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• I I hear was about? I'm in England now. I I hear was about? I'm in England now. I I hear this.
• You hear the click. You hear a lock in locks hear the click.
• In many many many cases, many cases it's accidental cases, many cases it's accidental cases, many cases
• I know in cases, many cases, it leads to human cases, it leads to human cases, it leads to human trafficking
• it and hear the words of it, you hear it and hear the words of it, you hear it and hear the words of

Keywords: 920, all

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• This particular case where the case this has been brought up and others will see this either as you don't
• or objection hearing none.
• Hearing 9, the motion is adopted.
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.

Bills: SB 1169, SB 1285, SB 1583, SB 1611, SB 1898, SB 1976, SB 2160, SB 2161, SB 2658, SB 2661, SB 2662, SB 2692, SB 1055, SB 1359, SB 2660

Keywords: water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer

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• Hearing none, would you like to make a motion, Mr. President?
• Now, before we begin hearing its companion, J.R. Senator J.R. Two.
• We had held a hearing back in September...
• We'll be hearing from some people later on that...
• And that is, in fact, the case.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• Senator Parker now moves to House Bill 1875 be recommended for low contested.
• We recommended for local and contested calendar. Is there an objection? Chair is none, so ordered.
• Senator Menendez moves to the House Bill 1965 be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Senator Parker moves to House Bill 2513 be recommended for local and contested calendar.
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.

Bills: HB 39, HB 114, HB 1875, HB 1894, HB 1965, HB 2513

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

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• Hearing none, it is so ordered.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
• Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
• The Chair hears none, it is adopted.
• The Chair hears none, it is so ordered.

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• by contestants. by contestants.
• <01:11:01.120> in contest contest shall not be in contest contest shall not be in operation
• I hear a motion then? I hear a motion then?
• hear their hearing is want to be if they hear their hearing is about<04:51:44.798> two<04:51:
• even hear them. even hear them.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:31:56.719> case<01:31:57.040> procedures subject to the contested case procedures
• subject to the contested case procedures under<01:31:58.000> chapter<01:31:58.400> 91<
• He added that they have people involved in contested case hearings and litigation.
• > case<01:32:24.960> hearings<01:32:25.280> and<01:32:25.520> the up in contested
• case hearings and the up in contested case hearings and the litigation.<01:32:26.880> Um<01:32

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• So what you hear today is what has been clear all session. DFLers are standing up.
• So what you hear today is what has been clear all session.
• All session long, we've been hearing a stark contrast between who Republicans are fighting for and who
• And so when we talk about the lesson of the 2024 election, I think what we're hearing is people want
• And so when we talk about the lesson of the 2024 election, I think what we're hearing is people want

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members of this body will recall that we included that process in this bill after hearing substantial
• Towers are being proposed closer to homes and village centers, leading to contested cases and delayed
• Tower case next to Lake Will- Willoughby Tower case next to Lake Will- Willoughby is<00:07:58.040>
• I recently sat in a committee of conference hearing on 325.
• We want you to hear us. You have lost our trust.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up House Bill 527, which extends the sunset of 30 V.S.A. Chapter 248A governing telecommunications siting. The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee explained that the House version would have extended the process through 2030 and required a Public Utility Commission stakeholder process, but the Senate instead shortened the extension to July 1, 2029 and added immediate statutory changes: written notice to municipalities and regional planning commissions, a required public meeting before filing applications, attendance by the applicant and the Department of Public Service, and other transparency measures. The committee recommended concurrence with the Senate amendment on a 6-3 straw poll. Representative Pritchard of Poultney then offered a further amendment to shorten the sunset further, from July 1, 2029 to July 1, 2027. He argued that the Section 248A process has long-standing problems, that rural towns lack resources to participate effectively, and that the legislature should address the issue sooner rather than continue extending the sunset. He cited concerns from Tinmouth and the Westmore tower case, and requested a roll-call vote. Supporters of the Senate position responded that the Senate changes would provide immediate improvements and that a shorter sunset could create risks by expediting more permits and worsening the situation. The committee reported its view that the Pritchard amendment was unfavorable by a 6-3 vote and asked the House to vote no on it. After that exchange, the House stood at ease and then went into recess for a caucus.

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• So, in this case, the by both parties.
• Doesn't It's not a contested<00:27:07.120> case,<00:27:07.440> right?
• <00:27:07.640> Contested<00:27:08.040> cases contested case, right?
• Contested cases contested case, right?
• Contested cases you<00:27:08.440> typically<00:27:08.840> get<00:27:08.960> to<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> I hear a second. >> I hear a second. >> Second. >> Second.
• on so that so that we can hear you. on so that so that we can hear you.
• hear what you're saying and thank you. hear what you're saying and thank you.
• . case. case.
• but this case is setting at this point. but this case is setting at this point.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Government Contracts Committee met with a quorum and approved the July 8 minutes. It then deferred several items from the July agenda, including a Kentucky Education Television contract because the vendor was not yet registered with the Secretary of State, and a University of Louisville contract at the university’s request. The committee also deferred a behavioral health memorandum of agreement and later a Department of Community Based Services contract after questions were raised about the scope of services and the need for additional information. The most extensive discussion involved the Seven Counties Services contract with the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities. Committee members questioned why the state continues to contract with Seven Counties despite its bankruptcy and pension-related liabilities, how the funding split was determined, whether the services are statutorily required, and whether the state or another provider could deliver the services more efficiently. Agency representatives said Seven Counties is the sole provider of core community mental health services in its region, serves about 24,500 people, and that service needs and acuity remain high even as the number served has declined. A cabinet attorney said the bankruptcy dispute is ongoing and involves roughly $20 million in contested retirement contributions, though members suggested the amount may be higher. Members also raised broader concerns about whether local governments, especially Metro Louisville, should contribute more toward services tied to social determinants of health, and whether the contract includes services beyond what statute requires. The committee requested additional information on the contract scope and possible offsets or recovery of unfunded liabilities, and then voted to defer the Seven Counties contract to the next meeting. The committee also heard a separate DCBS presentation on the Youth Villages Intercept program, where staff explained it was selected because it is an approved evidence-based Family First prevention service, provides intensive in-home and foster care stabilization services, and is headquartered in Tennessee but operates across Kentucky; members asked for clarification on Medicaid billing and additional funding needs.

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• Today we will hear Senate Files 2831, 3548, 3339, and 3963, but we'll be starting our hearings in the
• Um you hearing your testimony today.
• First, today we will hear All right.
• them in any of the cases. them in any of the cases. Not<00:59:43.920> once. Not once.
• That's not simply not the case.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She asked for help understanding the language that says, “In any contested case before the commission
• <04:38:40.240> case<04:38:40.561> before there says in any contested case before there
• says in any contested case before the<04:38:40.959> commission the commission the commission
• proceedings under RSA 541a and contested proceedings under RSA 541a and contested cases<04:44:58.160
• cases right uh adjudicate contested cases right uh would<05:23:00.480> be would be would be that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In addition, the Oklahoma Auctioneer Association has started a new contest area in the Oklahoma FFA,
• adding a very remarkable skill to the already extremely competitive contest held each year.
• Last year, Logan was named the Oklahoma State FFA Auctioneer Contest winner, demonstrating her exceptional
• I think that is, that could potentially happen, but that Has not been the case.
• I mean, I'm thinking back to a A court case that was specifically about a charter school that was using

Bills: HB3327, HB3711, HB4104, HJR1077, HB3329, HB4322, HB4202, HB4203, HB4457, HB3983, HB3660, HB3802, HB2933, HB2955, HB2956, HB3781, HB3521, HB3794, HB3796, HB3800, HB3183, HB4316, HB4484, HB3469, HB3464, HB3173, HB3989, HB3016, HB2979, HB2988, HB2288, HB3062, HB3315, HB3372, HB3530, HB3622, HB3755, HB4266

Keywords: State Board of Education, Oklahoma education board, board appointments, school governance, education reform, governor appointments, legislative appointments, speaker of the house, president pro tempore, senate confirmation, board vacancies, removal for cause, public education, state superintendent, school board training, board member qualifications, emergency clause, Oklahoma statutes 70 O.S. 3-101, school funding, transparency

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• Thank you for this hearing.
• case hearings by phone and video conferences.
• case hearings by video conferences.
• The bill provides the option for us to conduct contested case hearings in workers' compensation cases
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• You hear from the chamber, you hear from building trades that they like these.
• You hear from the chamber, you hear from building trades that they like these.
• You hear from the<00:38:40.800> chamber,<00:38:41.119> you<00:38:41.280> hear<00
• And the contestants are two people, two of the contestants, or people who will vote against the bill:
• And the contestants are two people, two of the contestants, or people who will vote against the bill:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair hears none.
• and certain other criminal cases.
• It could be, I can't, it would be an individual case-by-case basis.
• HB number 2488 by Bella Kaufman relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas
• case hearings virtually via video conference A determination of the division that good cause exists

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• First, it clarifies when a contested case commences before the Office of Administrative Hearings when
• a contested case proceeding regarding a cease and desist order or administrative penalty.
• :04:48.400> case clarifies when a contested case clarifies when a contested case commences<01:
• to act in a of administrative hearing to act in a contested<01:05:09.760> case<01:05:10.000><
• a contested case proceeding regarding a cease<01:05:11.520> and<01:05:11.680> desist<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hearing none. Do we have anybody to speak? Hearing none? Do we have anybody to speak? We do.
• Chairman, for hearing this measure. Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you for hearing my bill. I can hardly hear you, but we're hearing your bill.
• Chairman and committee members for hearing this bill.
• It's been the sheriffs, and have a contest. All right, sheriffs, and have a contest.

Bills: HB2170, HB2417, HB2418, HB2771, HB2772, HB4018, HCR2059

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology, security, speeding, speed limit, traffic enforcement, driver safety, speed inhibiting device, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces, funding, criminal justice, community supervision, rehabilitation, supervision fee, victim compensation

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety approved the minutes from March 18, 2026, then heard and voted on several bills. HB 4018, which clarifies that a county sheriff has exclusive authority to regulate posse and reserve organizations acting under the sheriff’s authority, passed on a 5-1 vote after supporters said it simply codifies existing authority and improves accountability; one member opposed it as giving too much unchecked power. HB 2417, allowing certain drivers to use a court-ordered speed-inhibiting device instead of a license suspension for specified offenses, passed 6-1, with supporters calling it an optional safety measure and opponents raising cost, privacy, and enforcement concerns. HB 2771, allowing ADCRR to require prisoners to pay reasonable rehabilitation-program costs as a condition of community supervision, passed 5-2, and HB 2772, creating a driver’s-license medical indicator for advance directives such as a DNR, passed unanimously after discussion about implementation, renewal, and cost to applicants. The committee also approved HCR 259, a resolution reaffirming support for county sheriffs and recognizing their constitutional role, on a 4-3 vote. HB 2418, which appropriates $600,000 to be distributed evenly among the five original major incident regional law enforcement task forces in Cochise, Coconino, Navajo, Pinal, and Yuma counties, passed unanimously; testimony said the bill codifies a distribution practice that has already been followed administratively. Finally, HB 2170, the Protection Procurement Act, which bars state contracts for certain Chinese government-controlled companies unless no reasonable alternative exists and imposes penalties for false certification, passed 4-3 after proponents argued it protects Arizona from security and supply-chain risks. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and pages and adjournment.

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• case hearing.
• and/or contested case hearing.
• case hearings.
• Contested case hearings lasting months or years is not going to help solve our water issues along the
• case hearings.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all