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• know are invalid, or they also... alter a report to include votes the person knows are invalid, or refuse
• House Bill 229 concerns general definitions for and the collection of government information regarding

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• A county that operates an LPPF collects administrative fees from private hospitals, which are then used
• It also adds new sections delineating reporting requirements. ...authority for HHSC to refuse LPPF funds

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723, HB9, HJR1

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

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• These 1 million Texas saltwater anglers collectively spend over 15 million fishing days, with well over
• reality, Texas had the news of the Emancipation Proclamation as early as the fall of 1862, but it refused

Bills: HB1397, HB1886, HB3088, HB4187, HB4229, HB4230, HB5032, HCR6, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR80, HCR86, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising

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• We're about to represent text while driving refuses. Tasker constant.
• The problems in Florida, you can't collect judgments against people because it's next to impossible to

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The City of Conroe's refusal to issue permits is not only disrupting the home building process but ..
• cities, four years after it was approved by the voters unless voters reauthorize the continued collection

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• The city of Conroe's refusal to issue permits is not only disrupting the home building process.
• most cities 4 years after it was approved by the voters unless voters reauthorize the continued collection

Bills: SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• So actually, the provision to collect attorney's fees is really the... ...provision to collect attorney's
• Department of Justice refuses to enforce federal obscenity laws.
• And this data that we are collecting is helping other states too.
• The most current data collected in Texas, as Ms.
• We've collected salaries for judges, retirement for judges.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills affecting civil practice, judicial conduct, and attorney regulation. HB 4961 and the similar HB 3095 would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision, with HB 3095 also addressing certain exceptions and limiting economic damages in some cases. Supporters said the measures would encourage insurance coverage and fairness for insured drivers, while opponents argued they would unfairly punish injured people who were not responsible for the lack of insurance, including pedestrians, passengers, children, and others. HB 3095 drew constitutional concerns from witnesses, and the committee later withdrew the committee substitute and left the bill pending; HB 4961 was also left pending after questions about its scope, including passengers. HB 5570 would expand a continuing legal education exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate who serve on boards or commissions. The author and witness said the bill would free up time for public service while still requiring ethics training. A committee member raised a discrepancy in the number of attorneys covered, and the bill was left pending. HB 2969 would prohibit the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech, especially in relation to sincerely held religious beliefs. Supporters framed it as a protection for lawyers of faith against an ABA-style speech code, while no one testified in opposition; the bill was left pending. HB 4260 would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction. The author described it as an ethics measure to avoid conflicts of interest, but county officials and the County Judges and Commissioners Association opposed it, saying existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would impose hardships, especially in rural counties. The bill was left pending. HB 4388 would require all judges, including those who serve only in administrative roles, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct; supporters said some judges avoid discipline by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and could burden county judges who serve as administrators. It was also left pending. The committee also heard HB 5134, which would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect to suffer actual damages and allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill would curb harassment and fishing expeditions, but members questioned how the standard would work in practice; the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 3964 would narrow common-law public nuisance claims by barring suits over lawful conduct, conduct already addressed by other remedies, and products, while preserving other causes of action. Supporters said the bill would prevent regulation through litigation and protect legislative authority; opponents said it would eliminate important remedies and that no Texas abuse had been shown. The author indicated he would revise the bill, and it was left pending.

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• allowing providers broader access to peer-to-peer review, and requiring the insurance department to collect
• allowing providers broader access to peer-to-peer review, and requiring the insurance department to collect
• The insurance department to collect and disclose certain metrics relating to prior authorizations.
• <00:17:30.880> that<00:17:31.120> the important data collection that the important
• point, we would send it to the DOJ for them to collect that outstanding fine.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• this in the briefing at the table, she flatly denied that her numbers were inaccurate and repeatedly refused
• numbers were inaccurate<00:04:28.919> and<00:04:29.160> repeatedly<00:04:29.880> refused
• <00:04:30.320> to inaccurate and repeatedly refused to inaccurate and repeatedly refused to

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• So, in conclusion, I want to share with you that we are, we at Connors, collectively...
• In conclusion, I want to share with you that we are, we at Connors, collectively, here to serve you in
• If you all line up to collect your food plate and everybody gets the same amount of food, some of you
• the standard deviations, and the absolute numbers are the average across all the surveys that we collected
• So, for example, as you may know, right now Canada refuses to import any bourbon from the United States

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• So you collect the registration fees. Do you collect the registration fees for electric vehicles?
• These programs collectively result in $4.5 billion in biannual revenue collection.
• We have started collecting it. and Chairman, if I may defer to our Chief Financial Officer for collections
• And that is collected, it's a one-time fee. Or is it collected every year?
• By their guidelines we are allowed to collect that, but TWC has made the decision that we cannot collect

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's the home care provider who lifts the patient's spirits, the emergency responder who refuses to give
• patients spirits, the emergency<00:02:30.319> responder<00:02:31.280> who<00:02:31.599> refuses
• <00:02:32.080> to<00:02:32.319> give emergency responder who refuses to give emergency
• responder who refuses to give up.<00:02:33.280> And<00:02:33.360> the<00:02:33.599>
• A living testament to the heroes who refuse to give up on him.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Now they're going to refuse the interview...
• Now they're going to refuse the interview, and they would do that now.
• It said you cannot enter. ...refuse to allow the Department of Family and Protective Services staff to
• Yes, there's a pretty strict strong... ...pretty strict, strong... it says you can refuse to allow the

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And um the first time I was sent down to go meet them, the oldest, Pedro, he refused to get in the car
• to get in the oldest, Pedro, he refused to get in the<01:02:38.240> car<01:02:38.400> with
• child's right of refusal? child's right of refusal?
• to sign a pledge affirming they refused to sign a pledge affirming gender<03:30:35.600> identity<
• to eat, things cutting, they're refusing to eat, things like<04:10:00.399> that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They refused to answer many of my questions, yet kept offering me a service appointment costing about
• They refused to answer many of seller.
• They refused to answer many of my<00:34:22.639> questions,<00:34:23.520> yet<00:34:23.839
• He said that for rust on the frame and tires, you have to go to a garage, and a garage can refuse to
• to do it garage. in a garage can refuse to do it due<00:52:03.920> to<00:52:04.000> the

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In case of mass vote harvesting, investigators could potentially have to collect hundreds of statements
• eliminating the death penalty, then you have 2011 where they said youth is different with respect to collecting
• Meaning that they refused to plea because they didn't...
• So they refused to plea and ended up with the mandatory maximum sentences of life. We do...
• The prosecutors refused to call their own expert witness into the Grand Jury room to testify.

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

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• Years later, in the case of mass vote harvesting, investigators could potentially have to collect hundreds
• Youth is different with respect to collecting statements.
• cases, at least what they told us is that most of them are law parties' cases, meaning that they refused
• Those who were the primary shooters, so they refused to plead and ended up with the mandatory maximum
• witness, said my client was not guilty. was innocent, completely not guilty, yet the prosecutors refused

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• So if the people in the town are dissatisfied, they simply have to collect 25% of the registered voters
• because he failed the and was refused because he failed the background<00:49:54.800> check.
• It can be done, and those lists could even be collected.
• It can be done, and those lists could even be collected.
• It can be done, and those lists could even be collected.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It reduces the structural deficit by more than half, so we refuse to kick the can down the road.
• every family that calls their Assembly members, this one included, who showed up to our hearings and refused
• With that, I want to applaud our collective efforts to fight for CalFresh programs: the $30 million plus
• illegal immigrants while raising taxes for Californians, while raising taxes on businesses, while refusing

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• This bill expands information sharing to allow use of federal information centers in units to collect
• municipality, or other local government have an ordinance, a regulation, or a rule or a policy that is refusing
• judicial proceedings if a local government adopts an ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy that refuses
• to comply with the detainer or directs local officials, employees, or others to refuse to comply.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.