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• applicants with awareness about indicators of potential trafficking, questions to ask when encountering suspicious
• applicants with awareness about indicators of potential trafficking, questions to ask when encountering suspicious
• Recently, we've offered a transaction tracker available to track the transactions they drop off, so the
• RMV is also participating in the state EOTS digital roadmap by incorporating 51 of our online transactions
• Customers will be prompted to create a MyMassGov account when initiating an RMV online transaction.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

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• If something feels wrong or suspicious, please say something. cameras, and more than 1500 card cameras
• If something feels wrong<00:04:12.879><c> or</c><00:04:13.120><c> suspicious,</c> wrong or suspicious
• , wrong or suspicious, please<00:04:15.360><c> say</c><00:04:15.680><c> something.

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• 47.120><c> timed</c> the news about recently largely timed the news about recently largely timed suspicious
• bets about world events um suspicious bets about world events um that<01:09:50.000><c> are</c><01:09
• They're bringing in third parties and they are also facilitating the transaction.
• 51.280><c> it</c><01:25:51.600><c> starts</c><01:25:52.000><c> to</c><01:25:52.880><c> um</c> the transaction
• I think it starts to um the transaction.

Bills: HF1758 , HF4437 , HF4353

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: infertility, health insurance, fertility preservation, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, prediction markets, sports betting, online wagering, event contracts, election betting, political betting, sportsbook, gambling regulation, lawful gambling license, Gambling Control Board, unauthorized gaming, esports betting, financial technology, payment processor, advertising restrictions

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• In April of 2024, we were contacted by a retailer reporting a drastic increase in suspicious gift card
• </c><00:20:38.480><c> Suspects</c> suspicious gift card activity.
• Suspects suspicious gift card activity.
• We've recently seen large suspicious bets on world events that have raised concerns even for those markets
• </c> we've recently seen large suspicious we've recently seen large suspicious bets<00:27:12.960><c>

Bills: HF2354 , HF3407 , HF4359 , HF4192 , HF3356 , HF3695 , HF1597 , HF3155 , HF3871 , HF4437 , HF4446 , HF3990

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• 'Transaction' means the transfer of ownership of a firearm from a seller to a buyer. Section 3.
• Federal and state laws governing firearm transfers and transactions. 2.
• So my question really is, do you agree that... ...firearm transfers and transactions.
• Is that transaction legal? And I'm fishing for either yes or no.
• We don't have an FFL transaction... That. We don't have an FFL transaction problem.

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• Establishing a reporting system for students, faculty, and staff to report suspicious activity related
• special, if we're talking about independent committees, when a company wants to do an uninterested transaction
• special, if we're talking about independent committees, when a company wants to do an uninterested transaction
• Senate Bill 2677 by Perry, relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions
• Senate Bill 2677 by Perry, relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions

Bills: SJR12 , SCR39 , SB27 , SB29 , SB241 , SB406 , SB414 , SB464 , SB568 , SB578 , SB609 , SB660 , SB689 , SB693 , SB785 , SB857 , SB879 , SB921 , SB922 , SB955 , SB985 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1059 , SB1098 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1536 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1741 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2188 , SB2230 , SB2406 , SB2407

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 358 honoring the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on its 10th anniversary, with senators highlighting the university’s growth, medical school, research expansion, and role in serving South Texas. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 368 honoring outgoing Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, with numerous senators praising his long public career, leadership in higher education, and statewide impact. Senate Resolution 361 recognizing Texas HBCU Day and Senate Resolution 362 recognizing Denton County Days at the Capitol were also adopted, along with other routine recognitions and gubernatorial appointments being read into the record. The Senate then took up several bills. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 27, relating to rights and support for public school educators, was debated and amended to shorten vacancy posting requirements, allow bilingual certification candidates to retake only failed test sections, give teachers more flexibility with paid leave, clarify classroom removal procedures, and ensure parents are informed of appeal rights. The bill passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed unanimously. Senate Joint Resolution 12, proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a parent’s right to direct a child’s education, was also brought up and passed to engrossment after a contested suspension vote. The Senate next passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1741, which would require reporting of foreign funding at public universities, bar gifts from adversarial governments, and require training and reporting systems to prevent foreign influence and intellectual property theft in higher education. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 29, the so-called “Dexit” bill, was debated at length for its corporate governance changes, including codifying the business judgment rule and altering internal corporate litigation and records rules; it passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed by a 30-1 vote. Senate Bill 857, allowing law enforcement discretion to tow vehicles driven by unlicensed or uninsured drivers, passed after discussion of towing abuses during flooding and disaster conditions. Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1536, requiring dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain guardians, passed with broad support, and Senate Bill 922, addressing delayed electronic disclosure of sensitive medical test results so physicians can discuss them first, was taken up and passed to engrossment as the chamber continued through its calendar.

