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• No ratings were released in 2020, 2021, or 2023, which forced the Texas Department of Housing and Community
• The bill qualifies for homeless housing and services programs through the Department of Housing and Community
• Thank you. ...of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers and currently a board member.
• of Texas, mostly utilizing the 4% housing tax credit program.
• Earlier in my career, I also administered the program for the Texas Department of Housing and Community

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• Texas Commission on Fire Protection and our fire departments across the state of Texas the ability to
• I'm the General Manager of Hillwood Communities here in Austin, Texas, and I'm here in support of House
• Department of Housing and Urban Development's report, ...
• The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs would contract with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit housing
• I moved to San Antonio because I love Texas, and of course, when you think of Texas, you think of horses

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• House Bill 5356 is certainly a step back in terms of improving public safety throughout Texas, and I
• At the end of the day, Texas is about horses.
• with regards to housing tax credit applications administered by the Texas Department of Housing and
• I'm Roger Arriaga, Executive Director for the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, and
• Council of Texas and the power supply.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• Department of Housing and Community Affairs credits installed. elevators or alternative power sources
• I'm with the Texas affiliation of affordable housing providers.
• Arriaga, Executive Director for the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, TAP for short.
• Roger Arriaga, Executive Director for Texas Affiliation of Affordable housing providers on the bill.
• And Gene Latshaw, also with Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, on the bill.

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• I'm the Director of Public Policy for Texas CASA, here in support of Senate Bill 513.
• CASA of West Texas has been involved... in West Texas together and the collaboration in this community
• I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business. We're the Texas State Chamber.
• We did a Basley survey in August, and some of this comes from that, and some of it's just Texas stats
• I represent the Texas Association of Business Administrators.

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• I'm the director of public policy for Texas CASA here in support of Senate Bill 513.
• As the president-elect of Texas EMS I'm here representing, uh, Texas I'm sorry, President-elect of Texas
• I'm here on behalf of Texas EMS Alliance, um, testifying on behalf of Senate Bill 916 in favor of.
• I'm the president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business. We're the Texas state chamber.
• throughout the state of Texas.

Bills: SB 502, SB 513, SB 622, SB 670, SB 731, SB 732, SB 916, SB 961, SB 1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• And we actually had just about 6 weeks ago one of the major agencies in Texas shut down their matched
• And we actually had just about 6 weeks ago one of the major agencies in Texas shut down their matched
• I'm George Linneal, president of LeadingAge Texas.
• We're an association that represents not-for-profit providers of senior living across Texas.
• Out of the 39 CCRCs licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance, 33 are members of LeadingAge Texas

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• Chairman and members, we do have the Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Commission on Jail
• At this time, the chair calls DJ Pendleton, executive director of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association
• DJ Pendleton, executive director, Texas Manufactured Housing Association, very much in support of the
• You know, veterans, rural Texas, and manufactured housing—there's kind of been a natural market balance
• Vehicle Title and Registration Director of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard several bills focused on veterans’ mental health, criminal justice coordination, cemetery expansion, housing, vehicle registration, and anti-discrimination protections. SB 2926 would transfer administration of veterans’ mental health initiatives from HHSC to the Texas Veterans Commission, create a community-based mental health grant program, require a statewide veteran suicide prevention action plan, and add annual reporting requirements. SB 2938 would require county jails to verify and report veteran status at intake, help veteran inmates apply for federal benefits, and provide access to county veteran services and free visitation with service coordinators. Both bills were described as joint or practical efforts to improve coordination and service delivery for veterans, and both were left pending after no public testimony was offered. The committee also heard SB 2543, which would give more flexibility to expand the Texas veterans cemetery system, and SB 2545, which would explore using manufactured homes as another affordable housing option for veterans through the Veterans Land Board. SB 2545 drew questions about how manufactured-home loans would work; a Texas Veterans Land Board witness said implementation would likely require closing at a title company rather than through a retail bill of sale, and the Texas Manufactured Housing Association testified in support. Both cemetery and housing bills were left pending. Members then heard SB 2007, which would let vehicle registration applicants voluntarily designate military status so the DMV could record it and help with benefits and towing/impound issues involving deployed service members. Witnesses from the towing industry and DMV supported the bill, saying the current system lacks enough identifying information to run military-status checks and that the indicator could help prevent vehicles from being sold while owners are deployed. SB 2104 would add military status as a protected class under state anti-discrimination laws for employment, housing, and utilities; the author said it would address ongoing discrimination against service members, veterans, and military families. The Texas VFW supported the bill, citing the Leroy Torres case as an example of why additional state protections are needed. After discussion about overlap with federal law and existing state protections, SB 2104 was also left pending.

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• Chairman and members, we do have the Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards
• At this time, the chair calls EJ Pendleton, Executive Director of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association
• Pendleton, Executive Director of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association, is very much in support
• You know, veterans, rural Texas, and manufactured housing—there's kind of been a natural market balance
• Good morning, I am the Vehicle Titles and Registration Director of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• We actually had, just about six weeks ago, some of the major agencies in Texas shut down their matched
• I'm George Lineal, President of Leading Age Texas.
• We're an association that represents not-for-profit providers of senior living across Texas.
• Out of the 39 CCRCs licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance, 33 are members of Leading Age Texas
• I'm an attorney with Reed Klayman, and I am testifying for SB 1522 on behalf of Leading Age Texas.

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• of Texas we deliver a check to $10,000 to that family.
• It kind of touches on every aspect of the department.
• Texas, for the state of Maryland, for the state of Illinois, and for the state to Utah.
• the state of Texas.
• In Texas, this offense can include a wide host of actions, including a damage of property.

Bills: HB214, HB626, HB647, HB658, HB668, HB674, HB908, HB214

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• occupations by an inmate at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• I'm Brian Collier, Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• members to include the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Department of Education,
• office, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity

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• So under current statute, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has the oversight to
• operations of a migrant housing facility.
• The Department of Housing and Community Affairs is doing their job better to make sure it doesn't happen
• First, you've got to start with immigration, then the Department of Labor, then the Texas Workforce Commission
• I'm the President of Aqua Texas and I'm also a director on the Texas Association of Water Companies.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• That will direct the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to annually develop and distribute
• Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
• What we're saying is that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, through their rulemaking
• I would also like to say that I very much support the idea of Texas Department of Housing and Community

Bills: HB1952, HB3258, HB3524, HB3851, HB4478, HB4613, HB4703, HB4742, HB4744, HB4809, HB4864

Keywords: county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board

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• the same rules of decorum that govern the House proceedings.
• I'm here today on behalf of the Texas Probation Association in support of Senate Bill 663.
• I'm a director of a probation department in Texas. I've been in the business since 1990.
• Those sorts of things involve the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
• Assistance Division within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Board of Criminal

Bills: SB663, SB958

Keywords: community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 958, Texas Government Code, nondisclosure, order of nondisclosure, criminal history record information, trafficking of persons, human trafficking, compelling prostitution, survivor rights, record sealing, expunction, deferred adjudication, prostitution, controlled substances, theft

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• For many years, the state of Texas has invested Texas taxpayer funds to secure water and, quite frankly
• In Texas, they smuggle hundreds and hundreds of rounds of different types of ammunition to Mexico.
• I'm a captain with the Texas Department.
• I'm a captain with the Texas Department of Public Safety, with the Criminal Investigations Division.
• Kind of lends itself to, so how often is that filed? Probably daily in the state of Texas.

Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214

Keywords: HCR 40, House Concurrent Resolution, Operation Lone Star, border security, southern border, Texas border, reimbursement, federal reimbursement, Congress, immigration, migrant crossings, illegal immigration, Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety, DPS, human smuggling, cartel, fentanyl, border enforcement, public safety

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• music crossroads of Texas.
• of Texas at Dallas.
• . of Texas A&M, Corpus Christi.
• I've worked closely with OCA, DPS, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to ensure that our statewide
• in the state of Texas.

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40, SJR1, SB9, SB40, SR62, SR92, SR95, SR108, SR110, SR111, SR113, SR114, SR117, SR120, SB314, SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• , Department of Human Services, Homeless Programs Office, Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing
• Authority, Department of Public Housing Authority, Department of Human<00:13:14.440><c> Services,</c
• </c> of housing. of housing.
• , SCR 93 requesting Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing
• Moving on next to SCR 160, urging the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Department of Human Services,

Bills: SCR63, SCR8, SCR160, SCR90, SCR93

Keywords: disability, accessibility, healthcare communication, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, building permits, seniors, health care, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, housing ladder, move-up housing, subsidized housing, public housing, affordable housing, housing mobility

Summary: The House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard several resolutions focused on disability access, housing, and support for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. SCR 63 SD1 would have the Disability and Communication Access Board study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and revise provider guidance; testimony was strongly supportive, including from the board, a physician, and a family member who described harmful delays in care, and the committee later recommended passage as is. SCR 8 would require counties to act within 45 days on completed permit applications for home modifications needed for an older adult or person with a disability; testimony noted delays in permitting and financing, and the committee recommended passage as is. The committee also heard SCR 160, which urges state housing agencies to create a “housing ladder” program to help individuals and families move from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. Hawaii Public Housing Authority and other agencies supported the concept, and DHS described its family self-sufficiency program and said prior federal resident-services funding had declined over the past 20 years. The committee acknowledged the program may already exist in some form but still recommended adoption of the resolution as is. SCR 90 would ask county planning departments to establish kupuna-friendly building permit requirements for parking accessibility in private businesses. The committee moved it forward with an HD1 for technical amendments; a member raised concern that the measure did not specify the age threshold for “kupuna,” and said they would vote with reservations. Finally, SCR 93 would direct DHHL and the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions to develop a coordinated support and stabilization pathway for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries experiencing homelessness or very low income. DHHL said it is already operating a transitional housing effort called Ka Leo Opu Mama for about 18 beneficiaries using more than $6 million in federal Nah Ho Sa funds, with no dedicated state funding, and the committee recommended passage as is. The meeting ended with the chair thanking testifiers and members and adjourning the hearing.

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• As you guys know, every year the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs releases.
• the state of Texas.
• I'm here today on behalf of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, representing over
• over a dozen organizations, including the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, Texas Housers
• I am the manager at the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers.

Bills: HB22, SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

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• need to get licensed in the state of Texas.
• The mechanics of it are through the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.
• I am the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department for the City of McAllen.
• I come as a citizen of the great State of Texas, the envy of the whole country, and it's my birthplace
• Department of Justice passed the Charter.

Bills: SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525, HB22

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code