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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 28th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Public Health

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  • I represent myself and the Texas Pharmacy Association.
  • And again, we're not a nation that mandates vaccinations.
  • Pears, Apple. is a national accredited organization that's called CAPERS, National Council on Accredited
  • Since then, my office has worked tirelessly with the Police Chiefs Association, the Austin EMS Association
  • Help me, president of the Austin PD Association.
TX
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  • This bill seeks to further strengthen this Protection Act by preventing adversarial nations from exploiting
  • The question is that the National...
  • The Electronic Transactions Association. So you all are an association.
  • Who is a member of your association?
  • So you're an advocacy association?
TX
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  • We're training, and there's an expense associated with that.
  • We defend school choice programs nationally, Grassroots America, TPPF, ACLU, the Press Association, the
  • We need to protect those when you do take a payment.
  • Who are the members of your association?
  • So, you're an advocacy association?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • I'm Sandy Haverlam, president of Texas Consumer Association.
  • The bill's core protections of heir property—this is a property protection bill.
  • This is a property protection bill.
  • So we need to make certain that we strengthen the due... ...process protections here and protect the
  • We were trying to protect... All right, thank you.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up several pending and uncontested bills. It favorably reported SB 1405, SB 1762, SB 1977, SB 2077, SB 2148, and SB 1968, and also moved SB 2321 to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard SB 819, which would change how the Public Utility Commission reviews proposed utility-scale solar and related interconnection projects. The committee substitute would shift the default so interconnection is allowed unless the PUC affirmatively prohibits it within 180 days, limit denial to cases where harm substantially outweighs benefits, remove public meeting requirements, retain setback and financial assurance provisions, add optional application materials such as national security and environmental information, and restore local control over county tax abatements. The substitute was adopted and SB 819 was favorably reported to the full Senate on a 7-3 vote. The committee then took up SB 231, focused on CenterPoint’s use of large emergency generators after Hurricane Beryl. Senator King explained that the original bill was intended to prevent customers from being charged for non-mobile generators that were leased at great cost and did not match the bill’s emergency-response purpose. CenterPoint’s Jason Ryan apologized for the company’s communication failures and said the company would make customers whole through a combination of rate reductions, foregone storm-cost recovery, and a donation of the 15 large generators to ERCOT for about two years to address a San Antonio-area reliability issue, with the company absorbing the associated costs. PUC Executive Director Connie Corona said the commission could enforce the agreement through its contested-case process. Public testimony included consumer and reliability advocates, one of whom argued utility-scale microgrids should be preserved as a policy option. SB 231 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 986, which would create an alternative process for routine Public Information Act requests so local governments can make initial redactions without sending every routine exception to the Attorney General, while preserving an appeal path and training requirements. Supporters said it would reduce backlog and speed access to records; opponents argued it would shift the burden to requesters and encourage delay. The AG’s office testified that the process could improve efficiency and still fit within current timelines if used promptly. SB 986 was left pending. Finally, SB 584 was briefly laid out to require consumer reporting agencies that buy data from others to ensure the information complies with Texas law on excluded items such as bankruptcies, judgments, and tax liens, and SB 600 was heard on heir property. SB 600’s substitute would strengthen notice, require an attorney ad litem, add an heir’s bill of rights, allow settlement conferences, and require fair-market-value sales protections; supporters said it would curb predatory partition practices, while opponents warned some provisions could burden or diminish minority heirs’ property rights. SB 584 and SB 600 were left pending after testimony.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • She was awarded the 2018 Texas Medical Association... She received the Health Hero Award.
  • The world protecting our country, protecting our freedom, making sure that we continue to enjoy our way
  • Members, Senate Bill 1527 is the City of Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund bill.
  • Senate Bill 1202 is supported by the Texas Solar and Storage Association.
  • The American Heart Association... ...testified against this bill.
Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-25-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
  • On September 11, transforming a day of national sorrow into a bold commitment to peace and hope through
  • He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
  • He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
  • He further expanded international and national connections as president of the Indian-American Friendship
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-24-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • um, obvious common knowledge, but the members of the state legislature here in Hawaii are part of national
  • Hawaii are part of national Hawaii are part of national organizations<00:03:19.280> that<
  • In addition to the Council of State Governments, we're also really fortunate to be a part of the National
  • Since 2022, she has been based in Washington, DC, serving as associate director of public affairs after
  • director of public affairs associate director of public affairs after<00:05:37.120> relocating
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

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  • No housing, no small businesses, no funding for schools, police, fire, roads, or any utilities whatsoever
  • Well, you know, the biggest competitor that we have in San Antonio is the Fort Sam National Cemetery,
  • These laws have played an essential role in raising standards, protecting residents, and preventing the
  • House Bill 3680 gives Cameron County the flexibility to apply the rules in a way that still protects
  • Francis Blake, on behalf of the Texas Association of Builders, here today to testify in favor of House
Summary: The committee heard testimony and took action on several land use, housing, municipal utility district, and cemetery-related bills. House Bill 447, dealing with transportation impact analysis requirements tied to MUD bond issuance, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the sponsor’s closing remarks, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1202, on third-party review of home backup power installations, was substituted and reported favorably to the full House by a unanimous roll call. House Bill 2494, on disannexation for failure to provide municipal services, and House Bill 1835, removing barriers to HUD-code manufactured homes, were also substituted and reported favorably; HB 1835 passed on a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 15, limiting lot size and density requirements in certain large municipalities, was substituted and reported favorably unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 897, which would authorize the sale or long-term lease of two state-owned Austin properties used by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and HHSC. The sponsor said the properties are in poor condition and that proceeds would benefit the state; after questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. Several template MUD bills were then laid out, including HB 5652, HB 5654, HB 5661, and HB 5656, each creating or authorizing municipal utility districts in Montgomery or Fort Bend counties for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational improvements. These bills drew limited testimony in support and were left pending without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would repeal last session’s change allowing new cemeteries within certain distances of municipalities and restore the prior rule limiting cemetery placement near growing urban areas. The sponsor and supporters argued the 2023 change created unintended consequences, removed valuable taxable land from future use, and complicated city planning; opponents, including a funeral service industry representative, argued the current law gives communities local control and helps address cemetery land shortages. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4753, a bill allowing a property owner to use a municipal record showing a certificate of occupancy was issued when the original document is lost; it was left pending. Finally, HB 3680, a Cameron County-specific bill modifying subdivision/model rule procedures to reduce replatting burdens while preserving colonia protections, and HB 4812, clarifying that condominiums follow Chapter 82 of the Property Code rather than full subdivision platting, both received supportive testimony and were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're certainly deemed to be safe and fire safe and all that kind of stuff.
  • I also serve as a fire marshal for the city, speaking on behalf of the fire department, and I'm speaking
  • floor for fire extinguishment.
  • Fire departments need two separate stairwells to effectively access the fire floor while occupants are
  • Despite the requirements for protecting the single stairwell with sprinklers and fire-rated protection
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • , here you go, these fire trucks taking off or cars screaming.
  • I also serve as a fire marshal for the city, speaking on behalf of the fire department, and I'm speaking
  • floor for fire extinguishment.
  • Fire departments need two separate stairwells to effectively access the fire floor while occupants are
  • Despite the requirements for protecting the single stairwell with sprinklers and fire-rated protection
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • protection and emergency medical services.
  • Chiefs Association.
  • Their closest fire station is 4.7 miles away.
  • You've seen fire chiefs and leaders of organizations, including the Texas Fire Chiefs Association, along
  • We show you registered to speak on behalf of the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • The fire chief convinced Rescue, and the fire chief convinced me to come and volunteer for the split
  • career fire service.
  • That's how I got into the fire service.
  • Every police and fire agency should adopt some sort of fire agency should adopt some sort of wellness
  • You know... process of protecting children.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • Anyone who's with the Hawaii Association Anyone who's with the Hawaii Association for<00:19:37.600
  • :23:34.840> um harms of tobacco, and protecting our um harms of tobacco, and protecting our um
  • for Better Business Bureau, and also NAHB, National Association of Home Builders.
  • <00:24:21.760> Associate<00:24:22.360> Housing also um NAHB, National Associate Housing
  • also um NAHB, National Associate Housing Anyways,<00:24:24.320> NAHB.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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  • I'd like everyone associated with CASA to stand up that's here today.
Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB108, SB125, SB251, SB318, SB378, SB379, SB396, SB472, SB487, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB583, SB608, SB650, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB763, SB854, SB875, SB916, SB924, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB987, SB988, SB1006, SB1019, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1146, SB1185, SB1194, SB1202, SB1252, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499, SB1527, SB1547, SB1596, SB1697, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB925, SB1362, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB1352, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-18-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Please join me in congratulating Lorelei, the 2025 Hawaii Association Secondary School Administrator
  • <00:08:21.000> Secondary as the 2025 Hawaii Association Secondary as the 2025 Hawaii Association
  • Lorelei, the 2025 Hawaii Association Lorelei, the 2025 Hawaii Association Secondary<00:09:18.280
  • Mahalo, Jackie, for your hard work, and please join me in congratulating our Hawaii Association Secondary
  • <00:14:56.320> Career have complex and a National Career have complex and a National Career
TX
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  • The bill also preserves key historical protections for municipalities that adopted different contribution
  • I'm also the president of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas, and again, I want to thank
  • The Houston Fire Department is 600 firefighters short compared to 2010.
  • There is a cost associated with implementing this program.
  • The Houston Food Bank is the largest food bank in the nation by... ...distribution.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

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  • Texas ranks 41st in the nation for obtaining highly effective HPV immunizations.
  • This is just to protect them. But that's not what this bill is about.
  • Our focus areas where we want to really grow into is national and regional security.
  • Another area, critical area, that we do a lot of research in is in National Wind Institute.
  • Texas Nurses Association, as well as yourself, and you're for the bill. Is that correct?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • Yes, this would allow a protection for these nursing mothers and... ... protection for these nursing
  • We've got to have protections... ...We've got to have protections here so that when the accusation comes
  • What if I'm returning fire?
  • to return fire.
  • fire," that is current law. ...upon and I returned fire.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

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  • Kevin Hayes with the Landowners Association is here in support but not wishing to speak. Mr.
  • Mike Montclaw, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, and Jacob pretty much covered everything.
  • Richard Fisher with the Louisiana Charter Boat Association, both with the Louisiana Charter Boat Association
  • Fisher with the Louisiana Charter Boat Association. Go ahead and introduce yourself.
  • Darren Beauvoir, representing the Louisiana Charter Boat Association.