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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill, I really view as a compliment to Chairman Hughes' joint resolution that you all passed swiftly
  • The bill also requires all joint owners with the right of survivorship to agree on the designation, and
Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had our joint hearing a couple days ago, and, you know, it provided a lot of good discussion for and
  • Madam President, I sat on the Joint Appropriations Committee this week, and I just wanted to bring more
  • Madam President, whether the amendment is out of order, because I don't have my readers with me, but Joint
  • It was before the Joint Appropriations Committee that was set up for this special session.
  • So although it's your prerogative, senator, to make that motion, and by the way, Joint Rule 1006 does
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • administrative assistant to the minority leader Kathy Wachter; legislative assistant Carrie Paulson; joint
  • Joint policy procedural clerk, Andrew Fitzwick. Senator Klein.
  • subsection 2 of Section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks
  • provide an effective date. 24 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to criminal history record checks
  • I see that it came out of the Joint Appropriations Committee with a unanimous 340 do pass recommendation
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. It adopted the procedural employment committee report naming Senate staff for the special session. The chamber then took up several health-care and appropriations measures, first adopting amendments to Senate Bills 2401, 2402, and 2403 before moving them to final passage. Senate Bill 2401 passed 44-2 and requires physicians to complete at least one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health, part of a broader rural health care package. Senate Bill 2402 passed 46-0 after major amendments negotiated between the medical and pharmacy boards; as amended, it expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution in limited areas while excluding categories such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, chemotherapy agents, Schedule II drugs, biological products, and narrow therapeutic index drugs. Supporters said it would improve rural access and help secure rural health transformation funding, while questions focused on how pharmacist competence would be measured and enforced. Senate Bill 2403, also passed 46-0, creates a short-term medical facility emergency operating loan program through the Bank of North Dakota, reduced by amendment from $10 million to $5 million, to help a financially distressed rural hospital. Senators discussed the hospital’s mismanagement, the need for a bridge loan, and safeguards including a limited application window and expiration in 2027. Senate Bill 2404 passed 46-0 and provides supplemental appropriations to the Information Technology Department for ADA-related website accessibility compliance and to the Public Service Commission for additional legal costs in federal energy-rate litigation. The Senate then made announcements about a Highway Patrol safety presentation and filing deadlines, excused an absent member, and adjourned until the next morning.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:30 am

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we are allowing the Majority Leader to appoint the Joint Policy Committee.
  • I think one of the big issues is going to be Section 15 in Joint Rule 303.
  • and the House appropriators, will form the Joint Appropriations Committee.
  • Madam President, pursuant to Joint Rule 304.2, the following senators have been appointed to the Joint
  • Instead, we'll allow the Joint Policy Committee and the Joint Appropriations Committee to continue to
Summary: The Senate convened in special session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call establishing a quorum of 45 members present and two absent. The chamber received certification from the Secretary of State and the governor’s executive order calling the special session to address funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program and to act quickly to accept and appropriate federal funds. The main action was adoption of the procedural rules for the extraordinary session. Senator Klein explained the proposed rule changes, which were designed to speed up consideration of bills during the short session, including limits on bill introduction, same-day second reading and final passage, elimination of standing committees for the session, creation of a Joint Policy Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee, and authorization for remote testimony and limited remote participation. The procedural committee’s report on these rules was adopted without opposition. The Senate also adopted reports naming members to the Joint Policy Committee and Joint Appropriations Committee. Announcements noted that the Senate Employment Committee, Joint Policy Committee, and Joint Appropriations Committee would meet later that morning, that the Senate would not reconvene at 4 p.m., and that a Highway Patrol presentation on legislator safety would be held. The Senate then moved through the listed orders of business and recessed, planning to meet in joint session with the House before adjourning until Thursday, January 22, 2026.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pursuant to the Budget Management Act and Article Four of Chapter 4, Title 41, there are lots of checks
  • And I wanted to double check our chart.
Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill modernizes the Respiratory Therapy Act through criminal background checks, fingerprinting,
  • Therapy Act through criminal Respiratory Therapy Act through criminal background<00:07:03.599> checks
Bills: HB299, HB533, HB299, HB533
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to make sure that we've checked all those boxes too.
  • I'm about to check. OK, one second. What’s your name? Larry Lennigman. We have him? Yep.
  • I believe it's a criminal background check. Okay.
  • So, in section 418.485, it covers the authority to conduct criminal history checks.
  • Having to pay for a background check could be an impediment.
Bills: HB2, HB1, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 29th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • He probably checked it more than I do, I think.
  • The chair lays out House Joint Resolution 35 and recognizes Chairman Craddick to explain his bill.
  • All right, at this time, House Joint Resolution 35 will be left pending. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Additionally, the Texas Strong Defense Fund, proposed through House Joint Resolution 47 and House Bill
  • There being none, is there anyone else wishing to testify for or against House Joint Resolution 47?
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • member takes the oath of office, they are making the ultimate difference. commitment, signing a blank check
  • It's my view the VA should rely on the Commission for Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities and Joint
  • very arbitrary clause that led to people turning them in for living with another person or sharing a joint
  • paperwork into the VA, they've done the right thing. right thing and then they get these huge debt checks
Summary: During the meeting, various members engaged in extensive discussions surrounding 15 proposed bills related to veterans' affairs. Notably, concerns regarding recent VA workforce changes sparked debates, particularly about potential cuts and their implications for veterans' care and benefits. Chairman Moran emphasized the need for thoughtful reforms and coordination with stakeholders, urging responsible measures to prevent negatively impacting service delivery. The meeting highlighted a significant bipartisan effort to enhance veterans' access to essential health services, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the VA workforce. Senator Blumenthal's assertions about the urgent plight of veterans due to cuts in personnel drew strong reactions, showcasing the deep concern among committee members regarding the current state of veteran services.