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• Was there any feedback that you received from any source within the judicial branch in regard to the
• We've heard feedback from judges, lawyers, prosecutors, parents, and law enforcement.
• We've heard feedback from judges, lawyers, prosecutors, parents, so law enforcement.
• enter into the judicial and they don't really enter into the legislative, but we have got a ton of feedback

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee approved the minutes from February 25 and February 27, then considered several RS introductions. RS 33619, a replacement related to stablecoins and the FAST Act, was introduced after staff corrected a mistaken statement of purpose. RS 33593, dealing with alleged secret social transitioning of children and giving the attorney general or private parties a civil remedy, was introduced after questions about whether it would affect nickname use; Representatives Rubel, Berch, and Church were recorded as nays. RS 33581, concerning county fair boards and allowing counties over 200,000 population to make them advisory only, was introduced. RS 33590, a rules resolution for the Department of Commerce and Division of Veterans Services, was introduced and recommended to the Second Reading Calendar. The committee also heard RS 3355-5, a major custody-law proposal from Representative Heather Scott. She said it would create a presumption of substantially equal parenting time, require evidentiary hearings before restrictions, limit temporary and ex parte orders, guarantee parental access to records, tighten standards for supervised visitation, and make court-ordered professionals advisory only. Members raised concerns about the role of judges, the use of hearsay, and a provision excluding safety plans from evidence; the motion to introduce passed. Later, Representative Ehlers presented RS 33598, which would remove a 50-cent fee from standard license plates tied to the Idaho Heritage Trust Fund and create an America 250 specialty plate; it was introduced. He also presented RS 33607, a DOGE task force-related proposal shifting regulatory duties from the Honey Commission to the State Department of Agriculture; it too was introduced. The committee adjourned after noting more RSs may be coming in a future meeting.

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• alternative methodology, and then give time for the public and the legislature to be able to give feedback
• I can speak to the feedback piece; I think I'll just reiterate that we're currently doing that on the
• And how long do you believe that the process of engagement and feedback would be?
• Of course, we would love to get your feedback on what the legislature is considering.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• people back together here to have that discussion and make sure that there's an opportunity for feedback
• :01:27.759><c> an</c><00:01:28.000><c> opportunity</c><00:01:28.560><c> for</c><00:01:29.040><c> feedback
• </c><00:01:30.240><c> uh</c> there's an opportunity for feedback uh there's an opportunity for feedback

Bills: HF2442

Keywords: climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund

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• So certainly continuing to have those conversations and take input and feedback and incorporate this.
• those conversations and take input have those conversations and take input and<00:03:20.120><c> feedback
• feedback.
• </c> listening and receiving this feedback listening and receiving this feedback compiling<01:09:53.040
• ><c> was</c><01:09:55.000><c> with</c> compiling this feedback and it was with compiling this feedback

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But if you can give us any feedback on why you think you have a 25% turnover rate in your profession
• But if you can give us any feedback on why you think you have a 25% turnover rate in your profession
• But if you can give us any feedback on why you think you have a 25% turnover rate in your profession
• But if you can give us any feedback on why you think you have a 25% turnover rate in your profession
• </c> follow through and also give us feedback follow through and also give us feedback to<00:58:01.559

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• THE DOE MUST CREATE A REPORT BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THAT IS THE BILL. >> Sen
• Burgess: I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. >> Sen.
• Burgess: I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK.
• THIS RATE BY MAKING SURE WE ARE SERVING DISTRICTS THAT MAY HAVE THIS IMPLEMENTED IN GETTING THE FEEDBACK
• I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MORGAN'S MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SHARE THEIR VOICE AND FEEDBACK IS INCORPORATED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I welcome all the feedback. I welcome it. Absolutely. This bill is a work in progress.
• I welcome all the feedback. I'm working with OID. There should be another PCS down the pipeline.
• Thank you for that feedback. Representative Timmons, you're recognized.
• And I have met with OID, got a lot of constructive feedback from them.
• I got a lot of constructive feedback from them.

Bills: HB3048, HB3259, HB3646, HB3696, HB3780, HB3781, HB3802, HB3818, HB4294, HB4488, HB2929

Keywords: insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, insurance regulation, Oklahoma, health insurance, contracting entities, medical providers, enrollment, beneficiary rights, property and casualty, rates, filing, Insurance Commissioner, regulation, property, regulations, actuary, rate filing, independent review

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• here at FSU with interdisciplinary professors from around campus again, evaluations found positive feedback
• One of the things we pride ourselves on at the department is gathering insight and feedback from staff
• The Port Roundtable events gathering feedback from staff on innovative strategies to support the workforce
• service, our field training investigator basically or their supervisor that then provides ongoing feedback
• This work has been driven by continuous collaboration and feedback from those directly involved in the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And I still think maybe based on feedback, I thought maybe it was just, you know, my brain being stuck
• And so based on feedback from the committee, I think we can streamline this a little bit. Debate.
• And I still think maybe based on feedback, I thought maybe it was just, you know, my brain being stuck
• And so based on feedback from the committee, I think we can streamline this a little bit. ...my brain
• And so, based on feedback from the committee, I think we can streamline this a little bit more and get

Bills: HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427

Keywords: youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification

Summary: The Senate Education Committee considered a long agenda of education-related bills, including school calendar changes, scholarship and tax credit cleanup, charter school facilities, apprenticeship expansion, testing windows, and teacher staffing rules. Several measures were framed as technical or clarifying changes, while others drew more substantial debate over accountability, eligibility, and funding. The committee also heard a bill to extend the sunset of the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and another to allow certain military dependents to start kindergarten based on their home-country age rules. Among the more debated bills, House Bill 3590 updated the Opportunity Scholarship Fund Act by changing reporting and income-verification language; senators questioned whether the bill effectively expanded eligibility or added accountability, but the author said it was a cleanup measure and the title was struck before passage. House Bill 3151 would raise the minimum school year from 166 to 173 days beginning in 2027-28, contingent on an additional $175 million in common education funding; supporters argued Oklahoma students need more time in front of teachers, while opponents questioned the evidence and fiscal impact. House Bill 4359 moved statewide assessments to the last four weeks of the school year, with an amendment changing the window from three to four weeks, and House Bill 4427, as amended, continued limits on adjunct teachers in early grades while clarifying qualifications and timelines for existing adjuncts. The committee also advanced House Bill 2398, which would create “credentials of value” to help students and families evaluate postsecondary programs based on workforce demand and economic return, and House Bill 3372, which would create a charter school facilities fund and loan/collateral mechanisms; the latter passed on a narrower vote after questions about asset disposition and state control. Other bills passed with little or no opposition, including a 24-hour reporting requirement for school abuse to outside law enforcement, an expansion of youth apprenticeship eligibility, adoption-related maternity leave, and a pilot for teacher growth metrics and NBCT funding. Most measures were reported out favorably, with several title-stricken amendments adopted along the way.

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• So we worked hard to hear from a broad group of stakeholders through feedback on draft rules.
• We held... ...from a broad group of stakeholders through feedback on draft rules.
• We put out draft rules on our website and opened it up to anyone who wants to give feedback.
• Well, we do have out there for informal feedback right now the set of rules where we talk just generally
• Let's go to that provision, because I know we've had a lot of feedback on that.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That is great feedback. Thank you. Other questions?
• acknowledge the importance of engaging earlier and more often through the process to incorporate feedback
• We are hearing valuable feedback from the committee that is helping shape our future engagement plans
• And then the goal of the EJA is to document the feedback we receive and share how that action was changed
• But that is some of the feedback that we have received from communities and that we continue to explore

Keywords: 904, all

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• So my understanding, Senator Salomon, and much of this feedback comes from our planning directors who
• Again, this is feedback I'm getting from people who do this work on the ground, not a technical expert
• I just wanted to get some commentary and feedback to work on it. So thank you. Thank you.
• Interestingly, a mix of feedback.
• Interestingly, a mix of feedback.

Bills: SB5633, SB6279, SB6291, SB6274, SB6309, SB5903, SB6016, SB5820, SB6132, SB6189

Keywords: land subdivision, zoning, property development, local government authority, real estate, infrastructure, wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, building code, fire-resistant construction, defensible space, hazard map, risk map, state building code council, department of natural resources, fire marshal, regional fire defense board, roofing standards, exterior walls

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• a challenging bill for a lot of cities and I've been hearing some pretty consistent and intense feedback
• a challenging bill for a lot of cities and I've been hearing some pretty consistent and intense feedback
• All right, and I'll just remark that the prime sponsor, Senator Hunt, got feedback.
• restrictive than those required for other types of development in the zone. consistent and intense feedback
• All right, and I'll just remark that the prime sponsor, Senator Hunt, got feedback.

Bills: SB6069, SB6167, SB6201, SB6205, SB6001, SB6026, SB6054, SGA9278, SGA9279

Keywords: affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting

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• We often have very little feedback from those project developers as to whether they implement them, how
• I don’t—we don’t have the feedback to say either way, so it appears that it is, yes.
• practices that are voluntary to implement by a project developer and we often or very rarely have feedback
• from those project development. often or very rarely have feedback from those project developers or
• And without notification or a feedback loop, they have no way to weigh in on the appropriateness of that

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

Summary: The committee heard and laid out several natural resources and environmental bills, with testimony focused on balancing development, public health, wildlife protection, and regulatory authority. SB 3074 would allow the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to communicate in writing with TCEQ about matters before the commission, with safeguards requiring the communication to be part of the record and allowing other parties to respond; a committee substitute narrowed it to written communications about permits only, limited legislator communications to facilities in their districts, and adjusted conflict-of-interest rules. HB 3556, as substituted, would require notice to Texas Parks and Wildlife for certain very tall structures in specified coastal counties and give TPWD a limited right to seek injunctive relief if mitigation is insufficient to prevent material harm to migratory birds; supporters said it would address ignored wildlife recommendations and protect key flyways, while opponents argued the bill was too broad, singled out wind energy, and gave one agency unusually strong enforcement power. HB 49 would expand liability protections for produced-water recycling and beneficial use; supporters said it would encourage reuse of a large wastewater stream and reduce disposal pressures, while opponents warned it could shield operators from responsibility before the science and standards are mature. HB 4413 would authorize mass-balance accounting for renewable biomass feedstocks, and HB 3866 would regulate intermediate bulk container recycling facilities near homes, with a committee substitute adding a grandfather clause and making implementation contingent on funding. The committee also heard bills affecting air and energy regulation. HB 5033 would create a trigger to end vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes to allow it; the substitute removed a Supreme Court-related trigger, and the lone public witness opposed the bill, warning it would worsen air quality and harm nonattainment areas. HB 4112 would clarify that on-site storage of high-level radioactive waste is allowed at current and future nuclear reactors and university research reactors only for waste generated at that site; the substitute clarified the language and removed an inoperative permit condition, and witnesses from environmental and nuclear groups said the clarification was needed to prevent unintended restrictions while avoiding off-site storage. HB 2440 would prohibit state agencies from using air-quality rules to ban or restrict vehicles based on energy source, including internal combustion vehicles, and no public testimony was offered. HB 4271 would require TCEQ to hold public meetings on request for composting facility authorizations; the substitute limited the requirement to future applications and was presented as a transparency measure after a denied local request and extensive public comments. Additional bills addressed landowner protections and Railroad Commission oversight. HB 3619 would require the Railroad Commission to restore surface land after plugging or replugging operations and indemnify landowners from damages tied to authorized entry; a witness supported the bill but urged fixing a separate statutory loophole that he said allowed operators to enter unrelated tracts without notice. HB 4042 would extend Railroad Commission pipeline safety and fee provisions to propane distribution systems by removing the word “natural” from the relevant definitions. HB 4426 would set a 10-year permit term for commercial surface disposal facilities, allow renewal based on compliance history, and require renewal applications 120 days before expiration. The committee took no votes because a quorum was not initially present, and each bill was left pending after testimony and discussion.

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• And so, I'd open it up now for you all to provide feedback. We'll start with Ms. Patel.
• So more of a stump speech than a question, but open to take feedback. and input.
• No, I think we'd say, I know we've received some feedback that maybe some of the initial language was
• I think we want to make sure that we're getting that data and feedback through reporting.
• I'd ask if the Department of Education wants to provide some feedback on An alternative approach and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This increase was made possible by acting on direct stakeholder feedback, strategically strengthening
• You know, I think that when we're thinking about all the avenues in which we are soliciting feedback,
• we're consuming Thinking about all the avenues in which we are soliciting feedback, we're consuming
• feedback.
• It's one of the avenues in which we appreciate being able to hear direct feedback.

Summary: The committee first considered the confirmation of Dr. John Lattell to the Florida Board of Medicine. In questioning, senators focused heavily on his views on abortion, vaccines, ivermectin, hormonal birth control, and the role of CDC/FDA guidance in board discipline cases. Dr. Lattell said the board should apply Florida statutes, described himself as strongly pro-life and skeptical of some federal health guidance, and said he would be sympathetic when judging fellow physicians because of his own experience in practice. Supporters praised his medical background, military service, and family medicine experience, while opponents argued his stated views could affect his ability to fairly discipline other doctors. The committee voted 5-2 to recommend confirmation, with Senators Polsky and Rouson voting no. The committee then took up the confirmation of Taylor Hatch as Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families. Hatch outlined her background at DCF and APD and described department priorities including streamlining services, improving child welfare and behavioral health systems, expanding peer support, and reducing SNAP error rates. Members asked detailed questions about Hope Florida, the number and role of Hope Navigators, agency responsiveness on bill analyses, and accountability for community-based care contractors. Hatch said Hope Florida is a partnership-based navigation effort aimed at self-sufficiency, that 143 Hope Navigators are in place, and that the department is working to improve transparency and oversight through contracts, audits, and a proposed funding model. Senators also pressed Hatch on the Hope Florida Foundation’s compliance history and on forensic audits of community-based care agencies, especially Northwest Florida Health Network. Hatch said the foundation is now in compliance and under audit, and that the contractor had completed corrective actions and was operating within current accountability limits. She said DCF had not yet conducted new forensic audits under her tenure but was preparing another round and was considering using contracted-services dollars to support that work. The discussion ended with continued questioning on oversight, staffing, and whether the agency could provide more formal bill analyses going forward.

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• feedback.
• So far, there's some that are getting feedback in late or today for the first time.
• So we're going to hear a lot of testimony today, and we'll continue to take that feedback.
• We've taken in the feedback we've received so far.
• I also appreciate the prime sponsor reaching out several times for our feedback.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on four bills. SB 5925 would expand the Attorney General’s civil investigative demand authority to investigate possible violations of the U.S. and Washington constitutions, certain labor and civil rights laws, law enforcement use-of-force issues, and jail-related statutes. Supporters, including the Attorney General’s office, Teamsters 117, and Working Washington, said the bill would make investigations faster and more effective, especially in wage theft and discrimination cases. Opponents, including police, sheriffs, cities, counties, and retail and business groups, argued it would give the AG broad investigative power without enough threshold showing, could burden local governments and employers, and raised constitutional concerns about speech and search protections. No vote was taken. SB 5906 would codify and expand protections for non-public spaces in schools, child care facilities, health care facilities, higher education institutions, and county auditor election areas by limiting immigration enforcement access without a judicial warrant or court order and restricting collection of immigration-related information about students and families. Supporters said the bill would reduce fear, protect privacy, and make existing Keep Washington Working policies clearer and more durable, with testimony from immigrant rights groups, faith organizations, students, PTA, and health advocates. Some organizations, including health care and child care stakeholders, supported the goal but asked for amendments to clarify definitions, create model policies, add training and enforcement provisions, and adjust warrant/subpoena language. The committee also heard strong opposition concerns about federal immigration enforcement, but no action was taken. SB 6070 would expand missing-person tools by allowing certain digital investigative tools to be used in missing endangered person cases, creating new Abney and Purple Alerts for missing Black people and people with disabilities, and broadening the definition of missing endangered person. Supporters included prosecutors, law enforcement, tribal and disability advocates, families of missing persons, and students who argued that faster alerts and better digital tools save lives and address racial and disability disparities in missing-person responses. Testimony described delays in prior cases and the need for more urgent, targeted alerts. The committee then heard SB 6002, which would regulate automated license plate reader systems, set registration, use, retention, audit, and disclosure rules, and prohibit certain uses such as immigration enforcement and surveillance near protected locations. The sponsor said the bill is intended to create statewide guardrails for a technology already in use, and testimony was expected to continue after the excerpt ended; no vote or final action was recorded in the portion provided.

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• I'd appreciate your feedback, or is this something that you know from a competitiveness perspective that
• have been companies that turned down opportunities here because of that, so I'd appreciate that feedback
• I appreciate your feedback, or is this something that you know from a competitiveness perspective that
• have been companies that turned down opportunities here because of that, so I'd appreciate that feedback
• 08.360><c> I'm</c><00:25:08.679><c> I</c><00:25:08.760><c> want</c><00:25:08.880><c> to</c> that feedback

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:34 Economic Development Cabinet 27:51 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum, so the minutes from the last two meetings were not approved. Secretary Noel of the Cabinet for Economic Development then gave a broad overview of the cabinet’s work and an update on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPD), with Deputy Secretary Katie Smith and General Counsel Matt also present. He said the cabinet’s strategy is to focus on high-wage job creation, especially in automotive transformation, business and financial professional services, tourism, logistics, agri-tech, aerospace, and other high-tech sectors, while also supporting small and medium-sized businesses and existing employers. Noel highlighted several program results and examples, including average incentivized wages approaching $27 per hour, 877 jobs and $346 million in investment through hub operations, $90 million through Commonwealth Ventures, help for hundreds of companies through the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance, work with 220 companies through the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, nearly 3,000 students in Advanced Kentucky, and more than 1,100 participants in Kentucky Valor. He also cited 35,000 workers trained through Bluegrass State Skills, 177 businesses helped by the small business tax credit, and 77 entertainment incentive transactions totaling about $200 million and 7,400 jobs. On the grant side, he said the cabinet had approved 155 projects under a federal grant program, committing $99 million, with outreach aimed at smaller communities and all 120 counties. The main focus of the second half was KPD. Noel described it as a program that requires more than basic due diligence, emphasizing community readiness, local vision, title and mineral-rights review, sewer validation, and consultant review. He said 109 projects had been awarded in the earlier rounds, and in 2024 there were 45 requests for information seeking $81 million against $35 million in available funding, showing strong demand. He also said the cabinet has worked with local economic developers through five regions aligned with area development districts, and that the secretary, deputy secretary, or commissioner of business development must attend the regional meetings, with 100% attendance reported for the key three last year. In response to questions, he said Jefferson County’s lack of KPD projects so far likely reflects where local land and development strategies are in the process rather than a lack of interest, and he said the cabinet has not heard that Kentucky’s occupational safety and health rules are clearly helping or hurting competitiveness, though he offered to look into it further.

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• occasion, provide a blind copy to the authority on an email, giving you an update and requesting feedback
• I blind copy the authority on an email, giving you an update and request feedback.
• necessarily need to be held to a 911 Management Authority meeting, but if the legislative committee needs feedback
• related to certain changes or whatever it may be, we can request individual feedback as long as the

Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority held a special meeting with a quorum present to discuss House Bill 2710, the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act. Staff and the legislative liaison explained that the bill had already changed and was expected to change again before floor consideration. As described, the original draft would have created a new Office of Emergency Communications and moved 911-related functions and funding into it, but the revised direction would instead remove the office language, strip out sections affecting the 911 Management Authority, and place a new Emergency Communications Authority under the Department of Public Safety. The new authority would oversee radio infrastructure and public-safety communications procurement, while 911 funds would remain in Emergency Management. The only direct tie to the 911 Management Authority would be a seat for the state 911 coordinator or designee on the new authority. Members discussed concerns about mission creep, funding, and whether the authority should be involved in radio-related functions, with staff emphasizing that the board’s mission is 911 and dispatch rather than radio operations. They also noted that no additional funding was expected for the radio side and that the bill could still change multiple times as it moved through the House, Senate, and governor’s office. Several members asked whether the board could remain neutral while still allowing the legislative liaison and legislative committee to stay engaged and respond quickly to changes. A motion was made and seconded to keep the board neutral on the bill for now, while authorizing the legislative liaison and legislative committee to continue working with Representative Ford and other legislators, monitor revisions, and speak for or against changes as needed to protect the authority’s mission. The board also agreed that updates could be provided at regular meetings or by email as needed. The motion passed by roll call vote, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• As far as we know, we have received no feedback.
• If you're just consulting the board, predominantly you're only getting feedback from folks who are familiar
• jurisdiction over elections to make sure that we have more of a public process with more public feedback
• If you're just consulting the board, predominantly you're only getting feedback from folks who are familiar

Bills: SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1040, SB1057, SB1060, SB1237

Keywords: campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system