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• We have, to begin with, Mark McKekney, external relations director at the Traffic Safety Commission,
• The Traffic Safety Commission submitted a report in December on the...
• Traffic Safety Commission, external relations director. So just to level set and remind people...
• I'm Mark McKechnie again, external relations director at the Traffic Safety Commission.
• I'm Stacey Hoff, the research director at the Traffic Safety Commission, and I'm here.

Bills: SJM8016, SB6230, SB5234, SB6081, SB6265, SB6170, SB6131, SB6155, SB6176, SB6238, SB6253, SB6311, SB6032, SB6262

Keywords: bridge repair, infrastructure, emergency funding, transportation, public safety, cash transactions, pennies, currency, economic efficiency, financial regulation, snowmobile, snowmobile registration, vehicle registration fees, registration fee, Department of Licensing, DOL, recreational vehicles, winter recreation, vintage snowmobile, parks and recreation

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• I'll speak for the commission side.

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• Thank you so much for being the workhorse of the board's agency and commissions committee. stability
• Thank you so much for being the workhorse of the board's agency and commissions committee. >> All right
• workhorse of the board's<00:09:53.279><c> agency</c><00:09:53.680><c> and</c><00:09:54.000><c> commissions
• </c> board's agency and commissions board's agency and commissions committee.<00:09:55.279><c> You're

Bills: SB100, SB122, SB127, HB182, HB275, SB100, SB122, SB127, HB182, HB275

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility

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• This is Senator Bettencourt's bill relating to requirements and procedures in the contest of an election
• The legislature changed the name of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to the Texas Commission
• In 2018, the Supreme Court Children's Commission published a report on the state of legal representation
• Let's start with the commission action; it was requested, I think, by Mayor Grassley.
• Senate Bill 1539 relates to procedures in the context of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• We have Chuck Ross here from the Work Force Commission as a resource.
• We have Chuck Ross here from the Texas Workforce Commission as a resource.
• to the Texas Historical Commission.
• Do we have someone from the Historical Commission here? There you...
• We have Chuck Ross available from the Texas Workforce Commission as a resource.

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

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• We have Chuck Ross here from the Workforce Commission as a resource.
• to the Texas Historical Commission.
• Organization of Commission for expanding, preserving...
• Yes, it says the former Texas Civil War Centennial Commission.
• Yes, it says the former Texas Civil War Centennial Commission.

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.

Bills: SB 18, SB 34, SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• They asked the Texas Lottery Commission to send them by the dozens, and the Commission didn't ask any
• This commission allowed Texas lottery tickets to be easily sold in other states because the Commission
• The Commission allowed an electronic interface with it.
• It's not the same commission.
• Policy for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission.

Bills: SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

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• First, you've got to start with immigration, then the Department of Labor, then the Texas Workforce Commission
• To this committee, I went to the Workforce Commission and asked if we could develop our own work permit
• This bill, I mean the bill does say the commission may not issue a permit for a proposed package plant
• align more closely the investment that we're making with the rates that are afforded. ...by the commission

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• Bill 2467 addresses a pay disparity for peace officers commissioned by the state.
• The Interagency Data Transparency Commission, we'll call IDTC today.
• Look, our agencies and commissions should be lean, active.
• It's my first time here, so I'm not familiar with the procedure.
• Commission so there's no like what gap is is this bill intending to?

Bills: HB 111, HB1545, HB2145, HB2467, HB2520, HB4136, HB4181, HB4214, HB4218, HB4219, HB4359, HB4437, HB4822, HB111

Keywords: Texas Public Information Act, open records, public records, government transparency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, governmental body, Chapter 552, public information law, nonprofit association, quasi-governmental entity, economic development, trade secrets, proprietary information, commercial financial information, Alamo restoration, local workforce board, TDCJ contract facility, civil commitment facility, water supply corporation

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• House Bill 2310 brings together the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Workforce Commission and the Health
• and Human Services Commission to create the Texas Plan for Children. a plan to support children with
• 2310 would require the Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission
• and the Texas Workforce Commission to develop and implement a strategic plan aimed at improving early
• The bill does not supplant the Heimlich maneuver or otherwise. alter the policies and procedures that

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• I'm here representing the Christian Life Commission. Convention of Texas.
• Rob Kohler, represent the Christian Life Commission. the Baptist General Convention in Texas.
• It also adds further technical updates regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission.
• After consulting with the Texas Racing Commission I filed this bill to help both the Racing Commission
• Members, we have a witness from the Racing Commission. Questions for the Racing Commission?

Bills: HB679, HB1764, HB1788, HB2186, HB2204, HB2418, HB2885, HB2983, HB2996, HB3250, HB3352, HB3756, HB3816, HB3913, HB3928, HB4077

Keywords: environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education

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• Not everybody's gonna be able to serve on the commission, although I'm very proud of them.
• Now, the commission continues on through the next legislative session.
• But could the commission come back and recommend that Texas create its own special ed code?
• Proposed Texas Commission on Texas Job Satisfaction and Retention.
• And I want this commission yield results.

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• Littlefield Chronic Kidney Disease Centralized Resource Center within the Health and Human Services Commission
• During that procedure, she stopped breathing.
• The doctor was like, well, after the procedure, she's fine.

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• Well, first, I would say the commission has 185 days legally to process a rate case.
• Just two weeks ago, the commission approved a $40 million rate decrease for CenterPoint.
• So in the context of a comprehensive base rate procedure...
• Procedures Act of 1973 concur. Now look at the name, Federal Convention Procedures. That is law.
• Congress filed 41 bills setting rules and procedures for an Article V Convention.

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

Bills: HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• I'm carrying House File 2233 on behalf of the Uniform Law Commission.
• And so the Uniform Law Commission has been working on this Uniform Special Deposits Act to remove some
• And so the Uniform Law Commission has been working on this Uniform Special Deposits Act to remove some
• <00:47:58.400><c> since</c> Commission since Commission since 2003.<00:48:01.119><c> This</c><00:48:01.359
• We have over 4 million visitors that come to the Amateur Sports Commission campus in Blaine a year, and

Bills: HF1392, HF2233, HF695, HF2228, HF1289

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• And this process was strengthened to require additional public notice of the procedure to meetings.
• new or amended production area. within a previously permitted mining area. line administrative procedures

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing