Video & Transcript Research : 'Legislative Council'

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  • How much money are we going to put into fighting lawsuits with this legislation?
  • Members, House Bill 3057 designates the legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency as the receiver for
  • As you can see in this piece of legislation, the current has currently no direct funding tied to it,
  • So, at some point, then we should see legislation talking about how the decisions will be made about
  • If you'll refer back to my initial statement on the piece of legislation, this title off piece.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 13th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we seek to do our best, and we pray for successful legislation in this House which holds justice.
  • integrity, who truly have the lives of their constituents. constituents in mind as they determine legislation
  • We remember those legacies of those people who have come before us, you know as we at this legislative
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Mar 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation... ...and in the long game are looking for water supplies.
  • This legislation remedied that. I'm very proud of it. Mr. Chair? Yes.
  • I support this legislation. I think it's the best solution we're going to get.
  • This is a technical fix that was missed in the original legislation.
  • I am the legislative policy administrator for the Arizona State Land Department.
Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

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  • Uh, I proudly carried the legislation in 2015 to create the overweight corridor that links the Port of
  • The substitute is an official Legislative council draft.
  • I'm representing one of the organizations called Council of Korean Elders in North Texas.
  • I'm also the council member for District 6, the chairman of transportation.
  • Leaders Council and chairman of the Education Committee with the Texas Trucking Association.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I practice in San Antonio, and I'm the chair of the TMA's Council on Legislation, which sets legislative
  • It drafts my original bill into a legislative council draft.
  • It is difficult to legislate.
  • Advisory Council, or DAC.
  • Zeke Silva, Chair of TMA Council on Legislation, is in support of House Bill 5274.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 16th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • That remains the goal of this legislation. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • The committee substitute is an alleged council draft of the original non-legislative council draft and
  • Starlab Space in Webster is fully in favor of this important legislation.
  • I expressed this legislation and found it to be a very helpful bill.
  • So yeah, I think it's a great piece of legislation. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am also chair of the TMA's Council on Legislation, and I am speaking today on behalf of the TMA and
  • We have a Texas Hospital Council. We have attorneys.
  • There's original legislative intent for 14 years.
  • And so as a legislator, I have to try.
  • They interpret... changes to reflect legislative intent.
TX
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  • In talking with some of my colleagues, the Texas Legislative Council did make one error in drafting the
  • That legislation does not apply to hospitals with existing bollards or crash prevention systems.
  • The bills that I have in front of me, members, if we Enact both bills this legislative session.
  • I think that the legislation addresses these concerns. The needs exacerbate that. They do.
  • And we'll have to look at the enabling legislation on that, Senator.
TX
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  • I also sit on the Interdisciplinary Advisory Council under HHSC here in Austin.
  • My name is Ashley Lennertz, and I serve as the Legislative Director for Texas.
  • You brought up points that are already in the legislation. I'm sorry, go ahead.
  • Yeah, I believe the committee substitute was just an alleged council draft.
  • All it says is it takes a legislative council draft to the permanent form that it was in.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 7th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting