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• So I'll limit my comments to that.
• So here are some of the major issues: there are no minimum construction standards when waste is buried
• Well, this is not just limited to probate.
• This is limited to other situations in which the ownership, for whatever reason, becomes unknown.
• not recording leases in public records effectively disenfranchises these owners, leaving them with limited

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• You may limit witness testimony to three minutes per person, so I ask that you be clear and concise with
• And I guess, are the incentives limited to those specific uses, new uses that we're trying to develop
• There's a time clock; you're limited to three minutes. Short, concise, to the point.
• Sir, you're limited to three minutes. You may proceed with your testimony. All right.
• The intent of this bill is to limit the selling of these permits and raise the standard for commercial

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

Bills: HF2713 , HSB766

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: education savings accounts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Iowa finance authority, teacher training, licensure, community-based programs, extracurricular activities, school funding, artificial intelligence, AI healthcare, clinical AI, medical AI, autonomous medical practice, AI licensure, health technology regulation, digital health, machine learning, algorithmic medicine, telehealth

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• This basically expands the insurance coverage related to prostate cancer.
• This basically expands the insurance plan and coverage for gentlemen that are at higher risk of prostate

Bills: SB190 , HB515 , SB190

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: SB190, prostate cancer, prostate screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, cost-sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, family history, genetic marker, men over 50, men over 40, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, mandated benefits

Bills: HB258 , HB308 , HB258 , HB308

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, elections, voter registration, publishing requirements, cost-saving

Bills: SB241 , SB241

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• Currently, we are in the throes of constructing the piers within the project limits, so activity is well
• Currently, we are in the throes of constructing the peers within the project limits.
• So the potential for limited contractor resources is also a potential risk.
• To briefly summarize the bill, this changes the requirement for the minimum horsepower for the tugboat
• So, to briefly summarize, it makes a minimum requirement that the...

Bills: SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6238 , SB5824 , SB6110 , SB5839 , SB6032 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, disability, parking privileges, accessibility, special parking, local government, oil tankers, restricted waters, environmental safety, maritime regulations, state law, fifth-wheel, travel trailers, vehicle regulation, transportation

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• how much overweight, what I guess 80,000 pounds is, is the Luis Bazan: 80,000 pounds is the current limit
• In 2005, Senate Bill 619 specified that vehicle weight limits do not apply to a vehicle or combination
• It also adds a cap of 125,000 pounds to the vehicles subject to the vehicle weight limit exemption.
• This bill addresses the maximum weight limits for vehicles traveling on public highways near the Pharr
• You talked about the 7-year limit, so you must have some idea what the population is there.

Bills: HB2026 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2560 , HB3510 , HB3966 , HB3986 , HB4429 , HB5436 , SB3062

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of mostly local transportation and memorial designation bills. Several measures would rename highway segments in honor of fallen service members or public servants, including HB 2026 (Gary C. Johnston memorial highways in Archer County), HB 4429 (McIlroy Family Memorial Highway in Blanco and Burnet counties), SB 3062 (Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway in Panola County), HB 3510 (Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway in Brazos County), and HB 3986 (Corporal Speedy Espiriueta Memorial Highway in Mission). The committee also heard HB 2560, which would create an optional county-road “adopt-a-road” style program allowing donations for county road repair and maintenance. Two bills drew more substantive policy discussion. HB 2427 and HB 2455 concerned oversized/overweight freight corridors and permit authority in Hidalgo County tied to cross-border trade near the FARR International Bridge. Supporters, including the bridge director, said the measures would correct prior road descriptions, put existing TxDOT actions into statute, improve truck routing, and support trade and bridge expansion. The committee substitute for HB 2427 also removed Roma permit language, barred certain hazardous-material permits, raised permit fees, required local cost responsibility for road maintenance, and made the bill contingent on SB 2949. HB 5436 would allow licensed automotive recyclers to buy certain older, long-unregistered vehicles for dismantling or scrap without a title, with reporting, lienholder notice, and anti-theft safeguards; recyclers and dealers supported it as a way to curb illegal untitled-vehicle sales and VIN cloning. HB 3966, authored by Sen. Alvarado, was the most contested bill. It would require commercial passenger bus companies to mail advance notice to residents within one mile before opening a new stop or terminal. Alvarado said the bill responded to the relocation of a Greyhound terminal into a Houston neighborhood without notice and to resulting crime and nuisance concerns. Greyhound opposed the bill, arguing the notice requirement would be burdensome and could delay emergency relocations during hurricanes, flooding, or lease changes. After testimony, the committee voted to report most bills favorably, with HB 3966 passing on a 5-2 vote; the other reported bills passed unanimously. Several bills were also placed on the local and uncontested calendar, and the committee recessed to the call of the chair.

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• That's not a gap in coverage; that's a cliff.
• Not having Medigap coverage made my journey much harder.
• What happens if I can't afford the coverage that I need?
• The reason for that is there's two types of Medigap coverage.
• Overly broad, it applies to all types of insurance: commercial property, contents coverage, auto coverage

Bills: HB1464 , HB1635 , HB2516 , HB3317 , HB3502 , HB4012 , HB4268 , HB4386 , HB4877 , SB916

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prescription drugs, drug pricing, pharmacy benefits, health insurance, health benefit plan, insurer, HMO, self-insured employer, public employer, school district, county, municipality, university system, higher education, retirees, dependent coverage, stop-loss coverage, bulk purchasing, group purchasing, purchasing pool

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• So again, House File 1807 doesn't mandate coverage of any treatment.
• So again, House File 1807 doesn't<00:23:46.480><c> mandate</c><00:23:46.960><c> coverage</c><00:23:47.280
• ><c> of</c><00:23:47.600><c> any</c> doesn't mandate coverage of any doesn't mandate coverage of any
• So with that, Claire, you can get started, and we would ask you to limit your testimony to two minutes
• And currently, insurance coverage structures are unintentionally incentivizing opioids by making them

Bills: HF3521 , HF1807 , HF1270 , HF2070 , HF3136

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• position, as we are here, even at local levels and municipalities and counties, I think the bare minimum

Bills: HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• will provide an opportunity for them to go and seek palliative care without having the current limitations
• So, the purpose of this bill is, okay, what is the limiting principle at play?
• The limiting principle that we're putting in place is this $1.5 million cap.
• And so, with that increase in limit, have you spoken to any smaller restaurants about what their revenue

Bills: HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• To briefly recap, the bill limits DHS to no more than one annual routine review of community residential
• Adult Protective Services to the bill's list of activities that are expressly not subject to the limitation

Bills: HB2230 , HB2364 , HB2389 , HB2429

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid

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• And what limit would that be? That's a great question, Representative Kloba.
• I'm limited to the activities I can do.
• But in the absence of wider federal action, Washington State must take steps to limit youth access to
• First, it sets a minimum purchase age of 21 and makes it illegal to distribute kratom to young people
• However, that limit should be adjusted as inflation and salaries and prices go up.

Bills: HB2291 , HB2629 , HB2439 , HB1078 , HB1701 , HB2207 , HB2501 , HB2361 , HB1932

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: kratom, consumer protection, regulation, health safety, substance control, infrastructure, protection, safety, security, state regulations, public health, tobacco regulation, smoking cessation, vapor products, health policy, youth prevention, pet insurance, insurance regulation, animal welfare, claims processes

Bills: SF292 , SF375 , SSB1109 , SSB1139 , SSB1162 , SSB1191

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: vehicle recycling, junk vehicles, title certificate, vehicle acquisition, Iowa law, penalties, vehicle lien, electric bicycles, low-speed vehicles, pedestrian conveyances, maximum power output, transportation, mobility devices, agriculture, farm products, raw farm products, gross weight exemption, overweight trucks, truck weight limits, commercial vehicles

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• This is the bill that requires insurers to send written notice of termination of coverage and the existing
• to a policyholder and a third-party designee on the account at least 30 days before terminating coverage
• for non-payment of premium, not other types of termination of coverage.
• Required by the bill is only in the context of termination of coverage for non-payment of premium, not
• other types of termination of coverage.

Bills: HB2428 , HB2399 , HB2087 , HB2629 , HB2483 , HB2477

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: life insurance, policy lapse, policy cancellation, nonpayment of premium, premium grace period, lapse notice, termination notice, third-party notice, third-party designee, beneficiary protection, consumer protection, insurance regulation, insurer notice requirements, policyholder, beneficiary, Washington RCW, insurance code, unintentional lapse, coverage continuation, premium delinquency

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• everything in order. ...together and on the same page so that we can continue to provide proper coverage
• That's exactly what House Bill 4144 addresses with the addition of post-retirement coverage.
• These benefits are provided through their existing workers' compensation coverage and pay for time off
• as well as medical coverage.
• Coverage stops upon separation of service and is not commensurate with the time of service.

Bills: HB1654 , HB1691 , HB2545 , HB2652 , HB3799 , HB4144 , HB5008

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: peace officers, firefighters, employment protection, worker's compensation, job security, maximum medical improvement, government employment, firefighter cancer benefits, emergency medical technicians, compensation claims, cancer exposures, firefighting hazards, workforce training, rural development, grant program, job-specific training, Texas Workforce Commission, child care, single-parent, subsidized

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• from what I've heard, it will be less from what I've heard, it will be less than<00:22:00.160><c> minimum
• <c> wage</c><00:22:01.520><c> for</c><00:22:01.880><c> providers</c><00:22:02.600><c> to</c> than minimum
• Most often, the flat rates are less than minimum wage in a 24-hour period.
• </c><00:26:04.160><c> Please</c> minimum wage in a 24-hour period.
• Please minimum wage in a 24-hour period.

Bills: HF4491 , HF4338 , HF4288 , HF4566

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

Bills: HB25 , HB15 , HB124 , HB146 , HB73 , HB74 , HB75

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, medical injury, adverse outcome, health care provider, patient rights, confidentiality, settlement, legal counsel, HB124, New Americans Division, Workforce Solutions Department, immigrant workforce, refugee resettlement

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• medical condition to such a degree that the person's ability to care for themselves is substantially limited
• So we appreciate the limiting scope of the bill. I’m happy for that conversation.

Bills: HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2510 , HB2532 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: reentry, reentry readiness, recidivism, earned release time, good time credits, graduated reentry, community custody, partial confinement, home detention, work release, electronic monitoring, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, corrections, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, sentencing, release date recalculation, transition services