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• A lot of times people always talk about the Jefferson County delegation as a dysfunctional delegation
• Representative K is the chair of the Jefferson County delegation.
• We are a delegation for which we go through and we carry bills.
• Representative K is the chair of the Jefferson County delegation.
• We are a delegation for which we go through and we carry bills.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Whereas clause one of rule 23 of the rules of the House of Representatives provides a member, delegate
• ,<04:15:01.760> resident,<04:15:02.239> commissioner, delegate, resident, commissioner,
• delegate, resident, commissioner, officer,<04:15:03.680> or<04:15:04.000> employee<04:
• Montana delegation, Representative Montana delegation, Representative Downing<04:35:16.320> and
• Earlier this year, I led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• with your indulgence, I also want our members to join me in welcoming the New College of Florida delegation

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I'm now going to turn it over to my favorite state rep, the dean of the Travis County delegation, and

Keywords: student advocacy, SB12, SB13, public education policy, youth engagement, marginalized communities, legislative representation

Summary: Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) held an advocacy event at the Texas Capitol focused on youth participation in policymaking and opposition to recent education-related legislation. Speakers, including student organizers and SEAT leaders, argued that students should have a direct voice in decisions affecting public schools, curriculum, and school governance. Representative Donna Howard briefly attended to support the group, praised their advocacy, and referenced the idea that if young people are not given a seat at the table, they should “bring your own chair.” Several student speakers criticized the newly passed school vouchers bill as a threat to public education and said it would divert resources from public schools. Others opposed bills such as Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 13, describing them as harmful to LGBTQ+ students and inclusive education. One speaker also condemned book bans and library censorship, arguing that students need access to diverse books and truthful, inclusive curricula. The speakers framed these issues as matters of student rights, belonging, and free expression. SEAT executive director Cameron Samuels closed by describing the organization’s history of student-led activism against book bans and exclusion from school policymaking. Samuels said the group had distributed challenged books, pursued legal action over blocked internet resources, and delivered a Student Bill of Rights to superintendents and legislators. The event ended without any formal legislative vote or committee action, serving instead as a press conference and advocacy rally urging lawmakers to listen to students.

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• This is a local bill that at the Charlotte County local delegation meeting unanimously...

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• This local bill received no public testimony in opposition and received a unanimous delegation vote.

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• AND WHEN I GO TO MY DELEGATION MEETING'S OFTEN TIMES I SAY WHAT DO YOU NEED? WE ARE GOOD.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Speaker, it is today my pleasure to recognize this wonderful delegation from West, one of the most unique

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• Speaker, it is today my pleasure to recognize this wonderful delegation from West.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And I'm sending my condolences to his family, your party, and the Georgia delegation as well.
• 02:26:46.880> and<02:26:47.200> the<02:26:47.359> Georgia<02:26:47.760> delegation
• <02:26:48.240> as party, and the Georgia delegation as party, and the Georgia delegation as

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Now, Mary Kiffmeyer stole the endorsement by baking bread and jam for all of the delegates. but also
• by baking bread and jam for all<00:59:12.240> of<00:59:12.320> the<00:59:12.440> delegates
• all of the delegates. all of the delegates. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• are<02:18:36.559> substantive Um, in subparagraph A and B, the rule has language about delegating
• 19:05.760> has<02:19:05.920> language<02:19:06.319> about<02:19:06.639> delegating
• the rule has language about delegating the rule has language about delegating authority<02:19:07.519

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, I know there's, when I was on delegation, a lot of conversation that we've given.
• Um, I know there's, when I was on delegation, a lot of conversation that we've given.
• involvement that New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council has is that, statutorily, was on delegation
• a lot of conversation was on delegation a lot of conversation that<00:24:43.600> we've<00:24:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the March 6, 2026 meeting and then received updates from the Legislative Budget Assistant audit staff on several ongoing audits. Christine Young reported that the special education audit was in report-writing stage with 39 of 80 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter, the education freedom accounts audit had 27 of 42 observations completed with a draft also expected in the second quarter, and the Doorway program audit had a draft report with 15 observations sent to DHHS on March 30, with responses due April 24 and presentation expected at the May fiscal committee meeting. Members asked about the size of the special education report, and staff estimated it would be over 800 pages and roughly three pounds. The committee then reviewed prior audit responsiveness from the Human Rights Commission. The commission reported that 22 observations had been completed, with remaining issues focused on timely case processing, a formal risk assessment, and a performance measurement system. Officials said staffing shortages were improving, a risk assessment manual had been drafted, a scorecard system was nearly complete, and the commission’s rules were moving through the public hearing process. Members asked about the timeline, and the commission said case processing was averaging 20 to 22 months and that the remaining items were expected to be resolved over time. Police Standards and Training also reported progress on prior audit items. The director corrected one status designation and said the job task analysis for curriculum development was substantially resolved, with findings and recommendations being prepared for the council. He said work on fitness testing was on hold pending legislative action, the performance measurement and strategic planning item remained a priority, and the council was focusing first on updating administrative rules. He also said the corrections advisory committee likely needed a statutory amendment to better reflect members with practical corrections experience. In response to questions, he said the council does not certify county correctional officers but reviews county curriculum annually, and he said the agency would be open to discussing consolidation or a pathway for county officers to become state-certified. The Department of Corrections then updated the committee on parole board-related audit items, saying 11 of 13 DOC-related findings were resolved. The remaining issues involved implementing a structured decision-making process for the parole board and improving data collection for recidivism tracking; the board had applied to the National Institute of Corrections for training, and manual data collection was underway. DOC also said it had created a HIPAA-compliant release form to share substance use disorder treatment information with the parole board. Finally, OPLC reported on the mental health workforce audit, saying six findings were fully resolved and six substantially resolved, with most remaining items tied to rulemaking and application processing. The office expects to complete its backend system migration and improve timeliness metrics by the end of the year, and it recently launched a jurisprudence exam for the mental health board. Under potential audit topics, staff said two items remained suspended because of litigation, and the committee discussed whether to keep DHHS contract management on the list. Representative [name unclear] proposed adding two new education freedom account audit topics: verification of residency and eligibility, and a record of educational attainment while preserving student privacy. Members supported adding them, but staff warned the expanded scope could delay the report and would require coordination with the Department of Education and approval by the Fiscal Committee. The chair said staff would work with the commissioner and LBA to draft the revised scope for further committee action.

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• Um, as a member of the rural delegation, I got to agree with Senator Jasinski.
• member<01:03:06.559> of<01:03:06.720> the<01:03:07.040> rural<01:03:07.440> delegation
• <01:03:08.000> I<01:03:08.079> I<01:03:08.319> got member of the rural delegation
• , I I got member of the rural delegation, I I got to<01:03:08.559> agree<01:03:08.799> with

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• Paul delegation members of the shooting at the Jimmy Lee Rec Center and something that was a big concern
• Paul delegation<00:47:18.800> members<00:47:19.440> of<00:47:19.680> the<00:47:19.839
• > shooting<00:47:20.079> at delegation members of the shooting at delegation members of

Bills: HF3351

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety

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• Democratic members of the congressional delegation asked for a full federal report from the GAO to examine
• Republicans hold over two-thirds of the congressional delegation in Texas.
• The stark disparity between Texas' diverse population and composition... ...of its congressional delegation
• diverse state where 60% of our population identifies as people of color, yet our congressional delegation

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• federal grant for that, too, would help on the wolf side, and so we're working with our congressional delegation
• the wolf side and so we're working with our<00:57:47.440> congressional<00:57:47.920> delegation
• <00:57:48.640> hope<00:57:48.799> that our congressional delegation hope that our congressional
• delegation hope that we<00:57:49.119> could<00:57:49.280> get<00:57:49.440> some

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• This bill would revoke the delegation of authority.
• 01:42:35.760> would<01:42:36.000> revoke<01:42:36.320> the<01:42:36.480> delegation
• <01:42:36.960> of bill would revoke the delegation of bill would revoke the delegation of

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We need a kind of concerted delegated effort to do that.
• :32:16.760> concerted it up we need a kind of concerted it up we need a kind of concerted delegated
• 18.799> do<00:32:19.039> that<00:32:19.840> um<00:32:20.440> regarding delegated
• effort to do that um regarding delegated effort to do that um regarding the<00:32:21.080> funding

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing of the House Committees on Tourism and Water and Land was held on March 20, 2025, on SB 1396 SD3 HD1, which would raise transient accommodations tax revenues beginning in 2027, impose a $20 per-night tax on stays booked through loyalty or rewards points, and dedicate funds to DLNR for natural resource protection, management, and restoration. The Office of the Governor, DLNR, DBEDT, the Hawaii State Energy Office, Tax Department, Hawaiian Home Lands, HI-EMA, the Climate Advisory Team, Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, HCDA, the Hawaii Ocean Legislative Task Force, Resource Legacy Fund, KUA, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority all testified in support or with comments, generally emphasizing the need for dedicated funding for environmental stewardship, resilience, wildfire and climate preparedness, and community-based projects. Several supporters cited polling showing broad visitor willingness to pay additional fees to protect Hawaiʻi’s resources, and DLNR and the Attorney General noted the bill aligns with broader state land-management and fire-safety priorities. Opposition came from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi and the Maui Chamber of Commerce, which argued the bill unnecessarily raises the TAT, places more burden on visitors and visitor-dependent businesses, and could harm Maui’s still-recovering economy. The Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaiʻi initially marked opposition but then said it had misunderstood the bill’s relationship to another measure and asked to resend testimony. Expedia Group did not oppose the TAT increase itself but raised operational concerns about the new tax on loyalty-point redemptions, calling it novel and difficult to administer. The American Hotel Lodging Association and Hawaiʻi Hotel Alliance were listed as having no comments present. Testifiers also suggested amendments, including dedicating the revenues to a special fund, ensuring community grants, and clarifying administrative provisions. One testifier urged the bill be used to fund hurricane shelters and stronger building standards, while another emphasized that the measure should support people and disaster resilience as well as environmental protection. During questions, members asked for the polling methodology and for a breakdown of current TAT allocations; staff indicated they could share the survey memo and began identifying existing statutory remittances. No vote or final committee action was taken during the excerpted portion of the hearing.

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• I could say any statements like that are done at our delegate assembly every year.
• That delegate assembly is a culmination of hundreds of school board members. from across the country,
• And any statements that are made like that come directly from that Delegate Assembly.
• The entire world wants to do business. with Texas, so our office welcomes international delegations and

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel