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• TO GET IN LINE FIRST.
• AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AND HEARING ADDRESSING BULLYING IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX.
• MY NAME IS DEBBIE, A MOTHER OF FOUR FROM PRESCHOOLER TO HIGHSCHOOLER.
• AS A MAMA BEAR I UNDERSTAND AND FULLY SUPPORT PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN ONLINE AND OFF-LINE.
• Davis: TWO LINES BECAUSE A LOT HAS BEEN SET.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If you'll come, we've got four witnesses and we've got four chairs in front of us, so the chair calls
• I'm happy to share a real world example that we've faced over the last kind of four years four years
• And also, when it comes to these deep fakes, there is a line.
• If you don't mind, I wanted to go down a little bit of this line.
• So does anyone else wish to testify on four? or against House Bill 644.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• Turning to page four. Turning to page four, items two and three.
• And SPU is proud to stand on this front line of violence.
• Please turn to page four.
• We have four investigators and then we have four attorneys and the general counsel, myself, makes six
• It is a real attorney that actually staffs that line.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

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• Four ayes, three noes, not voting.
• Come up to the front and line up. I have five. One, two, three, four, five. Six. Okay.
• Four aye, two no, one not voting. By our vote of four...
• Well, where's the line? Is it like?
• Four weeks ago, you said? Four weeks ago, you said, you had a daughter? Yes, sir. Congratulations.

Bills: SB1012, SB1099, SB1234, SB1392, SB1489, SB1535, SB1570, SB1609, SB1627, SB1634, SB1661, SB1709, SB1723, SB1725, SB1743, SB1829, SCR1027, SCR1040, SCR1048

Keywords: concealed carry, firearms, restaurants, liquor licensing, public safety, defamation, private figure, public concern, statute of limitations, internet defamation, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, election canvass, canvassing board, governing body, election inspection, election access

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• Chair and Senator Pappas, as you heard, lines four and five of that particular spreadsheet are handled
• On line AURI, on line 33 for AURI legal costs, this comes from Senate File 3912.
• General Fund on line 24. General Fund on line 24.
• c> On line AURI on for On line AURI on for line<02:13:25.640> 33<02:13:26.240> for<02:13
• On<02:14:46.640> line<02:14:46.840> 59,<02:14:47.880> uh On line 59, uh On line

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• years undergraduate and four years graduate.
• I guess your point four on the amendment on page eight, line six, strike the closing quotation mark and
• It's on page 7, line 17, subsection 2 under... let me get back to starting on subsection A, page 6, lines
• Credentialing reporting, I'm sorry, subsection B on page seven, line four, the board shall issue an optometrist
• And on page one, on line 13, we add a simple line revising the definitions in the Lobbyist Regulation

Bills: HB145, HB164, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, SB104, SB193, HB38, HB254, HB256, SB58, SB64, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• And prior to that, I was a council member for four years.
• It's based on DNA, and it produces results in four to six hours.
• It's based on DNA, and it produces results in four to six hours.
• I'm the director of Four Walls International.
• I'm the director of Four Walls International.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Environmental Quality/Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials informational hearing focused on the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis, with members from both parties emphasizing that the problem is long-running, cross-border, and severe enough to require federal, state, local, and binational action. Opening remarks described the crisis as an environmental and public health emergency affecting beaches, air and water quality, marine life, tourism, and residents’ quality of life in South Bay communities. Assembly Member Boerner and Senator Jones both stressed the need for continued funding and cooperation, while Senator Padilla said the issue is underappreciated because of where it occurs but has major public health, economic, and educational consequences. Congressman Mike Levin’s office reported more than $650 million in federal funding secured for infrastructure and cleanup, along with federal legislation and requests for CDC and EPA involvement. Supervisor Paloma Aguirre gave a detailed overview of county efforts and the scope of the crisis, citing decades of sewage flows from Tijuana, nearly four years of beach closures, and the county’s expanded water-quality monitoring. She said the county is pursuing warning signs, an air purifier distribution program, an epidemiological study, soil testing, an economic impact study, and a feasibility analysis to remove the “hot spot” near Saturn Boulevard, which she described as a key local source of airborne pollution. She also pointed to binational funding for treatment plant upgrades and said the county is seeking state support, including from Proposition 4 cross-border river funds, to expand relief and mitigation efforts. Scripps researchers Dr. Sarah Giddings and Dr. Kimberly Prather presented scientific findings on water and air transport. Giddings described a high-resolution forecast model that predicts wastewater movement and beach closure risk up to five days ahead, using real-time observations and showing about 72% accuracy against county measurements. Prather said the main exposure route is through air, not just water, and reported that turbulence at the river hot spot aerosolizes pollutants, with hydrogen sulfide and other gases spiking at night and dropping when river flow is diverted. She said the team has identified thousands of gases and linked measurements closely to odor complaints, while also noting that air purifiers can reduce indoor exposure but are not a permanent solution. Dr. Paula Stigler Granados added that community health surveys and CDC assessments show widespread symptoms, sleep disruption, anxiety, and daily life impacts, especially during nighttime odor events. She said her team has found more than 900 contaminants in river water and 106 chemicals uniquely associated with the Saturn Boulevard hot spot, with passive air sampling showing similar chemical fingerprints in nearby homes. The panel discussion ended with questions about standards and accountability, and witnesses and legislators agreed that the crisis requires updated air-quality standards, more health research, and continued coordination to reduce exposure and address the source of pollution.

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• These are our four key organizing principles.
• Page 14, exceptional items four and five are both. related to teachers.
• So, chart four are. or page four, that's not in a vacuum, right?
• So in the slide on page four.
• Slide four is the revenue picture that school districts receive.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I am not going to allow my school... ...line.
• District lines change, and you know the people that you may be fighting against right now.
• Um, I believe it is in the bill, starting on page three, beginning with line 72.
• Statewide or what's... newspaper line 69? Right, I'm looking at the wrong thing.
• Four of our seats are based on 1963 senatorial districts.

Bills: SB270, SB275, HB264, HB281, SB236, SB247, SB249, SB253, SB259

Keywords: county tax, education funding, capital projects, local government, sales tax, food trucks, mobile vendors, business license, health inspection, statewide regulation, zoning ordinances, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, municipal zoning, zoning board, appeals process, circuit court

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• That's four. So I only got four, so we'll find out which ones we're missing.
• The bill to change that line to allow it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Travis.
• So you were a five-peat, not a four-peat? Yes, sir, yeah. All right, let’s go.
• You’re already adding four hundred?
• I love that line right there. There could be unknown opposition as well. Good be.

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, HB 1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723

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

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.

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• CalHR, current year budget is a hundred and thirty two million dollars. in four hundred and fifty four
• I concur with the line of comments that my colleague is making.
• The Governor's four day in office mandate is a financial backslide.
• So with four days, it required more fuel and electricity increasing pollution.
• How can we afford an electric car, especially if we're coming in four days?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The member returned to line four and said the purpose of putting in the two words “abstinence” and “adoption
• chair okay back to back to line chair okay back to back to line four<00:16:09.560> um<00:
• The bill should be amended to strike either all the language in line four after the word education, so
• the language in line four after the word the language in line four after the word education<00:36
• I think it's starting on line four in your copies.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That would give us four years of data, so that gives us two years.
• AVA, we'll go to the phone lines. Thank you, Chair.
• Back to the phone lines, Ava. Thank you, Chair.
• Any neutral testimony on the phone lines, Ava? Thank you, Chair.
• AVAH will see if there's anyone on the phone line.

Bills: SB175, SB277, SB374, SB400

Keywords: military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety

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• enterprise zone programs uh for four enterprise zone programs uh for four cities<00:02:14.959>
• So on line 1.2, strike the border. On line 1.3, strike city. On line 1.8, strike border city.
• Strike line 4.6. On line 4.7, strike everything before 4.8, delete the new language.
• So on line statewide.
• Strike line city.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On page four, line 14, clarify that certification shall include a statement from the county that there
• On page four, line 21, delete “discretionary approvals,” and clarify that non-compliance with any state
• that um on page four line 14 clarify that um on page four line 14 clarify that certification<01:41
• four line 21 delete standards on page four line 21 delete quote<01:41:28.800> discretionary<01
• <01:41:44.719> lines some of the wording on page four lines some of the wording on page four

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 26, SD 2, relating to affordable housing, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development explained a prior transit-oriented development study that identified roughly 59,000 possible units and about 25,000 affordable units from known projects, and said the bill would help fill gaps by evaluating additional public lands for housing suitability and possible co-use with existing facilities. Members asked about the need for resources and staffing to do that work, and OPSD said it would need time and consultant support to carry it out. Testimony on the bill included support from state and county housing agencies and comments from planning and land use entities. On SB 66, SD 2, relating to housing and historic preservation review, SHPD and OHA both testified. SHPD said the bill would not override existing burial-site protections and that county staff with proper qualifications could make historic-property determinations locally, while OHA asked for clearer language requiring consultation when Native Hawaiian historic sites are involved and clearer procedures if an adverse effect is found. Committee members and SHPD discussed whether the bill should explicitly preserve existing Chapter 6E processes, whether counties have qualified staff, and how quickly a county would have to decide if it cannot complete the review itself and must use a third-party reviewer. Supporters said the measure could speed permitting and keep decisions local; one opponent argued it could rush approvals and strain infrastructure. The committee also heard support from housing, construction, business, and food-industry groups, and opposition from some preservation and community advocates. The committee then heard SB 332, SD 1, on foreclosure-related protections, with testimony focused on Lānaʻi and concerns about speculative real estate after the foreclosure moratorium ended. SB 414, SD 2, on restoring access to disaster-affected areas, drew support from HHFDC, DHS, and the Maui Chamber; HHFDC noted DOH plans for a temporary paved access road to the Kayola temporary housing site and said agencies were discussing which parcels would be needed. On SB 102, SD 2, relating to affordable housing and third-party historic review, SHPD said it would need to do more upfront screening and that the bill’s timelines and third-party provisions should be clearer; OHA said the measure should include a sunset and better staffing, and asked that the department fill positions to meet review demand. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

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• We provide over 2,000 hours of on-the-job training to these men across our four business lines.
• We provide over 2,000 hours of on-the-job training to these men across our four business lines.
• We provide over 2,000 hours of on-the-job training to these men across our four business lines.
• We provide over 2,000 hours of on-the-job training to these men across our four business lines.
• > have<01:42:06.520> a across our four business lines we have a across our four business lines

Bills: HF1355, HF1469, HF1768

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• That'll be on line four, when you say it has a power capacity of up to 300.
• That'll be on line uh four when you say That'll be on line uh four when you say it<00:40:55.119>
• You're talking about the language starting on line 30 and going over to page two through line four.
• > through<05:15:31.040> line<05:15:31.360> four.
• Uh, this page two through line four.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Line 12. see that in the bill. Line 12.
• <00:42:14.280> generations that is how you go in four generations that is how you go in four
• But the bottom line, they're far from affordable.
• Uh, page two, line 28 to Representative.
• When we get into parking, we go to page two, line 12.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It's oh it's four million a year. Okay. It's oh it's four million a year. Okay.
• Top of page four. Top of page four. Just check: one, two, A, and B; three, four, and six.
• I have a line in this for approval.
• <00:51:32.880> We'll to move four. Okay, we'll vote. We'll to move four.
• We're going to four. we've got a four.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It takes four points to suspend a license. SB 953 does not overreach.
• It requires four to have your license suspended. It requires four to have your license suspended.
• That means it takes four days to save enough for a deodorant, seven days to save enough for a four, Four
• For item four, SB 691 by Senator Wahab. The motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee.
• Secondly, I don't think you're aware that bail premium is unlike any other line of insurance.

Keywords: 988, house, all