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• . process. process.
• could take 3 to 6 months, and a more expedited process.
• And essentially what it says is that an agency can use the expedited revision-to-form process in cases
• to ask a process question. to ask a process question.
• <03:30:04.560> that process and a confirmation process that process and a confirmation process

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• Following this process, required by Article 48 of the Constitution, there is an additional signature-gathering
• So one, it includes the surtax in this tax cap process.
• So right now, if we were to add the surtax into the cap process, it would increase our collections by
• really been the most conservative aspect of the budget process.
• So I don't know that you'd see a reliable impact in the budget development process.

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Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on two proposed ballot initiatives: one to reduce the state personal income tax rate from 5% to 4% over three years, and another to revise the state’s tax collection cap/62F process so it would be based on prior-year collections plus wage growth and include surtax revenue. The committee chair and House co-chair outlined the hearing process, and the first witness was Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, who testified as the committee’s subject-matter expert on both measures. He said the income tax proposal would lower taxes broadly but would reduce state revenue by about $5.4 billion when fully implemented, with an estimated $800 million hit in FY27, and he discussed possible effects on competitiveness, taxpayer savings, and public finances. On the 62F proposal, he said the revised cap would make refunds more likely, could have produced several large refunds in recent years, and would reduce stabilization fund deposits and constrain recovery after recessions. Committee members questioned Howgate about competitiveness, outmigration, prior tax ballot measures, spending growth, MassHealth, and the interaction between the income tax and surtax. He emphasized that taxes are only one part of the state’s overall competitiveness and that housing, public services, and other factors also matter. He also noted that the surtax is constitutionally restricted but can still support ongoing spending choices. After his testimony, the committee moved to the proponents’ panel. Proponents of both initiatives, including representatives from Taxpayers for an Affordable Massachusetts, the National Federation of Independent Business, Pioneer Institute, and the Mass Opportunity Alliance, argued that the measures would improve affordability, help retain residents and businesses, and support job growth. They cited polling support, outmigration, small-business reinvestment, and comparisons to lower-tax states such as North Carolina. Their economist, Rebecca Paxton, said her model showed smaller revenue losses than critics claim and projected that the revised revenue cap would not create additional annual revenue losses while producing more regular taxpayer refunds. Committee members pressed the panel on competitiveness, prior ballot initiative implementation, and whether the measures would actually address broader affordability pressures; the hearing ended with the committee continuing to take questions from the proponents.

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• We are in the final stages of the evaluatory process for the appointments to the board.
• This process was lengthy and expensive.
• In the bill, does it state what the training processes we're going to go through?
• Do you have a way to follow state records and archive process?
• Would you consider a grace period during the rulemaking process?

Bills: SB48, HB250, SB17

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• Americans in our democratic pro process. Americans in our democratic pro process.
• . process. process.
• in Colorado, it was just um expedited in Colorado, it was just um expedited for<01:00:02.640>
• process. This is not America. process. This is not America.
• change several times uh in the process. change several times uh in the process.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So they go through the process Okay. So they go through the process Okay.
• So, if you'll stop by our processed. So, if you'll stop by our processed.
• I'm a due process kind of guy. Okay. Um, I'm a due process kind of guy. Okay.
• All right. person on in the process. All right. person on in the process.
• Either either way, they're all process. Either either way, they're all process.

Bills: HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HCR 77, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HJR 5, HJR 2, HB 1399, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 1445, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2558, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 33, HB 144, HB 109, HB 103, HB 148, HB 3809, HB 2217, HB 220, HB 2421, HB 2363, HB 421, HB 2455, HB 3711, HB 2559, HB 2775, HB 3126, HB 3666, HB 3595, HB 3260, HB 3376, HB 3826, HB 3770, HB 1831, HB 2614, HB 3113, HB 322, HB 431, HB 869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB 1875, HB 1950, HB 2152, HB 2341, HB 2809, HB 2856, HB 3012, SB 1415, SB 1058, SB 487, SB 1499, SB 513, SB 1697, SB 1197, SB 1437, SB 1809, SB 836, SB 1879, SB 1145, SB 963, SB 1038, SB 1147, SB 914, SB 711, SB 1409, HB 3707, HB 589, HB 1360, HB 2337, HB 2391, HB 718, HB 23, HB 2436, HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HCR 77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• The third thing the panels can do would be to allow for an expedited process for specific limited cases
• really important in this process. really important in this process.
• And this process exists.
• process as well already. process as well already.
• This was specifically drafted so that the criteria for that expedited processing has to be made through

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:38:33.440> is Um the certificate of need process is Um the certificate of need process
• and allow for minimal environmental review and expedited permitting under the standard review process
• and allow for minimal environmental review and expedited permitting under the standard review process
• 15:08.880> that through a number of other processes that through a number of other processes that
• This bill is about the review process. This bill is about the review process.

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• No evidence, no charges, no trial, no due process.
• This legislation is part of due process.
• <00:57:21.760> Rather<00:57:22.079> than throughout this process.
• Rather than throughout this process.
• Taken together, the legislative process.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:06:24.720> and is modeled on the existing process and is modeled on the existing process
• The development process.
• And these other processes.
• that we could run through this process. that we could run through this process.
• domain and I do not know of a process domain and I do not know of a process that<00:53:18.480>

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• The IOC must establish a confidential process to receive complaints and concerns from the public, and
• The IOC must establish a confidential process to receive complaints and concerns from the public, and
• So we encourage you to say no to this and to expediting a freeway that is not needed.
• But I think that the process that this creates is just the wrong way to do it.
• The MCSO, we went through a very thorough RFP process for the school safety program.

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.

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• to be able to avoid the litigation process entirely through a set.
• The, the affidavit process is, is different. The affidavit process is, is, is.
• And if, if they want to avoid the litigation process, this bill allows that.
• There's counter affidavit process too, but that's simply to get them out of the litigation process.
• It's simplifying the process, so they're considering that, putting a dollar figure.

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• We have to do background checks as part of our certification process and every once in a while I'll have
• So she does that enrollment process either on site at those community organizations or in our office
• It's a mandatory process.
• We will continue these partnerships to expedite seizures and the destruction of illegal products.
• Through, to some degree, call it misinformation, or, again, this is part of the process.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• is partly a process of curation, right?
• How can any individual citizen begin the process of remedying the situation?
• That is a painful, uncomfortable process, but it is also a gradual process.
• So I think, to answer your question, essentially, it's a gradual process.
• This is a continuing process.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards. The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators. The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.

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• Commission certificate of need process Commission certificate of need process determines<00:03:38.040
• <00:31:45.960> for having a streamlined clear process for having a streamlined clear process
• <00:47:38.359> and the certificate of need process and the certificate of need process and
• and the uh tie to the regulatory process and the uh tie to the regulatory process through<01:32:
• until um certainly that permit process until um certainly that permit process has<01:49:31.840><

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• President, many of us have reached the point where we've had to go through this process.
• So that's the first step in seeking guidance as they go through this process. Thank you, Mr.
• The FDA requires a limited amount of time for opioids and a renewal process that is much shorter than
• It's not the easiest process. It's not the hardest process.
• What's the process?

Keywords: 996, all

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• But ICE, violate due process rights.
• Over 2.3 processing claim is 165 days.
• claims processing, and many others.
• <08:02:28.000> rights continue to fight for due process rights continue to fight for due process
• <08:28:42.958> make undermining our laws and processes make undermining our laws and processes

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Processing facility or a processing Processing facility or a processing facility<00:30:10.919>
• refer as well as some processing refer as well as some processing equipment<00:34:24.760> and
• budget and in our policies and processes budget and in our policies and processes we<01:24:00.880
• I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but this process is very different from the process you used again
• is very different from the this process is very different from the process<01:41:46.560> you<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• processes help us to better understand. processes help us to better understand.
• Has this gone through that process?
• Has this gone through that process?
• I think complex decisions require the process as we've developed here, the process that we all rely on
• expedites expedites services<03:57:12.360> that<03:57:12.560> when<03:57:12.720> they

Keywords: 916, all

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• <01:30:01.760> facilities, centers, food processing facilities, centers, food processing facilities
• Um, so we service a lot of grocery stores and uh food processing facilities.
• of grocery stores and uh food processing of grocery stores and uh food processing facilities. facilities
• <03:30:00.720> Is in the process of dying from it. Is in the process of dying from it.
• So, that's the process.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:50:43.640> for existing mde uh approval process for existing mde uh approval process for
• this is already State compliance process this is already the<01:17:58.920> process<01:17:59.360
• <01:18:05.199> is is um making sure that that process is is um making sure that that process
• So we have the choice to conduct standard or expedited rulemaking processes, and making it clear that
• <01:30:01.840> must through 12 the selection process must through 12 the selection process

Keywords: 1187, senate, all