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• those requirements and operations. those requirements and operations.
• Both models can operate successfully.
• Both models can operate Hampshire.
• Uh, most risk pools are operating for the good of the political subdivision.
• We too, for 30 years, had operated without an assessment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They can provide labor operations.
• <00:37:26.000> especially and so these uh operations especially and so these uh operations
• terms that you operate under.
• aquaculture industry already operates aquaculture industry already operates within<00:56:30.400>
• A report over the summer operations.

Bills: HB1601, HB1828, HB1616, HB1603, HB1606, HB1604, HB1605

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• County are operating Estimates show about 72% of short-term rentals in L.A.
• County are operating without business licenses, or 32,000 properties.
• . ...have concern over operators violating an STR ordinance.
• But then the question is, who are they operating it through, right?
• Later, she received a bill on a loan before the solar panels ever were operational.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.

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• These operations have raised serious concerns about oversight and safety.
• Website operators can block AI crawlers.
• The operation required significant overtime from multiple agencies.
• Backyard chickens, commercial poultry operations.
• So you're... this operational. All right. Thank you very much. Okay.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Instead, Minnesota practitioners operate under an onerous, inconsistent, and at times discriminatory
• <00:33:48.760> on am aware of is required to operate on am aware of is required to operate
• operating on a system<00:34:03.200> that<00:34:03.320> is<00:34:03.480> costly,
• <01:28:15.760> beyond where physical therapists operate beyond where physical therapists operate
• Know, at some point you're we're just going to operate on you."

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• who are operating both on reservation and may operate off reservation.
• It's going to take a lot of operators for us to fill in that 2 million square feet of canopy.
• who are operating both on reservation and may operate off reservation.
• <00:42:08.680> on operators who are operating both on operators who are operating both on
• > off reservation and may operate off reservation and may operate off reservation<00:42:11.760

Bills: HF1672, HF1877, HF1735, HF1734, HF1271, HF1634, HF1615

Keywords: medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis, cannabis flower, cannabis products, dispensary, cannabis retail endorsement, patient protections

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• Use gas-operated shotguns to go participate in clay sports activities.
• Would they be prohibited from using a gas-operated weapon for that today?
• A gas-operated semi-automatic firearm or gas-operated semi-automatic firearm with a fixed magazine.
• Because the militias were Operation.
• The committees include analysts, secretaries, and the now-ever-necessary Zoom operators, telephone operators

Keywords: 996, all

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• structure it, how they're operating it? structure it, how they're operating it?
• by the track operators, Revolutionary Racing. you see fit, Mr.
• can go to sandyidge.com that's operated can go to sandyidge.com that's operated by<00:40:10.400>
• We're working on the race days with the track operator. Likely to be in August.
• <00:42:36.880> Um operator. Um likely to be in August. Um operator.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its August 21 meeting and then received an update from Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation leadership on implementation of Senate Bill 299 and House Bill 566. Jamie Eids and staff described the agency’s new structure after charitable gaming was brought under the corporation, including new divisions, staffing, banking, payroll, insurance, procurement, and reporting systems. They also unveiled the corporation’s new logo and tagline, and said the transition had been designed to avoid interruption for charities, licensees, and racing operations. A major focus was the fee structure required by House Bill 566. Eids outlined current licensing fees across racing, sports wagering, and charitable gaming, compared Kentucky’s fees with other states, and recommended keeping the status quo for one more year because the agency has only recently brought all three components fully in-house. Members asked about whether charitable gaming had harmed veterans’ groups or other nonprofits, whether any revenue should be transferred back to the state, and whether the charitable gaming licenses cover one-off raffles as well as standing operations. Eids said she had not heard complaints, said the licenses include all such activity with some exemptions, and agreed to look at the question of future transfers. The committee then heard from Melissa Combs Wright on pari-mutuel wagering and Hannah Sims on sports wagering. They reported continued growth in historical horse racing, more than $11 billion in total pari-mutuel wagering in fiscal year 2025, over $10.5 billion in HHR wagers, and about $161 million in pari-mutuel tax revenue, with most of that supporting the general fund and horse-breeding development funds. They also said sports wagering has generated nearly $5 billion in wagers since launch, $73 million for the public pension fund, and more than $2 million for problem gambling services, while expanding to 13 retail locations and 92 additional sports events. Members raised concerns about players being cut off after winning, the lack of local government revenue sharing from gaming facilities, and the growth of computer-assisted wagering; the witnesses said they were reviewing CAWs and that Kentucky does not license poker rooms through the corporation.

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• And it's an expense that counts toward your operation.
• And it's an expense that counts toward your operation.
• And it's an expense that counts toward your operation.
• So it would toward your your operation.
• enrollment law so that actually operates enrollment law so that actually operates in<00:40:44.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Businesses do not operate because they are altruistic; they're operating to make money.
• gambling problem regulated operators gambling problem regulated operators provide<01:57:22.760><
• Regulated operators take that very seriously.
• If you have four operators, that's $200,000 a year.
• if you have 50,000 a year per operator if you have four<02:35:26.840> operators<02:35:27.720>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I'm the director of gas operations engineering for Xcel Energy.
• I'm the director of gas operations engineering for Xcel Energy.
• <00:03:35.920> pressure maximum allowable operating pressure maximum allowable operating pressure
• As Fitzky mentioned, uh operating As Fitzky mentioned, uh operating engineers,<00:20:10.880>
• <00:23:39.080> Um Operations Engineering. Um Operations Engineering.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It hurts retention and recruitment for bus operators.
• We're a medium-sized transit operator.
• We're a medium-sized transit operator.
• One, it broadens that there's a transit operator assault section.
• The majority of states understand that trauma doesn't operate on a timer.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1521, the Judiciary Committee’s civil law omnibus measure. The bill makes a number of minor, mostly clarifying changes, including repealing obsolete Government Code provisions, allowing juvenile courts to hear petitions to establish records of birth, death, or marriage, requiring notice of probate petitions to the Department of Child Support Services, and correcting typos in existing law. It had no opposition and was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, though it was later placed on call pending additional votes. Members then heard AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s Home Purchase Assistance Program funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. The author and supporters framed it as a reparative, race-neutral-by-lineage effort to address historic housing discrimination and the racial wealth gap, while opponents argued it was an unconstitutional racial proxy and should instead be based on individual injury. The bill drew strong support and opposition testimony, was amended, and was approved on a do-pass as amended vote to Appropriations, then placed on call. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, was heard next. The bill would expand and standardize caregiving and guardianship tools for families facing immigration-related separation, including broader use of caregiver authorization affidavits, recognition of non-relative extended family caregivers, and a new short-term guardianship process that preserves parental rights. Supporters said it would reduce trauma and help children remain with trusted caregivers; there was no opposition testimony. The committee approved it on a do-pass to Human Services vote and placed it on call. The committee also heard AB 392, which would address non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit media by requiring uploader consent certifications, faster takedown procedures, and civil remedies against uploaders and hosting sites. A survivor testified in support, and members discussed implementation details and possible amendments; the bill was moved on a do-pass as amended basis to Appropriations and placed on call. AB 692, which would prohibit employer “stay-or-pay” debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave or are terminated, also advanced despite opposition from business and industry groups concerned about impacts on signing bonuses and voluntary training programs. It was sent to Appropriations on a do-pass as amended vote and placed on call, along with AB 1234, a wage-claim enforcement bill aimed at reducing Labor Commissioner delays and adding consequences for employers who fail to participate in the process. The committee also heard AB 394, which expands protections for transit workers and allows transit agencies to seek restraining orders against violent riders; it received broad support, some concern about system-wide bans, and was discussed with amendments that preserved judicial discretion.

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• So their operating hours of production, those sorts of things are limited by that, that air permit.
• Um, and it sets limitations on when they can operate, how much, uh, they can produce, um.
• If you follow those operations, it is protective regardless of where you place that operation.
• It's not the way they operate. I wish they did.
• General liability associated with their operations. Uh, I'm assuming that. I don't know about.

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331

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

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• the way this is that sort of operates the way this is structured.<00:14:35.040> Exactly.
• That's, say, within five years. $40 million plus the operators fee. That's another million.
• years. 40 million plus the operators years. 40 million plus the operators fee.<00:37:06.880>
• Modify the definition of qualified gaming operator on page four, so a Hawaii-based operator can also
• So a Hawaii based operator can four.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and Economic Development and Tourism heard three measures. HB 450, which would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, drew support from DBEDT, the State Foundation, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, DAGs, and individuals. Members asked about the bill’s purpose and the relationship between arts administration and international/cultural considerations. The committees voted to pass HB 450 with amendments, including a housekeeping change allowing specific legislative direction in narrow cases; the measure was adopted with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. HB 437, relating to out-of-state offices, received testimony in support from DBEDT and representatives of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce and another individual. The discussion focused on whether an overseas office in the Philippines was the best use of funds, given existing offices and trade relationships in places like Beijing and Taiwan. Members questioned the return on investment, fiscal priorities, and whether DBEDT had a broader strategic plan for selecting markets. The committees ultimately passed HB 437 with a Senate Draft 1 and technical amendments, with some members voting with reservations. HB 1391, relating to trade and creating a Hawaii-Ireland trade commission, also advanced after a lengthy discussion. DBEDT said it offered comments rather than a firm recommendation and explained that the bill appeared intended to build economic ties with Europe through Ireland, but members questioned why a commission was needed, how it would be structured, and whether similar efforts should focus on other countries. DBEDT said it would provide reports on sister-state relationships and office performance, and noted that trade initiatives would likely require private-sector participation. The committees passed HB 1391 with amendments and reservations from some members.

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• to voter approval and statutorily requires each school district to dedicate at least 60% of its operational
• Beginning in FY 2028, any school district that spends less than 60% of its operational spending on teacher
• According to the Arizona Auditor General, total district operating spending has increased steadily over
• Watching at home, it mandates a district spend at least 60% of operational funding on teacher pay, but
• operational funding and budgets cover far more than classroom salaries.

Bills: HB2035, HB2041, HB2611, HB2860, HB4004, HB4049, SCR1032

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability

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• relating to establishing the permanent public school fund to reduce the school district maintenance and operation
• criminal case for the Committee on Criminal jurisprudence HP 3331 by Perez Paris relating to the operation
• HB 3348 by Patterson relating to the creation and operation of healthcare provider participation programs
• HB 3407 by Lozano relating to the installation and operation of a meter socket adapters for resident.
• HB 3443 by Reynolds relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department

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• That's the definition of homestead food operation production.
• They are just the unlicensed exempt homestead food operations. Thank you. All right. Any others?
• They are just the unlicensed exempt homestead food operations. Thank you. All right. Any others?
• <00:22:35.440> Any operations. Thank you. All right. Any operations. Thank you.
• Sold from the home or farm stand of a homestead food operation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Remember, we're at 24/7 operation. Our operating costs are growing at the 10% annual growth rate.
• Remember, we're at 24/7 operation. Our operating costs are growing at the 10% annual growth rate.
• Remember, we're at 24/7 operation. Our operating costs are growing at the 10% annual growth rate.
• Remember, we're at 24/7 operation. Our operating costs are growing at the 10% annual growth rate.
• <00:20:17.120> from based in or how are we operating from based in or how are we operating

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My livestock operation is considered small, but my impact on my local community and economy is large.
• is considered small my impact operation is considered small my impact on<00:27:43.240> my<00:
• Some tribes are embarking upon livestock operations to raise bison and other livestock to feed their
• We, of course, operate within the St. Paul campus. This becomes part of that ecosystem right now.
• We, of course, operate within the St. Paul campus. This becomes part of that ecosystem right now.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One is operated by a paper company, and one's operated in the Brainerd area by their utilities.
• uh by a paper company and one's operated uh by a paper company and one's operated<00:02:09.479> in
• <00:09:02.760> date regardless of size or operational date regardless of size or operational
• smaller dams that are in operation smaller dams that are in operation throughout<00:16:13.319>
• disappointing to me uh because I operate disappointing to me uh because I operate with<01:02:25.559

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Summary: The Minnesota Senate Energy Committee heard Senate File 426, authored by Senator Icorn, which would remove the 100-megawatt cap on hydropower for purposes of qualifying as an eligible energy technology under Minnesota law. Supporters said hydropower is carbon-free, reliable, flexible baseload power that can help Minnesota meet its 100% carbon-free electricity goal by 2040. Testifiers from Missouri River Energy Services and Minnesota Power described existing hydropower resources, including allocations from federal Missouri River dams, Minnesota hydro stations, and Manitoba Hydro, and argued that the bill would preserve and expand options for clean energy development. Several members raised concerns about the bill’s purpose and potential environmental impacts. Senator McEwen questioned why the size limit should be removed without specific proposed projects or more information about the need for larger dams, citing concerns about fisheries, water resources, and land use. Senator Port and others asked about costs, environmental effects, and where new projects might be built. In response, supporters said the bill is intended to open the door to future projects and allow agencies to review proposals through existing permitting and environmental processes, rather than approving any specific dam. Committee members offered mixed reactions. Senator Frentz said he supported the concept but recommended laying the bill over for further discussion and possibly sending it to the Environment Committee, noting environmental concerns and the need for more conversation. Senator Gruenhagen strongly supported the bill, arguing that it merely lifts a cap while leaving permitting and review requirements in place. Senator Hoffman also supported the bill, saying current policy blocks consideration of new projects and that the change would allow regulators to evaluate proposals on their merits. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left open for further consideration.