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• may hear testimony claiming this bill's requirements are more stringent than requirements in this code
• I know we're affecting a couple of different chapters of Water code.
• Um, I'm, I pulled up the, um, the government code just to see, you know, what other provisions are there

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• In 2021, a rural area district definition was added to Chapter 49 of 0.016. 2 of the Water Code for residents
• back to 2021 a rural desk district was defined definition was added to chapter 49062 of the water code
• Requests to authorize or amend a production area may trigger a separate administrative hearing.
• It's also intended to create a clear administrative process where the TCEQ is not stuck in endless. and
• costly administrative hearing processes, and is also to provide the ability for the. applicants more

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• You may hear testimony claiming this bill's required and so are more. than requirements in this code
• We're affecting a couple of different chapters of water code.
• I'm I pulled up the the government code just to see you know What other provisions are there that may

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• It would amend the Texas Finance Code by adding a section to prohibit motor vehicle sellers from conditioning
• Finally, the bill establishes a complaint procedure and administrative penalties for failure to comply
• current or former courthouse employees, and current or former employees of the Office of Court Administration
• We have Megan LaVoy from the Texas Office of Court Administration.
• I'm the administrative director for the Office of Court Administration.

Bills: HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard testimony on HB 149, the Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. Senator Schwertner described the bill as an outcomes-based AI framework that would require disclosure when people interact with AI, prohibit manipulative or social-scoring systems, address biometric capture, discrimination, and deepfake child exploitation, and give the Attorney General enforcement authority. It would also create an AI Sandbox and AI Council. Witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a Houston attorney, TechNet, and the Texas Association of Business strongly supported the bill, praising its stakeholder process and pro-innovation approach, while Texas Appleseed suggested regulators should have more examination authority over sandbox participants. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard SB 229, which would prohibit motor vehicle dealers from conditioning a sale on dealer-offered financing or charging more because a buyer uses outside financing or cash. Senator West said the bill is meant to stop forced financing and bait-and-switch pricing, and he noted the bill passed the committee and Senate in the prior session. The Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill, arguing it would force dealers to accept any third-party lender or cash transaction on terms they cannot control. The Texas Credit Union Association supported the bill, saying consumers should be able to choose outside financing without hidden fees or pressure. After questions about cash purchases and dealer practices, the bill was left pending. The committee also took up SB 2566, which would clarify legislators’ access to information from executive agencies, including confidential information, by setting response deadlines, limiting confidentiality agreements to statutory terms, requiring a standard AG form, and creating a complaint and penalty process for noncompliance. No witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 1749, as substituted, would let certain court-related employees and judicial conduct commission personnel keep personal information such as home addresses and phone numbers confidential, with work addresses used in place of home addresses for certain purposes. District clerk and judicial conduct commission witnesses described threats and harassment as the reason for the bill, and a court administration witness answered questions about how the address protections would work with voter registration and precinct records. That bill was also left pending, and the committee recessed without further business.

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• Simply eliminating the administrative prohibition on elections.
• This is in the code, right, Pat?
• There's an administrative process involving the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
• terminals do accept QR codes.
• Whose QR code was that?

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• Thank you. of students and faculty and staff and administration from Texas Southern University and to
• their Texas Senate please help me in welcoming members Texas Southern students and administration to
• there is still work to do to ensure that every Texan, no matter where they live, no matter what zip code
• I got to know Reverend Lawson during my time working in the Lee Brown administration and when there were

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code

Bills: HJR1096, HJR1097, HJR1098, HJR1099, HJR1100

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority

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• It could be getting them familiar with their section of the Alabama Code, so maybe that's correct.

Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12

Keywords: competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• I'm the Administrative Director for the Office of Court Administration here as a resource on the bill
• I'm the Administrative Director for the Office of Court Administration.
• You'll find similar citations to the Penal Code in Chapter 41 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code
• Our wonderful Administrative Director of the Office of Court Administration.
• It references these codes and these codes reference a bunch of other CFRs, and if you dig into those

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• We've also increased the supplement for local administrative district judges, presiding judges, and chiefs
• I'm the presiding judge in the 11th Administrative Judicial Region, which includes the counties I am
• For four years, I was also the criminal administrative judge, so I had to balance that with my docket
• I'm also an administrative district judge for one of my counties, and I'm one of three district judges
• I'm the judge for the district courts, or by statute, the local administrative district court judge.

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• Administrative penalties.
• There's some minor changes in there, conforming to general law provisions in the Water Code that govern
• the Changes in there, conforming to general law provisions in the Water Code that govern the authority
• This House Bill, 2692, In the Special District Local Laws Code.
• House Bill 2712 would clarify the test year definition in Texas Water Code Chapter 13 and include these

Bills: HB16, HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• However, under current law, all state agencies... ...including TWDB, are required to review their administrative
• rules every four years, per the Texas Government Code.
• This bill provides a straightforward solution: amend the water code to exempt TWDB's water and flooding
• substitute which simply provides more clarity for both of these organizations by referencing the correct codes
• just to give us guidance and groundwater districts guidance on what we need to review in our administrative

Bills: HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628, HB16

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services

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• The Senate Committee on Administrative Rules will come to order.
• the question based on that but also based on the fact that they currently have the language of administrative
• sure that they will take in a contract the hearing examiners as they have been doing with the administrative
• that is correct senator Jett follow up If this doesn't change Currently you do not have any administrative
• staff Senator Jett for follow up and for clarification you have no influence whatsoever which administrative

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• The bill provides common-sense safeguards into the election code.
• The bill completely ignores Election Code 84.007, which requires a hard copy of the application to be
• The section of the code that y'all are amending to put the dates forward was set up for a bill.
• Members, Chapter 32 of the Election Code provides for the ...judge and alternate presiding judge for
• Administrative oversight brings us right back to step one.

Bills: HB3097, HB3691, SB108, SB827, SB1541, SB1862, SB2166, SB2216

Keywords: Texas elections, Election Code, uniform election date, November election, local elections, political subdivisions, general election date, election administration, municipal utility district, county elections, local government, ballot scheduling, candidate filing, voter turnout, election calendar, HB 3097, early voting, electronic application, mail-in ballot, voting accessibility

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• With some modifications, it would amend the Texas Finance Code by adding a section to prohibit motor
• Finally, the bill establishes a complaint procedure and administrative penalties for failure to comply
• current or former courthouse employees and current or former employees of the Office of Court Administration
• We have Megan Lavoie from the Texas Office of Court Administration.
• I'm the Administrative Director... for the Office of Court Administration.

Bills: HB12, HB149, HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696

Keywords: election law, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, law enforcement, jurisdiction, voter fraud, local prosecuting attorney, public safety, communication, governor approval, interoperability, political subdivision, radio systems, artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance

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• "Instruments" as defined by section 209.002 of the property code.
• definition of federal waters with the state definition from Section 11.011 of the Natural Resources Code
• The only breeders willing to supply to pet stores are those who ignore their own ethical codes.
• The Texas Constitution, as well as Chapter 552 of the Government Code, where SB 2113 seeks to make changes
• Recall that the opening section of Chapter 552 of the Government Code states in part that the people,

Bills: HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696, HB12, HB149

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing

Bills: SB 1150, SB 763, SB 1061, SB 1146, SB 1198

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• prevent non-compliance with these rules, this bill will enforce appropriate measures. also allows administrative
• protection in the credit reporting industry by amending Section 20.05 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code
• It sounds kind of funny that we would need to put that in code that we have ownership over our own DNA
• How is that administratively even possible? It will require...

Bills: SB315, SB584, SB1228, SB1484, SB1860, SB1802

Keywords: DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination

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• Okay and uh does a $500 administrative penalty deter backed actors enough or I mean to keep people from
• Reducing administrative burdens.

Bills: HB147, HB 1113, HB 1203, HB 1269, HB 1276, HB 1277, HB1437, HB147

Keywords: livestock, brands, marks, earmarks, tattoos, electronic registry, Texas Animal Health Commission, county clerk, Agriculture Code, cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, animal identification, brand registry, livestock traceability, electronic filing, rerecording, law enforcement access

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• code that doesn't align with statute.
• code had previously allowed changing the sex marker on a driver's license based on a court order or
• In fact, wasn't even put into administrative rules because of an oversight.
• Very simply, members, we are simply aligning outdated administrative code with legislation and legislative
• I was not aware that the previous administration was seeking to do that, Senator Goodwin.

Bills: HJR1032, SB1314, SB1257, SB1326, SB1365, SB1932, SB169, SB1991, SB1992, SB1204, SB1339, SB182, SB1847, SB1360, SB1346

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention