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• They're good for personal safety when we're talking about mental health.
• Jones has personal experience with this.
• She has submitted very personal testimony to you all on this.
• Atrocious practice, that's become a standard practice in personal injury law.
• I can tell you personally, I think you were instrumental in some of this.

Bills: HB170 , HB865 , HB748 , HJR112 , HB 1110 , HB1495 , HB786 , HB 1130 , HB170

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• Currently, in civil cases, personal information collected during a jury selection is not confidential
• It ensures the individual's safe by keeping sensitive personal data private and out of public reach.
• Or whatever, get off my property and that person. and retreats and gets hurt.
• It would not. it wouldn't apply to if they were to kill that person.
• force, they can always disprove this person.

Bills: HB170 , HB865 , HB748 , HJR112 , HB 1110 , HB1495 , HB786 , HB 1130 , HB170

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• I’ll go ahead and start with the in-person first panel.
• I believe one will be remote, one will be in person.
• Seeing that Kristen is here in person, we will go to her first.
• Seeing that Kristen is here in person, we will go to her first.
• I have not personally consulted any of those crime victims groups.

Bills: HB2161 , HB2332 , HB2102

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, driver privacy, data protection, personal information, surveillance, consumer rights, legal obligations, financial responsibility, debt management, consumer protection, court systems

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• laying this out for Senate Bill 2068, current law provides that the driver's license number... ...personal
• Applications for exemptions include personal identifiable information of children that are associated
• privacy of property owners; however, this information is easily accessible on the internet and in person
• In counties with over 200,000 residents, or whatever the cap is, this could help.
• The other thing is with respect to teachers, and I want to stress that for me personally, it's not the

Bills: HB3557 , HB5578 , SB973 , SB974 , SB2068 , SB2073

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• there was a chance that this bill would not pass, I would vote for it because I believe that the person

Bills: S0014 , S0016 , S0024 , S0208 , S0762

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: negligence, settlement, police conduct, municipal liability, personal injury, compensation, injuries, Miami-Dade County, land use, development regulations, local government, application fees, affordable housing, zoning, residential construction, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel

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• burden to property taxes or other funding mechanisms, keeping overall tax rates more stable for the residents
• critical infrastructure that, in turn, will improve the quality of life for Texans. ...Texas voters residing

Bills: SB1277 , SB1531 , SB2452 , SB2520 , SB2521 , SB2529 , SB2538 , SB2539 , SB2541 , SB2873

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: municipal sales tax, street maintenance, local option tax, Tax Code Chapter 327, sales and use tax, street repair, sidewalk maintenance, water infrastructure, wastewater system, stormwater system, local election, ballot language, reauthorization, municipal finance, infrastructure funding, Texas municipalities, street and sidewalk tax, special district tax, public works, property tax

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• We'll try and help you get your money from the person that rent it."
• We'll try and help you get your money from the person that rent it."
• We'll try and help you get your money from the person that rent it."
• We'll try and help you get your money from the person that rent it."
• We'll try and help you get your money from the person that rent it."

Bills: HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296 , HB300 , HB40 , SB19 , HB283 , HB179 , HB296

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration

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• court must consider the inconvenience to or burden on a party or witness to attend the proceeding in person
• who want to live in assisted living residences.
• So this bill fixes it and makes it clear that independent living residents can live with an assisted
• living resident, not be required to have a service plan or any sort of long-term health or care plan.
• The person who's living there, anyone could go and live with them under this law?

Bills: SB1023 , SB1145 , SB1242 , SB1247

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: optometrists, eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, healthcare, vision care, behavior analysis, licensing, psychologist examiners, state regulations, committee authority, mental health, court-ordered treatment, outpatient treatment, audiovisual technology, secure facilities, evaluations, guardian powers, patient rights, assisted living, occupants

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• But I do want to tell you my personal experience.
• And you're going to hear some of their personal stories today.
• It may not cause that in another person. Is that going to be considered adverse?
• More who I have spoken to personally.
• The closest person next to me, I don't see him.

Bills: HB778 , HB 1266 , HB1576 , HB2213 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2841 , HB3306 , HB3320 , HB3388 , HB3508 , HB3520 , HB3689

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• For example, most of my residents pay three policies: flood, property, and windstorm.
• We have consumers, coastal residents, builders, realtors, and insurance on the same side.
• HB3388 authorizes group property... ... casualty coverage for personal lines.
• Allowing personal lines will benefit Texans and provide greater choice for coverage.
• That means that for personal line group policies, the coverage limit you buy is your coverage.

Bills: HB778 , HB 1266 , HB1576 , HB2213 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2841 , HB3306 , HB3320 , HB3388 , HB3508 , HB3520 , HB3689

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• They can't wear masks, remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or soliciting another person
• the flow of traffic, including emergency responders, surveyors, engineers, contractors, or other persons
• They said this bill would establish an affirmative defense against a civil action for damages for personal
• decides, "I'm just going to run that person over."
• I take it as such when it says emergency responders, surveyors, engineers, contractors, or other persons

Bills: HB411 , HB559

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case

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• The institution they attended would be able to reclaim the difference between resident and non-resident
• This bill would require persons who are in status permanent residents to pay out-of-state tuition, so
• ... residency requirements for the state, being a state resident who are not able to apply for permanent
• residency.
• I think that tying in-state tuition to permanent residency status rather than proof of state residency

Bills: HB232

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• first hearing, House File 1355, has been rescheduled for next Tuesday due to the weather and the personal
• I don't know if there is any other person from the public that would like to testify for or against the
• I don't know if there is any other person from the public that would like to testify for or against the
• from the public that would like person from the public that would like to<00:08:54.480><c> testify</
• all of our personal data um tying<00:40:44.960><c> all</c><00:40:45.160><c> of</c><00:40:45.480><c>

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• And I go back to Representative Freiberg's personal experience and Representative Edmonston's personal
• That person can appeal that decision to this council.
• Who appointed that person?
• Who appointed that person?
• And that person should be the person that's held accountable rather than us trying to legislate malpractice

Bills: HB28 , HB50 , HB196 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB316 , HB649 , HB807

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• Current law requires a person seeking to qualify for nomination as a candidate for office, at the time
• to state in writing certain information about his or her party affiliation, specifically that the person
• affirm it in writing, courts have found no mechanism by which the provision can be enforced if the person
• CS for SB 62 would create a substantive requirement in addition to an existing requirement that a person
• The bill also clarifies that a person cannot resist an officer with violence or a threat of violence

Bills: S0062 , S0156 , S0168 , S0288 , S0290 , S0292 , S0296 , S0298 , S0364 , S0386 , S0624 , S7004 , S7006 , S7008 , S7012 , S7014 , S7016

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: candidate qualification, political party, voter registration, election law, Florida Statutes, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, public records, appellate courts, information exemption, safety, personal identifying information

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• Secretary of State to receive driver's license data from the Department of Public Safety when a Texas resident
• Because whoever wants to run would probably become that person.
• When I ran for office in 2022, I personally knocked 10,000 doors. Not my campaign.
• So maybe one person.
• So I'm still shocked that one person can show up, and maybe one person can show up and they nominate

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

Committee: House Elections

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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• No, I have not personally met with them.
• Many rely on people who don't have reliable personal transportation.
• There's no statement in this bill that would require a person to sign a statement that...
• Some residents expressed they were... were unaware that they had even signed a ballot.
• The signatures will match on the application and the envelope if done by the same person.

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

Committee: House Elections

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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• property of a person owns that is held. or used for the production of income.
• Raise value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income
• And right now by raising the exemption for business, personal.
• States that impose any form of intangible personal property tax even a limited tangible personal property
• This is an intangible... personal, what kind of tax? Property tax? Yes.

Bills: HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

Bills: HB3011 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3881 , HB3519 , HB3522 , HB3530

Committee: House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, personal use permit, manufacturing, excise tax, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, medical marijuana, license transfer, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, moratorium, business regulation, commercial grower licenses, licensing restrictions, agriculture, alternative nicotine products, vaping, regulations, manufacturing standards, packaging requirements, penalties, Attorney General

Bills: SB169 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB2060

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, minimum salary, education funding, teacher compensation, Oklahoma education, salary schedule, 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, foster care, duffel bags, personal belongings, children's welfare