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• insurancers health insurers have worked insurancers health insurers have worked to<00:43:54.200>
• It clearly limited the scope of the copay issue to prescription drugs.
• It clearly limited the scope of the copay issue to prescription drugs.
• with we work with PL spons so let work with we work with PL spons so let me<01:34:15.840> use
• And certainly happy to work on that.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um so, Senator Hley, the work on them.
• <00:26:04.240> facility incorporated the public works facility incorporated the public works
• Would that be how it would work? Yes.
• U would that be how it would work, that.
• The local narrowly dedicated um scope.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Keep up the good work.
• Keep up the good work.
• Keep up the good work.
• I worked there for many, many years. I worked at Fairview Riverside.
• I worked there for many, many years. I worked at Fairview Riverside.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I mean is that how that works?
• These are wonderful works of literature that are on the advanced placement test.
• Nora Detloff, a former public librarian said, when I worked at the public library, we were a lifeline
• How would that work? And would that make you support the bill?
• then working in the sexually transmitted disease HIV clinic.

Bills: HB256, HCR19, SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• Does that work? >> Works for me. >> Okay, perfect. I'm Senator Karin Housley. >> Okay, perfect.
• Thank that great and great work<00:03:41.760> on<00:03:41.880> the work on the work on
• higher someday, but we're working on it. higher someday, but we're working on it.
• Uh my down button didn't work. Uh my down button didn't work.
• things work. things work.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:15:32.320> in and most recently I have been working in and most recently I have been working
• So here's how this one works.
• So here's how this one works.
• A little So, how does it all work?
• , make the numbers numbers work, make the numbers numbers work, >> right?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held an informational briefing on digital assets, blockchain, and related regulatory developments. Chair Jarrett Keohoko said the committee was focusing on national and state policy issues around digital assets, while leaving the separate issue of Bitcoin kiosks and fraud to the House Consumer Protection Committee, which had already noticed a similar briefing. No public testimony was taken; the session was for informational updates and member questions. Representatives from the Aptos Foundation, including JC Yun and Michael Cheng, gave a detailed presentation on blockchain basics and Aptos’s technology. They described blockchain as a tamper-resistant digital ledger, explained proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems, and argued that proof-of-stake networks are faster, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly. They also emphasized smart contracts and potential uses beyond speculation, such as car titles, college transcripts, collectibles, digital IDs, real estate, and other tokenized assets. The presenters highlighted Aptos’s Hawaii connections and said the technology could help local residents and businesses participate in the digital economy. They cited adoption statistics, including billions of transactions on Aptos, tokenized money market funds from major financial firms, micro-lending applications, decentralized cloud infrastructure, and the rapid growth of stablecoins. They acknowledged concerns about scams and consumer protection, but argued that the answer is stronger regulation and education rather than avoiding the technology altogether.

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• They are like awesome uh to work fiscal.
• Uh, so, we will continue to work on this. We'll continue to work on the PT pass-through entities.
• Uh so, we will continue to work tricky. Uh so, we will continue to work on<01:00:07.040> this.
• We'll continue to work on the on this.
• >> lot of work there. >> lot of work there.

Bills: HR1, HF387

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax

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• And same with the students here, they worked hard to get here.
• They worked hard.
• This was worked on by a series of practitioners. Yield for questions.
• the correct version, and I'm working from the floor substitute.
• Is that the way it works? Thank you for the question.

Bills: SCR17, SB2104, SB2155, SB1428, SB1250, SB1651, SB1794, SB444, SB1061, SB1327, SB1425, SB1455, SB1458, SB1460, SB1480, SB1530, SB1543, SB1555, SB1593, SB1209, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1805, SB2069, SB2095, SB1503

Keywords: trusts, Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, trust administration, trustee, beneficiary, qualified beneficiary, nonjudicial settlement agreement, trust accounting, fiduciary duty, forfeiture clause, no-contest clause, in terrorem clause, certification of trust, trust property, district court jurisdiction, venue, surcharge trustee, trust protector, trust advisor, principal distribution

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• We went from shall be charged to may be charged, and those are the only changes within the scope of Senate
• We went from shall be charged to may be charged, and those are the only changes within the scope of Senate

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est. Roll Call - 00:03 Discussion on HB 508 – 00:34 Vote on HB 508 – 03:52 Discussion on 805 – 05:00 Vote on HB 805 -09:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first adopted a Senate committee substitute covering House Bills 718 and 194, then heard testimony on House Bill 508, House Bill 805, and the committee substitute for Senate Bill 111. HB 508 would let applicants for the Kentucky Employee Child Care Assistance Program view and download the required agreement and submit it by mail, email, or online, codifying a change the Cabinet for Health and Family Services had already agreed to make. The child-protection portion of the committee substitute would require animal control officers to receive training to identify child abuse and neglect, with the sponsor saying the training materials would be provided at no cost to local governments. For HB 805, the sponsor said the committee substitute mainly cleans up last year’s juvenile justice legislation, including changing “plaintiff” to “victim,” narrowing language on confidentiality of juvenile records when information is disclosed in a civil suit, and changing a status offender provision from mandatory to discretionary charging for escape when absent without leave from a DJJ facility. The bill also incorporates “Baby Maya’s Bill,” requiring the Cabinet to physically locate a child within a set time and, in certain cases involving prior removals, contact law enforcement if the child cannot be found. A committee member asked whether the changes would affect public access to records for juveniles transferred to circuit court on felony charges, and the sponsor said they would not. The committee then voted on HB 805 as amended by the committee substitute and passed it 7-0 with favorable expression. A title amendment was also adopted. After brief thanks and comments from members, the committee adjourned.

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• I think that um the scope has been clarified.
• As the the scope has been clarified.
• , and work with them to help lower costs. going to be drafted by November.
• We are not listening to how our state works.
• We need to to how our our state works.

Keywords: 9:00am HB 158 9:10am HB 281 9:20am HB 317 9:30am HB 340 9:40am HB 1062 9:50am HB 1187 10:00am HB 1234 10:10am HB 1300 10:20am HB 1306 10:30am HB 1381 10:40am HB 1541, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first resolved House Bill 158, which concerns public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained a revised approach that removed the broader bill language and instead directed the Secretary of State to review absentee ballot data after each general election for patterns such as common addresses and to report findings to the committees of jurisdiction. The House agreed to the Senate position, and the conference committee voted unanimously to concur. The committee then took up House Bill 281, dealing with a sortable electronic voter checklist. Members debated the Senate’s removal of language that would have included the absentee ballot mailing address when different from the voter’s registration address. Concerns were raised that releasing mailing addresses could expose where voters are not home and could affect overseas and military voters. The committee also discussed a related form for election officials who personally know a voter, including how long the form would be retained and whether it would be subject to public records law. After further discussion, the House agreed to the Senate changes with an additional requirement that the form be signed, and the committee voted to proceed with the amended Senate position. House Bill 317, concerning verification of a person’s identity by a supervisor of the checklist without identification, was also discussed at length. The Senate’s version preserved the ability for election officials to identify people they know, but required a signed form under penalty of perjury and added a nursing home-related provision. Members described the measure as balancing community-based identification with tighter documentation, and a House witness described local problems with inconsistent ID checks and concerns about voting in nursing homes. The House sought one additional change requiring the nursing home verification form to be signed, and the Senate accepted that addition; the committee then voted to move the bill forward on the consent calendar. The conference committee next considered House Bill 340 on electioneering by public employees. The chair presented a replace-all amendment that tied the definition of electioneering to existing law, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty of up to $1,000 alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Members discussed clarifying when the misdemeanor versus civil penalty would apply and which categories of public employees were covered. After caucus, the Senate agreed to the House’s replace-all approach with the clarifying changes, and the bill was closed. The committee also resolved House Bill 1062 by agreeing to strike a sunset clause from the Senate version authorizing random audits of citizenship qualifications, and it began discussion of House Bill 1187 on the filing window for special-election candidates, where the House proposed requiring local election officials to arrange a filing time on the same day or next business day after being contacted.

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• As they take up their work, grant them wisdom broad enough to hold many realities at once.
• May the work done in this place today be guided by wisdom. Thank you. Alike.
• Trusting that you walk along in the hard and hopeful work of governing. Amen.
• So it works out pretty well. She is the founder of a physician-owned, she's a U.S.
• SB 1115, appropriation, behavioral health access, remote work prohibition.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Tammy Penhollow, as well as visitors from Republic Services, Copper Valley Energy, and a young guest shadowing Senator Bolick. The President also announced deadline extensions for opening Senate folders and bill introduction preparation, and the chamber received communications from the Governor without reading them aloud. The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions to committees, covering topics such as education, taxation, water and natural resources, health care, behavioral health, public safety, elections, family law, immigration, transportation, and appropriations. The Senate also completed second reading of another extensive set of bills on issues including concealed weapons, nicotine products, rental housing, mental health, behavioral health, radiation protection, school safety, family courts, elections, and various appropriations and regulatory measures. No bills were debated or voted on during this transcript. Standing committee reports were waived from reading, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• Uh, and if I just like work release.
• extra work hours. extra work hours.
• are wi within their scope. are wi within their scope.
• disability council did the same work. disability council did the same work.
• I think it doesn't work out for you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:21:26.960> for the chiropractor that I'm working for the chiropractor that I'm working
• <00:25:56.840> under is a massage therapist that works under is a massage therapist that works
• So, her son works at Mayo Clinic.
• So, her son works at Mayo Clinic. So, her son works at Mayo Clinic.
• massage therapists working in that area. massage therapists working in that area.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It has not worked in the past. folly. It has not worked in the past.
• The bad work because it cannot work.
• > work?
• will actually work? Thank you. will actually work? Thank you.
• made to the work of this body. made to the work of this body.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• really wanted to work in an work<01:50:20.239> and<01:50:20.480> work<01:50:20.800>
• and work alongside you to make sure work and work alongside you to make sure that<01:50:22.880> we
• the laidback scope laidback work. the laidback scope laidback work.
• We had our work continuing to work on.
• other ones that we have some work on. other ones that we have some work on.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh up all's hard work on this issue.
• <00:42:33.680> Um before, you know how this works. Um before, you know how this works.
• Imagine working six-year-old feel?
• It'll work.
• that work. that work.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Tina, work with us on this. today. Tina, work with us on this. Yes, sir. Okay, page six.
• They're doing so much work.
• We have worked with DCM to make this where we can edit this page as it sits.
• We are working on restoring two buildings on...
• This company would perform the same type of work on all... ...perform the same type of work on all federal

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Without objection, we'll adopt the PCS as the working draft.
• Members, hospital 3342 is something I've been working on for a long time.
• If you work for these entities, this just extends this to include any state employment.
• It just covers nurse practitioners if they're working for a state agency.
• Can you describe how this process works? How it's dosed? How that process is?

Bills: HB4423, HB3342, HB3645, HB3647, HB3887, HB4430, HB4431, HB2964, HB3834

Keywords: Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Medicaid, immigration verification, healthcare access, federal reporting, health care providers, auditing, patient rights, claims, protection from fraud, audit process, error correction, hospice care, physician determination, healthcare standards, symptom management, health information exchange, all-payer claims database, health care transparency, health care costs

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• Mike may not be our property appraiser anymore, but I... working with our local state and federal working
• <00:38:54.800> with heline I look forward to working with heline I look forward to working
• <07:38:01.040> Trump jobs I'm eager to work with the Trump jobs I'm eager to work with the
• Let's do the hard work.
• Let's do the hard work.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• context of a long-running disagreement between the state and the Department of the Interior about the scope
• We sincerely thank Senator Grove and our staff and the committee staff for their work in collaboration

Summary: The Assembly Governmental Organization Committee held an informational hearing on a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians. Chair Blanca Rubio explained that no formal vote would be taken because the Legislature cannot amend the compact; SB 49 by Senator Grove is the ratification bill that would later come before the Assembly floor. The hearing focused on the compact’s background, including two amendments to extend an existing 1999 gaming compact while the new agreement was finalized. Matthew Lee from the Governor’s Office said the new compact is substantially similar to prior compacts but was revised to address the federal Department of the Interior’s earlier disapproval. He explained that the compact now includes CEQA exemptions and an explicit exclusivity provision that Interior had wanted to see in the compact itself. He also described standard terms such as worker protections, revenue sharing with the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund, reimbursement of state regulatory costs, local government distributions, and authorization for up to 3,000 gaming devices at up to two facilities. Big Sandy Rancheria Chairwoman Elizabeth Hutchins testified in support of SB 49, saying the compact is important to the tribe’s long-term economic development, self-sufficiency, and ability to provide services to members. She noted the tribe’s ties to the Fresno area and said the new compact includes an impact mitigation fund to support local law enforcement, emergency services, and neighboring jurisdictions. No committee questions were raised, there was no public comment, and the chair adjourned the hearing.