Video & Transcript Research : 'Senate Joint Resolution 40'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate moves to excuse Senators Eckhardt and Gutierrez for matters of important family business.
  • The Dean of the Senate moves to excuse Senators Birdwell and West for matters of important business.
  • The Chair announces the signing of the following in the presence of the Senate: Senate Bill 1.
  • And Senate Bill 5. Senator Parker, I'm going to handle this one bill, then we'll do that, okay?
  • The Dean of the Senate. Thank you, Mr. President.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 4th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate will come to order. The chair lays out the following resolution.
  • Secretary, read the resolution. Senate Resolution 2 by Flores.
  • Senate Resolution 5 by Hughes, amending the permanent rules of the Senate. Senator Hughes.
  • Senate Resolution 5, which bears my name, which I now lay before the Senate, would amend our rules, in
  • She lays out the following resolution. Secretary, read the resolution. Senate Resolution 1.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Joint Resolution 1088 by Kendrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution relating
  • House Joint Resolution 1088 by Kendricks of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution relating
  • House Joint Resolution 1090 by Kendricks of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution relating
  • House Joint Resolution 1090 by Kendricks of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution relating
  • House Joint Resolution 1091 by Kendrix of the House and Bergstrom of the Senate, a resolution relating
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Colonel Stanley L. Evans, Oklahoma City Young Professionals, state contest winners for America’s 250th anniversary, and a long series of page introductions. The chamber then moved into floor action on a large number of measures, many of them Senate bills and House joint resolutions dealing with administrative rules and agency oversight, public safety, education, health, agriculture, business, and tax policy. Among the major bills discussed were SB 1543 on aggregating multiple DUI charges within one year into a single felony case, HB 1933 on nitrous oxide violations, SB 1859 creating an OSBI Cybercrimes and Fraud Unit, SB 237 on ad valorem tax NAICS code changes, SB 2065 designating pollinator-related state symbols, SB 44 extending nonprofit sales tax exemptions to contractors, SB 2030 updating automated expungement procedures, SB 2045 expanding the Grow Your Own education program, and several water and agriculture measures including SB 1509, SB 1314, and SB 2071. Members also considered multiple joint resolutions approving permanent administrative rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, health agencies, and building code rules, with Kendricks explaining that some major rules were separated out for transparency and, in one case, a cost mitigation agreement had been reached. Testimony and debate were generally brief and focused on clarifying amendments. Several authors explained that amendments were added to address constitutionality, remove outdated or incorrect language, or reflect negotiated changes with agencies and stakeholders. Notable discussion included concerns about forum shopping in SB 1543, questions about the scope of the Grow Your Own program in SB 2045, and clarification that SB 1618’s pretrial report language had been changed to a public safety report agreed to by sheriffs and district attorneys. The House adopted numerous amendments without objection and passed the bills by wide margins, including some unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few measures drew more opposition, such as SB 1403, SB 1509, SB 2071, and SB 1618. The House also adopted HCR 1027 setting sine die adjournment for Thursday, May 14, and adjourned until the next day, May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 3009 and recognizes its author, our colleague Senator Parker, to explain
  • Thank you, Senator Parker.
  • Thank you, Senator Parker. Are there any questions for Senator Parker on the bill?
  • Good morning, Chairman Hughes and senators.
  • Members, House Bill 3395 is the identical companion to Senate Bill 1940 that the Senate passed unanimously
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Transcript Highlights:
  • So the Senate, is it 417, it is 418. The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence will come to order.
  • Senator.
  • Senator Johnson moves that Senate Bill 1538, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full Senate
  • To the full Senate.
  • Senator Senator Middleton moves that House Bill 2733 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 19th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate resolutions lying over.
  • Senate Bill 99 by Senator Foil.
  • Senate Bill 270 by Senator Jackson-Andrews, provis, provis, relative to medical Senate Bill 270 by Senator
  • Senate bills except for Senate Bill 155... Senate Bill 509 with amendments.
  • Senate Bill 300 by... Senate Bill 274 by Senator Edmonds, Senate Bill 300 by Senator Myzel.