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• This bill fixes that.
• citizens, our senior citizens.
• As a result, we are subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, the United States Patriot Act, and their implementing
• It's kind of a balancing act of some sorts, but both led into our decision.
• In closing, Senate Bill 383 is a stand for Texas values, protecting our national treasures and our future

Bills: SB383 , SB1012 , SB1181 , SB1705 , SB2075 , SB2221 , SB2586 , SB2864 , SB2994

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill fixes that.
• Those are our counterparts.
• we are subject to the Bank Secrecy Act, the United States Patriot Act, and their implementing rules and
• It's kind of a balancing act of some sort, but both led into our decision. Same.
• In closing, Senate Bill 383 is a stand for Texas values, protecting our national treasures and our future

Bills: SB383 , SB1012 , SB1181 , SB1705 , SB2075 , SB2221 , SB2586 , SB2864 , SB2994

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service

Summary: The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills. A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4. The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.

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• I don't think anybody is closer to our caucus members. Members. I don't think nobody would talk.
• high tuition. ...conclusions about our high tuition cost and why that might be.
• Empower School is a digital platform that all of our schools in the state are using. Yes, sir.
• So it is only an internal system; it only uses our data to train the database.
• But it did not happen to us, so they didn't hack our data. to us. So they didn't hack our data.

Bills: HB315 , HB152 , HB205 , SB184 , SB209 , HB309 , SB280 , SB267

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications

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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• First on our agenda is approval of the minutes.
• Not only for our our everyday society.
• the greatest honor of our lives, and here today to talk about our son.
• </c> our omnibus bill. our omnibus bill. All<01:36:59.280><c> right.
• well-being, and our fosters, our well-being, and our knowledge<01:47:59.040><c> and</c><01:47:59.280>

Bills: HF2362 , HF2136 , HF1316 , HF2009 , HF1918 , HF1614

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers

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• So as we look forward to our OLS money.
• This was an item that was brought to us by several of our members, specifically in our our case with
• Missing and exploited children, this act is a crucial advancement for are our collective responsibility
• to protect our most vulnerable population, our children.
• They come over to our state to get it and take it back, and then some they recruit here in our state

Bills: HB214 , HB626 , HB647 , HB658 , HB668 , HB674 , HB908 , HB214

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

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• and our land exchange.
• Fire is our biggest fear.
• We do have a number of other folks here as well, including our State Forester, Julia Lauck, and Julia
• also oversees our Division of Forestry and Fire in addition to her duties as State Forester.
• Our men and women work hard day in and day out every summer to protect our forest lands, protect our

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

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• our development.
• Natural landscapes act as our first line of defense against floods, droughts, and extreme weather, extreme
• forested areas as well as, as well as our, uh, our wildlife.
• SB 1662 fixes that.
• It's simply about helping make sure our inspections are fair, our information is honest, and our communities

Bills: HB 937 , HB 2078 , HB 2080 , HB 3322 , HB 3350 , HB 4212 , HB 4630 , HB 4896 , HB 4951 , HB 5348 , HB 5675 , SB 565 , SB 971 , SB 1662 , SB 2124

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• the summer related to the Code Cleanup Act.
• present our last three rulemakings.
• present our last three rulemakings.
• There may be more, but Friday is our last day. So after that, we're done with our...
• There may be more, but Friday is our last day. So after that, we're done with our...

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

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• We are putting the safety of our first responders and our communities first in our crucial list.
• The creation of the Wireless Emergency Act, or WIA, in 2012, marked a significant leap forward in our
• This legislation is key to fixing Our broken permitting process. I'm proud that it's bipartisan.
• Neglect and disregard for our health and our lives.
• We've even passed the first Momnibus bill into law, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act, which helps our

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Eternal God, our maker, our creator, our sustainer of life; God of our silent tears, God of our weary
• You are our everything, Master.
• President. eternal God our maker our creator our sustainer of life God of our silent tears God of our
• Okay, we know that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is out there, and we're all hearing from our hospital
• I know that we are trying to get our education and our spending into a place where our teachers feel

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• We give thanks for the land that makes up our beautiful state: the prairies and the forests, the bluffs
• But also at our churches, but also at our nightclubs, our malls, our concerts, our movie theaters, our
• &gt;&gt; But also at our churches, but also at our nightclubs, our malls, our concerts, our movie theaters
• We have to listen to the people talking to us and open our eyes and act.
• our nightclubs, our parks, or anywhere in our communities.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our footprint and our communities has not grown. We're losing population.
• counties, our medical.
• I'm the acting director.
• We need to restore our prey populations. We need to restore our forests.
• our children.

Summary: The hearing focused on human-wildlife conflict in California, especially predator management involving bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and wolves. The chair and Assemblymember Hadwick framed the issue as a balance between protecting people, livestock, and property while preserving wildlife and biodiversity, citing habitat loss, development, drought, wildfire, and climate change as drivers of conflict. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials described their conflict-response work, including public education, depredation permits, wildlife incident reporting, and coordination with sheriffs, counties, and other agencies. They also noted that wildlife sightings and conflicts are increasingly common in both rural and urban areas, including recent mountain lion activity in San Francisco and ongoing bear conflicts in places like Tahoe and Sierra Madre. CDFW staff outlined the department’s human-wildlife conflict program, including the WEIR reporting system, a public toolkit, limited-term staff, and regional response efforts. They said the program grew out of drought-related incidents and later state funding, but that one-time money has expired, creating service gaps. Officials also discussed specific management approaches such as Tahoe’s trap-tag-haze bear program, DNA-based incident tracking, and the use of nonlethal deterrents before lethal action. For wolves, they explained that the species is protected and managed differently from bears and lions, that there is no general depredation-kill process for wolves, and that the department is working on data-sharing agreements, county liaisons, compensation programs, and improved coordination with ranchers and local law enforcement. Members pressed the department on underreporting, trust in state agencies, the need for sheriffs to participate in investigations, and whether more authority should be given for public-safety removals or hazing. Assemblymember Gonzalez also raised wildlife trafficking and border enforcement issues in Southern California. The panel repeatedly emphasized that more resources, technology, and local partnerships are needed. Officials gave budget context, saying roughly $17 million in one-time funding over several years supported conflict response and wolf compensation efforts, but that staffing and program capacity remain limited. The chair concluded by noting interest in further work on technology, funding, and institutionalizing collaboration, and the hearing then moved to a second panel of university researchers who presented on wolf and mountain lion conflict, habitat planning, trust, and the need for flexible, science-based, locally tailored mitigation strategies.

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• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry.
• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry.
• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry. All right. Uh, questions, members?
• </c><00:23:44.040><c> forest</c> &gt;&gt; even though we do support our forest &gt;&gt; even though we
• do support our forest products<00:23:44.679><c> industry.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It also returns enforcement of the act to the Attorney General under the Consumer Protection Act.
• I just think that putting our state agencies, our universities, not to mention the private sector, at
• Given our situation in our state where we've had a tremendous economy that's clearly cooling, clearly
• And instead of trying to help our businesses succeed, instead of helping our employees succeed...
• Climate Commitment Act.

Bills: HB2675 , HB2249 , HB2120 , HB1069 , HB1983 , HB2431 , SB6006 , SB6297 , SB6351 , SB6353 , HB2521 , HB2091 , HB2104 , SB6355 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB5808 , HB1796 , HB1376 , SB6260 , HB2353

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• Music to our ears. that's it. Oh god. Music to our ears.
• You received our handout detailing our request.
• </c> our handout detailing our request. our handout detailing our request.
• Now is the time to act before failure forces our hand.
• This is not a one-time fix, but it's a strategic action that will benefit our community for decades.

Bills: HF1569 , HF460 , HF850 , HF707 , HF798 , HF852 , HF366 , HF365 , HF836 , HF866 , HF885 , HF959 , HF1196 , HF1788 , HF1349 , HF2272 , HF2652 , HF1251 , HF607

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• departments, and committee to achieve our shared goals.
• departments and committee to achieve our shared goals.
• In our experience, and— In our experience, and this is one where I think there's funding mechanisms and
• And, you know, for that, we always have our certainly our respect.
• That completes our items. Our work. That bill is out. That completes our items.

Summary: The committee heard AB 801, which would require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to conduct fair lending examinations of lenders on a regular schedule. The author and supporters, including the Greenlining Institute and several housing and consumer groups, argued the bill was needed because federal fair lending enforcement has weakened and California borrowers of color continue to face lending disparities. Banking and credit union representatives opposed the bill as duplicative and costly, though they acknowledged the author’s amendments and continued negotiations. The bill was approved on a vote and re-referred to Judiciary, with some members voting no or not voting at first and later the measure passing on a fuller roll call. The committee then heard AB 871, which would strengthen elder fraud protections by requiring financial institutions to report suspected financial abuse to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and notify customers of the report. The author and county and adult protective services supporters said the bill would improve pattern detection and help stop or reverse scams more quickly. Bankers opposed the customer-notification requirement, warning it could alarm seniors and that the reporting process would add operational burden, but the author and supporters said victim information is important for investigations. The bill passed with committee support and was re-referred to Judiciary. AB 1842 and AB 1847, both related to mortgage forbearance after major disasters and the Eaton and Palisades fires, were also heard. AB 1842 would create a statewide framework for forbearance after federally declared major disasters, and AB 1847 would extend relief for wildfire survivors; both bills were amended to narrow triggers, clarify repayment and documentation issues, and remove some reporting requirements. Supporters included local officials, consumer groups, and housing advocates, while mortgage and banking groups remained in opposition on some implementation points but said they were working toward compromise. Both bills were approved and re-referred to Judiciary. Finally, AB 2116, dealing with merchant cash advances and small business financing transparency, was heard with broad support from small business and consumer advocates and partial support from some industry representatives after amendments; opponents still raised concerns about disclosure authority and unconscionability standards. The bill was also approved and sent to Judiciary. The committee additionally adopted a consent calendar of unrelated bills.

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• , our workers, our children, and our environment.
• We have to become our own data analysts, our own advocates, our own lawyers, and our own scientists.
• That raises one... ...our own advocates, our own lawyers, our own scientists.
• food, In our food, in products, and in our environment.
• forest, and to extend our hand toward you, as well as the Department of Pesticide Regulation itself

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate hearing examined whether California’s pesticide program is meeting its public-protection goals, with opening remarks from committee chairs emphasizing the state’s large pesticide use, the need to transition toward sustainable pest management, and ongoing oversight including a state audit of DPR and county agricultural commissioner enforcement. The hearing also referenced recent concerns in Ladera Ranch about childhood cancer cases and the need for transparent investigation and community access to information. Panel one focused on human health and the regulatory framework. Dr. Anna Maria Mora described long-running CHAMACOS research showing widespread pesticide exposure in farmworker families, links to neurodevelopmental, respiratory, liver, and cardiometabolic harms, and greater impacts on children facing social adversity. She urged biomonitoring, better linkage of exposure data to health outcomes, regulation of chemical classes and mixtures, stronger buffers around homes and schools, and more community-based research. Professor Tim Malloy explained California’s two-tier system of DPR registration and county permitting, said the state’s program is strong but falls short on cumulative exposure analysis and alternatives assessment, and argued that DPR and counties need better tools, training, and funding to implement legally required protections. Committee members asked about biomonitoring, class-based regulation, and how to make pesticide data more usable for the public. Panel two brought testimony from environmental justice and farmworker advocates, who argued that California remains behind other jurisdictions by allowing highly hazardous pesticides, including 1,3-dichloropropene and paraquat, and by relying on a funding structure tied to pesticide sales. Witnesses said DPR often moves too slowly on reevaluations, rarely assesses combined exposures, and does not adequately account for health, environmental, and social costs or conflicts of interest involving pest control advisors. They also described inconsistent county-level implementation, weak outreach, and confusion over whether DPR or county agricultural commissioners are responsible for enforcement, and urged faster phaseouts, tiered fees, stronger local protections, and clearer accountability. Panel three represented regulated entities and agricultural stakeholders, who supported the goals of safer pest management but stressed that California’s registration process must be more predictable, transparent, and timely. They said AB 2113’s staffing and timeline reforms were important, but backlog and delays still hinder access to newer, lower-risk products and can hurt both consumer and agricultural uses. Agricultural witnesses also emphasized the need to invest more in pest prevention, invasive species detection, extension support, farmer training, and practical incentives for sustainable pest management. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with members pressing witnesses on timelines, implementation, funding, and the division of responsibility between DPR and county agencies.

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• , our workers, our children, and our environment.
• We have to become our own data analysts, our own advocates, our own lawyers, and our own scientists.
• That raises one... ...our own advocates, our own lawyers, and our own scientists.
• I would ask our attendees to allow our Spanish speakers to go first so they can speak while we have our
• forest. ...and to also extend our hand toward yourselves, as well as the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> Our children are not well. Our children are not well.
• </c> forest economy. forest economy.
• </c> Act 250 permit. Act 250 permit.
• Forest, Parks and Recreation, the state Forest, Parks and Recreation, the state forester<02:02:48.000
• and director of forest forester and director of forest division,<02:02:50.600><c> Department</c><02:

Keywords: 926, house, all