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• communication service.
• So it says a provider of electronic communication service or a provider of remote computing service may
• a provider of an electronic communication service, one, and contain information revealing the identity
• of a wire or electronic communication, the content of a wire or electronic communication sent to or
• The different kinds of peace officers.

Bills: HB 1194 , HB 1221 , HB1738 , HB1913 , HB2177 , HB2178 , HB2180 , HB2229 , HB2282 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB2777 , HB2984 , HB3357 , HB3553 , HB3602

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: emergency protection order, protective order, magistrate, criminal procedure, victim safety, family violence, domestic violence, stalking, assault, magistrate's order, temporary protection, court order duration, defendant restrictions, Article 17.292, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, emergency restraining order, victim protection, firearm restriction, pretrial intervention, reimbursement fee

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.

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• And it's increasing the cost of goods and services for the people of the state of Texas.
• It's a main highway that leads to two of our communities.
• I am the Director of Operations of BTC Insurance Services, Inc.
• In all disclosure, I'm also the presiding officer of the State Office of Risk Management Board of Directors
• and a lot of these services were necessary.

Bills: SB30 , SB517 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1316 , SB1541 , SB1698 , SB1845 , SB1860 , SB2420 , SB2429

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.

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• the reduction of education and training services, despite a booming economy driven by one of the top
• Peace for this critical part of our community there at the Port of Corpus Christi and the general Coastal
• of disabled veterans can continue providing the services that residents rely on.
• We ask for your support of House Bill 2894, which will bolster our ability to supply the level of services
• maintenance, and other critical services that cities provide to our communities.

Bills: HB511 , HB972 , HB 1035 , HB2481 , HB2723 , HB2742 , HB2894 , HB2962 , HB3077 , HB3093 , HB3307 , HB3684 , HJR67 , HJR72

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support

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• Chandler-Laba, Vice President of Education for the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges.
• And as a former school board member, I know we serviced a lot of plumbing issues.
• officers is technically included in the list of laws that charter schools are not exempt from.
• two years of law enforcement experience, and within a year of being assigned as a school resource officer
• two years of law enforcement experience, and within a year of being assigned as a school resource officer

Bills: HCR26 , HB113 , HB380 , HB392 , HB476 , HB513 , HB608 , HB682 , HB905 , HB987

Committee: House Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, community college, technical education, pilot program, driver training, transportation, Safe Haven Law, flyers, child safety, infant relinquishment, maritime academy

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• It also includes the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, the directors or their designees of various
• And, you know, I've had lots of them in my office.
• It was to the point of how this was set up in the process of communications, consensus all the way through
• It was to the point of how this was set up in the process of communications, consensus all the way through
• at producing results for fish and the needs of stakeholders and communities across the state.

Bills: HB2598 , HB2620 , HB2104 , HB2348 , HB2544 , HB2554 , HJM4009

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language

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• top of community services, and we're excited about this.
• This bill requires Commerce, in partnership with the Office of Equity and four community organizations
• after that out of the community investment account for two service contracts.
• Children, Youth, and Families to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
• Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Bills: SB6256 , SB6275 , SB5868 , SB5954

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: tax exemptions, affordable housing, nonprofit, unoccupied property, housing policy, community reinvestment, economic development, local investment, financial assistance, SB 5868, superior court, judge, judgeship, judicial vacancy, court administration, Skagit County, Yakima County, RCW 2.08.061, Washington courts, county judges

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• Along the lines of Senator Hamilton earlier, one of the things right now that a lot of communities, maybe
• But from my perspective, I think one of the big reasons is you see a lot of smaller communities not want
• Just a question on what is the purpose of removing the home office credit?
• Well, we've had quite a number of insurance companies leave the state with a home office, so it's not
• some remuneration towards the effect of a certain business in their community.

Bills: SB1302 , SB1389 , SB1401 , SB1776 , SB1809 , SB1858 , SB1985 , SB2053 , SB2148

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit

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• Radio communication must function 100% of the time.
• :53.600><c> 100%</c> Radio communication must function 100% Radio communication must function 100% of
• My name is Nancy Pass, and I am the director of the Ramsey County Emergency Communication Center.
• Uh, as stated, Tony Martin, Emergency Communications Director with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
• So, first of all, all troopers are licensed peace officers in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF4810 , HF4597 , HF1082 , HF3230

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform, general fund grant

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• office in Austin, Texas, because it was one of the go-to places for them.
• for the last couple of weeks in regards to trade offices and oversight of... ...this topic for the last
• couple of weeks in regards to trade offices and oversight of the Commerce Authority.
• This is one piece: the state of Arizona has invested trade office funds in different trade offices in
• Chair, it's been my experience that we've visited a few of these trade offices in this last year, and

Bills: HB2746 , HB2750 , HB2765 , HB4036

Committees: House International Trade , House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

Bills: HB1480 , HB1781 , HB1905 , HB2018 , HB2842

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: library grants, construction, public libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, community resources, livestock, rodeo, grant program, agricultural education, county fairs, funding, economic development, prescribed burn, Texas A&M Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife Department, fire safety, environmental management, agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection

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• So over 90% of the time, they're waived. And most of these are handled after the fact.
• If you were convicted of that, you get a sentence of five days to six months.
• Many of these officers are retired police officers from city police.
• House Bill 4272 is the Certificate of Titling of Vessels Act.
• two hours of domestic violence training for judges every two years. ...of two hours of domestic violence

Bills: HB2936 , HB2937 , HB2951 , HB2960 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3062 , HB3082 , HB3087 , HB3148 , HB3152 , HB3262 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3299 , HB3544 , HB3606 , HB3678 , HB3790 , HB3903 , HB3996 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4260 , HB4272 , HB4296 , HB4324 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act

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• Um, that's just one of the gated communities in Granberry.
• One of those is, uh, if we, uh, if we, you know, what is the, the, the uh Definition of full services
• We, we are a full service city and we provide all of those other full services, and they don't receive
• We have an outstanding police service for the city of Granbury Fire Service, Fire Service.
• , if the HOA provides those services, it's kind of like what I was exempting out the provision of services

Bills: HB24 , HB950 , HB 1228 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, municipal services, annexation, disannexation, zoning regulations, full municipal services, municipal obligations, landowner rights, service provision, groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• Know how much of an investment some of these pieces of equipment are.
• That is in the interests of the people of the state of Oklahoma to work with members of the House to
• of bears.
• of power.
• We're requiring a permit fee from the fire marshal's office, and 75% of that permit fee, capped at $500,000

Bills: HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464

Committees: House Energy , House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Keywords: HB4246, water rights, rural water, wastewater, drinking water, environmental quality, DEQ, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, technical assistance, water infrastructure, small systems, utility operators, emergency water response, nonprofit contractors, vendor qualification, competitive bidding, best value procurement, central purchasing act, rural utilities

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• :14.399><c> of</c><00:11:14.480><c> electrical</c> renewal of the board of electrical renewal of the
• After of Sunset and of this committee.
• of being the chair of this, three years of being the chair of this, we<00:16:27.120><c> have</c><00:
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Bills: SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298 , SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions

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• OK, let's just kind of work down the agenda of holding the committee members' bills till the very end
• to be part of a hedge fund.
• or some lifetime consideration of some kind of lifetime income as part of the DC plan, so that it becomes
• One of those is the assignment for the benefit of creditors.
• A lot of A lot of people, particularly older people, get to know their bank tellers.

Bills: HB3041 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB1064 , HB3265 , HB3721 , HB3028 , HB3313 , HB3588 , HB3020

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals

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• Clearly, at that time, I got the attention of some of the other ladies in the hallway, and fortunately
• And whereas, their dedication and professionalism reflect the highest standards of service to the state
• of Oklahoma.
• service to the state of Oklahoma.
• Today's sheet shows you the agent state agency request, kind of a highlight and snapshot of that for

Bills: SB2026 , SB1376 , SB1355 , SB2115 , SB1533 , SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

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• House Bill 2369 establishes the Washington Local Food for Schools Program in the Office of Superintendent
• This is just a modest expansion of that policy, which I'm in favor of.
• Ombuds Office, largely because they are afraid of their names... of the Ombuds Office, largely because
• I think folks who've been involved in this process, I think the Department of Defense state liaison office
• Members of the community have come up and been corrected at the...

Bills: HB2007 , HB2360 , HB2369 , HB2432 , HB2440 , HB2534 , HB2557

Committee: House Education

Keywords: competency-based assessment, graduation requirements, education reform, student opportunity, pathway options, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• and provides for an automatic adjustment at the beginning of each new term of office based upon the
• And so this bill attempts to alleviate a problem. adjustment at the beginning of each new term of office
• of the opposite party of the presiding officer of each chamber, they all get appointments. of each chamber
• In our area, the city of the village of Loraville, city of Generet, very small communities, very small
• of three community newspapers in northeastern Louisiana.

Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district

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• claim submission instead of the date of service.
• doing to some of our rural communities.
• The concern is arising that the expansion of the community... ...needs of the community.
• Many of the community or FQHCs, such as Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, also have asked to support
• Many of the community or FQHC, such as Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, also have asked to support

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• and rural offices are the backbone of our office, and they also share a tremendous amount of risk that
• Uh, our legal assistant was one of the first people to become aware of that threat in our office, and
• more money than her after her 13 years of service with our county.
• part of the Indian American community in Texas.
• Uh, they are a local solution to help meet the needs of communities.

Bills: HB1845 , HB2192 , HB2438 , HB2529 , HB2607 , HB2658 , HB3348 , HB3505 , HB3305

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: rural prosecution, salary assistance, staffing grant, legal support, criminal justice, fireworks, permit requirements, sale, county regulations, public safety, hospital district, administration, elections, director qualifications, public contracts, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation