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• I'm a small business owner, and the community, including the counties and property taxes, being a county
• commissioner, former county commissioner.
• the counties and property taxes<00:02:27.680><c> being</c><00:02:27.959><c> a</c><00:02:28.120><c> county
• former taxes being a county commissioner former county<00:02:29.480><c> commissioner</c> county commissioner
• </c> Hagler is okay um so County Hagler is okay um so County transportation<00:58:26.160><c> taxes</c

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Gentlemen from Green County. Gentleman from Green County. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• But there's an individual here, my county assessor from Taney County, Davy Wilson.
• Louis County. Does the lady from St. Louis County yield? I do. Proceed. Thank you.
• Louis County. Gentleman from St. Louis County. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Louis County, Burton District. Gentleman from St. Louis County, Burton District.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

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• for county hospitals.
• It is identical to what we did for county hospitals two years ago.
• For information sharing that is explicitly authorized in state law.
• HIPAA, that specific authorization in law, covers it.
• Additionally, there's no rulemaking authority, regulatory authority, or disciplinary authority for the

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The Committee on Health and Mental Health heard testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 1019, sponsored by Sen. Crawford, would let district and municipal hospitals invest up to 50% of non-operating funds, up from 25%, and would also allow municipal hospitals in third-class cities to operate in areas where hospital district and county hospitals operate. The sponsor and a hospital representative said it would improve returns and rural access; there was no opposition, and the hearing closed without questions. House Bill 2606, sponsored by Rep. Caton, would give patients stronger control over their health records by requiring informed consent before providers or medical entities sell or disclose information for marketing or research, with civil remedies and damages for violations. Supporters argued it restores patient ownership, strengthens privacy beyond HIPAA, and closes loopholes, citing Minnesota’s law as a model. Opponents, including the Missouri Hospital Association, Missouri State Medical Association, Washington University, and the Missouri Ambulance Association, warned it could disrupt care coordination, quality improvement, research using de-identified data, and data reporting obligations, and could create administrative burdens and lawsuits. The Secretary of State’s office said it wanted an amendment so records could still be used 50 years after a patient’s death for archival and genealogy purposes. House Bill 1638, sponsored by Rep. Overcast, would extend the Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force to 2033, add an assisted living facility representative, create staggered terms, remove Senate confirmation requirements, and require updated reports every five years. The sponsor and the Alzheimer’s Association said the task force has been delayed by appointment problems and needs to be fully staffed to continue its work. The committee also discussed the task force’s prior incomplete staffing and the need for continuity, and the hearing concluded with no opposition.

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• Let's welcome these champions from Lycoming County. Please stand. Congratulations.
• This bill provides for body cameras for county probation officers.
• Cambria County was fortunate to have one of those.
• This issue is also not isolated to Southern Chester County.
• The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Chester County.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation. Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration. The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.

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• Speaker, last but not least, from Lee County.
• Speaker, we are so blessed in Lee County to have leadership like Ms.
• She has been in Hidalgo County for six years overseeing the program.
• She is a 17-year-old homeschool senior from Dona Ana County.
• He is also the secretary for the County 4-H Council.

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• </c><03:05:29.600><c> and</c> can see each one of your counties and can see each one of your counties
• </c> I've lived through it uh being a county I've lived through it uh being a county commissioner<03:
• This is every court in your county.
• . authorization. authorization.
• . authorization. authorization.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Our first presenter will be Jody Wentland, the county administrator from Hennepin County.
• My name is Jody Wetland, and I am the county administrator for Hennepin County.
• </c> outside of Henipin County. outside of Henipin County.
• between the county and the ballpark<01:18:02.560><c> authority.
• </c> Henipin County are exopicio. Henipin County are exopicio.

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In 2015, the legislature passed Senate Bill 1743, which authorized the commission to refer.
• and specify which cases can be referred, providing clearer guard, clear guardrails around referral authority
• Our current law doesn't even give our school authorities or police the right to ask him to move further
• We also contacted Travis County Attorney's Office.
• Um, in my, my home county, actually, the clearance rate's a little bit worse than that.

Bills: SB 614 , SB 872 , SB 1199 , SB 1212 , SB 1278 , SB 1573 , SB 1588 , SB 1602 , SB 1660 , SB 1704 , SB 1723 , SB 1833 , SB 1858 , SB 1946 , SB 2009 , SB 2146 , SB 2177 , SB 2373 , SB 2460 , SB 2785

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• superintendent and the county nursing home administrators as authorized approvers, because they know
• superintendent and the county nursing home administrators as authorized approvers, because they know
• superintendent and the county nursing home administrators as authorized approvers, because they know
• superintendent and the county nursing home administrators as authorized approvers, because they know
• The county nursing home administrators as authorized approvers, because they know who these people are

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He authored and passed a complete revision of the Texas ethics laws described by Texas Monthly as, quote
• So again, do I hear a motion to approve or authorize executive director to enter into a contract for
• Sports Authority.
• So the opinion looked at the statutory construction of the Harris County Houston Sports Authority to
• Houston Sports Authority director to file as if the director were a state officer.

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• That's what the authority is supposed to be doing. Thank you.
• Now I worked at the Oklahoma County sheriff's office.
• And we are launching a newsletter targeted at municipalities and counties.
• Senate Bill 1501 now authorizes the agency to approve third-party vendors.
• One more question: does OMMA consider itself a public health authority?

Keywords: 914, all

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• The prosecutor always retains charging authority.
• And it mentions every state, county, district authority, or municipal officer, department, division,
• And it mentions every state, county, district authority, or municipal officer, department, division,
• We heard from one of our colleagues today, they started a raid in Jefferson County.
• I called every single major sheriff of a major county, except Orange County, because I couldn't reach

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• In 2019, the Travis County Commissioner's Court decided to borrow $328 million to build a new county
• And so we are, uh, working in conjunction with the county.
• My name is Barbara Parker and I serve as the county auditor for El Paso County.
• El Paso County is very conscious of that.
• And, and the, the last point I want to make is counties are your arms.

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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• So, like smaller counties, maybe they all pool together so they can have the support and knowledge base
• So like smaller counties maybe they all pool together so they can have the support and knowledge base
• Madam Chair, members, HB 2445, Task Order Contracts Website Posting, requires that if a city, town, county
• It's probably in these counties down here, not in my county, so I just went along with it. Got it.
• Noah, Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1145, Behavior Analyst Committee Regulatory Authority, passed

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a long list of bills on Minority Caucus Calendars 8 and 9, with members briefly noting whether measures were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes. Topics included appropriations for homeless veteran shelter services (HB 2620), the Veterans Court Program grant fund (HB 2960), municipal improvement districts (HB 4064), a memorial measure (HB 2079), child care grants (HB 2239), midwife medication administration and advisory committee changes (HB 2251), home and community-based service provider funding (HB 2403), EMS reciprocity (HB 2437), prescription monitoring (HB 2434), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (HB 2914), pregnancy resource center funding and restrictions (HB 2229), limits on police transport of mental health patients (HB 2404), Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea treatment (HB 2726), school district spending and teacher pay requirements referred to the ballot (HCR 2007), mobile home park operator training (HB 2199), local government investment pool oversight (HB 2344), task order contract website posting (HB 2445), tourism improvement areas (HB 2950), ambulance certificate reporting (HB 2402), short-term rental occupancy rules (HB 2429), ASRS retirement rules for elected officials (HB 2505), trespass penalties after eviction (HB 2047), post-nuptial agreement enforcement (HB 2861), civil rights board continuation (HB 2931), and utility replacement plant siting (HB 2389). Members also discussed child welfare and family law bills on Calendar 9, including kinship foster placement (HB 2035), neglect standards based on financial resources (HB 2041), family court evidence (HB 2968), DCS response to abuse reports (HB 4004), prostate cancer insurance cost-sharing (HB 2617), mental health hearing technology (SB 1242), optometrist prescriptions (SB 1023), behavior analyst regulation (SB 1145), assisted living occupants (SB 1247), manufactured home installer licensing and fingerprinting (HB 2868), supervised parenting time (HB 2615), unlawful entry involving vulnerable adults (HB 4136), uranium contamination monitoring funding (HB 2889), a gas and petroleum refinery study committee (HB 4025), and veteran state park fee exemptions (HB 2165). Several members raised policy concerns on bills involving privacy, rural transportation capacity, environmental review, pregnancy centers, and funding priorities, while others noted support or that amendments had addressed earlier issues. No formal roll-call votes were taken in the transcript itself; the chair mainly recorded whether bills were unanimous, consent, or split and whether any should be taken off consent or discussed further. The meeting ended with announcements about an upcoming CAP breakfast, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk before adjournment.

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• IT MIGHT TELL YOU YOUR EMPLOYMENT IS AUTHORIZED. IT MIGHT TELL YOU E-VERIFY NEEDS MORE TIME.
• YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I'M FROM LAKE COUNTY. I AM A MEMBER OF THE RTC THERE.
• I AM ALSO FROM LAKE COUNTY. I'M NOT HERE AS A POLITICIAN OR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
• AND THEY ARE NOT IN EVERY COUNTY.
• IT IS RURAL COUNTIES TYPICALLY THAT DON'T HAVE A CAREER SOURCE CENTER.

Committee: House Commerce Committee

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• “All right, and then is there any pushback from our counties or from the utility companies themselves
• We had the counties, we had the utilities, we had the Tax Commission.
• “Counties, we had the utilities, we had the Tax Commission.
• does it authorize further land divisions on either of the newly created parcels.
• The counties and Home Builders Association have voted to be neutral.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

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• I live in the city of Westlake Hills, but I have Redtail Hawk Ranch in southern Bastrop County.
• While still respecting the authority of cities to plan and protect their historic areas and establish
• It carefully protects the authority of municipalities to regulate master plan subdivisions and historic
• Our MUD is located on the west side of Harris County, Texas. Along I-10.
• I'm also a resident of Fort Bend County and the Vice President of Fort Bend County MUD 35.

Bills: HB1835 , HB2561 , HB3630

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: manufactured housing, HUD-code, zoning, local government regulations, installation permits, municipal utility district, board meetings, public access, meeting location, transparency, fire prevention, agriculture, local government, fire safety, regulations, 1184, house, all

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• in Adairville, uh to the revivals of Cane Ridge in Bourbon County, to the awakening in Asbury, several
• </c><00:21:46.559><c> the</c> thing it does it authorizes the thing it does it authorizes the department
• </c> without legal ownership or authority. without legal ownership or authority.
• Young was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on July 31, 1921. His father, Whitney M.
• ,</c> Young was born in Shelby County, Young was born in Shelby County, Kentucky<00:55:58.160><c> on<

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Senate Message 00:05:32 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:06:28 Orders of the Day 00:08:06 HB 459 00:08:16 HB 293 00:10:44 HB 379 00:20:16 HB 526 00:24:16 HB 264 00:39:32 HB 448 00:43:37 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:46:17 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 00:57:26 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 00:58:27 ConC/Rules Report 01:01:42 Floor Amendments 01:03:00 Adjournment 01:03:24, 958, all

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• Good Afternoon, Cs for SB 1378 authorizes a court to order a driver who was convicted of leaving the
• Chairman Senate Bill 1140, creates a pilot program in Hillsborough County designed to reduce drug and
• Also in Broward County, not singling them out.
• And Bob Cortes, Seminole County Sheriff's Office waiving in support any debate.
• Knoller, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority waiving in support.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• City and County of Honolulu in support. Hawaii Association for Justice in opposition.
• County of Kauai in support.
• City and County of Honolulu DTS in support.
• I know in the county they have $30, I believe, for mopeds.
• </c><01:18:56.600><c> of</c> County of Oahu is sorry the County of County of Oahu is sorry the County

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.