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• He has never learned of Jesus' teachings or that it is a sin to bear false witness.
• One week ago I was in New York when I learned that the next special session was starting the next day
• Imagine learning about women by talking mostly with men or learning about Republicans by talking mostly
• will preface my question just simply by noting that that I'm an attorney and one of the things you learn
• In 2021, I learned my baby had a fatal fetal anomaly, but my doctor couldn't even help me transfer my

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• Additionally, they could conduct the inspection in person or leverage technology to do so virtually through

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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• There is virtually no evidence base to justify long-term outcomes of interventional pain management.
• <01:24:05.440> There<01:24:05.600> is<01:24:05.760> virtually<01:24:06.159><
• There is virtually no pain management.
• how to do IV therapy in where you learn how to do IV therapy in moving<01:58:05.440> ambulance
• IV placement itself is learned after graduation through employer orientation or continuing education

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This was held virtually, and we were lucky enough to have some people attend and ask questions.
• Or is it considered confidential in a different statute, which would be something they'd learn when they

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.

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• The bill also modernizes operations by allowing online fine payments and virtual court appearances.
• This is a lesson learned when you let a bad bill out of committee by adding an amendment.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• passed this fee structure, an electric vehicle and what was being labeled a hybrid vehicle were virtually
• First of all, I’m learning something here.

Bills: HB214, HB217, HB514, HB593, HB618, HB732, HB908, HB961, HB1010

Keywords: property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding

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• These academic standards describe what we as a state believe our children should learn in each grade
• According to the DOJ compliance guide, this list of entities is broad enough to include virtually any

Keywords: 970, all

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• Distance learning.
• I'm here virtually. Thank you for the opportunity to testify that way.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• to cut we don't have any other wiggle room in any of this we're using acT scanner to do socalled virtual
• Plus, they can take what they're learning in the academy and apply it to the facility that they work

Keywords: 914, all

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• I want to thank the members who are here in person and those who are attending virtually.
• I think one of the things that we were hoping to learn more also was whether or not the legislature might

Summary: The committee met on December 3, 2025, with a quorum present and approved the September 17 minutes. Members first voted to suspend the 2026 JLARC lodging tax expenditure report for one year, based on staff’s explanation that the report is self-reported, not verified, and less useful than State Auditor accountability audits; the motion passed. The committee also approved renaming the JLARC I-900 subcommittee to the “Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits,” while keeping the opening script noting that the performance audit process exists under Initiative 900. The committee then heard follow-up updates on two prior performance audits. The Department of Health presented a draft strategic management plan in response to findings on hospital inspections, complaints, adverse event review, and hospital data access. JLARC staff reiterated that 72% of hospital inspections were late, that DOH did not verify third-party inspection standards or review adverse event reports, and that complaint data suggested possible language-access barriers. DOH said it concurred with the recommendations, had improved on-time inspection compliance to about 49%, planned annual updates starting in July 2026, and would work on accreditation oversight, complaint-language access, and data accessibility, though members pressed for firmer deadlines and questioned the three-year timeline for language access improvements. The Liquor and Cannabis Board also reported on its cannabis market study recommendation. JLARC staff said the agency’s data were incomplete and unreliable, limiting oversight of production, recalls, tax collection, and diversion. LCB said it had improved its current CCRS system but still relied on self-reported data, and it presented a decision package for a new traceability system estimated at about $9 million over three fiscal years. LCB described a plant-tagging and serialization approach tied to production, processing, testing, and retail, but acknowledged it did not currently have sufficient staff to fully implement the system without additional funding. The committee also received briefings on JLARC’s recommendation-tracking tools and the 2024 public records reporting summary, including a high-level review of agency response rates, request volumes, costs, and litigation. Finally, JLARC presented the proposed final report on the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, concluding that OPDP meets its statutory responsibilities and has high user satisfaction, but that its mandate should be updated to better match its current capacity and focus; the committee adopted the report for distribution. The meeting then moved into the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, where JLARC staff summarized nine reviews and noted that the Citizens Commission on Tax Preference and Performance Measurement endorsed all 17 legislative auditor recommendations, with comments on seven. Early reviews discussed included natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, nonprofit low-income housing development, multipurpose senior centers, disabled veteran adaptive housing, and trade convention attendance, with staff and commissioners generally recommending continuation of some preferences, modification of others, and improved objectives or performance measures where needed.

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• In 2020, we learned that DFPS, through DFPS data spanning from 2010 to 2020, showed that over 50% of
• addresses the use of remote communications technology by the Title IV-D associates and judges to conduct virtual

Bills: HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• Isn't it virtually breaking the law and finding yourself in trouble for something that you really had
• Once I got involved in it and started learning and seeing the division between Civitec and Civic Government

Bills: SB108, SB318, SB507, SB511, SB533, SB1026, SB1386, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

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• at your table, so you not only do you leave with a wonderful, you know, epicurious experience, you learn
• By doing so virtually all eligible taxpayers will benefit.

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• If you are joining us virtually via Zoom, please keep yourself muted and your video off while waiting
• For those joining us virtually, you may attempt to rejoin the meeting if disconnected while presenting
• Are they virtual? No? Okay, in support.
• no okay in Corporation are they virtual no okay in support<00:54:48.160> uh<00:54:48.359>
• If possible, I would like to testify virtually.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• the same, the missions are virtually the same, the missions are different<01:17:29.840> and<01
• Um other facilities we're<01:33:24.719> learning<01:33:25.040> that<01:33:25.199> we
• that we may need for DOE we're learning that we may need for DOE um<01:33:28.239> includes<01
• We gave them a plaque at the end of the summer, and we learned a lot from that first year, and we're
• at the end of the summer and we learned at the end of the summer and we learned a<03:04:20.640><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• time limit for hearings, there'll be a two-minute time limit for all testifiers, and we'll have a virtual
• time limit for hearings, there'll be a two-minute time limit for all testifiers, and we'll have a virtual
• Sure, but what if our current standards are, you know, we've learned things over the years that indicate
• you are you are you know<00:13:39.760> we<00:13:39.880> we've<00:13:40.040> learned
• things over the know we we've learned things over the years<00:13:41.360> that years that years

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

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• > So when we look at these provisions together, it is these terms are so broad that they capture virtually
• terms are so broad that<01:36:58.239> they<01:36:58.639> capture<01:36:59.280> virtually
• /c><01:36:59.920> all<01:37:00.239> uses<01:37:01.199> of that they capture virtually
• all uses of that they capture virtually all uses of AI,<01:37:02.719> including<01:37:03.280>
• However, there are instances where we're using AI, for example, that I've just learned about in preparation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Fortunately, by the time I was sued, the media learned about Jordan's death in a dispute I had had with
• first case without a hearing, and the second judge also dismissed the other petition after a brief virtual
• dismissed the other petition after a dismissed the other petition after a brief<00:31:39.360> virtual
• 40.320> But<00:31:40.480> the<00:31:40.640> truth<00:31:40.799> is, brief virtual
• But the truth is, brief virtual hearing.

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation

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• interested landowners routinely stop conversations with me and my staff about land protection after learning
• We have a virtual testifier, Jenny Max, administrator, NISWA.
• We have a virtual testifier, Jenny Max, administrator, NISWA.
• We have a virtual testifier, Jenny Max, administrator, NISWA.
• We have a virtual testifier, Jenny Max, administrator, NISWA.

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• conservation and efficiency, making that part of the portfolio, if you will, the mix of, you know, virtual
• conservation and efficiency, making that part of the portfolio, if you will, the mix of, you know, virtual
• conservation and efficiency, making that part of the portfolio, if you will, the mix of, you know, virtual
• conservation and efficiency, making that part of the portfolio, if you will, the mix of, you know, virtual
• conservation and efficiency, making that part of the portfolio, if you will, the mix of, you know, virtual

Keywords: 1187, senate, all