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• If there's no objection, House Bill 254 will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• If there's no objection, House Bill 68 would be left pending. Is there any objection, Chair?
• All right, if there's no objection, House Bill 171 will be left pending. Is there objection?
• If there's no objection, Senate Bill 3 will be left pending. Chair: Is there any objection?
• If there's no objection, House Bill 66 will be pending. Is there any objection? Chair.

Bills: HB48, HB 66, HB 68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB 3, SB 18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

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• Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left. pending? Is there an objection?
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection? Chair hears none.
• objection?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Is there an objection? The chair hears none.
• Is there an objection to the committee?
• Is there an objection? The motion is adopted.
• Is there any objection? It is so ordered.
• Without objection, we will proceed.

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• What is your objective?
• What is your objective?
• Seeing no further questions, without objection, this rule stands reviewed.
• Without objection, this rule stands reviewed. Section I.
• Seeing none without objection, this rule stands reviewed. Section L. Thank you.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• . >> Hear no objection.
• >> Hear<00:04:23.680> no<00:04:23.840> objection.
• The bills are read >> Hear no objection.
• >> Hearing<00:04:46.000> no<00:04:46.240> objection,<00:04:46.560> the<00:
• The full >> Hearing no objection. The letters are >> Hearing no objection.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, February 13, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 125 members present, heard a prayer and opening remarks, and then proceeded through the journal, committee assignments, and several consent calendars. Introductory House Bills 1358 through 1585 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, along with bond initiatives 34 through 37 and Senate Bill 14. House Bill 1215 was later reassigned to Appropriations. The House also recorded quorum calls showing 129 and later 131 members present. On third reading and final passage, House Bill 28, concerning higher education and private career schools advertising, passed 128-0. House Bill 226, establishing Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations, passed 122-6. House Bill 229, increasing the Maryland Transportation Authority revenue bond limit, passed 96-33. No debate was recorded on these bills before the roll calls. The remainder of the session consisted largely of committee, subcommittee, delegation, caucus, and personal announcements. Committees announced upcoming voting sessions or cancellations, including Appropriations, Economic Matters, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules. Members also made numerous recognitions and invitations, including a briefing on the Patuxent River sewer interceptor breakage, district nights, a Tourism Day lunch, and several birthday and family announcements. The protocol chair led a Valentine’s Day recognition of House staff, and the House then recessed until Monday, February 16 at 8:00 p.m.

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• Without objection, so ordered. Gentleman from Taylor. Mr.
• Without objection, clinchers applied. Gentleman from McCracken. Mr.
• objection, clincher is applied. objection, clincher is applied.
• That objection, rules are suspended for That objection, rules are suspended for the<00:31:37.440>
• Without objection, the House will stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:11 Report of Committees 06:05 Orders of the Day/HB 320 07:52 HB 366 14:55 HB 389 17:22 HB 56 22:10 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 25:47 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 29:20 Petition of Impeachment Filed 31:24 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 32:03 ConC/Rules Report 36:31 Floor Amendments 37:29 Adjournment 37:47, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the pledge, recorded 96 members present, excused absences, and approved the journal from January 27, 2026. The Senate clerk announced passage of Senate Bills 17 and 181 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on health insurance, judiciary, local government, and transportation topics, including measures on pharmacist reimbursements, hearing aid coverage, feeding and eating disorders, grooming a minor, local government liability, water fluoridation, cigar bars, chickens on residential property, highway pavement markings, motor vehicle titles, and pedestrian issues; all favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The House then took up and passed House Bill 320 on human trafficking, with the sponsor explaining it would equalize penalties for promoting human trafficking with those for trafficking itself and increase the penalty when the victim is under 18. A member asked whether the bill included additional funding for cyber enforcement; the sponsor replied it was not an appropriation and would not require new funding, though prior budgets had increased support for anti-trafficking efforts. The House adopted a title amendment changing the bill’s title to combating human trafficking. The chamber also passed House Bill 366, which clarifies that materials portraying a sexual performance by a minor include computer-generated images and requires 85% service of the sentence before probation or parole; the sponsor said it was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. House Bill 389 on reading and writing in schools also passed as amended by House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said it would require annual updates to the state dyslexia toolkit, expand professional development and coaching, require local school boards to develop processes for universal screening and diagnostic tools, and add dyslexia instruction to teacher preparation programs; the substitute added conformity with IDEA and revised the instructional language. Members spoke in support of early dyslexia detection and one member noted the bill updated prior legislation associated with former Rep. Bam Carney. House Bill 56, an omnibus Department of Agriculture bill, then passed; it addressed amusement ride inspections, grain warehousing penalties, egg handler licensing renewal timing, exemptions for small producers, and repealed obsolete tobacco and egg marketing board provisions. All three bills passed by roll call with 95 or 94 votes in favor and none opposed, and clinchers were applied. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings and events, including a suits-and-sneakers day and cancer-related breakfast, caucus meetings, and committee meetings. New bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on local occupational license fees, early learning and child care, tuition waivers, an adult workforce diploma pilot, motor vehicle usage tax, contract procurement, Fish and Wildlife Resources, adoption, veterans’ benefits, Cabinet for Health and Family Services operations, organ donation safety, hate crimes, prescription drugs, and resolutions on the Kentucky-Japan partnership and veterans’ benefits accreditation. The clerk also reported a petition of impeachment filed against Judge Julie Goodman. The House then referred a group of bills to committees, reported floor amendments for House Bills 321 and 416, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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• Is there objection? Chair is none, so order.
• Is there any objection? Chair is none.
• Is there an objection to the chair?
• The, is there objection to a motion to the Chair, here's no objection. The gentleman yield.
• Is there objection? The chair hears none.

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• If there is no objection, we will proceed with the Orders of the Day.
• If there is no objection, we are just going to skip around a little bit.
• President, that should be our first and foremost objective.
• Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn.
• Without objection, amendments number 5, 6, and 7 are withdrawn.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate began with routine formalities, then took up several final-passage and engrossment matters. It adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Iwanek, and House Bill 1024, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to a parcel in Sharon. The Senate also passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2528, allowing Marblehead to establish fines related to parking violations, and adopted a pair of congratulatory resolutions. Later, it ordered several House bills to third reading, including measures for an additional off-premises alcohol license in Somerset and sick leave banks for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran, and concurred in a gubernatorial amendment to a vital statistics bill. The chamber then considered major committee reports and amendments on military and veterans issues. It advanced a Ways and Means substitute for a bill on free expression and a substitute for a bill on assault and battery upon a transit worker, placing both on the Orders of the Day. The Senate also debated and amended Senate Bill 2503, the EASE Act for military-connected families, with remarks emphasizing school stability for military children, special education continuity, juvenile justice transfers, and use of military protective orders in domestic violence cases. Several proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected, including tax relief proposals for 100% disabled veterans, while an amendment requiring tracking of veteran suicides was adopted. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed by roll call, 39-0. Another major item was Senate Bill 2501, clarifying the duties of the adjutant general. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means substitute and considered multiple amendments, including one withdrawn proposal on entry by non-federalized armed forces from other jurisdictions and another adopted amendment requiring recruit training on lawful orders; other amendments were withdrawn. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed House Bill 3388, designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Throughout the session, members also offered and adopted several adjournment motions honoring the lives and service of Judge Leslie E. Harris, former Newton Mayor Seyi Warren, and Anthony P. Dwingnan, and the Senate adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, if there is no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there any objection?
• Well, if there is no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• If there is no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• Is there no objection to the bill? If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending.
• If there is no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there any objection?

Bills: HB660, HB4845, HB3902, HB5396, HB4615, HB1825, HB1403, HB4336, HB4585, HB4371, HB863, SB1589, HB5223, HB3195, HB2734

Keywords: child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation

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• If there's no objection, House Bill 1782 will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• All right, if there's no objection, House Bill 2295 will be left pending. Is there objection?
• Okay, if there's no objection, thank you, Representative Lopez. If there's no objection...
• If there's no objection, House Bill 1295 be left pending. Is there objection?
• If there's no objection, House Bill 321 will be left pending. Is there any objection?

Bills: HB321, HB 1027, HB 1295, HB1782, HB2295, HCR29, HCR56

Keywords: Medicaid, child health, express lane option, income verification, supplemental nutrition assistance, telepharmacy, healthcare access, remote dispensing, rural clinics, pharmacy regulations, health literacy, state health plan, health care, patient outcomes, public health, economic impact, healthcare, breast cancer, cervical cancer, insurance eligibility

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• Senator Kelly, any objection to using the previous roll?
• objection to using the previous role? objection to using the previous role? >> No.
• Is there any objection to using the previous roll?
• > using<00:24:21.279> the there any objection to using the there any objection to using
• >> No<00:24:22.240> objection. >> No objection. >> No objection.

Bills: SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273, SB292, HB351, HB141, HB273

Keywords: education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments

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• There's no objection. The bill will be left pending. Is there an objection? The chair hears none.
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection? Chair, hears none.
• Uh, if there's no objection, the resolution will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• If there's no objection, the bill will be left pending. Is there an objection?

Bills: HJR40

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, constitutional amendment

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• Are there any objections? Hearing none, so ordered.
• Are there any objections? Hearing none, so ordered.
• Are there any objections? Hearing none, so ordered.
• Is there any objection? Hearing none, so ordered.
• Any objection that we hold the thing open for an hour?

Bills: SB215, SB1104, SB1351, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB1423, SB1568

Keywords: education, funding, school districts, local control, equity, digital identification, identity verification, Department of Public Safety, Texas legislature, wireless communication, Texas, technology, identification program, fee structure, wireless devices, public safety, hunting license, handgun license, fingerprinting, dealer license

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• Without objection, we will adopt the policy recommendation.
• Without objection, we will adopt the policy recommendation.
• With that objection, we will adopt the CS.
• Without objection, we will adopt the PCS as a working draft.
• Yes, without objection, we will adopt the PCS as a working draft.

Bills: HB1739, HB1784, HB1889, HB2116, HB2206, HB3625, HB2939, HB3028, HB3265, HB3313, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3420, HB3588, HB3748, HB3721, HB3852, HB4132, HB4263, HB4303, HB4311, HB4428, HB4429, HB4434

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension

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• There is no objection. The clerk will read the bill the first time.
• There is no objection. The clerk will read the bill the first time.
• There is no objection. The clerk will read the bill the first time.
• There is no objection. The clerk will read the resolution.
• Is there objection? There is none. The Senate is recessed for 30 minutes. Thank you.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• The object will then be dislodged.
• further down so it's as simple as object further down so it's as simple as you<00:07:22.120> place
• the object on the upward<00:07:29.160> motion okay<00:07:32.360> right okay right okay
• 07:51.280> the push down and you swiftly pull up the push down and you swiftly pull up the object
• :52.639> be<00:07:52.919> dislodged<00:07:53.919> it<00:07:54.080> is object

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 44, also called Landon’s Law, which would allow schools to keep anti-choking devices such as LifeVac and remove liability concerns for schools that have them. Representative Candy Massaroni and other supporters said the bill is intended to provide an added rescue option in choking emergencies, especially for children and students with disabilities, and cited concerns that there are no current procedures to rescue some individuals who use wheelchairs or have disabilities. Testifiers from Equal First Aid and Life Act described the device as noninvasive, non-powered, and available with adult and pediatric masks, saying it works by creating suction to dislodge an object from the airway. They also referenced American Heart Association, CDC, and Red Cross guidance in support of broader availability. Lauren McCubbin, Landon McCubbin’s mother, gave emotional testimony about her son’s life and death, saying he choked on a bouncy ball at Boston Elementary on November 21, 2022 and died despite the presence of a nurse and firefighters. She said the bill is meant to ensure no other family has to experience a similar loss and argued that a LifeVac device might have given her son a chance. Committee members asked for clarification about what the device is and why paramedics did not have it, and the bill’s supporters explained that it is a simple suction device and that some emergency services are only beginning to adopt it. After the testimony, a motion and second were made on the bill. The committee then moved into questions and discussion about the device’s function, FDA registration, and use in schools, but no final vote or other action was stated in the excerpt.

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• Is there any objection? Without objection, so moved. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Is any objection? without objections. move Senate bill 431 favorably. Is any objection?
• Is there any objection? Questions, Rep. Adams. I will move HCR 96 favorably.
• Is there any objection? No objection? Moved favorably. Thank you. Thanks, committee. All right.
• So now Representative Spells move to adjourn without objection. We are adjourned.

Bills: HCR96, SB431

Keywords: roundabout, traffic safety, public education, driving rules, Louisiana Department of Transportation, SB 431, Act 768, towing, tow truck companies, storage fees, nonconsensual towing, private property towing, vehicle release, impound, vehicle storage, gate fees, consumer protection, Louisiana State Police, Public Service Commission, stored vehicles

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 431 by Senator Foil. The bill, as amended in the House, would apply only to non-consensual private-property tows and require towing companies to have someone available on weekends to release vehicles within 90 minutes of a call if they want to charge storage fees for Saturday and Sunday. Senator Foil said the measure was intended to help vehicle owners retrieve cars and belongings sooner, while not forcing companies to stay open; Lieutenant John Nelson of Louisiana State Police explained that payment would still occur at the yard and that the bill did not change the fee structure. Amy Seals of Riverside Towing opposed the bill, citing safety concerns, burdens on office staff, and fairness issues because it would not cover police-initiated tows; she suggested limiting weekend release hours to daytime. Despite her concerns, the committee moved SB 431 favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 96 by Representative Adams, which urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, to provide educational materials on proper roundabout use. Adams said the resolution was meant to help drivers in smaller parishes and elsewhere who struggle with roundabouts. Several members supported the idea, noting confusion about roundabout navigation in their areas, and one member asked whether driver education already covers the topic. The resolution was moved favorably without objection. Before adjourning, the chair recognized a new DOTD staff member and a visitor from the Florida Women’s Republican group. Representative Spells then moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Is there objection to the adoption of the resolution? The chair hears none.
• Members there's an objection to the adoption of the resolution.
• Is there objection to the motion? Hearing none, the motion is adopted. Chair: ...
• Is there objection to the motion? Hearing none, the motion is adopted. Chair: ...
• Is there objection to the motion?

Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16

Keywords: American Public Works Association, public works, infrastructure, Texas, recognition day, local government, municipalities, APWA, Texas Chapter, community development, engineering, professional recognition, community impact, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Lubbock leadership, recognition, professional achievement, Alpha Kappa Alpha, sorority, social service

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• If there is no objection, further reading of the journal will be dispensed with and the journal will
• Hearing no objection, the journal is approved as corrected by the chief clerk.
• :06:49.440> approved<00:06:49.880> as objection, the journal is approved as objection,
• If there is no objection, the reports will be adopted.
• Hearing no objection, the reports are adopted. Second reading of House Files.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened, opened with silent reflection and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the clerk called the roll to establish a quorum. The journal from the previous day was approved without objection, standing committee reports were adopted, and several House Files were given second reading. The House also received first reading on House Files 5119 through 5121. The Rules and Legislative Administration Committee reported a calendar designation for Thursday, May 7, 2026, placing House Files 3131, 3295, 3298, 3682, 4102, 4591, Senate File 856, and 4612 on the calendar and requiring pre-filing of amendments for those bills. No substantive debate on those measures occurred in this segment. Representative Perryman then rose on a point of privilege to recognize Dr. David Tilstra, recently named the 2025 recipient of the Kopick Minnesota Medical Association Humanitarian Award, highlighting his work in community health, active transportation, and access to healthy food, as well as a $10,000 donation he directed to genetic testing for families in need. After announcements that both parties would caucus, Representative Niska moved a recess to the call of the Speaker, and the House recessed on a voice vote.

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• If there's no Chairman Metcalfe: Objection, HCR 142 will be left pending. Is there an objection?
• There's no objection. House Bill 4538 will be left pending. Is there objection? Chair hears none.
• There's no objection. SCR 1 will be left pending. Is there objection?
• Is there any objection? Hearing none, HCR 89 is left pending.
• If there's no objection, SB 2139 will be left pending. Is there objection? Hearing none.