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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing none, invited testimony is closed.
  • So, having no more invited testimony, public testimony is closed.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is closed. Thank you, Mr.
  • We closed the phones down when we were doing an investigation.
  • I got my T-Close from Texas A&M.
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.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If not, the chair recognizes Chair King to close. Thank you, madam.
  • Thank you, members, and I respectfully request my rights to close. Thank you.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Davis to close.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Davis to close. Thank you, members.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Vice Chair Emanuel to close.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I respectfully reserve my opportunity to close. Members, any questions? OK.
  • I'm not saying that Texas's existing statute is perfect; it's definitely not.
  • The chair recognizes Chair King to close. Thank you, Madam Chair, members.
  • Thank you, members, and I respectfully request my right to close.
  • Bill 4130, and with that I close. Members, are there any questions?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 8th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, we will reserve your right to close and proceed to testimony. Thank you.
  • Seeing none, the Chair recognizes Representative Howard to close on her bill.
  • If there's no other questions, then I'll close.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Hicklin to close on her bill.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Dorazio to close on his bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025 at 03:30 pm

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll reserve your right to close. We will move now to...
  • And with that, I welcome any questions and reserve the right to close.
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Orr to close. Thank you.
  • Unless you have questions, I will close. Any questions?
  • If not, the chair recognizes Representative Orr to close. Thank you.
Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • We already have seven enactments, including fairly close to us, North Dakota and Nebraska.
  • You worked really closely with Minnesotans for Open Government.
  • Notified, but the definition of a custodian was very broad.
  • Okay, not seeing anyone, so we will close the testimony and go to member discussion.
  • The definition of conviction and immigration law is different than it is under state law.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/1/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think you worked really closely with Motans for Open Government.
  • <01:02:41.520> that this bill will help close that this bill will help close that gap.<01:
  • <01:15:43.520> of than tinker with the definition of than tinker with the definition of conviction
  • I definitely agree with the crux of what you're trying to get to here.
  • I definitely Representative Frasier.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing none, we're going to open up public testimony and close public testimony.
  • Seeing none we're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • Going to open up public testimony and close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • Hearing none, we're going to close up the testimony and leave HB 431 pending.
  • So this is what, it's kind of trying to close the...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Public testimony is closed, and the bill will be left... Ending that acclaims payer base.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is closed. Testimony is closed.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is closed. Seeing none, public testimony is closed.
  • Public testimony is closed, and we will leave this bill pending at this time.
  • Hearing none, public testimony is closed and we will leave this bill pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman: Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony.
  • Seeing none, we're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • We're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony. Leave HB 431 pending.
  • So this is what it's kind of trying to close.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony, and leave the bill pending.
  • Seeing none, we're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • Hearing none, we're going to open up public testimony and close public testimony.
  • Hearing none, we're going to open up public testimony and close public testimony.
  • With that, we're going to close public testimony and leave HB 3228 pending.
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • Seeing none, we're going to close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
  • With that, we're going to close public testimony and leave HB 3228 pending.
  • So this is what it's kind of trying to close.
  • So this is what it's kind of trying to close.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns. Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the new definition or the definition of medical. emergency shall do so in a manner that in the
  • And the definition of reasonable medical judgment is a fem- definition that we have across our laws in
  • of the definition. versus one-pronged definition.
  • Third, HP 44 helps to align. a statutory definition with the corresponding medical definition by expanding
  • So we definitely don't want to start another fire.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 22nd, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • floor, but when we limit debate and we limit the opportunity for people to present amendments and we close
  • I mean, you ought to say definitely yes, because what your word is, your bond.
  • We don't know how close all of us are to that point of death.
  • And so, I definitely want to get to that bill.
  • And that is definitely those individuals who crisscross communities, people living in one place versus
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, you're recognized to close and waive closing on the amendment.
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, Senator Mosier, you're recognized to close on AM 3074 and waive closing
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, you're recognized to close and waive closing.
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, you're recognized to close and waive closing.
  • You're authorized to close on the amendment.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, you're recognized to close and waive closing.
  • Seeing no one else in the queue, you are recognized to close and waive closing.
  • Senator John Cavanaugh, are you recognized to close? Oh, thank you. We call the House for my close.
  • Senator Coff, you're recognized to close on your F.A. 1185.
  • But we definitely need a green vote on your reconsider.