Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Joint Resolution 40'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Hinojosa moves that House Bill 3180 be reported favorably to the full Senate.
  • The chair lays out House Bill 40 by Senator Landrieu, sponsored by Senator Hughes, and calls on Senator
  • Senator, Chair, House, and Senator Hughes for a motion. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Senator Hughes calls upon Senator Hughes. Well, now we have...
  • Report the committee substitute as amended to House Bill 40, favorably to the whole Senate.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Senator.
  • The chair calls on Senator Hughes to lay out House Bill 40. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • House Bill 40 is a companion to Senate Bill 2883, which is left pending in the committee.
  • House Bill 40 is identical to Senate Bill 2883, with the exception of a few House floor amendments to
  • The chair calls on Senator Hughes to lay out House Bill 40. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Birdwell? Present. Senator Flores? Present. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo? Present.
  • Senator Eckhardt? Senator Hinojosa of Nueces. Members, a quorum is established.
  • Senator Hinojosa moves that HCR98 be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass
  • Senator Birdwell? Aye. Senator Flores? Aye. Senator Eckhardt? Aye. Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo?
  • Senator Hinojosa of Nueces?
Bills: HCR98, HB180, HB180
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Cook? Here. Senator Hinojosa? Here. Senator Hall? Here. Senator Kolkhorst? Present.
  • Senator Menéndez, Senator Middleton. Five present.
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution 46 supports renaming the New York Strip steak. to the Texas Strip steak
  • Members, any questions of Senator Sparks?
  • Senator Hinojosa.
Bills: SCR4, SCR18, SCR31, SCR43, SCR46
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator King. Here. Senator Sparks. Senator Alvarado. Senator Johnson. Senator Schwertner.
  • The Chair lays out SCR 37 and recognizes the author, Senator Creighton, to explain the resolution.
  • Senator Creighton, very often these resolutions will carry a bunch of partisan absurdities buried into
  • And recognizes the author, Senator Creighton, to explain the resolution. Thank you, Mr.
  • And also, Senator Johnson, if this resolution was drafted as the Gulf of Mexico, that would have also
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The following resolutions are on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.
  • The clerk will read the resolutions: HR 79 by Lopez.
  • The resolutions are unanimously adopted.
  • That's Senate time. That's what the Senate always does, comes in at six. Y'all have fun.
  • The following resolution is on first reading and referral. The clerk will read the resolutions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Senator. Members, any questions for Senator Burdwell?
  • This bill, I really view as a compliment to Chairman Hughes' joint resolution that you all passed swiftly
  • Senate Bill 387.
  • Thank you, Senator.
  • Senator Johnson moves that Senate Bill 1536 as substituted be reported favorably to the full Senate with
Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 16 (1-29-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate has passed Senate Joint Resolution 23 and respectfully request concurrence of this honorable
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  • House Joint Resolution 46, Representative Truit, a joint resolution designating the Gerald Combmes Memorial
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Summary: The House convened, heard an invocation focused on recovery from a recent storm, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum was established with 94 members present, absent members were excused, and the rules were suspended to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal was approved, and the clerk reported a Senate message transmitting Senate Joint Resolution 23 for concurrence. The chamber then received second-reading reports on a wide range of bills covering pharmacist reimbursements, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, solid waste, highway markings, fiduciary bonds, motor vehicle titles, hearing aid coverage, eating disorder coverage, public safety, pedestrians, cigar bars, backyard chickens, and county law libraries. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including measures on elections, local government, state-operated mental health facilities, prescription drugs, Alzheimer’s services, electric generating unit decommissioning costs, reemployment of retired police officers, and the Kentucky Communications Network Authority. Those favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House passed several bills unanimously by roll call, including House Bill 214 on a program to help disabled veterans obtain and install home wheelchair ramps, House Bill 416 on educator preparation and early assessments, House Bill 281 on streamlining food donations by churches and nonprofits for shelters and disaster victims, and House Bill 134 on sexual assault nurse examiners, creating a statewide coordinator, registry, and regional access plan. In each case, sponsors explained the bills and members voiced support; floor amendment 1 to House Bill 416 was adopted before passage. Clinchers were applied after passage of the bills. The House also adopted House Resolution 33 recognizing cancer patients, survivors, and families and designating January 29, 2026 as Suits and Sneakers Day, and adopted House Resolution 43 recognizing the economic and cultural partnership between Kentucky and Japan. Members offered additional citations honoring Newport Central Catholic High School and the YMCA, and the chamber observed a moment of silence for Boone County Sheriff Michael Helmig after a citation honoring his service and legacy. Announcements included committee meetings after adjournment, birthday wishes, and the introduction of numerous new bills and resolutions, including measures on kindergarten, bridges, revenue, retirement benefits, concealed deadly weapons, local taxes, motor vehicles, fiscal reporting, SNAP, families and children, vision testing, and a balanced budget amendment application.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, the clerk of the Senate. Chair recognizes the clerk of the Senate.
  • The Senate has passed Senate Bills 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90, and respectfully request concurrence of this
  • And House Resolution 7, the influence.
  • > resolution Representative Hodgson, a resolution Representative Hodgson, a resolution recognizing
  • And House Joint Resolution 41, Representative White, a resolution designating the William Argus Bill
Summary: The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 89 members present, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the prior day’s journal and received notice that the Senate had passed SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. On second reading, HB 134 (sexual assault nurse examiners), HB 168 with HCS 1 (voting under the influence), and HR 7 (recognizing guiding principles of elections in Kentucky) were reported. The House also recommitted HB 258 to the Transportation Committee and took up HB 312 for third reading and passage. HB 312, relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, drew the bulk of the debate. The sponsor argued the bill would allow law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license, saying they are adults in other respects, the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms, and Kentucky should align with other states. Supporters framed the measure as a constitutional rights issue and cited defensive gun use statistics, while one member argued the root problem is family upbringing rather than guns. Opponents said the bill would increase risks in schools and public spaces, pointed to concerns from school district police and SROs, and cited research linking younger age groups and loosened carry laws to higher firearm violence; they also argued the bill would make communities less safe and that no one’s rights would be taken away by voting no. The sponsor said no stakeholder had expressed opposition and clarified the bill would not change where firearms are permitted. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.