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• Go to different committees and so we'll start with item two on the agenda, Senate Bill 3 by Representative
• There shouldn't be a new one from the last committee.
• A new policy committee draft, we only have one, don't we? Is there an amendment to the draft?
• Appreciate the conversation that you had in the last committee. Ended this one.
• Thank you, committee. Next item is item 21 on the agenda.

Bills: SB3 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB259 , SB1191 , SB1246 , SB1314 , SB1439 , SB1613 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB3 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB259 , SB1191 , SB1246 , SB1314 , SB1439 , SB1613 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095

Committees: House Energy , House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Keywords: industrial hemp, program licensing, agriculture, cannabinoids, state regulation, water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield

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• Establishing a Homeland Security Review Committee, creating a criminal offense for the Committee on Homeland
• Security Review Committee, creating a criminal offense for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs, HB 42. 17 by Lozano
• financial hardship for the Committee on Homeland Security and Public Security.
• Regarding active shooter response training for peace officers for the Committee on Homeland Security,

Bills: HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• Committee on Criminal Justice reports favorably.
• Committee on criminal justice reports favorably.
• Reported from the Committee on Insurance with amendments.
• Committee on Education reports with amendments.
• Committee on Education reports with amendments.

Bills: HR159 , HR160 , HR161 , HR162 , HR163 , HR164 , HCR60 , HCR61 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR64 , HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , SB124 , SB399 , SB441 , SB447 , SB460 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB175 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB628 , HB786 , HB909 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1052 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1154 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1231 , HB1241 , SB244 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB750 , HB911 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB193 , HB310 , HB635 , HB690 , HB961 , HB1003 , HB1146 , HB864 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB615 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113 , HB1234 , HB1236

Keywords: occupational therapy, healthcare, medical professionals, recognition, professional day, property transfer, public records doctrine, bad faith, Louisiana State Law Institute, real estate law, Black Maternal Health Week, maternal health, racial disparities, healthcare access, culturally competent care, Louisiana, community health, motorcycle safety, awareness month, motorcyclists education

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• interpretation of where one county ends and one begins.
• You want to put an amendment in committee, I'll take it for an amendment or on the floor.
• Cap as an amendment for consideration by the committee before we take time on the floor to do this.
• That's on 19. Okay, on. Just about to go read. Yeah. That's where that was.
• Thank you, committee.

Bills: HB1268 , HB3041 , HB3075 , HB3378 , HB3463 , HB3619 , HB3620 , HB3624 , HB3722 , HB4335

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: retirement, public employees, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, science and technology, research, board appointments, emergency legislation

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• Questions from committee members on the amendment. Senator Trujillo. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• And did we ever do one on Dave? For since I've been appointed.
• And did we ever do one on David Abbey? I don't remember doing one on Abbey. I don't know.
• Will we act on that in one of the meetings today or tomorrow?
• Will we act on that in one of the meetings today or tomorrow?

Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8 , SB190 , HB247 , HB2 , HB8

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• The House Committee on Elections will come to order. Order, the clerk will call the roll.
• The other one-third of paper applications contain a social security number.
• She has a social security card with her married name on it.
• But the other thing is on the Social Security card.
• No sir, a Social Security card is not listed as one of the established forms of documentary proof of

Bills: HB2442 , HB3697 , HB4288 , HB5256 , HB5337 , HB5362 , HJR161

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

Bills: SSB1156 , SSB1157 , SSB1153 , SF387 , SF193 , SF21

Committee: Joint Ways and Means

Keywords: tax administration, Iowa Department of Revenue, personal income tax, property tax, sales tax, motor fuel tax, inheritance tax, tax expenditure review, retroactive applicability, gambling, sports wagering, tax rates, Iowa major events, tourism program, financial assistance, cigarettes, tobacco regulation, electronic filing, vapor products, retail permits

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• on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
• conviction of certain family violences and misdemeanors referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
• Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs for 397 Lilani.
• Been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, HB 444 by Moody
• on Homeland Security Public.

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• </c> and all those members of the committee and all those members of the committee on<02:39:01.040><c
• I want to grant two minutes of floor time today to the chairman of our Homeland Security Committee, who
• I want to grant two minutes on floor time today to the chairman of our Homeland Security Committee, who
• Listen, I am very proud of the committee I serve on.
• Listen, I am very proud of the committee I serve on.

Bills: HR1299 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HB1993 , HB3726 , HB2954 , SB2393 , HB3482 , HR1352 , HB4684 , HB2252 , HB6506 , HB7432 , SB4530

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, homeownership, rental assistance, HUD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, zoning reform, land use, building codes, single-stair buildings, point-access block, infill development, housing supply, housing affordability, HOME Investment Partnerships, CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, FHA, Federal Housing Administration, small-dollar mortgage

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• The Committee on Fiscal Policy will now come to order. Michelle, please call the roll.
• Vote no on Senate Bill 1296. Thank you, Chair and committee members. Thank you.
• It makes it harder to put food on the table. It undercuts the ability to secure a good retirement.
• And today I was reading in the Palm Beach Post that in terms of Social Security that we rely on, it basically
• Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before the committee today? Senator Gaetz.

Bills: S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

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• Another big change in the committee sub is that I have removed both exigency leave, formerly on page
• of the Education Committee.
• Now that I am on the right bill, thank you very much, Madam Chair, committee members.
• Back on the bill as amended.
• I just have a different opinion on that. Further questions on the bill?

Bills: SB1327 , SB1372 , SB1403 , SB1937 , SB277 , SB2131 , SB1749 , SB1348 , SB1469 , SB2018 , SB1931 , SB1530 , SB2155

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights

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• >> Or not having— >> Not on this one. >> Not on this one. Okay. All right.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Not on this one. &gt;&gt; Not on this one.
• So I &gt;&gt; Not on this one. Okay. All right.
• </c> Chair on this one. Chair on this one. &gt;&gt; Senator<00:14:54.720><c> Sts.
• Uh &gt;&gt; We have a motion on this on the sub.

Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill

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• at one of the kiosks located behind the committee hearing room.
• Chairman, a fiscal note on this? I did not see a fiscal note on this. Do we have one?
• And they go, we got lucky on that one.
• Chair, Cole Corse, members, are there any questions on the committee substitute for House Bill 4187?
• Which one? Which one is it? 2788. 2788. Okay. All right.

Bills: HB 1240 , HB2768 , HB2788 , HB3146 , HB4850 , HB5032 , HCR90

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.

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• Act, referred to the Committee on Public Homeland Security Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.
• the premises of certain libraries for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans
• For the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs. HB 1151 by Hull.
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety. and Veterans Affairs.

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• HB 5189, relating to deaths that were not registered, is for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public
• on Homeland Security and Public Safety.
• I refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Affairs.
• an advisory committee for the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.
• on Homeland Security.

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• One concern is that we have now funded H.R. 1, which has funded the Department of Homeland Security to
• </c><00:07:06.720><c> Security</c> through Department of Homeland Security through Department of Homeland
• </c> over to Department of Homeland Security. over to Department of Homeland Security.
• So they Department of Homeland Security.
• </c><00:14:33.920><c> on</c> 3pm joint agenda before the committee on 3pm joint agenda before the committee

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology and Public Safety and Military Affairs heard testimony on several measures. SB 3082, relating to military families and leave protections, drew support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the military community relations office, the Hawaii National Guard, and the U.S. Department of Defense, all of whom said the bill would align state law with federal standards and better account for military-related leave needs. SB 3110, relating to the Hawaii National Guard, was supported by Department of Defense witnesses who said it clarifies that employees of the Guard’s youth and adult educational programs are excluded from collective bargaining. The committees also heard SB 3251, which would prohibit certain state law enforcement agencies from hiring former ICE or Border Patrol agents as law enforcement officers. The main testimony in support argued the bill could help prevent local police staffing losses to higher-paying federal agencies and avoid future workforce instability if federal funding changes. The measure drew significant public testimony, with the chair noting 62 testimonies in support, five in opposition, and three comments. Members discussed the bill’s impact on recruitment and retention, and one member voted with reservations while another voted no. Later, the committees heard SB 3095 and SB 3264, both concerning Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund salaries. EUTF testified in support of SB 3095, which would allow the board to set salaries for investment office staff, and SB 3264, which would authorize the board to set the salary for an assistant administrator. After testimony, the committees moved into decision-making and passed SB 3082, SB 3110, SB 3251, SB 3095, and SB 3264 with amendments, generally including technical changes and revised effective dates of January 1, 2077 for the EUTF salary bills and SB 3082.

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• </c><00:13:03.120><c> on</c> minority member of the committee on minority member of the committee on
• on Homeland Security, Mr.
• , as well as of our subcommittees on defense and Homeland Security.
• Let us focus in on the Department of Homeland Security.
• Two American citizens were killed on our streets by Department of Homeland Security agents.

Bills: HB7194 , HB3377 , HB7211 , HB7148 , HR1032

Keywords: Medal of Honor, valor, Army, Nicholas Dockery, military service, James Capers Jr., Vietnam War, acts of valor, military recognition, military valor, John W. Ripley, Marine Corps, appropriations, omnibus, consolidated appropriations, fiscal year 2026, FY2026, federal spending, budget bill, defense appropriations

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• On 2625. Uh, do we have any questions from the committee on that?
• And and I from the committee on that?
• do pass committee sub on 2625.
• </c> with the CSRB board, Homeland Security. with the CSRB board, Homeland Security.
• </c> the committee is all the way back on the committee is all the way back on line<00:21:16.320><c>

Committee: Joint Government Structure

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• Hold on one second, Senator Selders. Okay, now you're on. Thank you. Hold on one second.
• Okay, now you're on. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee.
• No one should use baby powder on children.
• The amendment originating committee would be on page one, line 13.
• But only for one year. For one year, yes. And to clarify one thing with... For one year, yes.

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• So one thing we really worked hard on was to not double regulate people.
• So one thing we really worked hard on was to not double regulate people.
• Would you explain this one? I have a second by Senator Hovie. Would you explain this one?
• </c> and on a tor short time frame. and on a tor short time frame.
• , good job on this piece representatives, good job on this piece of<00:24:34.960><c> legislation.

Bills: SB292 , HB351 , HB141 , HB273 , SB292 , HB351 , HB141 , HB273

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments