Bills: HB19

Keywords: real property, theft, fraud, criminal offense, elderly, disabled, restitution, recording requirements

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• This includes shrimp that may be caught in the Gulf of America, but outside the jurisdiction of Texas
• of Agriculture, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Texas Animal Health Commission.
• Department of Agriculture, Texas Parks of Wildlife, and Texas Animal Health Commission.
• Texas agriculture is not just a way of life; it is the backbone of our food and fiber supply.
• We represent hundreds of member companies and that. Trade Association in the state of Texas.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB 1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

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• the people of Texas.
• of Texas.
• The people of Texas spoke, and the leaders of Texas ignored them.
• of Mexico to the center of Texas.
• of Texas.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• Members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas to the Special Committee
• Thursday, August 21st, pending the reading and referral of bills, reports, and the receipt of messages

Bills: HB4, HB4, HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 1185, senate, all

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• We are further blessed to live in the great state of Texas. You have blessed our state so much.
• They are critical measures that would expand the powers of the Texas Legislature.
• We are further blessed to live in the great state of Texas. You have blessed our state so much.
• They are critical measures that would expand the powers of the Texas Legislature.
• The Department of Public Safety has special agents deployed in every region of Texas.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• We ask for your hand of protection for all of the students and those working in our schools that will
• and Texas flags.
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
• Chairman Geren of the House has also contacted the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Illinois House of Representatives
• You will need to be available to return to Austin with a minimum of six hours of notice.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• it has, and for the great privilege of being citizens of this great country.
• In this great state of Texas, Father, we thank you for the blessings that come with it, for the joy of
• The Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
• Colleagues and friends of Texas, please join me in the Pledges to our flags.
• This morning, I met with the leadership of the Texas Department of Public Safety to get a full briefing

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• number one by King, relating to... ...to response preparedness, including required training for justices of
• Select HB number 18 by Bond, relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the
• development and operation of certain emergency communication systems for the Committee on Disaster Preparedness

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• Those who answered the call honored their oath and came here ready to work for the people of Texas.
• The people of Texas are watching, and so is the nation. And if you...
• And the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
• Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one and indivisible.
• Beyond the adjournment of today's session and until the further order of the House.

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: redistricting, congressional districts, Texas Legislature, elections, 2020 Census, 997, house, all

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• the State of Texas.
• . of Texas.
• I am a resident of Austin, Texas, and an overall 27-year resident of the state of Texas, having lived
• of Texas individualism.
• In Texas to 34 out of 38.

Bills: HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• Our prayer today will be delivered by Pastor Leon Hampton of the First Baptist Church of Greater Washington
• Now, God, of love to rest in this place.
• I ask all of these blessings leadership.
• I ask all of these blessings in the name of Jesus, who is indeed the Christ. I pray, Amen. Amen.
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands

Bills: SB 2, SJR 36, SB 2, SB 2, SR 29, SB 2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 920, all

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• The Senate of the 89th legislature of the state of Texas will come to order.
• the office of Texas state senator for District number of the state house of representatives of the state
• of the state of Texas.
• great state of Texas.
• of Texas?

Bills: SCR7

Keywords: legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority, 1185, senate, all

Bills: SB 410, SB 795, SB 2510, SB 728, SB 2689, HB 143

Keywords: Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, recycling, environment, sustainability, economic development, Texas Recycling Fund

Bills: HB62, HB124, HB182, HB193, HB198, HB203, HB223, HB237, HB469, HB486, HB574, HB779, HB796, HB919, SCR2, SB4, SB36, SB38, SB109, SB152, SB168, SB195, SB216, SB221, SB236, SB404

Keywords: Louisiana Women's Policy, gender equality, policy research, commission membership, women's representation, Domestic Violence, judicial experience, legislation, criminal law, family law, HB182, sexual assault, rape kit, forensic examination, forensic medical exam, sexual assault survivor, sexual assault nurse examiner, SANE, emergency department, hospital staffing

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• They can be schools of choice. We got this choice act. They can be schools of choice.
• areas of schools as as well. areas of schools as as well. >> Yes. >> Yes.
• of course new to the state. Excuse me. of course new to the state. Excuse me.
• start on the bottom of page 10. Right. start on the bottom of page 10. Right.
• Things of that nature. yourself, right? Things of that nature.

Bills: HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359, HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359

Keywords: HB178, Ten Commandments, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama, school display, religious display, Bible, Judeo-Christian, Establishment Clause, church-state separation, religion in schools, founding documents, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, social studies, civics, history curriculum

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• Third reading of the bill, House Bill 3787 by Chapman of the House and Macintosh of the Senate, an act
• Hi, rd reading of the bill, House Bill 3701 by Caldwell Chad of the House and Fyfoed of the Senate, an
• I for, having received a majority of the vote of those doing cost of the House, I declare the bill to
• Third reading of the bill. House Bill 2964 by Westick of the House and Inakieri of the Senate.
• We saw some of that coming this year. It fixes some of that.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• Prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction of doctrine and nurse of the day, correction of previous day's
• have next of kin or a durable power of attorney and lack of mental capacity to refer themselves.
• This is a request bill by the Attorney General and the Court of Criminal Appeals worked with the AG's
• of candy.
• It's outside of the purview of this question.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

Bills: HB293

Keywords: political contributions, legislature, quorum, transparency, election code

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• HJR1099 is a direct result of HB1576, which was passed by the legislature last year regarding rules with
• real quick, is there any Commentary or notation we should know about this HDR1100 with the late change of

Bills: HJR1096, HJR1097, HJR1098, HJR1099, HJR1100

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority

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• But Senate Bill 1287 is to close a loophole in the authority of the abstractor's board to deny a license
• So it would be an employee of any company, whether it's here or somewhere else, but they would have to
• Representative Crosswhite hader with the vote of 40. We will report your bill out as a due. Pass.
• This is our last meeting that I know of for this last half of the session.

Bills: SB1287

Keywords: abstraction, licensing, Oklahoma Abstractors Board, criminal background, good moral character, 914, all