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• Okay, let's move on to the second bill, House Bill 2114.
• Are there any questions on House Bill 2114? They none. Okay, House Bill 2172.
• Are there any questions on House Bill 2588? Seeing none, we'll go to House Bill 2718.
• Okay, are there any questions on House Bill 2722? The last bill, House Bill 2727.
• Okay, are there any questions on House Bill 2727?

Bills: HB2092 , HB2114 , HB2172 , HB2251 , HB2374 , HB2410 , HB2552 , HB2588 , HB2718 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: passenger rail, transportation, committee, advisory, infrastructure, defective license plates, vehicle registration, Department of Licensing, state regulations, route jurisdiction, abandonment, local governance, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation

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• The Committee on Transportation will now come to order. Pérez, here. Canales, here. Curry, here.
• We're moving on. OK. Thank you. They laid it out. OK. Chair lays out House Bill 2198.
• I don't believe I need to say anything else, but I do close on House Bill 1708.
• it do pass and be printed, and be sent to the committee on local consent.
• House Bill 1607 by Metcalfe, these are the ones we heard last week.

Bills: HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• Good morning, Chair, ladies, and my friends on the committee.
• I represent the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, and I'm here to testify on the bill
• The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities is a 12-member advisory board.
• On our committee, at least seven of those members must be Texans with disabilities.
• I am representing myself on the bill, and I am here for the bill. The committee.

Bills: HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• So I hope that when that bill comes up to us, if the house has not acted on yours, that we certainly
• Do me a favor, committee members: if you want to speak on this bill, raise your hand, because I've forgotten
• Now we're on... ...committee members, now we're on... looks like, if I'm correct, Miss Ogden, the final
• I hear from judges and other committees that I'm on... judges and other committees that I'm on, that
• One thing I hear strongly from this committee is the intent to follow what happens in federal court.

Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• Okay, so the bill that came out of committee earlier was one of the amendments.
• You go, I could go on and on.
• </c> go I could go on and on. go I could go on and on.
• That was in the committee before us. Yes, sir. So, that could very well be adopted on the floor.
• That was in the committee before us. Yes, sir. So, that could very well be adopted on the floor.

Bills: SB271 , HB511 , SB271 , HB511

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation

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• And since he is not a member of the committee, I will move House File 1458 to come before the committee
• c><00:10:08.960><c> File</c><00:10:09.200><c> 1458</c> committee, I will move House File 1458 committee
• As you are not a member of the committee, I will move House File 2164 to come before the committee.
• So, Chair moves House File 927 to come before the committee.
• Chair and members, the amendment to House File 2232 is on page one after line five: insert section one

Bills: HF1458 , HF2063 , HF2164 , HF1377 , HF927 , HF1059 , HF1910 , HF2232

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• House Bill 2078 specifies that the statutorily On the current property tax roll, House Bill 2078 specifies
• You've given House Bill 2261 a do-pass recommendation. We're moving on to 2262.
• You voted six ayes, one nay, one not voting, and you've given House Bill 2264 a do-pass recommendation
• Good afternoon, Chair Dunn and members of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
• Seven ayes, no nays, one not voting. You've given House Bill 2762 a do-pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2117 , HB2261 , HB2262 , HB2264 , HB2278 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2756 , HB2758 , HB2762 , HB2782 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2986

Committees: Senate Natural Resources , Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling

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• A committee meeting on local governments. Welcome.
• Can we have a staff report on Senate Bill 6132? Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
• One in every six houses might be a registered voter. Boundaries are an even greater concern.
• So that concludes the hearing on this bill, and this concludes the public hearing portion of the committee
• Chair, members of the committee. This bill was heard on January 15th.

Bills: SB6132 , SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6189 , SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit

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• We have 17 bills, and we have to be on the House floor at 10, or like 18 bills.
• Thank you, committee. Thanks for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 5380.
• The committee substitute to House Bill 3572 is about transportation.
• I currently serve on the Land Issues Committee for Texas Realtors.
• We miss him on this committee; he was a very valuable asset.

Bills: HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees

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• So let's be honest, this decision and this debate is just as much a political one as it is a policy one
• Appreciate all of your work on it. I will acknowledge that there is potentially one vulnerability.
• But I'm thrilled to see this bill over in the House and happy to work with you all on it.
• on Monday.
• I'm here for questions if anyone on the committee would like to ask questions.

Bills: HB407 , HB871 , HB882 , HB2011 , HB3572 , HB3578 , HB4038 , HB4866 , HB4897 , HB4978 , HB5380 , HB5555 , HB5668 , HB5670 , HB5674 , HB5676 , HB5679 , HB5688 , SB673

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees

Bills: SSB3113 , SSB3128 , SSB3135 , SSB3153 , SSB3172 , SSB3175 , SSB3134 , SF2029 , SF493 , SF2024 , SSB3008 , SSB3009 , SSB3114 , SSB3136 , SSB3138 , SSB3148 , SSB3152 , SF310

Committee: Joint Local Government

Keywords: law enforcement services, county sheriff, city police department, 28E agreement, intergovernmental agreement, shared services, police consolidation, police outsourcing, municipal policing, small cities, cost comparison report, public safety, property tax impact, collective bargaining, law enforcement contract, ordinance enforcement, sheriff contract, regional policing, local government, Iowa Code 28E.30

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• Also, believe there is an amendment to the PCS one. Amendment one will adopt it without objection.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Problems on with you Problems on with the question. Thank you.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• This bill promotes housing development by requiring the cost approach method on multifamily units of

Bills: SB44 , SB237 , SB248 , SB985 , SB1204 , SB1239 , SB1307 , SB1360 , SB1390 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1427 , SB1428 , SB1732 , SB1832 , SB1859 , SB1989 , SB2018 , SB2143

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, ad valorem tax, manufacturing facilities, exemption, battery energy storage, employment, payroll, state tax regulation, tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

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• Next level would like to sign up House 586. She is on the House 586.
• committee clerk.
• So, we have, uh, on the list I guess one opponent and one proponent, but we're going to hear from the
• </c> So, we have uh on the list I guess one So, we have uh on the list I guess one opponent<00:10:21.440
• Um, one of the things that the chairman of the Sunset and the chairman of this committee is that when

Bills: SB274 , HB586 , SB274 , HB586

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: cannabis, psychoactive cannabinoids, CBD, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, criminal penalties, youth protection, medical cannabis, HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion

Bills: SB2188 , SB2230 , SB1763 , SB879 , SB1147 , HJR7

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: space flight, space launch, launch site, spaceport, rocket launch, beach closure, coastal county, Gulf Coast, General Land Office, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, public beach access, dune protection, launch operations, space industry, local preemption, municipal authority, county authority, public safety, Texas coast

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• on these bills today.
• This year, I had LSA work on the bill; I did not have... ...had LSA work on the bill.
• Florida on social media literacy.
• Okay, tell me who is it being placed on? So, it's being placed on the social media company.
• So that is my one flag.

Bills: HB235 , HB276 , HB285

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls

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• With the consent of the House, the Community Safety Committee amendment will not be adopted.
• Hearing no objection, House, the Community Safety Committee amendment will not be adopted.
• Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, as amended by the House, is on third reading and final passage.
• Madam Speaker, stepping into this House has been one of the greatest...
• Madam Speaker, stepping into this House has been one of the greatest honors I've ever experienced.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

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• Senate Bill 5420 is amended by the House on third reading and final passage.
• With the consent of the House, the Education Committee amendments will be adopted.
• With the consent of the House, the Local Government Committee amendments will not be adopted.
• Second Substitute Senate Bill 6026 as amended by the House on third reading and final passage.
• Vote yes on the striker. The question before the House is adoption of Amendment 2402.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

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• on building more affordable housing rather than providing rental assistance and maybe inadvertently
• With the consent of the House, the Finance Committee amendment is adopted.
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5845, as amended by the House, is on third reading and final passage
• Now the question before the House is the adoption of the Early Learning and Human Services Committee
• Substitute Senate Bill 5911 as amended by the House on third reading and final passage.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

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• And as I sit on the Select Committee on Pension Policy, I'm very proud to work with Director Leathers
• With the consent of the House, the bill will be substituted as recommended by the Appropriations Committee
• Substitute House Bill 2689 on third reading and final passage.
• With the consent of the House, the Appropriations Committee amendment will be adopted.
• Senate Bill 6065, as amended by the House on third reading and final passage, remarks the good member

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer from Tammy Stamphley, a Presbyterian minister and hospital chaplain. After approving the previous day’s minutes and receiving a Senate message, the chamber moved to second and third reading of several bills, with multiple measures advanced under suspended rules. The first major vote was on Engrossed Senate Bill 5872, which establishes a pre-K-related account to support up to 10,000 additional early learning slots for three- and four-year-olds. Supporters emphasized the Balmer Group’s private funding commitment and the value of early learning and family support; the bill passed 97-0. Substitute Senate Bill 5834, a Department of Retirement Systems request bill changing the fund source for legal, medical, administrative, and fraud-prevention expenses using interest earnings from pension funds, also passed 97-0. Substitute House Bill 2689, dealing with the Working Connections Child Care program, drew the most debate. Supporters said it aligned attendance policy with federal rules, adjusted reimbursement rates, and helped balance the budget while preserving child care resources. Opponents argued it cut support in rural and underserved counties, would worsen child care deserts, and placed budget savings on the child care industry; it passed 53-44. The House then passed Senate Bill 5922, allowing school districts to transfer vehicle depreciation funds with OSPI approval, by 59-38, and Senate Bill 6065, a narrower bill for districts under enhanced financial oversight such as Prescott, by 97-0. The session ended with announcements that both caucuses would meet later in the day.

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• With the consent of the House, the Rules Committee is relieved of the following bills, and the bills
• Substitute Senate Bill 6309, as amended by the House, on third reading and final passage.
• With the consent of the House, the Appropriations Committee amendments will be adopted.
• With the consent of the House, the Transportation Committee amendments will be adopted.
• With the consent of the House, the House and Committee amendments will be adopted.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 1570 and then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up a series of bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. An amendment to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but failed, and a separate amendment was ruled beyond the scope of the bill. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34. The House next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects. Several amendments were offered to require written consent from abutting property owners, preserve setback and seismic/critical-area protections, and add transparency provisions, but the scope challenge to the transparency amendment was sustained and the other amendments failed. Supporters argued the bill would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and reduce taxpayer costs; opponents said it gave a large transit authority too much discretion and weakened property-rights and land-use protections. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on personality rights and digital likeness protections, and Senate Bill 6136 on workers’ compensation transparency, both with strong bipartisan support. After caucuses and a rule suspension to work past 10 p.m., the House took up additional second-reading bills. It passed Substitute Senate Bill 6034 to codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization and AI in health care, Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act, Substitute Senate Bill 5720 on uniform consumer debt default judgments, Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding with labor-related concerns, and Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals and enrollment status subject to appropriation. Later, the House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 on e-motorcycle regulation, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators in some housing, Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen, Substitute Senate Bill 6189 extending time for Thurston County to pursue an aquatics public facilities district, and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment if retroactive union pay is received. Most bills passed with large majorities, though some drew dissent over labor, property rights, transit governance, or regulatory scope.