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• substance use until the licensee has provided documentation of at least six months of random twice-monthly drug
• applicant is ineligible for a child care license if they have been convicted of driving under the influence
• of intoxicating liquor, cannabis, or any other drug as described in statute within the past five years

Bills: HB2464

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: detention facilities, law enforcement, reporting requirements, incidents, private detention

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• One is from the um, China's growing attempts to influence U.S. politics.
• </c><00:05:00.720><c> of</c> our decisions without the influence of our decisions without the influence
• </c><00:05:15.360><c> influence</c><00:05:15.919><c> US</c> attempts to influence influence US attempts
• to influence influence US politics.<00:05:17.199><c> It's</c><00:05:17.520><c> actually</c><00:05:17.840
• Now this would be drug interactions.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• . >> Silencing is drug that is unlawful for human consumption or or human use and has a schedule and
• However, Zeitels Enos also a drug that is used by veterinarians as a tranquilizer for large animals.
• >> And mandatory meant to fit or mandatory minimums are used frequently in drug cases.
• So I think that was a drug overdose.
• You see the defenders don't know if someones on drugs or not.

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• Both of those would fit this definition, and they would not influence the neighbors.
• Senate Bill 1775 clarifies that for any traffic, alcohol, or drug-related offenses with a penalty established
• not listed in state law at $200 for traffic-related offenses, $800 for alcohol-related offenses, and drug-related
• I am was I'm just reading about alcohol-related or drug-related penalties.

Bills: SB1519 , SB1775 , SB1900 , SB1948 , SB2080

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

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• Operation Lone Star has helped in trying to address some of the issues with human smuggling, with drug
• The previous administration that would allow that app to control or influence border crossings are in
• We've got the gangs, drugs, national security threats, TDA, the Venezuelan problem, the human trafficking
• Drugs - in the last two weeks we had a seizure of 156 kg of methamphetamine in Colony Ridge and 624 kg

Committee: Senate Border Security

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration. Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings. Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.

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• Joint Resolution 1086 approves all rules that were proposed by the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug
• Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State Fire Marshal Commission,

Bills: SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Joint Resolution 49, as amended, which revokes an Oklahoma Wildlife Department rule requiring oil and gas companies to post a surety bond. Senator Murdoch explained that the change was intended to eliminate what he described as duplicate regulation, since the Corporation Commission already requires security bonds, and said the Wildlife Department had agreed to the revision. Senator Merritt’s amendment narrowing the resolution to the surety bond provision was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 6-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3281, described by Senator Bergstrom as the same measure previously passed as Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act. It was advanced without questions or debate and passed 6-0. House Bill 4319 followed, requiring agencies to have explicit statutory authority for each rule and to inventory existing rules within three years so noncompliant rules would be automatically repealed by January 1, 2030; it passed 7-0 after a due-pass motion. Finally, House Joint Resolution 1086 was approved, which ratifies rules from the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the State Fire Marshal Commission, and the State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Senator Bergstrom said committee concerns had already been addressed in prior hearings, and the resolution passed 7-0. The chair then announced a meeting for the following Wednesday at 11:30, urged members to continue reviewing rules and raising concerns promptly, and adjourned the meeting.

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• Instead, they exploit deteriorating, unmonitored rural roads to move drugs and weapons. and people, often
• Not everybody smuggling humans and drugs is driving up and down 281.
• We have property crimes, we have assaults, overdoses due to drug addictions, and we also have mental
• To truly combat the influence of these cartels and these transnational drug trading and smuggling operations
• This creates a natural funnel where these criminals use the back roads to smuggle aliens and drugs into

Bills: HB1589 , HB2208 , HB2297 , HB2560 , HB2725 , HB3080 , HB4417 , HB4473 , HB4520 , HB4662 , HB4888 , HB4905 , HB4906

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

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• other potentially fruitful and viable approaches to addressing Citizens United, like the foreign influence
• becomes a safe haven where suspects cannot be arrested for various crimes like driving under the influence
• and indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, or even drug sales, if only for a few hours on a few days
• If there's a drug transaction, we'll make sure we amend the bill so that if there's an open and notorious
• drug transaction, they can enforce the law.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 1, 2026, heard a full agenda of election-related measures, and took final votes on several bills and one resolution. The committee also adopted two consent items, SB 1429 and SB 1430, without opposition. Members and the chair repeatedly noted committee membership changes and the final meeting of the session, and the chair emphasized the committee’s focus on protecting democracy and election integrity. Among the bills heard, SB 1369 would shorten the signature-gathering period for judicial recalls in larger counties and require paid gatherers to disclose they are compensated; supporters argued it would protect judicial independence, while the chair and some members noted the need to balance recall rights with county differences. SB 900 would reformat campaign disclosure language on large print ads and billboards to improve readability while preserving transparency, with broad support from outdoor advertising, clean money, and good-government groups. SJR 18, which condemns Citizens United and urges action against corporate spending in elections, drew support from reform advocates but also concerns about the resolution’s focus and scope; it was advanced on a party-line split with some members voting no. The committee also advanced SB 1164, a major voting-rights measure expanding California protections against vote dilution and voter suppression, adding preclearance-style review for some jurisdictions, and directing courts to interpret election laws in favor of voting access. Local government representatives opposed it unless amended, citing uncertainty, loss of safe-harbor protections, and implementation concerns, while civil-rights and labor groups strongly supported it. SB 1360, which expands language-access requirements for voters with limited English proficiency and lowers coverage thresholds, was supported by voting-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups but opposed by elections officials unless amended; the committee acknowledged the need for further work on county-level implementation and data standards. The committee also approved SB 1418, which extends protections against seizure of election records and voting systems beyond voted ballots, and SB 884, which creates a buffer zone around polling places and vote-by-mail drop locations to prevent interference with voting and ballot custody, though sheriffs and police groups opposed the arrest restrictions. SB 46, which would give the Secretary of State clearer authority to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the ballot, and SB 715, which moves candidate ballot-designation challenge deadlines earlier, also advanced. Most measures were sent to Appropriations or otherwise held on call for absent members, and the meeting ended with final roll calls and adjournment.

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• He said, son, you'll have a point in your life that a decision you make or action you make will influence
• He said, son, you'll have a point in your life that a decision you make or action you make will influence
• Members, this bill requires the Office of Group Benefits to cover weight loss management drugs.
• We just had obesity drugs for OGB. This is for Medicaid. This is for Medicaid.
• Obesity drugs for OGB. This is for Medicaid.

Bills: HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HCR112 , HR307 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR3 , HCR49 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HB1 , HB2 , HB42 , HB45 , HB66 , HB71 , HB79 , HB126 , HB133 , HB145 , HB159 , HB167 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB289 , HB291 , HB312 , HB313 , HB316 , HB324 , HB352 , HB383 , HB398 , HB403 , HB429 , HB457 , HB459 , HB511 , HB549 , HB571 , HB579 , HB591 , HB608 , HB616 , HB624 , HB766 , HB769 , HB783 , HB799 , HB804 , HB864 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB971 , HB983 , HB1005 , HB1017 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1095 , HB1126 , HB1129 , HB1186 , HB1193 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1230 , HB1235 , HB1249 , HB723 , HB36 , HB140 , HB181 , HB198 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB302 , HB335 , HB342 , HB487 , HB513 , HB623 , HB682 , HB730 , HB740 , HB761 , HB775 , HB797 , HB812 , HB816 , HB940 , HB968 , HB979 , HB1028 , HB1029 , HB1038 , HB1049 , HB1084 , HB1161 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1203 , HB1247 , HB1256 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB228 , SB237 , SB250 , SB405 , SB406 , SB414 , SB433 , SB480 , SB513 , SB149 , HB359 , SB29 , SB43 , SB78 , HB210 , HB258 , HB468 , HB784 , HB134 , HB1117 , SB42 , SB274 , SB382 , SB449 , SB300 , HR74 , HB463 , HB715 , HB998 , SB80 , SB268 , SB444 , SB479 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , HB74 , HB119 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1236 , SB208 , SB217 , SB283 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB469

