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• We're a rate regulator, essentially. It certifies the utilities.
• We typically are going to defer to NERC, who regulates the grid for these types of issues.
• If they’re not regulated by me and I don’t license them, it’s a little harder.”
• What about the federal regulations that we already have in place?
• What are the federal regulations and protections? But you can’t answer that.

Bills: HB241 , HB267 , HB467 , HB673 , HB744 , HB798 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1212 , HB1230

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: financial records, consumer protection, banking law, disclosure, service of process, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, residential roof, coastal zone, fortified roof, building standards, construction code, insurance, hurricane resilience, safety, security cameras, abandoned property

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• And because of that, regulations had to be start... To keep the home warm.
• And because of that, regulations had to be start putting in place.
• So we had the capacity to take on more and well-staffed with my other businesses.
• There's no regulations in the state of Mississippi on fireworks.
• So who's regulating this then? Because, like, these things...

Bills: HB461 , HB467 , HB522 , HB565 , HB673 , HB799 , HB917 , HB937 , HB956 , HB977

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: building codes, construction standards, state uniform construction code, local option, municipal ordinance, parish ordinance, resilient construction, FORTIFIED Home, IBHS, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, hurricane resistance, storm resilience, roof replacement, residential construction, certificate of occupancy, code enforcement, building resilience, home hardening, wind mitigation, residential roof

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• Additionally, the amendment establishes regulations for peer-to-peer watercraft sharing and requires
• Again, I don't love regulations and putting more policies—usually not my thing—but this is kind of just
• Again, I'd like to repeat what Representative Biasucci said: this is not regulating or requiring anybody
• They're all going to be regulated the same as if they were on those apps.
• So right now, these apps are not... there's no oversight, there's no regulation.

Bills: HB2091 , HB2140 , HB2320 , HB2384 , HB2398 , HB2502 , HB2780 , HB2918 , HB2939 , HB2950 , HB2999 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4029

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds, renewable energy, valuation, depreciation, energy storage, public service corporation

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• I will be staffing, in addition to the Transportation Committee, Government for the House Democratic
• The bill also defines cruising as the repetitive driving... ...regulation that prohibits cruising.
• So, for the most part, car clubs are self-regulated, and we actually welcome law enforcement to a lot
• As you heard, federal regulations already mandate that CDL holders be able to read and speak English
• As you heard, federal regulations already mandate that CDL holders be able to read and speak English

Bills: HB2003 , HB2057 , HB2109 , HB2111 , HB2112 , HB2114 , HB2256 , HB2259 , HB2317 , HB2323 , HB2398 , HB2443 , HB2446 , HB2574

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, special plate, conservative grassroots, funding, patriotism

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• part of that amendment for Pool 260, sorry, I was catching up—is this in conflict with the federal regulations
• But over time, I mean, they're FDA regulated.
• FDA regulated.
• So this bill ultimately says that these regulations should be modality agnostic, right?

Bills: SB5877

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesiology, medical personnel, surcharges, licensing, healthcare regulations

Bills: SB365

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: cash transactions, rounding, legal tender, state regulations, consumer transactions

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• What kind of AI are we trying to regulate?
• What kind of AI are we trying to regulate?
• We regulate and lawmake around a Toyota Prius far differently than we regulate and lawmake around a 16
• But if we regulate it out of the law, we can cause ourselves a lot of unintended consequences.
• But if we regulate it out of the law, we can cause ourselves a lot of unintended consequences.

Bills: HB2565 , HB1607 , HB2254 , HB2385 , HB2531 , HB2543

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment

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• I'm your Senate research analyst, staffing government and federalism.
• I'm staffing government and education this year. This is my second session.
• I'm excited to be back on staff, staffing government, health, and finance this session.
• I think it's important to note that cities regulate water, and toxic chemicals are added to water.
• Our agency receives no general fund tax dollars for daily operations, staffing, or maintenance.

Bills: HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2129 , HB2170 , HB2210 , HB2228 , HB2352 , HB2460 , HB2533 , SB1019 , SB1045 , SB1050 , SB1078 , SB1083 , SB1167 , SB1184 , SCR1006

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology

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• Yes, so last year there was a big push to regulate deepfake.
• it, but there's a certain level of over-regulation, right?
• So there's a lot of federal regulations on these things.
• This organization in this program may be over regulating something that's already regulated Go ahead
• So there's no we're not regulating these entities.

Bills: HB512 , HB2248 , HB2679 , HB2832 , HB3112 , HB3368 , HB3490 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB3666 , HB3700 , HB3711 , HB3770 , HB3963

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

Bills: HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR175 , HCR197 , HB48 , HB54 , HB86 , HB127 , HB139 , HB177 , HB202 , HB212 , HB214 , HB244 , HB256 , HB286 , HB306 , HB309 , HB344 , HB348 , HB369 , HB370 , HB371 , HB395 , HB423 , HB428 , HB429 , HB432 , HB433 , HB437 , HB448 , HB454 , HB455 , HB472 , HB480 , HB510 , HB549 , HB563 , HB596 , HB606 , HB620 , HB664 , HB697 , HB698 , HB701 , HB706 , HB714 , HB740 , HB773 , HB782 , HB784 , HB833 , HB850 , HB904 , HB918 , HB939 , HB988 , HB1020 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1039 , HB1050 , HB1059 , HB1079 , HB1145 , HB1155 , HB1161 , HB1164 , HB1167 , HB1260 , HB1294 , HB1295 , HB1297 , HB1308 , HB1320 , HB1325 , HB1345 , HB1391 , HB1427 , SB21 , SB26 , SB71 , SB109 , SB146 , SB177 , SB183 , SB228 , SB253 , SB298 , SB299 , SB325 , SB382 , SB401 , SB414 , SB440 , SB657 , SB717 , HB2001

Keywords: emergency medical treatment, abortion services, pregnancy care, reproductive health, hospitals, EMTALA, healthcare access, sister-state relationship, cultural exchange, international relations, Okayama, Hawaii, trade, tourism, Pacific governance, legislative cooperation, inter-parliamentary assembly, climate resilience, sustainable development, Hawaii-Japan relations

Bills: HCR6 , HCR36 , HCR175 , HCR197 , HB48 , HB54 , HB86 , HB127 , HB139 , HB177 , HB202 , HB212 , HB214 , HB244 , HB256 , HB286 , HB306 , HB309 , HB344 , HB348 , HB369 , HB370 , HB371 , HB395 , HB423 , HB428 , HB429 , HB432 , HB433 , HB437 , HB448 , HB454 , HB455 , HB472 , HB480 , HB510 , HB549 , HB563 , HB596 , HB606 , HB620 , HB664 , HB697 , HB698 , HB701 , HB706 , HB714 , HB740 , HB773 , HB782 , HB784 , HB833 , HB850 , HB904 , HB918 , HB939 , HB988 , HB1020 , HB1036 , HB1037 , HB1039 , HB1050 , HB1059 , HB1079 , HB1145 , HB1155 , HB1161 , HB1164 , HB1167 , HB1260 , HB1294 , HB1295 , HB1297 , HB1308 , HB1320 , HB1325 , HB1345 , HB1391 , HB1427 , SB21 , SB26 , SB71 , SB109 , SB146 , SB177 , SB183 , SB228 , SB253 , SB298 , SB299 , SB325 , SB382 , SB401 , SB414 , SB440 , SB657 , SB717 , HB2001

Keywords: emergency medical treatment, abortion services, pregnancy care, reproductive health, hospitals, EMTALA, healthcare access, sister-state relationship, cultural exchange, international relations, Okayama, Hawaii, trade, tourism, Pacific governance, legislative cooperation, inter-parliamentary assembly, climate resilience, sustainable development, Hawaii-Japan relations

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• or ground-floor commercial or retail as a condition of permitting or departure from development regulations
• under local development standards. floor area ratio to meet density regulations under local development
• The city or county may apply any objective development regulations that are not required for residential
• We've regulated permanent supportive housing exactly the same as multifamily housing before our last
• We encourage other jurisdictions in our region to adopt similar regulations and embrace this type of

Bills: SB6069 , SB6167 , SB6201 , SB6205 , SB6001 , SB6026 , SB6054 , SGA9278 , SGA9279

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting

Bills: HB1526

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: liquor license, snack bar, state regulations, alcohol sales, business licensing

Bills: SSB1015

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: driver age, commercial motor vehicle, intrastate, hazardous materials, DOT regulations

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• addition to financial outcomes for their shareholders, beyond what might be required simply by regulation
• in addition to financial outcomes for their shareholders beyond what might be required simply by regulation
• or beyond what might be required simply by regulation or CRA demands or other types of governmental
• The state regulations were finalized in 2022. This was the nation's first municipal banking law.
• So since the regulations were finalized in 2022, multiple local governments across the state are at various

Bills: SB5754

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: public bank, state bank, finance, banking regulations, economic development, state investment

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• </c><00:51:48.400><c> for</c> robust requirements and regulations for robust requirements and regulations
• paid and there the airports are properly paid and there the airports are underst<02:27:24.319><c> staffed
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Bills: HB5587

Keywords: geothermal, environmental policy, federal drilling permit, energy production, state regulations, land use

Bills: SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

Bills: SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

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• I have been encouraged by President Trump's executive orders to freeze and roll back. regulations.
• To ensure that a strong chief counsel stands up for the little guy and warns regulators when small firms
• Once, the farm had to prove that the regulators don't know how to measure nitrogen.
• Do you agree agencies have failed to properly consider the indirect costs of their regulations?
• Relief from those regulations, relief from the things that get in their way.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: SBA, small business, nominations, Bill Briggs, Casey Mulligan, regulations, capital access, public support

Summary: The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened to consider the nominations of Bill Briggs for Deputy Administrator of the SBA and Dr. Casey Mulligan for Chief Counsel for Advocacy. The discussions highlighted the critical role of the SBA in promoting small businesses, with emphasis on overcoming challenges posed by excessive regulations and the need for improved access to capital. Several committee members expressed their concerns over recent layoffs within the SBA and the closure of district offices, which they believe undermine support for small businesses across the nation. The committee meeting saw extensive dialogue about the implications of regulations on small business operations and how the nominees plan to address these issues if confirmed. Public support for the nominees was acknowledged through letters from various stakeholders who advocate for small business interests.

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• On page. 39 item number five staffing for non-historic sites programs $1,005,000 FTEs are adopted.
• Item 9, IT Staffing Enhancements, was adopted at $14 million.
• Item 20, IT Staffing Enhancement, was adopted at $1.6 million.
• Item 1 is additional staffing for optimized asset allocation. adopted, $14.5 million.
• and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and competitively staffed

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards