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• Senate file 4 4067, first engrossment. Senate file 4 4067, first engrossment.
• Senate File 3432.
• next thing So, Senate file next thing So, Senate file 3432 Senate File 3432 is laid over.
• And before you is House File 2433.
• file 2433. file 2433.

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• I'm going to begin today with Senator Mann. see CER file number 1158 and that bill see CER file number
• Senator McQuade moved that Senate file Senator McQuade moved that Senate file number number number
• <00:14:50.519> 334<00:14:51.440> as file 334 as file 334 as [Music] amended<00:14:59.040
• Any other discussions on Senate File 202?
• The secretary will give Senate File 202 its third reading: Senate File 202, a bill for an act relating

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• file.
• file.
• And they have the two-file system, the department file and the personnel file.
• And they have the two-file system, the department file and the personnel file.
• I filed a DOJ complaint, I filed a local complaint with that police department, I filed a complaint with

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.

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• Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of Senate File 621. file 621 is a file that deals
• with the file 621 is a file that deals with the alcohol<00:08:22.879> I'm<00:08:23.039> sorry
• File 1507.
• File 1507.
• So we will hear from Senator Seeberger, Senate File 227 on the State Horticultural Society; Senate File

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• File 1934. File 1934.
• File 85. File 85.
• File 3804. File 3804.
• File 4969. File 4969.
• House File 4969. House File 4969.

Bills: HF4401, HF4466

Keywords: HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access

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• Senate file number one, file number one.
• Senate file number 17. Senate file number 17.
• now report Senate file number 18. now report Senate file number 18.
• on Senate File 17.
• File Nine for final passage. File Nine for final passage.

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• <00:15:50.640> herewith following Senate files herewith following Senate files herewith returned
• Senate file number 3891, a returned.
• transmitted: House File 2354 and House File 4384.
• I would also like to refer to House File 2354.
• committee on Senate file number 2077. committee on Senate file number 2077.

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• Second reading of House File 1532. Second reading of House File 2231.
• Second reading of House File 2465. Second reading of House File 2474.
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 1255, House File 1163, House File
• 1295, and Senate File 823.
• file number 823.

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• We need a motion to file the report. Is there a motion to file the report?
• We need a motion to file the report. Is there a motion to file the report?
• Can we file this one? Okay. Without objection, we'll file this report.
• Without objection, we file the report. Without objection, we file the report.
• Without objection, we file the report. Without objection, we file the report.

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• : House File Numbers 2169 and 3379.
• The secretary will read the House file numbers. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> The House files
• >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615. >> House file numbers 3556 and 3615.
• begin with Senate File number 3602. begin with Senate File number 3602.
• of Senate File support of Senate File 3602<00:15:09.200> for<00:15:09.360> passage.

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• House File 1306 and send that along with House File 1306 and send that along with two<00:00:51.680>
• So we are moving on to House File 1124.
• So we are moving on to House File File File 1124.<00:04:29.919> I<00:04:30.160> will<00
• <00:04:45.400> 1124, will amend the DE1 to House File 1124, will amend the DE1 to House File
• last bill on the agenda is House File last bill on the agenda is House File 2023.<00:05:36.080><

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• Assembly Bill 533 be taken from its place on General File and be placed at the top of General File for
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• The bill is ordered to General File.
• I move that all bills be taken from their place on General File and be placed on the General File of

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• Second reading of House File 252, House File 748, House File 787, House File 1257, House File 1723, House
• File 1768, House File 1867, and House File 2159.
• I recognize the author of the bill. will report the house files and give will report the house files
• first reading of house files first reading of house files 2274<00:11:39.800> through 2274
• <00:11:43.639> 2274 2365 first reading house files 2274 2365 first reading house files 2274

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• First reading of Senate files.
• files files 3271-<00:05:43.120> 3278.
• <00:06:08.720> Senate<00:06:09.120> file file here with transmitted.
• Senate file file here with transmitted.
• First reading of Senate files. Senate. First reading of Senate files.

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• At the request of the author, please remove file item A43, AB 1389 by Rubio from the inactive file.
• Proceeding next to consideration of the daily file, second reading file.
• Members, we're next going to proceed to the Senate third reading file, beginning with file item 34.
• Continuing with business on the Daily File, we're continuing with business on the Daily File, we're Continuing
• with business on the Daily File, members will move next to file item 44.

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• <00:13:19.519> 1098 Uh so members, Senate File 1098 Uh so members, Senate File 1098 um<00:
• Sections 7 and 9 are from Senate<00:16:23.199> file Senate file Senate file 2212,<00:16:25.519
• House<00:18:17.120> Bill<00:18:17.520> on File 1427, Senator House Bill on File
• from Senate File 1721, Senator Wesland. from Senate File 1721, Senator Wesland.
• These are all from Senate File 1417. 49. These are all from Senate File 1417.

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• , and file item number 7.
• file item number 7.
• File item 13, AB 2024.
• File item 13, AB 2024. File item 13, AB 2024 by Assembly Member Wiener.
• File item 22, ACR 162. File item 22, ACR 162 by Senator Hadwick.

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• to filing suit.”
• filed an answer.
• filed an answer.
• I think we should have ...have filed, the university has filed an answer.
• I don't have the file with me either. I don't have the file with me either.

Summary: The committee first reviewed litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing involving wage claims brought under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act. Members questioned the department’s authority, jurisdiction, use of attorney fees and costs, and whether defendants had to be licensed. The department explained it has long enforced wage and overtime laws, that the claims were small-dollar cases handled by investigators and counsel, and that one case had been paid and dismissed while others were unresolved or had service issues. The committee voted to review or batch-file the labor cases after discussion. The University of Arkansas System then reported three pending lawsuits: an age- and race-discrimination claim by a tenured professor that was resolved early; an ADA/FMLA retaliation claim by a former employee that survived in part on a motion to dismiss and was moving into discovery; and a Section 1983 claim against a UAMS sergeant arising from a parking-ticket dispute, with the university explaining that only punitive damages could create personal exposure for the officer. The committee reviewed each report and voted to accept them. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000 and waiving interest and penalties, which the committee approved for review. The Claims Commission then presented several claims: an unpaid salary differential for a Department of Health employee, reissued warrants, unpaid DHS bills, and multiple negotiated settlements involving ATRS, UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT. Members approved or affirmed most of these items, including a $65,000 settlement in the Tetronics/ATRS matter, a $150,000 medical-negligence settlement, and several vehicle-accident settlements. The most extended debate involved a tax-delinquent property sale claim by Sharon Greer and relatives. The claimant argued they were not properly notified and sought the $4,200 excess from the 2009 sale. Land Commissioner counsel explained the excess had escheated to the county after the statutory claim period expired, while members debated sovereign immunity, standing, heirs, and whether the committee could or should award money anyway. The committee ultimately chose to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session rather than decide it immediately. The committee also heard appeals from dismissed claims, including a UAMS medical-negligence claim, a land-sale notice claim, a pothole claim against ARDOT, and a judicial-immunity claim against the Court of Appeals; most dismissals were affirmed, and the Simpson matter was held over for additional review after the claimant testified.

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• And this is Senate File 2384.
• And this is Senate File 2384.
• Um, so this is Senate<00:02:39.680> File Senate File Senate File 2384.<00:02:43.360> Um,
• Marty's Senate file Marty's Senate file 2386.<00:04:19.840> This<00:04:20.000> was
• File bill, Senate File 1996,<00:04:38.880> and<00:04:39.360> amends<00:04:39.840> the

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• of Senate File 1409. of Senate File 1409.
• Uh, House File to go to Senator How. Uh, House File 286.
• Senate File 1653. Senate File 1653.
• This is what the filing is. Um, and this This is what the filing is.
• Chair, uh, committee members, Senate Chair, uh, committee members, Senate File File File 1836<01:58:54.719

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