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• Assembly Bill 306 required a certain number of drop boxes in Clark and Washoe counties in those 306 required
• There are certain requirements that...
• There is no need to require that every single time people vote.
• Along with the governor's requirements for preparing the executive budget, various requirements for drafting
• Requirements for preparing the executive budget, various requirements for drafting legislation and obtaining

Bills: AB49 , AB169 , AB188 , AB284 , AB296 , AB306 , AB356 , AB366 , AB467 , AB499 , AB515 , AB540 , AB542 , AB595

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• House Bill 2851 requires...
• Members, HB 1586 does not change any school district reporting requirements.
• Well, I mean, obviously, this bill pertains to school-required vaccines.
• I mean, we're looking specifically at the current school-required vaccines.
• There is no requirement for counseling.

Bills: HB1106 , HB3284 , HB541 , HB713 , HB1403 , HB1586 , HB1942 , HB2070 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB3151 , HB3749 , HB3940 , HB3963 , HB4454 , HB4466 , HB4795 , HB5154 , HB5394 , SB1357 , HB1052 , HB4099 , HB4638 , HB5147

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health

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• House Bill 2070 provides a process for individuals by requiring a court to substantiate the claim of
• A while now, that is a requirement.
• Well, let me ask you, do you require statutory guidance to clean up that database?
• Tell Commissioner Muth that I would be amenable to such if absolutely required.
• It requires de-identified data and safeguards... against unauthorized use.

Bills: HB1106 , HB3284 , HB541 , HB713 , HB1403 , HB1586 , HB1942 , HB2070 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB3151 , HB3749 , HB3940 , HB3963 , HB4454 , HB4466 , HB4795 , HB5154 , HB5394 , SB1357 , HB1052 , HB4099 , HB4638 , HB5147

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health

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• It requires a petition for removal to be directed to the presiding judge of the administrative region
• ...requirement. So I want to thank Senator Cook, who was here. Could she come back? Okay.
• House Bill 198 would require a very important... Exactly. Okay. Quite active, I think. Yeah, right.
• House Bill 198 would require a very important.
• House Bill 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for their

Bills: HB198 , HB303 , HB1535 , HB2742 , HB3305 , HB3348 , HB3505 , HB3711 , HB4753 , HB2715 , HB21 , HB30

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Texas law requires that attorneys who receive court appointments report their caseloads.
• The law leaves a vague standard in place requiring notice, "as far as reasonably practical."
• if the court finds that justice requires it.
• Third, House Bill 115 requires courts to deny claims with written decisions.
• Written approval is required from the highest level of law enforcement in Houston, at least.

Bills: HB115 , HB 115 , HB507 , HB1765 , HB1847 , HB2046 , HB2239 , HB2328 , HB2309 , HB2417 , HB2728 , HB2794 , HB3206 , HB3566 , HB3694 , HB3744 , HB4254 , HB4697 , HB4733 , HB4915 , HB5465 , HB2813

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

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• The bill also requires that such appeals be expedited.
• The statute requires bail bond boards to meet monthly.
• The statutes require us to meet once a month.
• So the Travis board is challenged to meet quorum requirements.
• Jury sequestration when either party requires it.

Bills: HB 115 , HB507 , HB1765 , HB1847 , HB2046 , HB2239 , HB2328 , HB2309 , HB2417 , HB2728 , HB2794 , HB3206 , HB3566 , HB3694 , HB3744 , HB4254 , HB4697 , HB4733 , HB4915 , HB5465 , HB2813 , HB115

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: habeas corpus, postconviction, criminal procedure, indigent defense, scientific evidence, legal representation, judicial power, capital felony, criminal law, death penalty, attorney qualification, training standards, law enforcement, no-knock warrant, search warrant, peace officer, attorney workload, criminal justice, caseload limits, fair representation

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• The bill does not require the purchase of any particular device, change of training or liability requirements
• There was still required physician collaboration.
• Perhaps we should look at those requirements.
• I mean that is the minimum requirement for the delegation requirement. I think as Dr.
• So just practically, if they're only required... if the physician is only required to supervise once

Bills: HB35 , HB4490 , HB4454 , HB2188 , HB3078 , HB4743 , HB2556 , HB46 , HB5342 , HB4783 , HB3785 , HB5278 , HB1639 , HB2581 , HB4224 , HB4070 , HB4099 , HB4882 , HB3794 , HB46

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, disclosure, next of kin, public information, deceased persons, privacy rights, patient solicitation, marketing practices, healthcare regulation, task force, deceptive advertising, nurse aide, certification, Texas Board of Nursing, healthcare workforce, nursing standards

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• Is there a required... ...requirement on a compounded medication, whether it be hormone replacement or
• Is that required or is it not required? Absolutely required. It is required. Okay.
• I thought it was required.
• And that's requiring them to have a website.
• And that's requiring them to have a website.

Bills: HB46 , HB35 , HB4490 , HB4454 , HB2188 , HB3078 , HB4743 , HB2556 , HB46 , HB5342 , HB4783 , HB3785 , HB5278 , HB1639 , HB2581 , HB4224 , HB4070 , HB4099 , HB4882 , HB3794

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• Superintendents are also required to conduct their own investigations into alleged misconduct.
• Superintendents conducting investigations are not currently required to report to law enforcement but
• Senate Bill 1224 would require superintendents to report alleged romantic or sexual misconduct... or
• Right now, what this is mirroring are the education requirements set by the state.
• These requirements put our children at risk and undermine the integrity of investigations.

Bills: SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• , and in current law, it requires private schools to... to report that information, which would be in
• I think what I what I heard was that the bill requires you to to report certain people to the Do Not
• They required me to go get a court order. district was this? Fort Worth ISD, sir.
• They are required to protect have proof that they have not done their job.
• This bill relates to requiring the higher.

Bills: SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• Required a member of the bar, a family lawyer in this.
• /or require body cameras.
• Notifications that are required.
• Nothing that I did could ever meet their requirements.
• Embedded in this it says that it requires both parents' signatures.

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

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

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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• Control measures while retaining the 15-day requirements not requiring that property retention either
• They create confusion about the requirements and processes involved in seeking emancipation.
• It requires judicial approval, interviews to check for potential abuse, rape, domestic violence, or trafficking

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

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

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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• Legislative approval is required before the Comptroller may transfer money from the reserve.
• Lastly, the Senate Bill requires a biennial report to be submitted to the legislature and published online
• But in the end, we are spending on entitlements, dedicated spending, and required spending in amounts
• There is a report required, and it is under the direction and supervision of the Comptroller.
• Page five, lines six through twelve, it does allow the Comptroller to require information as well as.

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• We require that your testimony be limited to two minutes.
• To permeate that, it requires one thing, which.
• Currently, the law requires a master's degree plus one year of relevant work experience. or 150 hours
• Currently, our rules do require two ringside physicians to be present at each...
• There are the requirements for two physicians to be there? Absolutely.

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• <01:22:04.080><c> and</c> requirements and requirements and &gt;&gt; that<01:22:05.040><c> didn't</c>
• </c> requirements that was still out there. requirements that was still out there.
• Our model works as required.
• to return surplus or not.
• </c> the surplus to member municipalities. the surplus to member municipalities.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is called Schedule Two of the surplus statement.
• the balance to zero at the end of the biennium, as is required by law.
• the balance to zero at the end of the biennium, as is required by law.
• We turn to page 10, the fishing game comparative statement of undesignated surplus.
• Uh again uh most of the changes surplus.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Assistant staff presented an overview of the Senate changes to the House-passed budget, focusing on revenue estimates, appropriations, and ending balances across the general fund and education trust fund. The presentation emphasized that the Senate’s budget reflected higher revenue assumptions than the House, driven in part by updated April revenue figures, changes to business, tobacco, and real estate transfer tax splits, and different assumptions about video lottery terminal revenue. The Senate also adjusted lapse estimates upward, especially for HHS, after receiving updated information that lapses could be much larger than originally assumed. The presenter walked through the major differences in the surplus statements for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Compared with the House, the Senate budget generally showed higher revenues, lower or different appropriations in some areas, and larger balances carried forward, including a larger education trust fund balance and a different rainy day fund transfer. The Senate’s approach also changed several policy assumptions, such as maintaining liquor revenue dedication, removing the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap, changing the treatment of unique revenue, and altering the process for meeting a targeted revenue amount by giving the governor more flexibility. On the appropriations side, the Senate removed or modified several House reductions and added funding or adjustments in areas including the judicial branch, corrections, HHS, the Human Rights Commission, and certain settlement costs. The presenter also highlighted Senate changes in House Bill 2 and related budget provisions, including a new arts tax credit, a nursing home bed fee, changes to Medicaid premium assumptions, and differences in how motor vehicle inspection repeal and BLT-related revenue are handled. No votes were taken in the portion shown; the discussion was informational and comparative, aimed at explaining the Senate budget changes before conference committee negotiations.

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• This requires the development of guidelines for use in developing IEPs to consider whether a child's
• Newborn screening for Gaucher disease requires the Health Department to add it to the screening panel
• Newborn screening for Gose-Disease requires the health department to add it to the screening plan.
• It's an actuarial surplus. It's generated from two sources.
• What my bill would do is take that $1.5 billion surplus, put it in an account like an endowment, then

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• AS I EXPLAINED ON FEBRUARY 3rd A RULE IS MANDATORY, REQUIRED BY STATUTE, BUT CAN BE APPROPRIATED WHERE
• THE AGENCY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS OWN RULEMAKING AS IT'S STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO DO, BUT AT THE
• THE RULE REFERS TO LAND PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED BY OR MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE TRUST FUND.
• AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OR BOARD
• AND PROVIDES DETAILS ON FACILITY LEASES AND SURPLUS PROPERTY DATA FOR BOTH.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This legislation will require all parties to provide notice.
• So, for example, surplus funds can be deposited in a separate surplus funds account and used to pay non-reimbursed
• There is a location requirement for reporting addresses as a donor to a campaign.
• There's no record of chain of custody as required in most legal proceedings.
• It requires the best available.

Summary: The committee first waived the five-day notice rule for five House bills, then held public hearings on several measures. On Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, the committee heard staff and sponsor testimony on expanding health care merger notice requirements to the Attorney General, adding transactions involving majority ownership/control and asset sales, requiring public posting of notices, pausing closings until information requests are substantially complied with, and adding filing fees. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, nurses, and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and oversight of consolidation and private equity in health care; the Washington State Medical Association and Washington State Hospital Association were neutral after compromise language, though the hospital association raised concern about the added fees. The hearing closed with many people signed in pro and con but not testifying. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 2333, which would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign or surplus funds to reimburse personal security expenses related to threats tied to their public roles. The sponsor and several prosecutors described personal threats and argued the bill is needed to protect public servants, while public disclosure officials said current PDC processes and the state Address Confidentiality Program already provide some protections and cautioned against over-codifying agency discretion. Some testimony urged restoring earlier address-protection provisions, while county auditors said the revised bill removed operationally unworkable redaction language and was acceptable as amended. The bill had broad signed-in support and opposition, but no vote was taken. For Engrossed House Bill 1574, staff explained the bill would expand Good Samaritan-style protections for people seeking overdose help, bar arrest or conviction for possession in those circumstances, limit related penalties and forfeiture, and allow hospitals and other health facilities to distribute public health supplies without committing paraphernalia infractions. Supporters said it would save lives and improve access to drug checking and harm reduction services, while prosecutors and law enforcement groups said the bill was too broad, especially regarding arrest limits, protection-order violations, probation/parole, warrants, and civil forfeiture. The sponsor said the bill was intended to keep people alive and encourage calls for help. The committee also heard Engrossed House Bill 2156, which would let Attorney General investigators be designated limited authority peace officers to electronically serve search warrants in economic and financial crime cases; the AGO and retailers supported it as a tool against organized retail theft and wage theft, while sheriffs and police chiefs opposed it and urged added guardrails and deconfliction with local law enforcement. Finally, on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2320, the committee heard a bill to regulate 3D-printed and digitally manufactured firearms and digital firearm manufacturing code. The sponsor and supporters, including students, pediatricians, and a gun-violence survivor’s family member, said it was needed to address untraceable ghost guns and keep pace with technology, while opponents argued the bill was overbroad, raised constitutional concerns, and targeted files and speech rather than criminal conduct. No votes were taken in the hearing excerpts provided.

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• I directed the LBA to, when working on this, to keep a balance between 25 and $30 million of surplus
• </c> of and not maintain a s a large surplus of and not maintain a s a large surplus balance<00:14:16.880
• </c> that it was structured, it was requiring that it was structured, it was requiring these<00:20:31.600
• So what this amendment will require is that I'll start with the new cars.
• Seeing none, we are voting on item number one as amended with the reporting requirements.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all