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• I'm Cindy Corey, the mother of human rights activist and observer Rachel Corey, who was killed in 2003
• Aishanur was a human rights observer and advocate who brightened the lives of those around her, both
• All right, good afternoon, Chairman and members of the committee.
• Well, all right, thank you, Chairman and members of the committee.
• I love that this action will call attention and respect to a little-known resident and location of the

Bills: SB5000 , SB5325 , SB6044 , SB6313 , SB6084 , SB6137

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: state nickname, evergreen state, identity, cultural heritage, tourism, state cactus, symbolic designation, ecological significance, state symbols, SB 6044, Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Washington state holidays, RCW 1.16.050, state holiday recognition, religious observance, Hindu holiday, Sikh holiday, cultural recognition, paid holiday

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• Of course, we want to promote all 38 of our state parks, 6 lodges, and 7 golf courses. right and we'll
• Of course, our campaigns come with a variety of different supporting mediums.
• Again, some examples of more examples of the creative.
• Many of the projects will require an average of 20 to 25 years of investment, which is why the current
• I think it would vary on what the type of job is and what the type of vicinity is.

Bills: SB1307 , SB1425 , SB1826 , SB1365 , SB1696

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Arts Council, J.M. Davis Memorial Commission, historical preservation, arts funding, museum, gun collection, state agency contracts, 501(c)(3), nonprofit corporation, public funds, sectarian, religious funding restriction, appropriations, fiscal oversight, cultural institutions, historical artifacts, SB1425, health care, healthcare workforce

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• millions of dollars of future debt going forward, right?
• David Billings: We have to, you have to live in the City of Fate, right?
• I don't think it's a right-left thing or a right thing. I think it's a matter of right and wrong.
• Joe Smolensky: That's right. That's the hardest part of the thing right there, right?
• One of the top issues right now for job creators across the state of Texas is the lack Glenn Hammer:

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• millions of dollars of future debt going forward, right?
• That's how some of the people on the board, right?
• That's right. That's the hardest part of the thing right there, right? My name is Joe Smolenski.
• One of the top issues right now for job creators across the state of Texas is the lack of affordable
• All right. A couple of questions.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• Members, you remember this bill by Chairman Harris, relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate
• This is about increasing transparency for homeowners and protecting private property rights.
• So with that, I reserve my right to close, and I believe there's a couple of witnesses.
• You said the average number of weeks for unemployment is about 14 weeks? About 14 weeks right now.
• to cancel, but do not exist in the federal cooling-off rule, like the private right of action.

Bills: HB 112 , HB199 , HB621 , HB1349 , HB2214 , HB3466 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HCR9 , HB112 , HB199 , HCR9

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.

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• All right, uh, members, do you have any, that being said, any members, do you have any questions of this
• All right, and we show you registered as Brandy Robinson, criminal district attorney, uh, on behalf of
• All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee.
• , right, but subject to them declaring a disaster, it, it forces counties to allow the sale of fireworks
• And prohibit the sale of fireworks with fins and rudders, but just a few things to consider right now

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

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• We do have that for state employees, but right now there are a number of issues that we've had.
• of any bill more important than this bill in our legislative session right now.
• I'm a disability rights advocate and one of the many state parent consultants supporting families with
• Right now, thousands of Alabamians—children and adults with disabilities, those with medical conditions
• Kind of sheepish. No, no, I'm not talking about that. Hey listen, let me say this right here.

Bills: SB1 , SB83 , SB159 , SB160 , SB1

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities

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• Victim Bill of Rights, that's precisely Nothing's intended to take away victim rights under the Victim
• Bill of Rights.
• that are laid out in the Victim Bill of Rights in the Arizona Constitution.
• , that if you are an officer of a corporation that does these sorts of things, right, that you're not
• All right. Madam Chair, members of the committee. Thank you. Okay. All right.

Bills: HB2028 , HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2406 , HB2415 , HB2557 , HB2573 , HB2589 , HB2720 , HB2749 , HB2825 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB2970 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HCR2004 , HCR2051

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights

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• I'm voting no for a number of reasons. >> I'm voting no for a number of reasons, because firearms right
• And and if I might say, most of >> Right.
• Um, but I think on the right side of your folder there is um a page that's got a picture of a jar full
• Um, but I think on the right side of your folder there is um a page that's got a picture of a jar full
• Um, but I think on the right side of your folder there is um a page that's got a picture of a jar full

Bills: HB187 , HB98 , HB360 , HB394 , HB398 , HB388 , HB187 , HB98 , HB360 , HB394 , HB398 , HB388

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: school safety, emergency response, training, public safety, Alyssa's Law, law enforcement, scholarship, tuition assistance, dependent education, Alabama, blackout license plate, HB360, Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, sales tax holiday, firearms, guns, ammunition, bullets, primers, gun accessories

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• All right, now on to our first bill of the day: Senate Bill 6215.
• The people of Washington State have a right to expect that when we are spending public money, we are
• Had that not happened, I would not be in front of you right now. Okay, thanks.
• whose goal of efficiency sometimes puts it at odds with the public's right to know.
• We are now going to be taking action on three of the bills: Senate Bill 6035, Senate Bill 5853, and Senate

Bills: SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6313 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB5046 , SB5842 , SB6035 , SB5853 , SB5888

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: fraud prevention, identity theft, consumer protection, security measures, legislation, government efficiency, state agencies, reporting, bureaucracy, transparency, Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, student privacy, employee confidentiality, public disclosure, data protection

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• I think what we're doing here is taking some of the known data that have been kind of in an island by
• So they contact the law enforcement agency, and then do they advise them of their legal rights?
• You're kind of like the host of this thing.
• of financing terrorism.
• I don't know, I'll read it right off the top of the caption. Yeah, do it.

Bills: SB659 , SB1585 , SB2201 , SB2514 , SB2569

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: smuggling, human trafficking, criminal penalties, felony offenses, law enforcement, foreign adversary, foreign-owned company, scrutinized company, China, national security, cybersecurity, information technology, communications technology, ICT, critical infrastructure, state contracts, government procurement, vendor certification, debarment, civil penalty

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• We thank you for late nights and early mornings, but we thank you most of all that we know you are right
• But a... ...wanted to live remotely, right? But a lot of what we're seeing with them are retirees.
• Right? You would have to be an out-of-state resident.
• And the remote workers have to be recruited from out of state as well, right?
• I mean just make that as a part of the nucleus of how we get to where we're going, right?

Bills: SB177 , HB83 , HB203 , HB218 , HB256 , HB350 , HB530 , HB546 , HB577 , HB259

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: entertainment, film, music, production incentives, Alabama Film Office, tax rebates, media industry, economic development, Baptist convention, tax exemption, sales and use tax, Alabama, nonprofit, HB203, High Socks for Hope, nonprofit tax exemption, sales tax, use tax, state tax exemption, local option tax exemption

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• This bill should help to lower the cost of... of drug prices.
• of abuse.
• Right, well, I don't have any intention. 10 or goal of enhancing the penalty beyond that.
• if people are being taken care of the right way.
• In Texas, between the ages of 10 and 17, 20.3% of children are obese right now.

Bills: HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• That's the one that's kind of top of mind right now.
• I can tell you what some of our members are doing right now from some of our grocery stores and then
• All right. Thank you, Chairwoman, and members of the committee.
• But as of right now, as of October 2024, HHSC has been back in compliance with state law, correct?
• Right now, one of them works for Schwab handling stock trades.

Bills: HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy

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• Mike is here today, seated right up. here if you'll stand for us, Sheriff Gleason, a recipient of the
• Meyer in opposition of the amendment. 657 All right, thank you Mr. Speaker, members.
• AB 4415 by comments relating to the waiver of immunity from certain employment discrimination actions
• of action for the Committee on State Affairs. 26 by Darby relating to the term of permit issued by the
• a convicted felony with the rights of vote for the committee on elections hdr 185 icons also of a proposing

Bills: HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• All right, seeing none, I believe there are a couple of witnesses.
• All right. You are Charles Reed. You're here on behalf of the Dallas County Commissioners Court.
• So you said there's essentially two different types of code that are doing this right now?
• All right, you're Jeff Atticott. You're here on behalf of the Warrior Defense Project, St.
• All right, you're kind of flipping. You're here on behalf of the Texas chapter of the U.S.

Bills: HB485 , HB1367 , HB1370 , HB1827 , HB1879 , HB2032 , HB2133 , HB2357 , HB3581 , HB3830 , HB4060 , HB4085 , HB4270 , HB4979 , HB5217 , HB5268 , HB5478 , HJR96 , HJR97 , HJR119 , HJR195 , HJR209 , SB4 , SB23 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code

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• What this bill does is prohibits causes of action for those who are doing things the right way as they're
• Why are we protecting a single industry and taking away the rights of citizens to sue for action, sue
• So can you give me an example of one of these lawsuits in another state that's going on right now?
• This specifically relates to cause of action relating to a rising out of climate change, the alleged
• One of the things we've got to do is we don't want to create a cause of action for surface owners that

Bills: SB1191 , SB1976 , SB1613 , SB1439 , SB1930 , SB1314 , SB1246

Committee: House Energy

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, oil and gas, surety bond, financial responsibility, environmental compliance, plugging wells, SB1613

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• both of your names.
• of House Bill 4849. ...I am here today to testify in support of House Bill 4849.
• One, the language of the fund right now does not permit financial input from the pet owner.
• support of House Bill 4849.
• So this is really just building on some of the things that were well within the intent of Ollie's Law

Bills: H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication

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• He also told me that he likes cardboard action figures, and he builds all sorts of...
• So he also told me that he likes cardboard action figures, and he builds all sorts of cardboard action
• And it's been suggested to me by many of you that I only sing in private as well, but I don't have stage
• He's a big fan of classical music, reading, fantasy, and action books.
• causes of action.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• All right, there being none, oh, Representative. I think we've got a couple of German speakers.
• A couple of years back, we were running 15% of all fatalities in the state of Texas, right up there with
• All right, thank you very much. Good morning, Chairman Bonnen. and members of the committee.
• One critical piece of this that I think is worth mentioning is that this still preserves the right of
• All right, well, I think we have a couple of witnesses, so you can just sit tight. Yes, sir.

Bills: HB188 , HB265 , HJR35 , HJR47 , SB1901 , HB188 , HB265 , HJR35

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts