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• Your word tells us your mercies... are new every morning.
• Employ us to be your agents and ambassadors of hope and healing of human existence.
• Inspire us to act justly. and walk humbly with you.
• Members, please rise. and join us in observing a moment of silence. . . . .
• Please come join us if your members eat too. .012, E2.012, the Energy and Climate Caucus.

Bills: HB10 , HB 12 , HB147 , HB1522 , HB422 , HB675 , HB204 , HB748 , HB912

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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• HIS SON CODY IS WITH US. VERY BRAVE AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND ADVOCACY.
• TRISTAN SHOULD STILL BE HERE WITH US TODAY AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH US TODAY IF A LOT OF THE PROVISIONS
• THE BILL IS BASICALLY A NOTHING ORDER AND COULD BE USED AS A VEHICLE FOR OPEN CARRY.
• NOT TO HAVE LAND AND GENTRY WHO COULD RULE OVER US.
• THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT ASKED TO FOLLOW BASED ON THE US CONSTITUTION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Paula Smith sent us her stuff, so that's good. All right, Peggy Gilmore. I'm going to use...
• Paula Smith sent us her stuff, so that's good. All right, Peggy Gilmore. I'm going to use...
• They used to just kind of cry.
• They didn't make use of them.
• I'm pretty sure that was used in the second session news to us.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Was any of that used, or did you say none of it was used? None of it was used?
• It was used, yes? Okay. And do you know what it was used for? I could take a moment just to check.
• </c><00:19:29.240><c> to</c> project and what is has driven us to project and what is has driven us to
• If you're doing an industrial park, 15% of that industrial park may be used for ancillary uses.
• c> so</c> Park may be used for ancillary uses so Park may be used for ancillary uses so if<01:19:24.239

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> a couple of things one is it's helped us a couple of things one is it's helped us rebalance<00:08
• In my conversations with the Department, they are very willing to work with us and get us to support
• </c><00:45:40.960><c> for</c> 99.6% of copay assistance is used for 99.6% of copay assistance is used
• And so they use that.
• And so they use that.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• use is protected.
• use is protected.
• But can you give us<00:58:06.640><c> examples</c><00:58:07.119><c> of</c> us examples of us examples
• </c> use disorder waiver cleanup. use disorder waiver cleanup.
• </c><01:43:40.080><c> We</c> us. They don't work alongside us. We us. They don't work alongside us.

Bills: HF3935 , HF2216 , HF4354 , HF4210 , HF4212

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• Please protect us and keep us safe from the harms SB 27 may impose. Thank you.
• us?
• The author's been working with us. The sponsors have been working with us.
• The author's been working with us. The sponsors have been working with us.
• Or did it just... is that to us? Yeah, we just... I'm sorry, we used CBOs. There was no DYD.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.

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• </c><00:03:17.840><c> and</c> agriculture through expanded uses and agriculture through expanded uses
• So you think that's often a jute or plastic that's used to keep sediment in place, and how could we use
• </c> one-time funding has really helped us one-time funding has really helped us Advance<00:19:50.640
• </c><00:35:06.359><c> the</c> thanks for being here and tell us the thanks for being here and tell us
• I'll use one example.

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> reviewed S. 157 as it came back to us reviewed S. 157 as it came back to us from<00:11:18.560><c
• </c> purchasing for personal use. purchasing for personal use.
• </c> was using AI. was using AI.
• </c> regulatory limits established by the US regulatory limits established by the US FDA.
• </c> established by the US FDA. established by the US FDA.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c> seamless handoff is really what helps us seamless handoff is really what helps us make<00:14:28.320
• </c> from HR1 are going to result in us from HR1 are going to result in us needing<00:24:41.840><c> to
• Years ago, it used to be case managers used to be the goal where people would be at the top of their
• to be case managers years ago it used to be case managers used<00:51:00.000><c> to</c><00:51:00.160>
• >> Yes, Chair. >> Um, A2 amendment is before us. Can you please help us understand what is in A2?

Bills: HF3738 , HF2295 , HF3520 , HF3666

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

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• We don’t have Canadian tourism as much as we used to. Canadian tourism as much as we used to.
• But the something for us to know.
• </c> think that here's an opportunity for us think that here's an opportunity for us to<00:53:15.680>
• Many of us were struggling quietly.
• </c> was found unconstitutional by the US was found unconstitutional by the US federal<01:26:08.960><

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:10:20.040><c> services</c> include funding for therapeutic services include funding for therapeutic
• Thank you so much for having us.
• I think this bill will help us do that.
• </c><01:02:25.599><c> when</c> we have the bill in front of us when we have the bill in front of us when
• </c><01:31:52.239><c> it's</c> buy this do that and so for us it's buy this do that and so for us it's

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Teach us to love one another disagreeably, and though we may not always agree, remind us that every person
• Help us have the desire to protect one another, to pray for one another, and Help us have the desire
• I used to have a beagle named Roger, and the Senate looks like some roadkill that Roger used to hide
• photo IDs can be used.
• photo IDs can be used.

Bills: HR320 , HR321 , SCR55 , SCR69 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR78 , SCR79 , SB259 , SB295 , SB312 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR114 , HR245 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , SCR30 , SCR40 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB119 , HB129 , HB233 , HB283 , HB538 , HB789 , HB850 , HB870 , HB1236 , HB1241 , HB54 , HB137 , HB321 , HB368 , HB386 , HB414 , HB431 , HB552 , HB555 , HB578 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB638 , HB670 , HB692 , HB707 , HB708 , HB715 , HB718 , HB732 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB796 , HB807 , HB822 , HB848 , HB856 , HB887 , HB888 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1082 , HB1243 , HB1246 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , HB1259 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB83 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB276 , SB319 , SB333 , SB448 , SB450 , SB465 , SB484 , SB501 , SB509 , SB149 , HR168 , HB463 , HB998 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , SB82 , SB97 , SB283 , SB326 , SB518 , SB197 , SB268 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB89 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

Summary: The House was called to order, a quorum was established, and the meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members also observed several personal privileges and recognitions, including International Preeclampsia Awareness Month, the Hudson Cup award presentation to Rep. John Illg Jr., recognition of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen, and a visit from U.S. Sen. John Kennedy. The chamber also received Senate messages, conference committee appointments, enrolled reports, and a conference report on SB 483 dealing with psychedelic-assisted therapy, which was laid over. The House then moved through a long series of concurrence and rejection votes on Senate amendments to House bills. Among the measures concurred in were bills affecting the Louisiana Women’s Policy Research Commission, the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission, child exploitation reporting on covered platforms, the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board, DCFS background checks, AI disclosure in health care, foster care placement and related terminology, criminal history record confidentiality, parish court jurisdiction, court costs, developmental disability office renaming, insurance claims and contractor licensing, Medicare Advantage coverage, colorectal cancer screening, health facilities, highway memorial designations, jury compensation, school employee protections, juvenile court fees, off-road vehicle seizure, residential property insurance cancellation, child support enforcement, and several others. The House rejected Senate amendments on bills including ethics retroactivity, sex offender registration notification, plumbers licensing, and health insurance formulary placement, sending some to conference. Several bills were finally passed, including measures on obstructing public passages with motorized vehicles, class six injection well hearings, arson of religious buildings, wearing masks while committing felonies, professional board attorney fees, bulletproof vests for peace officers, critical infrastructure protection from foreign adversaries, debit card surcharges, electronic stock certificates, watershed restoration funding, and innovation economic development pilot hubs. The innovation hub bill drew extensive debate over no-bid contracting, transparency, and the role of elected versus unelected bodies; an amendment to limit contracting authority to parish governing authorities was withdrawn, and the bill later proceeded to final passage after extended floor discussion. The House also took up and passed or concurred in multiple other bills and resolutions, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided on a few measures.

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• Teach us to love one another disagreeably, and though we may not always agree, remind us that every person
• I used to have a beagle named Roger, and the Senate looks like some roadkill that Roger used to hide
• of photo IDs can be used.
• and we're using cash payments.
• And someone that some of us, some of you served with and all of us consider a friend and respect.

Bills: HR320 , HR321 , SCR55 , SCR69 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR78 , SCR79 , SB259 , SB295 , SB312 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR114 , HR245 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , SCR30 , SCR40 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB119 , HB129 , HB233 , HB283 , HB538 , HB789 , HB850 , HB870 , HB1236 , HB1241 , HB54 , HB137 , HB321 , HB368 , HB386 , HB414 , HB431 , HB552 , HB555 , HB578 , HB590 , HB593 , HB618 , HB638 , HB670 , HB692 , HB707 , HB708 , HB715 , HB718 , HB732 , HB741 , HB748 , HB776 , HB796 , HB807 , HB822 , HB848 , HB856 , HB887 , HB888 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1082 , HB1243 , HB1246 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , HB1259 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB4 , SB52 , SB57 , SB83 , SB145 , SB152 , SB194 , SB276 , SB319 , SB333 , SB448 , SB450 , SB465 , SB484 , SB501 , SB509 , SB149 , HR168 , HB463 , HB998 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , SB82 , SB97 , SB283 , SB326 , SB518 , SB197 , SB268 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB89 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

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• You got to let us know.
• for working with us on this.
• So thank you for having us today. I do want to take us back to the year of 2015.
• So it helps us balance it.
• Can you help us?

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It doesn't make us safer. It just keeps us stuck. Violence disguised as virtue.
• It just keeps us stuck. Violence safer. It just keeps us stuck.
• Let us show our humanity, and let us not turn into killers.
• </c> 13% of the US population. 13% of the US population.
• Providing individuals use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify an individual from the purchase

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> going to be taking um being able to use going to be taking um being able to use this<00:08:12.400
• </c> benefit that could actually save us benefit that could actually save us money?
• </c> five of us are co-sponsors of this bill. five of us are co-sponsors of this bill.
• </c> actually something that is true for us. actually something that is true for us.
• That's not just us. considered clinical. That's not just us.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Some have used iPhones.
• And that's what a lot of us do.
• Tell us, Roberson.
• And so they rely on us.
• Tell us are to her. Tell us, I guess, what is the biggest struggle that you deal with?

Bills: HCR95 , HB4 , HB244 , HB615 , HB648 , HB1049 , HB1201

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• our use of force policy.
• They also are in collaboration with us.
• And it's not us versus them.
• Like, there's nothing that's given to us to help us reacclimate or to successfully come into the community
• Like, there's nothing that's given to us to help us reacclimate or to successfully come into the community

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing focused on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s handling of mental health care in prisons and allegations of sexual abuse, retaliation, and excessive force in the state’s women’s facilities. CDCR officials described their PREA-based prevention and response efforts, including training, oversight, body-worn cameras, retaliation follow-up, and partnerships with outside groups. The Office of the Inspector General explained its monitoring role, noting increased authority under SB 1069, but also limited staffing and the ability to monitor only a portion of cases. The Legislative Analyst’s Office added that prison population trends could allow the state to close a prison and save over $100 million, with some savings potentially redirected to prevention or response efforts. Advocates and formerly incarcerated witnesses from Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners testified that meaningful systemic change has not occurred and that retaliation, blocked programming, and unsafe reporting conditions remain widespread. They described alleged barriers to community-based services, forced or coercive treatment concerns involving Suboxone, and the need for survivor-centered reentry support, trauma-informed care, and more independent oversight. Sandra DeAnda gave detailed testimony about alleged staff abuse, retaliation, denial of mental health care, and a large use-of-force incident at Central California Women’s Facility, while Amika Mota and April Grayson urged release or resentencing for survivors housed with their abusers and greater investment in outside programs. Members of the committee pressed CDCR and OIG on accountability, use-of-force standards, criminal referrals, disciplinary outcomes, and whether investigations are completed within statutory timelines. CDCR acknowledged cultural problems at both women’s prisons and said it was retraining staff and working on reforms, while OIG said it had monitored 161 investigations and found most grievance routing appropriate, though some cases had lapsed due to time limits. Later exchanges revealed that CDCR has over 13,500 active cases and 109 investigators, and that some cases have exceeded deadlines, prompting concerns from members about whether the current system can adequately investigate misconduct and impose consequences. No votes were taken.

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• But what you cannot do is bank it and want to use whatever portion you did not use six months later.
• What they told us is powerful.
• The difference there is, for one, he did reach out to us ahead of time on that bill to talk to us about
• The difference there is, for one, he did reach out to us ahead of time on that bill to talk to us about
• So the tools that you use strategically could change, but that math practice of using Of 10.

Bills: HR249 , HR251 , HB395 , HB902 , SB83 , SB132 , SB157 , SB338 , SB450 , SB484 , SB501 , SB507

Committee: House Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education