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• And there is a very extensive section under there, subdivision 404, 327 C04, which provides the guidance
• And there is a very extensive section under there, subdivision 404, 327 C04, which provides the guidance
• And there is a very extensive section under there, subdivision 404, 327 C04, which provides the guidance
• And there is a very extensive section under there, subdivision 404, 327 C04, which provides the guidance
• And there is a very extensive section under there, subdivision 404, 327 C04, which provides the guidance

Bills: HF1606, HF3733, HF743, HF2627, HF4071

Keywords: nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales

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• We believe that cities and towns, school districts, counties, and political subdivisions should have
• And it should simply be clear that both models are allowed, and that political subdivisions have that
• should have a choice subdivisions should have a choice between<03:30:18.080> different<03:30:
• <03:31:10.320> I<03:31:10.480> also political subdivision it may be.
• I also political subdivision it may be.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 1.8 and 1.9, but the definition of municipality seemed redundant with what they already had in subdivision
• subdivision one of the bill. subdivision one of the bill.
• But, uh, I do have a real question here on, on, on, um, see, it's subdivision two, line 2.17 of the bill
• But, uh, I do have a real question here on, on, on, um, see, it's subdivision two, line 2.17 of the bill
• <00:48:24.400> two see, it's subdivision two see, it's subdivision two line<00:48:26.840><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that you support appropriating additional funding for the Flood Hazard Mitigation Program within subdivision
• 01.120> within Flood Hazard Mitigation Program within Flood Hazard Mitigation Program within subdivision
• subdivision 8 of Senate File 5005. subdivision 8 of Senate File 5005.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It would read, 'Except as provided by subdivision C, Roman numeral 2 of this paragraph, small n instead
• 00:38:06.720> by It would read except as provided by It would read except as provided by subdivision
• 09.599> numeral<00:38:10.079> 2<00:38:10.480> of<00:38:10.720> this subdivision
• C Roman numeral 2 of this subdivision C Roman numeral 2 of this paragraph<00:38:12.000> comma

Bills: SF0079, SF0080, SF0039

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, economic development, impact assistance, industrial facilities, tax exemptions, local control, electronic notice, compliance, tax collection, administration, tax exemption, long-term homeowners, property tax, seniors, residential property, 916, all

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• Let's talk for a minute about development of new subdivisions.
• infrastructure development... ...participates, for example, in infrastructure development for a new subdivision
• property taxes that accrue to that project that comes back to the city many times over before that subdivision
• We've had two projects where we did the subdivision in its entirety: water, sewer, electric, the whole

Bills: SB211, SB131, SB183, SB222, SB246, SB254

Keywords: appropriation, local government, Las Vegas, Rodriguez Park, public facilities, zoning reform, building regulations, residential apartments, commercial use, multigenerational housing, local government authority, healthcare, urgent care, emergency services, feasibility study, medical facilities, physician training, medical residency, New Mexico, massage therapy

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• So I just was wondering what kind of effect tax-wise it would have on the local political subdivisions
• The golf course is an amenity of that subdivision.
• It's a residential community, and this is an amenity of that subdivision. Correct.
• reason we do this is because we figure the development and the developer, when he develops that subdivision

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. Mr.
• HB254 by Ashby relating to the eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure
• HB149 by Lauderback relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public
• HB254 by Ashton relating to the eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192, HCR3, HCR4, HCR5, HCR6, HCR8, HCR14, HCR16, HR1, HR2, HR3, HR4, HR6, HR7, HR8, HR9, HR12, HR11, HR13, HR14, HR15, HR16, HR20, HR22, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR28, HR29, HR30, HR31, HR32, HR33, HR45, HR48, HR49, HR51, HR52, HR55, HR56, HR57, HR59, HR60, HR61, HR62, HR63, HR64, HR65, HR66, HR70, HR71, HR72, HR74, HCR2, HCR7, HR10, HR21, HR35, HR36, HR37, HR38, HR39, HR40, HR42, HR43, HR44, HR46, HR47, HR50, HR53, HR54, HR67, HR69, HR75, HCR 5, HCR 6, HCR 8, HCR 14, HCR 16, HR 1, HR 3, HR 4, HR 6, HR 7, HR 8, HR 9, HR 12, HR 11, HR 13, HR 14, HR 15, HR 16, HR 20, HR 22, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 28, HR 29, HR 30, HR 31, HR 32, HR 33, HR 45, HR 48, HR 49, HR 51, HR 52, HR 55, HR 56, HR 57, HR 59, HR 60, HR 61, HR 62, HR 63, HR 64, HR 65, HR 66, HR 70, HR 71, HR 72, HR 74, HCR 7, HR 10, HR 21, HR 35, HR 36, HR 37, HR 38, HR 39, HR 40, HR 42, HR 43, HR 44, HR 46, HR 47, HR 50, HR 53, HR 54, HR 67, HR 69, HB 25, HB 48, HB 149, HB 254, HB 26, HB 192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• apply to nonprofit state associations with more than 30 employees whose members are political subdivisions
• You know, public funds are involved and public and political subdivisions are involved.
• And so a lot is going on, not directly within the political subdivisions' governance.
• Political subdivisions have the authority to do it.

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• financial information by certain non-profit. organizations and certifiable contracts with political subdivisions
• Administrative Procedures, SB 1173, by paroling the amount of the expense. made by certain political subdivisions
• or development documents and inspection of improvements required to be approved by the political subdivision
• committee on transportation SB 1494 by Johnson are linked to the authority of certain political subdivisions

Bills: HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB2842, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB333, HB227, HB913, HB201, HB2198, HB 109, HB2763, HB519, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2415, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB1373, HB694, HB 1242, HB272, HB1437, HB1888, HCR78, HCR12, HCR128, HR7, HR11, HR37, HR69, HR83, HR89, HR100, HR123, HR129, HR137, HR254, HR258, HR289, HR293, HR318, HR324, HR350, HR368, HR370, HR372, HR379, HR406, HR407, HR432, HR445, HR471, HR504, HR506, HR507, HR528, HR567, HR572, HR591, HR592, HR593, HR603, HR614, HR621, HR673, HR684, HR685, HR687, HR700, HR701, HR711, HR712, HR754, HR757, HR758, HR760, HR764, HR765, HR766, HR767, HR768, HR769, HR770, HR771, HR772, HR774, HR776, HR777, HR778, HR779, HR780, HR783, HR784, HR784, HR6, HR6, HR17, HR17, HR18, HR18, HR49, HR49, HR170, HR170, HR236, HR236, HR247, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR672, HR690, HR690, HR755, HR755, HR756, HR756, HR759, HR759, HR762, HR762, HR763, HR763, HR781, HR781, HR785, HR785, SB2, SB260, SB569, HB2, HB2000, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 420, Texas Water Code, special district, water district, board meetings, meeting location, teleconference, videoconference, remote meeting, public hearing, tax rate hearing, special districts, Cedar Creek Reservoir, county boundary, local government

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• The office is supportive of the provisions in subdivision 1.
• I think we still have a little bit of hesitation about subdivision 2, and we understand that the bill
• The office is supportive of the provisions in subdivision 1.
• I think we still have a little bit of hesitation about subdivision 2, and we understand that the bill

Keywords: 1183, house

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• hire, written or oral, express or implied, including a person employed by the state or a political subdivision
• Who's a person employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state?
• It's the very end, it's the very first line: political subdivision of the state. What is that?
• Political subdivision of the state. What would that be? Can you give me an example of that? A city?

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• House Bill 2210, as amended by the Government Committee, prohibits the state, political subdivisions,
• And this would preempt the state of Arizona and its political subdivisions from doing it.
• I encourage my colleagues to support it. ...and its political subdivisions from doing it.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• And so these political subdivisions, they've had a, just on vehicles, just on vehicles, it's almost $350
• And so these political subdivisions, they've had a, just on vehicles, just on vehicles, it's almost $350
• And so given a break, I don’t see as being detrimental to any of the political subdivisions.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• intent of the court. current statute to allow ISDs to operate under sovereign immunity or political subdivision
• to protect the privacy of women and facilities that are owned or operated. control by political subdivisions
• Finally, the substitute requires political subdivisions and State agencies not only to adopt policies

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• It is a public subdivision of the state, and they would go through the- similar to what we did at the
• the bill does allow a PUA to acquire privately held. investor on utilities on behalf of public subdivisions
• of the state, it would be again those public subdivisions that are choosing to collaborate and under

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• state where workers' comp is optional. employers to have coverage with the exception of political subdivision
• insurance carriers that includes commercial insurance. large self-insured businesses, political subdivisions
• There's also smaller political subdivisions who go into a risk pool.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The political subdivision, so I'm—and my brother...
• But I'm concerned that they are political subdivisions, and I'm wondering why they were excluded.
• There's conflicting political subdivisions which I raised privately.

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• SB 564 would undermine these long-respected and necessary authorities. subdivisions subdivisions shall
• housing subdivisions. housing subdivisions.
• In the long term, this could cause municipalities to repeal conservation or open space subdivision and
• <04:20:50.480> and<04:20:50.680> cluster open space subdivision and cluster open space
• <04:21:20.040> and<04:21:20.240> cluster or open space subdivision and cluster or open

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• update terminology so that all of the data access and disclosure requirements are placed into one subdivision
• This sets out a new subdivision in the Legislative Services Unit statute and would create a bit more
• This sets out a new subdivision in the Legislative Services Unit statute and would create a bit more
• <00:29:30.360> in<00:29:30.720> the This sets out a new subdivision in the This sets
• out a new subdivision in the legislative<00:29:31.800> services<00:29:32.320> unit<00:

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.