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• Oklahoma State University.
• Oklahoma State University.
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• The hell with the Constitution.
• The hell with the Constitution.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I was in Oklahoma where we gave an award to the governor of Oklahoma because they have a real visionary
• Constitution. Axel V. Granville, U.S. Supreme Court, N. Ray C. J.
• The Supreme Court says those rights are constitutional and state courts can't invade them.
• D.F.P.S. investigations and removal, as we all know, fundamentally impact the constitutional rights of
• that the court would have to make. an affirmative finding of what would constitute child abuse.

Bills: HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• As far as what constitutes an adequate education, we do have the working definition.
• As far as what constitutes an adequate education, we do have the working definition of educational adequacy
• For math, that range from 15% also in Nevada and Oklahoma to 31% in Montana, with the average at 22%.
• And finally, in science, that percentage ranged from 17% in Mississippi and Oklahoma.
• And then fourth grade reading, the percentage scoring proficient or above ranged from 23% in Oklahoma

Summary: The committee received a lengthy Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Arkansas academic standards, accountability systems, and adequacy requirements. Staff reviewed how state curriculum and standards have evolved from the 1997 Public Education Act through the 2003 Quality Education Act and the 2017 Educational Support and Accountability Act, including required coursework, standards for accreditation, career and technical education, graduation requirements, and recent additions such as computer science, personal finance, firearm safety, and fetal growth and development instruction. Members asked for a chart comparing the major laws and repeals over time, and staff agreed to provide one. The presentation then turned to federal ESSA requirements and Arkansas’s state accountability system. Staff explained Arkansas’s long-term goals for proficiency, English learner progress, and graduation rates, and reported 2025 ATLAS proficiency results, which remained below the 80% goal across student groups. They also reviewed English learner progress, graduation rates, school support and improvement, and equitable access to educators. Data showed gaps by subgroup and by school poverty/minority concentration, with Title I and high-poverty schools more likely to have emergency/provisional teachers and less experienced staff. Members questioned the lack of recent data for some ESSA measures, including equity labs and school index calculations, and asked staff to follow up with the Department of Education. The committee also discussed NAEP results, ACT scores, and teacher quality measures under the state accountability act. Arkansas’s NAEP performance remained below national averages in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and math, and ACT composite scores and benchmark attainment were also reviewed. Members asked for additional information on historical highs and lows, the number of assessments students take by grade, dropout data, and comparisons with other states. No formal votes were taken; the main action was agreement to request additional information from DESE and to schedule department follow-up at a future meeting.

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• Oklahoma is 24,000, and Texas is 24,000. And for Arkansas, it's just over 21,000.
• Oklahoma is 24,000, and Texas is 24,000. And for Arkansas, it's just over 21,000.
• You get penalized for seeking access to the courts under the Constitution?
• and it was a due process constitutional suit in the making.
• Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

Summary: The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments. House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred. The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.

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• So, I also want to point out that the Oklahoma Senate passed this this week, bipartisan, 100% support
• So the amendment, the constitutional amendment that we're supporting, is a structural...
• The amendment, the constitutional amendment that we're supporting, is a structural response to that.
• People support a constitutional amendment like this.
• Constitutional legal challengers, I believe this law could have some...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Capito; the Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Lankford; the Senator from South Carolina, Mr.
• CAPITO, THE SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA. MR. LANKFORD, THE SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. MR.
• Our Declaration of Rights of 1689 was not only the foundation of our constitutional monarchy, but also
• Our Declaration of Rights of 1689 was not only the foundation of our constitutional monarchy, but also

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The study should be done only during an odd-year election, so a November constitutional amendment or
• The study should be done only during an odd-year election, so a November constitutional amendment or
• a violation. ...clarity in situations that seem irregular or could constitute a violation and provides
• Even our neighbors in Oklahoma launched a full online voter registration system just last year.
• Maybe we could ask Idaho, Oklahoma, and Louisiana how they do it. Right. Yeah.

Bills: HB311, SB447, SB505, SB2217, SB2753

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

Summary: The House Committee on Elections met with a quorum present and heard several election-related bills, with public testimony limited to two minutes per witness. The first measure, SB 447, would allow the City of Mission to move its municipal elections from May to November on a one-time, permanent basis. Supporters, including Mission’s mayor, said voters had already approved the change by a wide margin and argued it would improve turnout and reduce costs. The bill was left pending after no objection. The committee then heard SB 2217, which was described as a transparency measure to standardize election data reporting and reconciliation across counties. Testimony focused on a technical issue involving discrepancy thresholds for electronic voting system reconciliation, with one witness urging the bill be aligned with existing law’s “more than 3” standard rather than a 1% threshold, and another suggesting a definition fix. The bill was left pending. Members also heard SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period by combining early voting and election day into one uninterrupted period, with a committee substitute making it a pilot and permissive. Supporters said it could simplify administration and improve security, while opponents warned it would increase costs, require more staffing and equipment, delay results, and create logistical problems for counties. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 505 would let certain election stakeholders request explanations of irregularities from election officials and, if unresolved, escalate the matter to the Secretary of State for audit or possible conservatorship. Supporters framed it as a tool for accountability and transparency, while opponents called it overly broad and vulnerable to abuse. The bill was left pending. The committee also took up HB 311, which would expand online voter registration to first-time registrants and direct state agencies to develop a pathway for Texans without a driver’s license to register online. Supporters argued it would modernize the process, reduce errors, and save money, while opponents said first-time applicants still need a wet signature and raised concerns about signature verification and implementation. Due to the late hour and floor deadline, testimony was cut off, the names of remaining witnesses were read into the record, and the bill was left pending before the committee adjourned.

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• Constitution. It was put there, the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment was put there to protect.
• Constitution. It was put there, the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment was put there to protect.
• Constitution. It was put there, the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment was put there to protect.
• Constitution. It was put there, the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment was put there to protect.

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 5:15 P.M., 925, all

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• Our constitutional amendment won't protect us from that. Yes, it will.
• Our constitutional amendment won't protect us from that. Yes, it will.
• So we can override the federal government with our constitutional—?
• Just put it in the Texas Constitution.
• And so our federal state constitution still will not override that.

Bills: HB 106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering SB 715 and then voting out several measures. The committee substitute for SB 1978 was reported favorably, and HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 were all reported favorably, many with objections sent to the local and uncontested calendar. HB 1522 and HB 4238 were adopted as committee substitutes before passage. The committee then moved into public testimony on HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. Supporters argued it would reduce waste, lower costs, and help independent repair shops by requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information on fair terms, while opponents said the bill was too broad and the automotive MOU exemption was problematic. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 2467, which would align State Fire Marshal Office investigators’ pay with other commissioned peace officers at TDI; testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the office’s arson-investigation role, and the bill was left pending. HB 252, a bill allowing certain state agencies flexibility to pay Schedule A employees twice monthly, was laid out and left pending after limited testimony. HB 2468, dealing with public improvement district notice in real estate transactions, would let buyers terminate within seven days if required PID notice was not provided before contract execution; it drew no public testimony and was left pending. HB 4386, an annuity exchange and surrender process bill, was presented as a consumer-protection measure with deadlines and penalties for insurer delays; it received support from industry witnesses and was left pending. The committee then heard HB 4751, creating the Texas Quantum Initiative within the Governor’s Office to coordinate quantum research, workforce, industry partnerships, and possible future grant funding. Witnesses from universities and industry supported the bill, while several senators questioned whether a new state structure was necessary; the bill was left pending. HJR 175 proposed a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ right to use mutually agreed forms of exchange, including cash, bullion, digital currency, or private script, and was discussed at length in the context of central bank digital currency and barter; it was left pending after testimony. HB 2221, updating insurance anti-rebating laws to allow wellness and value-added services, drew supportive testimony from the insurance industry and discussion about incentives versus monitoring; it was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard a series of utility wildfire and infrastructure bills: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain electrical infrastructure near well sites; HB 144, requiring electric utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing self-insurance under certain conditions. Utility, insurance, and cooperative witnesses generally supported the wildfire-related bills while asking for clarifications and less burdensome reporting, and the bills were left pending.

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• He was the first sheriff when Oklahoma was a territory, in Claremore, Oklahoma.
• that are delineated in the state constitution.
• Speaker, under the current constitution, the president of each respective university appoints the student
• Anything over from constitutional amendments to controlling rulemaking.
• Article 7, Senator Trujillo, a joint resolution proposing to amend Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• I believe Oklahoma has caps also. I don't know about Alabama.
• It's a constitutional amendment that authorizes a taxing authority to levy A constitutional amendment
• But our Constitution now mandates a millage grab.
• The Constitution states that if I don't run this... The Constitution now mandates a millage grab.
• This is the constitutional amendment that's a companion to HB 180.

Bills: HB37, HB51, HB173, HB180, HB192, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB485, HB516, HB521, HB526, HB638, HB752, HB817, HB976, HB1006, HB1044

Keywords: HB37, expropriation, eminent domain, property rights, foreign entity, foreign corporation, limited liability company, LLC, reciprocal expropriation agreement, Louisiana property law, land acquisition, utility infrastructure, public utilities, railroad, waterworks, sewerage, natural gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, carbon dioxide pipeline

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• I do understand that people that are not here legally still have rights under our Constitution.
• I'm a defense attorney, not constitutional law. However, I do think that is an issue.
• I'm a defense attorney, not constitutional law. However, I do think that is an issue.
• There was a similar law struck down in Oklahoma. Can I please get into that? Thank you.
• Constitution, the court will not currently take that into account.

Bills: SB1004, SB1012, SB1100, SB1110, SB1170, SB1213, SB1317, SB1402, SB1413, SB1416, SB1476, SB1511, SB1573, SB1655, SB1656, SB1709, SB1720, SB1723, SB1725, SCR1040

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• This constitutional line is crossed when private religious activity becomes intertwined with public school
• This is absolutely constitutional.
• This is absolutely constitutional.
• This is absolutely constitutional.
• This is absolutely constitutional.

Bills: SB1004, SB1424, SB1497, SB1507, SB1572, SB1684, SB1711, SB1741, SB1754, SB1763, SB1798, SCR1012, SCR1041, SCR1051

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• jockeys, horse owners, breeders, and other related businesses in the horse industry are moving to Oklahoma

Bills: HB 105, HB982, HB1483, HB1508, HB2575, HB3646, HB3993, HB4083, HB4580, HB4725, HB5169, HB5511, HJR73, HJR102, HJR174, HB3746, HB4240

Keywords: economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC

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• Section 52 of the Texas Constitution is referred to as the anti-public gifting statute.
• Senator, if I add, the tab 3, what I handed out, has the two constitutional provisions that's now.
• And that's where this constitutional. Amendment came from in 2021.
• How would failure to pass this constitutional amendment threaten retiree benefits?
• Is that constitutional amendment as well? Yeah. No sales tax. Yeah, sales tax.

Bills: SB264, SB542, SB924, SB1008, SB1029, SB1036, SB1057, SB1058, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1376, SB1569, SB1664, SB1697, SJR50

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation

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• Senator Alvarado, you recognize for a motion to suspend the constitutional three-day rule.
• I move to suspend the three-day constitutional rule on Senate Bill 790.
• President and members, I move to suspend the regular order of business and the constitutional order.
• Senator Zaffirini, you are recognized for a motion to suspend the Constitutional Treaty. rule.
• Senator Zaffirini, you are recognized for a motion. constitutional three-day rule. Thank You Mr.

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• Homestead exemption is more permanent because it's in the constitution.
• That's why we have additional bills and constitutional amendments because we as a state, both the House
• Resolution 1 is a constitutional amendment for House Bill 9.

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• It is positioned itself within two hours of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and Oklahoma City.
• It is also a regional health care hub. and provides medical service to North Texas and Southern Oklahoma
• You're now recognized for a motion to suspend the constitutional three-day rule. Don't move, Mr.
• You recognize Ben the three-day rule, constitutional three-day rule.
• Substitute SJR 3 proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the dementia

Bills: SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver

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• Still goes against the Constitution. You have that from before, I think, the many compacts.
• We've got a flyer here that says they're constitutional. You say they're not. So what happens then?
• And we've seen similar bills passed in Texas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
• So Oklahoma and Tennessee, the bill's been in place for a little bit longer, and we've already seen the
• States like Utah, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Georgia have already passed similar legislation.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• You've come to. us from Edmond, Oklahoma, so welcome.
• Our Indian students represent 56 diverse tribes from Oklahoma, and across the nation that we work with
• The Oklahoma City metro area has 11,000 Title VI students, as determined by our recent tribal consultation
• Rooted in treaties and authorized by the Constitution, the federal government's unique has been repeatedly
• actually bring a suit. against the state because the state of Alaska was failing to provide its constitutional

Keywords: Native education, Department of Education, federal funding, testimony, treaty obligations, public schools, educational policies, Indigenous students

Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.