title 12, Subtitle C, Chapter 242, Section 010, we require background
• We keep on hearing about public safety and saving God's children, and ending cartels and traffickers.

Bills: HB2646, HB3941, HB5153, HB5155, HB5394, HB 1106, HB426, HB4529, HB3984, HB4273, HB 1097, HB3940, HB1941, HB4377, HB3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• To evaluate the current access to primary and mental health care, we examined whether regulatory and
• And why does this bill prohibit local mental health?
• and principled mental health care.
• We are one of 39 community centers authorized under Section 534 of the Texas Health and Safety Code.
• And the mental health crisis seems to only be getting worse.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
• a biannual blueprint to plan and dedicate resources toward health care workforce needs and to inventory
• all programs and services available for future health professionals.
• understand where gaps exist in the system and where mental health training resources and supports need
• The bill amends relevant sections of Texas Health and Safety Code that require standardization. of training

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements