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TX
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  • out Senate Bill 1596. which would repeal the prohibition regarding short barrel rifles in the Texas code
  • , penal code specifically.
  • Short barrel firearms, as I mentioned, are regulated under the Penal code.
  • removing a short-barreled firearm. firearm from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code
  • Literally all it does is it lines out the word short-barreled rifle from 4602 of the penal code. says
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Mar 13th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • out Senate Bill 1596, which will repeal the prohibition regarding short-barrel rifles in the Texas code
  • , penal code specifically.
  • Short-barrel firearms, as I mentioned, are regulated under the penal code.
  • addresses this by removing a short-barrel firearm from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas penal code
  • because literally all it does is it lines out the word short-barreled rifle from 4602 of the penal code
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1596, which would remove short-barreled rifles from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code. The author, Sen. Hagenbuch, said the bill would align state law with federal realities and argued that the current prohibition is arbitrary and unnecessary. Supporters, including representatives from Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights, said the bill would reduce confusion, protect lawful gun owners, and preserve the ability to use shorter firearms for self-defense, hunting, and for smaller shooters. One supporter also described a recent case in which an AR pistol was mistaken for a short-barreled rifle and led to a state charge that was later dismissed. Public testimony was split. Supporters said stabilizing braces and shorter firearms can improve accuracy, safety, and accessibility for women, children, and smaller-statured shooters. Opponents, including Texas Gun Sense and two Santa Fe shooting survivors, argued that short-barreled firearms are more concealable and dangerous, and pointed to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting as evidence of the risks of easier access. They urged the committee to keep the existing restrictions in place to protect public safety. After public testimony closed, the committee took up pending business. Senate Bill 1505, relating to the Compassionate Use Program, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-0 vote. Senate Bill 17, relating to the acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, was first amended by adopting a committee substitute and then reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed until after the Senate’s adjournment or final recess.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • The code also provides exceptions for provisions in construction contracts related to, first, residential
  • We don't use a master code. and a bunch of subs.
  • I'm the director of public policy at the Texas Council on Family Violence.
  • Y'all may be familiar with us, but we represent all of the family. violence programs across the state
  • Last session to bring Texas in line with the model code for the nation we led in that. of updates and
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • Members, our insurance code Chairman Schwertner: Currently provides certain provisions in a construction
  • The code also provides exceptions for provisions in construction contracts related to, first, residential
  • Currently, the finance code requires holders of retail charge accounts, also known as layaway agreements
  • I'm the Director of Public Policy at the Texas Council on Family Violence.
  • Y'all may be familiar with us, but we represent all of the family violence programs across the state
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  • Thank you, and, members, our insurance code currently provides that certain provisions in a construction
  • The code also provides exceptions for provisions in construction contracts related to first residential
  • Currently, the Finance Code requires holders of retail charge accounts, also known as layaway agreements
  • I'm the director of public policy at the Texas Council on Family Violence.
  • Y'all may be familiar with us, but we represent all of the family violence programs across the state
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our insurance code currently provides that certain provisions in a construction contract are invalid
  • The code also provides exceptions for provisions in construction contracts related to first residential
  • and define identity theft to include violations of specific sections of the Business and Commerce Code
  • I'm the director of public policy at the Texas Council on Family Violence.
  • Y'all may be familiar with us, but we represent all of the family violence programs across the state
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns. Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
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  • The bill amends the Penal Code by adding Section 4.12.503.
  • The committee substitute creates a defense to prosecution in Chapter 9 of the Penal Code.
  • So there's no definition for less lethal weapon in the penal code?
  • I felt I was safe in my own home with my family, and that was most definitely not true.
  • It's not really one year for the victim and family.
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  • Under the government code, which creates a portal...
  • Senate Bill 1372 resolves this inconsistency by striking the defendant from the government code article
  • Under current law, the Texas Health and Safety Code defines an abuse unit for penalty of Group 1-DHA
  • Senate Bill 552 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by making illegal aliens, as defined by the
  • Code of Criminal Procedure Article 38.43, which is the article containing the evidence of biological
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

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  • Under the Government Code, which creates a portal, a defendant or their attorney is permitted to access
  • Meanwhile, the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 39.14, which is the discovery article, says a pro
  • This change aligns this section with the obligations and intent of Article 39.14, the Code of Criminal
  • Under current law, the Texas Health and Safety Code defines an abuse unit for Penalty Group 1 substances
  • Senate Bill 552 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by making illegal aliens, as defined by the
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard testimony on several bills dealing with criminal discovery, crime lab access, controlled substances, community supervision, interference with officers, oilfield theft, and copper theft. On SB 1124, witnesses split over whether the bill clarified discovery law after the Heath decision or rolled back the Michael Morton Act; opponents argued it narrowed disclosure and shifted responsibility away from prosecutors, while supporters said it restored balance, limited harsh sanctions, and preserved exculpatory-disclosure duties. The committee later voted 4-0 to report SB 1124 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard and later reported favorably SB 1372, which resolves a statutory conflict over access to the DPS crime lab portal, and SB 1936, which changes how LSD “abuse units” are defined for testing and charging purposes; both were sent to the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1937, which would require a subject-matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence, was also reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 552, which would make people defined in the bill as “illegal aliens” ineligible for judge-ordered or jury-recommended community supervision, including deferred adjudication. Supporters said the bill would prevent state-funded early release of people who entered or remained in the country unlawfully, while county officials and immigration advocates warned it would be overbroad, difficult to administer, and costly to local jails and taxpayers. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to report SB 552 favorably, and Senator Huffman requested it be taken to the floor. On SB 1208, which increases interference with a peace officer or public official from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony, law enforcement witnesses said repeat “auditors” and similar actors were creating dangerous confrontations and needed stronger deterrence; opponents argued the bill would chill protected filming and protest activity. The committee voted to report SB 1208 favorably and place it on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took testimony on SB 1806, a committee substitute addressing oilfield theft and related crimes. Supporters from law enforcement and the oil and gas industry said organized theft of crude, equipment, and related materials is a growing problem and that the bill would strengthen penalties, allow seizure and sale of stolen product, and improve inspection and forensic tools. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with placement on the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 1646, which targets copper theft and fiber vandalism by increasing penalties, requiring reporting and recordkeeping for certain purchases, and adding training and enforcement tools. Telecommunications, law enforcement, and emergency-network witnesses supported the bill as necessary to protect 9-1-1 and critical infrastructure, while metal recyclers warned the bill could overregulate legitimate businesses and sweep too broadly. The committee later voted to report the committee substitute for SB 1646 favorably as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill amends the Penal Code by adding Section 12.503.
  • A person or a stun gun is defined by the Texas Penal Code Section 38.14.
  • They struggled to provide for their families and to pay their bills.
  • Thank you all for this opportunity to hear our family story.
  • It's not really one year for the victim and family.
Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending. SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Housing Finance and Policy

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  • be rental assistance or uh family be rental assistance or uh family homelessness<00:03:50.959>
  • <00:21:58.559> homes don't just live in single family homes don't just live in single family
  • So these deeply affordable homes are a launching pad to self-sufficiency for families.
  • So these deeply affordable homes are a launching pad to self-sufficiency for families.
  • family can stay in their own community. family can stay in their own community. the<00:50:45.520
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/1/25

Education Finance

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  • Family incomes move up and down for a variety of reasons.
  • Family incomes move up and down for a variety of reasons.
  • She said that means families, not just in St.
  • if you make over $150,000 as a family if you make over $150,000 as a family<01:15:53.520> of<
  • 01:15:53.679> four family of four family of four you're<01:15:55.639> going<01:15:55.760
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

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  • about the cleanup process my family about the cleanup process my family faced<00:10:54.640> after
  • My family was in that wasn't the intent.
  • No family should have to stand where mine stands today.
  • family members as described.
  • So is this then extending beyond that current code for a singular case?
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/25/25

Taxes

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  • deduction just on the working Family deduction just on the working Family Credit<01:10:03.760>
  • $100 from uh an expanded working Family $100 from uh an expanded working Family Credit<01:15:38.320
  • will harm many young people who live independently from their families or are part of families with
  • <01:19:21.600> credit and maintain the working family credit and maintain the working family
  • you are removing from the working family you are removing from the working family tax<01:20:17.440
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • to the um children and families realm. to the um children and families realm.
  • their families together.
  • their families together.
  • their families together.
  • their families together.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 6th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

Senate Judiciary

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  • My name is Jody Hendricks and I am the Executive Director for New Mexico Family Action Movement.
  • We represent families from communities all across New Mexico.
  • So that brings a lot of heartbreak to families or just a lot more anxiety and stress.
  • So that brings a lot of heartbreak to families or just a lot more anxiety and stress.
  • That brings a lot of heartbreak to families, or just a lot more anxiety and stress to a date that they
Bills: SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136