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• In 2021, a rural area district definition was added to Chapter 49 of 0.016. 2 of the Water Code for residents
• The Water Code provides that five people within the district can petition the board for... district meetings
• back to 2021 a rural desk district was defined definition was added to chapter 49062 of the water code
• will once again say that 2021 a rule area district definition was added to chapter 49062 of the water code
• Requests to authorize or amend a production area may trigger a separate administrative hearing.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• As a matter of pending business, the chair moves. that House Bill 279 without amendment be reported favorably
• You may hear testimony claiming this bill's required and so are more. than requirements in this code
• We're affecting a couple of different chapters of water code.
• I'm I pulled up the the government code just to see you know What other provisions are there that may

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Additionally, it clarifies standardized protective order provisions across the Code to ensure consistent
• I was trying to read the amendment while you were talking a bit there.
• Although this behavior is currently classified as a sexual offense under Chapter 20 of the Penal Code
• Under the Family Code, when we prosecute juvenile offenses, to rehabilitate.
• Also, for certain sex offenses under Section 3.03 of the penal code, you can stack particular criminal

Bills: HB33, HB45, HB48, HB1261, HB1465, HB1778, HB2596, HB5238, SB2969, HB45, HB48

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• take the powers of one branch of government and put them into another branch of government unless we amend
• the Constitution, because this is a statutory provision. ...and not a constitutional amendment.
• is a reason that our governor put this on the call in the form of a request for a constitutional amendment

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• This is in the code, right, Pat?
• terminals do accept QR codes.
• What the QR code, who created that and who knew about its use?
• Whose QR code was that?
• Thank you very much and maybe another Betancourt amendment.

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• The offense was added. the penal code last session and addresses conduct intended to prepare or entice
• to or penalize the custodial parent for the same actions.
• Code 151.001 clearly states parents have a right to possession and access of their children.
• Happy to take a floor amendment to change that. Senator Miles.
• It extends Fourth Amendment protections to modern digital data markets.

Bills: HB166, HB2000, HB3248, HB3513, SB155, SB1659, SB1730, SB1778, SB1790, SB1848, SB2017, SB2105, SB2794, SB2917, HB2756, HB353, HB166

Keywords: child endangerment, controlled substances, penalty group, elderly protection, disabled individual rights, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, defense, peace officers, local government, security, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation, dangerous dogs

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• Chair moves that Senate Bill 1062 be approved without amendment.
• With that context, are you aware of concerns that referencing or amending the 1925 ban in new legislation
• That statute was amended to allow lawsuits related to pregnancy loss.
• Sure, there's a wrongful death statute in 2003, and it was amended to allow lawsuits related to... pregnancy

Bills: HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510, HB229

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• Amendment rights.
• Also, this bill is an example of viewpoint discrimination, which falls under the First Amendment.
• Flag Code. Which of the 27 versions is the correct one? Because under the U.S.
• Flag Code, is the one that can make any changes to how U.S. flags are displayed. Thank you.
• Your policies are in your school district code. This is what the state law says about them.

Bills: HB229, HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• It's the adoption of the amendment now. We're at the second amendment. So, Mr.
• It's the adoption of the amendment now. We're at the second amendment. So, Mr.
• It's the adoption of the amendment now. We're at the second amendment. So, Mr.
• It's the adoption of the amendment now. We're at the second amendment. So, Mr.
• It's the adoption of the amendment now. We're at the second amendment. So, Mr.

Bills: SB137, SB164, SB165, SB49

Keywords: sewer, wastewater, public service commission, PSC, utility regulation, private utility, regulated utility, affiliated system, consolidation, rate jurisdiction, rate setting, wastewater management entity, common ownership, control, Jefferson County Board of Health, local constitutional amendment, public utilities, Alabama Code Title 37, Alabama Code Title 22, certification

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• from 30 to 180 days under the business code to allow persons to obtain a damage waiver for the rental
• Senate Bill 1376 by Hughes relating the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training
• take stake to water, agriculture, and rural affairs. 8 by Goutier is proposing a constitutional amendment
• Birdwell proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital
• SJR 61 by Hall proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for review

Bills: SJR34, SB10, SB18, SB19, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB767, SB790

Keywords: parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment

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• So it'll be amended on after where it's out of here. Well, we have a substitution, correct?
• So >> So<00:11:23.680> it'll<00:11:23.920> be<00:11:24.079> amended<00:11:
• 11:25.120> after<00:11:25.600> where<00:11:25.760> it's >> So it'll be amended
• on after where it's >> So it'll be amended on after where it's out<00:11:26.240> of<00:

Bills: SB63, HB156, HB289, SB80, SB84, SB63, HB156, HB289, SB80, SB84

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, fingerprints, DNA collection, illegal aliens, Alabama state law, out-of-state warrants, criminal procedure, extradition, Alabama Code, arrest authority, interstate cooperation, Marshall County, TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, in-lieu-of-taxes, payments distribution, local legislation, school funding, education finance

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• This bill amends the language on these forms to add clarity and make these forms more applicable to all
• And the 5th Circuit deemed it violative of the 2nd Amendment.
• , or currently is in the code, serious bodily injury.
• in Article 26.05 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which is drafted for attorneys...
• The Texas Family Code.

Bills: HCR10, HB1814, HB2160, HB2353, HB2643, HB2971, HB3282, HB3382, HB3996, HB4507, HB4509, HB4805, HB5551, HB1863, HCR10

Keywords: family abduction, child safety, custodial rights, parental kidnapping, awareness day, marriage license, informal marriage, family code, identity verification, child support, family law, child custody, court interview, parent-child relationship, child welfare, attorney ad litem, compensation, legal representation, government entity, HB 2643

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• This bill would amend Section 417.006 of the Government Code to ensure... that peace officers commissioned
• And certainly, Senator Johnson helped me with an amendment on Senator Parker.
• When the framers added the Second Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights...
• separate section of the insurance code, creating its own code regarding this.
• Code.

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• road standards already in the code without...
• All right, and we know and we move this to the disaster code to follow the other. disaster code changes
• treatment under the tax code.
• For the bill with a couple of amendments on behalf of ZG Companies.
• Okay, this amends the tax code provision that allows a tax unit in a declared disaster area to calculate

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• Senate amendments ask Ms. Orr to explain the Senate amendments. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The House concurs with the Senate amendments. Amendments.
• Members, the Senate added two amendments. The first amendment revised...
• So the Senate put on amendments, and your intent is to take off these amendments or to amend the amendments
• We're going to amend the amendment. We're going to amend the amendment.

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

Bills: HB5560, HB2, HB24, HB3233, HB1397, HB2067, HB3133, HB5696, HB5680, HB2885, HB3966, HB3556, HB3595, HB144, HB26, HB2038, HB521, HB4, HB 1178, HB42, HB 1211, HB783, HB3963, HB2240, HB1690, HB 1234, HB3372, HB27, HB4211, HB2243, HB2853, HB4638, HJR7, HB 100, HB 126, HB3783, HB5138, HB2512, HB5616, HB4751, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB260, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB379, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB4112, HB3866, HB4749, HB2844, HB150

Keywords: groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development

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• , in all respects, except for Section 23 of the House amendments, amending Section. 814.103, Government
• four amendments.
• amendments.
• House amendments to a Senate bill.
• Remove one of my amendments, which I still fail to understand.

Bills: SB1637, SB1, HB300, SB2601, SB37, HB2011, HB3595, HB3071, SB12, HB3372, SB457, HB2067, SB2337, SB447, SB1506, SB1566, SB763, HB3556, SB13, SB2018, SB331, SB379, HB145, SB441, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1540, HB 119, SB1405, SB3059, SB15, SB568

Keywords: SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations

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• This clarification law is consistent with the current tax code.
• Heresy are 1862 exempt permanently in statute by constitutional amendment that the gains will not be
• Constitutional amendment. Yeah, it it just makes sense. It's consistent with what we do.
• So whether that is the health and safety code related to mental health supports or whatever that is,
• This section of the code requires judges is to consider several factors when setting bail amounts and

Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18

Keywords: school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction

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• buildings, and the ability to implement the latest energy codes for the International Code Council.EECO
• Residential Code.
• And prior to amending or adopting the addition of these codes, CECO must establish an analysis that measures
• So if there's something crazy in those codes that doesn't work for Texas, they can amend that code.
• It amends the Texas Education code to add sections specifically addressing anti-Semitic motivations and

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• Hotel occupancy taxes under the Texas Tax Code Section 351.004 remain unaffected.
• Restaurants comply with health codes. Home-based businesses get...
• H.J.R. 110 is the constitutional amendment that accompanies HB 189.
• I serve as the managing partner of Code Concepts Group, where my partner and I...
• Following that code, these systems should be safe.

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line