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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a committee substitute.
- Chairman, members of the committee.
- There is a committee substitute.
- There is a committee substitute.
- Thank you, Chair and Committee.
Bills:
SB75 , SB715 , SB776 , SB1299 , SB1405 , SB1968 , SB2021 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB2330 , SB2411
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency
Summary:
The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills.
SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives.
The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending.
The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, we did in front of this committee. My city manager, Mario Conis, was there.
- Good morning, Chairman Meyer and members of the committee.
- I look forward to working with you and your fellow committee members as we move forward.
- I did not lay out a committee substitute. Do we have a committee substitute?
- Chairman, members of the committee. grid operations of data centers, which means not connected to the
Bills:
HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for being in committee. Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members.
- Welcome to committee, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
- It establishes a midwifery advisory committee and DHS, which can make recommendations for rules and scope
- Welcome to committee."
- Welcome to committee.
Committee:
House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we continue to ask the committee, knowing that that's the only... ...ask the committee, knowing that
- I do hope that this passes out of committee today and that there'll be some ongoing discussions, as you
- It specifies that the chairman of the House and Senate committees would be part of the existing committee
- I appreciate the chance to speak to the committee about a really exciting project we have underway at
- It's currently another legislative committee room over there. That was our home until...
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
- The sunset committee, when the evaluation... ...committee.
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, I'm Joseph KPS, an attorney.
- Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
- No, they had some things that they were going to address in their rules.
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members
HI
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyHQgbx6HQk, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Ka ‘Aha Kenekoa
THE SENATE
Ka ‘Aha ‘Ōlelo Kanakolu
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
‘Aha Kau Kānāwai 2020
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020
Ke Kōmike ‘Enehana
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY
Kenekoa/Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair
Kenekoa/Senator J. Kalani English, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair
Ke Kōmike Hana Aupuni
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Kenekoa/Senator Laura H. Thielen, Luna Ho‘omalu/Chair
Kenekoa/Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Hope Luna Ho‘omalu/Vice Chair
‘Ōlelo Ho‘olaha No Ka ‘Aha Ho‘olohe
NOTICE OF HEARING
Lā / DATE: Pō‘alua, Pepeluali 11, 2020/ Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Hola / TIME: 1:00 PM
Wahi / PLACE: Lumi ‘Aha Kūkā 229 / Conference Room 229
Ke Kapikala Moku‘āina / State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
Papa Kumuhana
A G E N D A
SB 62, SD1
(SSCR2422)
Status & Testimony
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.
Requires the legislature, state departments, and boards and commissions to livestream its public hearings and develop procedures for receiving remote testimony. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
TEC/GVO, WAM
Inā lawa ka manawa, e ho‘oholo mana‘o ma hope pono.
Decision Making to follow, if time permits., 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Schumacher and members of the committee. Schumacher and members of the committee.
- </c> re-referred to the committee on taxes. re-referred to the committee on taxes.
- </c> to be before the committee. to be before the committee.
- </c> committee. Thank you. committee. Thank you.
- Welcome to the committee.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, welcome to committee.
- . committee. committee.
- Chair and committee members. Uh my Mr. Chair and committee members.
- it often shows up in other committees it often shows up in taxes<01:10:59.920><c> committee</c><01:11
- , and we go to our different committee, and we go to our different committees<01:35:44.639><c> and</c
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it to the next committee. it to the next committee. Representative<00:21:27.360><c> Gander.
- Welcome to the committee.
- </c> Welcome to the committee. Welcome to the committee.
- </c> Committee. A roll call being requested. Committee. A roll call being requested.
- </c> Civil Law Committee? Civil Law Committee?
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the committee, for the record, Trudus Tango, staff to the committee.
- Trudis Tango, staff to the committee.
- Trudus Tango's staff to the committee.
- So the bill passed this committee.
- If the committee wants to...
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Chris Thomas, staff to the committee.
- You may recall that you heard this bill in committee last year, and you passed it out of committee unanimously
- WSDOT is required to provide prior notice of the review to the committee, and the committee must meet
- Chair, members of the committee. For the record, David Monarchy, staff to the committee.
- Chair, members of the committee.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match, grant funding, transportation grants, county roads, city streets, transportation benefit district, urban county, small city program, active transportation, pedestrian, bicycle, bike routes, transit, public transit
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Allison Mandiola, committee staff.
- this bill out of committee.
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Allison Mendiola, committee staff.
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Allison Mandela, committee staff.
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Allison Mandela, committee staff, before you with Senate Bill
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- This is my 18th year on this committee. Wow. Okay.
- Luke Wickham, Committee Counsel.
- This advisory committee must provide Thank you.
- Advisory committee, and I'm once again back on this advisory committee by choice because it's vital that
- For these reasons, I respectfully urge this committee to pass House Bill 2185 out of committee.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's not their rule, right?
- Chairman, we have a committee substitute?
- There's a committee substitute. Senator Alvarado sends up a committee substitute, Senate Bill 763.
- Passed through the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources
- Chairman Burgewell sends up a committee substitute and is recognized to explain the differences the committee
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- backed the committee substitute from. 30 We actually have to have the hearing twice, so I'd like to
- Senator Birdwell sends up an expected committee substitute.
- 104 105 106 a committee sub that we're still waiting on.
- And then next week, hopefully, have the committee subs put them back out.
- Hearing and seeing none, the committee stands in recess, subject to call of the chair.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 24th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs will come to order.
- Good morning, Vice Chairman Hancock and members of the Senate Ag Committee.
- Good morning, Chairman, members of the committee.
- You have to get... an exception to the rule.
- There is a committee substitute for 740, so it will be left pending.
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
hunting license, fishing license, donation, operation game thief fund, wildlife conservation, livestock, electronic registry, marks and brands, Texas Animal Health Commission, animal identification, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (7-18-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNJty1ZiSDw, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:05
Committee Member Comments 00:01:10
Approval of Minutes 00:04:48
Presentation and Public Hearing on the LIHEAP Block Grant Application 00:05:15
Explanation of US EPA’s Rule on Greenhouse Gas Standards 00:24:20
Discussion of Legal Challenges to the US EPA’s Rule on Greenhouse Gas Standards 00:53:47, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That was the ruling of the court.
- I do have a committee substitute. Thank you.
- We're voting on the bill as filed. as presented to the committee, not a committee substitute.
- As a matter of pending business, there is a committee. sub and you're recognized to explain the committee
- Members, any questions on the committee substitute?
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the committee. Thanks for having me. Appreciate it.
- May be not only the first bill in this committee, but the first bill in committee.
- Any other questions from members of the committee?
- Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
- Hearing none, the Senate Committee on State.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , but the first bill in committee.
- Chairman and committee for having me today. My name is Kyle Carruth.
- Any other questions from members of the committee?
- Senator Birdwell sends up the committee substitute.
- to the adoption of the committee substitute?
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1596, which would remove short-barreled rifles from the list of prohibited weapons in the Texas Penal Code. The author, Sen. Hagenbuch, said the bill would align state law with federal realities and argued that the current prohibition is arbitrary and unnecessary. Supporters, including representatives from Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights, said the bill would reduce confusion, protect lawful gun owners, and preserve the ability to use shorter firearms for self-defense, hunting, and for smaller shooters. One supporter also described a recent case in which an AR pistol was mistaken for a short-barreled rifle and led to a state charge that was later dismissed.
Public testimony was split. Supporters said stabilizing braces and shorter firearms can improve accuracy, safety, and accessibility for women, children, and smaller-statured shooters. Opponents, including Texas Gun Sense and two Santa Fe shooting survivors, argued that short-barreled firearms are more concealable and dangerous, and pointed to the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting as evidence of the risks of easier access. They urged the committee to keep the existing restrictions in place to protect public safety.
After public testimony closed, the committee took up pending business. Senate Bill 1505, relating to the Compassionate Use Program, was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-0 vote. Senate Bill 17, relating to the acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, was first amended by adopting a committee substitute and then reported favorably to the full Senate by a 7-1 vote. The committee then recessed until after the Senate’s adjournment or final recess.