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• banking here, securities commission banking here, securities commission here.<00:13:25.600> So
• enforces the money Securities Commission enforces the money transmission<00:14:26.160> laws.
• And, uh, first of all, I'd thank Amanda Sin and the whole Securities Commission.
• And, uh, first of all, I'd thank Amanda Sin for and the whole Securities Commission.
• <00:28:08.480> study [clears throat] study commission study [clears throat] study commission

Bills: HB259, HB206, HB207, HB259, HB206, HB207

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• The vehicles that we are targeting, the vehicles and equipment.
• Only for the vehicles. That you've put money into? We do it for by vehicle type and class.
• For all the vehicles? Vehicles that are sold. Where are you getting your data?
• including diesel vehicles that are yellow as you call them the construction vehicles including farm
• Is it just vehicles? Primarily vehicles. We don't really have a program for generators.

Bills: HB512, HB2248, HB2679, HB2832, HB3112, HB3368, HB3490, HB3512, HB3623, HB3666, HB3700, HB3711, HB3770, HB3963

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

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• , or the commission itself can examine the issue, or the commission could take no further action.
• Anyone on the commission? Thank you, Sarah.
• We have some well-seasoned members on the commission, but we also have some very new members on the commission
• Does anyone on this commission have any other questions? Any other business before the commission?
• Still morning, and members of the commission.

Keywords: Commission on Unemployment Compensation, 976, house, all

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• And I'd like to extend my appreciation to commission staff, our local and regional commissions, and all
• I'd like to extend my appreciation to commission staff, our local and regional commissions, all of our
• to, you know—” “Money flows through the commission to usually local commissions, okay?
• , okay, and so would—” “The commission.
• Our goal, the commitment the commission made—” “Any detail on this, our goal, the commitment the commission

Keywords: American Revolution 250 Commission, 976, house, all

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• I'm similarly proud to support the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act with Senator Markey.
• My colleagues may argue that the Federal Trade Commission Act is a strange mechanism to block access
• the Federal Trade Commission's mission and were the reason that Congress passed the Federal Trade Commission
• Nation Act of 2012. 25; S. 314, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025; and S. 315, AM Radio for Every Vehicle
• Excuse me, I'd like to register a no on agenda item number 17, S. 13, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.

Bills: SB161, SB195, SB216, SB245, SB246, SB257, SB258, SB260, SB278, SB281, SB283, SB93, SB98, SB99, SB306, SB314, SB315

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• It helps law enforcement quickly identify stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with active warrants
• In a stolen vehicle case, an LPR alert led officers to a vehicle at a local gas station.
• So even our vehicle is the last.
• fuel and the class of vehicle.
• It has a fee for hired vehicles.

Bills: SB1072, SB1111, SB1114, SB1116, SB1122, SB1179, SB1250, SB1308, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1487, SB1547, SB1549, SB1551, SB1552

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

Summary: The committee first approved the February 3, 2026 minutes and reordered the agenda to accommodate sponsors and speakers. SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide, was presented as a response to Medicaid fraud and exploitation of vulnerable Native American patients. After brief questions about why Maricopa County would handle statewide oversight, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment regulating automated license plate readers. The amendment limited use to specified law enforcement purposes, required verification of alerts when feasible, imposed data-retention and handling responsibilities on agencies, and created a misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of data. Supporters from Phoenix, Tempe, Prescott Valley, the Arizona Chiefs of Police, and the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association argued the bill provides needed statewide guardrails while preserving a valuable investigative tool for missing persons, stolen vehicles, and serious crimes. Opponents from the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens raised privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, warning about dragnet surveillance, unclear terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes, lack of public access to records, and the risk of misuse for immigration or abortion-related tracking. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111 as amended a do pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote, with one not voting. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was approved. The bill requires appeals or adverse determinations on behavioral health claims under AHCCCS fee-for-service to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience, and the amendment broadened the requirement to include medical-necessity denials and specified at least two years of similar clinical experience. Senator Werner said the measure was intended to curb inappropriate denials and improve payment for behavioral health providers serving Native communities. Access was neutral but said the bill’s terms were too broad and could require additional staff; the committee nonetheless adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. Finally, SB 1122, as amended, was approved 10-0. The bill bars AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, while the amendment prohibited 100% prepayment review and adjusted the corrective-action language. Senator Werner and provider representatives said the measure was needed because providers were being delayed or denied payment, contributing to closures, workforce shortages, and patient brokering. The committee then began hearing SB 1072, a major appropriation to increase reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony focused on severe caregiver shortages, overtime costs, and unassigned service authorizations.

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• It is the policy of the commission that individual commission members may participate in the meetings
• The policy of the commission is that individual commission members may participate in meetings electronically
• HB 371, also from Delegate Price, deals with this commission and changes the membership of the commission
• This bill was a recommendation of the Commission.
• I, in the spirit of following up on prior work of the Commission, I just want to remind the Commission

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• It's a dispute process that goes between the Motor Vehicle Commission. Okay.
• Commission.
• And so we're giving the Motor Vehicle Commission some clarity on how we want them to apply these standards
• Commission.
• And so we're giving the motor vehicle some commission some clarity on how we want them to apply these

Bills: SCR53, HB259, HB267, HB478, HB548, HB555, HB617, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB848, HB917, HB921, HB1096, HB1103, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• outside their licensed location Vehicles outside their licensed location that's<00:09:58.120> the
• at at shows at not sell their vehicles at at shows at Auto<00:10:20.839> shows<00:10:21.560><
• Also, new motor vehicle dealerships are an extremely regulated industry.
• New motor vehicle dealers are only allowed to sell vehicles at locations listed in their dealer license
• <00:58:32.280> I we're going to just ask the commission I we're going to just ask the commission

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• We'd like to welcome you to the May 6th full commission meeting of the Joint Commission on Technology
• And being our first meeting of the 2026 joint commission, I would like to ask that Ms.
• And with that, Commission on Technology and Science.
• Chair, I move then that the commission adopt our policy on full commission meetings and permitted absences
• leaving this body and this commission.

Keywords: Technology and Science, Joint Commission on, 976, house, all

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• relating to the Angelina and Natchez River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission
• relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission
• The Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission, specifying
• The Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission, specifying
• the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission

Bills: HB4530, HB4931, HB5559, HB5560

Keywords: water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable. The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending. House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.

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• relating to the Angelina Neches River Authority following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission
• relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission
• the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission

Bills: HB 4530, HB 4931, HB 5559, HB 5560

Keywords: water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection

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• The roll-on roll-off facility, is that what we call it for the vehicles? Yes, ma'am.
• Bringing up a sore spot is 150,000 vehicles. Is that per year? Did I read that correctly?
• We are handling some business from Mexico that involves Mexican finished vehicles for, I think, Nissan

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

Bills: SB118, SB203, HB420, HB414, HB363, HB405, HB261, HB263, HB327, HB348, HB228, HB282, SB273, HB7, SB296, SB199, SB47, SB204, HB80, HB11, HB192

Keywords: bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, Baldwin County, local bill, education funding, school tax, privilege license tax, county tax revenue, municipal school board, Baldwin County Board of Education

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• This strike-all, really the bill, applies only... ...applies only to new vehicle brands and is designed
• The difference in the underlying bill and this bill is it sets a 1,000-vehicle sales threshold and limits
• ensuring that multiple independent dealers have the opportunity to participate in selling these vehicles

Bills: S0888, S1516, S1562

Keywords: professional services, design professionals, contracting parties, indemnification, public policy, caller identification, telecommunications, fraud prevention, STIR/SHAKEN, telecom regulations, call blocking, consumer protection, motor vehicle, franchise, dealership, distribution, licensee, successor, franchise agreement

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with all members present and took up three bills. On Senate Bill 1562, as amended by a strike-all, Senator Trumbull explained that the measure would apply only to new vehicle brands and would limit any one dealer or dealer group to no more than one-third of statewide sales after a brand reaches 1,000 vehicles in Florida, with the stated goal of promoting competition and preventing manufacturers from concentrating sales through a single dealer. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. Senator Smith later asked to be recorded in the negative on this bill, and Senator Yarbrough asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1562 and SB 888. The committee then heard Senate Bill 888 by Senator Martin, which would limit professional services contracts for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects so they are liable only for their own negligence or that of those under their supervision, extend those protections from public to private contracts, void broader indemnity clauses, require a professional standard of care, and prohibit additional-insured requirements. There was no debate or opposition, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, Senator Garcia presented Senate Bill 1516 on caller identification information, citing the volume of robocalls and fraud losses among older adults. The bill would prohibit misleading caller ID practices, require telecommunications companies to provide accurate originating number and location information, create penalties for violations, and require STIR/SHAKEN authentication or a comparable framework. Two appearance forms were filed in support from the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and AARP, and Senator Smith voiced support during debate. The committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and adjournment.

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• Jeremy's going to talk about the vehicle rag budget.
• Jeremy's going to talk about the vehicle rag budget.
• Jeremy's going to talk about the vehicle rag budget.
• <00:31:50.960> Um, with regard to vehicle regulation.
• Um, with regard to vehicle regulation.

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:47 Maintenance 12:40 Approval of Minutes 12:55 Vehicle Regulation 21:08 General Admin and Highways 34:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum at first, then later approved the minutes once quorum was established. The committee heard presentations from Transportation Cabinet officials Mike Hancock, Jeremy Slinker, and Sean McCarnieran on maintenance, vehicle regulation, general administration, highways, and related capital projects. Hancock emphasized that maintenance is the cabinet’s most visible public service, especially for snow and ice removal and routine roadway upkeep, and said rising costs have outpaced funding. He cited a 61% increase in highway construction costs since 2020 and said maintenance spending was $488 million in FY 2024 and $511 million in FY 2025, while the FY 2026 baseline request was $483.3 million. The cabinet’s additional maintenance request would add $23.6 million in FY 2027 and $38.6 million in FY 2028, with expected impacts on litter pickup, mowing, vegetation management, and pothole repair if not funded. The cabinet also outlined five maintenance-related capital projects: additional funding for Ballard County maintenance/salt storage, Hopkins County maintenance/salt storage, Whitley County maintenance/salt structure, and the District 2 office and materials lab, plus reauthorization of the Breckinridge County maintenance and salt facility. Hancock also asked for budget language allowing the cabinet to use unexpected restricted and federal funds more quickly, similar to existing authority for federal earmarks. McCarnieran described the governor’s inclusion of funding for the ASHTOWare system, employee health exams, priority IT projects, and a District 7 office renovation request, noting that some items were not funded because they ranked low among competing projects. He also said the governor’s budget included a $7.5 million annual maintenance pool for the cabinet’s 1,200 facilities and requested additional restricted fund authority for Trimark and the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. Slinker focused on the Department of Vehicle Regulation, saying recent investments in staffing and equipment had reduced wait times and improved customer service in driver licensing offices. He requested $535,600 to keep temporary contract workers in place for the rest of the year, warning that without it regional office operations would have to be reduced. He said the surge in demand was driven by new 15-year-old licensing requirements, vision testing, and Real ID implementation, but believed the volume was beginning to level out. He also outlined FY 2027 and FY 2028 plans totaling $20.38 million and $19.85 million, including six new regional offices and a shift away from temporary workers toward state positions. Additional requests included $106,000 for debt service on the new driver’s license modernization system and operating costs of $5 million in FY 2027 and $2.5 million in FY 2028 to support the transition from the old system. Members asked about the cabinet’s funding sources, and officials said the road fund is the primary source, supported by motor fuels tax, usage tax, driver-related receipts, and some restricted funds; they stressed that the requests were not for additional general fund dollars. Questions also covered employee health exam reimbursements, the annual Trimark/Cumberland Gap contract, and the District 7 renovation request. No votes were taken on the budget items during the meeting, beyond approval of the minutes.

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• And that truth is embodied in the work of this commission.
• Commission votes, the FY27 advisory panels.
• Next is the commission vote on policy.
• The only statutory obligation on the commission is in the enabling statutes, which require the commission
• So maybe just supports the leadership of the commission.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• Memorial Commission meeting in House Committee Room C, Room 206, in the General Assembly Building.
• Madam Chair, members of the commission, Matthew Gibson, Executive Director of Virginia Humanities, coming
• And some of us need to get back to doing that work for the benefit of this commission and other commissions
• Thank you, Madam Chair, and members of the commission.
• Memorial Commission is here by adjourned. Thank you.

Keywords: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, 976, house, all

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• Memorial Commission. We are in House Committee Room C, Room 206.
• Hi, I'm Lily Jones with DLS, staff for the commission.
• And use it once as commission, how much time does it take?
• I think the key would be determining whether the commission as a whole or whether the commission wants
• Yeah, it is online now with the commission. It's online now.

Keywords: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, 976, house, all

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• <00:21:37.720> sounds the by partisan commission sounds the by partisan commission sounds
• to create a redistricting commission to create a redistricting commission however<00:26:44.120><
• <00:40:14.640> could testimony but I think a commission could testimony but I think a commission
• lobbyists could serve on this commission lobbyists could serve on this commission and<00:43:04.119

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house