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• Do we need to change our plans?
• Um, M&A opposes this change. >> Thank you. Um, M&A opposes this change.
• really want to get the statute changed. really want to get the statute changed.
• it it really is just changing the venue. it it really is just changing the venue.
• any more permanent changes in state law. any more permanent changes in state law.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The state board makes the changes and adopts the administrative rules.
• Um, but if we did, it would be advising the districts that there's been a change in the rule would typically
• We could write rules.
• The only thing that the change into paragraph 14, the definition there, which says that rules means administrative
• rules federal rules apply why don't the rules federal rules apply as<04:27:25.840> strongly<04

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:02:35.040> for Erickson have some technical changes for Erickson have some technical changes
• referred to rule to the Rules Committee. referred to rule to the Rules Committee.
• It is a simple confirming change between two chapters in our statutes, chapter 43A, which provides rules
• need an exemption from rule-making so they wouldn't need to go through the rule-making process each
• <00:19:20.160> making requirement for expedited rule making requirement for expedited rule

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we have to make sure that if we're going to make significant changes, or any changes at all, we've
• And we have to make sure that we're going to make significant changes or any changes at all.
• And I think, um, changes or any changes at all. We've got to be really careful about that.
• You might end up with inconsistent rulings, too.
• You might end up with inconsistent rulings, too.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on domestic violence protections, pay equity enforcement, Jewish demographic data collection, court transparency, auto glass insurance practices, pet policy disclosure for renters, and civil rights accountability for federal officers. SB 99 would require courts and law enforcement to better recognize military protective orders in domestic violence cases; supporters from the Department of Defense and military organizations said it would close jurisdictional gaps for military families, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1237 would increase penalties for repeat noncompliance with California pay data reporting laws; supporters said stronger enforcement is needed to address persistent wage gaps, and the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 1387 would allow Jewish identity to be reported as an ethnic category in state demographic data; supporters said better data would improve policy and anti-discrimination efforts, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary or divisive, and it passed to Privacy. SB 932 would require assignees filing civil actions to identify the original party in the case caption; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it passed to Judiciary/Appropriations on call. The committee also took up SB 98, which would regulate auto glass insurance claims by restricting assignment of benefits, requiring clearer estimates and invoices, and limiting inducements to consumers. The sponsor and NICB said the bill would curb fraud and unsafe repairs, while independent glass shops and industry groups argued it could reduce consumer choice and favor insurer-aligned networks; the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 1296 would require landlords to disclose pet policies before collecting application fees and provide refunds if nondisclosure materially affected an applicant’s decision; supporters said it would save renters time and money, while rental housing representatives objected to a provision limiting eviction based solely on failure to sign a pet addendum. The bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, SB 747, the No Kings Act, would create a California cause of action allowing people to sue federal officers for constitutional violations using standards similar to Section 1983. Senator Wiener and a witness who said he was unlawfully detained by Border Patrol argued the bill is needed because federal officers currently lack comparable accountability after the Supreme Court narrowed Bivens remedies. Law enforcement groups opposed the bill, warning that the qualified immunity language is unclear, could create a separate California standard, and might expose officers and governments to retroactive litigation; members discussed possible amendments on qualified immunity and retroactivity, and the bill was moved forward with an urgency amendment while negotiations continued.

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• business changes. business changes.
• the<01:05:10.040> changes<01:05:10.480> to And finally, changing to the changes
• And this is just conforming with federal rule to be able to implement that change fully.
• There was some changes last session repealing a rule to this effect in the health and human services
• There was some changes last session um repealing<02:03:53.960> a<02:03:54.040> rule<02

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Is that the only change in statistics? Is that the only change in statistics?
• What I have is Joint Rule 21, these are the Senate Joint Rules 21.
• This is what they have in the ruling. The next thing— This is what they have in the ruling.
• Majorities will change over time. Majorities will change over time.
• I think it's time for a change.

Bills: SR122, SR123, SR124, SCR12, HB940, HB221, HCR109, HCR58, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB909, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB938, HB971, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, SB121, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR122, Senate Resolution 122, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day Cajuns, Cajuns basketball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Division III Select, boys basketball, state championship, high school sports, athletic commendation, sports resolution, Lake Charles, Marsh Madness, Mike McGuire, Brennan White, Kellen Brewer, Calvary Baptist Academy, school recognition

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• The last administration's 7a rules were the most drastic changes to the program in decades, which is
• We are seeing the impacts of these rule changes.
• Fitzgibbon and Miss Sims you talked about rule and fee changes that had happened under the Biden administration
• Fitzgibbon I'll talk start with you Thank You senator so yeah briefly the The rule changes reduce the
• We're required to maintain our underwriting standards, even when the rules change in the SOP, the Standard

Keywords: SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.

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• Pursuant to rule 5.1, I move that Senate File 4515 be withdrawn from the Committee on Rules and Administration
• :55.520> licensure<00:12:56.400> or rules that regulate the licensure or rules that regulate
• Pursuant to Rule 26, I President.
• This stays within the rule of this bill, Mr. President.
• President, but I thought, well, I wonder what Rule 7.4 says.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So essentially, there aren't any rules. They're just suggestions. That has to change.
• ><01:40:58.080> 1.2, family court rules, rule 1.2, family court rules, rule 1.2, that's<01:41:
• rules is the judge can ignore any rule rules is the judge can ignore any rule they<01:41:04.800>
• The judge agreed to change change venue.
• And beyond that, the court rules of evidence, Rule 1104A says that there are no rules of evidence in

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The bill is our revenue rules bundle containing 27 rules from six different agencies.
• The strike-and-insert amendment language includes two rules.
• The 27 rules from six different agencies, a strike-and-insert amendment language, and two rules, one
• I need to request a Rule 43 ruling as a practicing legal attorney in the state of West Virginia.
• I need to request a Rule 43 ruling as a practicing legal attorney in the state of West Virginia.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a long second- and third-reading calendar of House bills and one joint resolution, with most measures advanced after committee strike-and-insert amendments or technical changes. Major topics included economic development and infrastructure, education and school choice, public safety and criminal justice, election law, tax and revenue matters, health and human services, and several supplemental appropriations. Several bills were advanced to third reading without amendment, including measures on Ireland education, youth/handicapped hunting, child care, tax efficiency, school transfer eligibility repeal, religious organizations, teacher and state police pay raises, Medicare supplement guaranteed issue rights, and various supplemental appropriations. Among the more substantive amendments, the Senate approved changes to industrial access road funding, airport hangar financing, driver’s license reciprocity with Ireland and Japan, foster youth virtual instruction, medical cannabis fund allocations, EMS funding, virtual currency kiosk regulation, workers’ compensation updates, and protection of personal residential information for certain public officials. The chamber also adopted amendments on election-related bills, including changing party-switching deadlines for candidates, and on a bill creating a new offense and bail rules for terroristic threats to schools or children. The Senate also advanced bills on missing persons/cold case record preservation, campus safety mapping, pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition in abuse and neglect cases, hotel occupancy tax recordkeeping, and domestic violence penalties. Several measures received floor debate. The party-switching bill drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would prevent election gamesmanship and opponents saying it would protect incumbents and limit access for new candidates; a division vote adopted an amendment, and the bill was then advanced. The work-zone fines bill was amended on third reading to apply higher penalties only when workers are present, then passed 34-0. The Foster Youth Post Secondary Transition Awareness Act also passed after an amendment adding agricultural vocational program provisions. The Senate adopted a title amendment on the passed bills and then recessed for 15 minutes.

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• So, H. 744 amends Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure, which is the rule that governs arrests
• This solution remedies the legislature's previous changes to this rule so that current practice is both
• , Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, the<00:12:08.280>
• <00:12:11.240> Committee, member of the Judicial Rules Committee, member of the Judicial Rules
• Those are rules that we cannot change. So, under this bill, who can be sued and for what?

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Yes, all that would change.
• So if new rules are coming into play, then you can't change anything because that year has already...
• But what I read throughout this bill was that the commissioner could change the rules.
• Are you familiar with that ruling? You referenced the Stevens ruling?
• It's not just a policy change; that's a constitutional change in the balance of power.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14, HB 8, HB 12, SB 3, HJR 1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• Are there any questions regarding the rules?
• All right, there being no objection, the rules are adopted.
• Committee rules prior to the hearing.
• Are there any questions regarding the rules? All right.
• We changed our strategies.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security held its first hearing of the 89th legislative session, established a quorum, welcomed new and returning members, and adopted the committee rules without objection. The chair said the hearing would be limited to invited state agency witnesses and was intended as a status update for new members on current border operations, especially in light of the change in federal administration. Testimony came from the Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Military Department. The Attorney General’s representative said border-related litigation is largely in a holding pattern while the new U.S. Department of Justice awaits additional leadership, and noted prior cases involving concertina wire, buoys, and the CBP One app. DPS described Operation Lone Star’s evolution from filling gaps when Border Patrol was overwhelmed to current operations focused on interdiction, criminal arrests, fentanyl and meth seizures, and national security concerns, while also noting improved morale and more voluntary deployments as border pressure has eased. The Texas Military Department reported more than 5,000 personnel on state active duty, extensive use of barriers, drones, boats, and rapid-response forces, and said Operation Lone Star has resulted in more than 531,000 apprehensions and a 90% reduction in illegal crossings. Members and witnesses discussed whether the state should maintain its current border-security footprint while federal policy settles, with the chair emphasizing preserving institutional knowledge and leaving tactical decisions to the governor. Questions also covered trooper fatigue, Border Patrol training under SB 602, and concerns about cartel-driven commercial trucking and fuel depots near the border. The committee heard that Border Patrol training with DPS has resumed, and the chair asked agencies to keep the Legislature informed as legal and operational circumstances change. No bills were heard and no votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.

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• And we're really excited about this rule.
• changes to be implemented is 11/27.
• changes to be implemented is 1127.
• And even the rules, ...the rule set that we’ve been working on cross-agency to get this more explicitly
• For the rule set? Yeah. What about people with lived experience? For the rule set? Yeah, yeah.

Keywords: 907, all

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• Rule call.
• And make technical and clarifying changes. Thank you.
• It establishes a public awareness campaign concerning federal rules for U.S.
• But we should not have changed the rules in the first place, is where I'm coming from.
• In addition to that, we are subject to FINRA rules, SEC rules, and state regulations.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• We felt the same way when we learned the rules were actually changed for them to operate.
• They changed draw game rules and started selling draw tickets on their phones.
• We implored the Lottery Commission to change the rules back to the way they were before.
• Scratch game tickets without a change to the scratch game rules, without the Lottery Commission changing
• The Commission has now gone back and changed its rules.

Bills: SB650, HB3667, SB28, HB3201, SB1184, HB1800, SB 28

Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine

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• HB 2036, voter registration, Rules. HB 23, sale item and voter, Rules.
• HB 2230, property tax, Rules. HB 2275, technical correction, Rules.
• HR 2050, education funding, Rules. HR 2054, Sheila Maddox, Rules.
• Speaker, Rule 14E, subject to Rule 4B.
• We hear all rules and rules and rules, and they're used to silence the Democrats, but somehow... ...it's

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So I don't think they're going to change.
• that may have been unreported, like a change in employment, change in income.
• Our residential childcare rules, we have approximately 1,495 of those rules for our residential providers
• Um, so the process for kinship started with us when we had some federal rule changes, um, that were finalized
• process and IT changes will be completed by June of 26, assuming funding for IT changes is provided

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• Those things changed lives. Those things changed people, changed communities.
• Rules. 8229.31, civil rights, advisory, work, continuation. Rules.
• Rules. SB 1031, immigration, law enforcement, repeal. Rules.
• Rules. Retirement, death and benefits. Rules.
• Rules. SB 1311, technical correction. Rules.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We added that the Department of Health can adopt rules and made some minor technical changes to the bill
• We added that the Department of Health can adopt rules and made some minor technical changes to the bill
• And conforming changes, of course. I always got to have the technical and conforming changes.
• And I rise to explain that we pursued some of these hypotheticals in the Rules Committee, and the Rules
• And I rise to explain that we pursued some of these hypotheticals in the Rules Committee, and the Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and several guest introductions, including visitors connected to a documentary on missing and murdered Indigenous women and representatives from charter schools. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a wide range of bills on drug offenses, firearms, child safety, health care, water, housing, tax, and government transparency. Most measures were advanced by voice vote out of committee, often after brief explanations of committee or floor amendments. On the first calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1061 on fentanyl sale thresholds, SB 1069 on prohibited weapons/muffling devices, SB 1081 on DCS case attorney appearance, SB 1127 on duty to report abuse/neglect, SB 1128 on a scrap metal theft study committee, and SB 1170 on narcotic drug sales to a minor. Several members argued against the drug bills as overly punitive mandatory-minimum measures that would reduce judicial discretion and fail to address addiction as a public health issue; supporters emphasized tougher penalties. SB 1127 and SB 1128 were amended before advancing. On later calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1021 on chiropractic board compliance training, SB 1120 and SB 1121 on radiation protection systems and health care institutions, SB 1171 on AHCCCS-related health care cost containment, SB 1174 on DCS intake hotline case history, SB 1188 on pharmacy scheduling/prescription authority, SB 1243 and SB 1244 on court-ordered treatment, SB 1166 on county school superintendent/GED preparation, SB 1241 on local planning and permitting, SB 1370 on patriotic youth group school access, SB 1024 on portable aircraft registration plates, SB 1075 on foreign entities and land conveyances, SB 1202 on groundwater, SB 1280 on the Game and Fish Commission, SB 1287 on groundwater/stock watering, SB 1167 on publication of notices, SB 1435 on explicit materials in schools and libraries, SB 1437 on public records fees, SB 1567 on sexually explicit materials, SCR 1031 on legislative boundaries, SB 1180 on income tax return conformity, SB 1221 on taxpayer protection, SB 1293 on GPLET abatement limitation, SB 1294 on property tax assessment, and SB 1429 on the Arizona Commerce Authority. Some bills drew substantive debate, including SB 1075, where an attempted floor amendment to address corporate homeownership was rejected, and SB 1202, where opponents criticized the bill as relying on outdated water data. The chamber then took up third readings on several bills. SB 1061, SB 1069, SB 1127, SB 1128, SB 1171, SB 1174, and SB 1188 all passed the Senate. SB 1021 failed on third reading, as did SB 1170, after members raised concerns about federal preemption, public safety, and mandatory minimum sentencing. SB 1243 also passed, despite objections that it expanded court-ordered treatment authority and raised due process concerns. The transcript ends with the Senate continuing through additional third-reading votes and procedural motions after the committee reports were adopted.