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• Subpart four corrects the spelling of a pilot project under the Department of Transportation's aviation
• Subpart five corrects the account for funds provided for the Department of Transportation's pass and
• Subpart eight updates various proviso amounts to conform to the project list under the Department of
• Subpart five corrects the account for funds provided for the Department of Transportation's pass and
• Subpart eight updates various proviso amounts to conform to the project list under the Department of

Bills: SB6005 , SB6225

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

Bills: HB213 , HB136 , HB182 , HB213 , HB136 , HB182

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• House Bill 2600 requires the Department of Social and Health Services to update the Supported Living
• The Department of Social Health the provision of client support, training, and other activities.
• House Bill 2,600 requires the Department of Social and Health Services to update the Supported Living
• The Department of Social and Health Services is allowed to contract with a private entity to provide
• I hope to hear back from the Department of Children and Families on all of these issues.

Bills: HB1873 , HB2600 , SB5957

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care

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• And when we depart from this place today, let our words and deeds bear witness to the government grounded

Bills: HB2325 , HB2521 , HB2720 , HB1960 , HB2073 , HB2675 , HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• , working closely with the higher education department as they are department, working closely with the
• higher education department as they already do.
• , the Department of Finance and Administration.
• So on page two, where the fund is administered by the department, we have a framework where the department
• So $3 million a year for athletics department expenses.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8 , SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• Chair, Representative, the department monitors.
• Chair, Representative, the department monitors.
• That's under the Higher Education Department.
• administrators and not the Public Education Department.
• administrators and not the public education department.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• let me understand: is part of the rationale for this that declining CCA revenues are based on the Department
• understand: is that part of the rationale for this, that declining CCA revenues are based on the Department
• Beach Elementary School, businesses, and our fire department volunteers all depend on the diverse community
• Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, through its Public Transportation Division,

Bills: HB2588 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

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• Executive Order 2102, which requires all executive and small cabinet agencies to consult with the Department
• These include Department of Commerce, Military Department, Department of Natural Resources, Department
• These include Department of Commerce, Military Department, Department of Natural Resources, Department
• The SEC must consult with the Department of Enterprise Services and the work group during the planning
• Centralia is utilizing a $5 million Department of Commerce grant to extend the sewer and water lines

Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• First, the buyer must provide the seller with an exemption certificate as prescribed by the Department
• There is a fiscal note from the Department of Revenue in the fiscal bill book.
• ..by the department or disclosed by the taxpayer on or after July 1, 2026.
• I'm not sure what will be shared with you by the Department of Revenue.
• It codifies Department of Revenue Transportation matters.

Bills: HB2376 , HB2584 , HB2610 , HB2615 , HB2089 , HB2194 , HB2257 , HB2528 , HB2175 , HB2334

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: property tax, reform, local government, taxpayer, funding, agriculture, tax exemption, farm machinery, equipment, sales tax, HB 2610, property tax exemption, nonprofit housing, affordable housing, low-income housing, community use, temporary use, charitable property, Washington property tax, Department of Revenue

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• So those of us in that alphabet range will depart, and we'll have Chair Vitolo sit in for the House Chair
• Thankfully, her head didn't hit the stairs and hit the grass next to the stairs, but she had absolutely
• We then saw our town manager depart in 2023.
• Through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense, my colleagues and I at CSG, along with
• So this compact was developed through CSG's cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense.

Bills: S2636 , S2628 , S2913 , H4907 , H4877 , H4661 , H4662 , H4597 , H4719 , H4019 , H559 , H4588

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: cosmetology, cosmetologist, beauty industry, hairdresser, esthetician, salon, licensure compact, interstate compact, multistate license, license reciprocity, professional licensure, occupational licensing, workforce mobility, license portability, military spouse, military family, background check, disciplinary action, scope of practice, consumer protection

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• bill requires that entities providing medically tailored meals under contract With DHS, with the Department
• As a last bit of background, lactation consultants are not certified by the Department of Health, but
• As a last bit of background, lactation consultants are not certified by the Department of Health, but
• They're not regulated by the Department of Health in Washington State.
• I didn't mean certified, scratch that, but they are not regulated by the Department of Health.

Bills: HB1904 , HB2106 , HB2211 , HB2247 , HB2329 , HB2339

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: animal welfare, cats, declawing, animal rights, pet care, healthcare, contract modifications, provider notifications, insurance carriers, health facilities, HB 2211, medically tailored meals, medical nutrition therapy, medical assistance, Medicaid, Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, nutrition support, chronic disease, dietary accommodations

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• While CCRCs are licensed by HHSC to provide care, CCRCs are regulated by the Department of Insurance
• Out of the 39 CCRCs licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance, 33 are members of Leading Age Texas

Bills: SB500 , SB1522 , SB1137 , SB1266

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

Bills: SJR27 , SB53 , SB311 , SB1164 , SB2807 , SB1574 , SB 53

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• you some numbers that you need to know about. ...numbers that you need to know about where we're headed
• And I had the opportunity to work with our Department of Revenue.
• It does have an excise tax or sin tax that's been worked out with the Department of Revenue.
• The amendment is where I'm headed with that. Do you all have any objections to that? No. Okay.
• I see a shaking of heads. Those are the options that we've got.

Bills: SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396 , SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• So if, if there are any, they have to call PD or El Paso PD or the sheriff's department.
• Like I said, my name is Robert Martinez Jr. and I'm here to testify on behalf of my department, which
• Like, you know, the way they see it is like you guys are the police department for your jurisdiction,
• They, they go through the, uh, Department of the Interior Federal Training Program in New Mexico.
• You can get into very small communities that have very robust police departments with detectives and

Bills: HB176 , HB180 , HB176 , HB180 , HB333 , HCR35

Committee: House S/C on State-Federal Relations

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• Department of Labor—Texas, Oregon, Florida, Nebraska, Kentucky all have five.
• My other concern really is My other concern really is, is just me heads scratching around line 500-502

Bills: HB191 , HB35 , HB29 , HB123 , HB35 , HB29 , HB191 , HB123

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• If you publish it on the newspaper's website or on the centralized U website from the Department of Finance
• , or you do... from the Department of Finance, or you do direct mail to the bidders on the bid list.
• going to strike out "by the awarding authority" and leave it as a centralized website just for the Department
• I got to know Secretary Kart, who heads up the Office of Information Technology for the State.
• It also eliminates references to past... ...and it also eliminates references to past departments that

Bills: HB320 , HB207 , HB208 , HB290

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: public works, sealed bids, bid notice, public notice, newspaper advertisement, centralized website, digital platform, Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, county commissions, municipalities, contracting, procurement, construction bidding, Alabama code Title 39, bidding requirements, electronic bidding, online bid posting, HVAC, heating and air conditioning

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• This sets up a revolving fund at the Department of Health for Ivocasearch.
• HB3940 updates numerous provisions related to the Oklahoma Military Department, the Adjutant General,
• The Oklahoma Military Department has an exact figure on this because they've got to go in and figure
• They will require the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to include fentanyl testing in all child

Bills: HB2947 , HB3257 , HB3264 , HB3834 , HB3940 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB4003 , HB4118 , HB4326 , HB4346 , HB4421

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• Seth Miller from the Department of Retirement Systems.
• Any questions for the department? Okay.
• Seth Miller from the Department of Retirement Systems.
• Any questions for the department? No? Okay, great.
• Substitute Senate Bill 5203 requires the Department of Transportation and Department of Fish and Wildlife

Bills: SB5834 , SB5835 , SB5883 , SB5905 , SB6151 , SB6163 , SB6177 , SB6173

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: Washington retirement systems, retirement trust funds, interest earnings, public employee retirement system, teachers retirement system, state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, judges retirement system, school employees retirement system, public safety employees retirement system, law enforcement officers and firefighters retirement system, PERS, TRS, LERS, legal expenses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, fraud prevention, overpayment recovery, trust fund protection

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• right in the entire world first one ever she has served as a white house intern worked for the department
• Oliver to the senate floor. she's a forensic nursing administrator for the city of Tulsa police department
• This bill is a request from the Department of Human Services.
• I don't call that parody. 15% is where they're headed. And I have counties that are.
• That is the reality: their corporate heads are on are appointed to by this body into a number of state

Bills: SB2102 , SB1940 , SB1625 , SB1442 , SB1623 , SB1242 , SB1949 , SB1592 , SB1913 , SB592 , SB992 , SB1241 , SB259 , SB1928 , SB1426 , SB1531 , SB1561 , SB1122

Keywords: credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees