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• Um the first bill, SB84, I of hearings.
• Those houses are basically extinct.
• Maybe be the first area to be up.
• started the problem in the first place. started the problem in the first place.
• first mortgage was 14%. first mortgage was 14%.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's just the first one that came to mind.
• She was aided and abetted by our minister.
• This is a direct quote from the very first lines of this bill.
• First things first, rape and incest exceptions in a country that only convicts 2.5% of rapists are a
• The first people that often reject us are...

Bills: HB229, HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• George Washington without His aid."
• Like what's first?
• First of all, they have to incur the debt that we already have.
• That was the basic.
• So, basically they can reappoint. Yeah.

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, SB 304, SB 608, SB 2312, SB 494, SB 530, HB 45, HB 2520, HB 35, HB 47, HB 318, HB 349, HB 554, HB 1359, HB 1373, HB 2254, HB 2259, HB 2853, HB 3073, HB 3088, HB 353, HB 355, HB 786, HB 762, HB 705, HB 932, HB 849, HB 1119, HB 3041, HB 713, HB 3104, HB 3970, HB 4042, HB 4490, HB 1731, HB 2607, HB 3689, HB 1788, HB 1612, HB 138, HB 15, HB 1971, HB 1338, HB 2989, HB 267, HB 1201, HB 2954, HB 5265, HB 1804, HB 5061, HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 1809, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 3527, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 34, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 72, HCR 74, HCR 75, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 93, HCR 100, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, HCR 90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• When the statue was first adopted in the late 1980s, people paid cash. for drugs.
• Now, this is only a first.
• One thing first, and that is, I don't want to brag about nursing facilities.
• Well, the first thing we do is we talk to the provider about it.
• Well, let's. let you answer the question first. Yes, sir.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The first bill on the list is House Bill 91. Jessica, you ready?
• 00:08:58.720> I<00:08:59.200> think<00:08:59.600> that They somebody asked my aide
• And I can't read the first one, so apologies for my handwriting. Good morning, Mr.
• "I can't read the first one, so apologies for my handwriting. Good morning, Mr.
• Our aid, would you read back the amendment? Um, strike signature off of line 10.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The first one will be sentencing.
• By the grace of God and a very pregnant mother who had taken first aid classes and started administering
• I respectfully ask that the first roll will be open for co-authors. I do.
• I respectfully ask that the first roll will be open for co-authors.
• She was first appointed traffic referee, then court commissioner.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long Daily File with several major policy bills and multiple commemorative resolutions. The most debated measure was AB 379 on human trafficking and child exploitation. The bill was presented as a stronger, more comprehensive version that increases penalties for adults soliciting minors, adds a loitering offense tied to purchasing commercial sex, raises fines for businesses that facilitate trafficking, creates a Survivor Support Fund, and establishes grants for victim services and vertical prosecution. Several members spoke in support, while Assemblymember Sharp-Collins raised concerns that the loitering provision could be vague and disproportionately enforced against Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ people. The bill passed after debate, with the clerk reporting 72 noes and the measure still passing. The Assembly also passed AB 1415, which expands the Office of Health Care Affordability’s authority to review more health systems, private equity and hedge fund acquisitions, and managed service organizations in order to better track cost drivers and medical debt. Other policy bills approved included AB 711 on coordinating court reporters for motion hearings, AB 1142 on horse event entry fees, AB 309 on preserving access to sterile syringes for HIV and hepatitis prevention, AB 358 on allowing victims to consent to searches of hidden surveillance devices like AirTags and spy cameras, AB 592 on outdoor dining for restaurants, AB 1341 on clarifying contractor licensing violations, AB 752 on easing child care center siting, AB 1166 on extending debt-settlement rules to commercial financing, AB 806 on mobile home resident cooling rights, AB 972 on explicit sex discrimination protections in higher education, AB 416 on emergency room 5150 authority, AB 632 on expedited collection of penalties for serious local code violations, AB 672 on PERB notification and intervention rights, AB 876 on CRNA scope of practice, and AB 760 on temporary mobile home housing after disasters. Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though AB 672 drew sharp opposition from Assemblymember DeMaio over concerns about PERB and state bureaucracy. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing May observances and public service groups. These included ACR 63 designating May as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month, ACR 69 for California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month, ACR 76 for California Small Business Month, ACR 77 for Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month, HR 36 for Lung Cancer Action Week, HR 39 for National Public Works Week, and HR 41 for National Hospital Week. Members used the resolutions to highlight local institutions, public health, and community services, and each was adopted after co-author rolls and voice votes. The session ended after the Assembly completed the day’s file and moved through a series of routine procedural motions and adjournment-related business.

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• We're holding HB 2113, the first two bills you're holding of mine.
• We've got to move the bill first. Go ahead.
• The first is, so I've heard it mentioned a couple times.
• Oh, you need to move it first.
• Then you have basically a graveyard of them, you know?

Bills: HB2014, HB2113, HB2145, HB2331, HB2340, HB2389, HB2400, HB2401, HB2428, HB2494, HB2696, HB2756, HB2795, HB2955, HCM2008

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• I'm going to talk a little bit first before we get into the topic of the league's mission is to promote
• So basically approaches trial oriented process is paramount to avoid suppression issues.
• You can just get off the first.
• I hope I can offer this without having a demonstrative aid. Usually I have a chart.
• And I apologize if I didn't hit the mark on the on the my first response.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We just heard the first guy was the first veteran you heard for it.
• guy was the first veteran you heard for it before and we just heard the first guy was the first veteran
• That's the basic line, is what we ask for on that.
• When I first read that, I said, done.
• This is a threat to people's basic ability to survive.

Bills: SB1232, SB1421, SB1505, SB1511, SB1520, SB1803

Keywords: outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license

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• <00:08:51.040> The is first reading of House bills. The is first reading of House bills.
• House files have been given their first House files have been given their first reading<00:08:53.120
• President, the current resolution first President, the current resolution first engrossment<00:30
• > whole basics across the whole basics across the whole seat.<01:23:04.400> And<01:23:04.639
• :30.000> billion basically blew an $18 billion basically blew an $18 billion surplus.<01:29:32.239

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Ladies first. Thank you, Mr. President.
• And one of the first are here today.
• Bill 24, first reading of the bill.
• The ordinance is basically the fees. The ordinance is basically the same<01:17:26.320> thing.
• That's what the basic gist of it.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This program is basically a giant data aggregator.
• They have to send out what's called a first alert notification.
• Basically, you see me now, Title 32 authorities.
• Are they essentially doing what police service aides could be doing?
• First, governors do have a really important role to play.

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• First on the agenda for today is an overview of the budget forecasts that we received almost two weeks
• First, we adjusted for enrollment.
• Well, this first one isn't a small change, but it's small in the expenditure forecasts.
• Chair. >> First of all, I want to thank you for bringing these First of all, I want to thank you for
• It wasn't caught in the first take on that. So apologies for that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As you heard in my opening, I am a first-generation immigrant.
• First and foremost, I would like to thank everybody today.
• First person to speak is Derek Washington. Thank you.
• By Shirley, first person speak, is Derek Washington. Welcome.
• First, thank you, Chairs Keenan and Hunt, and to the members.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.

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• I am here to represent the For International Bridge and my company, which is a, a, uh, A local first
• With over 100 million invested in infrastructure, the bridge capacity will increase by 40%, aided by
• Uh, it just makes sense basically.
• So, uh, that's basically, uh, my petition to you.
• Um, I'll give them 5 phone calls first, and then I will show up at city council.

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• It wasn't on the first time.
• Everything starts there first.
• It turns out we had it right the first time.
• Which one do you want to take up first?
• And what happened the first year of our first term? You're talking about with COVID? Yes. Okay.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• :52.000> rule<00:23:52.240> we first of all administrative rule we first of all administrative
• So, um, that's the first point.
• They may come in first day of the year.
• 2005 when it was first published. 2005 when it was first published.
• specific language line 17 on the first specific language line 17 on the first page<04:28:51.040>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So the first phase is $25 million. The second phase will be $45 million.
• This is basically the far south extension of Coors.
• That would be my first question, Mr. Chair, Representative...
• We have a design to take it from basically mile post zero to 14.
• But I can tell you that it wouldn't be the first time.

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• For too that put public safety first.
• :26:08.159> to first African-American regiments to first African-American regiments to serve<00
• told where to ship this food aid to. told where to ship this food aid to.
• and remember the sacrifice of our first and remember the sacrifice of our first line<01:06:20.880
• First and foremost, facts matter.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, they have to exhaust private insurance first before receiving differentiated aid. >> Thank you. >
• before receiving differentiated first before receiving differentiated aid. aid. aid.
• aid, closed PNS.
• So, first there.
• where they're going to pay aid out of. where they're going to pay aid out of.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.