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• I also have a permit to carry a license. In driving from my home to St.
• , it's a permit to carry.
• It's a permit to carry. That's the actual term.
• , it's a permit to carry.
• It's a permit to carry. That's the actual term.

Bills: HF3351

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety

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• here, even though we have constitutional carry.
• CCW, one, we're an open carry state. We can carry all over the state. We both know that.
• If you go to California, and you like to carry in Arizona because of constitutional carry, not just open
• carry but constitutional carry in Arizona, you can't go to California.
• You can't carry in California unless you have a permit in California, and they have different standards

Bills: SB1049, SB1053, SB1058, SB1093, SB1160, SB1211

Keywords: spousal maintenance, court guidelines, self-sufficiency, financial support, marriage dissolution, concealed carry, gun permits, firearms training, public safety, criminal history checks, local recognition, firearms, merchant codes, financial privacy, Second Amendment, data protection, riot, planning, racketeering, criminal conspiracy

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1160 would make it a class one misdemeanor to fly a drone within one mile of a ticketed entertainment event, with exceptions for authorized personnel or written consent; NASCAR testified in support on public safety grounds, and the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or threats causing property damage and add riot as a predicate offense for conspiracy and racketeering; the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice opposed it as overly broad, while the sponsor argued it would target organized, paid riot activity. The committee approved it 5-2. SB 1049 would place a finite limit on spousal maintenance awards and direct the Supreme Court to consider related guideline factors; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent open-ended maintenance, while members questioned the fairness of a four-year cap in long marriages. It passed 5-2. SB 1053 would require Arizona residents to pay 10% of the nonresident fee for concealed weapons permits, with the director able to adjust fees to keep the program revenue neutral; supporters said residents should not pay the same as nonresidents and that the bill could encourage training and background checks, while opponents argued it could reduce state revenue. It passed 6-2. The committee also approved SB 1058, which bars government entities and certain private financial actors from maintaining firearm registries or using merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers, with supporters framing it as a privacy and Second Amendment measure and opponents warning about tracking and debanking; it passed 6-2. Finally, SB 1211 would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the offender; domestic violence and victim advocacy groups supported it as closing a gap for repeat victims, and the bill passed unanimously 9-0 after discussion clarified that no amendment was offered.

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• a favor, just please pull this out, fold it in half, put it in your breast pocket or in your bag, carry
• or in<00:08:10.560> your<00:08:10.840> bag<00:08:11.800> uh<00:08:12.000> carry
• /c><00:08:12.360> with<00:08:12.520> you<00:08:12.720> because in your bag uh carry
• it with you because in your bag uh carry it with you because this<00:08:13.159> will<00:08:13.319
• this legislation and deciding to carry this legislation and specifically<00:34:52.560> regarding<

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

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• The bill addresses the gap left in the expunction, also known as constitutional carry, which allowed
• individuals convicted of unlawful carrying a handgun prior to September 1st, 2021 to have their records
• And so I, I think those are the types of things that we should permit people to go back and clear up
• those on deferred adjudication the same way that we already treat those who had had that unlawful carry
• We shouldn't permit it through physical representations that serve the same purpose.

Bills: HB207, HB235

Keywords: HB 207, Texas Government Code, Section 411.201, license to carry, LTC, handgun license, concealed carry, federal judge, immigration judge, immigration court, U.S. immigration court, judicial security, firearm carry permit, Texas handgun license, federal judiciary, HB235, Texas, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, disabled veteran

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• Minnesota permit-to-carry holders have already been vetted by the state and entrusted to carry for lawful
• permit to carry holder could unknowingly<00:16:19.360> cross<00:16:19.600> onto<00:16:
• So if a person has a permit to carry and they go to an event and they can't take it into the venue, uh
• So if a s person has a permit<00:20:07.360> to<00:20:07.520> carry<00:20:07.840> and
• to carry and they go to an event permit to carry and they go to an event and<00:20:09.840> they

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• current law, an individual who successfully completes the application process for a Texas license to carry
• House Bill 668 would add a one-year grace period after the expiration of an existing license to carry
• All licenses or permits issued by the Lottery Commission remain in effect as if TDLR issued them.

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Successfully complete the extension process of applying for a Texas license to carry a handgun, is issued
• The expiration of an existing license to carry allows the holder to go through the renewal process.
• Licenses or permits issued by the Lottery Commission will remain in effect as if TCLR issued them.

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

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• The amendment carried. The chair asked whether there was anything else on page five.
• The chair asked who would carry the bill on the floor.
• The chair then asked who would carry the bill on the floor.
• college and universities, House carry college and universities, House Bill<01:31:42.320> 96,<
• weapons, Bill 96, carrying of concealed weapons, Bill 96, carrying of concealed weapons, age<01:

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• clarify or provide exemptions to allow continued participation in legitimate federal task forces, permit
• the employment of persons forces, permit the employment of persons who<00:21:28.559> previously
• >> Those<00:58:24.160> opposed<00:58:24.880> carried.
• <00:58:26.319> Any<00:58:26.640> other >> Those opposed carried.
• Any other >> Those opposed carried.

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• Current law does not allow permit to carry holders to carry in a school based on their permit alone.
• So moving to permit-to-carry holders, current law does not allow permit-to-carry holders to carry in
• So moving to permit-to-carry holders, current law does not allow permit-to-carry holders to carry in
• So moving to permit-to-carry holders, current law does not allow permit-to-carry holders to carry in
• a permit to carry holders to carry in a permit to carry holders to carry in a school<01:10:26.960

Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• District attorneys can carry as well with the expedited license to carry.
• It does not expand carry for anyone.
• In light of the evolution of gun laws, first allowing concealed carry and now open carry.
• people with a license to carry.
• House Bill 4201 is harmful to our communities because it allows license to carry holders to carry on

Bills: HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675, HB259

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places

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• concealed carrying.
• We strongly oppose HB 1794, which, if passed, will permit anyone with a license to carry inside of a
• Just to be clear, the language of the bill does lower the eligibility for a license to carry a permit
• The bill itself does not require that 18 to 20-year-olds obtain a permit before they can publicly carry
• House Bill 1128 seeks to permit election judges to carry concealed handguns at polling places.

Bills: HB259, HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety

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• And so you're trying to correct that and they are a federal peace officer, they carry a gun.
• I'm tired of carrying these cards around. A driver's license should be all I need.
• I don't wanna carry these around. need to get a new license.
• I don't want to carry these darn things around anymore. Thank you. You bet. Members.
• I carry because I am scared I might get shot by one of- of these.

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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• In that moment, I realized the shame I carried as a child was beginning to pass on to the next generation
• 07:11.120> I In that moment, I realized the shame I In that moment, I realized the shame I carried
• 12.479> was<00:07:12.720> beginning<00:07:13.039> to<00:07:13.199> pass carried
• as a child was beginning to pass carried as a child was beginning to pass on<00:07:13.599> to

Bills: HF60, HF3067, HF3730, HF3638, HF3401

Keywords: interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

Bills: SB243, HB338, SB265, SB233, HB302

Keywords: Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, firearm license, concealed carry, carry permit, sheriff, permit fee, local bill, county revenue, school funding, school security, retirement system, Sheriff's Fund, legislative delegation office fund, Gardendale, Birmingham, firearms regulation, Second Amendment, local government finance

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• It would actually only be production and export permits. Production and export permits, okay.
• So production permits—would that be a permit associated with production and export together? Okay.
• That was included in our permit upstream from us. That's right.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.
• We can set permits and we can set fees and we can do all those types of things.

Bills: HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• These provisions could undermine the efforts to create harmonious urban environments as they permit the
• Today, the city will not grant building permits for lots that have been platted and in many cases lots
• We thank Representative Patterson for carrying this important legislation. Thank you for your time.
• There are carrying costs, liabilities, and it ends up, uh, being borne and paid for by the homebuyer
• Thank you, Representative Patterson, for carrying the torch on this.

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• seeks to add language to the local government code, which would allow for new municipal and county permitting
• protect the overall structure and integrity of the building, and if the owner applies for an emergency permit
• to allow for potentially construction or development within a floodplain without first getting a permit
• Without that permit first, but I appreciate your comments on that and, and thank you, especially if your
• , not permit?

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• First is Senate Bill 2671, relating to essential permitting positions.
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• <00:07:36.319> in should be only permitted in should be only permitted in condominiums.<00
• relating to essential permitting relating to essential permitting positions.<00:15:55.680> Uh
• So, we'd like to permitting process.

Bills: SB2671, SB2902

Keywords: permit processing, permitting reform, county permits, development permits, building permits, land use, construction delays, housing development, infrastructure development, county workforce, differential pay, salary incentive, performance bonus, recruitment and retention, expedited hiring, vacancy rates, permit backlog, government modernization, county mayor, county council

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process. SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems. After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.

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• They went down to get permits almost all at the same time from the state of Texas.
• Export permits, production and export permits, okay. So production permits...
• Would that be a permit associated with potentially production and export together?
• That was included in our permit. Upstream from us. That's right. We would be...
• We can set permits. And we can set fees. And we can do all those types of things.

Bills: HB24, HB27, HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all