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• Members, Senate Bill 1636 is a simple bill that just sets up a Procedure for review of cold cases.
• determine who, based on the application and the value of what it is they present in their business case
• But in the case of abortion, I I don't know how to you can wrap that in with the other things.
• One, if you are Providing services in the areas of case management, assessment, counseling.

Bills: HJR1101, SB1319, SB1264, HB4237, SB1277, SB2069, HB3066, HB2115, HB2153, HB2268, HB2961, SB1679, SB2018, HB4294, SB2095, HB4113, SB1894, SB1810, HB4268, HB1752, HB3413, SB625, HB3644, HB3940, HJR1096, HJR1100, HJR1099, HB2992, SB1636, HB4302, SB1613, SB1443, HB1409, HB1675, HB1225, HB1381, HB4359, SB1503

Keywords: SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ

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• Then going through the summer and learning about every single case, we found 30 child rape cases that
• they have 60 cases on their desk?
• cases.
• These are for prospective cases.
• That is not the case.

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• So those three cases in Nuevo Leon.
• We've seen. 14 cases.
• Those 14 cases, are they...
• And that's not always the case.
• Our folks, in many cases, they're doing that multiple times a day in a lot of cases as they try to.

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• Right now, the only option you have is to either go in some cases to city court and in some cases to
• In some cases, yes. Okay.
• The case I was referring to was a really egregious case that resulted in a very bad situation.
• I'm not going to try to cite other cases, but the one I'm talking about was a really egregious case that
• It's the really the case I was referring to was a really egregious case that was resulted I was referring

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

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• Basically, are you saying that you have processes to deal with individuals on a case-by-case basis given
• There are two cases.
• This was the Roe versus Critchfield case, and the SCOTUS case of the Schermetti case recently shows that
• Just in case? Thank you very much.
• On a case-by-case basis, it's understandable why a police officer or law enforcement personnel would

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• But I will tell you, we certainly work robbery cases, assault cases, and a few murder cases just within
• One injury case. Yeah, I appreciate that.
• I think that it has become rampant in this industry right now, that for cases, the run-of-the-mill cases
• and not the small cases.
• And that... ...to anything in the case.

Bills: SB30, SB517, SB1313, SB1314, SB1316, SB1541, SB1698, SB1845, SB1860, SB2420, SB2429, SB 30

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

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• What I've handed out to you is in our case against...
• In this case, the court has ruled that nobody gets the data, and I just handed you the protective order
• Where you have two weeks of early voting, in some cases, you may have 10,000 to 20,000 ballots in Dallas
• Senate Bill 1410 be recommended for placement on the local and non-contested calendars.

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• It's a very rural part of the area, but I will contest that we are the most beautiful district in the
• The graph on the right shows an increase in disciplinary cases as a result of the new violations created
• establishments were inspected, leading to seven cease-and-desist notices, one unlicensed activity citation, 29 cases
• due to the new requirements outlined in House Bill 197, this slide shows the top five reasons that cases

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.

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• Orange is not good in this particular case, okay?
• And in some cases that works. Really? In some cases.
• will be contested.
• We can have a dialogue with them because it is a contested case.
• Right now, whenever there is a rate case or any other case that goes before the Commission and there

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• This problem is even more pronounced in non-monetary cases such as injunctive relief cases, where there
• > may<00:35:34.160> be In those cases, associations may be In those cases, associations
• . cases. cases.
• <01:02:26.559> to before senior lenders often cases to before senior lenders often cases to
• Thank you. highly contested and this was the highly contested and this was the compromise<01:05:51.440

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2294, which would require condominium associations, boards, and managing agents to comply with declarations, bylaws, county ordinances, and state and federal laws, including mortgage lending requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as redundant, arguing existing law already requires compliance and provides penalties. Supporters, including condominium owners and board members, said the measure would clarify that associations are not “self-governing” in a way that exempts them from outside laws, and cited examples where local officials or police told residents to take issues back to their boards. Several supporters said the bill would reinforce board responsibility for permits, safety, and legal compliance. The committee noted 27 pieces of testimony, with 10 in support and 17 in opposition, and then moved on without taking a vote on the measure in the transcript provided. The committee also took up SB 2298, which would require common interest community proxy forms to include additional language explaining proxy selection options. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying the proposed language was inaccurate and would not improve consumer clarity unless significantly revised. Supporters argued that proxy forms are confusing and that clearer instructions would help homeowners understand how their votes are being used. Opponents said the added language would make the forms longer and more confusing, and suggested a separate instruction sheet or other educational material instead. Testimony also raised broader concerns about proxy voting being misused in some associations, with one witness urging that proxy voting be eliminated altogether. The committee reported 29 written testimonies, including seven in support, 19 in opposition, and three with comments, and again did not record a final vote in the excerpt. For SB 2300, which would shorten condominium reserve cash-flow projections from 30 years to 25 years, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would not make housing more affordable, would reduce transparency, and would increase the annual burden by giving associations less time to save for long-life components. The group suggested that if affordability is the goal, lawmakers should consider allowing future loans or special assessments with guardrails. Supporters of the bill said the shorter projection period would better reflect practical budgeting and help associations plan more realistically, though some supporters also warned against relying too heavily on loans and emphasized accountability and fiduciary responsibility. Other testimony stressed that the impact of changing the projection period would vary by association and that many owners are already struggling with rising fees. The discussion remained focused on testimony and policy concerns, with no final action on SB 2300 shown in the transcript.

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• Senator Birdwell will now move that House Bill 4384 be recommended for a low-income contested calendar

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

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• In many cases, it's longer than the design regular permitting and potentially increases the cost of the
• A citizen that now has access to federal courts or, in this case, state court, state civil court.
• If there's an excessive rate, what will we do in that case if they overrate?
• would provide a utility the option to use a fully projected test year in our water and sewer rate cases
• A target date for a rate case filing in 2025 has been established, so we closed out a 2024 test year.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• Judicial review is available for final decisions in contested cases.
• Judicial review is available for final decisions in contested cases.
• , allowing them the opportunity to case, allowing them the opportunity to determine<00:47:24.800>
• Uh if this case All right. If >> Precisely. Uh if this case All right.
• And um so uh you aren't you familiar with the case of uh the city of Hya versus the church of Lakuma

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• Is that still the case?
• We only had 10 contestable claims. Three of those were rescissions.
• They don't do policy limits oral releases on policy limits cases.
• To get it done in relatively simple cases. Okay, one last question.
• We settle cases all the time, so I think it's hard to kind of answer that.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• suspend the license of the person arrested for driving under the influence and allow the person to contest

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Friday morning and considered one bill for decision-making, SB 1285. The bill would establish the offense of operating a vehicle while impaired, set penalties, and require the Department attorney to submit a report to the legislature. The chair recommended passage with amendments, including a new section that would automatically suspend the license of a person arrested for driving under the influence while allowing the person to contest the suspension through the existing ADLRO administrative process. The amendments would also make conforming changes and set an effective date of April 23, 2057. After no questions or concerns were raised, the committee voted to adopt the recommendation and pass SB 1285 SD1 with amendments. The recorded votes were in favor from Chair Roads, Vice Chair Woods, Senator Chang, and Senator Sand Vura, with Senator A excused. The measures were adopted, and the meeting then moved on to other business.

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• The Holy Land case with Muslim Brotherhood sending money directly to Hamas.
• You heard the testimony of Brigitte Gabriel reading from the court cases.
• You heard the testimony of Brigitte Gabriel reading from the court cases.
• We've heard from the Holy Land case.
• And sometimes it was a case of, in one case, someone had had a stroke since they had registered to vote

Bills: HB2009, HB2022, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2004, HCR2001, HM2001, HM2004

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

Summary: The committee met to hear several measures, beginning with HCM 2001 and HCM 2002, both memorials urging Congress to review and potentially designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations. Supporters argued the groups have documented ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood’s stated goal of undermining Western civilization, citing the Holy Land Foundation case, FBI concerns, and testimony from national-security advocates. Opponents, including CAIR representatives, Muslim community members, and civil-rights advocates, said the memorials relied on guilt by association, would stigmatize Muslims, and lacked a factual or legal basis; they emphasized CAIR’s civil-rights work and warned of First Amendment concerns and community harm. After extensive debate and questions about the relationship between national and Arizona CAIR entities, the committee approved HCM 2001 and HCM 2002 on 4-3 votes, with members on both sides explaining their votes at length. Supporters framed the measures as simple requests to Congress based on existing federal findings, while opponents called them political theater and discriminatory. The committee then recessed briefly. When the committee returned, it heard HB 2009, which would prohibit committees primarily organized to influence constitutional amendments from accepting foreign national contributions and require donor verification and disclosure of out-of-state funding. The sponsor said the bill is meant to help voters understand outside influence on Arizona constitutional initiatives and suggested it could be broadened to all ballot measures. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then took up HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on elections that would limit voting to U.S. citizens, ban foreign contributions to candidate and ballot measure campaigns, require government-issued ID, and adjust early voting and mail-ballot rules. A late amendment clarified that the citizenship requirement applies to primary, general, and municipal elections, set early voting to end the Friday before an election, and refined mail-ballot rules while preserving federal overseas military voting requirements. The sponsor argued the measure would make Arizona elections more secure and efficient, while critics said it would create barriers and longer lines. The transcript cuts off during sponsor questioning on the amendment and ballot-access provisions.

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• through that moment of crisis and then get the help they need and then move on, and in many, many cases
• It would also fund this other bill and would also fund a work zone safety billboard contest for high
• <00:43:45.079> for<00:43:45.280> high<00:43:45.480> school billboard contest
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• <01:03:03.880> and<01:03:04.039> it that and that's a special case and it that and

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• But that was not the case.
• Durant: placement of contested material. The Senator from Worcester and Hampshire, Senator Durant.
• something interesting in the history of the United States of America, originating with the landmark case
• unlawful procedure, something that's unsupported by substantial evidence, certainly relevant in this case
• He has made the perfect case for why this amendment should be adopted.

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Summary: The Senate resumed debate on Senate No. 2696, An Act Regarding Free Expression, a bill addressing challenges to books and other library materials in school and public libraries. Senators supporting the bill argued it protects free expression and gives students, parents, guardians, and others a court path to challenge removals, while opponents raised concerns about parental rights, school control, and the scope and timing of the review process. Several speakers also emphasized the broader context of book bans and the impact on authors, librarians, and students. A number of amendments were considered. Amendment 4, offered by Senator Creem, was adopted and extended standing to authors and creators to challenge removals of their works, including in municipal libraries. Amendment 5, by Senator DiDomenico, was adopted and limited who may initiate challenges to those connected to the school community. Amendment 6, by Senator Comerford, was adopted to require that challenged materials be considered in their entirety. Amendment 8, by Senator Tarr, proposing parental notification of challenges, was rejected after a roll call. Subsequent Tarr amendments on parental opt-out, reporting, public process, and written policy were also rejected, while Amendment 19, requiring written reasons when librarians remove outdated or successor materials, was rejected as well. Amendment 7, a Ways and Means amendment, was adopted. The Senate then ordered the bill to a third reading and passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35 in favor and 3 against. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• it does provide some recommendations on rules that it thinks is duplicative, but in this particular case
• Uh, they've seen in some cases up to 7 times quicker. So think about that.
• We have here in Texas allowed for sanctioned blood money for hush money in these awful cases of abuse
• method of compensation, uh, that, that they would like to promote, and that would be subject to a contested
• case process that we have to go into in all these cases, at any rate, I do have an amendment that addresses

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• Officers will retain discretion in determining when to tow a vehicle in these cases. with the goal of
• Cases of businesses advertising medical help, such as reduced-price insulin, that turned out to be fraud
• Just in case we need you. Okay. All right and we'll have Aaron Cochin who is for the bill.
• Given that is the case, we're in favor of the solution in Senate Bill 1902.
• Senate bill 305 referrably to the full Senator Perry moves Senate Bill 305 be recommended local on contested

Bills: SB35, SB284, SB296, SB305, SB857, SB995, SB1121, SB1555, SB1902, SCR25, SB 35

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County