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• The first is to correct what I believe is a statutory interpretation error that was made by the Minnesota
• It distorted the meaning of the Data Practices Act in important ways, and we should correct that statutory
• <00:02:46.440> interpretation correct that uh statutory interpretation correct that uh statutory
• <00:48:18.200> so Practices Act that might be amended so Practices Act that might be amended
• authorized by law those with statutory authorized by law those with statutory Authority<01:29:46.280

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is an amendment following amendment. Secretary, read the amendment.
• Hearing none, amendment is adopted. There is an amendment. Secretary, read the amendment.
• This amendment is a clarifying amendment.
• Following amendment, the Secretary read the amendment: Floor Amendment No. 1 by West.
• Bill 2051 amends current statutory provisions regulating impeachment in the following ways.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• Senator Mann offers the A2 amendment. This amendment has been before other committees.
• care, but because of the statutory care, but because of the statutory limitation.
• like to make that amendment here? like to make that amendment here?
• The amendment is adopted. >> Any opposed? The amendment is adopted.
• 34 3402 as amended does pass. 34 3402 as amended does pass.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First Amendment challenges. First Amendment challenges.
• Bill 2438 SD1 with amendments.
• with amendments. with amendments.
• Voting on SB 2983 SD1 with amendments. Voting on SB 2983 SD1 with amendments.
• >> Voting on SB 2447 SD1 with amendments. >> Voting on SB 2447 SD1 with amendments.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 3123, which would treat free tuition or school-conditioned enrollment at private educational institutions as a conditional gift rather than a contractual obligation unless otherwise agreed in writing. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, and Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools strongly backed it, saying it would protect donor intent, preserve school-ohana relationships, and help maintain tuition assistance and educational access for families. A committee member commented favorably on the unity among school organizations, and there were no objections raised before the committee moved on. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2438, which creates a civil cause of action for interference with constitutional and statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion, with private and government enforcement options and protections for constitutionally protected speech. Testifiers from the Community Alliance on Prisons and a know-your-rights educator supported the measure as a civil rights protection grounded in the Hawaii Constitution. No opposition testimony was presented during the hearing, and the measure appeared to receive general support from those who testified. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 3142, which establishes offenses for dangerous and habitual dangerous intoxication and allows civil protective custody and emergency examination in lieu of arrest in certain cases. The Attorney General, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Health, and Department of Human Services supported the bill as a treatment-oriented diversion tool for people who are dangerously intoxicated and at risk to themselves or the public. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, warning it could expand police discretion, burden emergency rooms, and function as a loss of liberty without sufficient treatment resources, while committee members questioned whether the bill would simply cycle people through emergency rooms and back onto the street. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the chair said decision-making would occur at the end of the agenda.

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• That would be a friendly amendment, Madam Chair. Any opposition to that proposed amendment? No.
• So you have an amended... Any opposition to that proposed amendment? No.
• Committee substitute for House Bill 195 as amended.
• We have a motion to amend. We have a motion to amend by striking...
• So that would be a friendly amendment.

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

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• <00:13:53.440> clarification<00:13:54.440> that it provides statutory clarification
• that it provides statutory clarification that auto<00:13:55.040> dealers<00:13:55.720> can
• There are no amendments at the desk. The clerk will give the bill its third reading.
• at the desk you there are no amendments at the desk the<00:16:54.639> clerk<00:16:54.920>
• There are no amendments to the desk. The clerk will give House File 688 its third reading.

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• No questions on the amendment. Any public testimony on the Chair Alvarez: Amendment?
• Any questions on the amendment? Any public testimony on the amendment? Seeing none.
• There is an amendment on the bill. Amendment number one, bar code 237943.
• We do have an amendment 892383. That's the bar code amendment number one.
• Any public testimony on the amendment? And on the amendment, members debate on the amendment?

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• House Bill 4922 would amend the Civil Practice and remedies code to include the freestanding emergency
• Um, as was stated, uh, just a moment ago, House Bill 4922 would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies
• House Bill 4922 seeks an update statutory provisions regarding the health care liability claims against
• I'd be happy to work with you on any potential amendations.
• This bill, which I title Anthony's Law, will amend the government code and the Family Code.

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• I believe there is an A1 amendment. Would you like to move that? I'll move the A1 amendment.
• Your bill has been amended.
• <00:28:41.840> uh<00:28:42.120> representative amendment uh representative amendment uh
• <00:43:11.200> um 2020 uh this is a good Amendment um 2020 uh this is a good Amendment um
• bill um I believe is this an amendment bill um I believe is this an amendment to<00:45:39.559>

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• We have listened to concerns and made significant amendments, including accepting all the amendments
• Well, I want to thank you for working with my staff on the amendments.
• But we have put in some of the amendments, and with those amendments and more context and nuance again
• amended recommendation.
• The motion is due pass as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Summary: The hearing covered several child welfare, human services, tribal housing, child care, and long-term care bills. SB 1099 would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA; SB 1190 would regulate private youth transport services by requiring permits, background checks, training, and bans on blindfolds, hoods, restraints, and overnight pickups; SB 1322 would streamline tribal access to Community Care Expansion housing grants and better align the process with tribal sovereignty; SB 1109 would require an annual license renewal review for STRTPs with five or more Type A citations in a year; SB 1234 would require fentanyl testing in juvenile dependency cases when a court finds a risk of fentanyl use; SB 991 would require DSS to identify the specific type of abuse on its public licensing database; SB 1200 would redefine “infant” for family child care ratio purposes as under 18 months; and SB 1345 would strengthen foster youth rights regarding access to and dignified transport of personal belongings. The committee also approved a consent calendar including SB 534, SB 1410, and SB 1421. Testimony was largely in support of the measures, often from authors, advocates, county officials, and people with lived experience. Supporters of SB 1190 described traumatic youth transport practices and argued for basic safety standards. SB 1322 supporters said tribal grantees face unnecessary delays and collateral demands that conflict with sovereignty. SB 1109 drew support from county probation officers who cited repeated serious violations and public safety concerns at STRTPs, while the chair ultimately opposed the bill as duplicative of existing CDSS authority. SB 1234 drew emotional support from a grandparent who lost a child to fentanyl, but also opposition from the Drug Policy Alliance and a dependency attorney, who argued the bill was redundant, vague, and could create biased or unnecessary testing; amendments were accepted to narrow the standard. SB 991 supporters said the public needs more specific information about abuse findings, SB 1200 supporters said the change would expand infant care capacity and help working families, and SB 1345 supporters said foster youth deserve dignity rather than having belongings packed in trash bags. Votes were taken after quorum was established. SB 991, SB 1200, SB 1345, SB 1190, SB 1234, SB 1322, and SB 1099 were all reported out of committee, most on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 1234 passed 6-0 as amended to Appropriations, and SB 1099 later had a vote change recorded, ending 5-1. SB 1109 did not advance after the motion failed for lack of a second, and it was held in committee. The committee then adjourned and transitioned into an oversight hearing reviewing the outcomes of AB 2247 (placement stability and notice protections for foster youth) and AB 2496, with presenters discussing how the earlier foster youth placement law has changed practice and the importance of dignity, notice, and youth voice in placement decisions.

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• The chair moves that Senate Bill 1021 without amendments be reported favorably to the full House with
• The chair moves that Senate Bill 1666 without amendments be reported favorably to the full House with
• CSCD compliance with all statutory requirements.
• Responsibility, statutory responsibilities set and enforce compliance with in-depth standards, guidelines
• The chair moves that House Bill 4764 without amendments be reported favorably to the full House with

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• The chair moves that Senate Bill 1021, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full House with
• The chair moves that Senate Bill 1666, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full House with
• Assistance Division already has the responsibility to monitor and audit CSCD compliance with all statutory
• Statutory responsibilities set and enforce compliance with in-depth standards, guidelines, reporting,
• The chair moves that House Bill 4764, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full House with

Bills: SB663, SB958

Keywords: community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 958, Texas Government Code, nondisclosure, order of nondisclosure, criminal history record information, trafficking of persons, human trafficking, compelling prostitution, survivor rights, record sealing, expunction, deferred adjudication, prostitution, controlled substances, theft

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• Please move the bill as amended. I move HB 2239 as amended receive a do pass recommendation.
• And then, as I'm looking at the amendment, I do question whether the amendment is relevant or germane
• And then, as I'm looking at the amendment, I do question whether the amendment is relevant or germane
• The bill is amended, please. I move HB 2661 as amended receive a do pass recommendation.
• The bill is amended. I move HB 2995, as amended, receive a do pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2041, HB2144, HB2239, HB2321, HB2371, HB2594, HB2661, HB2662, HB2793, HB2968, HB2995

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the property owners request it, waive the 30-day waiting period and public hearing in those cases, and allow electronic newspaper notice and a single on-site posting for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye testified in support, saying the bill would streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a Tucson-area senator raised concerns that faster annexation can limit public awareness and input. The bill passed 4-3 for a due pass recommendation. HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being treated as abusing or neglecting a child solely because poverty prevents them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care, drew strong support from child welfare and anti-poverty advocates. Opponents argued the bill still leaves room for investigations based on poverty and should more fully remove poverty from the neglect definition. The committee also heard HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES; witnesses from northern Arizona and child care providers described shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities and support. An amendment adding tax-credit language and opening eligibility to entities seeking to open child care facilities was adopted, and the amended bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then approved HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, by a 7-0 vote. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding a separate amendment on therapeutic interventions in parenting cases, prompted questions about whether AI arbitration is currently used and whether the amendment was germane; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, concerning the Address Confidentiality Program in family court and making attempts to obtain protected address information a felony, passed unanimously after testimony from a survivor and advocates. HB 2661, which requires DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and seek court relief, passed 4-3 after amendment removed attestation and documentation requirements. Finally, HB 2995, a major domestic-violence custody bill, was heard with extensive testimony from survivors, attorneys, and legal aid advocates. The bill removes the “significant” domestic violence threshold, adds coercive control to the analysis, requires domestic violence to be treated as contrary to the child’s best interests, and mandates detailed court findings; supporters said it addresses cases where abuse was minimized in custody decisions, while members raised concerns about evidentiary standards, implementation, and the risk of false allegations. The committee adopted a 13-page amendment and then gave the amended bill a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.

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• regulations in matters of statutory regulations in matters of statutory construction<00:20:24.080
• We have a title amendment on this bill. I need a motion on the title amendment."
• A motion and second were made, and the title amendment was adopted.
• <00:47:46.920> on favorably we have a title Amendment on favorably we have a title Amendment
• so if there's motion on title Amendment so if there's motion on title amendment<00:58:32.640> is<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.

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• And then we have an amendment.
• to Madam Chair before he offers the amendment, please.
• Um, members, I move the A6 amendment, which allows the city of Bloomington to amend its spending plan
• that was just include the amendment that was just read. read. read.
• uh proposal from the house uh uh amended uh proposal from the house uh uh amended by<00:15:25.760

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• These amendments are purely technical, and that concludes the amendment set.
• And we do have a set of amendments.
• That's Amendment Set 5415. Ms. Johnson, read that amendment. Ms.
• Seeing none, Amendment Set 5415 is adopted. Mr.
• Butler and everybody time to work on an amendment, another amendment, and we'll meet back here next week

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 341, which would expand the Louisiana churches and nonprofit religious organizations self-insured fund from property-only coverage to broader commercial coverage, including liability, contents, wind and hail, and loss-of-use protections. The sponsor and Department of Insurance said the bill was the product of agreement among the parties and was intended to help churches and nonprofits, including smaller congregations, obtain affordable coverage. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported SB 341 as amended without objection. The committee then considered Senate Bill 509 on bank-owned life insurance (BOLI), which would clarify insurable interest and allow exchanges of underperforming policies. The sponsor, industry representatives, and the Department of Insurance discussed how banks use these policies for employee benefit funding, the role of 1035 exchanges, consent requirements, and concerns about federal tax issues and state insurable-interest language. Because the parties were still working toward a solution, the committee adopted a technical amendment but voluntarily deferred SB 509 until the following week. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 464 on coverage for severe obesity treatment, which would create a framework for partially implementing the bariatric surgery mandate based on available appropriations. The sponsor and the Department of Insurance said the bill would let the state cover a proportional share of expected surgeries if only part of the required funding is provided. The committee reported SB 464 favorably without objection, and then adjourned.

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• . amendments. amendments.
• . amendment. amendment.
• . amendment. amendment.
• Any questions on the amendment. Any questions on the amendment? amendment? amendment?
• The amendment to the amendment was put to a vote and adopted.

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2893, a municipalities bill on zoning notice requirements. The committee substitute would require notice of proposed zoning changes to be posted on Facebook, Instagram, and X 30 and 15 days before the hearing, while also continuing newspaper publication, posting on a local website if available, making the proposal available at a government office or library, and extending the appeal period for landowners from 10 to 20 days. Members raised concerns about relying on social media for accurate notice and whether local governments would need accounts on those platforms, but the sponsor said the bill was meant to supplement, not replace, newspaper notice. The bill was described as supported by municipal interests, and the committee adopted a motion for a title sufficient, due pass committee substitute. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2027, which creates a rebuttable presumption that joint physical custody is in the best interest of a child. The sponsor and other senators said the bill is intended to add a tool to existing custody law, not replace the Albright factors or other custody standards, and would apply even where the parents were never married. Questions focused on paternity, how the presumption could be rebutted, and whether distance between parents would defeat equal time; the sponsors said paternity rules would remain unchanged and courts could deviate when joint custody is not feasible, such as when parents live far apart. Senators also asked about chancellors’ reactions, and the sponsor said he had discussed the measure with many of them and had revised the bill in response to prior concerns. The committee then passed the bill on a motion for title sufficient, due pass. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2747, a consumer legal funding bill. The sponsor and a representative of the industry described the measure as regulating consumer legal funding, which provides small advances to injured plaintiffs for household expenses while litigation is pending, and distinguishing it from litigation financing, which pays litigation costs. They said the bill would impose consumer protections, require attorney review, prohibit quid pro quo arrangements between funders and law firms, bar law firms from operating side funding businesses, and block foreign money from entering the market. The discussion was informational at this stage, with the witness explaining that the bill is intended to regulate an existing practice and protect consumers and the legal system.

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• And there is an amendment, Mr.
• . amendment. amendment.
• Any questions to the A16 amendment? amendment? amendment?
• There is an amendment, the A18.
• The amendment is adopted. The amendment is adopted.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:05:10.400> direction amounts in general statutory direction amounts in general statutory
• There are a number of statutory criteria that MnDOT uses, and the department has then developed some
• There are a number of statutory criteria that MnDOT uses, and the department has then developed some
• There are a number of statutory criteria that MnDOT uses, and the department has then developed some
• I make a motion to amend the motion to I make a motion to amend the motion to move<01:42:25.840> to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• them, or you have to make it statutory to where you can get rid of them.
• A statutory fund is like passing a bill. Okay. And people try to Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So, a fund that's on zero that I don't think should be on zero because it's a statutory It gives a statutory
• Number four is a bill to make amendments to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund.
• The other thing is an amendment that I'm going to offer on the DOT bonding bill, and the amendment is

Keywords: 996, all