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• to receive certain tax revenues derived from hotel and convention center projects, to Economic Development
• Senate Bill 1074 by Zaffirini, relating to the amendment of an existing comprehensive development agreement
• Senate Bill 1110 by Eckhardt, relating to an exemption from certain zoning requirements for developments
• programs in this state, to Economic Development. operator to transportation.
• programs in this state to economic development.

Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.

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• You gave us three FTEs and $1.5 million to develop a data team.
• And each project will have its own pace of development.
• We kind of shut off the engine of developing that in this country.
• “That’s where most of it is developed, kind of where the fuel is.
• I think this first development cycle that we’re in right now is about a five-year development cycle.

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• This creates efficiencies within the Texas Water Development Board. I move passage.
• This is workforce development for young people who have dropped out of high school.
• It requires developers to notify and request project review from Parks and Wildlife, and it compels developers
• Referred to the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
• Referred to the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.

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• green field development.
• green field development.
• green field development.
• green field development.
• So um developed.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
• I almost Develop long-term services and support needs before we die.
• " and putting in language that says it shall be developed.
• Compiling this report will require experts to get to the table to develop the right response.
• Compiling this report will require experts to get to the table to develop the right response.

Summary: The Senate took up a series of local and statewide measures, including bills on parking fines in Scituate, a conservation restriction in Middleton, park and field dedications in Boston, toxic-free medical devices, a regional school district vote, and several local personnel and land-use matters. It also approved or engrossed bills concerning the Dalton Fire District, fire and police employment in Conway, reclassifying Beverly fire alarm operators, a Waitley Water District dissolution, a Dighton conservation land/public way issue, Milton liquor licenses, Billerica bike path land transfer, and an easement exchange involving Eversource. Several of these were advanced by suspending rules, ordering third readings, or concurring in House amendments; the Senate also accepted a committee report consolidating S. 545 with H. 899 and passed the consolidated park-dedication bill to engrossment. A major focus was the bill requiring health care employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention programs. Senators and sponsors described the measure as a compromise aimed at protecting health care workers through annual risk assessments, prevention plans, paid leave, reporting requirements, privacy protections, and a narrow warrantless-arrest provision for assaults on health care workers. The Senate adopted a number of amendments, including changes to employee definitions, complaint protections, disfigurement language, paid leave coverage, federally qualified health center exemptions, de-escalation and community-based response language, mental health treatment coverage, and a one-year pause for certain DDS-related provisions. Some proposed amendments were adopted, while others were rejected or withdrawn, and the bill was ultimately ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also considered the home care and long-term services bill, with members emphasizing home care licensure, oversight, and planning for long-term care financing. Amendments added or modified provisions related to home care training, evacuation procedures, minority-party representation on commissions, MassPACE participation, and representation for people living with dementia; one amendment on family caregiving was withdrawn after discussion. The chamber likewise advanced an economic development bond and appropriation package through a Ways and Means substitute and adopted a conference committee process on a separate energy affordability bill after the House disagreed with the Senate’s version. The session included ceremonial moments honoring guests and memorializing Jane Yolen and Charlene M. Naylor, and it ended with the Senate adjourning to meet again the following Monday.

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Bills: SCR63 , SCR8 , SCR160 , SCR90 , SCR93

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: disability, accessibility, healthcare communication, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, building permits, seniors, health care, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, housing ladder, move-up housing, subsidized housing, public housing, affordable housing, housing mobility

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard several resolutions focused on disability access, housing, and support for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. SCR 63 SD1 would have the Disability and Communication Access Board study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and revise provider guidance; testimony was strongly supportive, including from the board, a physician, and a family member who described harmful delays in care, and the committee later recommended passage as is. SCR 8 would require counties to act within 45 days on completed permit applications for home modifications needed for an older adult or person with a disability; testimony noted delays in permitting and financing, and the committee recommended passage as is. The committee also heard SCR 160, which urges state housing agencies to create a “housing ladder” program to help individuals and families move from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. Hawaii Public Housing Authority and other agencies supported the concept, and DHS described its family self-sufficiency program and said prior federal resident-services funding had declined over the past 20 years. The committee acknowledged the program may already exist in some form but still recommended adoption of the resolution as is. SCR 90 would ask county planning departments to establish kupuna-friendly building permit requirements for parking accessibility in private businesses. The committee moved it forward with an HD1 for technical amendments; a member raised concern that the measure did not specify the age threshold for “kupuna,” and said they would vote with reservations. Finally, SCR 93 would direct DHHL and the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions to develop a coordinated support and stabilization pathway for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries experiencing homelessness or very low income. DHHL said it is already operating a transitional housing effort called Ka Leo Opu Mama for about 18 beneficiaries using more than $6 million in federal Nah Ho Sa funds, with no dedicated state funding, and the committee recommended passage as is. The meeting ended with the chair thanking testifiers and members and adjourning the hearing.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee hearing.
• meet stringent requirements, including the following: Number one, it is a senior citizen housing development
• It gave developers predictability by locking in the rules and standards that apply to a project at the
• It gave developers predictability by locking in the rules and standards that apply to a project at the
• The law provides incentives for market-rate housing developments to include below-market-rate units,

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That's RISE Development in Spokane. That's really beautiful.
• This is RISE Development, like I said at the beginning. This is in Spokane.
• This is Ray's development, like I said at the beginning. This is in Spokane.
• Was developed 80 years ago: a steam plant and most of the distribution system.
• I'm the chief development officer for Corex.

Bills: HB2330 , HB2338

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: energy systems, capital funding, state campus, school infrastructure, sustainability, weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, environment, 904, all

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• Senator Clemens to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor.
• ,</c> Senator Clemens to economic development, Senator Clemens to economic development, tourism,<00:24
• Task Force by establishing the Aviation Economic Development Task Force.
• </c><00:27:04.799><c> Senator</c><00:27:05.279><c> Storm</c> Development Task Force.
• Senator Storm Development Task Force.

Keywords: 958, all

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• The Committee on Trade Workforce and Economic Development will come will now come to all the clerk will
• and in the development of the product.
• We're developing a workforce.
• We're happy to work with your offices on developing.
• The Committee of Trade Workforce and Economic Development is now adjourned.

Bills: HB 186

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• Workforce development and building our skilled and trained workforce.
• Buett is really just closing a loophole that was developed years ago.
• House Bill 19 is a Trade Ports Development Act.
• One is workforce development.
• with economic development and the creation of jobs in New Mexico.

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

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• I am very committed to development.
• And finally, to develop brink.
• </c><01:05:03.599><c> that</c> teams and your experts will develop that teams and your experts will develop
• What does that look like development.
• They are hoping to develop AI ecosystem. They are hoping to develop in<01:35:28.719><c> Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> toward a seamless system the development toward a seamless system the development of<00:05:15.400
• </c> council's 2050 Regional development council's 2050 Regional development guide<00:10:22.480><c> the
• </c> provide some new development provide some new development opportunities<00:18:49.240><c> um</c><
• </c><00:25:54.799><c> in</c> shooting range that's been developed in shooting range that's been developed
• </c><01:32:35.119><c> and</c> through Trail development and through Trail development and development

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That creates uncertainty for communities, regulators, and project developers alike.
• And I will tell you that this is a giant leap forward for safety and hydrogen and its development.
• CAISO's energy markets have not evolved with the development of these new technologies.
• center development.
• center development.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments. The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations. SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.

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• Development opportunities throughout Minnesota<00:27:02.120><c> so</c><00:27:02.240><c> I</c><00:27:
• Although the industry and technology are being developed, as has been said before, Minnesota is home
• To realize that ambition, we developed a strategy to focus and guide the efforts.
• </c><00:43:22.280><c> and</c> 1312 so forevergreen develops and 1312 so forevergreen develops and commercializes
• The race is on, and Minnesota cannot lose out on this important economic development opportunity.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This year, we've seen major developers in consumer-facing AIs offer access to new tools to encourage
• However, it's increasingly clear to me that the use of AI developing clinical decision support systems
• We know that our, I've heard by their own admission, that AI developers are developing... ...their own
• admission that AI developers are developing and reiterating and iterating while also deploying, which
• So I see that the bill requires developers to implement measures to...”

Summary: The committee heard AB 1979, which would limit the use of AI in health care by requiring licensed professionals to retain final clinical judgment, prohibiting automated systems from directing unlicensed individuals to perform licensed clinical functions, and clarifying medical-record privacy rules for direct-to-consumer health chatbots. Supporters, including nurses and labor groups, said the bill preserves patient safety and keeps care decisions in human hands. Hospital and industry groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could create compliance burdens and interfere with training and legitimate AI-assisted care. The bill was approved 6-1 and placed on call. Members then considered AB 2624, which would expand California’s Safe at Home confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers facing harassment or doxing. The author and supporters described threats, stalking, and online targeting of immigrant advocates and said the bill would let them use substitute addresses to protect their safety. Opposition focused mainly on concerns about the bill’s legal enforcement language, though the author said it mirrors existing Safe at Home provisions and does not create a new private right of action. The measure passed 4-1 and was placed on call. AB 2103 would make Engaged California a permanent statewide public engagement program. The author and the Office of Data and Innovation said it is meant to broaden civic participation through structured deliberation and transparent publication of results. Some members raised concerns about partisan balance and topic selection, while supporters emphasized the need to reach Californians who do not typically participate in hearings. The bill passed 6-0 and was placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2, a social media accountability bill for harms to children and teens, and AB 883, which would expand privacy protections and shorten data-broker deletion timelines for elected officials and judges; both drew support and opposition, were approved on committee votes, and placed on call. Later, the committee began AB 2023, a chatbot safety bill for children that would require age verification, safety audits, default protections, and limits on ads and data sharing; testimony was strongly supportive from child-safety advocates, while industry groups raised concerns about vague standards, audits, and liability.

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• We're a national nonprofit organization and community development financial institution that has worked
• Through technical assistance and lending, we have contributed to the development of nearly half a million
• I'm pleased to author SB 967, which will encourage the development of more interim housing to address
• SB 967 will incentivize the development of interim housing by allowing municipal...
• From 1998 to 2012, she was employed at the California Department of Housing and Community Development

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c> development to St. Paul and the metro. development to St. Paul and the metro.
• It's a great development for a much-needed area.
• </c> renewable development account spending. renewable development account spending.
• Um development for a much-needed area.
• </c> consider the renewable development consider the renewable development account<00:14:44.480><c> positives

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There will be a single drug developer due to the way that the FDA approves drugs.
• </c> There will be a single drug developer There will be a single drug developer due<00:09:50.480><c>
• and they will match drug developer and they will match funds. funds. funds.
• to fund research in drug developer to fund research in Kentucky<00:10:21.640><c> at</c><00:10:21.840
• </c> builder developers builder developers and<00:25:08.880><c> have</c><00:25:09.040><c> done</c><00

Committee: House Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Keywords: 958, all

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• Despite these differences, we unite around shared goals in higher education, workforce development, and
• Specifically, the department requires schools to develop operational plans to help ensure that schools
• In contrast, as part of our review, we found that an elementary school that did develop and implement
• Are you asking if they are part of developing the training? Yes. Yes, they are.
• Emergency and Military Affairs, we are responsible for developing those standards.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 1182, all