Transcript Highlights:

• Some who voted against the men of power lost their jobs.
• No, ERIC was not doing a good job. And if I can follow up on that, the...
• At one point in time, TxDOT was the keeper of the timing and placement of political signs.
• At one point in time, TechSot was the keeper of the timing and placement of political signs.
• Good job, Mr. Sanchez. You're always welcome back to the Capitol.

Bills: HB1968 , HB2279 , HB2739 , HB2803 , HB3909 , HB3918 , HB4253 , HB4475 , HB5115 , HB5430

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• serves students in grades 9 through 12 and offers a strong academic program, including Advanced Placement
• serves students in grades 9 through 12 and offers a strong academic program, including advanced placement
• licenses granted to new technology startups, the majority located right here in Virginia, creating jobs
• Now, it's not my job in the minority. That's why, Mr.
• House Bill 1220 relates to photo speed monitoring devices, placement, and operation.

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to answer the chair's question with a question of you, isn't it true that they were doing a better job
• to answer the chair's question with a question of you, isn't it true that they were doing a better job
• unhinged it is that someone I've had no romantic involvement with would stalk me for two years over a job
• And so as he chases me out of jobs and houses and entire neighborhoods, I struggle to get enough assistance
• He came to one of my job sites, tried to grab a hold of me, swung his door open, and started screaming

Bills: HB2146 , HB2349 , HB2430 , HB2457 , HB2510 , HB2532

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: sexual exploitation, minors, human trafficking, child safety, law enforcement, victim support, sexually violent predator, SVP, civil commitment, community notification, release notification, conditional release, unconditional discharge, escape notification, victim notification, witness notification, prosecuting attorney, Department of Social and Health Services, DSHS, Department of Corrections

Transcript Highlights:

• including the Bell Textron expansion of a new aircraft manufacturing facility, which will create 400 new jobs
• Creating 12,625 jobs that benefit both local and regional economies, the graduates of these institutions
• She got a job at an aerospace and automotive, uh, engineering.
• And so I think that, uh, Representative Johnson has done a good job of, of I guess blowing back the curtain
• Foster care placement for a child to the Committee on Human Services HB 4782 by Martinez relating to

Transcript Highlights:

• JOB FAIRS.
• WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPECTING US TO DO A GREAT JOB.
• WE ALSO USE VISIT FOR MAJOR JOB FAIRS, MAJOR EVENTS IN OUR ANNUAL EXPO.
• WE HAVE THE JOB FOR VETERAN'S DAY GRANT.
• OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH 477 EXIT, 376 OF WHOM HAVE JOB PLACEMENTS AND RECEIVED, 320 RECEIVED THREE CREDENTIALS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So you guys have done a great job.
• You've done a great job.
• A great job.
• You can go back to the time of these atrocities and find many people that were doing their jobs, that
• He showed that being pro-jobs and pro-community are not competing priorities.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good job, Phil. So it's a... I can talk about how it's calculated if that would be helpful.
• placement after graduation nine months out of graduation.
• Our emphasis is on who we can bring in, successfully educate, and successfully provide jobs for.
• The program gives low-income adult workers the chance to move beyond entry-level jobs and build stable
• The program gave low-income adult workers a chance to move beyond entry-level jobs and build stable,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One of her children has had several years in residential placement.
• </c> was working two full-time jobs was working two full-time jobs managing<00:39:19.319><c> my</c><00
• </c><00:39:28.440><c> burnout</c> full job time jobs and the burnout full job time jobs and the burnout
• Um, and we love it when parents come here and do our job for us.
• And if we think about students, their job is to go to school and learn.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted weather-related absences and a large number of new bills. The chair said a subcommittee would be formed to review three cell phone bills, and a full committee work session on bullying would be scheduled for the week after next. The committee then began a hearing on House Bill 121, which would create local special education advisory councils in school districts. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the sponsor, said the councils would be parent-driven, with parents of children with disabilities advising districts on education, safety, program development, evaluation, planning, policies, and communication with administrators. He said the bill would require at least quarterly meetings with district administration, an annual parent workshop, and a year-end report to the school board. He also cited federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on parent advisory councils and said the goal was to improve collaboration between parents and schools. Members raised questions about the use of “shall,” how councils would be formed in districts without PTAs/PTOs, whether the councils could function in very small districts, privacy concerns about parents disclosing their children’s disabilities, whether the councils should include guardians or educational professionals, and whether the councils would have any direct tie to the state advisory council. The sponsor said the requirement was intended to make the councils mandatory, that local districts could organize them organically if needed, that participation would be voluntary, that parents would not be required to disclose private information, and that the councils would remain advisory rather than determinative. He also said costs should be minimal. Testimony then began from Nicole Sheath, a pediatric occupational therapist and parent of four children with disabilities, who described her experience balancing advocacy, school collaboration, and the demands of her children’s therapies and education.

Transcript Highlights:

• uh so I just want you all to know job uh so I just want you all to know job uh so I just want you all
• placement they need help with job placement they need help with job placement they need help with educational
• placement for veterans so all with job placement for veterans so all with job placement for veterans
• placement perhaps when it comes to job placement perhaps when it comes to job placement perhaps you
• that's our job theud in fact in fact job that's our job theud in fact in fact job that's our job theud

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 920, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I guess we probably lost 12,000 to 15,000 jobs in East Kentucky because of that.
• who pose a clear risk to children cannot be approved for placements in foster or adoptive homes.
• Section 2 states that each placement must meet the needs of the individual child.
• </c> Section 2 states that each placement Section 2 states that each placement must<01:26:34.040><c>
• His job is not in danger at McCracken.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

Transcript Highlights:

• I lost my dream job because I had to protect my family 24/7.
• They do a very good job.
• It was inpatient placement, and so we had him in inpatient placement for a period of time.
• I'm really doing a bad job, Sally, I'm sorry. There we go.
• housing placement and things to that effect.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So you guys have done a great job.
• You've done a great job.
• You can go back to the time of these atrocities and find many people that were doing their jobs, that
• He taught me to never stop learning every day that you're on the job—never, ever, ever stop learning.
• He showed that being pro-jobs and pro-community are not competing priorities.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and pledge that reflected on Japanese American incarceration during World War II and recent storm-related losses in California. The chamber then handled routine procedural matters, guest introductions, and several consent and file items before moving to floor debate on a series of resolutions and budget measures. The main policy item was HR 82, declaring February 19, 2026, a day of remembrance for the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Members from both parties and several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing the injustice of Executive Order 9066, the importance of remembering civil liberties failures, and the need to guard against similar abuses today. The resolution drew some criticism of its rhetoric toward federal law enforcement, but after debate the Assembly added 72 coauthors and adopted HR 82 by voice vote. The chamber also adopted ACR 128, a resolution recognizing solidarity with Ukraine, and later passed ACA 7, a constitutional amendment related to government preferences, after a partisan debate over whether it would restore or prohibit discrimination. The Assembly also took up two budget-related concurrence items. AB 107, described as technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and adjustments related to Proposition 4 projects, passed concurrence 59-3 and was sent immediately to the Governor. AB 117 authorized the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to borrow up to $590 million from already awarded transit capital funds to support operating costs for BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain; supporters called it a bridge loan to stabilize transit, while opponents called it a bailout lacking accountability. The measure passed concurrence 52-16 and was also transmitted to the Governor. The session ended with adjournments in memory of former Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, with members praising his leadership in city government, energy policy, and clean energy development. The Speaker then announced the bill introduction deadline and the next floor session date before adjourning the Assembly until Monday, February 23, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Same job. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Jobe. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, to comment. Proceed.
• Job. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, to comment. Proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• FRIA protects their job, so they have a job to come back to.
• I think it's our job, and realize I'm going to speak to all of you as a committee, it's really our job
• That is our mission: to change lives through the training and placement of service dogs.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Summary: The committee first heard House Bills 1993 and 2771, both sponsored by Reps. Irwin and Boykin, which would extend Servicemembers Civil Relief Act-style protections to Missouri National Guard members when they are called to state emergency duty. The sponsors and supporting witnesses said the bills would help Guard members with issues like eviction, lease termination, debt collection, and civil court proceedings while they are serving, and would align state law with federal protections already available to active-duty service members. Committee members generally expressed support, noting the financial strain on Guard members and their civilian employers, and witnesses from the Missouri National Guard Association and the Guard itself said the bills would provide clarity and stability. No opposition was presented, and the hearing ended without a vote in the transcript. The committee then heard House Bill 1869, which would create a grant program administered by the Missouri Veterans Commission to help repair and reset damaged veteran grave markers in private and public cemeteries when the damage is caused by natural events. Rep. Roberts explained the bill was prompted by a constituent’s experience with a deteriorated headstone, and members asked about eligibility, whether the money would go to families or cemeteries, and whether vandalism or non-cemetery graves would be covered. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at natural causes and family-member applications, though he was open to suggestions for expansion. The Veterans Commission director supported the concept but warned the agency lacked funding and staffing to take on another program without additional appropriations; members also raised broader concerns about underfunding the commission. No formal action or vote was taken in the transcript. After the bill hearings, the committee received informational testimony from Retrieving Freedom, a Missouri-based service dog organization, and from Compass Health on firearm suicide prevention. Retrieving Freedom described its training of service dogs for veterans and children with autism, including demonstrations of tasks such as grounding, retrieving items, and helping with mobility, and said it had a waiting list but was expanding its work in Missouri. Compass Health discussed its firearm suicide prevention grant work, emphasizing community-based education and conversations about safe access to lethal means rather than confiscation. These presentations were informational only and did not involve committee action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Heavenly Father, I prayerfully come before you today, asking you to be with each of us as we do our jobs
• So it's your job is to help them be successful. And we're really glad you're here, even giggles.
• Senate Bill 1266, by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to foster care placement, amending
• We're just regularly and continually telling them what they can and can't do and making their jobs harder
• We're just regularly and continually telling them what they can and can't do and making their jobs harder

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and swore in new pages. It then received several messages from the Senate and Governor, including Senate-passed bills being referred to committees and House Bills 514 and 515 being transmitted to the Governor. Committee reports moved a number of bills and memorials to second reading, general orders, or committee referral, including measures on Medicaid managed care review, taxation, public utilities, foster care, and other administrative updates. The chamber then took up multiple third-reading bills. House Bill 630, concerning aerial shooting of predators such as wolves and coyotes, passed 60-8 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 631, on certificates of free sale for Idaho products, passed 62-7. House Bill 548, requiring reasonable suspicion before stopping and boarding vessels on the water, passed 68-0 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 599, revising the public school digital content and curriculum grant process, passed 68-0 with 2 abstentions. House Bill 731, entering Idaho into a federal tax credit scholarship framework, passed 68-0. House Bill 603, clarifying rules on camping and property handling on state facilities, passed 68-0. House Bills 689 and 690 also passed unanimously with 68 ayes each, and House Bill 698, closing a voting-law loophole related to treason in another state, passed 68-0. The House also passed House Bill 642, creating a catastrophic benefit for public safety officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty, with 68 ayes and no opposition; one member declared a conflict because a spouse is a law enforcement officer. House Bill 563, easing CPA licensure pathways and clarifying practice privileges, passed 67-0 with 3 absent and excused. House Bill 623, requiring a 60-second moment of silence at the start of each public school day, drew the most debate over local control, teacher burden, and whether it should be a mandate; it ultimately passed 51-17 with 2 absent and excused. The remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day, a committee letter on agricultural rules was filed, the House noted the death of former Representative Bob Geddes Sr., welcomed professional firefighters in the gallery, and then adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on February 25, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Heavenly Father, I prayerfully come before you today, asking you to be with each of us as we do our jobs
• So your job is to help them be successful. And we're really glad you're here, even giggles.
• Senate Bill 1266, by the Health and Welfare Committee, an act relating to foster care placement, amending
• to revise the definition, amending Section 39-12122, Idaho Code, to revise definitions regarding placement
• We're just regularly and continually telling them what they can and can't do and making their jobs harder

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Davis was in the top placement in the same championship as well.
• was</c><00:10:29.960><c> in</c><00:10:30.080><c> the</c><00:10:30.200><c> top</c><00:10:30.440><c> placement
• Davis was in the top placement And Mr.
• Davis was in the top placement in<00:10:30.920><c> the</c><00:10:31.280><c> same</c><00:10:31.720><c>

Keywords: MS House Floor - 20 March, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If a child has recently changed placement and, let's say, for some reason they don't have the clothes
• with them, if it's a new placement and they need a voucher, they're still in time, you know, their guidelines
• But if a child does move placements and they need clothes, the foster parent or the child can request
• So that is part of our overall review of placement activities, how we can do that better, how we can

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up the committee substitute for HB 38, a complex insurance bill concerning coverage for prosthetics, orthotics, and complex rehab technology. The sponsor and expert witness explained that the substitute made technical clarifications across multiple sections of law, including explicit coverage language, restoration of services and supplies, and replacement timing rules to avoid overuse while preserving access when a patient’s medical needs change. They said the changes had been reviewed and supported by the Office of Superintendent of Insurance and insurers, and there was no opposition from the public. Members asked about the need to return the bill to committee because of the number of statutory changes, and the sponsor said the Speaker wanted a clean committee substitute before floor action. The committee adopted the substitute and then approved a do pass recommendation on the committee substitute for HB 38, with no opposition. The committee then heard House Memorial 59, which requests a study of fair compensation for foster parents, including consideration of a cost-of-living allowance, with findings due to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee by November 30. CYFD testified that the study would likely use a contractor and that the department already has related recruitment, retention, and placement work underway. Members asked about foster parent numbers, foster care plus stipends, Social Security benefits for children in care, and clothing allowances; CYFD explained current payment structures, including a $50 monthly clothing amount built into the rate and separate vouchers in some cases. The committee heard supportive testimony from the New Mexico Child First Network and then voted do pass on HM 59 without opposition. The chair announced there would be no meeting the next day and adjourned the meeting.

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• But a predictable network adequacy system for these placements makes a whole heck of a lot more sense
• occur that we think utilization is staying too low, whether it's the rebate game, buying preferred placement
• as far as the question that just came up, we agree that biosimilars should be in a preferred tier placement
• Biosimilars should be in a preferred tier placement with the PBMs and the insurers, but one thing I want

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:16:53.839><c> than</c> they're going to do a better job than they're going to do a better job
• But um and again, it's not the planning board's job.
• But um and again, it's not the planning board's job.
• You'd be placing an board's job.
• </c> their jobs. Thank you. their jobs. Thank you. Thank<01:01:03.760><c> you.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the support of calling people here and say, I need the power of a job, I need an awful job, I need
• an offer a job, and I need an offer a job.
• There's seven-to-seven jobs.
• Your jobs, our jobs, the commissioner's job, and everybody at our table.
• placement rates, in housing placement rates?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.