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• If you'd like to state your name for the record, you're fully invited.
• For the state, our agency adds value by serving this body and the state government with accurate, reliable
• For those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of And the state
• constitutional officers, the legislature, over 30 state agencies, boards, commissions, and councils,
• There is a separate state government policy bill, which is also...

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• This is the state government finance. finance omnibus bill that Chair Cleaver and I worked on together
• The State Auditor can be found on line 3.9. The Attorney General's appropriation is on 3.13.
• The Secretary of State is on line 3.24. The State Board of Investment is on line 3.28.
• We represent over 18,000 state employees across all agencies, boards, and commissions.
• plans, as well as a large amount of state assets.

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• in Minnesota or in the United States in Minnesota or in the United States sharing<00:10:42.160><
• <00:34:24.480> of know regulating toxic in the state of know regulating toxic in the state
• <00:55:35.880> level upon how we built out the state level upon how we built out the state
• <00:57:05.039> level we need to step in at the state level we need to step in at the state

Bills: HF44, HF2102, HF2279, HF2280, HF2281

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

Bills: SB 2188, SB 2230, SB 1763, SB 879, SB 1147

Keywords: education, funding, state budget, public schools, school choice, geothermal energy, environmental regulation, Railroad Commission of Texas, closed-loop systems, energy production, regulatory exemption, mining, interstate compact, Texas, natural resources, state withdrawal

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• If you would state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill.
• Could you state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill, and you may
• Chair: State and they give their time and effort, it's a hard job and this is just the right thing to
• Chair: If you would state your name for the record, who you're with, and your position on the bill.
• And just want to add, we are trending in the wrong direction in this state.

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas

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• We're basically taking some of the rules for the state Board of Public Accountancy and allowing them
• And what that is, is basically a voluntary state option. You don't have to use it.
• A voluntary state option in lieu of bankruptcy.
• We have every year natural disasters that cause problems across the state.
• And this actually put puts state.

Bills: HB59, SB15, SB96, SB104, SB137

Keywords: public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety

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• to move us back to a state board of education who then would select a state superintendent of schools
• of Education with the authority to appoint a state school superintendent and to operate the State Department
• Across the country, states use many different education governance structures, yet 49 states still outperform
• the state, there is broad support for going back to a state superintendent of schools, regardless of
• , we beat the surrounding states.

Bills: SB104, SJR3, SM3

Keywords: wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination

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• Our agency adds value by serving state.
• Um, for those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of the state
• constitutional officers, the legislature, over 30 state agencies, boards, commissions, and councils,
• The state lottery retail provisions have been modified.
• effectively in the state of Minnesota. effectively in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• Secretary of State is on line 3.24. The State Board of Investment is on line 3.28.
• The state governor appropriation.
• Secretary of State is on line 313.
• Secretary of State is on line 3.24.<00:02:57.599> The<00:02:57.840> State<00:02:58.080>
• the Minnesota State Board of Investment. the Minnesota State Board of Investment.

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• by the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
• So it's up to the states to enforce that balance, and all states do this. Texas does it very well.
• of Texas and the United States.
• We'll cut off all public funds from cities and from the state.
• This is narrower and I, at the risk of stating the obvious.

Bills: SB 18, SB 19, SB 666, SB 688, SB 707, SB 888

Keywords: municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues

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• constitutional requirements. constitutional requirements.
• their state funding. their state funding.
• <01:01:01.120> If not a red state blue state divide.
• If not a red state blue state divide.
• , all blue states, very blue states.<01:14:08.040> California, states.

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• It's just an automatic savings initiative of the state. automatic savings of the state, facilitating
• It doesn't create a burden for the state.
• It only applies to state employees. The State Controller has discretion...
• It's an opportunity for state employees, say, the Alabama State Employees Association, in connection
• But yes, I want to go back to stating again that code...

Bills: SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93, SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93

Keywords: State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce

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• I'm, uh, I, I represent Texas constitutional enforcement, uh, and so we care about the Constitution.
• Federal law, the federal Constitution preempts state laws that conflict.
• Article 6, Clause 2 of the, of the United States Constitution.
• laws or, you know, any number of other things that the state or some in the state may disagree with
• The state, the state, the state does not have that authority.

Bills: HB 551, HB 1281, HB 1378, HB 1617, HB 2868, HB 2881, HB 3374, HB 4439, HB 4726, HB 4732, HB 4878, HB 4914, HB 4921, HB 4958, HB 5200, HB 5318, HB 5360, HB 5402, HB 5568, HB 5573, HB 5623, HJR 218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• like, so it varies from state to state. state to state, and it can be as simple as acknowledging that
• Right now we're saying state employees. I don't think it covers—state, just state.
• Government code, okay, just state. So, state, was it a state or local governmental entity?
• under state law and are under state funding, commanded entirely by the governor.
• constitution.

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• I represent Texas Constitutional Enforcement, and we care about the Constitution.
• And this is a sweet spot in terms of constitutional enforcement and constitutional issues.
• Federal law, the federal constitution, preempts state laws that conflict.
• Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution states that laws made by Congress shall be the
• State fire marshals recently gave a presentation to our Commissioners Court and stated that when BESS

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• seeking in their states.
• Um this is uh Wyoming State summer. Um this is uh Wyoming State Guard<00:17:50.080> amendments.
• in constitution in the constitution in constitution in the constitution in article<00:19:45.840><
• There are more than 22 states that have state guards.
• There are more than 22 states that have state guards.

Bills: SF0012, SF0013, SF0067

Keywords: military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, Wyoming state guard, emergency response, governor authority, state council of defense, 916, all

Bills: SF0012, SF0013, SF0067

Keywords: military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, Wyoming state guard, emergency response, governor authority, state council of defense, 916, all

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• She is the Alabama FFA State Sansson. She is the Alabama FFA State Sansson.
• Whereas the Council of State Whereas the Council of State Whereas the Council of State Government's Southern
• . state. state.
• state of Alabama? state of Alabama?
• to other states educated in our state to other states educated in our state to other states with programs

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• State your inquiry.
• State your inquiry. Parliamentary inquiry. State your inquiry.
• This amendment ensures we are not using the state constitution to protect.
• state constitution.
• Supreme Court decision on certain state revenue and allocation of certain constitutional transfers, and

Bills: HJR4, HJR6, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• You know, This has not been a significant issue in any other state that also has constitutional carry
• This is a constitutional right; we're simply affirming people's Given constitutional rights, Representative
• Again, constitutional carrying is in effect in many states, and this has not proven to be a significant
• Those thanks to and constitute the House. I declare the bill to have passed.
• Those elected to and constitute the House. I declare the bill to have passed.

Bills: HB3419, HB4153, HB3430, HB3791, HB3277, HB4119, HB4408, HB3905, HB3968, HB3835, HB3386, HB2650, HB3742, HB3588, HB3748, HB4303, HB4311, HB3028, HB4428, HB4429, HB4132, HB1889, HB3265, HB1739, HB4434, HB3313, HB3852, HB4263, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3420, HB2116, HB2206, HB3625, HB2939, HB3721, HB1823, HB2425, HB4440, HJR1087, HB4003, HJR1077, HB1770, HB1675, HB3627, HB3891, HJR1067, HB3462, HJR1053, HJR1054, HJR1044, HB3472, HB1225, HJR1019, HB4145, HJR1081, HB1746, HJR1069, HJR1050, HB1638, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3127, HB4488, HB2955, HB3781, HB3783, HB3802, HB2471, HB2937, SCR16, HB2960, HB3466, HB3262, HB3269, HB3152, HB4140, HB4142, HB3148, HB3378

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, driver license, reading proficiency, minors, education requirements, alternative testing, attendance, remedial reading, public school, oath of enrollment, court financial obligations, cost hearing, payment plan, community service, court compliance program, debt relief