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• of the state, the 3M settlement fund, which has co-trustees from the MPCA and the DNR, and the DNR turning
• As both the regulator of water use for the state and a co-trustee of the 3M settlement, we fully appreciate
• of findings, some of has made a number of findings, some of them<00:19:46.960><c> that</c><00:19:47.520
• I have the privilege of sitting on the board of Ramsey Washington Recycling and Energy, which is a joint
• powers board comprised of commissioners from both Ramsey and Washington County.

Bills: HF1531 , HF4017 , HF3399 , HF4146 , HF4019 , HF3677

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• All of us have a board of managers, some of us have a board that's really tougher. to move, still, this
• SB 451 strengthens the role of the State Board of Education in safeguarding educational quality.
• So this body, the work of this body, the State Board of Education. education.
• state school. board as it relates to the selection of different types of approved material.
• addresses the return of the responsibility of the Texas State Board of Education to select instructional

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

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• House Bill 3974 is a piece of legislation that has come to my attention from a multitude of my counties
• Having received a majority of the vote Having received a majority of the vote present, I declare the
• Having received a majority of the vote Having received a majority of the vote present, I declare the
• You, Chairman, colleagues, 3037 simply adds a group of people to the definition of employee in a government
• These will be students acting under the direction of a professor in some sort of curricular or co-curricular

Bills: HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

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• Chloe Powers and Andrew Overmyer with the Legislative Budget Board to give us an overview. of the following
• Board of Regents in accordance with constitutional requirements and board policy.
• of recommendations for the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
• Beginning at the top of page 5, Funding Overview of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is
• And so I think that the the board for Texas Southern University hiring someone of that caliber.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

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• I have a series of five questions for five of you in here. I just drink a lot of club soda.
• Serving the state of Florida has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and my story is proof that
• I’m so proud of each of you.
• Serving you has been one of the greatest honors of my life.
• Department of Defense from October 2nd of this year to October 2nd of 2031.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.

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• If a member of the school board of superintendent Superintendent uses funds or independent school district
• members, the board of trustees are political officers because they're elected.
• We proposed a set of rules in October that were approved by the board that are unwinding many of those
• I bring more than 30 years of experience as a practitioner. investor, board member on both public and
• Through my decades and experience of advising companies. serving on boards, and conducting research,

Bills: SB29 , SB406 , SB447 , SB875 , SB893 , SB1033 , SB1346 , SB1362 , SB1539 , SCR22 , SB 29

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• I'm the Secretary of the Department of Workforce Solutions.
• This is one of those types of programs.
• . up to tens of thousands of nanograms per gram.
• Trustee is involved in the preparation of a natural resource damage assessment.
• of that.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• ><00:33:24.799><c> Water</c> Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Kathy Mitchell with the Board of
• Board of Water Supply aquafer issue it's Board of Water Supply aquafer issue it's also<02:05:15.440><
• </c><02:16:53.120><c> of</c> this measure authorizes the board of this measure authorizes the board of
• </c><02:22:10.200><c> of</c> rule to be put in place the board of rule to be put in place the board of
• ><c> notice</c> board level of hearing and public notice board level of hearing and public notice if<

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. On HB 211 relating to stream maintenance, DLNR supported the intent but requested amendments to clarify that responsibility for removing abandoned property rests with the entity that has jurisdiction or ownership of the stream, and asked for appropriations to help cover cleanup costs. Members discussed existing county authority to clean streams and then seek reimbursement from private owners, and the City and County of Honolulu’s written testimony was noted as arguing the bill conflicts with a federal court stipulation requiring notice and storage of personal property before disposal. On HB 502 relating to land use, OPSD and the Land Use Commission supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the short timeline and the need for rule changes, with OPSD recommending a more permanent county plan-based district boundary amendment process instead of a temporary one. The Department of Agriculture asked counties to make concurrent revisions to ordinances and rules affecting agricultural land partitioning. Testimony also noted the bill is aimed at legacy agricultural subdivisions and would require Land Use Commission rulemaking. On HB 510 relating to declaration of water shortage and emergency, DLNR and the Board of Water Supply strongly supported the measure, saying it would give CWRM a more timely tool to respond to emergencies outside designated water management areas and would require rulemaking, permit classifications, and criteria for declaring shortages. In response to opposition concerns from the Land Use Research Foundation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, DLNR said the rulemaking process would allow public input and that permit classifications could help balance agricultural and other water uses. On HB 511 relating to public lands, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported removing the survey requirement before setting aside public lands between state agencies, saying it would speed Act 90 transfers and save time and money, though one testifier cautioned against misuse of agricultural lands. No votes were taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting.

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• More than a third of the Texas Medical Board is represented by the public.
• And the Texas Board of Nursing has 14 members, of which 6 are nurses, 3 are faculty members, and 4 are
• Sharif Zafran, who is currently president of the Texas Medical Board.
• The Texas Board of Legal Specialization does not have board certification for medical malpractice lawyers
• Chair, Madam Vice Chair, and members of the Board of Trustees.

Bills: HB32 , HB15 , HB171 , HB421 , HB581 , HB644 , HB745 , HB349 , HB917 , HB204 , HB923 , HB15 , HB171 , HB204

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• Adopted by the State Board of Education and implement the program with fidelity.
• redesign, which is something that, in my work as a school board trustee in Poway Unified, we worked
• looking at you, president of our board, but through your position in LPI also, as we study and look
• I'm a student consultant serving on a statewide student advisory board with a bunch of students behind
• Dan Moran on behalf of the California School Boards Association.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing on the Governor’s proposal to convert the California Community Schools Partnership Program from a one-time grant model into an ongoing $1 billion Proposition 98 program. Finance and CDE described the expansion as a way to sustain existing community schools and add thousands more, with county offices, regional/state technical assistance centers, annual self-certification, and a future accreditation process intended to support fidelity to the state framework. The LAO opposed shifting to an ongoing categorical program and recommended continuing one-time grants, while suggesting longer-term funding for technical assistance and, if ongoing funding is adopted, stronger planning, reporting, phased expansion, and clearer accreditation timelines. Committee members pressed the administration on how the new proposal could fund far more schools with less money than the original $4.1 billion program, how much of the funding would go to existing cohorts versus new schools, and whether the proposal sufficiently requires planning and implementation before funds are received. Testimony from practitioners and advocates largely supported ongoing funding but emphasized that money alone is not enough. Speakers from LPI, CTA, San Diego Unified, Fresno County, the Partnership for the Future of Learning, and Sacramento County urged stronger requirements for shared governance, explicit commitment to the community schools framework, annual reporting beginning in year one, and continued or expanded support for coordinators and technical assistance. Several witnesses said the proposal should better protect county office coordination roles, maintain preferences for partnerships in the technical assistance structure, and ensure the system can support more than 6,000 schools. Others highlighted the need for specialized supports for middle and high schools, better integration with other state programs such as ELOP, universal meals, TK, and the LCFF equity multiplier, and more detailed accountability and accreditation processes. No formal vote was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript. The chair indicated that the committee wanted additional information on the funding breakdown, the use of reverted funds, and the proposed support structure before taking action, and administration witnesses said a more detailed proposal would be brought forward in the May Revise.

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• Riegle Jr., former Senator of the State of Michigan; and Senate Resolution 755, appointment of the Board
• of Trustees of the John C.
• trustees</c><02:10:06.960><c> of</c><02:10:07.119><c> the</c> appointment board of trustees of the appointment
• board of trustees of the John<02:10:07.679><c> C.
• > Board</c><07:32:52.320><c> of</c> County Board of Education, the Board of County Board of Education

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• Adopted by the State Board of Education and implement the program with fidelity.
• looking at you, president of our board, but through your position in LPI also, as we study and look
• I'm a high school sophomore and a representative of the statewide student advisory board from Riverside
• Dan Moran on behalf of the California School Boards Association.
• Dan Moran on behalf of the California School Boards Association.

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• of Finance, the State Board of Education, representatives from both houses in the Legislature.
• FICMAT was not one of those point people, but there were point people assigned by the State Board of
• And I'm also a school board trustee in Pleasanton Unified.
• My name is Allison Fong, and I'm a board member of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
• Dan Merwin on behalf of the California School Boards Association.

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• Under current law, which was largely established in 1989, members of the governing boards of water districts
• My name is Greg Young, and I serve on the board of directors for West Valley Water District.
• As mentioned by Director Young, on top of attending regular monthly board meetings, board members are
• often also... ...on top of attending regular monthly board meetings, board members are often also expected
• the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, I respectfully ask for your support.

Summary: The committee hearing covered a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with the chair repeatedly noting the committee was operating without a quorum for much of the meeting. Several measures were heard with no opposition, including AB 2639 on Merced County flood control coordination, AB 1788 on allowing best-value contracting for general law cities and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, AB 2058 on reducing duplicative permitting and inspection costs for factory-built housing, AB 2576 on clarifying historic resource protections in a housing law, AB 2568 on increasing the compensation cap for water district board members, AB 2224 on updating county recorder fees and requiring electronic recording, AB 2469 on water-supply review and cost responsibility for data centers, and AB 2397 on requiring local governments to justify denials of certain housing-finance decisions. Most of these bills were presented as targeted fixes to improve efficiency, reduce delays, or modernize outdated statutes, and the authors generally requested aye votes and noted committee amendments where applicable. The most extended debate centered on AB 1751, which would streamline approval of qualifying townhome projects while setting a $28 hourly minimum wage floor for construction workers on covered private projects. Supporters argued the bill would expand homeownership opportunities, raise wages for largely non-union residential workers, and preserve existing prevailing wage law while adding enforcement tools and developer liability. Opponents, including several building trades and labor organizations, argued it would undercut prevailing wage standards, create a race to the bottom, and potentially affect wage-setting more broadly. Committee members asked detailed questions about land-use barriers, the relationship to prevailing wage, and whether the bill would affect unionized work; the author and supporters responded that it applies narrowly to private for-sale townhome projects and does not alter prevailing wage requirements. AB 2469 also drew a substantive split. Supporters said data centers should be required to provide water-supply assessments before approval, pay for infrastructure they trigger, and account for impacts on overdrafted groundwater basins and local ratepayers. Opponents from the Chamber of Commerce, Data Center Coalition, counties, and tech groups argued existing law already covers water planning, that the bill imposes unique and burdensome requirements on one industry, and that some reporting provisions could raise security concerns. The author responded that the bill is about front-end planning and local accountability, not daily reporting, and emphasized the hyperlocal strain data centers can place on small water systems. No final votes were taken during the hearing because the committee lacked a quorum, though members repeatedly indicated support or intent to vote aye once a quorum was present.

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• in</c><00:49:32.079><c> our</c> the the Board of Nursing, and in our the the Board of Nursing, and in
• And to me, I would say, well, I should vote for this because uh you actually sit on the board of ADT.
• </c> because uh you actually sit on the board because uh you actually sit on the board of<02:08:47.440
• And a part of the problem is when this board meets, when we're not in session, we're not all here or
• the problem is is when And a part of the problem is is when this<03:59:03.920><c> board</c><03:59:04.160

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• Under current law, which was largely established in 1989, members of the governing boards of water districts
• As mentioned by Director Young, on top of attending regular monthly board meetings, board members are
• On top of attending regular monthly board meetings, board members are often also expected to attend other
• the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, I respectfully ask for your support.
• the County Recorders Association of California and also on behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of

Committee: House Local Government

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• His numerous philanthropic efforts include his role as a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of
• Sheriff Anderson also served as a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley and
• Lopez has been an active member of his community, serving on the board of directors of the Pierre Clesen's
• /c><05:43:38.320><c> Pierre</c> board of directors of the Pierre board of directors of the Pierre Clesen's
• the board of directors of many organizations, including the Pierre Clausen's Veterans Foundation in

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• I know some of your members might have some opinion regarding having a more robust board.
• But simultaneously, a lot of our larger companies that, you know, Report to a board of directors that
• , and you were on the Board of Trustees and John Roach and all of us saved TCU.
• You were on the board of trustees and John Roach and all of us saved TCU Athletics.
• My husband and I are trustees of the Green Acres Ranch in Burnett County.

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee held its third interim hearing on Texas electric grid reliability and 765 kV transmission lines/private property rights. Chair Schwertner opened by noting record ERCOT summer demand of 91,089 MW and emphasized the committee’s focus on managing rapid load growth, ensuring adequate generation, and protecting homeowners, businesses, landowners, and ratepayers. The committee also adopted strict two-minute limits for public testimony and planned to hear invited witnesses first, then public testimony. PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas, and OPUC Chief Counsel Benjamin Barclay testified on Senate Bill 6 implementation, large-load interconnection, transmission cost allocation, and market design. Gleeson said the PUC has adopted or is finalizing rules on net metering/co-location, large load interconnection standards, and a transmission cost recovery rule that would move from 4CP to 12CP, lengthen the interval to 30 minutes, and add a minimum demand charge to better allocate costs to large loads. Vegas explained ERCOT’s new batch process for large loads, saying it provides year-by-year capacity allocations, clearer financial obligations, and a transmission plan; he reported 205 GW eligible for Batch Zero, with 65 GW classified as baseload, 25 GW in an intermediate category, and 114 GW as allocated load. Barclay supported the changes as better protection for residential and small commercial customers, while warning that the minimum demand charge may need an exit-fee concept to address stranded costs if large loads leave. Members pressed witnesses on whether additional market changes are needed to attract dispatchable thermal generation and whether DRS/DRRS Plus could become a capacity-market substitute. Gleeson and Vegas said the current market still favors solar, batteries, and other low-variable-cost resources, and that more incentives may be needed for gas and other thermal generation; Gleeson said the commission’s reliability standard assessment will begin this year and conclude next year with a 2029 outlook. They described DRS as an ancillary service for intraday reliability and DRS Plus as a proposed real-time revenue mechanism for thermal resources during scarcity, not a forward capacity market. Senators also questioned whether 12CP could still be gamed, whether curtailment authority under SB 6 should be expanded from EEA 2 to earlier stages, and whether the batch process should be bifurcated so traditional industrial loads are handled differently from data centers. Witnesses said the batch process is intended to prevent speculative projects from driving transmission costs, that most large-load projects are data centers, and that future rules may need to better distinguish among types of large loads.

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• I have standing the president and chair of the board Bob Malone. as well as board director Bisa Martin
• the Board of Boiler Rules.
• Correct an error in the code by repealing language that a majority of at least five board members be
• Board of Boiler Rules.
• ourselves as senators on this. floor, but we also understand that the Board of Regents makes decisions

Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415

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• to be members of of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, Christopher G.
• you in your resolution and saluting all of the members of the board and Girls Club and basically say
• their board of directors.
• So you're telling me that the Judge of what has redeeming social value will be the State Board of Education
• One of the concerns that I have is that, whether it's law enforcement, State Board of Education, there's

Bills: SJR18 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB35 , SB388 , SB412 , SB441 , SB495 , SB666 , SB687 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB917 , SB925 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1379 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SB565 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB412 , SB441 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840