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• Are there any members of the public who wish to testify on House File 3714 today?
• Are there any members of the public who wish to speak on House File 3750 today? Right?
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• members of the public who wish to testify on House File 3024 today.

Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• closure, or placement of cesspools that present a demonstrated risk to surface water, groundwater, or public
• rural areas where residents are unable to connect to centralized wastewater treatment systems or public
• .rural areas where residents are unable to connect to centralized wastewater treatment systems or public
• These are a public health concern because if they are dug deep enough or if rained or snowed on hard
• In my previous life, I was the public health director in Gila County, which oversaw the on-site wastewater

Bills: HB2029 , HB2096 , HB2116

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, cesspool remediation, cesspool replacement, forgivable principal, forgivable loan, wifa, water infrastructure finance authority, clean water revolving fund, drinking water revolving fund, wastewater infrastructure, on-site wastewater system, septic system, groundwater protection, public health, nonpoint source pollution, county water projects

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• It changes the timing of the statutory transfer of funds between the Public Works Assistance Account
• and the Move Ahead Washington account. ...between the Public Works Assistance Account and the Move Ahead
• We appreciate this is always another good opportunity when we hear public testimony and we get a little
• And again, this is another one of those situations where public testimony is very important.
• But the committee does meet tomorrow to take up several Senate bills for public hearing.

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• House Bill 2999 prohibits the requirement of public officials to sign nondisclosure agreements.
• Operate by nature under the cover of darkness as long as they can, and trying to bring all of that public
• It just ensures that those holding public office and elected public office are indeed citizens of the
• It just ensures that those holding public office and elected public office are indeed citizens of the
• So Kate Barnard was elected here to public office, statewide public office, as a woman at a time when

Bills: HB3183 , HB2999 , HB3787 , HB3499 , HJR1023

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: electric utilities, grid congestion, transmission technology, advanced power flow controllers, dynamic line rating, energy efficiency, nondisclosure agreements, public officials, transparency, government accountability, utility infrastructure, election, qualified elector, municipal office, school board, registration requirements, HB3499, special judge, special judges, court jurisdiction

Summary: The committee heard several measures and adopted PCS versions as working drafts before taking action. H.J.R. 1023, the biennial workers’ compensation fee schedule resolution, was presented as a vehicle to keep the schedule alive while the updated rates were still pending from the federal side due to the shutdown; it passed 8-0. House Bill 2999, which would prohibit requiring public officials to sign nondisclosure agreements, drew discussion about whether it should be broadened to cover litigation outcomes and other government transparency issues. The author agreed to strike the title and continue working on the language, and the bill passed 8-0 with the title stricken. House Bill 3788, as amended in PCS-2, would require officeholders to be U.S. citizens; members questioned whether the bill should also bar non-citizens from certain appointments, with examples raised about local boards and temporary appointments. The author said the intent was to focus on elected office, the Election Board assistant secretary said the bill reflected that intent, and the committee voted 9-1 to report it do pass, with the title still stricken for further work. The committee also advanced House Bill 3499, which allows special judges to hear applications for title matters, on a 10-0 vote. House Bill 3183, described by its author as a cost-saving measure related to electrical transmission infrastructure and protecting ratepayers from large loads, also passed 10-0. Throughout the meeting, members frequently used motions to adopt PCS drafts, move bills, and strike titles where language was still being refined before floor consideration.

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• We will have a public hearing on two bills, and we will begin with House Bill 2060.
• We're here to hear public testimony.
• We're here to hear to listen to public testimony.
• We'll close the public hearing on House Bill 2306.
• site, but on the public side it's not on the public site from what I'm pulling up on the public site

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

Bills: HB3334 , HB4248 , HB4454 , HB3851

Committee: House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Keywords: alcohol regulation, retail, recordkeeping, reporting, state laws, HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation

Bills: HB3334 , HB4248 , HB4454 , HB3851

Committee: House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Keywords: alcohol regulation, retail, recordkeeping, reporting, state laws, HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation

Summary: The Tobacco, Alcohol, and Controlled Substances committee met with a quorum and considered several bills related to alcohol distribution and hemp/THC products. House Bill 3334, presented by Rep. Hays, would create a limited retail on-supply alcohol act allowing on-premise licensees to buy alcohol beverages from off-premise licensees. Supporters said it could help rural businesses facing strained supply chains and delayed deliveries after alcohol market changes; the committee voted to pass the bill. The committee then heard House Bill 4248, which would add protections to keep children from ingesting alcoholic drinks containing hemp with THC-like effects. Members discussed whether the bill might be amended further, but the author said the goal was to protect kids and preserve the bill’s current structure. The committee voted to pass HB 4248. House Bill 4450, presented by Rep. Newton, would regulate THC gummies and liquids by requiring serving-size labeling, limiting servings to 10 milligrams of THC each, and prohibiting child-attractive shapes such as animals, cartoons, or human forms. Members raised concerns about vague language like “reasonable resemblance” and about color restrictions, and the author said he was willing to work on those provisions. The committee voted to pass the bill. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 3851, which Rep. Marti said concerns the process for selling and distributing private label products and clarifies the ABLE Commission’s interpretation of current law. An amendment deleting Sections 1 and 3 was adopted without objection, and the committee then voted to pass the bill as amended. The meeting ended with the chair noting it was the last meeting of the year and adjourning.

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• comprised of both the main industries of the private sector in Santa Cruz County, as well as the public
• House Bill 2113 instructs the Director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office to intervene in a public
• HB 2113 instructs the Director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office to intervene in a public service
• This structure creates no public financial exposure for cities, counties, or states.
• My name is Mike Cruz, and I serve as a senior manager of state public policy for Lucid Motors.

Bills: HB2113 , HB2237 , HB2824 , HB2926 , HB2939 , HB2950

Committee: House Rural Economic Development

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

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• And there can be a public hearing on it as well, too. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Oh, on page one, Charles, for the public school support. We haven't covered that yet.
• We'll look at public school support. The first paragraph, we've supported that. No.
• I don't think we need the public school support for I don't think we need the public school support for
• Under the first public school support, I move a do not Under the first public school support, I move

Bills: SB241 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• you'll actually see lines 23 and 24 that includes and captures all modes of child care delivery from public
• the bill that you're introducing today is a substitute that was approved in the Senate Health and Public
• In Las Vegas, with a Behavioral Health Institute, but they wanted to go and take it over to Las Cruces
• I mean, we give money to places that there's no public investment and millions of dollars.
• No public investment and millions of dollars.

Bills: SB241 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

Bills: SB193 , SB132 , SB35 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• You'll see that added on page 4. ...was related to public radio and television.
• But this would allow DFA to provide grants to public radio and television stations.
• So we've got some additional items here related to local public safety infrastructure on line 51: $2
• Chair, continuing on with the Public Education Department, I'm on page 12.
• Continuing on with the Public Education Department, I'm on page 23, line 256.

Bills: SB193 , SB132 , SB35 , SB145

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• multi-level chain of command outside the court, creating delays and uncertainty for staff and for the public
• That disconnect affects transparency and public accountability regardless of intent.
• I've gone to call to the public to ask them and plead for their help.
• December 4th, and I have an administrative action taking away my authority and instilling in the public
• back and make recommendations to DVS to say, this is how we would suggest going about creating a public

Bills: HB2226 , HB2406 , HB2663 , HB2695 , HB2805 , HB2976

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

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• I'm wearing my public administration hat, so we respectfully recommend three clarifying changes.
• I saw the intent is good, but again, we're in a public administration hat.
• You know, we need to educate our public in a lot of ways about how government works.
• The bill specifically addresses the enforcement of public nuisance laws and demands that the AG seek
• It undermines accountability and public health, safety, and natural resource protections, and I find

Bills: HB2167 , HB2168 , HB2169 , HB2171 , HB2790 , HB2905 , HCM2005

Committee: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• We have a work session, a public hearing, and an executive session.
• That closes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6131.
• That closes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6155.
• That concludes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6238.
• That concludes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6238.

Bills: SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6238 , SB5824 , SB6110 , SB5839 , SB6032 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, disability, parking privileges, accessibility, special parking, local government, oil tankers, restricted waters, environmental safety, maritime regulations, state law, fifth-wheel, travel trailers, vehicle regulation, transportation

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• This is a public meeting, so the meeting is being recorded and streamed live on TVW.
• is not anti-innovation, but pro-accountability and pro-trust, and that it creates the openness the public
• He said the bill creates the level of openness the public deserves and ensures AI is created and developed

Bills: HB2325 , HB2481 , HB2503 , HB2397 , HB2278 , HB2417

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

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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• This includes consent to the creation and publication of the material, and verification that the individual
• Requiring age and consent verification before publication is a reasonable safeguard that helps prevent
• Requiring age and consent verification before publication is a reasonable safeguard that helps prevent
• It's about fairness and public confidence in our courts.
• Current law restricts process servers from charging any fee to the public to serve these documents.

Bills: HB2043 , HB2045 , HB2046 , HB2048 , HB2064 , HB2074 , HB2126 , HB2133 , HB2144

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, drive-by shooting, gun violence, firearms, felony, vehicle forfeiture, driver license revocation, drive by shooting, public safety, criminal penalties, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform

Bills: HB82 , HB109 , HB202 , HB211 , HB82 , HB109 , HB202 , HB211

Committee: House Baldwin County Legislation

Keywords: registrars, election, qualifications, salary, state employees, diversity, podiatry, state board, healthcare regulation, Alabama regulations, political appointment, law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, Calhoun County, local act, halfway house, sober living

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• or private post-secondary educational institution that is located in Washington.
• or private post-secondary educational institution that is located in Washington.
• It's only if the individuals are enrolled in a Washington post-secondary educational institution.
• Tribal gaming has been one of the most successful public policy partnerships in this state.
• That distinction protects student athletes, reinforces integrity, and ensures public confidence.

Bills: HB2205 , HB2309 , HB2206 , HB2123 , HB2120 , HB2411

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: sports wagering, gambling regulation, state control, licensing, consumer protection, state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation

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• But some of it has to do with more parks, more opportunities for the public.
• of opportunity for public input between now and then.
• It is a public health and civil rights issue.
• That will really focus on schools, child care centers, nursing homes, and public housing.
• And $120 million, even if dedicated only to public water systems, also isn't enough.

Bills: S2542

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: climate resilience, resilience bond bill, environmental bond, infrastructure spending, flood control, coastal resilience, PFAS, clean water, wetlands, nature-based solutions, housing permitting, flood disclosure, land conservation, biodiversity, forest reserves, municipal vulnerability preparedness, MVP grant program, food security, agricultural resilience, solid waste