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• THIS BILL REPEALS THE SUNSET DATE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION THAT IS FOR SITE SPECIFIC LOCATION
• OGSR APPLICATIONS IN CERTAIN FEDERAL STATE OR LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANT PROGRAMS BY COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
• THIS SENATE BILL 7004 IS AN OPEN SUNSET REVIEW FOR PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION RELATING TO PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHS
• COMMERCE AND IS FOR THOSE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITES AND LOCAL HOUSING AGENCIES THE BILL REPEALS THE SUNSET
• ULTIMATELY, THAT EIGHT YEAR SUNSET PROVISION I THINK I THINK IT WAS VERY CORRECT OF INDIVIDUALS TO POINT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So the PUC expanded that program, but one of the challenges that we found in deploying that program was
• Assembly Bill 467 extends the sunset date of the authorization of the L.A.
• Senator around the first buyers program and new buyers on there.
• Senator around the first buyers program and new buyers on there.
• These programs would be unique to each local agency.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda focused heavily on housing, local government, Brown Act teleconferencing, and public agency administration. Early bills included AB 39, which would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization; AB 76, which clarifies Chula Vista’s university innovation district housing requirements; AB 259, AB 409, and AB 467, which extend or modernize Brown Act teleconferencing provisions for local agencies, community college student bodies, and Los Angeles neighborhood councils; and AB 428, which would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance. Supporters emphasized climate planning, housing access, public participation, safety, and cost savings, while several bills were amended to address stakeholder concerns. Most of these measures advanced on bipartisan votes, generally 6-1 or 7-0, and were left open for additional members to add on later. The committee also heard AB 632, which would strengthen local enforcement tools for serious code violations, fire hazards, illegal cannabis operations, and unsafe housing by allowing unpaid administrative fines to be converted into money judgments and liens. Local government and code enforcement groups supported the bill as a way to improve compliance and reduce costly litigation. AB 670 would let local governments count investments in preserving naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element reporting and require broader reporting of demolitions and replacement housing compliance; supporters argued preservation is essential because many unsubsidized affordable homes are at risk. AB 761 would allow Monterey-Salinas Transit to place a future sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board, rather than separate approval from each member jurisdiction, to preserve transit funding for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. These measures also moved forward, with the committee noting amendments and sending them to the next committees of referral. Another major item was AB 810, which would require special districts and joint powers authorities to migrate public-facing websites and email addresses to .gov or CA.gov domains by 2031. The author argued the change would reduce fraud and improve public trust, especially after emergency-related scams, while opponents from special districts and IT organizations said the transition would be costly and difficult for smaller agencies. Several school-related opponents withdrew after amendments, and committee members discussed possible aliases and tribal-government language. The bill passed 7-1 to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Finally, AB 1206 proposed a pre-approved design catalog for single-family homes and small multifamily developments, modeled on a prior ADU bill, to speed rebuilding and reduce design costs; supporters from Habitat for Humanity and housing advocates said it would help both wildfire recovery and broader housing production, and the bill drew at least one opposed-unless-amended position as the committee moved into further discussion.

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• The state board's newest program, the on the ground conservation Program mentioned earlier, And, uh,
• This program was examined very closely during the agency's most recent sunset Commission review.
• It is a competitive grant program.
• Um, we have a ranking system that we developed in response to the sunset, most recent sunset review of
• I'm the program manager for the flood control program at the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• It's an incredible program.
• So it's a grant program.
• And then it's just program.
• Heritage Trails Program.
• Trustee. programs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The sunset clause is approximately five calendar years.
• And our amendment puts a sunset clause on that that says that it will expire...
• That is why a sunset provision is so important.
• Does not sunset it as our colleague was trying to do and never puts it before the voters.
• They went after programs for children and support for seniors.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• As we prepare for sunset, we know TCCO is coming up for sunset next legislative session.
• the provider training program; the military veteran peer network; and the justice-involved veteran program
• This came from the TCOLE sunset bill last session.
• This came from the T-Cole sunset bill last session.
• We did it in the TCOLE Sunset Bill, talking about the personnel policy.

Bills: SB693, SB781, SB836, SB860, SB906, SB993, SB1101, SB1321, SB1370, SB1537, SB1563, SB1610, SB1637

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice heard a series of bills focused on criminal procedure, public safety, victim protections, and law enforcement administration. SB 1537 would require criminal-proceeding interpreters to meet the same appointment standards used in the Government Code, and SB 993 would let the Comptroller’s Criminal Investigative Division seek mobile-tracking warrants directly in motor fuel theft and related tax-fraud investigations. SB 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notaries who notarize documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add continuing education for notaries. SB 1610 would tighten rules for civilly committed sexually violent predators at the Texas Civil Commitment Office, including penalties for new crimes and assaults on staff, sex-offender registration requirements, and removal of certain provisions from the filed version; the substitute reduced some of the harsher penalties and preserved parole/community-supervision eligibility. SB 836 would expand privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of certain trials, allowing pseudonyms earlier in the process, and protecting forensic exam evidence and invasive recordings under protective orders. SB 1563 would require county jailers to receive training on interacting with veterans, with testimony emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails. SB 906 would give the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo authority similar to other Texas tribes to commission peace officers under state law to enforce Texas laws on tribal land. SB 781 would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officers’ personal information and create a confidential departmental file system modeled on Chapter 143 civil-service practices, though members raised concerns about whether the bill could affect disciplinary records and existing disclosure rules. Testimony was largely supportive for the bills, especially from prosecutors, law enforcement representatives, victim advocates, and agency officials. Supporters of SB 693 described widespread deed fraud tied to improper notarizations; supporters of SB 836 stressed survivor privacy and the harms of livestreamed sexual-assault proceedings; supporters of SB 1563 said jailer training could help prevent veteran suicides and improve treatment; and supporters of SB 906 said state commissioning would improve public safety and coordination on tribal lands. SB 781 drew support from police and TCOLE witnesses who said the bill would extend confidentiality protections already used in civil-service departments, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing law or could be read to shield misconduct information. Public testimony included opposition to SB 1610 from a civil-rights advocate who urged waiting for Sunset review, and opposition to SB 781 from a family member of a person killed by police, who objected to expanding confidentiality for officers. Several bills were left pending after testimony because the committee lacked a quorum or chose to hold them for later action.

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• WHEN THE DIVISION PLANS TO APPLY FOR OR ACCEPT FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS
• THE NEW ELEVATE PROGRAM DIRECTS THE PROVISION STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AND REIMBURSABLE BY FEMA.
• WE HOLD THEM TO THE STANDARD NARRATIVE SUNSET WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SUNSET.
• OUR INTENT IN BROWARD COUNTY IS TO SUNSET THEM WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SUNSET AND NOT EXTEND THEM AND
• I DO AGREE IT SHOULD SUNSET WHEN THE PURPOSES CONCLUDED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Increase funding in B-1 and B-1-3 programs for the 26-27 biennium.
• Moving to the trustee programs, one of my favorites is the music incubator program.
• So that happened early in the program.
• our child care programs.
• Sunset findings and recommendations.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee began with Article I budget items for the Secretary of State. LBB staff outlined recommendations that would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million, including changes to HAVA funding, removal of one-time business system replacement money, and a rider directing the agency to use Fund 5095 first. Secretary Jane Nelson and staff then defended several exceptional items, especially additional staffing for elections and business filings, a new website, digitization of records, cybersecurity tools, and renovation of the James Earl Rudder Building. Members focused heavily on election administration, cross-checking voter rolls, Harris County complaints, call-center response times, and whether online voter registration should be expanded. No votes were taken; the discussion was informational and budget-focused. The committee then heard the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB presented a recommended $2.4 million decrease for the governor’s office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs driven by one-time funding and unexpended balances, while still preserving major border security funding and victim assistance funding. Governor’s staff emphasized Texas’ economic growth, the importance of border security, and efforts to seek federal reimbursement for the roughly $11 billion Texas has spent on border operations. Members discussed whether shifting National Guard deployment to federal control could reduce state costs, and they also reviewed the music incubator program, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and the semiconductor innovation consortium. Staff highlighted a $5 million late-added request for grants to protect nonprofits from violence and terrorism. Again, the exchange was largely explanatory, with no formal action. Finally, the committee took up the Texas Facilities Commission and lease payments for revenue bonds. LBB recommended major reductions overall, including removal of border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, but added money for higher utility costs, renovation of the Rudder Building, and additional facilities staff. George Purcell also noted stable maintenance-and-renewal funding and new riders related to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building, tenant communications, and space utilization. For lease payments, LBB recommended a smaller appropriation tied to revenue-bond costs allocated across agencies. The discussion was informational, with members asking about the Rudder Building renovation, border wall progress, and capital complex construction timelines; no votes were recorded.

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• It's gonna be a recurring because the FTEs required to keep the program going.
• Now, do we intend to sunset it? Is this something we're just gonna do in perpetuity.
• So we are sunsetting it, but we're giving them a wind down process.
• All we're doing is extending the sunset but also. Requiring a wind-down plan.
• This bill has been out there for a while, and the original version is just a sunset.

Bills: HB1782, HB2293, HB3176, HB3544, HB3546, HB3619, HB4358

Keywords: artificial intelligence, education reform, innovation, funding, advisory council, broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development

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• I also want to highlight that a lot of the success of the COVID program in the past that this bill is
• in the past that this bill is program in the past that this bill is modeled<00:55:00.240> on<
• Adding a three-year sunset provision, technical amendments, and further deferring the date to July 1,
• There's also a little bit of confusion with the sunset provision, so we're going to delete the reference
• bit of a confusion with the sunset bit of a confusion with the sunset provision<01:16:56.840>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD. The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue. Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• Moving to the trustee programs, one of my favorites is the music incubator program.
• And it gets a little frustrating sometimes because you work through this program, what we call programming
• So that happened early in the program.
• our child care programs.
• Sunset findings and recommendations.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.

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• This is a tax on innovation to fund a government payment program.
• That is a direct payment program routed through the tax code. And Colorado...
• We do not need another tax and transfer program.
• If not, we should get rid of the program.
• And again, if it's working, we can just simply extend it like we do other sunsets.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Our other program is known as the Defense...
• It's an infrastructure grant program.
• I'll talk real briefly about our sunset implementation milestones.
• And so as I I watched the sunset process.
• So, it's a grant program. We apply for it every year. every year.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And finally, it ensures that sunset dates as passed by the Senate were kept and adds sunsets to all sections
• But I I really am appreciative that there's a sunset on this to evaluate.
• Favored have kind of favored nation status and to our entitlement programs.
• We extended a sunset.
• With some caution and consideration, we just put a new sunset out there.

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• so because it was felt that the program so because it was felt that the program is<03:38:01.920>
• <03:42:32.880> um Sunset so I for the Medicaid Program um Sunset so I for the Medicaid Program
• Um, you have had other quarterly reports; they have sunsetted if quarterly reports have sunsetted, if
• , the efficacy of these programs?
• , the efficacy of these programs?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• under our programming.
• benefits, and so we're refilling that program.
• Because the subsidies sunsetted. That's right. They put a sunset clause in, like we do sometimes.
• Those sunset clauses were expiring.
• Program; it is rural infrastructure.

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• asked if we could put the funding back to $500,000 because $100,000 wouldn't do that much for their program
• So I... ...much for their program as far as the grants.
• If we do that, this bill is good for two years or four years or whatever that sunset clause determines
• This bill is good for two years or four years or whatever that sunset clause determines.
• I don't think, respectfully, a sunset clause is going to do anything because nothing's really going to

Bills: HCR3018

Keywords: water rights, wetlands, inundated lands, taxation, property tax, drainage, flooded land, seasonal wetlands, meltwater, navigability, jurisdiction, county tax rolls, agricultural land, soil health, wildlife habitat, environmental regulation, public health, land ownership, riparian, drain and fill

Summary: The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3018, which was amended to expand a study of wetlands and jurisdictional water issues, including questions about taxing authority over land inundated by water. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the resolution as amended on a roll call vote, with all members present voting yes or aye. Senator Weston agreed to carry the measure. The committee then considered House Bill 1581, relating to funding for the Native American Tourism Alliance. Senator Marcellais explained an amendment restoring the funding level to $500,000 and adding a 10% tribal match. Members debated the budget impact and the likelihood of the bill surviving in that form. The amendment failed on a 3-3 tie, after which the committee moved to the original House version. That version, with $100,000 total funding and matching requirements, received a 4-2 do pass recommendation and was sent to Appropriations, with Senator Marcellais designated as carrier. The committee also discussed House Bill 1541, which would create a new commission to oversee septic systems, but members indicated a preference for a different approach already moving in the House that would place licensing and oversight under DEQ with health units still handling inspections. No final action was taken on that bill. Finally, the committee reviewed House Bill 1280, a water/drainage-related measure involving voting eligibility for landowners who have not paid assessments, but members raised legal questions and deferred further action. The committee also discussed broader concerns about a chemical-labeling bill and related public emails, then recessed until the call of the chair.

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• Um, line 31 is a governor's recommendation to sunset the driver's license same-day issuance pilot.
• Line 38 is a one-time cost of $138,000 for rule-making related to the program.
• and that would be that would be a sunset and that would be that would be a sunset of<00:23:53.320
• for rule-making related to the program. for rule-making related to the program.
• On line 16, section 44 establishes a truck parking improvement program at MnDOT to improve commercial

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for the dependence scholarship program for the dependence scholarship program for the dependence uh
• expanding our food assistant programs expanding our food assistant programs and uh seeing Community
• designed to provide scholarship program designed to provide scholarship program designed to provide
• safer together program a potential the safer together program a potential the safer together program
• the sunset off and so we're taking the sunset off and so we're taking the sunset off and so ordinarily

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• > of<00:37:36.280> programs<00:37:36.720> including different types of programs
• <01:32:40.040> uh chinu Le was a part of our program uh chinu Le was a part of our program
• at the sheriff's program.
• I'll address that on the other discussion. program um which was very well spent and program um which
• > so<01:46:41.960> kids programs after school programs so kids programs after school programs

Keywords: 1183, house