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• Stripping the North Star Promise from any currently eligible students only serves to hurt the future
• to the sentence and then we'll go on to the next<00:21:20.960><c> testifier</c><00:21:21.640><c> stripping
• </c><00:21:22.080><c> the</c><00:21:22.200><c> Norse</c><00:21:22.600><c> our</c> next testifier stripping
• the Norse our next testifier stripping the Norse our promise<00:21:23.640><c> from</c><00:21:23.919>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, and it may be interesting to note that 61% of all TIF districts are actually located outside the
• gets redistributed to the county, the city, and the school district in which the TIF district is located
• So we're stripping essentially all of that kind of overburden out of it so that the excess increment
• So we're stripping essentially all of that kind of overburden out of it so that the excess increment

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :42:51.839><c> to</c> they're not appropriately located to they're not appropriately located to provide
• Those are the teachers who can come to our location.
• And so teachers come to our location.
• </c><01:18:50.960><c> Part</c> and shop for free at our location.
• Part and shop for free at our location.

Bills: HF1972 , HF229 , HF1090 , HF1084 , HF1307 , HF1274 , HF1609 , HF2110 , HF211 , HF216 , HF222 , HF224 , HF225 , HF203 , HF206 , HF207 , HF208 , HF227 , HF246 , HF427 , HF466 , HF502 , HF680 , HF971

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• just—we're going to—I can't mandate it's going to happen, but I will be introducing an amendment that strips
• just—we're going to—I can't mandate it's going to happen, but I will be introducing an amendment that strips
• So we're going to strip those out this year so that may come back to us next year depending upon what

Bills: HB381 , HB259 , HB393 , HB399 , SB358 , SB362 , SB363 , SB348 , SB187

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• about her is she's a sixth-generation farmer-rancher in Rigby, and she rides a horse called Chicken Strip
• about her is she's a sixth-generation farmer-rancher in Rigby, and she rides a horse called Chicken Strip
• about her is she's a sixth-generation farmer-rancher in Rigby, and she rides a horse called Chicken Strip

Summary: The House convened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal. The session also included a page program recognizing the House pages and their sponsors, with remarks thanking them for their service and highlighting their future plans and experiences in the legislature. The House received messages from the Governor and Senate, referred several newly introduced bills to committees, and reported multiple committee actions. Among the measures introduced were bills on dental plan transparency, SNAP integrity, tax credit scholarships, a sales tax exemption for Salvation Army purchases, tax administration changes, election canvassing and ballot procedures, creation of an Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, LLC formation, parental rights-related legislation, public funds, and earned autonomy for charter schools. The House also advanced several bills from committee to the third reading calendar and passed House Bill 620, which gives county commissioners a formal voice in federal land-use decisions affecting their counties. House Bill 598, dealing with campaign finance transparency and the handling of personal funds or loans in campaign accounts, drew extensive debate over whether the language required separate accounts, how cash and digital donations would be treated, the seven-day reporting requirement, and enforcement by the Secretary of State. After discussion, the House voted 55-10 to send the bill to General Orders for further work. House Bill 620 then passed the House 60-5 and was transmitted to the Senate. The House also held remaining third-reading bills for one legislative day, enrolled House Bills 514 and 515, made announcements, and adjourned until the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Strips away. Strips it all away. That's what this map does.
• After Reconstruction, Black representation was violently, and I mean violently... ...stripped away.

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB4 , HB1 , HB3 , HB20 , HB22 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB4 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• And then in the Senate, they stripped that portion, correct, Mr.
• Do we know why they stripped that portion? Mr.
• Let's just do this, and then a different committee, or maybe it was a floor on the floor, they stripped

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• The kiosks are located in the hallways behind the hearing rooms.
• An active shooter is not going to hit multiple times in the same location; he's just going to spray.
• and availability of officers. $85 an hour, and it's all dependent upon location and availability of
• So to say that if we strip reserve officers from being able to work outside their county, they're all
• That's what's going to help recruitment, not stripping the rights of reserve peace officers.

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• > can</c><00:57:01.040><c> access</c><00:57:01.520><c> the</c><00:57:01.640><c> same</c> size or location
• can access the same size or location can access the same level<00:57:02.480><c> of</c><00:57:02.880>
• the fact still remains that<01:37:04.280><c> they</c><01:37:04.400><c> are</c><01:37:04.480><c> stripping
• c><01:37:04.880><c> our</c><01:37:05.000><c> employees</c><01:37:05.600><c> of</c> that they are stripping
• our employees of that they are stripping our employees of their<01:37:06.120><c> accrued</c><01:37:06.520

Bills: HF3753 , HF4299 , HF4700 , HF4282 , HF4139 , HF3530 , HF4031

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• My name is Paul Cremer, and I'm the owner of Min Solar, located in southeast Minnesota.
• </c><00:20:47.360><c> in</c><00:20:47.520><c> southeast</c> of Min solar located in southeast of Min
• solar located in southeast Minnesota<00:20:49.480><c> I</c><00:20:49.600><c> started</c><00:20:49.919
• Expiring credits in December strips homeowners of these benefits, undermining solar's affordability.
• homeowners of these December strips homeowners of these benefits<00:53:36.599><c> undermining</c><00

Bills: HF845

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164

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• And then we further, in line 30, strip the power away from our constituents to amend the warrant article
• And then we further, in line 30, strip the power away from our constituents to amend the warrant article
• And then we further, in line 30, strip the power away from our constituents to amend the warrant article
• And then we further, in line 30, strip the power away from our constituents to amend the warrant article
• And then we further, in line 30, strip the power away from our constituents to amend the warrant article

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think I can kind of strip that down.
• by a TWDB-funded report recommending engaged locations.
• You're going from, you know, fields to strip malls, concrete. Exactly.
• It's transmitted from that real-time location via satellite.
• For example, there's a Ferguson power plant, a gas power plant that's located on Lake LBJ.

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It strips event organizers of the flexibility they need to make site-specific safety decisions and potentially
• These are areas where law-abiding citizens are stripped of their right to protect themselves.

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

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.

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• Yes, so not multifamily, commercial, but a site plan for a strip mall or things of that nature?
• 33:45.960><c> a</c> family commercial but a site plan for a family commercial but a site plan for a strip
• 33:46.919><c> of</c><00:33:47.080><c> that</c><00:33:47.240><c> nature</c><00:33:48.039><c> yes</c> strip
• mall or things of that nature yes strip mall or things of that nature yes so<00:33:49.000><c> um</c>
• </c> are larger whether it be again a strip are larger whether it be again a strip mall<01:14:31.719>

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Names, locations, school logos, routines, and family schedules can often be inferred from posts that
• Names, locations, school about children.
• Names, locations, school logos,<00:11:26.480><c> routines,</c><00:11:26.880><c> and</c><00:11:27.120>
• further due process from uh stripping further due process from individuals.<05:35:52.400><c> Um,</c>
• c> by</c><05:44:59.440><c> the</c><05:44:59.680><c> state</c> stripped by the state stripped by the state

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are the crisis center located in Leonia and serving all of Belnap County.
• </c> abuse we are the crisis center located abuse we are the crisis center located in<02:19:06.519><c
• It would probably be that I would just have them drive their own vehicle to the location.
• to New Hampshire one one last locate to New Hampshire one one last followup<05:19:25.240><c> um</c><
• </c><06:19:29.760><c> law-abiding</c> bureaucrats to strip law-abiding bureaucrats to strip law-abiding

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 146, which would require longer retention and quicker disclosure of certain video recordings from traffic stops and similar motor vehicle violations when a citation is disputed. The prime sponsor described the bill as a response to a constituent who challenged a speeding ticket but could not obtain a cruiser video before it was deleted under the current 30-day retention practice. Supporters argued the bill is about fairness and access to potentially exculpatory evidence, and one member suggested a simple 60-day retention period might avoid confusion over different timelines. The sponsor also noted that the bill would not affect criminal cases and that victims and complainants should have access to the same evidence as law enforcement when a recording is relevant to a defense. Major Brendan Davey of the New Hampshire State Police testified in opposition. He said the proposal would create a different discovery standard for one type of evidence, could discourage agencies from adopting body-worn or cruiser cameras, and would add cost and administrative burden. He explained that the State Police already retain routine traffic-stop videos for at least 30 days, but keep videos much longer when complaints or possible litigation are involved, and said the current system balances efficiency with accountability. He also argued the underlying speeding case did not make the trooper video directly material to the citation, though he acknowledged the legislature could choose a longer blanket retention period if it wished. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 638, which would allow people serving life without parole sentences to become eligible for a parole hearing at age 60 after serving at least 18 years, provided they have had no major conduct violations in the prior 10 years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give a narrow second look to a small number of elderly prisoners, citing the high cost of incarceration and the health challenges of aging in prison. He emphasized that the bill would not automatically release anyone, would not apply to capital murder convictions under RSA 630:1, and would still allow victims to participate in the parole process. Testimony on HB 638 was mixed. Alexander Bailey, a survivor of violent crime and domestic violence advocate, supported the bill, saying many survivors favor rehabilitation, second chances, and restorative justice, and that people in prison often age faster and face serious health and safety problems. Another supporter, Russell Roy, began offering a personal story about crime, addiction, and violence in Concord, but the transcript cuts off before his full remarks. Committee members asked about why age 60 was chosen, how released individuals would support themselves, and whether victims or families would be consulted; the sponsor said 60 was meant to limit eligibility and reflect the health realities of prison, and that parole boards already consider support networks and victim input. No action or vote was taken in the hearing.

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• This digital platform allows us to track where we're assigning people by location.
• This digital platform allows us to track where we're assigning people by location.
• co-located with a large industrial electricity user, basically data centers.
• Chairman, Senator Carroll, about the co-location.
• Bax, what is the Libre Initiative and where is it located? Hi, yes.

Bills: SB1041 , SB1363 , SB1418 , SB1419 , SB1445 , SB1447 , SB1488 , SB1519 , SB1523 , SB1560 , SB1580

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you, if you think about, just give me one 30 second strip.
• These efforts are important, but that does not make every. location appropriate.
• These services are provided at the same location.
• All of our services are located in the middle part of town.
• If you look, you can Google it, November 2024, there was a shooting at the location.

Bills: SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• companies often hire security-type individuals to show up in the dead of night, wake and startle children, strip
• Under SB 1246, AV companies must provide local jurisdictions with the location and status of their vehicles

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with several bills on the agenda, beginning with SB 739 (Arreguín) on the Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program for transportation network companies. The author and supporters from Lyft, Uber, and TechNet said the bill would update EV miles traveled and greenhouse gas targets to reflect current market conditions, add flexibility for CARB and the CPUC, and protect drivers from losing platform access while also creating a path for future electrification. Opponents including the American Lung Association, Sierra Club California, and NRDC argued the bill would weaken a program meant to accelerate EV adoption and should retain stronger targets. Members discussed affordability, charging infrastructure, and the need to balance climate goals with feasibility. The committee approved SB 739 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, later recording a 9-0 vote when the roll was completed. The committee then heard SB 1190 (Grove), the “Safe Passage for Youth Act,” which would regulate private youth transport services used for out-of-state residential placements. The author and sponsor testimony described abusive practices such as nighttime pickups, blindfolds, restraints, and emotional trauma, and said the bill would require CPUC permitting, TrustLine background checks, training, parental consent, and bans on certain practices. Support came from youth and disability advocates, with no opposition testimony. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended recommendation and later passed 9-0. SB 1191 (Ochoa Bogh) would extend the sunset for California High Cost Fund A and B universal service programs that help provide affordable telephone service in rural and high-cost areas. Supporters from rural telecom companies and industry groups said the funds are essential for maintaining service, 911 access, and emergency communications in remote communities. There was no opposition, and the committee advanced the bill on a due pass recommendation; it later passed 9-0. The consent item, SB 985 (Strickland) on the 911 emergency system, was also approved. Finally, the committee heard SB 1246 (Cortese) on autonomous vehicles and emergency response. The author and supporters from SEIU California and the California Professional Firefighters said the bill would require AV companies to provide incident response, notify local jurisdictions during system failures, ensure U.S.-based remote drivers, and prevent public safety workers from having to manage AV breakdowns. Industry opponents argued the bill intrudes on federal vehicle standards, gives local governments enforcement authority they should not have, and could create overly broad notification and response requirements. Members raised questions about local control, response times, and whether the bill was premature given existing DMV regulations. Despite those concerns, the committee passed SB 1246 on a due pass as amended recommendation, later recording a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed and returned to complete roll calls before adjourning.

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• I'm not here to strip away the autonomy of women to choose adequate health care plans.
• The bill does not designate the geographic location of the board members. Thank you.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee held public hearings on several bills and took executive action on House Bill 2747. HB 2747 would change how Washington estimates future revenue in its four-year balanced budget outlooks by using the official revenue forecast instead of the current 4.5% growth assumption for the next two biennia. Staff described the bill as a technical change with indeterminate fiscal effects, and supporters said it would make budgeting more realistic and sustainable. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation by a vote of 26 ayes, 3 nays, and 2 excused. The committee also heard Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182, which would create an abortion savings program funded by a new annual assessment on health carriers offering exchange plans. Staff said the bill would generate about $10 million in fiscal year 2027 and about $2.1 million annually thereafter, with most funds going to grants for abortion care providers and some administrative costs for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Department of Health. Supporters said it would stabilize access to abortion care and help low-income patients, while opponents argued it would force taxpayers and insurers to subsidize abortion and raised concerns about oversight, morality, and premium impacts. Substitute Senate Bill 6355, which would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority to support new transmission projects and related tribal clean energy work, drew testimony from utilities, labor, clean energy advocates, counties, and landowners. Supporters said the state needs faster transmission buildout to improve reliability, support clean energy, and reduce congestion costs; opponents and county representatives raised concerns about eminent domain, loss of local tax revenue, board accountability, and the need for stronger landowner and county involvement. Staff estimated the bill would have a several-million-dollar general fund impact and noted possible indeterminate local revenue effects. The committee also received a briefing on engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which would reduce funding or eligibility for several K-12 programs, including bus depreciation, Running Start, and transition to kindergarten; public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with school officials, educators, community college representatives, students, and rural districts warning of reduced opportunities and harm to small and low-income districts.