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• They helped organize voter registration drives at a time when registering to vote could cost you your
• Chapters organized voter education, registration drives, and transportation efforts.
• > time<01:13:02.400> when registration drives at time when registration drives at time
• Chapters organized voter education,<01:14:16.560> registration<01:14:17.120> drives,<01
• :14:17.440> and education, registration drives, and education, registration drives, and transportation

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• Um, that requirement is still intact at time of registration, not time of obtaining the ballot though
• Um, that requirement is still intact at time of registration, not time of obtaining the ballot though
• 01:00:30.240> not<01:00:30.559> time<01:00:30.720> of >> at time of registration
• , not time of >> at time of registration, not time of obtaining<01:00:31.440> the<01:00:
• <01:47:23.199> registered at the number of registrated registered at the number of registrated

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Portsmouth and surrounding towns, and I'm here to introduce SB 214, enabling no-excuse absentee registration
• If it can actually, there is one provision in law that's very unique: if there's registration materials
• <01:07:27.559> materials<01:07:28.119> that<01:07:28.240> were registration materials
• that were registration materials that were included<01:07:29.000> in<01:07:29.240> there
• Except in the rare case that I talked about with registration materials that could be included in there

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• All product manufactured or imported into the state must have a brand label registration with the state
• So this system, this registration, helps identify what products can be sold where.
• with in the state that lets registration with in the state that lets us<01:12:21.000> know<01
• <01:13:06.239> helps<01:13:06.600> identify system this registration helps identify
• system this registration helps identify what<01:13:07.840> products<01:13:08.280> can<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• written, the Department of Banks has rulemaking authority to determine unlimited civil penalties, registration
• NCOIL model regarding third-party litigation funding, it clearly states that the bond amount, registration
• Governor Hochul's signature, Senate Bill 1104A, it also clearly specifies the amount for bond, registration
• This registration requirement creates important consumer protection for your constituents and accountability

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several financial services bills, with the main focus on cryptocurrency kiosk regulation, financial literacy, and earned wage access. Legislators and witnesses described widespread crypto-related scams targeting older adults, often involving impersonation, urgency, spoofed phone numbers, and rapid transfers through kiosks that are difficult to trace or recover. Supporters of the kiosk bills said Massachusetts needs licensing, registration, transaction limits, warning notices, receipts, refund protections, and other safeguards; some also urged a “pause” or hold on transactions to give victims time to reconsider and allow law enforcement to intervene. The Attorney General’s office, AARP, local law enforcement, and several prosecutors and sheriffs backed the consumer-protection approach, while Bitcoin Depot supported a narrower regulatory framework but opposed low fee caps and strict daily limits, arguing they would function like a ban and reduce legitimate use. Witnesses from Waltham police, Middlesex and Essex County law enforcement, and the AG’s office said crypto scams are growing quickly, losses are often unrecoverable once funds move, and current tools are limited. They described cases involving elderly victims losing thousands of dollars, and said warnings alone are not enough because scammers keep victims on the phone and guide them through the process. Some witnesses said a temporary hold or refund mechanism has worked in at least one case, while others emphasized that transaction limits and visible disclosures could reduce harm even if they do not stop fraud entirely. The AG’s office also said it would submit written opposition to separate earned wage advance legislation, while DailyPay testified in support of that bill, saying earned wage access helps workers bridge short-term gaps without debt or credit reporting. The committee also heard support for mandatory financial literacy education from Representative Jim Hawkins, who said high school students need instruction on credit, debt, and inflation before they enter adulthood. In addition, the committee took testimony on litigation financing bills from insurance industry representatives, who argued for disclosure and regulation of predatory litigation lending and warned about foreign interference and reduced plaintiff recoveries. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; members asked questions throughout, and the chair noted the need to move testimony along because of time constraints.

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• Cheney, are you planning on offering any amendments or accepting any that legalize same-day voter registration
• I've never accepted amendment for same-day voter registration.
• I oppose same-day voter registration. But good try. Mr. Bucy for what purpose?
• accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of the voter's registration

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• I have another registration for Hani Sonata Pale. There we go. Online. Aloha.
• I<00:15:40.959> have<00:15:41.040> another<00:15:41.519> registration<00:15:42.320
• > for<00:15:42.720> Hani I have another registration for Hani I have another registration

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard nominations for several members of the Burial Council and the Hawaiian Homes Commission. For Burial Council nominations, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Historic Preservation Division testified in support of Leimana Abunes, Cyrus Sito, Chantel Freeman, and Chadley Shiml Fenig, emphasizing their genealogical ties, cultural knowledge, experience with iwi kupuna, and commitment to preservation and reinterment. Each nominee also briefly introduced themselves and described their background and motivation to serve. Committee members said they had favorable conversations with the nominees and indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda. The committee then took up Governor’s Message 773, Shaylin Ornellas, for the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Testimony in support was strong, including 45 written supports and no opposition, along with oral testimony from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and community supporters. Supporters highlighted Ornellas’ education, real estate and development experience, public service, and connection to Kauaʻi and homestead communities. Ornellas said she was answering a call to serve and discussed her background and commitment to the community. Members questioned Ornellas closely about Act 279, the DHHL waitlist, beneficiary consultation, housing options, and the department’s “paper lease” practice. She said Act 279 was intended to help reduce the waitlist, supported broader housing options and beneficiary input, and acknowledged limited familiarity with the technical details of paper leases. One senator raised concerns that paper leases may not guarantee actual lots and urged further research. The discussion also touched on policy issues such as beneficiaries maintaining their waitlist positions after declining offers or taking rentals, with committee members noting these are commission policy choices rather than statutory mandates.

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• the last program is funded through voluntary contribution. from persons renewing their vehicle registration
• That's funded voluntarily through vehicle registration. So like when you register your vehicle.
• recognizing that that's not going to be possible to raise that. through voluntary donations on vehicle registration
• countywide in places like the tax assessor collector's office that collect state licenses. and registration

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• To testify, please fill out the affirmation form on the registration kiosk located in the hallway.
• Product registration will cost $500 per product.
• Would you like us to change your registration to in favor or leave it as neutral?
• I want to remind everyone registration will close in about 10 minutes or so.
• Your registration said you were from Texas, which I really like.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• And then we talk about the license and registration.
• Then we talk about the license and registration.
• The vehicle registration can be revoked for 12 months.
• um and uh upon conviction registration um and uh upon conviction of<00:47:48.760> course<00:47
• can be revoked for vehicle registration can be revoked for 12<00:47:53.839> months<00:47:54.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• by Senator Connick is an act to amend Title 4 relative to agents and athletes, to provide for registration
• of agents and to provide for denial of registration.

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, SB78, SB25, SB80, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB250, SB414, SB433, SB479, SB513, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR32, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB217, SB283, SB469, HB36, HB42, HB74, HB119, HB159, HB259, HB302, HB414, HB459, HB776, HB848, HB956, HB1017, HB1028, HB1095, SB208, SB312, SB382, SB389, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB368, HB468, HB552, HB732, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB1117, HB1236

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

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• The bill also updates vessel registration requirements where permissible under federal law so that law
• any costs incurred by the DMV as a result of this measure are fully recoverable through existing registration

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.

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• confusion or concern and to ensure we don't even have a whiff of anything like same-day voter registration
• accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration

Bills: SB 3, SB 16, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB17, SB 54, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB192, HB8, HB25, HB26, HB48, HB149, HB192, HB254, HB17, SB54, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB3, SB16, SB2, SB5, SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• approval to many licensees who are out talking to your cities and counties trying to get the last registration
• Get the last registration that's necessary in order to actually open their business.

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• Despite these efforts, a current team of two examiners and registration analysts cannot adequately support
• Section 4 requires a private fund advisor to pay a $100 filing fee when filing an initial registration

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

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• The bill modifies in the conditions under which certain security transactions are exempt from registration
• list of individuals required to submit fingerprints for LIVE scan processing when applying or registration

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But there's nobody on the uh the registration left, so don't need to register. Don't need.
• I have a new registration for somebody that is not testifying, Amanda Cherry. Let me check.

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• to testify, uh, please ensure you've completed the electronic witness affirmation form at the registration
• registering, please, uh, see our assistant clerk, uh, Benjamin Barnes, and he will assist you with the registration

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• The commission also is charged with administering the executive branch lobbyist registration system and
• the executive branch lobby registration trust fund.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections convened, established a quorum, and members introduced themselves and the committee staff. Chair Gaetz outlined the committee’s jurisdiction over election law, ethics law, executive appointments, and related confirmations, and described the committee’s process for handling gubernatorial nominations and member concerns about nominees. The committee then received a briefing from the Florida Commission on Ethics on its 2025 legislative priorities and on implementation of Senate Bill 7014 from the prior year. The commission recommended three changes: expanding the definition of “relative” in the gift law to include current and former foster parents and foster children; authorizing salary withholding to help collect civil penalties and restitution; and adding whistleblower-like protections for people who file ethics complaints. Commission staff also explained how SB 7014 changed complaint processing by requiring allegations to be based on personal knowledge or non-hearsay information and by imposing new deadlines for legal sufficiency review, investigations, and advocates’ recommendations. They said the commission has adapted its intake and review process and is currently meeting the new timelines, though the tighter deadlines may create staffing and scheduling challenges. Commission counsel also provided an update on two active lawsuits. One challenges the constitutional in-office lobbying ban, and the other challenges the requirement that elected municipal officers and mayors file Form 6 financial disclosure forms. The committee discussed the impact of the new complaint standards, the possibility of litigation if deadlines are missed, and whether local ethics boards are implementing SB 7014 similarly. Members expressed support for the commission’s work and asked for written legislative recommendations and proposed statutory language. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• Williams, Senator Sturgeon, and others, an act to amend Title 16 relating to autism surveillance and registration
• there's also a check through the DELGIS system of all new applications and all existing voter registration
• And if someone becomes ineligible, then their registration is canceled.
• And if someone becomes ineligible, then their registration is canceled. Okay. Senator. Thank you.
• We're not looking at registration.

Keywords: 1064, all