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• One of the key things here is the criminal background checks.
• Well, they kind of oversee, but on back, all of our ambassadors go through criminal background checks
• It would amend the agriculture code to expand the ability of a producer or agricultural business to qualify
• That I'm aware of, that I know of. Okay.
• Spay and neuter clinics across Texas are constantly in need of more vets to perform spay and neuter procedures

Bills: HB 43, HB 3364, HB 3469, HB 3479, HB 43, HB 3364, HB 3469, HB 3479

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, telehealth, telemedicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, livestock, pets, remote care, electronic means, telephone consultation, controlled substances, prescription drugs

Summary: The second bill, House Bill 3469, was introduced to address pest control regulations concerning nuisance birds. Representative Campos explained how the bill proposes non-lethal methods to deter these birds, such as the use of laser lights and sounds, which avoids conflict with both state and federal regulations. The committee heard impassioned testimonies from members of the public who shared firsthand experiences regarding the adverse effects of these birds on property and public health. The meeting concluded with both bills being left pending, reflecting a desire for further deliberation among the committee members.

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• of oil a day.
• of Economic Geology?
• aggregate production operation as defined in Section 28.1 of the water code.
• interests of Texas.
• all involved. ...of Texas and the best interests of the industry.

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759, HB29

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• to go beyond the regulation of a piece of equipment, in this case, the rock crusher, to the operations
• of a quarry.
• I want both of you to answer the question.
• of TCEQ to consider things that are outside the bounds of what the federal requirements cause them to
• Also, the reclamation of the quarry.

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources took public testimony on Senate Bill 1757 and its committee substitute, a measure dealing with aggregate production operations and a new permitting option for rock crushers/aggregate facilities. Testimony centered on whether the bill should remain focused on air permitting or also include broader quarry operations such as stormwater, reclamation, monitoring, and public participation requirements. Supporters of the substitute, including representatives of the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association and Associated General Contractors, said the bill would provide a voluntary third permitting option, preserve existing authorizations, and create a more practical regulatory path for Texas growth. Opponents and critics, including representatives of Texas for Responsible Aggregate Mining, Job Materials, and Public Citizen, argued the bill as written was too weak or too broad in the wrong ways. They said best management practices should be set in statute or through negotiated rulemaking rather than left to TCEQ rulemaking, and they raised concerns about limited monitoring periods, vague air-monitoring standards, public notice procedures, and the inclusion of non-air requirements in an air permit. Several witnesses said the bill should better balance industry needs with neighborhood impacts and public health protections. Chair Birdwell questioned witnesses about ongoing negotiations between industry groups and said the bill was intended to be a practical compromise. After testimony and questions, public testimony was closed. The committee left SB 1757 and its committee substitute pending, with no vote taken.

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• to go beyond the regulation of a piece of equipment, in this case, the rock crusher, to the operations
• of a quarry.
• for, because they fundamentally make a request of TCEQ to consider things that are outside of their
• These issues of conflicts have generally been resolved toward equity when the growth of the industry
• Also, the reclamation of the quarry.

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759, HB29

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• bail proceedings under Article 75. 15 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, enhancing the complaint processes
• Say it again. of the rules and procedures they have that the commission has, and they can dismiss the
• It is out of an abundance of caution that we want to raise opposition. today. 1715 Code of Criminal Procedure
• This section of the code requires judges is to consider several factors when setting bail amounts and
• the code, an initial complaint, and CJC's subsequent discipline or removal of a judge could be politically

Bills: SB260, SB263, SB293, SJR18

Keywords: school safety, Foundation School Program, education funding, student allotment, Texas education, SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction

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• Uh, a quorum is present, and the first order of business is approval of the minutes of March 20th, 2025
• I am Drew Evans, Superintendent at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which I lead currently
• Bureau of Criminal apprehension um is Bureau of Criminal apprehension um is what<00:07:58.800> I
• A2<00:13:22.320> Amendment favor of adoption of the A2 Amendment favor of adoption of the
• Department of of Revenue to confirm Department of of Revenue to confirm income<00:34:46.720>

Bills: HF1855, HF102, HF1082, HF1354, HF2184, HF1792, HF2296, HF2429, HF2543, HF2566

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

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• Clayton and Leon, I'm proud of you. Everyone here is proud of you. Elgin is proud of you.
• I just had a couple of follow-ups after hearing some more of the line of questioning.
• Is the process in which this bill took to be heard today in line with the procedures of the Senate?
• I'm reminded of when we visit the idea of a potential lawsuit. and reminded of the words of King David
• It's a bill for the people of the state of Oklahoma.

Bills: SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

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• There is a division of opinion among realtors in the state of Oklahoma, but not all of them belong to
• First of all, it's my honor to introduce the fifth president of the University of Oklahoma, Mr.
• We've gotten out of an only Oklahoma City-centric model because of you, because of what you've made available
• And that's part of the mantra of how we're successful.
• And I think that's appropriate for us to ask of teachers, ask of parents, and ask of our constituents

Bills: SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

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• So for training facilities related to higher education, that is already part of the 53-A education code
• We're just trying to make sure it's in the same section of code.
• Mike Morrone on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers in strong support of House Bill 3260
• Chapter 92 of the Property Code on landlord-tenant issues was written in 1983.
• Chairman Harris did a great job of laying out kind of the finer points of what the bill does.

Bills: HB431, HB648, HB 1006, HB1926, HB2037, HB2468, HB2788, HB2791, HB3255, HB3260

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions

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• And then that would become part of the rate development of that insurer.
• of any additional enforcement, the Department of Insurance is currently...
• Looking at the four corners of the bill and the lack of any additional enforcement, the Department of
• of those networks of pharmacies.
• Criminal, those who are convicted of a crime. So it could, because we've changed the allocations.

Bills: SB25, SB250, HB22, HB27, HB33, HB47, HB233, HB290, HB308, HB324, HB382, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB980, HB1157, HB1207, HB1236, HCR45

Keywords: registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts

Bills: HB527, HB580, HB28, HB3, HB360, HB425, HB354, HB527, HB580, HB28, HB3, HB360, HB425, HB354

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales, food additives, artificial dyes, ultra-processed food, processed food ban, student health, child nutrition

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• Bill<00:19:20.320> of Bill of Bill of >> the<00:19:20.960> committee >> the
• of some sort of it's set to some sort of some sort of median<00:36:55.760> income,<00:36:56.320
• part of that would be the front door of part of that would be the front door of the<00:44:21.119
• entire state of Alabama. entire state of Alabama.
• not just part of Alabama. not just part of Alabama.

Bills: SB62, HB361, HB244, HB377, HB411, HB422, HB423, HB425, SB16, HB452, HB354

Keywords: SB62, Alabama, conservation and natural resources, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife heritage license, license identification, government-issued ID, residency determination, in-state residency, student residency, tuition classification, public higher education, domicile, resident status, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, Section 9-11-32, Section 9-11-33, Section 16-64-3

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• He waves any more questions of the author. Any more questions of the author?
• More questions of the author. More questions of the author.
• It could be a little more Precise in terms of when we're going to be determining there's criminality
• of Oklahoma.
• I mean, I don't want to speak to the criminality of crime scenes but just in a basic accident, out of

Bills: SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923, HB2979, HB2980, HB3662, HB4107, HB3082, HB2997, HB3083, HB3055, HB2951

Keywords: motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, SB1456, Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, sunset extension, sunset law, breath alcohol testing, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, drug testing, chemical testing, field sobriety, roadside screening, blood test, saliva test

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• Well, I think one of the important points that brings up is that one of the purposes of legislation like
• I think that's part of what this kind of legislation does.
• I'm appalled that it's not already part of our Texas code.
• To the Texas Education Agency, from September of 2021 to July of 2024, found 6,888 reports of physical
• of our kids.

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

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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• That will go over today, about 60 pages of conduct. that we're trying to code in that will prevent educator
• The only concern you would have is the need to review the code. if there was an alternative set of language
• And so I think what you got to realize, there's a lot of bills, Senator, that we don't bog the criminal
• It was issued by a Tarrant County judge, criminal judge. There's a lot of problems here.
• violence to student or a minor that is not justified under Chapter 9 of the Penal Code, regardless of

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

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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• admission of evidence?
• Therefore, you know, the prior instances of that will also show up in their criminal history.
• It says in a criminal case in which the offender is accused of an offense involving domestic violence
• In other cases of criminal law, you have the theft of property or other fraud or anything like that.
• of violence.

Bills: HB2894, HB3418, HB3415, HB3413, HB3414, HB3416, HB3417, HB3419, HB3420, HB1739, HB1752, HB1979, HB2941, HB2992, HB3075, HB3086, HB3177, HB3269, HB3278, HB3279, HB3497, HB3644, HB4432, HB3720, HB3849, HB3882, HB3919, HB3941, HB4118, HB4141, HB4268, HB4342, HB4428, HB4429, HB4434

Keywords: HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development

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• of Criminal Appeals.
• Crawford, where the Court of Criminal Appeals held that any ruling prohibiting the introduction of Evidence
• There's got to be some sort of medical coding. How much is it going to cost?
• All of them are going to be screened. All of it has a billing code.
• And it doesn't add to the quality of care; it simply adds to the billable codes on your bill.

Bills: HB2894, HB3418, HB3415, HB3413, HB3414, HB3416, HB3417, HB3419, HB3420, HB1739, HB1752, HB1979, HB2941, HB2992, HB3075, HB3086, HB3177, HB3269, HB3278, HB3279, HB3497, HB3644, HB4432, HB3720, HB3849, HB3882, HB3919, HB3941, HB4118, HB4141, HB4268, HB4342, HB4428, HB4429, HB4434

Keywords: HB2894, Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, rural jobs, rural investment, tax credit, capital investment tax credit, state tax credits, economic development, rural fund, rural investor, qualified investment, eligible business, Department of Commerce, rural business, investment certification, tax liability, credit cap, workforce development, small business finance, rural development

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• of Alabama 1975 222 and 402 223 code of Alabama 1975 222 and 402 223 code of Alabama 1975 relating to
• 26101 19.1 to the code of add sections 26101 19.1 to the code of add sections 26101 19.1 to the code
• the code of Alabama 1975 to 31 of the code of Alabama 1975 to 31 of the code of Alabama 1975 to establish
• 34 code of Alabama 19 75 to allow licensed code of Alabama 19 75 to allow licensed code of Alabama 19
• procedure part of the voting and the procedure part of the voting and the procedure part of the voting

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• Stritch School of Medicine. He's currently medical director of the Anchor of Hope Hospital. Dr.
• Members of their Chamber of Commerce contributing to their economic vitality and quality of life are
• of us.
• Our criminal justice system is over-represented by people of color, economic opportunities are... still
• As a luck of the draw fair lottery game to what has become an organized criminal operation.

Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28, SB28, SR131, SR168, SR174, SR175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• /c><00:21:27.679> but um I'm not aware of a lot of cases, but um I'm not aware of a lot of cases
• <00:36:02.160> of<00:36:02.240> my took one of the lives of one of my took one of the
• that story of some of the scenarios that story of some of the scenarios that we've<00:42:39.280>
• kind of a juggling reality of the nature kind of a juggling reality of the nature of<00:52:37.760>
• /c><01:15:54.080> of since roughly June of this year uh of of since roughly June of this year

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house