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• SB 1371, Commerce Authority Qualified Facility Definition.

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• interfere with our pilots' ability to safely navigate the waterway or our state's economic growth and commerce

Bills: HB206, HB1238, HB2890, HB2970

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, injection wells, environmental regulation, water quality, site inspection, geoscientist, satellite imagery, interstate compact, liquefied natural gas, energy resources, Gulf Coast, regulatory coordination, HB 2970, Gulf Coast Protection District, Special District Local Laws Code, governor appointment

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• week or week before last when we had this, there were some concerns, I think, from Senator— or from Commerce

Bills: HB207, SB269, SB279, SB291, SB266

Keywords: cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures

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• want to call them that, on state tax policy when it comes to something like that are the dormant commerce
• what's called the dormant commerce what's called the dormant commerce clause<01:31:20.960> and
• Constitution Commerce Clause would apply, and that there were other reasons why we couldn't do this.
• Constitution Commerce Clause would apply, and that there were other reasons why we couldn't do this.
• It's a thin line, but a lot of stuff in this area, in this dormant commerce clause area, has rested on

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• <00:11:10.560> to Hampshire agriculture and commerce to Hampshire agriculture and commerce
• Um, with regard to our concerns, we're really worried about the impact on commerce. Scott Bradling.
• We're really worried about the impact on commerce if we did this in a state-by-state method.
• /c><00:44:23.119> And<00:44:23.280> with<00:44:23.359> that, not disrupting commerce
• And with that, not disrupting commerce.

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• here for the purposes of departmental budget briefings, and we're joined today by the Department of Commerce
• to meet operational needs and to make improvements in support of its mission to provide important commerce
• New communications officer for Department of Commerce Consumer Affairs.
• officer for Department of Commerce officer for Department of Commerce Consumer<00:41:31.040>
• So we're working with people like the Chamber of Commerce and their sector partnerships.

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• In terms of our dairy inspection work, our services are actually mandatory for interstate commerce.
• In terms of our dairy inspection work, our services are actually mandatory for interstate commerce.
• our dairy inspection program, which does inspection work that relates very closely to interstate commerce
• ,<01:03:56.799> um<01:03:56.880> is closely to interstate commerce, um is closely to
• interstate commerce, um is actually<01:03:57.359> fully<01:03:57.680> state<01:03:58.000

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• Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the Department of Commerce decision to terminate
• Restaurants, retailers, trucking companies, chambers of commerce.
• I urge the Commerce Department to reverse course, and I yield back.
• I urge the Commerce<07:06:43.760> Department<07:06:44.080> to<07:06:44.320> reverse<
• /c><07:06:44.718> course Commerce Department to reverse course Commerce Department to reverse

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce, most commonly known as TAMACC.
• You have the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, Department
• Your Chamber of Commerce is working with a company to set up manufacturing in your community.
• It's been reviewed by the Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, Homeland Security, Commerce,
• Now it's a vibrant, vital, tax-generating treasure trove of culture, commerce, and community.

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.

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• 00:24:54.960> the<00:24:55.080> Department<00:24:55.440> of<00:24:55.640> Commerce
• <00:24:56.480> issued and the Department of Commerce issued and the Department of Commerce
• I know a little bit about this because in 2022 I advised the Minnesota Senate Commerce Committee not
• The Minnesota Senate Commerce Committee did not follow my advice, and the U.S.
• The Minnesota Senate Commerce Committee did not follow my advice, and the U.S.

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• Additionally, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Protection noted in their testimony that it is
• Additionally, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Protection noted in their testimony that it is
• He also said the Department of Commerce and Consumer Protection testified that it is unclear whether
• Additionally, the Department of Commerce Additionally, the Department of Commerce and<01:31:52.040
• of Commerce and Consumer Affairs<02:53:57.000> Insurance<02:53:57.680> Division.

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• In the Energy and Commerce Committee, I was proud to support our legislation to unleash American energy
• <00:06:10.560> proud<00:06:10.720> to Commerce Committee, I was proud to Commerce Committee
• A project like Cynica Commerce Park ensures just that.
• > Park project like Senica Commerce Park project like Senica Commerce Park ensures<07:14:04.718
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Good morning to the best looking committee in the state, the House Commerce Committee.
• <01:22:19.199> and<01:22:19.639> consumer<01:22:20.040> affairs the Commerce
• Chair, and representatives of the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee.
• Welcome to the afternoon session of the Commerce Committee.
• He is welcome back to Commerce. I feel like I won the lottery. I got picked right away.

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Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• Travis Nemhard, Deputy Attorney General for Commerce and Infrastructure at the Office of the Attorney

Keywords: Public Body Procurement Workgroup, 976, house, all

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• We have state statutes that regulate that, or is it federal laws or interstate commerce?

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• interfere with our pilots' ability to safely navigate the waterway or our state's economic growth and commerce

Bills: HB206, HB1238, HB2890, HB2970

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, injection wells, environmental regulation, water quality, site inspection, geoscientist, satellite imagery, interstate compact, liquefied natural gas, energy resources, Gulf Coast, regulatory coordination, HB 2970, Gulf Coast Protection District, Special District Local Laws Code, governor appointment

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum initially lacking, then took up several bills and heard brief testimony. HB 206, by Rep. Craddick, would prohibit counties from requiring cash bonds as a condition for pipeline construction approvals, while still allowing other forms of financial assurance; the sponsor and a Target Pipeline witness said cash-bond mandates create unnecessary costs and uncertainty, and the bill was left pending. HB 2890, by Rep. Patterson, would create an interstate compact among Gulf Coast states to coordinate and support the liquefied natural gas industry; the sponsor emphasized LNG’s economic importance and said the bill mirrors prior compact language that does not require congressional approval, and it was left pending after no public testimony. HB 1238, by Rep. Geren, would let TCEQ use third-party inspection reports and remote technology when reviewing proposed Class I injection wells; the sponsor and a uranium industry witness said it would streamline regulation and support industry, and it was left pending. HB 2970, by Rep. Paul, the House version of SB 410, would require the Gulf Coast Protection District’s final gate design to accommodate two-way vessel traffic and allow the governor to appoint the district’s presiding officer; the committee substitute was explained and the bill was left pending. With members scattered in other committees, the chair said the committee would recess and later reconvene to vote and complete its work.

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• information of election officials and their employees to be withdrawn from the Committee on Business and Commerce

Bills: SCR22, SB53, SB204, SB266, SB268, SB291, SB292, SB296, SB304, SB305, SB413, SB447, SB455, SB462, SB493, SB504, SB519, SB522, SB532, SB541, SB667, SB670, SB673, SB681, SB687, SB711, SB746, SB765, SB783, SB827, SB850, SB860, SB888, SB897, SB901, SB927, SB955, SB963, SB984, SB989, SB993, SB996, SB1023, SB1033, SB1058, SB1062, SB1101, SB1119, SB1172, SB1173, SB1215, SB1220, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1238, SB1239, SB1245, SB1248, SB1254, SB1259, SB1273, SB1277, SB1302, SB1332, SB1341, SB1346, SB1350, SB1352, SB1353, SB1355, SB1358, SB1370, SB1371, SB1378, SB1403, SB1404, SB1415, SB1437, SB1448, SB1450, SB1464, SB1493, SB1494, SB1537, SB1566, SB1569, SB1589, SB1598, SB1644, SB1709, SB1719, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1810, SB1841, SB1895, SB1930, SB2039, SB2289, SB2312, SCR1, SCR6, SCR27, SCR32, SB2232

Keywords: SCR 22, Senate Concurrent Resolution 22, official state gun, state symbol, cannon, artillery, Texas Revolution, Battle of Gonzales, Come and Take It, Alamo, San Jacinto, Twin Sisters, Sam Houston, Angelina Eberly, Texas history, historic weapon, commemorative resolution, state emblem, Texas heritage, Gonzales Memorial Museum

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• Good morning and welcome to the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on February 1, 2025, for decision-making on two measures previously heard on January 14. For SB 146, relating to condominiums, the committee recommended passage with amendments. The amendments were described as incorporating Real Estate Commission language to clarify the bill and narrowing its scope to managing agents with budget and replacement reserve responsibilities and authority to communicate with unit owners, thereby excluding smaller associations. The committee also deferred the effective date to July 1, 2050 and made technical, non-substantive changes. The measure was adopted without objections. The committee also considered SB 1050, relating to insurance and captive insurance. Members described ongoing discussions between the Insurance Division and the captive insurance industry over revised language intended to support industry growth while preserving the state’s regulatory oversight and solvency protections. The committee noted receipt of compromise amendments developed after a week of negotiations and again deferred the effective date to July 1, 2050. A member thanked the chair and referenced the role of former chair Bob Her in bringing the captive industry to Hawaii, expressing support for continued momentum in the sector. For SB 1050, the committee recommended passage with amendments, with the chair voting aye and no reservations or objections from members present. Both measures were therefore adopted by the committee for recommendation to the full Senate.

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• Laura Bennett on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce in opposition. Thank you. Thank you.
• Laura Ben, on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce in opposition.
• Yolanda Benson, on behalf of the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Thank you. Hi, everybody.
• Yolanda Benson, representing the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, we are in strong support of
• Chair members of the committee, Laura Bennett on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce with an

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• Laura Bennett, on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, opposed unless amended. Thank you.
• Lord, but on behalf of California Chamber of Commerce in opposition. Thank you.
• I am Andrea Lynch, on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, in respectful opposition to AB 2027
• Laura Bennett, on behalf of California Chamber of Commerce, in opposition.
• Laura Bennett on behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce in opposition. Thank you.

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