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OK
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  • And like I stated, there's a. Lot of jobs that still need that.
  • The purpose of it is to invite investment by businesses and actually have businesses remain in the state
  • modernizing our corporate structure so that we can invite Those businesses here and compete with states
  • Really, what it's doing is it's making Oklahoma competitive, updating our current laws to reflect states
  • So, out-of-state providers Are out-of-state transport providers exempt from the Oklahoma insurance code
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

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  • Data, you and I talked about. You know, I'm not big on data and government computers. Period.
  • So, the data that e-verify is verifying, which again, it's a verification tool, not a data collection
  • So, e-verify is basically verifying government-issued data with data that they already have on file.
  • Of that information on file here at the state.
  • It's a federal item, not a state item.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 12th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This creates a recurring risk that the plate could fail to meet state requirements and be discontinued
  • Again, just reiterating what she said, it's not costing the state anything.
  • Unfortunately, you start to see them come up. in our state. It is only a matter of time before.
  • Unfortunately, you start to see them come up in other parts of our state. So that is the bill, Mr.
  • States.
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills, mostly related to honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles administration. SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson and Petty Officers Muhammad Hatham and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. The bill passed favorably with no debate or opposition. The committee also considered SB 174, naming a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington opposed the bill during debate, citing Kirk’s public statements as inconsistent with the honor, while Senator Rodriguez argued the designation was an honorary roadway naming that did not require agreement with Kirk’s views. The bill was reported favorably. SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflowers specialty license plate from $15 to $25 while keeping the lower fee for owners with more than 10 vehicles, also passed favorably after a support-only public comment. Members then approved SB 470, which opens the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate to the general public and allows redesigns to help sustain sales and increase funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. Public testimony from the FOP supported the change. SB 584 authorized DHSMV to enter agreements allowing county tax collectors to enforce certain commercial driving school provisions, aimed at addressing fraud and licensing abuses, and it passed favorably with support. Finally, the committee approved SB 488, the DHSMV agency package updating IFTA compliance, online filing, crash reporting thresholds, registration procedures, email communications, and tank vehicle definitions, along with SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488; both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote.