Transcript Highlights:

• Any reference to a number of days was listed as business days rather than calendar days.
• Some jurisdictions may have five-day work weeks. Some courts are four days.
• calendar days.
• So if you changed it to five days instead of five business days, So if you changed it to five days instead
• So if you changed it to five days instead of five business days, uh So if you changed it to five days

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• We did that good Minnesota thing where we talk about the weather, about summer days and harvest and bitter
• And God, it might be that we have never been as tired on opening day as we are today.
• What remains is what is truly important: family, community, and the responsibility that we have to care
• </c> we have to care for one another. we have to care for one another.
• And Senator Hoffman's always a tough one to follow, but especially on a day like today.

Transcript Highlights:

• 12 avoid caffeine entirely, and that adolescents consume a limited amount, less than 150 grams per day
• Because at the end of the day, you're talking about officials who have no responsibility.
• That is the work a school social worker does every day.
• As school social workers, we wear many hats every single day.
• These are the people who keep our children safe, healthy, and supported every single day.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards. Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• I hope you have a good day.
• Have a nice day. Thank you.
• It has saved me hours and hours, maybe days and days of research.
• It has saved me hours and hours, maybe days and days of research.
• I mean, this is an incredible day.

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:

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• basis really involved in on a day-to-day basis is<01:10:35.199><c> our</c><01:10:35.440><c> Public</
• </c><01:18:26.440><c> basis</c><01:18:27.440><c> um</c><01:18:27.880><c> Public</c> happen on a day-to-day
• basis um Public happen on a day-to-day basis um Public Health<01:18:28.719><c> you'll</c><01:18:28.920
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Summary: The meeting began as a Division 3 work session on HB 71, but much of the early discussion focused on whether a previously discussed non-germane amendment could be considered or voted on that day. Members and the chair debated process and notice requirements, and the clerk’s guidance was that the amendment needed a separate public hearing before the full Finance Committee. The amendment was described as requiring DHHS contracts and addenda to include compliance with the Patient Bill of Rights, with a repeal date so the requirement would expire on November 30, 2026. The motion to move OTP on HB 71 with the amendment was withdrawn, and the committee agreed the amendment would be scheduled for a future full Finance hearing instead. The committee then turned to HB 71 itself and heard testimony from DHHS representatives John Williams and Jenny O’Higgins on the fiscal note and policy implications. Members questioned the estimate that the bill could put $12 million to $18 million per year in federal funding at risk, including HUD and Office of Refugee Resettlement funds. DHHS explained that the estimate was based on a broad reading of the bill’s term “specified alien,” which they said was not clearly defined in the bill, so they analyzed it using the federal definition of “alien” and assumed the bill could affect lawfully present non-citizens as well as undocumented individuals. They said the figure represented a worst-case scenario and that they were not claiming the loss was certain. Members also pressed DHHS on whether the bill could affect emergency sheltering in schools, public academies, or institutions of higher learning during disasters. DHHS said the language could create conflicts with federal funding conditions because emergency shelter programs generally cannot impose barriers on who may be sheltered, and they warned that excluding certain people could affect refugee-related and HUD funding. Questions were raised about whether the bill’s language would apply to private institutions as well as public ones, and whether the state could still use schools in short-term emergencies. DHHS said the language was broad, that they could not answer every legal question definitively, and that they would need input from public health and legal staff. No final vote on HB 71 was taken in the portion provided; the committee remained in discussion/work session mode after the amendment motion was withdrawn.

Transcript Highlights:

• She calls me every day for a long time. She calls me every day. Thank you. She calls me every day.
• We have children that are dying every single day.
• But in the 10 days of filing, but in the other types of proceedings, it says within 10 days of service
• It's been over 200 days since I submitted my It's been over 200 days since I submitted my public records
• after day.

Summary: The House convened, approved the prior journal, received gubernatorial communications, and then moved into an additional Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. In that committee, members adopted floor and committee amendments and reported SB 1100, SB 1160, and SB 1178 out as amended. On the second calendar, the committee considered SB 1200, SB 1560, SB 1627, and SB 1723, adopting amendments on SB 1200, SB 1627, and SB 1723 and reporting all four measures out, while SB 1725 was retained on the calendar. The House then adopted the committee reports and sent the amended bills to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. The chamber then took up a long series of third-reading votes. Several bills passed with recorded votes and some member explanations focused on public safety, parental rights, school safety, health care, local control, property rights, and wildlife management. Among the measures that passed were SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1046, SB 1094, SB 1095, SB 1124, SB 1186, SB 1214, SB 1275, SB 1280, SB 1315, SB 1318, SB 1205 on reconsideration, SB 1327, SB 1416, SB 1418, SB 1582, SB 1613, SB 1662, SB 1664, SB 1670, SB 1711, SB 1741, SB 1821, and several concurrent memorials. A number of bills failed, including SB 1052, SB 1170, SB 1457, SB 1074, SB 1540, SB 1649, and SB 1663. Debate on several bills drew pointed partisan and policy disagreements. Members opposing health-related bills argued they targeted LGBTQ people or medical decision-making, while supporters framed them as protecting children or bodily autonomy. On SB 1170, members said the bill contained a drafting error that would create extreme penalties and strain prison capacity. On SB 1280, supporters and opponents split over Mexican gray wolf management and federal conservation efforts. On SB 1199, the Salt River horse herd bill, members discussed herd management, heritage, property impacts, and a required emergency clause; it passed with the needed two-thirds majority. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous House bills and passed several House bills on final reading, including HB 2013, HB 2016, HB 2028, HB 2086, HB 2118, HB 2140, HB 2170, HB 2226, HB 2244, HB 2248, HB 2249, HB 2327, HB 2379, HB 2380, and others, forwarding them to the Governor.

Transcript Highlights:

• She calls me every day for a long time. She calls me every day. Thank you. She calls me every day.
• They take care of their own.
• But in the... ...10 days of filing, but in the other types of proceedings, it says within 10 days of
• It's been over 200 days since I submitted my It's been over 200 days since I submitted my public records
• after day.

Transcript Highlights:

• But that's an issue for another day and a lot more thought.
• That's an issue for another day and a lot more thought.
• You know, it's 30 calendar days from the date of mailing of a notice of violation.
• But I think, at the end of the day, the larger picture is to deter speeding.
• In this modern-day era of traffickers and exploiters, we have a new weapon that survivors— In this modern-day

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee heard several privacy, technology, and public safety bills. SB 898 would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long software support will last and to notify consumers when support is nearing its end; Consumer Reports supported the measure, while members raised concerns about private enforcement, notice mechanics, and replacement obligations for leased devices. The bill was amended and passed 5-1 to Judiciary, with the measure placed on call. SB 1279 would authorize Long Beach to install additional speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway under the same privacy and equity guardrails as the existing pilot program, including limits on data use, no facial recognition, warning periods, and reduced fees for low-income recipients. Supporters cited severe crashes and fatalities on PCH, while opponents raised civil liberties and due process concerns and questioned how the system identifies the actual driver. The committee approved the bill 6-2 and placed it on call. SB 1111, the Artificial Intelligence Abuse Protection Act, would create civil remedies for non-consensual AI voice, image, and video cloning and digital replicas. Support came from SAG-AFTRA and Common Sense Media, and members discussed concerns about background images and employer liability, including a request to preserve a rebuttable presumption for good-faith employers. The bill passed 7-1 to Public Safety and was placed on call. SB 1217 would create a DOJ-run clearinghouse for survivors of non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfakes to request removal from online platforms; survivors and advocacy groups testified in strong support, and members discussed privacy, cybersecurity, funding, and the lack of a private right of action. It passed 8-0 to Public Safety and was placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1095, which would require fusion centers and participating agencies to adopt MOUs barring use of sensitive personal information for immigration enforcement or racial/identity profiling, require annual reporting, and allow audits and inspections. Supporters argued fusion centers have operated with too little oversight and have been used to circumvent state privacy and immigration laws; some members supported the transparency goals while others raised concerns about operational ambiguity and the bill’s interaction with existing law. The discussion continued, with the author and members debating the scope of permissible information sharing and enforcement consequences for violations.

Transcript Highlights:

• In terms of care that's been provided, you're going to use experts.
• I believe it's 1.47 credits a day.
• If you favor measurable a post measure road day, clerk will call the ro.
• There was a five-day period in there.
• I received seven ayes in one day. I declare Senate Bill 1386 to have advanced.

Bills: SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a set of measures that will help us fill up our calendar for the next few days and includes bills
• The Senator has been working on trying to build a foundation for affordable health care in our state,
• This designates Diwali as a legislatively recognized day.
• As we know, access to health care in rural areas is of vital importance.
• With the health care coverage landscape changing pretty rapidly, access to coverage remains a concern

Committee: Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• Bye-bye, one day. We receive a majority vote.
• We will re-adjourn and get started on the last bill for the day.
• Representative, do you care? Okay, amendment number three, I believe.
• You need to take care of, you need to arrest them.” “You don’t know who they are.
• You need to take care of, you need to arrest them.

Bills: HB3765 , HB4324 , HB3678 , HB4170 , HB3495 , HB3040 , HB3062 , HB4140 , HB4106 , HB4109 , HB4104 , HB3581

Committee: House Criminal Judiciary

Summary: The committee considered a series of criminal justice bills, many of them focused on penalties for theft, public safety, and offenses involving foreign ownership or riot-related conduct. House Bill 3765, as amended, increased the punishment from two to five years for certain felony conduct involving unlawfully acquired foreign land ownership, and was reported do pass. House Bill 4324, a prosecutor-initiated resentencing bill, was also reported do pass after brief explanation and no opposition. Other bills approved included HB 3678, expanding the definition of public officials to cover municipal and public school board members for purposes of harassment/intimidation protections; HB 417, increasing penalties for theft causing environmental damage from crude oil or gasoline; HB 3495, criminalizing straw purchases of land for foreign nationals; HB 3040, expanding “zone of safety” protections for children by adding places like skating rinks, youth recreation centers, pools, arcades, amusement parks, and water parks; HB 362, extending firearm-carry authority to retired municipal judges; HB 4140, creating a uniform felony penalty for firearm theft and possession of stolen firearms; HB 4106, lowering the grand larceny threshold to $900 and adding penalties for repeat petty larceny; HB 4109, creating a duty to report certain crime-related evidence and circumstances at hospitals and other facilities; and HB 4104, restructuring peeping-tom/voyeurism offenses and sex-offender registration consequences. Several of these bills were amended before passage, including HB 4106 and HB 4104, and HB 3581 was taken up later with a committee substitute and amendment before discussion of its riot-related provisions. The committee also laid over HB 3497 and HB 4142, and adjourned after reporting the remaining bills out with mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes, typically do pass or do pass as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let the record reflect that Chairman Hunter has joined us at the dais.
• 2024, the governor charged the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board with creating the Health Care
• The chair reflects that Representative Kirwan has joined us on the dais.
• Per employee is the per-employee amount that should be given to non-TRS Active Care districts.
• But I'll point out also that some types of Christianity, like Mormonism, the Church of Latter-day Saints

Bills: HB178 , HB1551 , HB1939 , HB2040 , HB2354 , HB2674 , HB3029 , HB3460 , HB3631 , HB3662 , HB5201 , HB5381 , HB178

Committee: House Public Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Had he been gone for more than 30 days, his family would have suffered even more during his absence.
• Assembly Bill 2011 by Assembly Member Hart, relating to health care coverage.
• Assembly Bill 2011 by Assembly Member Hart and act relating to health care coverage.
• We have 11 more days until the end of the legislative session. on file item 556, SCR-193, 39, no zero
• We have 11 more days until the end of the legislative.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any questions, comments from the dais?
• Any questions, comments from the dais? Mr. Vice Chair.
• Any further questions from the dais? Thank you so much.
• Comments from the dais? Mr. Schultz? Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
• Do we have any members on the dais, Mr.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I don't know if anybody here really cares. Thank you, Mr. Wilson, for your comments.
• Think of the three out of 5,000 plant tags that fell on the ground that day.
• But I think that would be a good deal for folks that care enough to show up.
• Y'all have a great rest of your day.
• At 5 p.m., it remains open for the rest of the day.

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• Patrick's Day, I wear a kilt.
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• Patrick's Day, I wear a know on St.
• Patrick's Day, I wear a kilt.<00:01:39.280><c> And</c><00:01:39.680><c> uh</c><00:01:40.159><c> if</c
• </c><00:04:41.280><c> about</c> type thing for people who care about type thing for people who care about

Committee: Joint Tourism

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> statements are and issues for the day. statements are and issues for the day.
• Um, one of my favorite days is physical therapy day at the Capitol.
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• <00:28:40.880><c> therapy</c><00:28:41.200><c> day</c><00:28:41.440><c> at</c> favorite days is physical
• therapy day at favorite days is physical therapy day at the<00:28:41.679><c> Capitol.

Transcript Highlights:

• , perhaps day and a half, depending again on the hearing today.
• And so this pilot is really about ensuring our home care and child care workers, who are predominantly
• most, like health care, public safety, immigration, and local accountability.
• schools within 60 days.
• That language was not agreed to in negotiations last year, the 60-day piece.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we're talking 45 to 60 days for initial registration response, 45 days for email response, and renewals
• up to 90 days to resolve a delinquency.
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:

• We have historical averages for that day.
• Part of that highline canal—typically we might get 45 to 60 days of work days throughout the winter to
• They do stress tests multiple times a day.
• We've had a lot of wonderful work days.
• A lot of wonderful work days.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation