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• Reviewing our color-coded calendar with our administration is an exercise in patience and, really, an
• My name is Hannah Zin, and I'm the director of government relations for Hospitality Minnesota, which
• I own a legal research and government affairs business here in St. Paul, representing Godfrey.
• research and government Affairs business here<00:28:44.559> in<00:28:44.679> St<00:28:
• <01:22:13.120> agency there and there's no government agency there and there's no government

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• All of chapter 4 uh addresses guide.
• You will chapter I'll send it to you.
• So I would move madam chair government.
• to move to state and local government to move to state and local government say<01:40:34.159>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> H623 to Government Operations and Military Affairs. >> H624 to Judiciary. >> H625 to Government
• From its inception in 1972 and evolution into a statewide organization in 2001, the federation is one
• From its inception in 1972 and evolution into a statewide organization in 2001, the federation is one
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Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a devotional message from Reverend Peter Pagi, who reflected on an ancient text about the Magi and emphasized themes of gentleness, invitation, trust, and a “laughing Christ” as a way to begin the new year and new biennium with openness rather than fear. After the devotional, the House suspended its rules to introduce 23 House bills by number only and referred them to committees, including Ways and Means, Judiciary, Transportation, General and Housing, Environment, Energy and Digital Infrastructure, Healthcare, Education, and Government Operations and Military Affairs. During announcements, a member introduced Meline Connory, a Brown University student and Vermont resident who had recently experienced a school shooting, noting her outreach to the Judiciary Committee and her testimony that day. The chamber also recognized representatives of the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds, described as a statewide coalition focused on protecting Vermont’s lakes, ponds, watersheds, and aquatic ecosystems. On the action calendar, the House considered and adopted Joint House Resolution 6, authorizing the Green Mountain Boy State Educational Program to use State House facilities on June 25, 2026. The session then moved toward adjournment until Friday, January 9, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

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• VERY SOON THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE PAYING $16,000 FOR U.S.
• We can't have big government and waste it on fraud and abuse.
• Disapproval of Title 8, Chapter 5 of the United States Code, of the rules presented by the Environmental
• TO THE CHAIRMAN, THIS IS NO WAY TO GOVERN.
• RESTORE COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:57:20.800> 10<00:57:21.040> rules adopted in Chapter 10 rules adopted in Chapter
• That chapter, chapter three, we call it, was just signed by the governor not too long ago.
• That that chapter,<01:39:47.680> chapter<01:39:48.080> three<01:39:48.480> we<01
• :39:48.640> call<01:39:48.960> it, chapter, chapter three we call it, chapter, chapter
• In<02:52:20.200> 2001 In 2001 In 2001 when<02:52:21.960> we<02:52:22.080> passed

Keywords: 916, all

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• Same for local government. So it's not the federal government telling us we got to do stuff.
• leanings counties and local governments leanings counties and local governments take<00:46:10.240
• Thank you. government is responsive to all people government is responsive to all people lastly<01:20
• 20 years ago when the federal government 20 years ago when the federal government pass<01:28:54.560
• <01:32:05.159> 14 amend or repeal a rule under chapter 14 amend or repeal a rule under chapter

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:45:49.800> So,<00:45:50.480> and federal government did this.
• So, and federal government did this.
• Weeks depending on code section.
• Section three is the Medicaid code section. It's rather lengthy.
• codes if you are north of the six coastal counties.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• What does that have to do with government efficiency?
• ALONE, SINCE THEY CONTROL GOVERNMENT. OR THIRD, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN.
• They're playing games instead of governing.
• I WAS A MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
• And Brown, are capable and worthy of governing themselves.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Regrowing government too fast, or where are we there?
• retiree employees or government employees who have retired.
• Why, from the federal government to local governments to state governments all throughout the country
• This is going to be a government operation before anything else.
• government?

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• Further, the Committee on Government Operations...
• well as the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, the Legislative Council, and the Senate Fiscal Agency Governing
• including mental health care and services, education, welfare reform, ethics, health care, aging, government
• create, as an investigator and was later appointed to the position of ombudsman by Governor Engler in 2001
• President, calendar item 53 is Senate Bill 517, a bill to amend the Revised School Code.

Summary: The Senate convened with 30 members present, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary excusals. The chamber received gubernatorial appointments to multiple boards and commissions, then recessed and later took up resolutions and legislation. It adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, a tribute memorializing former Senator and Representative Robert Geake, after remarks honoring his long legislative career and public service; the resolution was adopted and all members and the Lieutenant Governor were added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which approved an extension of a state of emergency related to gasoline prices through Labor Day. Senator Camilleri argued the extension would help lower fuel costs for residents, while Senator McBroom later criticized the resolution as political theater and urged action on substantive energy legislation, including a pending Upper Peninsula-related bill. The resolution passed by roll call, 36-1. In floor action, the Senate introduced and referred several bills, including measures on the Income Tax Act, Michigan Trust Fund Act, road classification, the Food Law, Motor Fuels Quality Act, and automated decision tools in employment. The chamber then passed three bills on third reading: Senate Bill 480 on child care organization licensing and regulation, Senate Bill 517 amending the Revised School Code, and Senate Bill 278 amending the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966. The Senate adjourned after statements and a final motion to adjourn until June 25 at 10 a.m.

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• We, we show you registered as Cyrus Reed on behalf of the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club and that
• In, in, uh, 2001, Warren Chisholm, who was a predecessor of yours, and Senator Brown passed a bill that
• not been appropriated for the purpose for which it was charged, and that doesn't seem like good government
• I've got a criminal investigative background, and, and I hate to see the county or the state, a government

Bills: HB205

Keywords: disaster recovery, economic development, grants, loans, infrastructure support

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• My name is Jeff Hud and I'm the director of government and environmental affairs at the Duluth Seaway
• by the board 501c3 organization governed by the board of<00:26:48.240> directors.
• Another key factor is governance.
• > require governance.
• Regional models require governance.

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• Um, why this bill is here is because of the notwithstanding chapter 13 language.
• Um, why this bill is here is because of the notwithstanding chapter 13 language.
• My name is Anna Ley, director of government relations for the Minnesota Governor's Caucus.
• <00:42:47.280> relations Ley, director of government relations Ley, director of government
• :54.080> the<01:09:54.320> information government affairs at the information government

Bills: HF3479, HF4205, HF3782, HF4081, HF4138

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances

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• the committee on state government the committee on state government finance<00:01:58.560> and
• without within a government office. without within a government office.
• <00:32:46.559> from it will prevent the government from it will prevent the government from
• And the relationship between that provision in chapter 278 and the general requirements under chapter
• And the relationship between that provision in chapter 278 and the general requirements under chapter

Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• I'm the attorney and civil rights director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Arizona chapter
• I'm the Attorney and Civil Rights Director for the Council on American Islamic Relations Arizona chapter
• That is a line that the government has no business drawing.
• Some of the offenses in Chapter 14 are public sexual indecency, but now this might require someone to
• An offense under Chapter 16 could just be recklessly damaging property.

Bills: HB2495, HB2557, HB2594, HB2615, HB2800, HB2861, HB2862, HB2931, HB2995, HB4042, HB4070, HB4117, HB4136

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2931, which would continue the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. Staff and the sponsor described it as a continuation measure to preserve the board’s civil rights reporting and advisory role. One supporter from the Civil Rights Division testified that the board is a volunteer, nonpartisan body that issues reports on civil rights issues, while the division itself protects Arizonans in employment, housing, voting, and public accommodations. The bill passed on a 5-3 vote with a due pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses only. Supporters argued it would deter offenders and help law enforcement, while opponents from CAIR Arizona and the ACLU warned it could burden religious expression and expressive protest, including niqabs, hijabs, motorcycle helmets, and protest costumes. The committee adopted the striker and an additional amendment, then advanced the bill as amended on a 7-2 vote. HB 4042, dealing with paternity actions in the adoption/termination context, would require service of a filed paternity action to prevent waiver of paternal rights and allow failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole that can leave children in legal limbo, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 4136 created unlawful entry into a residential structure where a vulnerable adult resides as a felony, but several members and an opponent argued the conduct was already covered by existing trespass, burglary, abuse, and aggravating-factor statutes; the bill nevertheless received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also advanced HB 2995, which rewrites child custody/domestic violence standards to make domestic violence a dominant factor in legal decision-making and parenting time, expand the definition to include coercive control, and create a rebuttable presumption against custody for a parent who committed domestic violence. The sponsor and a bereaved mother testified that the bill is intended to better protect children from lethal domestic violence; it passed 8-0 with one member present. Later measures included HB 4070, which would bar certain convicted individuals from serving as nonprofit officers/directors and expand civil liability related to trafficking; supporters called it a prevention tool, while opponents said it was overbroad and could chill nonprofit services, especially for immigrants and DACA recipients. The bill passed 7-2. HB 2861, codifying post-nuptial agreements and setting standards for enforceability, passed 9-0. HB 2800, increasing penalties when someone knowingly lends a vehicle to a restricted DUI driver and a serious injury or death results, passed 9-0 after emotional testimony from the victim’s family and MADD. HB 2495, adding sentencing enhancements for offenses against vulnerable adults and limiting early release, passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2557, requiring health care providers to produce patient medical or payment records within seven business days after a written request, passed 9-0 after discussion about electronic records and timing. Finally, HB 2594, concerning the Address Confidentiality Program, would require family courts to use the participant’s state-issued address, limit access to a child’s records in certain cases, and make illegally obtaining or attempting to obtain a confidential address a class six felony; the sponsor and a participant described repeated attempts by abusers to uncover protected addresses.

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• It allows local governments, counties, cities, and municipalities it allows them to partner with private
• They think they can break the code and they want a shot at doing it.

Bills: HB3126, HB3177, HB3311, HB3465, HB3786, HB3915, HB4333, HB4476, HB3403

Keywords: education funding, concurrent enrollment, school aid, Oklahoma State Regents, permanent school funds, higher education, revolving fund, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, community development, infrastructure, economic development, local government, financing, pooled finance, Oklahoma Emission Reduction

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• Good governance bill. I vote aye. Senator Mess. Aye. Four ayes, Reno, zero number one.
• and the state government.
• I wouldn't say that's the goal of the department, government.
• So as a result, that's sort of the way the tax code is supposed to work.
• There was a notification process to notify all of the government.

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

Summary: The committee began with staff and page introductions, then took up a series of previously heard bills, mostly related to cryptocurrency and tax administration. SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, and SCR 1003 dealt with allowing public entities to invest in virtual currency, accept cryptocurrency payments, and exempt virtual currency from property tax. Supporters framed the measures as modernization, while opponents argued crypto is risky, fraudulent, and a poor use of public funds. All four measures were recommended do pass on narrow 4-3 votes, with Democrats generally opposed. The committee also heard SB 1221, which would require the Department of Revenue to notify legislative tax chairs before adopting a new interpretation or application of tax law that could adversely affect taxpayers. The sponsor said the bill was meant to front-load disputes and avoid surprise tax changes; it passed 4-3. SB 1142, which would have Arizona opt into a new federal scholarship tax credit program and require ADOR to administer it, drew extensive testimony. Supporters said it would expand scholarship opportunities for students in public, charter, private, and home education settings and keep donations in Arizona. Opponents argued it would divert money from public schools, lack accountability, and primarily benefit wealthier families. The bill passed 4-3 after lengthy debate. The committee then questioned Department of Revenue officials about a press release on Arizona tax forms and federal conformity after H.R. 1. Members focused on why the department told taxpayers not to wait to file, how the state conforms to federal changes, and whether amended returns would be needed if the Legislature changes the forms later. DOR said the forms were issued assuming conformity, that most taxpayers would not be affected by pending changes, and that amended returns could be required for some retroactive provisions; members criticized the guidance as confusing and potentially costly. Finally, the committee heard SB 1254, which would require both grantor and grantee signatures on conveyance documents before recording, to reduce deed fraud and clarify acceptance of property transfers. County assessors supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole and improve records; it passed 6-0 with one member not voting. The committee then began SB 1252, the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act, with testimony from the Arizona Uniform Laws Commission explaining that it would create a more uniform framework for asset assignments and creditor claims, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.

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• Under this bill, a local government whose ordinance does not permit the sale or use of drinking straws
• In 2001, the United States Department of Agriculture recommended partial restoration.
• In 2001, the United States Department of Agriculture recommended partial restoration.
• grants program... ...from the reservoir to Silver Springs and a local government grants program for
• So this is an attempt to get, to rein the government in, give those rights back to the people.

Bills: S0698, S0958, S1066, S1230, S1288

Keywords: onsite sewage treatment, disposal systems, building permits, environmental regulation, local government authority, drinking straws, stirrers, local regulation, compostable, environmental impact, Ocklawaha River, St. Johns River, Silver Springs, river restoration, dam removal, Kirkpatrick Dam, Buckman Lock, Cross Florida Barge Canal, environmental restoration, springs protection

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, marine-biodegradable products; supporters said it would reduce reliance on paper straws that may contain PFAS and create more uniform standards. The bill was reported favorably after brief supportive testimony and no opposition. The committee also approved SB 1066, by Senator Broder, a major Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam restoration proposal. The bill would direct DEP to implement a phased restoration plan, create an advisory council with local and military representation, fund recreation and economic development projects, and address safety concerns tied to the dam’s age and high-hazard status. Supporters from conservation groups, river advocates, and some local residents praised the restoration and planning framework, while several Putnam County officials opposed the bill, arguing the reservoir supports recreation, water supply, and local interests. The committee adopted a late-filed amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 698, by Senator Martin, was also reported favorably. It would let builders proceed with local building permits while septic permits are pending, rather than waiting for sequential approval, and includes a 120-day glide path related to new DEP rules; builders supported the bill as a way to reduce delays, while some senators questioned whether the transition period was too long. The committee then approved CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, which phases out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, restricts non-emergency training use, requires inventory and disposal reporting, creates DEP rulemaking and a grant program, and exempts certain federal, military, and emergency uses. Finally, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body in the Jupiter Narrows area in honor of Andrew Red Harris, with a technical amendment clarifying the shoal designation. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.

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• Codes, to confirm the codes to the source law from which they were derived, and revise codes as parts
• of codes enacted during the preceding legislative session to incorporate enactments of that session
• This bill is the update to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Commemoration Day for a period of 10 years, in harmony with Section 391.0044D of the Texas Government
• Code.

Bills: HCR75, HCR93, SB644, SCR2, SCR17, HB2703, HCR92, HCR7, HCR126, HB1615, HB1610, HB1620, HCR86, HCR7

Keywords: Hemphill, bass fishing, tourism, state recognition, conservation, recreational activities, Nacogdoches, Garden Capital, public gardens, sustainability, horticultural heritage, hospice, palliative care, awareness day, healthcare, patient care, state regulation, taxation, education, local authority

Bills: HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270, HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government