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• I mean, because they would need the necessary license to carry out the purpose of the LLC.
• When we were deploying in my National Guard unit, we got smallpox vaccines.
• What we saw was everything we talked about: double security.
• Requirements in order to be able to secure? No, sir, not at all.
• when a police officer stops someone, perhaps for speeding, and they go back and they check their license

Bills: HB2, HB43, HB49, HB94, HB137, HB156, HB200, HB250, HB3, HB42

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, HB49, Alabama criminal code, capital offense, capital punishment, death penalty, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, child sexual abuse

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• Jeremy Klass from the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management.
• National Guard sandbags, all that sort of stuff.
• And so we have paired with the National Guard, and we do have capacity, at the National Guard level to
• Collaborative efforts to lead securing of funding to lead on the ground implementation.
• So we did utilize Guard Carpenter as recommended by the superintendent of insurance.

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• In any instance of a public safety or national security threat, the National Guard can respond quickly
• For the Guard, right?
• Today, the National Guard and the TAG report to the Homeland Security Advisor, which is an undersecretary
• It's important to remember the Guard is unique.
• The Guard has a unique role and unique capabilities.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Representative David Linsky supported HB 3383, which would designate the song “Roadrunner” as the official rock song of Massachusetts, describing its Boston roots and cultural significance. Representative Sean Garberle supported HB 3335 on public access to historical records, arguing that records from state institutions should be released after 75 years and that families and researchers should be able to identify people buried in unmarked graves at former state institutions. Representative Rodney Elliott and Lowell officials supported HB 4138, authorizing easements for a Lowell sewer separation project; they said the project is needed for Clean Water Act compliance, will reduce combined sewer overflows into the Merrimack River, and must proceed quickly to meet SRF and consent-decree timelines. Committee members asked about Article 97, the location and scope of the easement, environmental justice impacts, and minority/small business participation in construction. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate 2183 and its House companion, which would elevate the Massachusetts National Guard to a cabinet-level position reporting directly to the Governor. Senators Mike Moore and John Velis, along with the National Guard Association’s Matthew McKenna, argued the change would reduce bureaucracy, improve communication and readiness, and reflect the Guard’s broad domestic and military missions. Velis cited the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home tragedy as an example of a breakdown in communication, while committee members said they wanted more information, including input from the Governor’s office and Guard leadership, before acting. The committee noted the distinction between state-controlled and federalized Guard missions and said it would continue reviewing the issue. Senator Liz Miranda and a large panel of survivors, advocates, and Northeastern law students testified in support of S. 2174 and S. 2177, which would create an office and task force on unsolved homicides, allow families to petition for case review after three years, require written responses, and establish a tip line, database, and dedicated funding. Witnesses described long-standing lack of communication, low clearance rates, and the disproportionate impact on Black and Brown communities. Senator Becca Rausch also testified on S. 2210, extending public records law to the governor and Legislature, and S. 2207, creating stronger information-governance and records-retention standards; she said both would improve transparency and reduce waste. The transcript does not reflect any votes taken during the hearing, though chairs repeatedly indicated support for moving some bills favorably and said the committee would continue reviewing the National Guard proposal.

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• of Homeland Security.
• Security Advisor.
• a county jailer's license, a telecommunicator license. or a school marshal license.
• You can now log on to the Public License Lookup.
• You have to have a full-time license, all right?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Uh the next testifier will be Donovan Michael Comr Hudkins, security guard. Mr.
• My question is maybe for you, maybe for nonpartisan staff, but I know that security guard is defined
• /c><00:06:52.880> statute<00:06:53.280> but security guard is defined in statute but security
• to<00:07:37.120> a to security guard and refer to a to security guard and refer to a definition
• is pretty broad so I security guard is pretty broad so I think<00:08:03.440> it<00:08:03.680>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I had a commercial fishing license in 1982.
• <00:04:40.479> in had a commercial fishing license in had a commercial fishing license in
• Number one, this bill does not address fishing licenses.
• <00:20:48.960> part was willing to give up the license part was willing to give up the license
• <00:25:19.760> to they have to have a fishing license to they have to have a fishing license

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:37 SB 39 discussion: 04:10 SB 39 vote: 26:35, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a quorum and first heard a brief presentation from Vice Chair Frommeyer on a resolution recognizing January as Kentucky Mentoring Month. She highlighted mentoring as important for personal, academic, and professional development and cited partnerships such as Northern Kentucky University’s Norse Network Hub and local community mentoring efforts. The committee then took up Senate Bill 39, sponsored by Senator Gary Boswell, which would treat fish in private lakes and ponds as the property of the landowner and allow landowners to extend fishing rights by written or electronic permission. Boswell and supporter Jason Kenner argued the bill would strengthen property rights, reduce burdensome regulation, support selective harvest and stocking decisions, and could boost tourism, local economies, and aquaculture. Kenner also described bass fishing’s economic impact, youth fishing growth, and examples of tournaments and habitat projects in Kentucky. Boswell said the bill does not change fishing license requirements and does not alter invasive species rules except to clarify that largemouth bass, including F1 Florida bass, are not invasive. Commissioner Rich Storm and other members raised concerns that the bill’s language could affect the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fee-based funding, federal grant eligibility, enforcement authority, and creel-limit cases, especially if written permission on private waters were interpreted broadly. Senator Webb said she supported the idea of bass stocking but wanted more guardrails and a pilot approach. Senator Howell asked whether Boswell would consider further work on the language, but Boswell declined to accept a committee substitute or amendment at that time. The committee then voted 8-1 with one pass to report the bill favorably, and the chair announced the bill would be reported with favorable expression that it should pass.

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• guard...
• The cook that did not help during the flood, and the former part-time security guard, are now in charge
• of safety and licensing.
• That's the old license. They're applying for a new license. Thanks. ...to revoke the license.
• Do they have a license today? Yes, they do. Does that license expire at some point?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <01:33:19.920> guards estimated number of security guards estimated number of security guards
• disclosures must include the digital security presence such as drones and security cameras and contain
• Uh, on line 2.8 and 2.9, you've got language there about disclosing whether the security guard has a
• <02:04:27.920> or the the security guard has a firearm or the the security guard has a firearm
• Um, but if if that might be guard.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The issues related to expired contracts, reviewing access attempts, third-party security guards, and
• access attempts third party security access attempts third party security guards<01:10:03.480>
• They know the licensing rules.
• They know the licensing rules.
• They know the licensing rules.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate File 563, a bill to change the board makeup of the Northern Koochiching Area Sanitary District. Senator Hild said the proposal had been heard the previous year and had broad support from local officials and stakeholders. Cali Briggs, the district’s executive director, explained that the board structure no longer reflected current populations and sewer service patterns: International Falls now holds six of eight seats after earlier consolidations, while East Koochiching has grown through sewer expansions and should receive additional representation. The bill would reduce the board to seven members, with International Falls having three seats, East Koochiching two, Rainier one, and one at-large member chosen by the board. The committee raised no substantive objections, and Senator Gustafson moved the bill to pass and go to general orders; the motion prevailed. Members then briefly joked about the topic and moved on to an overview from the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall described the office as a nonpartisan legislative branch agency serving both chambers, with a mission of strengthening oversight, promoting accountability, and producing objective, useful reports. She outlined the office’s structure, including financial audits, program evaluations, and a growing special reviews unit, and explained the Legislative Audit Commission’s role in appointing the auditor and selecting program evaluation topics. Randall also emphasized the office’s broad access to records and data, its independence, and its responsibility to protect nonpublic information. Randall answered questions about the office’s authority over entities such as the University of Minnesota, explaining that OLA has audit authority there but often relies on the university’s internal audit function and can also conduct special reviews and program evaluations. She noted that public employees are required to cooperate and that subpoenas are available if needed, though the office prefers to maintain cooperative relationships. Special Reviews Director Katherine Tyson then described how her unit handles complaints and allegations involving misuse of public funds, data, or noncompliance with law, including preliminary assessments, communications with complainants and agencies, and deeper reviews when warranted. She said allegations and reports have increased steadily, with 481 received from 2020 through 2024 and nearly 10 per week on average last year, contributing to a heavier workload for her small team.

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• small communities um and there are small small communities um and there are still<00:01:32.479> guard
• 33.079> in<00:01:33.240> place<00:01:33.399> to<00:01:33.560> ensure still guard
• rails in place to ensure still guard rails in place to ensure Financial<00:01:34.280> Health<
• cohort has attained their full license cohort has attained their full license including<01:00:27.119
• first Somali-licensed educators, and our first American-licensed educators.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• requests to protect the license holder's personal contact information.
• This means titles will be secure, verifiable, and auditable.
• The compact also maintains high licensing standards.
• hygienists to be licensed on the spot.
• PAs must hold an active, unencumbered license in their home state.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Guards perform these duties, rain or shine, often bearing through turbulent weather.
• Throughout the process of my research, I discovered the vital role that a crossing guard plays.
• I also found many stories that proved the crossing guards are true heroes.
• In Rowlett, Texas, a crossing guard even gave her life to keep students safe while on duty.
• County clerk and allowed marriage license to be issued at all hours.

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• We were just so taken off guard by the sheer strength that Senator Bergman was issuing as she was trying
• until I was 18. get my driver's license until I was 18.
• proud of that driver's license.
• This designation on driver's licenses is voluntary; it's optional. It is voluntary; it's optional.
• Madam Chair and Senator, I reviewed where other driver's license designations had gone.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And what it does, it removes a moratorium on certain gear licenses, new gear license and renewals.
• On certain gear licenses, new gear license and renewals, my understanding is that we basically have in
• So that only new facilities that are applying for a license.
• But only new facilities that are applying for a license.
• Consumption is an option, as long as you have a license.

Summary: The committee first considered several local property-transfer and wildlife/fisheries bills, including SB 229 (Bojeur Parish property transfer), SB 71 (Lafayette Parish property transfer), and a series of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measures. SB 203 simplified possession rules for fish on multi-day trips and remote camps; SB 429 created an administrative path to register “orphan” boats with lapsed registrations; SB 204 removed a residency-based restriction on certain commercial fishing gear licenses; SB 205 reduced duplicate registration requirements for federally documented boats; SB 213 clarified titling rules for vessels and outboard motors; and SB 257 removed Social Security number requirements from certain commercial fishing tags. Each of these bills was reported favorable, generally without objection, after brief explanations from sponsors and department counsel about reducing red tape, improving enforcement, or modernizing records. The committee also heard SB 214, which would allow the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to stop pumping during an imminent flood threat identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, addressing liability concerns and giving local officials more flexibility in emergencies. SB 274, as amended, required lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care, early learning, and pre-kindergarten facilities and required hazards found in assessments to be addressed before licensing. Both bills were reported favorable. SB 379, a technical reorganization bill for the Department of Conservation and Energy, received two amendment sets: one changing investment language and another standardizing judicial-review procedures and online notice requirements; it was reported favorable after those amendments. The committee then adopted HCR 62, urging FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects, with members discussing the burden of flood insurance and the need for FEMA to recognize levees, pump stations, and elevated homes. HCR 78 was also reported favorable, memorializing Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 in support of Louisiana’s seafood industry. HB 662, as substituted, was reported favorable after being rewritten to codify the department’s internal protocol for seized sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, prioritizing release, rehabilitation, placement, and euthanasia as a last resort. Finally, the committee considered two more contentious items. HR 216, which urged repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, drew extended debate over whether the plan had been adopted without legislative input and whether it could affect permits or future policy; after discussion, the sponsor voluntarily deferred the resolution to return with a revised approach focused on a legislative hearing or review. SCR 24, dealing with chronic wasting disease rules, was introduced with amendments that would raise the prevalence threshold, cap samples, allow zone removal after three years without new detections, and lift baiting/feed prohibitions above a higher prevalence level; the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

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• private sector cyber security experts. private sector cyber security experts.
• security officer for the city of St. security officer for the city of St.
• A security culture.
• A security culture.
• like postclick security controls. like postclick security controls.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• morning of our Hawaiian National Guard morning of our Hawaiian National Guard in<00:58:54.600>
• Vehicles which handles driver licensing Vehicles which handles driver licensing as<01:04:49.840>
• <01:05:24.000> or cannot renew their driver license or cannot renew their driver license or
• <01:08:48.520> stoppers license stoppers license stoppers for<01:08:50.280> minor<01:08
• And they said it was these license stoppers, and they act as like slow-motion license revocations.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

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• Secure Texas Elections? That's correct, yes.
• I anticipate the majority of people who have driver's licenses.
• , and social security numbers on those records.
• They could renew their driver's license, and they can vote with an expired driver's license—like a forever
• expired driver's license after a certain age.

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

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• secure suspension or removal of a judge. secure suspension or removal of a judge.
• You know, that's having the fox guard the hen house.
• You know, that's having the fox guard the hen house.
• , rights for our safety, for our security, rights for our safety, for our security, and<01:50:14.159
• there are no constitutional guard rails. there are no constitutional guard rails.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In other words, he can't change your sex on your driver's license or birth certificate.
• I'll stand guard. Does, if they do that, are they breaking the law under your bill?
• We'll stand guard." But if they do that, are they breaking the law?
• But I'm sure that the security footage that's filmed in the building isn't put in anyone's personnel
• That includes border security, that includes election integrity, it includes school choice.

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 4, SB1, SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB4

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• Guard their speech that they may reflect the truth, be revealed in your holy will, and touch their hearts
• 150, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the House Agriculture, Securities
• for the Legislative Education Study Committee, an act relating to school personnel, creating new licenses
• Representative Thompson (member_12088), an act relating to professional licensure, creating a new license
• for speech-language pathology assistance and repealing the Apprentice in Speech and Language License