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received Senate messages, committee enrollment reports, and a series of House resolutions. Members adopted or advanced numerous resolutions recognizing individuals and institutions, expressing condolences, and creating or continuing study task forces on topics including homeownership assistance, speech-language pathology assistant licensure, clean water, Medicaid reporting, voter accessibility, air monitoring, fire chief operations, maternal health, and other issues. Several Senate resolutions were also concurred in, and personal privileges were used to recognize the family of Susan Ann Taylor Bidding and to commend Anita Whitaker LaFontaine and her father, Green Whitaker, Sr. The House then moved through Senate bills on final passage. Bills approved included measures on registrar of voters compensation, dental coverage related to cancer treatment, paid parental leave planning for educators, election supervisor compensation days, weight management services, nursing facility quality oversight, a Slidell hotel occupancy tax subject to voter approval, medical debt interest-rate limits, Medicaid coverage for weight-loss medications, a shrimping-related butterfly net exception, public works design-build contracting, and a municipal lead-service-line replacement measure. Some bills were temporarily returned to the calendar, including measures on water utility service lines and registrar compensation, while others passed with strong bipartisan margins. The chamber also considered Senate amendments to many House bills and concurrent resolutions. Members concurred in amendments on topics such as hospital stabilization, student loan access for certain professional degrees, rural economic development, behavioral health and school policies, retirement and compensation provisions, food labeling, climate-change litigation, school emergency plans, anti-cancer medication coverage, domestic abuse procedures, and several infrastructure and workforce measures. A few bills were rejected for further conference, including some retirement, alternative power, and AI-related provisions. The session ended with the House taking a one-hour recess for lunch, with instructions to return by 12:45.

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• Right now, the law says it has two other exceptions on venereal disease or drug or substance abuse, including
• abortion, which we understand that, but that it would strike self-consent for venereal disease and drug
• or substance...” “...self-consent for venereal disease and drug or substance abuse.
• House Bill 3077 sets curriculum standards to include how social media influences thoughts and behavior
• teens navigate all of the information that is flooded at them continually, and how that information influences

Committee: House Children and Families

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met with a quorum and first took up several bills in executive session. It voted House Bill 1792, the Murphy Media Literacy Program, and House Bill 1770, dealing with time limits on abuse cases, both do pass by unanimous roll call votes. The committee then considered House Bill 2426, Representative Keebley’s parental rights bill. An amendment was adopted to align the bill with a Senate floor substitute, clarify judicial review and compelling government interest standards, update parent/child definitions, add transparency provisions, and revise medical consent language. After extensive discussion about parental consent, minors’ access to STI and substance use treatment, foster parent authority, and potential impacts on abuse situations, the committee voted the House Committee Substitute do pass by a vote of 11 yes, 3 no, and 1 present. The committee then heard House Bill 2418, which would create the Missouri Crime Victims Fund within the Department of Social Services as a framework for future appropriations if federal VOCA funding continues to decline. The sponsor and numerous witnesses from domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, CASA programs, and prosecutors described major reductions in VOCA support, staffing losses, service cuts, and the risk of leaving victims without shelter, advocacy, counseling, and court support. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing concluded without a vote. Finally, Representative Schmidt presented House Bill 3077, which would require social media and internet safety curriculum for grades 6 through 12 and provide parent resources. Supporters said the bill would help students recognize grooming, sextortion, misinformation, and other online risks, while some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about adding burdens on schools and suggested the material should be embedded into existing instruction and possibly start earlier. The committee also heard House Bill 1819, “Conrad’s Law,” which would require safe-sleep training and rules for licensed child care facilities for children age one and older, set limits on weighted blankets, and require documented care plans and training for children with special needs. The sponsor and family members said the bill responds to a child’s death and is intended to improve child care safety without adding extra training hours. Both bills were heard in public testimony, and the committee adjourned after the House Bill 1819 hearing.

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• And really, all that is, is coaching and education to help them be able to use these drugs properly.
• Not just the cost of this drug, but what will that mean throughout the cost of Texas in healthcare coverage
• The FDA regulates what the manufacturer of that drug can market it to providers for.
• Could you tell me what percentage of individuals with obesity in the country are influenced by genetics
• So just to be clear, when you said 85%, that means 85% is genetic, indicating a minimal amount of influence

Bills: HB231 , HB231 , HB475 , HB488 , HB632 , HB821 , HB1786 , HB1955 , HB2036 , HB2060 , HB2659 , HB2677

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

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• drug advisory council.
• ><c> board</c><01:41:56.360><c> is</c> prescription drug affordability board is prescription drug affordability
• </c> as far as the uh on the drug portion? as far as the uh on the drug portion?
• </c> generally prescription drug generally prescription drug affordability<01:42:59.720><c> boards.
• </c> Minnesota's existing prohibition on drug Minnesota's existing prohibition on drug manufacturers<

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• by evidence or arguments that appeal to gender-based stereotypes, those about sex Influenced by evidence
• Eric Henderson, on behalf of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Drug Policy Alliance, and Smart
• Eric Henderson, on behalf of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Drug Policy Alliance, and Smart
• It purports to prevent gender-based stereotypes from influencing criminal proceedings and to ensure that
• Moreover, the bill seeks to put additional pressure or influence on the court's discretion in making

Committee: House Public Safety

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• beyond their own understanding, patience in moments of disagreement, and humility in moments of influence
• Lord, we give them... ...moments of disagreement and humility in moments of influence.
• The amendment makes temporary changes to maintain eligibility and benefits for the Ryan White AIDS drug
• provider of choice and the provider of necessity and the provider of care for people who need this drug
• provider of choice and the provider of necessity and the provider of care for people who need this drug

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• And I don’t mean partisan political influence, although maybe... ...influence.
• It just means political influence—the sort of influence that we like to exert when we have an opportunity
• We sometimes use our political influence to... ...on us, we sometimes use our political influence to
• I don't see this as trying to exert political influence.
• So I don't believe that political influence should result in transportation influence.

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• This amendment is just asking to call parents when this drug is administered when their son has an asthma
• What could our state do to help the foster kids and the children born addicted drugs with $30 million
• And that's relating to removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs
• As a reminder, the underlying bill repeals the preferential B&O tax rate for prescription drug warehousing
• From my perspective, this is going to raise taxes on prescription drug wholesalers by about three and

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , HB2235 , HB2272 , HB2340 , HB2543 , HB2554 , HB2632 , HB2464 , HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

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• Judge Pete Johnson established drug court. Yes, sir.
• I was the clerk that did all the desk work for everybody using drug court. Well, I appreciate that.
• Using drug court. Well, I appreciate you. But my point is this.
• He put three or four years of his life into trying to set up drug court. Yes, sir.
• While there is no drug court in this state. And so that's...

Bills: SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307 , SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat

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• 340B drugs at a significant discount.
• these drugs.
• That the 340B drugs were going to the appropriate customers.
• Why was the charge so much higher than the 340B drug price?
• Um, Senator, however, I appreciate that, but the HRSA can actually deny the request for a drug, uh, drug

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• Mifepristone, which is a synthetic drug, essentially is the anti-progesterone.
• It's an effective drug for causing fetal demise.
• Further, mifepristone, the drug used in a chemical abortion, is not medication.
• There is no drug involved.
• ER visits where I was dismissed, gaslit, and accused of being a drug seeker.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures and time limits, then heard testimony on House 2499, a bill to create a public awareness campaign on menopause and related midlife health issues. Supporters, including a nurse, the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, and other advocates, said menopause is widely misunderstood by patients and providers, leading to delayed care, unnecessary suffering, workplace impacts, and inequities in women’s health. Several speakers shared personal experiences with symptoms being dismissed or misdiagnosed and urged the committee to advance the bill. The committee then took testimony on a package of endometriosis bills, including House 2527 and Senate 1564, calling for a task force and broader awareness efforts. Patients, a physician, and advocates described long diagnostic delays, severe pain, infertility, medical gaslighting, and limited access to specialists and effective treatment. They argued for more research, provider education, and a coordinated state strategy, and several asked for favorable reports. The chair also noted the hearing was running behind and extended time to allow more testimony. Later, the committee heard Senate 1579, which would eliminate parental consent and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for minors under 16. Planned Parenthood representatives, physicians, legal advocates, and students argued the current law creates unnecessary delays and harms vulnerable youth, especially those in unsafe homes or foster care, while supporters said minors can already consent to other reproductive health care. A pro-life witness opposed the bill and emphasized parental involvement and support services. The committee also heard House 2403 and Senate 1560, which would create a Human Service Transportation Consumer Advisory Board; disability advocates and riders described past safety problems and current service gaps, and supported the board as a low-cost way to improve accountability, rider input, and reliability. No votes or final actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• health, substance abuse, or housing, and administer Narcan for individuals who are experiencing a drug
• 00:50:55.880><c> are</c><00:50:56.000><c> experiencing</c><00:50:56.440><c> a</c><00:50:56.720><c> drug
• </c> individuals who are experiencing a drug individuals who are experiencing a drug overdose<00:50:58.280
• was going to get out of there without some large fight breaking out amongst people that were using drugs
• I mean I'm people that were using drugs I mean I'm just<01:00:08.200><c> saying</c><01:00:08.640><c>

Committee: Senate Transportation