Bills: HR213, SB2607, SB2043, SB2396, SB2835

Keywords: Hawaiian Council, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian community, Native Hawaiian advocacy, recognition resolution, ceremonial resolution, nonprofit, community development, economic development, cultural preservation, self-sufficiency, housing counseling, community development financial institution, CDFI, small business accelerator, trades academy, tourism, regenerative tourism, iwi kūpuna

Bills: HR213, SB2607, SB2043, SB2396, SB2835

Keywords: Hawaiian Council, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian community, Native Hawaiian advocacy, recognition resolution, ceremonial resolution, nonprofit, community development, economic development, cultural preservation, self-sufficiency, housing counseling, community development financial institution, CDFI, small business accelerator, trades academy, tourism, regenerative tourism, iwi kūpuna

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• Uh, the A4 is an example of a lot more hours of hard work and stakeholder input to get the bill in the
• Uh, the A4 is an example of a lot more hours of hard work and stakeholder input to get the bill in the
• It is in some stations as much as 50% of their operating revenue that they lost.
• Since then, we've grown to an operation of a few hundred people during the snow season and employ 150
• Since then, we've grown to an operation of a few hundred people during the snow season and employ 150

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• Jesse Suki, Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education.
• Um, the Jesse Suki Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the standing on your testimony?
• Um, the Jesse Suki Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the at the at our public and school at the
• Um, the Jesse Suki Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the >> Anybody Any other questions?
• And through that, all of the concerns with the three-hour practice times, the fundraising, and a lot

Bills: HB1559, HB2012, HB2297, HB2122, HB2345, HB2398, HB2534, HB2621

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• So that's one of the things this bill's trying to do is take care of some of those issues that did surface
• On the definition of holistic, yeah, so Right now, I believe we had taken that part kind of out of there
• By ordering the defendant to give up a bond of up to 10% of the current market value of the property.
• the state of?
• So I know that this is kind of one of those topics right now that's also heavy among all of us.

Bills: HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law

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• consideration of study?
• So that's one of the things this bill's trying to do is take care of some of those issues that did surface
• value of the property.
• of crime.
• So I know that this is kind of one of those topics right now that's also heavy among all of us.

Bills: HB2650, HB3277, HB3386, HB3419, HB3430, HB3742, HB3791, HB3835, HB3905, HB3968, HB4119, HB4153, HB4408

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, vehicle inspection, title registration, salvage vehicles, ownership, Oklahoma Statutes, evictions, forcible entry, mediation, residency proof, children, housing law, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law

Summary: The committee considered a series of House bills dealing with criminal justice, courts, public safety, housing, and related administrative issues. Early measures included HB 3419, which would extend penalties for sharing bid information before public release and bar violators from contracting with the state or its subdivisions, and HB 4153, which reinstates a repealed driver-qualification statute and updates it to include service in Oklahoma. Members also advanced HB 3430 on court costs, fines, and fee collection, though it drew concerns about terminology, collection practices, and whether it conflicted with earlier reform efforts; the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association testified that the bill would not authorize incarceration absent willful nonpayment and that collection fees have long been set at 20%. The committee also approved HB 3791, a health-care-for-minors bill worked out with the DO and MD boards, and HB 4119, a cleanup measure on VIN inspections for salvage vehicles. HB 4408, a LOFT request bill tied to calculating savings from State Questions 780 and 781 and directing funds to the Community Safety Investment Fund, was presented as a zero-fiscal-impact technical fix after court and DOC data issues were resolved. HB 3905 would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for certain stalking and domestic-violence-related defendants, with the victim able to receive proximity alerts; members questioned the scope of victim notification and the fact that the bill applies in civil VPO proceedings as well as criminal cases, but it was advanced. Later, HB 3968 was presented as codifying a Supreme Court decision, though members raised a late-added fiscal note and possible ODOT/OTA issues; the bill was still passed out of committee, with discussion of striking title on the floor if needed. HB 3835 would create a path for trafficking survivors to seek relief from convictions tied to their victimization, and HB 3386 would require mediation in eviction cases involving minor children; that bill prompted extensive debate over whether it created an affirmative defense, potential Fair Housing Act concerns, and whether it shifted costs to landlords, with the author agreeing to strike title and revise the language. The committee also advanced HB 2650 on summary administrations in probate and HB 3742, a negotiated criminal discovery bill, after adopting a small amendment limiting certain recordings to those directly related to the case and changing “approximate” to “appropriate.”

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• They have access to an entire tech universe at the palm of their hands any hour of the day.
• their hands any universe at the palm of their hands any hour<00:31:03.520><c> of</c><00:31:03.679><c
• </c><00:31:04.720><c> But</c><00:31:04.960><c> technology</c><00:31:05.520><c> has</c> hour of the day
• But technology has hour of the day.
• </c> February of 22 and May of 23. February of 22 and May of 23.

Bills: HF357, HF3389, HF1434, HF2500, HF1606

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

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• So I understand some of you have been here a good two, three hours, so I appreciate you sticking around
• of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• If passed, this bill forces the board to operate with a blindfold and a heavier burden of proof, limiting
• If passed, this bill forces the board to operate with a blindfold and a heavier burden of proof, limiting
• The nation is still reeling from the Operation Nightingale scandal, where thousands of fraudulent diplomas

Bills: HB2408, HB2434, HB2725, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2732, HB2733

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation

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• of any of the bills that are in consideration.
• All of us, all of us safer.
• I know that some of the problems that we have in New Mexico specifically are cartel operations.
• Some of those cartel members are Americans. ...is cartel operations.
• Right now we have National Guard folks in combat operations in the Horn of Africa.

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• of Nursing Practice, MSN, Master of Science in Nursing, BA, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, ASN, Associate
• of Health.
• Chief among our critiques is the inefficient-by-design operations of corporate insurers, which typically
• Just in today's testimony, we've heard some of these insurers suggest that if required to operate at
• a reasonable and demonstrated level of efficiency, they may leave the... ...operate at a reasonable and

Bills: HB2261, HB2283, HB2425, HB2110, HB2113, HB2122, HB2152

Keywords: healthcare, transparency, patient communication, credentials, professional standards, medical loss ratio, insurance, health plans, cost management, nursing delegation, registered nurse, RN, home care aide, nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, CNA, medical assistant, home health, hospice, community-based care

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• out of context, but even taken out of context, saying things like, if I see a black pilot, I'm going
• fraud has been taking place, a lot of misrepresentation, a lot of things that really have really been
• It is only a matter of time before.
• Seeing no debate, besides, a lot of things start in your neck of the woods, don't they? They do.
• It expands the types of transactions and circumstances in which the Department of Highway Safety and

Bills: S0174, S0388, S0470, S0488, S0490, S0584, S0628

Keywords: transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, license plates, Florida Wildflower, vehicle registration, annual use fee, specialty plates, Fraternal Order of Police, license plate, funding, memorial foundation, law enforcement, motor carriers, fuel tax, military exemptions, safety regulations, electronic submissions

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills, mostly related to honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles administration. SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson and Petty Officers Muhammad Hatham and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. The bill passed favorably with no debate or opposition. The committee also considered SB 174, naming a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington opposed the bill during debate, citing Kirk’s public statements as inconsistent with the honor, while Senator Rodriguez argued the designation was an honorary roadway naming that did not require agreement with Kirk’s views. The bill was reported favorably. SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflowers specialty license plate from $15 to $25 while keeping the lower fee for owners with more than 10 vehicles, also passed favorably after a support-only public comment. Members then approved SB 470, which opens the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate to the general public and allows redesigns to help sustain sales and increase funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. Public testimony from the FOP supported the change. SB 584 authorized DHSMV to enter agreements allowing county tax collectors to enforce certain commercial driving school provisions, aimed at addressing fraud and licensing abuses, and it passed favorably with support. Finally, the committee approved SB 488, the DHSMV agency package updating IFTA compliance, online filing, crash reporting thresholds, registration procedures, email communications, and tank vehicle definitions, along with SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488; both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote.

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• To the head of the county, I mean, if she lives in Eddie Morales' district, that could be a three-hour
• Copy of one of the following documents, of course, a passport.
• And, you know, she did ask to leave work a couple of hours early and she went and took care of it all
• As one of the forms of proof of citizenship. Is that correct?
• Of course, of course.

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• So thank you very much for your consideration and that of the members of the committee.
• We saw a dampening of the slope of arrears growth.
• So, in year one, we saw over the course of a year, an increase of $78 in payments.
• Department of Justice, indicates that 10% of adults over the age of 60 in the United States are affected
• I'm also the president of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys.

Bills: SB629, SB1015, SB2501, SB2933

Keywords: child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment, statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary

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• If you look at the specifications for Bluetooth devices, their radius of operation is 1,000,000,000,
• of the election.
• Most of the time, that's the door of the location, and hearing the layout of a potential committee substitute
• the last 48 hours. ...hours to give attention to this bill.
• The process of taking these individuals off of the voter rolls was only halted because of the requirement

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

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• a title company instead of as a bill of sale at a manufactured home sales rep.
• of the bill.
• We sell a lot of homes to veterans.
• Then we have no way of knowing.
• USERRA does not necessarily include all of those other aspects of it. So what we're doing is...

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• For example, criticism of the state of Israel could lead to the fall of the United States of America.
• Here is an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ that you may know as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
• of this bill.
• Yet the broadness of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism extends itself in a manner opposite of our
• ignorance, out of honesty, and out of sincerity.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• So from the, the child support, um, uh, portion of, of this bill and the way that would operate is, is
• validation of the safety of that individual.
• Additionally, the bill modernizes the Office of Inspector General's fraud hotline operations.
• of hours but yields limited results.
• Is that kind of who you're this is aimed at? That, that sort of a um citizen of Texas.

Bills: HB 26, HB 140, HB 141, HB 142, HB 215

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services

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• </c> the rules of the office of grant the rules of the office of grant management<00:04:56.240><c> we've
• The members engaged in hours of respectful discussions and ultimately reached an agreement with meaningful
• </c> filing a notice of denial of liability. filing a notice of denial of liability.
• ><c> of</c><00:25:56.960><c> respectful</c> members engaged in hours of respectful members engaged in
• hours of respectful discussions<00:25:58.320><c> and</c><00:25:58.720><c> ultimately</c><00:25:59.360

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• of time and in the interest of interest of time and in the interest of really<00:03:45.040><c> pushing
• </c> bit of look and it depends what kind of bit of look and it depends what kind of room<00:12:48.959
• c> failures of the stability is the lack of failures of the stability is the lack of their<00:47:54.480
• The work group that is proposed in the bill would operate outside of that framework, presumably to secure
• outside of in the bill would operate outside of that<00:53:56.319><c> framework,</c><00:53:57.119><c

Bills: HF4479, HF4368, HF4889

Keywords: higher education, public university, college campus, postsecondary institution, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, town hall, town hall meeting, elected official, legislator, public forum, constituent meeting, campus access, free meeting space, parking fees, civic engagement, public outreach, chapter 135A, HF4368, Minnesota State

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• I was kind of the genesis of the bill.
• c> across</c> all types of of combating fraud across all types of of combating fraud across uh<00:18:
• And that the description of sites, security, operations, accounting, compliance, and data on the vehicle
• ,</c> description of sites, security, description of sites, security, operations,<00:31:14.399><c> accounting
• And with me is attorney Tom representatives of all of the representatives of all of the stakeholders<

Bills: HF4075, HF3826, HF3825, HF3827, HF3459, HF3711, HF4200, HF3908, HF3712

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants