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• League of Women Voters of the United States declared the United States in a constitutional crisis and launched
• They had a planned operation.
• If you are planning an operation like you just envisioned, can you delay it or do it earlier or later
• the clerks to be consulted because they’re the ones that are going to be executing these election operations
• We're operating as a subcommittee right now, but once we have a quorum, that's when we will take official

Bills: SB264 , SB261 , SB264 , SB261

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: election integrity, voter coercion, public safety, emergency procedures, polling place security, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms

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• Women Voters of the United States declared the United States in a constitutional crisis, and it launched
• They had a planned operation.
• If you are planning an operation like you just envisioned, can you delay it or do it earlier or later
• the clerks to be consulted because they’re the ones that are going to be executing these election operations
• We're operating as a subcommittee right now, but once we have a quorum, that's when we will take official

Bills: SB264 , SB261

Committee: Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Summary: The committee heard two election-related bills. SB 264, sponsored by Sen. Duhigg and others and presented by the Secretary of State, would add definitions and new offenses to New Mexico election law to prohibit interference with elections, including the presence of troops or armed persons at polling places or ballot drop boxes, attempts to impose election rules contrary to state law, and intentional obstruction of access to polling places. It also would create civil enforcement options, strengthen existing election offenses by adding “under color of law” language, and include emergency voting procedures for voters displaced by natural disasters. Supporters, including Common Cause, the Center for Civic Policy, and the League of Women Voters, said the bill protects voters from intimidation and outside interference. Several county clerks and rural legislators raised concerns about late changes, lack of consultation, rural logistics, and possible litigation. The committee adopted the Rules Committee substitute and advanced SB 264 on a 5-3 roll call vote. SB 261, presented as a companion election measure, would remove the existing exception that allowed law enforcement to carry firearms at polling places, but the sponsor offered an amendment to allow armed law enforcement to respond when called by the presiding judge, county clerk, or Secretary of State. Supporters said firearms do not belong in or around polling places because they can intimidate voters and poll workers, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing law already covers law enforcement response and that the amendment created confusion. After a recess caused by members leaving the room, the committee returned, adopted the Rules Committee substitute including the amendment, and advanced SB 261 by unanimous voice vote.

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• So, first step, we have a request for an additional $25,000 for our general operating expenses.
• It operates in a very specific way.
• actions: we planned to increase our reliance on automated services by integrating technology into our operations
• The project is now in the post-launch phase, where we are conducting thorough audits to ensure that all
• The team is focused on fine-tuning the system to ensure a seamless transition and full operational efficiency

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

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• Consider that under the Texas Tax Code, section 2602.16, the literal definition of maintenance and operations
• That's going to be your M&O maintenance tax for day-to-day operations and your INS for paying off debt
• We've launched new bus... transit lines, park and ride facilities, micro transit pickup zones, and made
• It does not cross the streams between your maintenance and operation and INS interest in sinking funds
• We are a small development company based out of Rockwall, operated by my wife and my son.

Bills: HB9 , HJR1 , SB1331 , SB1375 , SB1443 , SB1578 , SB2251 , SB2519 , SB2553 , SB2655 , SB2764 , SB2907 , SB3030 , SB3033 , SB3035 , SB3036 , SB3037 , SB3043 , SB3047 , SB3050 , SB3051 , SB3056 , SB3057 , SB3063 , HB9 , HB467 , HB331 , HB 1244 , HB1399 , HB2559 , HB2730 , HB3307 , HJR1 , HJR99 , SB3048 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SJR78 , HB1327 , HB2723

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• My name is Canaan Greg, and I'm the sole owner and operator of Pelican Oyster Company.
• oyster farmers were not eligible for the same compensation as the traditional land-based agriculture operations
• recent years than ever to help me grow, such as a business recovery loans program that was just launched
• the state has deemed appropriate that don't affect certain fisheries or other commercial seafood operations
• What do you see as a dairy production, or do we see a big reduction in nitrogen on their operations as

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard three presentations focused on Florida aquaculture, agricultural nutrient reduction, and land preservation. First, clam farmer Tim Solano of Cedar Key described the economic and environmental importance of the state’s clam industry, noting Florida’s strong national production, the industry’s recovery role after the net ban, and the severe damage caused by recent hurricanes and red tide. He said the Dislocated Workers program helped farmers return to work and asked that existing state programs be written more broadly to include aquaculture. Oyster producer Canaan Greg of Pelican Oyster Company then discussed the growth of off-bottom oyster farming, the losses his industry suffered from Hurricane Michael and the pandemic, and the need for better access to recovery loans, student internships, local seed production, and waterfront protection. Members asked questions about leases, production, predators, and storm resilience, and the presenters emphasized that aquaculture is a sustainable, year-round industry that filters water and supports local economies. The committee next heard from UF/IFAS regional extension agent Dr. Bob Hockmouth on education, research, and extension efforts to reduce nitrogen in the Suwannee Valley Basin Management Action Plan area. He explained that the region’s agricultural load reduction target has increased from about 4.2 million to 5.8 million pounds of nitrogen, and that extension programs are helping farmers adopt practices such as precision fertilizer placement, soil moisture sensors, controlled-release fertilizer, petiole sap testing, and irrigation automation. He highlighted corn and watermelon as major examples, saying on-farm demonstrations and cost-share programs are essential because the equipment and technology are expensive. He reported substantial reductions from participating farms and said growers are generally cooperative when funding is available. Finally, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services presented an update on the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The program acquires development rights through voluntary conservation easements to keep working agricultural lands in production, protect water resources and wildlife habitat, and preserve taxable land without transferring ownership. The presenter said the program has expanded rapidly in the last two years, with more acreage acquired, faster application review, and more properties in the Florida wildlife corridor. He noted new online application and monitoring tools, a shortened review timeline, and stronger partnerships with federal and defense-related programs. Committee members asked about long-term maintenance responsibilities and the Board of Trustees approval process, and the presentation closed with support for continued funding and efficiency improvements before the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Recovery support services are provided by peers, recovery housing operators, recovery community centers
• I am the Chief Operations Officer at Four Rivers.
• We also operate an on-site pharmacy that offers...
• The stores that sell these products and operate these gambling devices become hubs.
• In March, our office launched a suit. I think the proof, again, is in the pudding.

Committee: House Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

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• Many of these buildings are aging and increasingly unsustainable to operate.
• They're expensive to operate.
• The city had to spend nearly $40 million just to temporarily operate them, and that's money that could
• Abode Communities has operated the Clark for over 30 years, despite having to fund deep operating deficits
• In the private sector, for example, United Way of Greater Los Angeles recently launched the affordable

Summary: The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.

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• We went back immediately after that hearing and we told our people not to operate in the gray area.
• invitation remains open for anybody here if you'd like to come by and see the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operation
• Yesterday, we launched a website. We're hoping it's a MMIP hub of resources.
• Yesterday we launched a website. We're hoping it's a MMIP hub of resources.

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• Again, this isn't a gotcha here. to make it more smoothly and efficient for this agency to operate so
• We already have a standard operating procedure in place here, so with that, I close.
• Besides building a space station, we will be building and operating mission control centers, research
• Space Force record with our Alpha rocket by launching on a 24-hour. our notice for the U.S.
• Attorney General's Office to operate a toll-free open records hotline that members of the public and

Bills: HB3146 , HB3719 , HB3895 , HB3923 , HB4748 , HB4751 , HB4936 , HB4952 , HB4990 , HB4991 , HB5061 , HB5196 , HB5238 , HB5246 , HB5487

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• They're not, but the way they operate is the same.
• I started two days before CalCompetes launched.
• It includes $25 million for NatCast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center, to
• When coupled with annual increases in department and program operating costs due to inflation in the
• That's remarkable for a business operation that.

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• I oversaw all regulatory operations for the entire country. Thank you. Field operations.
• So, So the operating system.
• I do own a recoil-operated handgun.
• I do own a recoil-operated handgun.
• be a recoil-operated firearm?

Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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Bills: HF2135 , HF776 , HF1581 , HF1158 , HF2226

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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Committee: Senate Finance

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• Lysian Echle feeds is a family-owned and operated business.
• It's currently operating at 100 million flies per week.
• It fits in every single operation.
• And so it is more or less an operational doubling.
• So I can speak on the operational side.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• </c><00:37:02.720><c> And</c> out during Operation Metro Surge.
• And out during Operation Metro Surge.
• There are signals about how the system operates.
• . operates. operates.

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• Uh, just so that you know, that's how we're going to be operating moving forward.
• You might have also heard about the Minnesota SAF Hub partnership that Greater MSP launched.
• and one in a large-scale commercial operation.
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Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• You have an obligation to ensure that all of your operations are managed at the best quality standard
• As of right now, I represent 217 fixed-route drivers and roughly 38 paratransit operators.
• We would also be looking at a 30% decrease in service because we don't have the operators to do this.
• I'm a bus operator and I support this bill. Good morning, committee members.
• I'm a bus operator and I support this bill.

Committee: House Elections

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• And two, how do those words on the page play out in operation or as applied?
• They're symptoms of a system operating in the dark.
• They're symptoms of a system operating in the dark, where Washingtonians are seven times more likely
• Fred Meyer operates grocery stores and pharmacies throughout Washington and neighboring states.
• I would like to briefly share our experience operating under that model.

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee first met in executive session and advanced five bills out of committee. SB 5999, as amended by a substitute, would let rural counties under 100,000 population appoint an APRN or physician assistant as an acting local health officer; SB 5185 would create a pathway for international medical graduates to physician licensure through a Washington Medical Commission pilot; SB 5845 would revise timely payment rules for health carriers, including longer acknowledgment and payment timelines and clarifications on scope; SB 6071 would standardize overpayment recovery timelines for carriers; and SB 6258 would create a non-disciplinary pathway for relinquishing Washington Medical Commission licenses. Each bill received a due pass recommendation and was sent to Rules, with the bills passed subject to signatures. The committee then heard SB 6226, which would protect the clinical autonomy of audiologists and ensure hearing-instrument and communication-device rules are applied consistently across care modalities, including telehealth. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, emphasizing access for rural and mobility-limited patients and the importance of teleaudiology, though one association cautioned the bill could affect broader regulatory authority. The hearing closed with 54 pro, zero con, and two other sign-ins. Next, the committee heard SB 6305, the Truth in Mental Health Coverage Act, which would require carriers to submit standardized annual data to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner on mental health and substance use disorder coverage, access, utilization, reimbursement, and network participation, with public posting in raw and dashboard form. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency and accountability without changing benefits, while opponents argued it could duplicate recent parity reforms and add administrative burden. The hearing closed with 396 pro, two con, and zero other sign-ins. Finally, the committee heard SB 5924, a proposed substitute expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority for certain limited conditions and products, including some preventive and minor-illness treatments, and allowing limited diagnosis within defined bounds. Supporters said it would improve access, especially in rural and underserved areas, reduce administrative barriers from collaborative drug therapy agreements, and align with the sunrise review; opponents, including the medical association, said the bill went beyond the review and needed more time, while some testimony raised concerns about psychiatric prescribing. The hearing closed with 279 pro, six con, and four other sign-ins, and the committee adjourned after concluding its business.

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• But if you're the Catholic Charities running a business operation out of... money running a business
• operation out of your charity, you will be prosecuted because you're using it for commercial purposes
• CTIA has launched two programs: the Wise Technician Program and the Wise Authorized Service Provider
• Um, it's also going to increase the penalties if you damage or interrupt the operations.
• An operator shall make evidence of its current insurance evidence of its current insurance available

Bills: SB324 , HB395 , HB222 , HB310 , HB285 , HB144 , HB251 , HB380

Committee: House Judiciary

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• I'm the president and CEO of Armstrong Energy Corporation, an operator based in Roswell.
• My company operates in some remote areas, and we have pumpers, truckers, and other contractors in and
• and operated producer based here in Farmington, New Mexico.
• Family-owned and operated producer based here in Farmington, New Mexico.
• Item that shut down their whole operation for months and months.

Bills: SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264 , HB195 , HB279 , SB30 , HB234 , HB292 , SB100 , SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security