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• Treating these errands as suspicious creates an enormous And<00:46:21.839><c> I've</c><00:46:22.079><
• Treating these errands as suspicious creates an enormous Written testimony rather than testifying in
• Treating these errands as suspicious creates an enormous HB 1797 would bypass that careful study and
• Treating these errands as suspicious creates an enormous You've heard from the department.
• Treating these errands as suspicious creates an enormous Suspicious creates an enormous, unnecessary

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• If you wanted to drink that water and you were suspicious of contaminants, whether they're carcinogenic
• were</c><00:15:40.040><c> uh</c> drink that water and you were uh drink that water and you were uh suspicious
• > of</c><00:15:41.440><c> of</c><00:15:41.959><c> contaminants</c><00:15:42.560><c> whether</c> suspicious
• of of contaminants whether suspicious of of contaminants whether they're<00:15:42.920><c> carcinogenic

Summary: The committee met in a special called session, confirmed a quorum, and took up Senate Bill 89. The sponsor, Scott Maiden, said the bill was intended to address permitting issues affecting coal and other industries, and he described it as supported by a broad coalition of business, agriculture, and industry groups. He said the bill would align Kentucky’s definition of “waters of the Commonwealth” with federal definitions and would codify the existing definition and calculation method for long-term treatment bond requirements at mine sites. He also emphasized that the bill would not eliminate groundwater protections, drinking water protections, or prohibitions on hazardous substance dumping. A committee amendment was discussed and adopted to add and clarify definitions, including navigable waters, sinkholes with open drains, certain springs, and wellhead protection areas. The sponsor said the amendment was intended to address concerns that the bill was too broad and noted that it was worked on with Louisville Water and other stakeholders. Testimony in opposition came from Rebecca Shelton of Appalachian Citizens Law Center, who argued the bill would leave private wells and groundwater vulnerable and cited groundwater contamination data. Nick Hart of Kentucky Waterways Alliance urged the committee to preserve the current definition and requested a statutory review and economic impact analysis. Audrey Ernsberger of Kentucky Resources Council said the bill would strip protections from most groundwater, ephemeral streams, karst aquifers, and many private wells, and warned of higher water-treatment costs and pollution risks. Members asked questions about the meaning of “carcinogenic” and the difficulty of cleaning up contamination in private wells. During roll call, several members explained their votes, with supporters saying the amendment protected water while preserving needed flexibility for industry, and opponents saying they could not risk weakening water protections or harming private wells and agriculture. The committee voted to pass SB 89 as amended with a favorable recommendation to the Senate, and then moved to roll the committee amendment into a committee substitute.

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• succession of incompetent superintendents tolerated inefficient admissions and time-consuming transactions
• c> that</c><00:18:40.720><c> often</c><00:18:41.200><c> produced</c><00:18:42.000><c> long</c> transactions
• that often produced long transactions that often produced long lines<00:18:42.799><c> at</c><00:18:42.960
• . 8464 empowers federal agencies and the Department of Treasury to pause, condition, or segment suspicious
• </c> condition, or segment suspicious condition, or segment suspicious payments<02:53:49.279><c> before

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• staff's ability to receive and share sensitive information with other law enforcement agencies, i.e., suspicious
• receive share, to receive and share sensitive information with other law enforcement agencies, i.e. suspicious

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

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• But he said I look suspicious with this hat. I agree.
• /c><00:35:39.560><c> said</c><00:35:39.800><c> I</c><00:35:39.880><c> look</c><00:35:40.120><c> suspicious
• But, he said I look suspicious with off?
• But, he said I look suspicious with this<00:35:41.360><c> hat</c> this hat this hat I<00:35:42.240><c

Bills: HF4615 , HF3532 , HF4492 , HF4171

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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• And we knew that was just not very suspicious and unverifiable. That was in round one.
• Those were deemed ineligible, highly suspicious, and unverifiable.
• Um and that suspicious and unverifiable.
• </c> deemed ineligible uh highly suspicious deemed ineligible uh highly suspicious ious<00:41:03.839>
• Um, in the case of some of these applications that look suspicious, um, we would look at that, try to

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• topics should be looked at relationally, to see what is happening in general and whether there are suspicious-type
• they should be looked at relationally, to see what is happening in general and whether there are suspicious-type
• A lot of us are very suspicious about what's going on in the executive branch and what's not going on
• /c><00:53:10.720><c> us</c><00:53:10.880><c> are</c><00:53:11.119><c> very</c><00:53:11.520><c> suspicious
• </c> A lot of us are very suspicious A lot of us are very suspicious about<00:53:14.000><c> what's</c

Summary: The Legislative Audit Commission Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, to choose additional program evaluation topics for the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jody Mson Rodriguez explained that the commission had previously selected seven topics from an initial list of 11, with background papers already prepared on five of those items, and that the subcommittee was now being asked to select five more topics for background papers before narrowing the full set to four recommendations later in the fall or early spring. Members discussed several possible topics, especially emergency medical services, non-emergency medical transportation, MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, medical assistance fraud prevention, and U.S. Bank Stadium. David Kersner of OLA said emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation are distinct programs, and noted the EMS topic was evaluated in 2022 while non-emergency medical transportation had not been reviewed since 2011. Auditor Judy Randall said MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, and medical assistance fraud prevention are better suited to OLA’s financial audit division or special review unit rather than program evaluation, and that financial audits and special reviews do not require Legislative Audit Commission nomination. On process, Mson Rodriguez said the subcommittee had already met its minimum required selections under the commission’s policy and was free to choose additional topics. The discussion also covered whether to broaden the stadium topic beyond U.S. Bank Stadium; staff said the U.S. Bank financing structure alone would be a major undertaking, but they could help craft a future topic focused on maintenance across multiple facilities. No final vote or motion was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue nominations and discussion.

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• technology changes and increased the focus on ID fraud by requiring an identity verification process for suspicious
• These reporting channels expand the avenues for suspicious activity to be reported and possibly identified
• Individuals, they could be employees, citizens, if they see something that looks suspicious activity,
• , artificial intelligence, as a practical tool to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in financial transactions
• It can review huge volumes of claims, invoices, applications, and transactions far faster than any human

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to hear interim charges on higher education transparency and on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in state government. The chair emphasized accountability for taxpayer dollars and asked witnesses to address financial reporting, audit practices, and whether more frequent or comprehensive audits would improve oversight. Legislative Budget Board staff described how public university systems and most community colleges respond to requests about internal audit practices, noting that university systems generally follow a similar annual audit timeline and that community colleges use a more varied mix of internal and external audit arrangements. Members focused on gaps in reporting, especially Texas Southern University’s missing submissions for several years and Collin County Community College’s nonresponse to the LBB survey. The State Auditor’s Office then outlined its higher education audit work, including mandatory statewide single audits, DEI compliance audits, HUB and State Use Program audits, benefits proportional audits, and discretionary audits based on risk. The auditor said the office has released 43 higher-ed audit reports since fiscal year 2021 and has two audits in progress, and explained that internal audit reports from institutions help guide future audit selection. Senators pressed the office on the lack of enforcement authority, the value of internal auditors at each institution, and whether community colleges should have more standardized reporting and audit requirements. The auditor and general counsel said the SAO can refer suspected fraud to law enforcement but cannot itself enforce findings, while several senators suggested stronger clawback authority and more robust internal audit structures. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board explained that it collects annual financial reports, sources-and-uses data, and community college finance reports, and uses them for funding formulas and other reporting. It also trains governing board members and said it has limited regulatory authority, though community colleges must certify compliance annually and can lose eligibility for state funds if they do not. Members questioned the reliability of self-attested data, the adequacy of board training, and whether a single reporting structure would be more efficient. During public testimony, a ScholarShot representative argued for clearer, student-facing financial transparency so students can see total cost of attendance and the gap they must cover before enrolling.

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• he is alleged to have used artificial intelligence to unclothe her, so that it has become now a suspicious
• She alleged to have used artificial intelligence to unclothe her, so that it has become now a suspicious
• The only difference is if this bill is enacted, the state will not be involved in that transaction in
• My responsibilities included the office that handled these types of transactions, and there is work there
• and there is work there of transactions and there is work there is<01:42:51.040><c> a</c><01:42:51.760

Bills: HB0083 , HB0102 , HB0178

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• Went on and changed the wording from suspicious behavior, clarified that a little bit, criminal, suspicious

Committee: House Children and Families

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met with a quorum and first took up several bills for executive action. House Bill 2418, the Loy Voka Assistance Bill, was amended with a technical substitute correcting a statutory section reference and then voted do pass by a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 1819, the child care facilities bill, received an amendment, was rolled into a substitute, and was also voted do pass unanimously. House Bill 3077, the Schmidt social media curriculum bill, was revised through a committee substitute that shifted oversight from DESE to local school boards, narrowed and clarified language, changed references from “curriculum” to “instructional material,” and lowered the grade level from 6 to 3; it then passed 13-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3451 from Representative Sites, which would require the Department of Social Services to audio- or video-record face-to-face child abuse or neglect assessment interviews, securely store the recordings, and retain them for at least five years. Supporters, including Representative Proudie, said the bill would reduce trauma to children, preserve evidence, and would not create major costs because recording equipment is already available; no one testified in opposition or for informational purposes. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3534 and House Bill 2342, presented by Representatives Proudie and Jones, to require new or updated public playgrounds and playground surfaces built by the state or political subdivisions to meet accessibility standards. Testimony in favor came from children and parents describing barriers posed by wood chips, gravel, and inaccessible equipment, and emphasizing the importance of inclusive play and the availability of grant funding for surfacing improvements. Committee members generally supported the concept, asked about scope and retrofitting, and the sponsors clarified the bills apply prospectively to public projects; there was no opposition testimony.

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• We also get calls from voters who are unhappy or suspicious that their deceased relative receives materials
• <00:06:29.919><c> are</c><00:06:30.080><c> unhappy</c><00:06:30.720><c> or</c><00:06:30.960><c> suspicious
• </c><00:06:31.880><c> that</c><00:06:32.080><c> their</c> who are unhappy or suspicious that their who
• are unhappy or suspicious that their deceased<00:06:32.880><c> relative</c><00:06:33.880><c> receives

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• kinds of internal analyses that we will be doing to identify patterns and when we see something suspicious
• kinds of internal analyses that we will be doing to identify patterns and when we see something suspicious
• kinds of internal analyses that we will be doing to identify patterns and when we see something suspicious
• right,</c><01:47:20.719><c> that</c><01:47:20.960><c> we</c><01:47:21.119><c> see</c> that are suspicious
• , right, that we see that are suspicious, right, that we see at<01:47:21.520><c> an</c><01:47:21.760>

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• It authorizes the HFAs to structure their transactions as loan agreements and requires such loans to
• So does the law enforcement officer look at the sky and say, "That looks suspicious?
• require the consultation of a meteorologist or the consultation of scientists to say, "Is this a suspicious

Bills: HB24 , HB45 , HB15 , HB35 , HB38 , HB47 , HB318 , HB349 , HB554 , HB1359 , HB1373 , HB1647 , HB2254 , HB2259 , HB2853 , HB3073 , HB3088 , HB353 , HB355 , HB786 , HB762 , HB705 , HB932 , HB849 , HB 1160 , HB 1119 , HB1612 , HB3041 , HB713 , HB3104 , HB3970 , HB3962 , HB5061 , HB4042 , HB4115 , HB4490 , HB1731 , HB1705 , HB2607 , HB3556 , HB138 , HB3689 , HB1788 , HB1887 , HB1914 , HB2402 , HB2306 , HB1809 , HB2350 , HB3000 , HB3237 , HB3326 , HB3211 , HB 1056 , HB2081 , HB2187 , HB3092 , HB3308 , HB3526 , HB3750 , HB3527 , HB4219 , HB4230 , HB4290 , HB5238 , HB4804 , HB4749 , HCR6 , HCR12 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR78 , HCR80 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR90 , SB1806 , SB783 , SB1271 , SB326 , SB1637 , SB769 , SB897 , SB1035 , SB1706 , SB1185 , SB1194 , SB384 , SB1426 , SB1468 , SB1215 , SB1066 , SB599 , SB1930 , SB2065 , SB767 , SB1619 , SB1738 , HB1500 , HB718 , HB23 , HB34 , HB 119 , HB 128 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB2756 , HB166 , HB406 , HB186 , HB331 , HB380 , HB1583 , HB1584 , HB621 , HB303 , HB552 , HB366 , HB463 , HB 1211 , HB1327 , HB1461 , HB923 , HB1760 , HB2467 , HB5333 , HB1592 , HB1576 , HB1552 , HB2018 , HB3511 , HB1781 , HB2013 , HB2340 , HB2508 , HB2970 , HB865 , HB2851 , HB3385 , HB3336 , HB3309 , HB 1127 , HB 1232 , HB1397 , HB4236 , HB4041 , HB1965 , HB2730 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HB163 , HB201 , HB272 , HB405 , HB519 , HB654 , HB694 , HB791 , HB 1136 , HB 1240 , HB 1266 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1842 , HB1868 , HB1894 , HB1943 , HB1990 , HB2029 , HB2061 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB2622 , HB2652 , HB2692 , HB2842 , HB2885 , HB3016 , HB3096 , HB3248 , HB3255 , HB3479 , HB3611 , HB3623 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3810 , HB3816 , HB4129 , HB4163 , HB4187 , HB4238 , HB4454 , HB4588 , HB4643 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HB5616 , HB1749 , HB1775 , HB 118 , HB1762 , HB2520 , HB24 , HB45 , HB15 , HB35 , HB38 , HB47 , HB318 , HB349 , HB554 , HB1359 , HB1373 , HB1647 , HB2254 , HB2259 , HB2853 , HB3073 , HB3088 , HB353 , HB355 , HB786 , HB762 , HB705 , HB932 , HB849 , HB 1160 , HB 1119 , HB1612 , HB3041 , HB713 , HB3104 , HB3970 , HB3962 , HB5061 , HB4042 , HB4115 , HB4490 , HB1731 , HB1705 , HB2607 , HB3556 , HB138 , HB3689 , HB1788 , HB1887 , HB1914 , HB2402 , HB2306 , HB1809 , HB2350 , HB3000 , HB3237 , HB3326 , HB3211 , HB 1056 , HB2081 , HB2187 , HB3092 , HB3308 , HB3526 , HB3750 , HB3527 , HB4219 , HB4230 , HB4290 , HB5238 , HB4804 , HB4749 , HCR6 , HCR12 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR78 , HCR80 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR90

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, information network, health services, client referral, data privacy, disaster preparedness, accreditation, community services, sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination

Summary: The Florida House conducted legislative business including prayer, pledge, and voting on multiple bills. Key legislation included land development and wetlands mitigation (SB 492), renewable natural gas infrastructure investment (SB 1574), local government regulation (SB 1080), housing and accessory dwelling units (SB 184), recovery residences (SB 954), and various health, education, and criminal justice measures. The session also addressed returning messages from the Senate with amendments, transportation facility designations, and claims bills for wrongfully convicted individuals. Several bills passed unanimously while others faced structured debate.

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• What you'll 3% for each transaction.
• </c><00:40:58.440><c> is</c> period after a transaction is period after a transaction is consummated<
• send their transaction.
• send their transaction.
• </c> to when you start the transaction. to when you start the transaction.

Bills: HB0098 , HB0075 , HB0041 , HB0101

Committee: House Revenue