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• But just some of the boards that you'll see today are the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
• The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the board... ...The Board of Optometry contacted me, and the
• of Hearing.
• The sunset renewal of the Board of Hearing and Instrument Dealers continued without modification until
• Do I hear a... Has made the motion. Do I hear a second?

Bills: HB25, HB108, HB109, HB111, HB112, HB113, HB117, HB118, HB119, HB120, HB121, HB122, HB124, HB126, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB131, HB25

Keywords: emergency services, 911, local districts, joint operations, contracting, HB108, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset reauthorization, board continuation, speech-language pathology, audiology, licensing board, professional regulation, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, speech therapist, speech pathologist, audiologist, Sunset Committee, Code of Alabama 1975

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• Efficiency and Appeals to the Pollution Control Hearings Board.
• Hearings Board.
• The Growth Management Hearings Board has five members, hears petitions alleging noncompliance with the
• Growth Management Act, and the Shoreline Hearings Board hears and decides appeals of shoreline building
• member, or one Growth Management Hearings Board or Shoreline Hearings Board member, who is qualified

Bills: HB2426, HB2606

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, 904, all

Summary: The committee began by waiving the five-day notice rule for six House bills, then took up several public hearings. HB 2426 would improve efficiency in appeals to the Pollution Control Hearings Board by allowing, with party consent and unanimous board approval, alternative hearing panels such as a single qualified board member or administrative law judge. The sponsor and supporters from Greater Grays Harbor and Futurewise said the bill would speed permit appeals without harming environmental review, while Ecology noted no fiscal impact. HB 1742, concerning environmentally sustainable urban design, would create a center at the Department of Ecology to promote sustainable architecture and design competitions; the sponsor described it as a way to showcase greener urban development, though the bill’s fiscal note was still pending. HB 2215 would lower the Climate Commitment Act compliance threshold for newer fuel suppliers, address “paper distributor” loopholes, exempt lubricants, and add procurement and public roster requirements. Support came from Climate Solutions, Washington Conservation Action, and Ecology, which said the bill would close loopholes and improve transparency, while the Pacific Propane Gas Association and Washington Oil Marketers Association raised concerns about the two-tier threshold and urged stronger upstream enforcement instead. HB 2575 would reduce reporting obligations under environmental and energy laws, including less frequent Energy Independence Act and state energy strategy reports and elimination of some utility disconnection reporting; Commerce said the bill would save staff time and money and keep more useful information in the reports. HB 1903 would establish a statewide low-income energy assistance program in the Department of Commerce, phased in by October 2027 and funded subject to appropriation, to supplement existing utility programs and target households with the greatest energy burden. Community action agencies, rural utility representatives, and several utilities supported the goal of broader, more equitable assistance, while also asking for clearer definitions, voluntary participation, and protections so utilities would not be forced to backfill state funding gaps. HB 2606 would update the Office of Privacy and Data Protection’s duties and reporting requirements in response to a JLARC audit, including adding review of agency AI projects and new performance measures; the chief privacy officer supported the bill and said it could be implemented within existing resources. No final votes were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided, and each hearing was closed or set aside after testimony.

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• All right, Chairman, board, thank you so much.
• Um, and so I, I hear what you're saying and I agree with what a lot of you're saying.
• I am the executive director of the Association of Water Board Directors, Texas.
• Hearing none, the chair recognizes Mr. Tepper to close on the bill. Thank you, Chairman.
• Hearing none, the committee stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Chair hears none, and the bill is left pending.
• All right we do have a resource witness if anyone would like to hear from the Water Development Board
• Transparency to rule water district residents by requiring all board meetings and hearings to be held
• So some of it I might be a bad example because I think the board trusts or the residents trust the board
• Chair hears none. The bill is left pending.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• If a board is meeting, that there is a requirement for, again, as... as Mr.
• So you're on your own mud board where you live?
• And so I hear what you're saying and I I agree with what a lot of you are saying.
• Clearly, he's got a vision. hear what he's trying to accomplish.
• Hearing none the chair recognizes Mr. Tepper to close on the bill. Thank you.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• So we're going to hear the House members. We're going to hear our tribal partners.
• Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Yeah, hello.
• We'll hear it later.
• Mayor Brown, can you hear me? Can you hear me? Yes, I can. Excellent. We can hear you and see you.
• Can you hear me? I see you and hear you. Go ahead. Good morning.

Bills: HB2338, HB2367, HB2426, HB2606

Keywords: weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, sustainability, environment, coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy

Summary: The committee took up several House bills in a very busy meeting, beginning with House Bill 2515 on emerging large energy use facilities, or data centers. Staff and the sponsor described the bill’s tariff, reporting, clean energy, and tax provisions, while tribal representatives, environmental groups, utilities, local officials, and industry offered sharply divided testimony. Tribes and environmental advocates urged restoring removed provisions that would let utilities refuse service or require curtailment during energy emergencies, citing salmon, water, and reliability concerns; utilities and data center interests generally supported the bill’s direction but asked for technical changes and warned about costs, implementation, and overbroad requirements. The committee later reopened public hearing on 2515 and heard additional testimony both supporting and opposing the bill, with repeated calls to strengthen transparency, curtailment authority, and water protections, while opponents argued the bill was too punitive or would raise costs and harm development. The committee also heard House Bill 1170 on AI content notices, which would require large generative AI providers to offer provenance detection tools and disclosures for AI-generated or altered images, video, and audio, with enforcement by the Attorney General. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help Washingtonians know what is real and what is not, and to align with similar state efforts. Testimony later in the hearing included support from labor and other advocates who said the bill would help prevent digital impersonation, deepfakes, and workplace misinformation. The committee also heard House Bill 2416 on waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act; Spokane officials, labor, Avista, environmental groups, and Ecology testified on a proposal to provide no-cost allowances in the second compliance period while requiring a decarbonization plan and waste reduction/material recovery plan, with supporters emphasizing affordability and a tailored approach for the Spokane facility. In executive action, the committee waived the five-day rule for HB 2515 and HB 1906, then moved several bills forward. Substitute HB 1302 on utility connection charge waivers passed to Rules. HB 2338 on community-scaled weatherization projects passed to Ways and Means after an amendment was rejected. HB 2367 on coal plant treatment under the Climate Act passed to Rules after an amendment failed. Substitute HB 2496 on tribal consultation by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council passed to Rules with amendment C adopted, while amendments D and E were rejected. Engrossed Substitute HB 2225 on AI companion chatbots, HB 2426 on PCHB appeals, HB 2606 on the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, and HB 2575 on reducing reporting obligations also advanced. For Engrossed Second Substitute HB 2215 on Climate Commitment Act compliance for fuels, amendment F was adopted, while amendments G and H were rejected, and the bill was sent to Ways and Means.

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• The comment period for today's agenda items will... ...of this hearing.
• The chair hears none. The bill is left pending.
• The tax code section 6.412 addresses appraisal review board eligibility.
• Currently, Boardman, the Board of Directors...
• This bill would not change the board approval process or...

Bills: HB3557, HB5578, SB973, SB974, SB2068, SB2073

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• Additionally, the bill requires a member of a Board of Adjustments or a hearing officer of a municipality
• Additionally, the bill requires a member of a Board of Adjustments or a hearing officer of a municipality
• of adjustment or a hearing officer.
• if you were on a board.
• of the other health regulatory boards.

Bills: HB2051, HB2324, HB2439, HB2457, HB2686, HB2837, HB2875, HB2953

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government

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• The chair hears none. The subsidy is adopted.
• The chair hears none. The substitute is adopted.
• Administrative Hearings.
• Additionally, the statute incorrectly defines a A board majority has five votes despite the board having
• Members, we did hear a... Members, we did hear Senate Bill 378 and if there's no objection...

