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• requires qualified physicians to renew their certifications every 2 years regardless of an MMTC is licensed
• public safety is at risk by requiring the emergency suspension of a healthcare provider practitioners license
• It was it was it in a vehicle in another vehicle?
• I believe it was Representative Greco that was carrying that vehicle.

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• . to an existing contract to provide two licensed career and technical education teachers number three
• vehicle crash repository database.
• This is for additional user licenses for their financial software. 62 is Department of Transformation
• Contract 105 is with Assemblies of God Family Services, and it is for specialized and private licensed
• They're qualified residential treatment, licensed placement agencies, and therapeutic foster care. 116

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications. Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.

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• Next is the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles at $698 million.
• "The second item is the Florida Highway Patrol replacement of pursuit vehicles.
• on a pursuit law enforcement vehicle, and we are well above that."
• or just outside their vehicle. ...efforts that occur by state troopers are in their vehicle or just
• that are facing all 360 degrees and also within the vehicle itself.

Bills: S0048

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes, 999, senate, all

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard the Governor’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget for the TED silo and presentations from Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, the State Guard, State, Transportation, and Emergency Management. The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, including $18.3 billion for TED agencies, with major allocations for FDOT, Commerce, emergency management, tourism, military affairs, and state operations. Agency heads emphasized priorities such as housing and disaster recovery, workforce and rural infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, defense support, tourism marketing, aerospace and spaceport investment, election audits, historic preservation, road and bridge maintenance, aviation safety, and emergency preparedness systems. Members asked several questions about the use and effectiveness of funding. Visit Florida officials said the public-private match is essential and that they exceeded the required match last year. Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles discussed trooper pay, vehicle replacement, aviation support, and transparency tools such as vehicle camera systems, with senators praising the department’s recruitment efforts. Military Affairs and the State Guard described readiness, recruiting, facility construction, and support for domestic missions, including hurricane response and perimeter security at the Everglades detention site; questions focused on deployment tempo, staffing, and costs. The Department of State explained funding for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and said its arts grant changes were intended to standardize scoring rather than cut programs. Transportation highlighted a $15.4 billion total budget, major work program funding, safety initiatives, seaport and aviation investments, and the elimination of Florida Rail Enterprise funding due to reduced documentary stamp revenues. The committee also heard and passed CS/SB 48 by Senator Gates, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units on a voluntary basis, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs are allowed by right without separate hearings. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and several industry and business groups supported the bill, citing the need for long-term rental housing for workers. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably by roll call vote.

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• </c><00:43:40.720><c> for</c> next generation rail uh vehicles for next generation rail uh vehicles for
• A limited license to blow dry hair.
• It's this is a $25 $25 $25 license.<00:50:05.680><c> $25</c> license. $25 license. $25 that<00:50:08.240
• It's it's it's a very obvious licensed.
• </c> &gt;&gt; House Bill 557, Occupational Licensing &gt;&gt; House Bill 557, Occupational Licensing

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 5, 2026, 957, house, all

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• In bankruptcy proceedings, an individual is currently exempt from losing one motor vehicle.
• They have about 90 licensed podiatrists in the state of Idaho.
• After we had worked on the daycare licensing, we still had a couple of areas.
• That's a dedicated— that's coming from the license plates aspects. The other portion has.
• That's a dedicated— that's coming from the license plates aspects.

Keywords: 989, all

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• and safer to purchase vehicles.
• </c> equivalent fossil fuel vehicle will pay. equivalent fossil fuel vehicle will pay.
• </c> on roads than a a small compact vehicle. on roads than a a small compact vehicle.
• </c> to require a certain type of vehicle. to require a certain type of vehicle.
• </c> goal of reducing vehicle mile traveled. goal of reducing vehicle mile traveled.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• license or non-driver's license driver's license or non-driver's license identification<01:17:53.360>
• </c> by writing down their driver license by writing down their driver license number<01:45:51.760><c
• So the license number is coming over.
• So the license number is coming over.
• So the license number is coming over.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1504, a bill to be entitled an act relating to insurance customer representative licensing
• plate frames, and specifies that expectant mothers permissibility of license plate frames, specifies
• A bill to be entitled and act relating to the removal, storage and cleanup of electric vehicles.
• States, must hold a valid CDL license, understand and read English, follow road signs and laws, and
• order, which prohibits the motor vehicle carrier from operating any commercial vehicle in Florida.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0. The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.

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• These funds each receive the relevant fee revenues, such as vehicle registrations for ATVs and other
• motorized vehicles, and state park permit revenues.
• They also contain other funding sources, such as gas tax allocations for motorized vehicle accounts and
• fish fund represents 19% of DNR's budget and receives sources of funding from hunting and fishing license
• This $850,000 proposal is funded by increasing daily and annual vehicle permits and license Fees.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• It requires motor vehicle insurance policies that include first-party physical damage coverage to provide
• a clear appraisal process when the insurer and the policyholder cannot agree on the value of the vehicle
• So just in reading the amendments, it's my understanding that we're creating a new license within the
• No, this is not a new license.
• go ahead and sit for the exam while it's fresh on their mind, and then the state would hold their license

Summary: The committee considered several insurance, licensing, and workforce bills, often adopting PCRs/PCSs and, in some cases, striking title while continuing to work on language. HB 3127, as amended, would allow employers to adopt zero-tolerance drug policies while retaining existing safety-sensitive position provisions; it passed 11-3. HB 4488, the “right to appraisal” bill for motor vehicle insurance claims, passed 14-0 after questions about appraiser competency and certification. HB 2955, updating the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act in coordination with the Insurance Department and the Captive Insurance Association, passed 13-1. The committee also advanced HB 3781, a homeowners insurance transparency measure that would move the state from a “use and file” to a “file and use” system and give the insurance commissioner more authority to review rates; members and the chair emphasized the bill was still being refined, but it passed 10-3. HB 3783, a plumbing workforce bill, was amended to allow candidates to take the exam earlier after completing training, with the license held until work requirements are met; after discussion about training hours and workforce benefits, it passed 14-1. HB 3802, a constituent-request bill to prevent a widow’s auto insurance from increasing until renewal, passed 15-0. Chairman Hill then laid over HB 2471, a bill concerning the Workforce Commission, saying recent discussions had resolved concerns and that further work was preferable to a “knee-jerk” reaction. The meeting ended with Leader Lawson praising Chairman Hill’s service and leadership before adjournment.

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• and how they operate And that's how we've been thinking about the two different vehicles and how they
• The Senate's team up a bill tomorrow on vehicle transactions, that's right.
• our limit law is effective but we're looking to expand Vehicle.
• This budget would allow the ABCC and local licensing authorities to extend a license to include non-contiguous
• types, the ABCC and local licensing authorities can evaluate applicants more fairly.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs and testimony from Governor Healey and Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz. The chairs emphasized fiscal caution amid choppy revenue growth, rising health care and education costs, and federal uncertainty, while the governor framed House 2 as a $62.8 billion budget that grows spending by about 1% without new taxes or fees and aims to protect core services while advancing affordability. The administration said the budget uses efficiencies, program integrity, and Fair Share surtax revenue to support education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety, and it also filed a supplemental Fair Share bill using surplus FY25 funds. Much of the questioning focused on the federal “OB3” tax law and the administration’s separate proposal to delay or phase in certain corporate tax changes, especially research and experimental deductions, to avoid in-year budget shocks. Members also pressed the administration on Fair Share allocations, with the governor and secretary explaining that operating-budget surtax spending is weighted more toward education while supplemental spending is more transportation-focused, and that combined spending is roughly balanced overall. The administration highlighted Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, rural school aid, local aid, child care, the MBTA deficit, regional transit authorities, and a new HHS transportation line item as part of the broader transportation strategy. Several members raised concerns about Chapter 70 equity, rural districts, municipal overrides, out-migration, housing affordability, public housing repairs, and the MBTA Communities Act. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion on school funding formulas, PILOT, and municipal aid, and stressed housing production, energy affordability, and workforce development as key responses to out-migration. On energy, the governor defended an all-of-the-above approach, including renewables, gas, and exploration of nuclear, while saying she would continue pushing utilities and regulators to reduce ratepayer costs. The governor also said fire safety grants would not be withheld for noncompliance with the MBTA Communities Act, and members discussed public safety, housing, and local grant impacts in that context. Other topics included the Bright Act and higher education capital investments, with the administration saying it is preparing to support campus infrastructure across the public higher education system and that the bill is intended to strengthen Massachusetts’ competitiveness and retain graduates. Members also questioned cuts to the PCA program and EAEDC, and the governor responded that the state’s PCA program remains strong but is under pressure from large federal health care reductions. No votes were taken; the session was a hearing on the governor’s budget proposal and related policy bills, with the administration taking questions and offering explanations of its recommendations.

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• We wanted to put it on the actual driver's license.
• We wanted to put it on the actual driver's license.
• and not a license plate.
• for new applicants under 21 who have never held a license. ...completed before a license is issued for
• Please require it before their licenses are granted.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Summary: The committee met in executive session and first approved House Bill 2889 by a 14-0 roll call vote. It then took up House Bill 3175, “Mason’s Law,” adopting a House Committee Substitute after discussion of a proposed amendment that was not offered because the sponsor and a member agreed the language needed to be cleaned up. The substitute bill was then advanced both due pass and due pass by consent, with unanimous votes of 14-0 and 16-0 respectively. House Bill 3066, dealing with St. Louis police governance and related budget/oversight issues, drew extended debate. Opponents argued it was an overreach, would sidestep local elected officials, and could burden the city budget; supporters said it was not a state takeover but an oversight structure made up of city citizens and that the city should be responsible for certain liabilities. The committee adopted a House Committee Amendment to address lieutenant overtime pay, rolled it into a new committee substitute, and then passed the substitute 11-5. During the vote, members clarified that a refusal to vote could be recorded and the roll was completed after a brief rules question. In public hearing, House Bill 2767 was presented as a 911 funding measure that would increase the prepaid wireless 911 fee from 3% to 4% to generate roughly $1 million more annually for grants to local 911 providers for equipment, training, and related upgrades. Testimony from 911 directors emphasized that prepaid phone revenue has declined as consumers move away from that technology, while the added funding would help modernize statewide emergency response systems; no opposition was heard. House Bill 1990, creating the offense of gift card fraud, was then heard with support from the sponsor, retailers, grocers, convenience store operators, and bankers, who described sophisticated theft schemes involving tampering with cards and stealing activation data; members asked about penalties, how the fraud works, and whether the bill aligns with existing theft classifications. The final bill heard was House Bill 2269, which would move boiler inspector qualifications and related fire/life safety standards from statute into rule to help the state hire inspectors more quickly and align with national standards. The state fire marshal supported the change and said oversight would remain with the boiler board commission. House Bill 3220, focused on teen driver accountability and driver education, drew extensive support from the sponsor, a crash victim’s widow, AAA, motorcycle and pedestrian safety advocates, and MODOT. Supporters said the bill would require driver education for new applicants under 21, tighten supervision and point-assessment rules, and reduce crashes; MODOT estimated a state administrative cost of roughly $350,000 to $850,000 annually, and members asked about parental supervision, the impact on young drivers, and historical crash trends. No votes were taken on the public hearing bills before adjournment.

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• </c> purchases are made through licensed purchases are made through licensed crypto<00:38:13.200><c>
• without a license.
• without a license.
• without a license.
• </c> those who are driving without a license. those who are driving without a license.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. HB 1957, relating to safe entryways, would create enforcement procedures in large cities to prevent personal property from blocking private doorways or entrances. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended moving the offense to the criminal code, adding clearer definitions to avoid vagueness, and including notice, inventory, storage, and property-disposition procedures to address constitutional concerns. No other testimony was offered and no questions were raised. HB 25003/HB 253, relating to fireworks, would expand civil asset forfeiture for certain fireworks offenses, revise the definition of aerial device, and clarify air-delivery offenses. The Attorney General supported the bill but suggested removing the 25-pound weight threshold to avoid unequal treatment of similar offenses. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity for evolving fireworks investigations and prosecutions. The committee took no action during testimony. HB 2137, relating to artificial intelligence, would prohibit certain harmful uses of realistic AI-generated digital imitations, require disclosures, and create civil remedies and fines. The Commission on the Status of Women supported the bill, while the Hawaiian Islands Republican Women opposed it on First Amendment grounds. The Motion Picture Association, Recording Industry Association of America, and SAG-AFTRA also opposed the bill but said they preferred a different framework, the federal “No Fakes” model, and were willing to work with the committee on amendments. The Attorney General had suggested constitutional amendments, which the chair said would be considered later. The committee also heard HB 2198 on prediction markets, with the Honolulu prosecutor strongly supporting inclusion of prediction markets in the gambling definition because of concerns about speculative betting on events and national security-related outcomes. HB 1511 on consumer protection drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Insurance Division, with OCP proposing clearer disclosure for license and registration renewal solicitations. HB 1897 on condominium alternative dispute resolution received supportive comments from the Real Estate Commission and CI. HB 1642 on crypto kiosks drew strong support from OCP and AARP Hawaii for a ban on kiosks accepting U.S. currency, but opposition from Hill Ventures, which argued for regulation and guardrails instead of a ban. HB 1753 on social media account deletion received supportive comments from DCCA on clarifying deletion of unique identifiers and inferences. HB 1654 on anonymous complaints against public employees drew strong opposition from the Attorney General over implementation and due process concerns, while the Government Employees Association supported it as a way to screen baseless complaints; the committee then moved on to HB 1659 on collective bargaining, with testimony beginning as the transcript ended.

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• One of the proudest days after I was elected was when I got my license plate that said R-3, because that
• was the exact same license plate that John J.
• Fowler had on his vehicle, and that was one of the proudest days for me.
• I also continue to struggle with the part of the bill that requires a non-domiciled license holder to
• Can you talk about where this particular driver got his CDL license?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Pong Jang, Director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division.
• Pong Jang, Director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division: It really presents two challenges for
• Pong Jang, Director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division: It really presents two challenges for
• Pong Jang, Director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division: It really presents two challenges for
• Representative Craft: Okay, follow-up: if they pass, then they have to pay for a driver’s license, I

Keywords: 1183, house

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• AND CLARIFIES IF THE LICENSE IS UNABLE TO GET AN INSURANCE AT AN INDIRECT INTEREST DOES NOT HAVE A BUSINESS
• 78 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED INACTIVATING TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING ONLY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE
• INVOLVING ONLY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE OR PROPERTY.
• THE SCENE OF A CRASH WHO CAUSED OR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE
• BILL 479 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING DAMAGED VEHICLE

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• It goes to the owner of the vehicle, right? Because the citation is issued on the license plate.
• gt; House bill 177 vehicle laws bicycles play<00:35:07.359><c> vehicles</c><00:35:07.760><c> and</c><
• </c> play vehicles and unicycles crosswalks. play vehicles and unicycles crosswalks.
• . license. license.
• It also um revocation of a license.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 19, 2026, 957, house, all

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• This includes 10 vehicles, recreation area improvements at the Nampa facility, new desks and chairs at
• I would be, if I didn't ask you about the vehicles, I would be off... I have a question.
• I would be, if I didn't ask you about the vehicles, I would be off my game.
• So that's the reason for the large vehicle request from our endowment funds. Thank you.
• So I believe Premier's licensed to do a lot of this kind of work in Idaho.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed the Department of Juvenile Corrections budget. Legislative Services analyst Noah Peterson outlined the agency’s funding sources, staffing, recent expenditure patterns, and several FY 2026 and FY 2027 budget requests, including substance use disorder treatment, youth assessment center funding, replacement items, IT upgrades, and a clinician services transfer from the Department of Health and Welfare. Members asked about the governor’s holdback, public works projects, vehicle replacements, and staffing. Director Ashley Dowell said the department’s census has declined due to strong county partnerships, prevention and diversion efforts, and youth assessment centers, and she explained that a staffing analysis found the agency understaffed by 12 positions, with six vacancies converted to direct care roles. She also described the holdback impacts as coming from contract reductions, internal efficiencies, travel and training cuts, and substance use disorder funding adjustments. The committee adjourned after the department discussion. The committee then reviewed the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources budget. Peterson described the office’s mostly federal funding, small staff, dedicated funds, prior energy resilience appropriations, and FY 2027 requests for personnel realignment, Idaho Orchestrating Nuclear (ION) support, and home energy rebates. Administrator Callie Younger said the office is focused on energy resilience, permitting coordination, hydropower relicensing, geothermal and mining projects, and a growing nuclear policy portfolio. She highlighted the new nuclear task force, the office’s request for information to industry, and work on a federal request related to a nuclear lifecycle campus. Members asked about nuclear development, spent fuel, modular reactors, permitting efficiency, and whether the office might merge with the Office of Species Conservation. Younger said the office is exploring a merger because of overlapping permitting functions and could reduce positions and save some general funds, while also improving its ability to handle nuclear and mining work. The chair closed by noting the committee’s alignment with several governor’s office recommendations and adjourned the meeting.

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• . vehicle. vehicle.
• </c> in fact a law enforcement vehicle. in fact a law enforcement vehicle.
• </c> license expire. license expire.
• deer hunting license or your fishing license<02:27:13.960><c> expired.
• </c> scrap license uh license expire. scrap license uh license expire.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> are all um occupational licensing are all um occupational licensing boards.<00:13:57.360><c> Again
• </c> vehicle projects. vehicle projects.
• Born in 1960, got my medical license<01:38:25.760><c> in</c> license in license in 1990.<01:38:27.920
• It has a page for each medical license.
• It has a page for each medical license.

Keywords: 1183, house