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• the Texas Medical Board clarify the standard of care under Texas law.
• Turned, not a single doctor, although dozens of women have received abortion in the state of Texas for
• By way of background, there are 4 primary abortion laws in the state of Texas.
• And certainly openly since 2017, with the election of a current mayor of San Antonio, who pushed through
• transporting young women, young pregnant women in crisis out of the state to procure elective abortions

Bills: SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• this great state.
• May our efforts contribute to the prosperity and harmony of our state and its people.
• I think this is just the anticipation of current bonds or current projects that are on the board.
• And so, if you would Let's give the 2025 state championship football team a big round of applause.
• of Oklahoma.

Bills: HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990

Keywords: campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits

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• this great state.
• May our efforts contribute to the prosperity and harmony of our state and its people.
• I think this is just the anticipation of current bonds or current projects that are on the board, but
• And so if you would, let's give the 6A2 2025 state championship football team a big round of applause
• of Oklahoma.

Bills: HCR1006, SB1226, SB1239, SB1309, SB2132, SB1189, SB1344, SB1295, SB1355, SB1998, SB1330, SB1297, SB1338, SB1546, SB1378, SB1859, SB1333, SB1341, SB1377, SB1990

Keywords: campaign finance, election spending, political spending, money in politics, constitutional amendment, Citizens United, free speech, ballot measures, elections, corruption, dark money, outside spending, foreign influence, special interests, corporations, unions, federalism, self-government, political equality, term limits

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and handled several floor introductions, including recognition of an intern, visiting FFA members, and later a Sand Springs state championship football team and Murray County visitors. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 2067 and adopted a unanimous-consent request to bring HCR 1006 directly to calendar. HCR 1006, which calls on Congress to propose a constitutional amendment giving states more control over campaign and ballot-initiative money, passed by voice vote. Senate Bill 1226, expanding hit-and-run scene-retention requirements to include property damage, passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1239, dealing with transportation-related statutory cleanup and extending a sunset date for structurally deficient bridge funding from 2026 to 2031, was amended twice, advanced, and passed 44-2, then was approved as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1309, adjusting the amount that may be reserved from the Roads Fund for debt service, advanced and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. Later, Senate Bill 2132, increasing a justice surcharge on credit-card point-of-sale transactions from 2% to 3%, passed 28-17; Senator Hall recorded a personal-interest abstention. The Senate then confirmed Daniel LaFortune to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by a 44-1 roll call vote. The body concluded by moving to adjourn until Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.

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• This bill is going to affect everybody in this state, all five million of us.
• Alabama has punitive damages for that because we do value life in the state of Alabama, and that's the
• state of Alabama and value life in the state of Alabama and that's<00:31:56.720><c> the</c><00:31:56.880
• It's the Board of Pardons and Paroles; it simply changes the confirmation dates. >> Move favorable. >
• This is under current law of state administrations and will contest cases sometime must remain in probate

Bills: SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, SB169, SB180, SB203, SB87, SB195, SB192, HB132, HB37, HB13, HB54, HB126, HB7, SB30, HB188, HB189, HB26, HB264, HB288, HB248, HB249, HB227, HB228

Keywords: Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery

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• of County Election Officials.
• of the election.
• I shortened it for you after the last couple of times, so it's State Republican Executive Committee election
• to the Secretary of State.
• So I won't say his name here either, but he filed to run for State Board of Education and actually filed

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

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• State or local election officer rather than a state officer or election officer.
• So in the case that the local election official did something that did go beyond the bounds of state
• The Washington State Leadership Board was first established in 1971 to provide the state a means of extending
• I've had the privilege of serving on the Washington State Leadership Board for several years, including
• My name is Laura Armstrong, and I'm the executive director of the Washington State Leadership Board.

Bills: SB6084, SB6137, SCR8406, SB5892, SB5863

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• the appropriate Board of Supervisors.
• Go ahead, sir. ...municipal clerk or clerk of the appropriate Board of Supervisors.
• And in terms of whether it would remove the authority of the Board of Supervisors, I'd have to defer
• Do you know why it is that it is not the unelected staff, but rather the elected county board of supervisors
• That's why the Board of Supervisors is elected in the first place. Mr.

Bills: SB1003, SB1060, SB1134, SB1275, SB1327, SB1429, SB1618, SB1634, SB1654, SB1803, SCR1002, SCR1005, SCR1023, SCR1027

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, voter registration, temporary absence, absentee voting, residency, military voters, overseas voters, election law, Arizona Revised Statutes, political signs, campaign materials, public safety, municipal regulation, veterans

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• Just for clarification, the chair would be elected from the members of the board, or in other words,
• So to clarify, this is a working group, not a board, but the working group would elect one of the legislative
• on the board, so it sort of pales before most of our bills.
• provides support to county election officials across the state; and to advance the rewriting of the
• to us, to the Secretary of State.

Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943

Keywords: HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers

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• Y'all know that some of these boards I wanted y'all to have more time, and some of the bills needed to
• I was told this morning that they've elected an entire new board as of today.
• the citizens of the state of Alabama.
• It is my pleasure and my honor to present HB125, which is the sunset law on the Alabama State Board of
• The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will be continued without modification until.

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members

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• While we are the most welcoming of states, our laws regarding elections and bond proposals should be
• by the United States Department of State.
• Secretary of State Whitley...
• They were issued one from the state of Montana, a birth certificate from the state of Montana.
• moved in from out of state.

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

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

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• Just a minute, going to first give you a little bit of understanding of how we're.
• So there's a lot of explanation, and I appreciate the patience of the director of OMMA.
• For the Department of Human Services, they collude with the state children's hospitals to kidnap children
• different folks who have been put out of the industry because of different.
• I think, of course, that drives home the point That there are a lot of, excuse me, a lot of individuals

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• venue and out-of-state law provision.
• of State Armor and on behalf of myself. has found itself in the unfortunate position of having financed
• I mean, across the board, not necessarily state-by-state, but just the total level of exposure for American
• Must change in the state of Texas. Thank you, Mr.
• That was my state of mind. Mine then, but that's not my state of mind today.

Bills: HB34, HB128, HB621, HB748, HB2259, HB2960, HB3113, HB4749, SB835, HB128

Keywords: HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally, cultural exchange, educational exchange, tourism, bilateral cooperation, foreign relations

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• give SBEC (State Board of Educators Certification) the investigators...
• That is the role of the state, and it will always be.
• The purpose of the review board is to take that, and the review board consists of experts who have the
• of the United States have adopted this policy.
• that HOA can reserve the space on behalf of the HOA staff of a qualified political candidate or elected

Bills: HB128, HB34, HB128, HB621, HB748, HB2259, HB2960, HB3113, HB4749, SB835

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, administrative penalties, advisory board, employee protection, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally

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• And under current law, the state Board of Education plays no role in the process.
• House Bill 5089 would rest in the state Board of Education whose members are elected by the Texas voters
• Um, to the state board of education, and I'm trying to understand why the State Board of Education would
• Board of Education in the state of Texas. Chairman Garin's bill would close this loophole.
• Yeah, it just occurs to me that, uh, in terms of getting a solution here that the state board of education

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• The Committee on State Affairs will come to order. Will the clerk call the roll?
• In its natural state will be legal under the bill.
• with a number of members to further...
• of members to further improve the bill.
• The Committee on State Affairs stands in recess until the call of the chair. I thank each one.

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met with a quorum present and considered several pending measures. On Senate Bill 1868, Senator Perry explained a committee substitute that would keep kratom in its natural state legal while continuing to ban 7-OH and other synthetic derivatives, and would also add three synthetic opioids from another bill. The substitute was adopted, and SB 1868 was reported favorably to the full Senate and certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 39, Senator Birdwell’s proposed constitutional amendment related to veto overrides after a regular session, and reported it favorably to the full Senate; members noted a floor amendment would also be offered later. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1184, relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller, and reported it favorably to the full Senate. After some procedural discussion and a revote to clarify members’ positions, SB 1184 was also certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 1194 was likewise certified for the local and uncontested calendar without objection, though the transcript does not include its substantive discussion. Senate Bill 1577, relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities, was reported favorably to the full Senate and then certified for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, Senate Concurrent Resolution 42, by Chairman Hughes, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-1 vote. The committee then recessed until called back by the chair.

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• Just to wrap up, the state of Texas has thousands of homeless throughout the state.
• This bill would direct the Department of Health... ...of the state.
• of the United States.
• the United States and defend the Constitution of the United States.
• And running a good, fair election, this shouldn't cost you any money to have the Secretary of State come

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.

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• and Secretary of State to post on their website the names of the individuals who have met all of the
• the list almost in the country for the number of people we have incarcerated in the state of Alabama
• of people we have incarcerated<00:14:11.040><c> in</c><00:14:11.279><c> the</c><00:14:11.360><c> state
• </c> incarcerated in the state of Alabama. incarcerated in the state of Alabama.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Instead of doing the reverse of that. &gt;&gt; Instead of doing the reverse of that.

Bills: SB24, SB83, SB142, SB140, SB94, SB24, SB83, SB142, SB140, SB94, HB132, HB37, HB51, HB105, HB54, HB7, HB158, HB188, HB189, HB111, HB13, HB192, HB149

Keywords: body-worn camera, public records, law enforcement transparency, recording disclosure, civil rights, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities, historic property

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• There's a general enforcement mechanism with the Secretary of State over election administration, correct
• Elections for a county of 1,400 registered voters.
• The ruling held that federal election statutes per... ...state laws which permitted the receipt of ballots
• The law states that if we're going to have an Election Day, the ballots have to be in by the close of
• I think you have the conclusion of the election on Election Day.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• House Bill 1770 strengthens the accuracy of Texas voter rolls by authorizing the Secretary of State to
• The DPS and Secretary of State should be required to check voter data against other states and legislation
• This is an illusion of choice. It happens all over the state. These are not elections.
• Our money just goes into the general fund of the state of Texas.
• If they had primaries and we were part of it, and there are parts of other states where Libertarians

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• This is a Secretary of State request bill.
• of State.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, for the record, I'm Steve Hobbs, your Secretary of State.
• So working with the Secretary of State Department of Archives has really been helpful.
• of past treatment of people with developmental disabilities, and it is an important part of our state

Bills: SCR8406, SB5892, SB5863

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, voter registration database, election security, public records exemption, Secretary of State, county elections office, election infrastructure, cybersecurity, ballot signatures, ballot return envelopes, signature correction forms, voter privacy, personal identifying information, Social Security number, driver's license number, state ID number