Bills: HB2450, SB378, SB764, SB917, SB1254, SB1255

Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety

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• Didn't hear from the OFI commissioner.
• As I said, the board is clear. Okay.
• No, no, I hear.
• Hearing and seeing none, it's done. Is there any objection? Hearing and seeing none, it's done.
• , to provide relative to domicile of the board, to provide for powers and duties of the board, to provide

Bills: HB387, HB673, HB947, HB975, HB1102, HB1228, HB1229, HCR66, SB102, SB165, SB280, SB291, SB326, SB521

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration

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• hearings.
• We do hear my colleague, Mr.
• Pop was correct, that does not create two separate hearings, that creates one hearing.
• You'll hear opponents of this bill claim that having elected... elected board members brings politics
• And the way the nomination goes, your county and your school boards can control the whole board.

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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• Members of the committee, this is also to deal with boards, but not school boards.
• It is mental health boards. Back some time ago, mental health boards were...
• So, it gives them the option to opt out of being on the board if they don't want to be on the board and
• Those are just the boards with...
• It's not a public hearing; we will go to the public hearing on this.

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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• We do have a public hearing and have some interested parties. So we'll just go down this list.
• We will now close the public hearing and I'll open the floor for any discussion here from the committee
• If I hear some opposition to it, it'll be the first. >> Thanks. All right. We'll go ahead and...
• If I hear some opposition to >> understand.
• If I hear some opposition to it'll<00:26:21.039><c> be</c><00:26:21.120><c> the</c><00:26:21.279><c>

Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214

Keywords: municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees

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• of the board.
• Good morning, board. How are you, everybody? Committee, sorry. I'm from a board.
• and our board.
• and our board.
• And thank you all so much for hearing us out. Thank you. Hi. Good after. Can you hear me okay?

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• I didn't hear $24 billion.
• The information provided to me is that this board was never developed.
• Julie Cunningham, the director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
• The board shall approve that permit.
• I thank the water board for bringing this up. I live 12 miles from New Mexico.

Bills: SB1191, SB1314, SB1319, SB1333, SB1346, SB1439, SB1509, SB1510, SB1613

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention, regulatory compliance, SB1319

Bills: SB1333, SB1191, SB1439, SB1314, SB1509, SB1319, SB1346, SB1613

Keywords: water infrastructure, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, revolving fund, grants, environmental compliance, SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, fossil fuels

Bills: HB1845, HB2192, HB2438, HB2529, HB2607, HB2658, HB3348, HB3505, HB3305

Keywords: rural prosecution, salary assistance, staffing grant, legal support, criminal justice, fireworks, permit requirements, sale, county regulations, public safety, hospital district, administration, elections, director qualifications, public contracts, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation

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• The purpose of today's hearing is to lay out bills and to address pending business.
• Hearing none, we'll open now for public testimony.
• I'm hearing none. The Chair now opens up public testimony.
• The TSLAC to collaborate with the State Preservation Board and the Texas.
• The SOAH hearings process is... governed by Chapter 2003 of the Government Code.

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

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• The purpose of today's hearing is to lay out bills and to address pending business.
• register a position on any bill, please register at one of the kiosks located behind the committee hearing
• Hearing none, we'll open now for public testimony.
• I'm hearing none. Chair now opens up public testimony. Okay.
• The SOAH hearings process is governed by Chapter 2003 of the Government Code.

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.

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• This bill is brought on behalf of the state board of chiropractic examiners.
• This bill also modernizes state law to reflect changes to national board policy that occurred over 28
• Um, and again, they relate mostly to labeling, testing of the product, and also to give the board greater
• And, you know, I hate to call the police in, but the ABC board will be the only people that have the

Bills: SB191, HB84, HB79, SB132, HB108, HB109, HB110, HB114, HB118, HB120, HB122, HB124, HB126, HB128, HB129, HB131

Keywords: postpartum depression, mental health, Medicaid, screening, education, maternal health, Chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, license renewal, continuing education, election procedures, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, SB132, Alabama, controlled substances, Schedule I