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• I'll be brief, given the time constraints that we have before the floor.
• So, Chairman, just be thinking if this gets to the floor, whether we... would do an amendment that would
• I'm back at the office on the floor. That's always an option. But for your consideration.
• If you file with the Texas Ethics Commission and they go through their exhaustive procedures, you would
• That's 10 bills out before an hour before we go to the floor.

Bills: SB231 , SB667 , SB689 , SB825 , SB965 , SB992 , SB1059 , SB1220 , SB2368 , SB2601

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• The proposed substitute instead requires cities, towns, and counties to prescribe local procedures to
• Relatedly, the Department of Archaeology must develop procedures for issuing those permits to govern
• Relatedly, the Department of Archaeology must develop procedures for issuing those permits to govern
• I'm a yes on this bill as it stands and hoping we can work on it before it goes to the floor.
• I'm a yes on this bill as it stands and hoping we can work on it before it goes to the floor.

Bills: HB2548 , HB2453 , HB2640 , HB2095 , HB2386 , HB2239

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund

Bills: SSB1099 , SSB1009 , SF35 , SF266 , SSB1199 , SF407 , SF105

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment team, multidisciplinary team, student mental health, emotional disturbance, juvenile justice, information sharing, records confidentiality, FERPA, civil immunity, school violence prevention, behavioral intervention, crisis response, nonpublic school, charter school, innovation zone school, law enforcement, mental health professional, social services, Iowa Code 29D

Bills: HR93 , HR837 , HR836 , HR108 , HR107

Keywords: fentanyl, controlled substances, drug scheduling, legislation, health policy, fentanyl-related substances, Controlled Substances Act, CSA, drug enforcement, opioids, synthetic opioids, House Rules, procedural resolution, rule, amendment, previous question, motion to recommit, H.R. 27, firearm violence, domestic violence

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• What would be the procedure there? Thank you for the question.
• House Bill 3087 is Garnishment Procedure timeline and updates.
• It's creating more consistent and workable deadlines across garnishment procedures.
• So, in essence, it helps the employer, and it helps... ...garnishment procedures.
• I do appreciate how you're jumping me all around the agenda, kind of like I do you on the floor.

Bills: HB1453 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2945 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3094 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3386 , HB3453 , HB3471 , HB3505 , HB3510 , HB3544 , HB3549 , HB3652 , HB3727 , HB3791 , HB3845 , HB3906 , HB4119 , HB4125 , HB4126 , HB4198 , HB4236 , HB4425 , HB4343 , HB4094 , HB3407

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, abortion

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• Members, this particular bill creates a new article in the Code of Criminal Procedure that prohibits
• And I'm working with the media between now and the floor to make sure we don't have unintended consequences
• And so I'm praying that this bill gets out of here so we can vote for it on the floor.
• a dangerous way to describe the way that our athletics department operates, and LSU particularly. floor
• Posting the notice for a meeting inside of a locked building on the third floor, we can do better.

Bills: HB55 , HB608 , HB997 , HB1035 , HB1045 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1057 , HB1131 , HB1177 , HB1201

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: juror confidentiality, public records, criminal procedure, privacy, court disclosure, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district, road district, navigation district, sewerage district, newspaper publication

Bills: SB2188 , SB2230 , SB1763 , SB879 , SB1147 , HJR7

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: space flight, space launch, launch site, spaceport, rocket launch, beach closure, coastal county, Gulf Coast, General Land Office, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, public beach access, dune protection, launch operations, space industry, local preemption, municipal authority, county authority, public safety, Texas coast

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• I said, how many units do you have on the floor? How many are we looking at delayed?
• You know, their floor plan and what they've got to have to be functional.
• With a statutory change, we could eliminate faxes and streamline our procedure.
• We will now move on to our conversation on rules, regulations, and administrative procedure.
• Failure to perform many of those procedures could invalidate a rule, much like some of your procedures

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

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

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

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• Thank you, and I can tell Senator Bly we're not going to move these to the floor or anything else until
• We're not going to move these to the floor or anything else until we figure out which one we're going

Bills: SB60 , SB103 , SB60 , SB103

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility

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• Rather than we'd let this go to the floor. I've so enjoyed my time with you, Mr.
• You know, this was when the lake just saw patients on the third floor.
• Representative Landry, you're going to amend it between here and the floor?
• Representative Landry, you're going to amend it between here and the floor?
• Are you going to amend it between here and the floor?

Bills: HB9 , HB10 , HB16 , HB44 , HB46 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB153 , HB164 , HB233 , HB242 , HB436 , HB455 , HB571 , HB594

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish

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• We can also help expedite the process on our screening and intake processes and procedures.
• It's not a constitutional matter; this is code of criminal procedure, and it's simply a notice provision
• I'll try to be brief given the time before the floor.
• SB 456 revokes the license for using a harvested organ during a procedure and increases the criminal

Bills: SB456 , SB826 , SB872 , SB957 , SB993 , SB1660 , SB2017 , SB2611 , SB2785 , SB2794 , SB442

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, SB 826, Texas, DWI, driving while intoxicated, intoxicated driving, school crossing zone, school zone, reduced speed limit, traffic safety, child safety, pedestrian safety, felony DWI, state jail felony, Penal Code Section 49.04, Transportation Code Section 541.302

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• And basically, we're just trying to make a clear, uniform procedure.
• We're going to work on a couple of amendments from here to the floor.
• I know you indicated to me that you have committed to working with the DAs between now and the floor.
• But I would expect, based on the cards, that it will get to the floor.
• Yes, moves it to the floor, and I know is... Yes. Yes. Representative Boyer? Yes. Yes.

Bills: HB343 , HB378 , HB394 , HB396 , HB426 , HB439 , HB491 , HB523 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB1025 , HB1038

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• This bill is the update to the Code of Criminal Procedure to make sure that everything that we've done

Bills: HCR75 , HCR93 , SB644 , SCR2 , SCR17 , HB2703 , HCR92 , HCR7 , HCR126 , HB1615 , HB1610 , HB1620 , HCR86 , HCR7

Committee: Senate Administration

Keywords: Hemphill, bass fishing, tourism, state recognition, conservation, recreational activities, Nacogdoches, Garden Capital, public gardens, sustainability, horticultural heritage, hospice, palliative care, awareness day, healthcare, patient care, state regulation, taxation, education, local authority

Summary: The Senate Committee on Administration met with six members present and took up several commemorative and code-revision measures, along with one hospice/palliative care resolution. Senator Hall presented HB 2703, designating July as American Patriotism Month, and HCR 7, designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day; both drew no public testimony and were reported favorably. Senator Kolkhorst presented HB 1615, a non-substantive Texas Legislative Council recodification bill relating to water and wastewater special districts, which was also reported favorably. Senator Parker presented HCR 86 recognizing Denton’s “31 Days of Denton Halloween,” and Senator Johnson presented HB 1620, another non-substantive code update; both were left pending at first and later reported favorably. Senator Johnson also presented SB 644, creating Hospice and Palliative Care Day on the second Saturday in October, which was left pending and later reported favorably. The committee also heard HCR 75, HCR 93, HCR 126, and HCR 92. HCR 75 concerned a local designation tied to marina/guide services and was left pending initially, then later reported favorably. HCR 93 would renew Nacogdoches as the Garden Capital of Texas, HCR 126 would designate Corrigan as the Timber Products Capital of Texas, and HCR 92 would designate the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; all were heard without public opposition and later reported favorably. Several members emphasized the historical, cultural, or economic significance of the local designations, while the code-update bills were described as non-substantive recodifications prepared by the Texas Legislative Council. After taking up pending business, the committee voted to report the measures favorably, with most also recommended for the May 14, 2025 local and uncontested calendar. The committee certified the local and uncontested calendar list for that date, with some items removed because they had already passed earlier in the day or had other issues. The meeting concluded with a motion to recess.

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• Finally, per House Procedure rules, witness testimony must be limited to the bill or resolution currently
• These two systems are very different in terms of the protections and procedures that are involved within

Bills: HB1821 , HB1822 , HB1943 , HB3882 , HB4263 , HB4476 , HB4628 , HB4631 , HB4885 , HB4923 , HB5461 , HB5483 , HB5525

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: juvenile records, sealing, privacy, criminal justice, youth rehabilitation, legal procedures, juvenile court, record sealing, nondisclosure, age jurisdiction, criminal justice reform, juvenile board, compensation, Winkler County, juvenile justice, county funding, grants, career education, technical programs, workforce development

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• This bill's house companion is in a position to get to the floor eventually, but I want to explain where
• I know what we're doing with it when we do get it to the floor. It expands the allowable...

Bills: SB197 , HB140 , SB214 , HB214 , HB147 , HB270 , SB73

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: food trucks, mobile vendors, health inspection, fire safety, state law, regulation, food service, business license, subdivision, transfer of land, immediate family, exemption period, county regulations, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism Investment Act, tourism rebate, tax rebate, sales tax rebate, lodging tax rebate, transactional taxes, tourism development

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• Please join me in giving her a warm Senate welcome and privileges of the floor. Mr.
• President, I ask unanimous consent for Senator Yuck to bring an entourage on the floor and use the floor
• President asked unanimous consent for Senator Yuck to bring an entourage on the floor and use the floor
• And we introduced you up here before on the floor. So, with that, Mr.
• Would you please Recognize Senator Weaver for a floor introduction.

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• They vote yes, sends it to the floor. A vote no keeps it in committee. Chairman Muscarello? Yes.
• A vote yes sends it to the floor. A vote no keeps it in committee. Ms.
• A vote yes sends it to the floor. A vote no keeps it in committee. Chairman Muscarello? Yes.
• Okay, going to the floor. Next, we'll have—we don't have any other authors here.
• Okay, going to the floor. Next, we'll have, we don't have any other authors here.

Bills: HB375 , HB986 , HB1098 , SCR35 , SB97 , SB123 , SB466

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: liability, regional transit, streetcars, trolley cars, motor vehicles, HB986, vehicular homicide, child support, surviving child, minor child, parent killed in crash, criminal restitution, family law, Louisiana child support schedule, R.S. 9:315.48, R.S. 14:32.1, victim compensation, traffic fatality, wrongful death, sentencing enhancement

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• This House Bill 165 is a companion bill to House Bill 175, which will be debated on the floor today.
• the time or what, but I was actually thinking of considering an amendment should I make it to the floor
• Now's the time of what, but I was actually thinking, considering an amendment should I make it to the floor

Bills: HB165 , HB603 , SB77 , SB140 , SB185

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

Bills: HF2196 , HF2586 , HF2187 , HF2037

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

Bills: HB505 , HB 1080 , HB1585 , HB1593 , HB1816 , HB1950 , HB1985 , HB2421 , HB2615 , HB2713

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: notice publication, alternative media, government transparency, civic engagement, local government, housing finance, residential development, tax exemption, mortgage, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, e-cigarettes, public health, schools, retail regulation, HB 1950, municipal court