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• I want to draw your attention to just one or two in particular: Article IX, Section 8B of the Constitution
• The other thing that I want to refer you to is Article IX, Section 14, the so-called anti-donation clause
• And that's contained in some special parts of the Internal Revenue Act. new code, sections 103 and 141
• that is, gross receipts tax pledges, and there Are a number of different sort of, I don't know, sections
• Madam Chair, I would start by saying that we look at the underlying capacity, that financial analysis section

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• So we agreed to section three, which is a notice section, section four, which is a documentation section
• , section five, which has to do with replacement workers, and then lines 6.1 through 6.7 of that bill

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is an update for the Section 232 tariffs, which is the legal authority for those tariffs.
• Um, and as far as our employee breakdown, um, for our support section, um, we've got 45 positions, 32
• And then we go to House Bill 2 laws of 2024, Section 11.
• Page number 4, House laws of 2024 Section 11.
• I did list the um House Bill 2 laws of 2025 Section 11 that was passed with this past legislative session

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• However, Section 8857, Section 7.056 of the Special District Local Laws Code explicitly prohibits directors
• House Bill 4158 addresses this issue by repealing Section 8857, Section 7.056, thereby allowing the Texana
• Our main concern is with the section that sets... 10-year increments where interim values are ostensibly

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• This provision was... included in Section 1 of Senate Bill 9, which passed the Texas Senate with a 28
• Section 3816 would expand the definition of cruelty to livestock animals to include administering a controlled
• Section 185 addresses this issue by empowering Texas prosecutors to issue administrative subpoenas for
• In my role with the governor's office, I oversee the governor's section of the task force, including
• offenders of these crimes serve their full sentence by removing their delayed parole eligibility under Section

Bills: HB75 , HB108

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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• Includes a severability clause to protect a section of the act if invalidated.
• sells within 30 years, and clarifies that a qualified resident has the same meaning as defined in section
• resident has the same meaning as<00:35:53.599><c> defined</c><00:35:53.839><c> in</c><00:35:54.000><c> section
• </c> as defined in section 21H-32. as defined in section 21H-32.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee first took up HB 496 HD2 SD1 on mamaki tea. Members described the agreed conference draft as prohibiting misleading use of Hawaiian words, imagery, place names, and motifs on tea packaging unless all tea or dried leaves were grown, harvested, and dried in Hawaii. The bill also included an appropriation for a measurement standards inspector position at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, with $65,000 in each of FY 2026 and FY 2027. The House and Senate managers recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by unanimous votes from the members present, with some members excused. The committee then recessed and reconvened several times to manage a larger agenda of conference bills, moving some items to later times and rooms. Among the measures adopted were HB 862, addressing school transportation shortages by allowing certain nontraditional vehicles under safety conditions; HB 667, retitled the Microchip Identification Act, requiring DOT and counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips and notify animal services; HB 958, regulating electric bicycles and other micromobility devices with safety, labeling, registration, and age requirements; HB 934, relating to broadband and the digital equity office, with appropriations and positions; HB 960, raising DOT capital advancement contract thresholds and annual caps; HB 697, updating automated speed enforcement rules and appropriating $2 million; and SB 26, creating an affordable housing land inventory task force with a $250,000 appropriation. Each of these measures was adopted with amendments by conference vote, with some members excused and several brief recesses taken for quorum or agenda management. Not all bills were resolved. HB 732, relating to the film industry tax credit cap, was deferred after conferees said they had not reached agreement, despite comments supporting the industry and local workers. HB 437, concerning an office in the Philippines under DBED, was also deferred for lack of agreement. The committee adjourned after stating that the remaining measures on the agenda would be deferred indefinitely.

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• Section 31.158 of the Natural Resources Code provides that the legislature may authorize the sale of
• “If you read Code Section 711, which is the Health and Safety Code, I mean, why have any sort of language
• In that code section, you’re dictating distances from city limits to which you can develop cemeteries
• According to that section of code, condominiums follow their own platting process, which is separate
• According to that section of code, condominiums follow their own platting process, which is separate

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.

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• And then our real problem is in Section E.
• the record, uh, with our legal folks that get involved in the contested case hearings, that was the section
• That not only not only goes over some of the highlights but provides a little section by section note
• HB 4400 modernizes Section 7.067 of the Water Code to better align with the SEP program with its original

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

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• Section 31.158 of the Natural Resources Code provides that the legislature may authorize the sale of
• If you read Code Section 711, which is the Health and Safety Code, why have any sort of language in there
• In that code section, you're dictating distances from city limits to which you can develop cemeteries
• According to that section of code, condominiums follow their own platting process, which is separate
• According to that section of code, condominiums follow their own platting process, which is separate

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• For clean energy projects to implement the requirements of Section 94530.
• allocation of 375,000 for statewide bond costs will satisfy the requirement for the 50 million for that section
• To implement the requirements of Section 94540, the Governor's budget includes 227 million for offshore
• Finally, there is $325 million for public financing of energy transmission projects, specified in bond Section
• With that, this meeting will move into the public comment section. Members, thank you so much.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• you know, we actually view this as more declaratory of existing law, precisely because this code section
• We are not talking about a large cross-section of society.
• I'm comfortable moving it forward today, stems from subdivision K of the Civil Code of Procedure Section
• The one thing I would flag for you, though, Assembly Member Wilson, is that if you look at section L1
• Section 1054.9 currently provides safeguards against unnecessary and burdensome requests for discovery

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each. AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended. AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.

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• Section 2, we did leave a blank appropriation as well as the FTE count, but we include the amounts suggested
• Section 2, we did leave a blank appropriation as well as the FTE count, but we include the amounts suggested
• Section 2, we did leave a blank appropriation as well as the FTE count, but we include the amounts suggested
• So that is section one.
• Section two, we did leave a blank appropriation as well as the FTE count, but we include the amounts

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard SB 657 SD1 HD1, which would appropriate funds for SOEST at UH Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Testimony was strongly in support from UH researchers, DLNR, and several other organizations. Supporters said the center’s modeling and data are already used by state and county agencies for sea level rise, shoreline setback, flood, and infrastructure planning, and that local funding is increasingly important because federal climate research funding is uncertain. Members discussed how the work might be framed to avoid federal political pushback, and witnesses said the research can be described in terms of infrastructure protection, public safety, and cost savings. They also confirmed the funding would primarily support salaries for climate modelers and would help backfill federal cuts. The committee recommended and adopted passage of the bill unamended. Members also discussed the practical value of the center’s work, including Kauai’s sea level rise constraint district, future rainfall and flooding modeling, and the need for more granular data than current FEMA maps provide. Additional support was noted from the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency, the Ulu Pono Initiative, Surfrider Foundation, Hawaii Region Climate Protectors, Hawaii Coalition Earth, and the Climate Change and Health Working Group. The committee then voted to pass SB 657 SD1 HD1 as recommended. The committee later took up SB 1252 SD2, a bill requiring the Board of Regents to establish a specialized training program for health care providers on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and appropriating funds. The chair explained that the HD1 version incorporated suggestions from the John A. Burns School of Medicine, added a preamble recognizing existing programs and the need for coordination, and left a blank appropriation and FTE count in the bill while including the amounts in the committee report. With no discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 1252 SD2 with amendments.

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• the court, but you're you're right I don't I'm not aware of whether there's any any penalization section
• We added that, and then we removed section 3 of the original bill to focus the language while maintaining
• Actually, that's what I was wondering about, was the prior section 3, which eliminated 9.0. six in its
• stuck paying out-of-pocket attorney's fees to defend the case. case, we believe particularly this section
• the same as House Bill 2636 by Representative Murr that gives RV parks the same protections as last section

Bills: HB170 , HB865 , HB748 , HJR112 , HB 1110 , HB1495 , HB786 , HB 1130 , HB170

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• receive supplementary assistance program benefits, includes provisions for transfers, and repeals Section
• The bill amends laws from 1937, Chapter 23, Section 1.
• Amendment to the committee, the TO2 number is 231098.3, and it's looking at Section P, subsection 1 of
• Funding with a very minimal amount in Section 11 for transportation.
• It is included in Section 5 of the bill and it has an appropriate amount of 90 million dollars for this

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• We met with all the parties involved, and this exact section of the Conway Branch of the rail line has
• We met with all the parties involved, and this exact section of the Conway Branch of the rail line has
• session on HB 300 and open up the executive session on HB 375, allowing municipalities to designate sections
• session on HB 300 and open up the executive session on HB 375, allowing municipalities to designate sections
• HB 375, allowing municipalities to designate sections of state and local highways for all-terrain vehicles

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session on several House bills and first took up HB 181, which would have made the state responsible for maintaining Opticon systems for fire and emergency on state roads. Members noted that a system already exists and that towns are generally responsible for maintenance once they choose a system, so the committee voted ITL/OTL-style recommendation by a unanimous 18-0 roll call and discussed placing it on the consent calendar. The committee then considered HB 7113, concerning mile markers along Route 112/Kancamagus Highway. Supporters argued the markers would improve safety and help locate stranded motorists in a rural area with poor cell service, while another member noted the bill’s language should be clarified to refer specifically to the Kancamagus and to DOT’s usual 0.2-mile spacing. The committee voted 18-0 to recommend OTP with a fiscal note, and because it was a money bill it would not go on the consent calendar. HB 300, directing DOT to seek proposals on the Conway Branch rail line and creating a rail study committee, was recommended ITL after members said the issue had already been studied and the corridor had already been designated for rail trail; that vote was unanimous and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. HB 375, allowing municipalities to designate sections of state and local highways for all-terrain vehicles, was also recommended ITL. Members said there is already a process for towns to authorize such use and expressed concern about a blanket approach and possible local conflicts; the motion passed unanimously and was sent to the consent calendar. HB 578, relating to a sound barrier along the F.E. Everett Turnpike, drew more discussion: some members said the project should go through the 10-year plan and environmental review process, while others cited local impacts and the need for some barrier or privacy protection. The committee ultimately voted 16-2 to recommend ITL, and it was not placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee took up HB 561, concerning transfer of state-owned real property to municipalities. Members voted to retain the bill, with supporters saying they wanted more information, including a site visit to Merrimack’s Continental Boulevard and further discussion of how state roads are handled in other towns. The retain motion passed unanimously 18-0, and members noted that retained bills do not go on a calendar. The chair then announced the committee’s next full meeting would be on February 24 at 10:30 a.m., with a briefing on the capital budget process and a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury.

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• There's a section in those EOs that says that the Office of Legislative Affairs will work with the Office
• Vought, you authored sections of Project 2025, which sets forth a blueprint for dangerous plans under
• Article I, Sections 1 and 7 make clear that only Congress may enact federal law.
• In Article I, Section 7 in particular, it makes clear that you cannot make a federal law unless you follow
• public, would have to be subjected to the bicameralism and presentment standard imposed by Article I, Section

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

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• designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham, under Section
• designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham under Section

Summary: The House met in informal session, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several routine matters. The Committee on Rules reported and the House adopted a series of congratulatory resolutions, including recognition of the U.S. Peace Corps on its 65th anniversary and congratulations to three Beverly Eagle Scouts: Noah Boudreau, Joseph McManus, and Benjamin Walsh. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended several local bills for House consideration, and the House suspended Rule 7A to proceed. The bills advanced on second reading and were ordered to a third reading. They included measures concerning Provincetown year-round housing restrictions, Edgartown’s affordable housing trust fund, Chatham’s affordable housing preference for commercial fishermen, Wilbraham’s town administrator authority, Plymouth’s land acquisition special revenue account, and Falmouth’s charter and town clerk. The House then considered three bills released from the third reading committee and passed each to be engrossed: a bill designating Levina A. Hatch Corner in Pembroke, a bill changing the maximum age requirement for police officers in Newton, and a bill allowing Jonathan Gagney to take the Haverhill police civil service exam notwithstanding the age limit. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• The last page of 1870, section 11, sub 4. 17, section 11, sub 4.

Committee: House Financial Institutions

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard Senate Bill 835, sponsored by Senator Sandy Crawford. Crawford explained that the bill, which had already passed the committee and the House in similar form, would update Missouri’s attachment, execution, and garnishment laws to improve civil judgment enforcement while balancing debtor and creditor interests. Key provisions include immunity for debtors’ compelled deposition testimony from use in criminal prosecution except for perjury, CPI-based updates to exemption amounts every three years, increased and more flexible garnishment and bankruptcy exemptions, a homestead exemption increase from $15,000 to $40,000, and modernization of bank account garnishment procedures. She also noted the bill was developed with input from debtor and creditor attorneys and was intended to mirror House Bill 1870. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Bankers Association and the Missouri creditors’ bar. Both witnesses said stakeholders had worked together on the legislation and expressed support for aligning the Senate bill with the House version. The creditors’ bar representative suggested a minor additional amendment allowing a garnishee five days to cure an error, similar to the existing cure provision for other parties. No one testified in opposition or for informational purposes. After the testimony, the chair closed the hearing. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left at the hearing stage.

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• The first bill that we had introduced earlier this session had four changes to that section of code.
• The session had four changes to that section of code.

Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on March 3, 2026, approved the minutes from February 26, and then considered RS 3-577, a proposal related to sales tax exemptions for data centers. Senator Lori Den Hartog explained that the measure was a reprint of earlier legislation, with changes including additional reporting requirements for the Tax Commission, new certification requirements tied to water and power, and a structure allowing each qualifying project to claim the exemption for 20 years rather than using a single sunset date. She said the bill was intended to clarify rules going forward and not disrupt a project already under construction. Members asked about the rapid April 1 effective date, and Senator Den Hartog said it was chosen to establish future ground rules as soon as possible, while still exempting the current project under construction from the new changes. The chair also confirmed the bill would not apply to existing built projects. Representative Gannon spoke in support, describing the measure as a step toward property tax fairness and fairness in the tax system generally. The committee voted to introduce RS 3-577, and the motion carried. No other business was taken up, and the committee adjourned with notice that it would not meet the next day and would likely reconvene on Thursday.

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• I move to amend House Bill 3011, page five, section 2, line 10, by restoring the stricken language beginning
• beer' and ending after the word 'two' and by inserting after the word 'to' the following phrase, 'section

Bills: HB3011 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3881 , HB3519 , HB3522 , HB3530

Committee: House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, personal use permit, manufacturing, excise tax, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, alternative nicotine products, vaping, regulations, manufacturing standards, packaging requirements, penalties, Attorney General