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• SB 32 by Senator McMath, perinatal care; provides for the bereavement care initiative; duties of the
• I mean, that could, that would materially disrupt his service, his church service, and now I'm going
• , even if it's not a religious service?
• Religious service, and this person is?
• religious service, and this person is?

Bills: HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , HR46 , HR48 , HR50 , HR51 , HR52 , HR53 , HR54 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HCR31 , HB20 , HB21 , HB166 , HB494 , HB710 , HB795 , HB985 , HB986 , HB987 , HB988 , HB989 , HB990 , HB991 , HB992 , HB993 , HB994 , HB995 , HB996 , HB997 , HB998 , SB128 , SB149 , SB174 , SB191 , SB205 , SB213 , SB218 , SB220 , SB229 , SB238 , SB243 , SB375 , SB379 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB781 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB854 , HB952 , HB28 , HB36 , HB50 , HB52 , HB56 , HB62 , HB68 , HB92 , HB110 , HB117 , HB119 , HB124 , HB140 , HB147 , HB171 , HB182 , HB193 , HB196 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB149 , HB733 , HB875 , HB868 , HB901

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and received official notice from the Secretary of State certifying Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer to fill vacancies in the chamber. Both members were sworn in. The House also received Senate messages on several concurrent resolutions and a large slate of Senate bills, and it adopted a number of House resolutions recognizing groups and individuals, including agriculture, athletic trainers, GoFar Louisiana, homeschooling families, veterans, and several community honorees. Committee reports and bill referrals were also announced throughout the morning hour. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to floor action on House bills, many of them memorial highway designations and policy measures. The House gave final passage to bills naming roadways and bridges for Officer Trevor Abney, Dr. Harry Blake Sr., Virginia Green Evans, and American Legion Post No. 14, and it also passed bills extending Tax Commission assessment fees, creating a transfer-on-death securities registration act, increasing lender origination fees, expanding assessor certification committee membership, and strengthening protections for eligible adults against financial exploitation. Other bills passed included measures on teacher certification appeals, removing Evangeline Parish from a juvenile justice district, re-creating the Department of Education, and repealing a $25 impaired-driving fine. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 68, which would create a new offense for disturbing worship services and impose a mandatory 30-day jail term for certain misdemeanor conduct, with higher penalties for related offenses. Supporters argued the bill was intended to deter disruptions and reduce the risk of escalation in houses of worship, citing heightened security concerns and incidents in churches nationwide. Opponents questioned the bill’s vagueness, the mandatory minimum sentence, the distinction between misdemeanor and felony treatment, and whether existing law already covered the conduct. The bill remained under discussion as members continued to raise constitutional, enforcement, and policy concerns.

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• The committee also directs the PUC to phase in the penalties and incentives, while the current statute
• I know all of us care about this issue deeply, and we've been engaged on this topic.
• Additionally, we require the use of blockchain analytics tools and live customer service.
• Under the Bank Secrecy Act, we are a money service business registered with FinCEN.
• They are not compensated for their service on the Board of Directors.

Bills: SB383 , SB1012 , SB1181 , SB1705 , SB2075 , SB2221 , SB2586 , SB2864 , SB2994

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

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• age to receive services from a shelter?
• That when people go to shelters, they're seeking care.
• They apparently went through a civil service appeal.
• Or for all the civil service cities, including Houston.
• There's a lot of other services.

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 15 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB4

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• Their work can either be at a job, it can be a research project that they have, or a service-learning
• needs and be a illness healthc care needs and be a caregiver<00:31:35.000><c> for</c><00:31:35.600><
• </c> food safety food safety is the direct food safety food safety is the direct result<00:32:47.840>
• We do direct them to multiple different resources for that liability insurance, and we are currently
• This has a direct impact on all food retailers.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• Forest Service. As many of you know, my district is very expansive.
• My district is the Forest Service, and I think any funds that aren't directed there would be contrary
• We must demand restored funding and full staffing for the Forest Service.
• And my colleague talked about how the Forest Service are a carbon sink.
• That's not rhetoric, those are direct quotes from the president.

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• But we also have parents services and then those parents services.
• There's also provide consultations, technical assistance, pre service in-service training for families
• that those services are not being diminished in with the services that would be provide in in the panhandle
• These services will provide the services to families.
• No respite care.

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• </c><00:16:14.880><c> for</c> 24-hour day customer service for 24-hour day customer service for everybody
• </c><00:21:50.480><c> the</c> face dire consequences, they direct the face dire consequences, they direct
• We are a direct competitor to banks.
• And we are the only way to buy service.
• Um that ancillary services built.

Bills: HF3642 , HF2700 , HF3615

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• We all say if you elect me, we're going to take care of our kids, so let's take care of our kids, right
• provided in compliance with the applicable standard of care, including but not limited to care related
• such care.
• family members who provide that care.
• Anyone who helped a woman access care could be dragged into court.

Bills: S0164 , S0656 , S0892

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed. The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Or as your service expense and then also number of your service Corps members are growing, this revenue
• Forest Service.
• Wildland Fire Service, as well as a director from the U.S. Forest Service.
• Forest Service about the planned closure and consolidation of their research stations into service centers
• Forest Service.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from the California Conservation Corps on its 50-year history, current operations, and budget proposals. Director J.P. Patton described the CCC’s work in conservation, disaster response, education, and workforce development, noting 26 facilities, about 3,000 Corps members annually, and a funding mix of roughly 55% General Fund and 45% reimbursements. Members praised the program and asked about revenue sources, recruitment, retention, and post-service tracking. The CCC said it has a 5,000-person waitlist, uses first-come, first-served admissions with minimal eligibility requirements, and is working to improve data on outcomes. The committee also discussed the Greenwood Residential Center, where the CCC seeks staffing and operating funds to reopen a rebuilt facility in El Dorado County; the LAO suggested considering fewer new members or a delayed opening to reduce General Fund pressure, but no vote was taken and the item was held open. The committee then considered a CCC wildfire readiness proposal to move hand crews to a seven-day operational schedule. CCC and Cal Fire representatives said the change is needed because wildfire is now year-round and because the current model leaves crews unavailable in many months due to staffing gaps. They said the proposal would improve reliability for Cal Fire, preserve training opportunities for Corps members, and better align the CCC with Cal Fire’s 66-hour workweek. The LAO supported the concept but recommended considering lower-cost alternatives, such as relief staffing or partial reimbursement. Members also discussed the decline in incarcerated fire crews, with Cal Fire explaining that reforms and eligibility changes have reduced the pool of incarcerated people who qualify for camp and fire work. One member raised the use of goats and grazing for fuel reduction, and staff responded that such methods can help with prevention but cannot replace hand crews for suppression. The item was held open. Cal Fire then presented its department overview, emphasizing its expanded workforce, year-round wildfire response, vegetation management, community preparedness, and partnerships with federal, local, tribal, and private entities. Members asked about contract counties such as Orange County, reforestation and seedling capacity, federal reimbursement, and the 66-hour workweek rollout. Cal Fire said it is still below the seedling capacity needed for post-fire reforestation and relies heavily on public-private partnerships. The committee also reviewed a proposal for permanent funding for defensible space inspections. Cal Fire said it needs 31 positions and ongoing General Fund support to replace temporary funding that expires in 2027 and to maintain a goal of 250,000 inspections per year. The LAO said the proposal has merit but suggested alternatives such as a different General Fund/GGRF mix, reinstating an SRA fee, or approving the positions on a one-time basis. Members generally supported the work but raised budget concerns, and the proposal was held open. Finally, Cal Fire began presenting a fixed-wing pilot and mechanics contract increase, explaining that its aviation fleet has grown and become more complex, requiring more pilots and maintainers for year-round operations. The department said labor market pressures have increased contractor costs and that the contract is needed to support continuous aerial firefighting readiness. The transcript cuts off before further discussion or any action on that item.

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• </c><00:03:29.120><c> and</c> increasing costs to provide services and increasing costs to provide services
• </c><01:08:47.440><c> uh</c> in area of insurance service uh in area of insurance service uh um um um
• </c><01:13:15.080><c> to</c> and municipal ambulance services to and municipal ambulance services to
• They're watching and EMS services.
• </c> to provide this service. to provide this service.

Bills: HF1016 , HF2800 , HF156 , HF3051 , HF526 , HF2658 , HF2062 , HF2801

Committee: House Taxes

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• A direct care worker holds someone's universe for $16 an hour.
• A direct care worker holds someone's universe for $16 an hour.
• A direct care worker holds mercy.
• Throughout the years, she provided crucial health care services to generations of patients, counseling
• </c> she provided crucial health care she provided crucial health care services<07:52:43.120><c> to</

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• , special needs services, extended day, private education.
• ,<00:16:05.199><c> special</c><00:16:05.519><c> needs</c><00:16:05.920><c> services,</c> services, special
• needs services, services, special needs services, extended<00:16:06.959><c> day,</c><00:16:07.519><c
• Specifically, they have to service at least two schools. They have to service at least 10 students.
• If you want to do it for special needs services, that is fine.

Committee: Senate Education

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• educational services but provide indirect services to schools.
• educational services but provide indirect services to schools.
• educational services but provide indirect services to schools.
• </c> have direct uh uh educational services have direct uh uh educational services but<00:13:37.040><
• </c> go the wrong direction here? go the wrong direction here?

Bills: HF3492 , HF3493 , HF3494 , HF3495 , HF3602

Committee: House Education Finance

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• It will also support our care for the land for future generations.
• Would you care to explain the committee sub? Sure.
• And how do we take care of that one problem itself?
• Carlos Lucero with Public Service Company of New Mexico.
• I think the direct appeal is important as well.

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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• But where I think we can, we take care. of that in the statute.
• I particularly commend the bill's careful drafting in several areas.
• That could go either direction.
• It's intimate care, prisons.
• You know the direction. Thank you. security and myself.

Bills: SB29 , SB406 , SB447 , SB875 , SB893 , SB1033 , SB1346 , SB1362 , SB1539 , SCR22 , SB 29

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• Now you've heard the human services.
• </c> the provision of mental health services. the provision of mental health services.
• Division</c><00:21:30.880><c> of</c> Service the Family Services Division of Service the Family Services
• </c> enforcement officers, family service enforcement officers, family service division<00:33:19.440>
• </c> to bring down health care costs. to bring down health care costs.

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• SB 1555 provided that direction, and TxDOT has worked to implement the program with urgency and care.
• , and professional services.
• We're so grateful for your service.
• Elder care mobility, yeah.
• Fatigue doesn't care what language you speak.

Summary: The committee met to hear interim charges on rail grade crossing safety, autonomous vehicle deployment, and commercial driver’s license oversight. After opening remarks from the chair and members, the committee first focused on rail grade separations under SB 1555, with TxDOT and the Texas Railroad Association testifying that the new state grant program was implemented quickly, drew far more applications than available funding, and helped Texas leverage state dollars into major federal awards. TxDOT said the first round funded five projects, with additional federal matching funds helping support a total project portfolio worth more than $1 billion, including the Sergio Ivan Rodriguez Memorial Bridge in Houston. Witnesses emphasized that grade separations improve safety and mobility, and committee members discussed alternative mitigation tools such as siding relocation, digital routing/notification systems, and better public education about emergency notification signs at crossings. Public testimony on rail grade separations largely supported continuing and expanding the program. Representatives from regional business and transportation groups in Houston-area communities said blocked crossings harm safety, freight movement, emergency access, and economic activity, and urged the Legislature to extend SB 1555 and keep state funding in place so Texas can continue competing for federal grants. One witness argued that railroads should bear more of the cost because the projects primarily benefit rail companies, while others stressed that the state should continue using public-private partnerships and federal matching opportunities. Committee members asked about project selection criteria, how success should be measured over time, and whether railroads contribute financially; TxDOT said future success would be measured by projects moving to construction and by reductions in crashes and fatalities at treated crossings. The committee then turned to autonomous vehicles and heard from Texas DMV officials on implementation of SB 2807. DMV explained that Level 4 and Level 5 automated vehicles transporting people or goods for a commercial enterprise must obtain a state authorization, in addition to normal title, registration, insurance, and other requirements. The agency described its rulemaking timeline, the online application and verification system, coordination with DPS on first-responder interaction plans, and the current status of authorized companies operating in Texas. A companion enforcement presentation showed how law enforcement and the public can search AV authorizations and file complaints through the DMV’s truck stop database. The hearing continued into questions about the regulatory framework and complaint process, with the committee emphasizing that safety remains the central concern as the technology expands.

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• Direction. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• These services include Metrolink, Coaster, Caltrain, SMART, and ACE.
• These regional services are also locally managed.
• However, these services include more frequent train stops than intercity rail services, and they’re funded
• The second difficulty is agreeing on the revenue division for joint services.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• public service.
• . service. service.
• You care to explain your sub? Sure.
• It says direct. I don't know if it's possible to give a direct causal of cancer.
• people and care about regulation.

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• I'm happy to be here today to lay out HB 4942 relating to certain services and interventions or ordered
• In family law cases, courts frequently order children into services. or interventions related to family
• Section 942 ensures that courts may only require participation in services related to family violence
• or child abuse. if those services are evidence-based and proven to be safe and effective.
• expenses incurred from both prenatal and postnatal child care.

Bills: SB387 , SB1335 , HB1671 , SB1760 , SB1839 , SB1923 , HB1928 , HB4942 , HB5628 , HB5642 , HB1980

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships