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• These fees are directly attached to the hours of staff work.
• 02:05:26.000> fees<02:05:26.400> are<02:05:26.760> directly<02:05:27.760> attached
• Uh and these fees are directly attached Uh and these fees are directly attached to<02:05:28.239>

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• hope that perhaps this committee would consider removing fresh fruits and vegetables that are not attached
• vegetables<02:00:46.440> that<02:00:46.560> are<02:00:46.679> not<02:00:46.880> attached
• <02:00:47.440> to<02:00:47.760> the vegetables that are not attached to the vegetables
• that are not attached to the rest<02:00:48.000> of<02:00:48.119> the<02:00:48.599>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The other key question would be how many strings do they attach to those dollars, and would that work
• ><01:18:59.960> strings<01:19:00.400> do<01:19:00.600> they<01:19:00.800> attach
• <01:19:01.120> to be how many strings do they attach to be how many strings do they attach

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first reviewed its schedule, noting that 13 bills were being executed the next day and that additional subcommittee work would be scheduled around Town Meeting Day and the following session days. The chair explained that the committee would not meet on Town Meeting Day, would handle the remaining bills on the next available subcommittee day, and would continue any unfinished items later in the month. The committee then took up House Bill 774, which concerned Medicare-related coverage issues. Members discussed the bill’s purpose and the differences between Medicare standard and Medicare Advantage, with one member saying the proposal was informative but did not offer a workable solution. The committee also moved to inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 185, and the motion passed on a 6-0 vote. House Bill 241, relating to alternatives to opioids, was retained for further work. Members said the bill raised concerns about insurers effectively practicing medicine and about the lack of evidence on the efficacy of some alternative treatments, while also noting that chiropractic coverage mandates already exist in statute. The committee voted to retain the bill, with the motion passing 6-0. The most extended discussion was on House Bill 648, which would expand insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Testimony and committee comments focused on whether coverage should be tied to insulin use or instead to a physician’s medical judgment, the role of continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin, and the potential cost impact. An insurance department fiscal analyst said the original $22-per-member estimate was based on the unamended bill and that the amended version would require updated analysis; members agreed to retain the bill to narrow the eligible population and revisit the language later.

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• So, for example, our members are subject to certain statutes, for example water crossings, pole attachments
• statutes for example water Crossings statutes for example water Crossings pole<00:28:34.840> attachments
• 36.640> Etc<00:28:37.640> um<00:28:38.080> so<00:28:38.519> that pole attachments
• Dig Safe Etc um so that pole attachments Dig Safe Etc um so that would<00:28:38.880> continue

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Climbing gear and ropes, and they have themselves attached to the roof so they can go all the way down
• your committee of the whole begs leave to report that it has had under consideration the following attached
• 21.520> following is head consideration the following is head consideration the following attached
• > being<04:44:22.400> the<04:44:22.480> second<04:44:22.638> reading attached
• bills being the second reading attached bills being the second reading thereof.<04:44:23.120> Makes

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate came to order, established a quorum, and approved the journal. It then took up several introductions and resolutions, including House Bill 1139 on artificial intelligence in healthcare and House Bill 1263 on requirements for conversational AI services, both referred to the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee. The chamber also moved out of order to consider resolutions and adopted Senate Joint Resolution 25, recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Colorado Mining Association and its role in Colorado’s history and economy. The resolution passed 34-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1030, designating a portion of Colorado Highway 14 in Weld County as Mono and Matt Road in memory of Eduardo Mono Hernandez and Matthew Garcia. Supporters described the resolution as a tribute to the two Greeley Central High School student-athletes and to the community’s response after their 2014 deaths. The resolution passed 34-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. Later, the Senate considered a gubernatorial appointment to the Transportation Commission: Juan Marano of Aurora, to represent the Third Transportation District. The appointment was confirmed on a 19-16 vote. The chamber then took up the third-reading consent calendar and passed House Bill 1235 on medical assistance updates, House Bill 1299 on reducing regulatory burdens on local education providers, and Senate Bill 175 on workers’ compensation experience modification factors. House Bill 1235 passed 31-4, House Bill 1299 passed 35-0, and Senate Bill 175 passed without recorded opposition. On final passage, the Senate adopted a technical third-reading amendment to House Bill 113 on election law changes, then passed the bill 23-12 after debate over election-related vulnerabilities. It also passed House Bill 1346, allowing the Department of the Treasury to sell unsold insurance premium tax credits to non-insurance entities, by 23-12; House Bill 1252, updating state entities responsible for emergency response, by 33-2; House Bill 1010, increasing support for older adults in the workforce, by 23-12; and Senate Bill 177, concerning limited access to adjoining property for repairs, after extended debate in which Senator Kirkmeyer argued the measure infringed on private property rights and should be rejected.

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• One of ours, the in-state mileage per diem conversation is now attached to our federal counterparts.
• instate mileage PDM conversation<00:28:57.120> is<00:28:57.360> now<00:28:57.840> attached
• <00:28:58.240> to<00:28:58.480> our conversation is now attached to our conversation
• is now attached to our federal<00:28:59.840> counterparts.
• And this floor would have no moving parts in it, but have the coil underneath it so that they can attach

Keywords: 916, all

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• So, it's not attaching real property or somebody's paycheck to get the damages that you've won in some
• We're not talking about attaching property or anything like that in some, you know, run-of-the-mill civil
• We're not talking<03:15:46.720> about<03:15:47.040> attaching<03:15:47.600> property
• <03:15:47.920> or talking about attaching property or talking about attaching property or

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for face covering and masks, it doesn't even take into consideration, you know, tactical unit or attachable
• for face covering and masks, it doesn't even take into consideration, you know, tactical unit or attachable
• , tactical into consideration, you know, tactical unit<00:33:51.039> or<00:33:51.279> attachable
• <00:33:52.960> I<00:33:53.039> mean,<00:33:53.200> it unit or attachable faceear
• I mean, it unit or attachable faceear.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• had mandated that every vehicle coming off of Henry Ford's assembly line had to remain permanently attached
• had mandated that every vehicle coming off of Henry Ford's assembly line had to remain permanently attached
• permanently assembly line had to remain permanently assembly line had to remain permanently attached
• :06:09.040> in<04:06:09.279> order<04:06:09.439> to<04:06:09.680> be attached
• to a trailer in order to be attached to a trailer in order to be owned.<04:06:10.640> We<04:06

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So, if that's friendly to the committee, I'd like to make sure that that explicit instruction is attached
• Do the charges for the university, are they attached to that, or how is that how do you see that?
• 55.519> they the charges for the university are they the charges for the university are they attached
• :31:57.440> is<00:31:57.679> that<00:31:58.080> how<00:31:58.240> do attached
• to that or how is that how do attached to that or how is that how do you<00:31:58.480> see<00

Keywords: 916, all

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• My attachment to this community now in Kerrville will be lasting forever.
• It confirmed that this was a thousand-year flood, and I've attached a copy of that hydrology assessment
• I attached a copy of that hydrology assessment to my remarks.
• I'm attached of some maps that reflect the Frio and the Oasis River and the over 50 tributaries such
• TDEM sent 14 search teams that had dogs and handlers attached to them.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

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• savings to the department because the deputy medical examiners would not be out on the road with the attached
• savings to the department because the deputy medical examiners would not be out on the road with the attached
• Uh, is there a photo of the deceased attached to the death certificate? I don't think so.
• perspective, why they would use a bot, how it happens, and how they can become very emotionally attached
• And the bill does not require that a minor directly engage with the AI platform for liability to attach

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 146, which would remove the requirement that a medical examiner physically view a body before issuing a cremation certificate. The prime sponsor, Sen. Suprentice, and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jenny Duval explained that the bill would not change the death certificate process or the existing waiting period before cremation; it would only eliminate the in-person viewing step. They said the current review of death certificates already catches the vast majority of cases that should be reported to the medical examiner, and that the physical view changes outcomes in less than 1% of cremation cases. The witnesses emphasized that the bill is intended to improve efficiency and reduce delays for families and funeral homes, while freeing deputy medical examiners to focus on homicides, suicides, accidents, and unexpected natural deaths. Dr. Duval cited an example where review of a death certificate, not the body, uncovered a long-ago strangulation-related homicide, arguing that the key safeguard is review of records and cause of death, not the physical view. She also said the change would save travel time and some costs for the department. Committee members asked about how death certificates list primary and contributing causes of death, whether the low percentage of findings means the current process has a deterrent effect, why cremation is treated differently from burial, and whether identification concerns are adequately addressed. The sponsors responded that identification is handled earlier by hospitals, families, and funeral directors, and that any questionable identification would already fall under medical examiner jurisdiction. They also said the bill would not alter the two-day cremation delay or other existing safeguards. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• There's been side talk of a non-gain amendment being attached to this.
• finance committee hearing before we can really consider it as something we could or might want to attach
• /c><04:01:48.159> might<04:01:48.399> want<04:01:48.560> to<04:01:48.840> attach
• <04:01:49.239> to or or that we might want to attach to or or that we might want to attach

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds. Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts. The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.

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• It attaches to the unit, and to say it will cause additional law enforcement concerns, because everybody
• I would foresee it as being like an addendum, more an attachment to that report.
• an addendum foresee it as being like an addendum more<05:18:38.920> an<05:18:39.120> attachment
• to<05:18:39.958> that<05:18:40.160> report<05:18:40.638> sure more an attachment
• to that report sure more an attachment to that report sure we<05:18:41.480> can<05:18:41.718>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.

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• And we also request that we had some amendments to the actual bill itself that we had attached, so for
• And we also request that we had some amendments to the actual bill itself that we had attached, so for
• <00:19:03.320> that<00:19:03.480> we<00:19:03.600> had<00:19:03.840> attached
• <00:19:04.360> so<00:19:04.679> for bill itself that we had attached so for bill itself
• that we had attached so for clarity<00:19:05.600> so<00:19:05.960> thank<00:19:06.120>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.

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• The following attached bills being the second read and makes the following recommendations are on House
• These notations describe characteristics of the attached figures that are different than the characteristics
• characteristics These notations describe characteristics of<02:40:00.960> the<02:40:01.040> attached
• > four<02:40:01.520> figure<02:40:01.760> that<02:40:01.920> are of the attached
• four figure that are of the attached four figure that are different<02:40:02.160> than<02:40:

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• So the pros and cons as far as the state's concerned, it has even though it has a financial note attached
• So the pros and cons as far as the state's concerned, it has even though it has a financial note attached
• So the pros and cons as far as the state's concerned, it has even though it has a financial note attached
• So the pros and cons as far as the state's concerned, it has even though it has a financial note attached
• Now, some of the cons of this, if this financial note attached to it, financial note attached to it,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So what we needed to do was to find some bill that we could attach this to so that we could have this
• Bill that needed to do was to find some Bill that we<00:30:41.440> could<00:30:41.720> attach
• I happen to serve on the New Hampshire Health Plan board, which is the quasi-governmental entity attached
• <02:03:44.480> to<02:03:44.599> the governmental entity attached to the governmental
• entity attached to the insurance<02:03:45.159> department<02:03:45.599> that<02:03:46.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process. Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund. Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.

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• 05.759> note everything and have such a fiscal note everything and have such a fiscal note attached
• attached to it? attached to it?
• term procedure would have been more suitable for what he desired, and he thinks the financial note attached
• term procedure would have been more suitable for what he desired, and he thinks the financial note attached
• term procedure would have been more suitable for what he desired, and he thinks the financial note attached

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• should have, if you picked up a copy of the bill this morning, you'll have most of the fiscal note attached
• <04:35:03.279> the<04:35:03.920> fiscal<04:35:04.400> note<04:35:05.600> attached
• <04:35:06.080> to have most of the fiscal note attached to have most of the fiscal note attached
• provide the student would not provide the student was not a participant in the other programs and attach
• fiscal note, the part that's from the Department of Education on the first page of the fiscal note attached

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