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• electric-assisted bicycle safety. electric-assisted bicycle safety.
• um, for your work on entire committee um, for your work on this<00:21:06.720> bill.
• And also have work to do on this.
• We will do our work. We will do our work.
• So I would it's not quite working.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For 235 years, those elected have gathered to do the work of democracy.
• They force the working class and retirees on a fixed budget to leave.
• Not because they want to, but because they can't make the math work. to stay, harder for working verers
• > class<00:16:19.440> and They force the working class and They force the working class and
• Because while education spending keeps electricity, transportation, electricity, transportation, which

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I look forward to working with everybody.
• And so there's a lot of work to be done.
• Well, I'm not going to make him work, I can work, I can work, I'll get it done.
• Obviously, I'm willing to... work with anybody.
• I have been working with Representative Bell on this, on this bill.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• say that of the existing money, $96,511 may be expended to ensure that the state's archaeological work
• say that of the existing money, $96,511 may be expended to ensure that the state's archaeological work
• For agency 41, fire prevention<00:10:16.079> and<00:10:16.240> electrical<00:10:16.720>
• safety,<00:10:17.200> this prevention and electrical safety, this prevention and electrical
• Senate second reading number your work.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• We've also worked closely with the independent auto dealers on the same issues.
• work, and we're happy to have your girls in this as possible.
• It does not work.
• I'm not making martyrs out of us, but no one is working on this.
• It's been modernized in public safety, transportation, electrical, and beyond.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills covering motor vehicle sales, registration, title processing, dealer regulation, and several local matters. Chair Cyrro noted that Senate Bill 2414 had been postponed at the sponsor’s request, though public testimony would still be accepted. The hearing then heard testimony on measures including S. 2367, which would make an insurer primary for losses caused by an insured driver in a rental car; H. 3698 and related bills on codifying registration of 25-year-old imported Japanese kei vehicles; H. 3701 on requiring lienholders to release titles within seven days; H. 3690 on capping dealer documentation fees; and H. 3641 on requiring education for class two motor vehicle dealers. Testimony also addressed e-titling and e-signatures, peer-to-peer car sharing, temporary license plates, duplicate plates, general registration plates for motor vehicle distributors, and a bill to ban tinted license plate covers. Supporters of the rental-car insurance bill argued Massachusetts is an outlier compared with 47 other states and said the change would improve fairness, competition, and consumer understanding without raising premiums. Dealers and industry groups generally supported e-titling/e-signature modernization and the inspection-related bill, but urged safeguards to preserve title, registration, and insurance verification. The Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association opposed the doc-fee cap, saying documentation fees are a disclosed cost-recovery tool that varies by dealership. Representatives and advocates for kei vehicles said the RMV’s 2024 reversal showed the need to codify the rules in law, while opponents of the RMV’s approach described it as arbitrary and harmful to owners and importers. Supporters of the dealer-education bill said it would curb unregulated “curbstoning” and help ensure proper title handling and consumer protection. Several local and specialty bills also drew testimony. Hatfield officials supported a local bill allowing golf carts on certain town roads under strict safety rules, and Representative Ayers testified for a bill banning tinted license plate covers to aid toll collection, law enforcement, and vehicle identification. Senator Lovely and other advocates supported the “Easy ID” license plate proposal, saying it would improve vehicle recognition in crime and child-abduction investigations. The committee took no votes during the hearing and adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• It took 2.5 years and a lot of hard work.
• with us they did work with the operator uh to provide a refund after hearing the um.
• In conjunction with trying to work on mitigating rate shock as much as possible.
• They see sticker shock and these are working class people.
• They're working every day to pay their bills. You cannot live without water. Period.

Bills: HB 29, HB 685, HB 1633, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 1918, HB 2010, HB 2500, HB 2608, HB 2626

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• Bill 1022 by Kolkhorst et al., relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs caused by electric
• by Parker, relating to newborn. al. relating to the recovery of vegetation management caused by electric
• Senate Bill 1066 by Perry, relating to requiring payment and performance bonds for certain public works

Summary: The Senate met briefly and referred a large number of first-reading bills and resolutions to standing committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including hemp regulation, dementia research funding, parental rights and public education, municipal library funding, tax and local government issues, criminal justice, health care, education, transportation, natural resources, and election law. Several constitutional resolutions were also referred, including proposals related to the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and a severance tax revenue fund. Most of the transcript consists of the reading of bill captions and committee referrals, with no substantive debate or testimony recorded. The listed measures included proposals on school uniforms, charter schools, Medicaid fraud remedies, insurance practices, occupational licensing for people with criminal convictions, water and sewer utility cybersecurity, agricultural protections, public meeting broadcasting, and various local and state governance matters. No votes were taken on the bills in this segment. The only formal action reflected was referral of the bills and resolutions to the appropriate committees, followed by adjournment of the Senate until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Thank you, guys. for your work, and thank you, Chair Buckley, for your work on this bill.
• House Bill 2225, and for your work on behalf of the great state of Texas.
• I've worked in Texas for a number of years and another state.
• And I and we are expecting to have a substitute we're working on work And there's negotiating going on
• I think a lot of work has been done on the disannexation issue.

Bills: HB602, HB1322, HB1930, HB2225, HB2304, HB2494, HB3275, HB3810, HB3919

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• <00:13:27.120> I'm work. Just give me a moment. I'm work. Just give me a moment.
• sizefits-all doesn't work. sizefits-all doesn't work.
• <02:46:38.399> with,<02:46:38.800> but work. love the guys I worked with, but work.
• hard work to get that business going. hard work to get that business going.
• <03:06:30.479> And not going to work. And not going to work.

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• uh these members on the tax working uh these members on the tax working group,<00:05:03.520>
• We've got some work to do on three.
• or how that works. Mr. Sila. Sure, Mr. or how that works. Mr. Sila. Sure, Mr.
• Is that how it works?
• Is that how it works?

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• So the big, for instance, and I know some of my friends in the electric providing industry or electric
• They are to get the electricity back on, triggered through the health and safety code.
• I've worked for TML and advised the league and our member cities.
• It's backwards from how due process normally works.
• Please work with TML and I'll work with cities. Talk to us.

Bills: HB5691, SB427, SB2623, SB2858

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

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• work we did. So. work we did. So.
• We're going to have a lot of the folks that work on HVAC and electrical, and they're going to be at the
• We're going to have a lot of the folks that work on HVAC and electrical, and they're going to be at the
• We're going to have a lot of the folks that work on HVAC and electrical, and they're going to be at the
• Have you guys seen this, or who do you have in your area that can work on electrical or whatever?”

Keywords: 916, all

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• While some scientists require in-person work, like lab work, my work and that of many of my colleagues
• I have half my staff working at home, half coming to work. I drove two hours this morning.
• I have half my staff working at home, half coming to work. I drove two hours this morning.
• But it's been working.
• It's actually more work than, you know, than just simply replacing someone for that work.

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• to work for this? to work for this?
• <00:05:36.800> group working group working group uh uh uh instead<00:05:38.920> or instead
• to do more work than you already are. to do more work than you already are.
• Vice Chair's recommendation is adopted. as a member of the working group. as a member of the working
• . electricals. electricals.

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• I'm the owner of Ogotillo Solar Electric. another solar installation company in Albuquerque.
• Certainly everyone has to work with MNERG to have a process to get approval.
• I wasn't paying close attention to how much electricity every panel could produce because I trusted that
• We can't afford a new roof and solar, and this wasn't part of it." working with our family in that situation
• Thank you all for your work today. We'll see you soon.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Amazingly enough, they really enjoyed that work, and it's hard work.
• It's just constant work. It's good work. Don't get me wrong. It's good work.
• It's not going to work.
• I don't want everybody to work for free. Of course, we all work for free, too, so we get it.
• It doesn't work, won't work. I helped fund that detox.

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• Resources restoration work.
• I mean, MNERD was the one that works on restoration.
• And the good news is it's working. Next slide, please.
• It's all going to require electrical capacity and compute power.
• Come to New Mexico, we've got some work.

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• We're here to do the work of the people, and right now there is no work coming to us from the House and
• And these changes are delaying the work.
• people and right now there is no work people and right now there is no work coming<00:01:59.840>
• However, others say the the work.
• So talk me through how that works.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to work on.
• I have with me Chris Miller, Public Works Manager, and John.
• I've worked in the geothermal fields.
• I've spent over two decades working in and for this region.
• To children, and I agree to keep working on it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've been working with the Safe Historic District since it started.
• We work well together. So I encourage you to add an amendment.
• MOUs, Memoranda of Understanding, are exempted in regards to electrical interconnection.
• Right, work out of your home. Yeah, he's okay, okay.
• Yeah, a little work to do for what we understand. And she knows that. Okay. Right.

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure