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• So as always, please know there will be some refresh. back so we can keep your blood sugar up and well
• A law school in El Paso is our next strategic... investment to keep Texas competitive and prosperous.
• The incentive is a way to get them here, a work for them. forces how we keep them here.
• Let's just keep Texas, Texas, and with that, I close. OK, you drew a question, Representative.
• I don't know the answer to that, but from what I understand the University These are only keeping this

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• I've been a president for nine years, and I will say during that nine years, my colleague presidents
• We have a full agenda for today, so Representative Bonner, I ask that you keep your remarks brief.
• So we're keeping good faith with what you have authorized.
• And I know it's unfair to keep asking Representative Liebling a million questions and end up nowhere,
• I just want you to keep that in mind that there may be other programs doing the work, but they're not

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• Keep going. Okay.
• New York indicted nine.
• Keep going.
• On page nine, Mr.
• He has a level of need nine, but he keeps getting dropped to a level of need six, so his one-to-one supervision

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The senators worked diligently to try to keep it in.
• I mean, I'm happy to keep... Does the gentleman from St.
• I mean, I'm happy to keep. “No, then. Right.
• I will try to keep this as brief as possible.
• Speaker, I will keep this very, very brief.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And then for clause nine, most of this language is in the bill as introduced except for clause three
• gifts And then subdivision five adds or states that if a gift made under clauses eight and nine
• What was the reasoning for keeping first responders off here as far as fire?
• They say we need to keep on the deceased, you know, identification on there. Well, fine.
• <00:56:21.880> mailing<00:56:22.240> out keep mailing out keep mailing out you<00:56:23.760

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HF 2526 and received a walkthrough of the DE1 amendment from nonpartisan staff. The amendment revised the bill’s gift and ethics provisions by defining local government and public safety officer, narrowing covered mental health or wellness services to those provided by a qualified mental health professional and tied to recovery from a traumatic event, excluding luxury services or events as determined by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, and allowing local governments to adopt additional gift restrictions. It also added a bribery-related provision for gifts made with intent to influence a public safety officer. Members noted the language had been worked on by Representatives Duran, Vernig, and Freiberg, and the DE1 was adopted unanimously. HF 2526, as amended, then passed to the floor on a voice vote. The committee then turned to HF 3722, which would remove deceased voters from the state voter registration system. The bill author argued that deceased voters should not remain on the rolls and that removing them would clean up the voter list. Secretary of State staff testified in opposition, saying deceased voters are already kept in a separate deceased status, not on active rolls, and that retaining the record helps flag suspicious activity and preserves voter history in case of administrative error. A second testifier described a real case in which a deceased voter’s retained record helped election officials identify and investigate a fraudulent ballot. After discussion, the committee tabled HF 3722. Finally, the committee heard HF 3723, which would require additional verification for absentee ballot applications and permanent absentee voters. Supporters said the bill would help ensure ballots are not sent to people who have died or moved out of state. Secretary of State staff opposed the bill, saying most voters are already verified at registration, that the proposed checks would duplicate existing procedures, and that additional verification could create delays or false rejections. A testifier also objected to the bill’s effective date, saying it would take effect only days after absentee voting begins. The sponsor argued that voters remain on the permanent list indefinitely and that periodic verification is needed because people move or die; the committee did not reach a final vote in the portion provided.

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• And when we don't, we just keep working on it. But David, Mr. Martin, go ahead. Mr.
• Even the $48 million isn't keeping up with the interest in the corpus of the fund.
• We have to keep in mind that sexual abuse doesn't usually start with force.
• We have to keep in mind that sexual abuse doesn't usually start with force.
• Keep it up. And any way that I can help you as a legislator, I would be happy to do it.

Bills: HB2063, HB2271, HB2416, HB2478, HB2593, HB2692, HB2813, HB2992, HB2993, HB4044

Keywords: corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12

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• points you know do you do you realize that something is going grossly over budget that we have to keep
• Yeah, just a question you keep saying that like each department is doing their assessment so we have
• Other force Hansen and I'll keep it on topic about budget here.
• And I'm thinking, wow, how are we gonna have all these people come in with nine spots left and a huge
• Not taking more from the workers who keep California running. Thank you. Good afternoon.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We are really on the road to continuing to keep Florida number one in higher education.
• We're reducing it, but we're keeping it in the FEFP. We're actually, I think, better.
• I just beg, implore, pray, hope that we will keep the Senate amount for these kinds of... ...keep the
• You're recognized to present tab number nine.
• Sorry we couldn't keep it on 6 o'clock.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• of times um he keeps it in stable coins. of times um he keeps it in stable coins.
• Now, there's keeping them there.
• Going keep going.
• Frontier tokens, they get to keep that. Frontier tokens, they get to keep that.
• Going<01:48:43.119> keep<01:48:43.360> going. Going, keep going.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns. The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project. The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.

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• <00:51:31.200> our best serve our partners and keep our best serve our partners and keep our
• out, they get nine and a half<00:55:00.400> million.
• And we don't get to keep a penny of it.
• <00:57:20.880> We we don't get to keep a penny of it.
• We we don't get to keep a penny of it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So there's nine or so acres that are unused.
• So there's nine or so acres that are unused.
• So there's nine or so over 10 acres.
• We're also trying to keep this movement alive. Members, any discussion? House Bill 2005.
• trying to keep this movement alive. trying to keep this movement alive.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 4 and began with announcements about committee protocol, including posting hearing notices and testimony earlier than required and using written HD1 drafts for more complex amendments. The chair also noted the new AV system and asked speakers to be clear because the microphones are sensitive. The committee then took up several University of Hawaiʻi-related measures, with most testimony coming from UH officials, state agencies, and advocacy groups, and no votes were taken in the portion provided. HB 1596, relating to student basic needs support at the University of Hawaiʻi, drew support from UH, the Oʻahu Youth Action Board, and an individual. UH said it stood on its written testimony and could answer questions. HB 1597, relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research, received support from UH/JABSOM, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others; the Attorney General’s Office offered a procedural reminder about statewide concern. HB 1970, funding the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and the Hawaii Tumor Registry, was supported by UH, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others, with testimony emphasizing the registry’s role in cancer surveillance, prevention, and federal funding. The committee also heard HB 1598, creating a Hawaii Climate Institute. UH testified in support, citing worsening drought, heat, sea level rise, and extreme weather, and said the institute would hire climate modelers and faculty across several schools. Members questioned funding, and UH said it would seek state startup money, possible green-fee support, and federal grants, noting recent federal cuts and the need for permanent positions. HB 1989, on water retention, was supported by UH as a study to slow runoff and improve aquifer recharge. HB 1951, on biosecurity, drew support from UH, DLNR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, students, and other organizations; testimony stressed invasive species threats, the need for biocontrol research and containment capacity, and possible sites for a statewide facility. HB 1952, funding agricultural research station improvements on Kauaʻi, was supported by UH, the Farm Bureau, and others, with testimony noting aging facilities and the need to modernize stations across the islands. Finally, HB 2005, relating to language access, received UH support, with a UH representative noting that credit programs may fit best in a credit-bearing academic program and that Outreach College could be an option for noncredit programs.

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• A little pillow on my nose that keeps me going during the night.
• The intention is to keep them in a rural area for four years.
• Our group is in nine hospitals here in the Valley.
• I've been amputated since I was nine months old as a child.
• Let's just keep this moving. All right. Madam Chair, Ms.

Bills: HB2176, HB2333, HB2435, HB2447, HB2617, HB2683, HB2686, HB2725, HB2726, HB2906, HB2953, HB2958

Keywords: health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce

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• higher ed bill and may be eliminated, but as you mentioned, it's been an integral part of helping keep
• stone to help the young veterinarians and aging veterinarians move throughout the business and keep
• stone to help the young veterinarians and aging veterinarians move throughout the business and keep
• we'll keep we'll keep working<00:58:25.640> thank<00:58:25.799> you<00:58:26.119><
• <01:03:15.039> where next page nine page nine line 16 where next page nine page nine line

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So trying to keep this as narrowly Essentially banning certain products.
• So trying to keep this as narrowly tailored as possible.
• They can keep doing that. I assume that was done prior to a few weeks ago.
• By your vote of nine ayes and one nay, the ayes have it.
• They could keep the code just as they adopted it today under this bill.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• one to do their presentation and then we will be doing some of that as we want to make sure we don't keep
• I think that's most of the categories, but we need to be able to keep doing that.
• So I do ask you guys to please continue that funding and let us keep those, that $11 million.
• Please keep this program intact and funded. Thank you very much. Hello, Assemblymembers.
• The in-lieu fix is exceedingly complex in order to keep my presentation short.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It just keeps coming back.
• Is that where we want to keep it?
• Is that where we want to keep it?
• Is that where we want to keep it?
• to keep such systems affordable for all. to keep such systems affordable for all.

Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

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• not govern and keep the government open. not govern and keep the government open.
• could not compromise and could not keep could not compromise and could not keep the<00:35:57.680
• . nine. nine.
• helping keep money in their pocketbooks. helping keep money in their pocketbooks.
• So, keeping people uh from hitting that So, keeping people uh from hitting that crisis<03:17:06.880><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• are in contract with however that's nine are in contract with however that's nine providers<00:58
• But without this, she would have no way to keep a job and earn money.
• facts it seems incredible that DCF keeps facts it seems incredible that DCF keeps any<01:21:12.960
• I don't, and I can turn it over to my colleagues, so let's keep rolling.
• over to my colleagues so let's keep over to my colleagues so let's keep rolling<01:34:30.280>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• Also, there was mention... know what to keep what to what to send know what to keep what to what to send
• Keeping New Hampshire the safest state in the nation means keeping drug dealers who sell them off our
• Keeping New Hampshire the safest state in the nation means keeping drug dealers who sell them off our
• We keep hearing about housing crisis, housing this, housing that.
• We keep hearing about housing crisis, housing this, housing that.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This bill helps to ensure that with emerging technologies we're keeping pace, such as fusion, energy
• How do you all tell who keeps the tally of the $25 million cap?
• amount should be to the nearest nickel, and it needs to be clarified that three, four, eight, and nine
• The vote passes nine yes, one no. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. One, no. Thank you.
• So we're just trying to close that loophole, but in keeping with the way this has been implemented all

Keywords: 996, all