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• And so what this bill does is restore those boundaries and make them enforceable.
• I authored and passed the SAVE Women's Sports Act, and we have many of you here.
• And so what this bill does is fix that and restore privacy in locker rooms and showers, the very thing
• In their privacy and dignity. Women's privacy and dignity is a non-negotiable.
• And look, there There are only two God-given sexes: male and female. And that's it.

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB15, SB9

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

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• The following bills and resolutions are on first reading and reference to committees.
• The Secretary will read the bills and resolutions. Any other questions?
• Senate Bill 8 addresses school accountability and transparency in education from K-16.
• Senate Bill 60 by Kolkhorst relates to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps
• This bill is referred to the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.

Bills: SB15, SB9, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB4, SB8, SB60, SB15, SB9

Keywords: real property, fraud, theft, elderly, disabled, statute of limitations, criminal offense, property rights, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax rate calculation, Tax Code, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, property tax cap

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• </c><01:03:44.319><c> up</c><01:03:44.440><c> and</c> programs up and up and programs up and up and open
• c> and</c> should honor and and give gratitude and should honor and and give gratitude and opportunities
• </c><01:30:05.719><c> and</c> that have served our country and and that have served our country and and
• He said you have 100% for 100% disability, and it did say 50% covering tuition, fees, and books and so
• permanent disability, and that entitles you to 100% of the actual tuition and fees, as shown at 1.15

Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229

Keywords: higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability

Bills: SB49, SB60, SB365, SB685, SB895, SB1191, SB1400, SB1401, SB1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, SB 60, public junior college library, community college, library materials, book donation

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• Activity increases focus, classroom discipline, and cognition, and improves achievement and test scores
• And frankly, I think this is such a new thing to incorporate and build out a structure around it and
• Further, librarians and educators respect the rights of parents to decide which books their children
• This is a slippery slope to government censorship, and book bans are antithetical to free speech and
• And with that, I vote no. And parents paying themselves. And with that, I vote no.

Bills: HB2008, HB2075, HB2203, HB2395, HB2409

Keywords: school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency

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• in the meetings that we've had with facilities planning and control and DOTD and the colleges didn't
• We've added and added and added.
• It is the nine-and-a-half-year plan. And on the next, plan. It is the nine-and-a-half-year plan.
• Mainly, if you look down, the only big number there is the $24 million, and that's fees and self-gen.
• And we did go out and we offered And we did go out and we offered, as part of our amendment package,

Bills: HB2, HB3, HB799, HB1039

Keywords: capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, boiler safety, inspection, licensing, state fire marshal, operating certificate, regulations, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector

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• </c><00:14:49.760><c> Digital</c> ebooks and e audio books. Digital ebooks and e audio books.
• > are</c> ebooks and and regular books are ebooks and and regular books are fundamentally<00:24:53.120
• and purchase those books.
• and purchase those books.
• and purchase those books.

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

Bills: SB 2122, SB 2050

Keywords: oil and gas waste, application fees, permit amendments, environmental regulation, Texas natural resources

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• Okay, today's date is May 5th, 2026, and this is the meeting of the Ways and Means Committee. Mr.
• , upgrades and inspections, runway repairs and expansions, obstruction removal, planning and economic
• And it is an incredibly complicated and complex issue.
• And I agree with that.
• So sometimes, and I'm not saying all times, and I'm not saying all audits, and I'm not saying all auditors

Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

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• And a second question.
• credits and sections.
• And so basically, it moves the date up and does some technical changes.
• And opposed say... Um, in favor say "Aye." And opposed say "No." All right. And that motion passes.
• amendment and agreed to by both Miss Collins and ACH.

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

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• I'm going to just hold it over and it.
• Um, and to run through quickly, um, pardons and with motion. >> Let's take a long roll. >> Senator Aubrey
• And so it creates a mechanism to provide that documentation, and then secondarily prevents the settlement
• So, I would suggest that we go ahead and move that I'll go ahead and move favorable, but I want to work
• So, I would suggest that we go ahead and move that I'll go ahead and move favorable, but I want to work

Bills: HB166, HB487, SB130, SB181, HB166, HB487, SB130, SB181

Keywords: education policy, wireless communication devices, internet safety, social media, mental health, HB487, Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, disabled veterans, dependents, spouse benefits, widow benefits, children of veterans, tuition assistance, education benefits, scholarship, college aid, undergraduate tuition, private school reimbursement, books and fees

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• While the districts in the region have, in some cases, used arbitrary fee schedules and overly strict
• Livestock and homes and Everything else and we've drilled a water well a while back and to 400 ft cost
• And I have not done anything but make that position and do the homework to get it there, and it's not
• Again, we've talked about this in looking at export fees and how that is utilized to better the county
• and, uh, I will... ...say this, that, um, the export fee we got in before SB 2, and the export fee is

Bills: HB2018, HB1633, HB1689, SB612, SB3058

Keywords: agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources

Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.

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• And then, of course, they're here as well to answer any questions and perhaps a closing.
• And we are very competitive and always looking to expand our facility and grow more jobs in the community
• And then I guess my question is, what if somebody moves out and they start renting?
• And, Mr.
• Well, and listen, I, I, and it was kind of...

Bills: HR118, HB1039, SB436, SB442

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights

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• While the districts in the region have, in some cases, used arbitrary fee schedules. and overly strict
• construction requirements to extract fees from developers far beyond their means and actual costs.
• And Mr.
• Again, we've talked about this in looking at export fees and how that is utilized to better the county
• I will say this: the export fee we got in before, and the export fee is...

Bills: HB2018, HB1633, HB1689, SB612, SB3058

Keywords: agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection, wildlife habitat, Texas Farm and Ranch, groundwater conservation district, Texas Water Code, water permit, permit amendment, groundwater permit, water rights, aquifer, well registration, exempt wells, beneficial use, water conservation, groundwater quality, well plugging, Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, surface water resources

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• Good morning, and thank you, Mr. Chairman and members.
• Both counties, Hidalgo and Stark County, and because of the authority that they have, and its creation
• and so forth.
• Pregnant with a baby and a husband, I couldn't live there, and so we had to move, and it caused a lot
• Currently, these old books are considered state property and don't fall into... ...the current exceptions

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• and tries to develop model language, and there's a fee for us to be involved in that here in the state
• and tries to develop model language, and there's a fee for us to be involved in that here in the state
• and tries to develop model language, and there's a fee for us to be involved in that here in the state
• yet they’re paying these huge amounts of fees into these condos and these associations.
• yet they’re paying these huge amounts of fees into these condos and these associations.

Bills: HF1865, HF2014, HF2028

Keywords: mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements

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• fee would be assessed is a landing, including but not limited to a touch-and-go landing, or when the
• If you do a touch and go, there may be a fee charged.
• And what percent do they get of the fees?
• After everything is said and done, and I've heard all the arguments for landing fees, for enforcement
• Now I've got to go back and ask this guy six weeks later to pay that landing fee.'

Bills: S0086, S0422, S0706, S1054, S1670

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking, surveillance data, Florida Statutes chapter 330, Part 91

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation met and considered several bills, beginning with CS/SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens. The sponsor described the bill as a highway safety measure requiring commercial drivers to be lawfully present, hold a valid CDL, read English, and communicate with law enforcement, with vehicle impoundment, civil penalties, and out-of-service orders for violations. After questions about impacts on carriers and interstate operations, the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably, with one no vote. The committee then heard CS/SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment added FAA approval, trademark authorization, and a flexible implementation period for Palm Beach County; county representatives supported the amendment and bill. The committee also approved CS/SB 1670 on the Outsider specialty license plate after an amendment reduced the Huber Brothers Foundation’s share of proceeds from 25% to 10%. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 1054, dealing with traffic infractions resulting in crashes with another vehicle. The bill would impose escalating fines and license suspensions for crashes caused by running red lights or stop signs, and require bodily injury insurance for a year when injury results. A clarifying amendment limited the insurance requirement to one year, and the bill was reported favorably after supportive testimony from law enforcement and advocacy groups. The final major bill was CS/SB 422 on automated dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data; it would bar use of ADS-B information to calculate or collect certain landing-related fees. Supporters argued the technology should remain focused on aviation safety and warned against false invoices and discouraging pilot training, while airport representatives said they currently use the data for fee collection and wanted further discussion. After an amendment narrowing the bill’s application, the committee reported CS/SB 422 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Chairman and members.
• And on establishing the appropriate form and content of the certification.
• Chairman and members.
• In a floods, and fail.
• Water districts in the region have in some cases used arbitrary fee schedules and overly strict construction

Bills: SB 612, SB 1855, SB 2568, SB 3058

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections

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• an airport, they've got the upkeep of it, and you know, so we understand that there are fees.
• And so there's been instances where people have been billed fees that never landed at the airport.
• And so that data, to your point, is not appropriate to use for fees.
• </c><00:18:56.960><c> And</c><00:18:57.120><c> so</c> appropriate to use for for fees.
• And so appropriate to use for for fees.

Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• We had situations where developers had actually gone through and plotted property and then drilled over
• In this instance, it's dam and public health and safety flood control.
• The local districts and the State Soil and Water Board provide money for rehabilitation, but we're trying
• Cameron and Willacy counties.
• Water districts in the region have, in some cases, used arbitrary fee schedules and overly strict construction

Bills: SB612, SB1855, SB2568, SB3058, HB49

Keywords: SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections