Bills: HB176, HB180, HB176, HB180, HB333, HCR35

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• Members, this is brought in search of some relief for our senior citizens that are finding themselves
• Representative, all we're doing is trying to assist those senior citizens, to assist them with tax structures
• and I've worked in the legislature on, I believe, 143 provisions of law under the auspices of the United
• Ann Posey, Charmaine Cassiopo, Pam Allison, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Julie DiStefano, representing
• Charmaine Cassiopo, United Way Outreach, Pam Allison, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Julie DiStefano

Bills: HB27, HB71, HB214, HB225, HB244, HB306, HB366, HB446, HB473, HB514, HB1043, HB1082, SB127

Keywords: armed security, liability, concealed carry, self-defense, security officers, property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, term limits, governor, Louisiana constitution, elections, gubernatorial, constitutional convention, delegates, state election, ratification

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• So can you ever roll forward past what the citizens voted the maximum millage to be?
• I think our language on the ballot confuses the citizens.
• Fire district, and I'm the fire chief, and the citizens vote for 10 mills.
• So to your point, no, the citizens declare the highest level.
• And the citizens recognize that.

Bills: HB287, HB340, HB412, HB440, HB514, HB515, HB521, HB543, HB553, HB570, HB961

Keywords: HB 287, Louisiana Tax Commission, ad valorem, property tax, property assessment, assessment fees, fee extension, sunset extension, public service property, utility property, insurance company property, financial institution property, tax administration, R.S. 47:1838, Act 296, reappraisal, ad valorem tax, valuation, Louisiana tax law, homestead exemption

Bills: HR118, HB1120, SCR11, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB180, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, tobacco tax, excise tax, smokeless tobacco, vapor products, public health, FDA, risk-proportionate, tax credits, higher education, workforce development, brain drain, economic incentives, SB 73, Act 10, Act No. 774 of 2024

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• scourge of organized thefts by criminal gangs and cartels that's costing Texas businesses... and our citizens
• Federal courts, including the Sixth Court of the United States for Baugh, and the U.S.
• Supreme Court, have ruled in favor of the case. and the Eighth Court at United States v. de Leal have
• In an effort to protect the Texas economy and the citizens.
• the United States of organized retail theft.

Bills: SB1281, SB1300, SB1379, SB1451, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499

Keywords: mail theft, postal theft, package theft, identity theft, negotiable instrument, check theft, mail receptacle key, mailbox lock, postal key, delivery service, courier, USPS, United States Postal Service, fraud, property crime, elderly victims, disabled victims, identity information, rebuttable presumption, felony enhancement

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• day, for their time spent away from their families and their businesses in order to represent the citizens
• Chair recognizes the Honorable Richard Raymond to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance to the United
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• So it's so important that we allow our citizens discretion to use the medicines they want and Ms.
• So it's the citizens', you know, to read the instructions.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• So, if a citizen of a blue state sends abortion pills into Texas or does illegal abortions in Texas,
• Or some retribution back toward the Texas citizen. Senator, that's right.
• The United States Postal Service has become a- a drug mule for the abortion industry.
• It rejects my belief that I and all women are full citizens and full people.
• States Constitution and Article II of the United States Constitution.

Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life

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• And the projections indicated that the number will rise to $139 million by— In the United States—in the
• We're, I believe, second in the United States in cancer research. except for the main cancer body.
• Citizens Commission on Human Rights, and regretfully, we're having to testify against the bill.
• It's about $96 per. person living in our state, or 106 per citizen, please representing us.
• There's a million in the United States. In the United States. Yeah. And so what...

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation

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• I'm also a former United...
• As previously stated, throughout my career, I have been defending the... ...United States from transnational
• SB 2514 defends against these campaigns by creating a specialized hostile foreign organizations unit
• This unit, created in coordination with DPS, will identify, investigate, and monitor foreign influence
• Members, this is the bill we heard relating to establishing the Hostile Foreign Adversaries Unit at the

Bills: SB659, SB1585, SB2201, SB2514, SB2569

Keywords: smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty

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• that the person has been deceased for at least five years, which is the federal standard set by the United
• , House Concurrent Memorial 2016 urges the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names to rename United

Bills: HB2067, HB2068, HB2127, HB2164, HB2200, HB2201, HB2242, HB2283, HB2284, HB2285, HB2286, HB2287, HB2304, HB2306, HB2399, HB2601, HB2609, HB2760, HB2761, HB2859, HB2887, HB2892, HB2893, HB2894, HB2978, HB4027, HCM2012, HCM2016

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion

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• innovative in creating these strategies for other classes. ...of folks, veterans, or our senior citizens
• I was recalling that I think that this was an option for every citizen.
• Some of them are Buckner, Catholic Charities, Goodwill, and United Way.
• This task force will dive into the effects of the Property Value Study on appraisals and all taxing units
• In reality, equitable taxation should be achieved across all categories of property and all taxing units

Bills: HB249, HB 1186, HB2313, HB2408, HB2508, HB2730, HB2974, HB3045, HB3232, HB3336, HB3710, HB4044, HB4236, HJR133, HB249

Keywords: ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran

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• letter, as she explains, her mother-in-law passed away after living in an assisted living memory care unit
• Making sure that when people are dual citizens and they're working with a county, the county is informing
• them properly and collaborating properly with their tribal nation that they are a citizen of, and that

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• privileges unless you pay this fine by going and buying Bitcoin, which we know sheriffs don't ask citizens
• So what I've done here is I've put those ideas that would best protect the citizens of Louisiana and
• to rebuild after hurricanes, floods, and whatnot, this might make it a little bit easier on our citizens
• You know, I heard a few years ago that we actually have more trees in the United States now in North
• It's not a United States issue. It's global.

Bills: HB489, HB545, HB555, HB583, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB814, HB913, HB952

Keywords: transfer on death, TOD, beneficiary designation, investment accounts, brokerage accounts, securities, nonprobate transfer, estate planning, succession, probate, community property, forced heirship, financial advisor, broker-dealer, custodian, transfer agent, banking, wealth transfer, inheritance, Louisiana Revised Statutes

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• Section 6 is the Citizens Engagement Council.
• of House File 2725, establishing the Healthy Aging Cabinet and the Healthy Aging Plan. ...and the Citizens
• The Healthy Aging Subcabinet and a Citizens Engagement Council can produce a statewide strategic plan
• A subcabinet, along with participation from the counties and citizens, will provide the strategic plan
• this state shall be disenfranchised Or deprived of any of the rights or privileges secured to any citizen

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Subsection six is the Citizens Engagement Council.
• A subcabinet along with participation of the counties and citizens will provide the strategic plan that
• sub<00:37:03.800><c> cabinet</c><00:37:04.160><c> and</c><00:37:04.319><c> a</c><00:37:04.520><c> citizen
• </c><00:37:04.960><c> engagement</c><00:37:05.680><c> can</c> sub cabinet and a citizen engagement can
• sub cabinet and a citizen engagement can produce<00:37:06.319><c> a</c><00:37:06.520><c> Statewide</

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• public corruption unit.
• I can tell you that since September of '23, our unit, I say our unit, the folks that we have working
• , a specific unit in place.
• But you need a set of eyes; you need some unit like the proposed unit that's going to get out there and
• Randall: This new stand-up prosecution unit, investigative unit.

Bills: HB48, HB49, HB 1169, HB1971, HB2584, HB2663, HB2890, HB48, HB49

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• I'm a member of a group called Citizens for Appraisal Reform.
• How do I answer to my citizens' complaints on these things?
• Where's the accountability to the citizens I represent, with counties stuck in the aftermath?
• How do I answer to my citizens' complaints on these things?
• Where's the accountability to the citizens I represent, with counties stuck in the aftermath?

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

Summary: The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.

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• So right now if you're a senior citizen you're on the property your taxes are accumulated and if your
• taxpayers to also learn the percentage of the local school district property taxes that they pay for units
• We're trying and continuing to... make Texas the most business-friendly state in the United States and
• Texas as a financial capital, not only in the United States, but hopefully over the long term. in the
• than they do in New York and Dallas is very much becoming a hub of financial capital markets in the United

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR2, HJR4, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34, HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: school district, ad valorem tax, local revenue, tax collection, education funding, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure, Texas-Mexico border, ad valorem taxation, farm products, livestock, timber, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment

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• House Bill 39 by Representative Firmit requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States.
• , you should be an American citizen.
• States as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a), provided that the peace officer becomes a United States citizen
• This includes United States citizens who were born here.
• This includes United States citizens who were born here as well as became naturalized citizens as well

Bills: HB29, HB39, HB77, HB153, HB183, HB211, HB263, HB299, HB324, HB519, HB520, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB805, HB823, HB1004, HB1011, HB1018

Keywords: insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring

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• and Senate Resolution 177, requesting the governor and the Department of Health to engage with the United
• Health to engage and the Department of Health to engage with<00:29:11.440><c> the</c><00:29:11.560><c> United
• </c><00:29:12.040><c> States</c><00:29:12.440><c> Department</c><00:29:12.880><c> of</c> with the United
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Bills: SCR56, SCR25, SCR79, SCR179, SCR181, SCR182, SR54, SR22, SR81, SR174, SR176, SR177

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, Pohakuloa, condemnation, federal government, land sovereignty, Hawaii, native Hawaiians, public trust land, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation

Summary: The committee first heard SCR 56 and SR 54, which recognize open water lifeguards as first responders and acknowledge their role in emergency response and public safety. Testifiers from the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Hawaii Water Safety Coalition, Honolulu and Kauai Ocean Safety, and a junior guard all strongly supported the resolutions, describing lifeguards as often first on scene for drownings, cardiac arrest, spinal injuries, flooding rescues, and other emergencies. Several speakers said formal recognition would better reflect the work lifeguards already do and could improve training, support services, pay equity, and access to benefits such as retirement and trauma resources. Members asked about what legal or administrative changes would follow, and the discussion suggested the resolutions were a first step toward broader recognition and related policy changes. The committee then took up SCR 25 and SR 22, opposing federal condemnation or threats of condemnation to take control of Pohakuloa and other state land. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the resolutions, saying Pohakuloa has deep historical, cultural, genealogical, and ecological significance and that any future decisions should go through existing state legal processes with meaningful consultation with Native Hawaiians. Members discussed the role of the governor’s advisory process, the need to follow DLNR/BLNR procedures, and concerns about environmental and health violations at the site. The committee also noted 14 written testimonies in support. Next, the committee heard SCR 79 and SR 81, urging the U.S. Navy to take responsibility for eradicating octocoral and other invasive species in Pearl Harbor waters, including West, Middle, and East Loch. DLNR supported the resolutions, and testimony focused on the spread of invasive coral, the difficulty of eradication, and the limited access state agencies have inside Pearl Harbor. Members raised concerns about contamination, responsibility for the problem, and whether the Navy should fund or carry out the cleanup; DLNR said it could not speak to broader contamination issues but supported the resolution as a way to encourage action. The committee then began discussion of SCR 179 and SR 174, which urge Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, with written support noted from Aloha Independent Living Hawaii.