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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Kennedy into law and allow the courts to make decisions in the future with regard to how things are utilized
  • identification card, a license to carry a concealed weapon, an appraisal district document showing a utility
  • State cannot verify citizenship through Texas driver licenses, access to federal databases will be utilized
  • But the grant money could be utilized for compensation of those that have been designated as the official
  • Counties over a million population would be eligible for significant deferred help with utilization of
Bills: SJR12, SJR37, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB27, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB251, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB472, SB503, SB533, SB578, SB599, SB608, SB617, SB621, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB836, SB854, SB856, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB906, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1185, SB1188, SB1202, SB1207, SB1307, SB1321, SB1330, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1497, SB1498, SB1535, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2188, SJR36, SJR12, SJR37, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB875, SB318, SB707, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1185, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Apr 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The federal government could suddenly decide to require expensive, time-consuming training, and counties
Bills: SJR12, SJR37, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB27, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB251, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB472, SB503, SB533, SB578, SB599, SB608, SB617, SB621, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB836, SB854, SB856, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB906, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1185, SB1188, SB1202, SB1207, SB1307, SB1321, SB1330, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1497, SB1498, SB1535, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2188, SJR36, SJR12, SJR37, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB875, SB318, SB707, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1185, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 27th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you'll give us this Bayou Gold stamp, it makes us a little more comfortable with consumers, we'll
  • Now, there should be guardrails along this to make sure there's not over-utilization and other service
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, it's a single-flow utilization of where you're pulling and then returning.
  • So, it's a single-flow utilization of where you're pulling and then returning.
  • <00:14:58.000> So consumption in those utilizations.
  • So consumption in those utilizations.
  • <00:15:01.519> and exactly what systems they utilized and exactly what systems they utilized
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It matches the consumer centered.
  • should be aware from a consumer should be aware from a consumer transparency<00:15:53.040> um
  • <00:34:54.800> advocates here on behalf of the consumer advocates here on behalf of the consumer
  • This truly is a consumer protection bill.
  • direct access and codifies a utilization direct access and codifies a utilization management<01:
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And what we better do is figure out how we can utilize the technology even more effectively to make sure
  • what we better do is figure out how we what we better do is figure out how we can<00:15:25.040> utilize
  • <00:15:25.519> the<00:15:25.839> technology can utilize the technology can utilize
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • D&Cs utilize digital technology networks to provide on-demand and highly automated delivery services.
  • This is just for the beverage alcohol that you happen to consume or either serve or sell while you're
  • That would create more efficiency, consumer choice, and economic growth for my industry and our state
  • Consumers are often unaware of the terms, conditions, and what is covered under the service contracts
  • protections across the industry, providing consistent and reliable safeguards for consumers regardless
Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Services like Favor were utilized by different groups.
  • This will utilize the existing framework to codify. ...by best practices in the industry and create a
  • DNCs utilize digital technology networks to provide on-demand and highly automated delivery services.
  • This is just for the beverage alcohol that you consume, serve, or sell while you're in the airplane.
  • Falsely time-consuming and bureaucratic. Breweries cannot move their own finished beer at all.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 331 is intended to allow the consumer to select health care treatments that align with their best
  • I know they will also utilize referral agencies.
  • And if for some reason the placement does not work out and the referral agency is utilized again, they
  • Current Texas law requires insurers utilizing third-party administrators to review their operations at
  • Finally, it has consumer protection language that we support, including prohibiting confusion by... .
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • costs, figure four shows the increases in the Highway Construction Cost Index versus the General Consumer
  • The cost of construction items has risen faster than the cost of consumer goods in recent years. ...of
  • The CPI is the Consumer Price Index, and the blue line is the Highway Cost Index.
  • Our customers more often utilize NTTA's network of roads to travel to other parts of the metroplex rather
  • Protect our ability and the ability of TxDOT to utilize system financing, ensuring these vital transportation
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I see this almost more as a workforce issue so that we can get our drivers utilizing our transit system
  • ><00:42:45.599> our<00:42:45.880> drivers<00:42:46.559> uh<00:42:46.760> utilizing
  • we can get our our drivers uh utilizing we can get our our drivers uh utilizing our<00:42:47.480
  • resilient paving program will easily double the cost-effectiveness of selected road projects by utilizing
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Transcript Highlights:
  • heard a number of times on the floor that if we increase the price of something, ultimately it's the consumer
  • A renter is the Consumer of the property that they're living in.
  • kind of expanding upon that, when you talk about DEI or that acronym, what happens if an entity utilizes
  • So, our private Christian universities are able to utilize DEI in their accreditation practices.
  • Yes, there is a provision in here that allows for the accrediting agency to be sued if they are utilizing
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • What HB 227 does is, in conjunction with our public examiners, utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's
  • under the umbrella of the court for the purpose of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in
  • order to... ...utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's under the umbrella of the court for the purpose
  • of utilizing not only public but non-public funds in order to...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 29th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • started their family in Texas, where Bill began... a company that he later sold to one of the biggest utilities
  • A utility that overpumps a GCD permit to meet customer demand, despite raising rates consistently with
  • Contingency Plan, the committee substitute authorizes, but does not require, the court to have the utility
  • relieving budget pressures like skyrocketing insurance premiums, TRS costs tied to teacher pay raises, utilities
  • For our teachers, like utilities, food, and transportation, is lower than the basic allotment increase
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee will be utilizing electronic registration systems this session.
  • Members, in 2011, Acton Municipal Utility District. and Johnson County Special Utility District teamed
  • Last year, Acton Municipal Utility District purchased Johnson County Special Utility District's interest
  • I'm the general manager of Acton Municipal Utility District.
  • So as those properties are developed, then we do bring utilities to them.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • away as Odessa, after these local governments requested to enter into an interlocal agreement to utilize
  • can't these types of initiatives are not within your wheelhouse or your tools just to be able to utilize
  • forward we would be prudent to make decisions on the basis of what the majority of the population utilizes
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/20/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:09.520> uh In 2021, I got an email from our utilities director.
  • And here I'm going to just turn my time over right away to my testifier so we can utilize the time wisely
  • utilize the time wisely. utilize the time wisely. Good<00:15:47.360> morning.
  • What are your costs for utilities? What are your costs for water?
  • So yes, we anticipate increased utility costs with these improvements, but we're prepared.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/6/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Scott Anderson, utility superintendent, City of Bloomington.
  • yes Scott Anderson utility yes Scott Anderson utility superintendent<00:48:10.800> city<00
  • Additional utility work is needed citywide due to excessive mains in the system and inii?
  • project the city's base utility project the city's base utility fees<01:19:11.080> will<01
  • <01:25:10.880> Fund items such as Public Safety Utility Fund items such as Public Safety Utility