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• We pray for the upcoming elections that your will would be done.
• So that is very first-grade coded for not accepted.
• That moment, but also the privilege of being elected to be here.
• I want to thank them for electing me twice to represent them.
• Thank you for electing me and trusting me with your vote.

Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511

Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all

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• OKAY, THERE IS A LATE FILE AMENDMENT WITH THE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 327-7698.
• ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY THE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 327698 IS ADOPTED. BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• BAR CODE 517760 BY SENATOR GRALL, ANY OBJECTIONS TO TAKING UP THE AMENDMENT?
• SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 7160 IS ADOPTED. BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• SEEING NO OBJECTIONS WE WILL TAKE UP AMENDMENT BAR CODE NUMBER 537706. PRES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of an elected official.
• Increasingly, we have seen characters who wield elected positions to gain who wield elected positions
• um when I was uh first elected um I after 22, I shouldn't say first elected, when I got redistricted
• We had lots of discussions about the WOOI code, and how much I despise the WOOI code, because when I
• You stood by me in that election.

Keywords: 981, all

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• The clerk will report the title of the bill, H.R. 1147, a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code,
• , to amend Title 38, United States Code, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to<04:28:39.359><
• <04:46:18.240> officials<04:46:18.638> have<04:46:18.958> made where elected
• officials have made where elected officials have made changes<04:46:19.680> to<04:46:20.000><
• <07:25:10.558> to would weaponize the tax code to would weaponize the tax code to exacerbate

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You guys lost seats in the last election.
• Did they tamper with the code?
• Four years later, we re-elected Donald Trump, and the insurrection continues.
• <05:37:37.080> than about winning the next election than about winning the next election than
• is oh how's that going to get me elected is oh how's that going to get me elected how<05:43:35.600

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Seems like it puts the entire property tax paying base at risk if the people they elect don't do a good
• by elected school boards. by elected school boards.
• if<00:16:11.360> the<00:16:11.520> people<00:16:11.920> they<00:16:12.079> elect
• don't do a good if the people they elect don't do a good job.<00:16:14.440> So,<00:16:15.280>
• administrator candidates and overseeing the work of business administrators subject to the educator code

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• see, you know, this giant image of a matrix and you're thinking, okay, well, where is this in the code
• So I'm glad that we do have it in code for everybody to do it and commend the ones that were doing it
• I think they're elected representatives for our school districts and for our people.
• So I'm glad that we do have it in code for everybody to do it and commend the ones that we're doing it
• I think they're elected representatives for our school districts and for our people.

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the previous minutes and then focused on an update from the Department of Education on early childhood programs, especially the state-funded Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program. Secretary Jacob Oliva and Deputy Commissioner Stacey Smith said Arkansas had received a federal Preschool Development Grant and described ongoing work to review ABC slots, which have been flat for years at about 23,800 slots and roughly $114 million. They said about 1,000 slots statewide are currently unfilled despite a waiting list of more than 2,000 families, and the department is shifting toward paying based on enrollment rather than guaranteed slots. Members asked about school choice, income eligibility, year-round access, curriculum flexibility, transportation, and whether funding should be increased or rebalanced; the department said it is collecting data, may survey providers more formally, and is considering whether to modernize income thresholds, daily rates, and other program rules. The committee agreed to form an early childhood subcommittee and asked the Bureau of Legislative Research to help gather historical information on income limits and other program details. The second major portion of the meeting was a legal presentation on the framework for Arkansas school adequacy by BLR education attorney Taylor Lloyd. She reviewed the constitutional basis for a “general, suitable, and efficient” public school system, the Dupree and Lake View cases, and the principle that adequacy and equity are different but related: adequacy asks what resources are needed, while equity asks whether those resources are distributed fairly. She explained that the General Assembly must define adequacy, study it, and react to evidence over time, and that the current adequacy definition includes curriculum and career/technical frameworks, the 38 mandatory Carnegie units, state testing standards, and sufficient funding. She also described the matrix as a funding tool, not a spending mandate, and noted that categorical funds are separate from the matrix. BLR’s Elizabeth Bynum then gave the historical framework, tracing legislative responses from Dupree through Lake View and into the present. She highlighted major changes such as the creation of equalization funding, fiscal distress and academic distress laws, the adequacy study process, the Educational Adequacy Fund, facilities and transportation changes, declining enrollment and student growth funding, and later adjustments to teacher salaries, isolated funding, and categorical programs. She explained that the adequacy study has evolved through committee hearings, surveys, site visits, and outside consultants, and that recent changes include updates to accountability references and the addition or removal of certain funding categories. Members asked follow-up questions about how the matrix is used, whether homeschool or private-school funding raises comparable issues, whether stakeholders include private and homeschool participants, whether school board members should be surveyed, and whether the state should revisit average daily membership versus attendance-based funding. No votes were taken on the adequacy presentations, but the committee did agree to continue the early childhood discussion in a future subcommittee meeting.

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• And we also developed the QR code. I'll show you that toward the end.
• Hotline number, who to call, and a QR code that you can save and use at a time when maybe the predator
• Yeah, different things like that, that just even us, as elected officials, having a greater awareness
• We all say if you elect me, we're going to take care of our kids, so let's take care of our kids, right
• And so all of those things would, and the way our evidence code works and what can be presented to a

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing it as a major criminal enterprise in Florida driven by online recruitment, local victims, and organized traffickers. She outlined Miami-Dade’s task force, victim-centered prosecution practices, training efforts for schools, hotels, transit workers, and other partners, and community-supported services such as the Project Phoenix shelter and Thrive Clinic. She also urged better interstate communication about known traffickers and noted that prior legislative changes, including restrictions on tattooing minors, came from trafficking cases. Senators asked about school-based exploitation, technology and social media recruitment, and information-sharing with other states; Fernandez-Rundle said training and technology remain essential and offered to share materials and tour the facility. The committee then considered CS for SB 656, which Senator Bradley said would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funding program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a needed response to online child exploitation and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892 by Senator Martin, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related designations by reducing paperwork delays tied to clemency and requiring clearer notice before pleas; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 164, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil damages for the death of an unborn child. Senator Graal said the bill uses existing statutory language defining an unborn child and is intended to let parents recover damages when negligence causes a pregnancy loss. Supporters argued it recognizes unborn life and should be strengthened; opponents warned it would function as a personhood measure, create liability risks for doctors, businesses, friends, and family members, chill miscarriage and abortion-related care, and worsen Florida’s OB-GYN shortage. Several speakers raised concerns about abuse by rapists or abusive partners and about impacts on IVF and emergency care. The committee heard extensive questioning about the bill’s scope and its relationship to existing criminal statutes, but no vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.

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• sharing already collected data with a national database that helps us track overdose deaths by ZIP code
• <00:38:28.440> deaths<00:38:28.760> by<00:38:28.960> ZIP<00:38:29.240> code
• <00:38:29.480> so tracks overdose deaths by ZIP code so tracks overdose deaths by ZIP code
• and government elections finance and government operations<00:49:58.480> it<00:49:58.640>
• and government elections finance and government operations<01:02:10.160> all<01:02:10.359>

Bills: HF1379, HF1596, HF2260, HF1429

Keywords: nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices

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• one section of code.
• parts of code into one section of code. parts of code into one section of code.
• It is in existing code. section. It is in existing code.
• We're the elected people.
• uh code sections are brought forth for? uh code sections are brought forth for?

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Anthony Phillips, and dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests in the galleries, including family members of senators, medical professionals for Early Childhood Day, and advocates and local officials. After introductions, the Senate moved into the calendar and began considering bills and motions. Among the measures taken up, the Senate passed House Bill 1393 to create the Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund, with the sponsor explaining it would allow MDA to support energy projects and require compliance with state procurement laws. The Senate also passed House Bill 420, which provides a full homestead ad valorem tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and allows an unremarried surviving spouse to keep the exemption; senators asked about eligibility, age limits, and safeguards against improper exemptions. Another bill passed was House Bill 1941 on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which would allow funding through bonds or other means in addition to direct appropriation and raise the DFA processing cap from 2% to 3%; several senators raised concerns about state debt and the funding mechanism. The Senate concurred in Senate Bill 2906, which gives the Secretary of State additional time to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for county election systems. It also adopted motions to table reconsideration on several House bills, including House Bill 908 on absentee ballot receipt dates, House Bill 525 on mandatory minimum penalties for sexual battery, and House Bill 538 on sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement. The chamber voted to reconsider and then again pass House Bill 1613, described as a bill on aggravated trafficking weight and pill counts that also included a chemical abortion ban, after some senators who were absent earlier asked to go on record. For House Bill 2409, dealing with a comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes, the Senate voted not to concur and invited conference. The Senate also passed and retained numerous other items as it worked through the calendar.

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• I got elected to the Border Soil and Water Conservation District in Elida.
• I will have to say that we will maintain the same dress code for tomorrow.
• For Sunday, jeans will be permitted for a relaxed dress code.
• But for tomorrow, the dress code still remains as usual.
• Dress code, but for tomorrow, the dress code still remains as usual.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The commenters believed that that applied to a set of codes that is billed by oral surgeons and that
• I'll again compliment and thank DHS for helping us through many of these codes.
• That's just one example, and they'll bill the same code, but they'll get a different rate.
• They are meant to bill back under Hickspix codes under the MMS.
• Basically, they have to elect to continue to receive payment, but yes, ma’am, they can.” “Got it.

Summary: The committee reviewed a series of Arkansas Medicaid and Department of Health rules, many implementing 2025 acts. Early items covered presumptive eligibility and Medicaid policy updates, including adding a definition of fictive kin for foster children and changing the disability onset age for ABLE accounts from 26 to 46. Another rule clarified that continuous glucose monitors may be billed by both pharmacies and durable medical equipment providers, with committee members questioning prior authorization timing, system lag, and a fiscal impact estimate of about $3 million over two years; the rule was reviewed, but members requested additional cost breakdowns. Other Medicaid-related rules addressed an RSV vaccine administration fee increase, an ET3 telemedicine exemption for ambulance treat-triage-transport services, a dental rate increase under Act 1025, expanded physical therapy access, and the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies package covering doulas, lactation consultants, remote monitoring, and expanded prenatal testing. Most were reviewed without objection after brief discussion or no questions.

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• The amendment is coded A6. >> I recognize the member from Ramsey, Representative Mhler, to your amendment
• My colleague and I on the other side of the aisle, we just passed the bill in the elections committee
• that said no NDAs, and now this would require elected officials who gather this...
• committee that said no the elections committee that said no NDAs<00:05:41.919> and<00:05:42.240
• <00:05:43.199> require NDAs and now this would require NDAs and now this would require elected

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the acceptable form of photo identification for the purposes of voting were for the committee on. elections
• Guerin, relating to. to the release of the Municipal Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Petition by Election
• for the committee on elections.
• of the members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state, the Texas Senate
• by qualified voter at a general election, instead of appointed by the governor, refer to the Committee

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The Department of Management Services must provide the governor-elect, the transition staff, and the
• And lastly, the governor-elect and those designated in writing by the governor-elect must be granted
• The Department of Management Services must provide the governor-elect, the transition staff, and the
• And lastly, the governor-elect and those designated in writing by the governor-elect must be granted
• Next up, we have Tab 11 and Senator Leak, Florida Building Code. Come on up, you are recognized.

Bills: S0314, S0530, S0576, S0800, S0990, S1078, S1440, S1568, S1588, S1614

Keywords: payment stablecoin, financial regulation, anti-money laundering, state oversight, digital currency, financial services, Florida lottery, state lottery, lottery tickets, lottery retailer, Department of the Lottery, Division of Security, ball machine, lottery vending machine, instant tickets, online lottery tickets, major procurement, vendor disclosure, performance bond, retailer bond

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to engineering regulation, cybersecurity, financial services, and state administration. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; it was reported favorably after questions about whether it would reimburse victims of unlicensed practitioners, with the sponsor noting it would not and that affected individuals would need to pursue complaints and private legal action. CS/SB 576 created a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing of cybersecurity services and priority for fiscally constrained counties; it received support from local government and industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1078 set transition requirements for gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and controlled access to agency records under a memorandum of understanding, and it also passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 314, which creates a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers in Florida, and CS/SB 530, which updates lottery operations, security, retailer rules, and bonding requirements. CS/SB 1614, after adoption of a technical substitute amendment, would limit local governments’ eligibility for certain state funding if they have excess funds, have recently been audited by the legislative audit committee, or fail to affirm expenditure of prior funds; the sponsor said it would give the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee more enforcement leverage, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 990 authorizes protective cell captive insurance companies to expand insurance market capacity and potentially lower premiums, while CS/SB 1588 is a step toward implementing last session’s gold and silver legal tender law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills passed included CS/SB 1440, which adds cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, loan originators, and money service businesses, and CS/SB 1568, which creates a Florida Stable Coin Pilot Program allowing DFS fees to be paid with approved stablecoins. The stablecoin bill was amended to add guardrails, including fee limits, website notice requirements, and restrictions if no approved issuers are available. The committee also received a brief budget overview highlighting major funding items such as Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, water quality, Farmers Feeding Florida, citrus recovery, school lunches, state parks, and law enforcement and staffing items, and members later recorded additional votes before the committee adjourned.

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• give you $2,000 based upon your zip code give you $2,000 based upon your zip code to<00:11:31.680
• Eight election cycles and tolls. We have no sales or income tax.
• > year,<00:36:29.920> we<00:36:30.160> have election cycles this year, we have election
• Eight election cycles and Hampshire. Eight election cycles and tolls. tolls. tolls.
• caught up in the it's election year. caught up in the it's election year.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• look at the zoning and land use, right, in terms of building permits that address life safety and code
• That address life safety and code requirements.
• I mean, this is kind of just a blanket—we can disregard the county codes for city, state projects.
• I mean, this is kind of just a blanket—we can disregard the county codes for city, state projects.
• I mean, this is kind of just a blanket—we can disregard the county codes for city, state projects.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing began with SB 133 on energy, which drew opposition testimony from James Abraham, who said the bill was unnecessary because the Public Utilities Commission had already opened a proceeding to investigate wheeling, including intergovernmental wheeling, and should be allowed to finish its collaborative process. The committees then moved to SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, where several agencies submitted written comments or opposition, while the Grassroots Institute and HCDA-related testimony supported the measure. Members raised concerns about accountability and whether state agencies would report back on projects approved under any permitting exemption, and witnesses suggested annual reporting or amendment language to address that issue. The hearing then turned to SB 232 and SB 588, both related to renewable energy permitting. Testimony on SB 232 was largely supportive, but Rocky Mold of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association said SB 232 was an older version of a bill and that SB 588 was the preferred, updated measure. Members discussed whether the bill should be limited to residential or behind-the-meter customer-sited systems rather than utility-scale projects, and Mold clarified that the proposal was intended for customer-sited systems, not utility-scale facilities. For SB 588, the Department of Land and Natural Resources warned that state or county laws inconsistent with the National Flood Insurance Program could jeopardize flood insurance eligibility and related federal assistance, while Mold argued the bill’s FEMA floodway exemption was needed to avoid blocking solar installations on existing structures. The chair expressed concern about risking federal funding and questioned whether the exemption could be narrowed without defeating the bill’s purpose. SB 412, also on renewable energy, received supportive testimony from the State Energy Office and others. Members questioned whether a single coordinating entity should compile agency assessments, and Mark Glick said the Energy Office could take on that role if given the duty and sufficient staff. The committee then discussed SB 635 on energy efficiency, which would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting. Mark Glick testified that much of the work was already underway through benchmarking and related contracts, and a DAGS representative said the state was already assessing 590 buildings over 10,000 square feet, with results expected around 2027. Members suggested amending the bill to require annual status reports so the committees could track progress and avoid duplication. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• day an act relating to elections day an act relating to elections establishing<00:19:16.840>
• The amendment to the amendment is coded A10.
• amendment is coded amendment is coded A7<01:38:14.800> I<01:38:14.960> recognize<01
• The amendment is coded A8.
• engrossment the amendment is coded engrossment the amendment is coded A8<01:49:57.719> I<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is a Century Code that's on the screen. It must be printable.
• North Dakota Century Code 40-24-16 outlines that.
• and broke it down into a tax statement, highlighted the areas that we just went through in Century Code
• This is my second favorite topic behind elections, which will always have my heart.
• This is an election year, so our plate gets a little bit more full as we talk about all the things that

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met to begin its study of the feasibility and desirability of revising the content of the real estate tax statement to improve property tax transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive under House Bill 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, and the Legacy Fund portion of that credit. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual tax cycle, from county budgeting and valuation notices to budget hearing notices, levy certification, cap calculations, and final tax statement mailing. They emphasized that counties and auditors do extensive coordination with taxing districts and neighboring counties, and that the process is labor-intensive and often manual. Members discussed the limited public response to budget notices and tax statements, the difficulty of explaining the legislative tax relief line, the 3% cap and valuation issues, and whether more frequent assessments or different timing would improve understanding. Several members and witnesses noted that many taxpayers only engage when they receive their final bill, and that clarity may be more important than adding more detail. NDACO also presented a rough cost survey from eight counties, estimating an average tax statement cost of about 74 cents and a statewide total near $600,000 for printing and mailing tax statements alone, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing. Witnesses noted that House Bill 1176 added other mailings and notices, increasing county workload and cost beyond the statement itself. The committee then heard from software vendors, who explained how their systems handle tax billing, budget notices, valuation notices, primary residence credit processing, and tax levy calculations, and they identified the 1600/1685 primary residence credit and discount interaction as a current programming challenge. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.

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• The second problem is that housing element law is supposed to let a city's duly elected leaders decide
• For a city's elected leaders to exercise meaningful authority over where and how their city grows, there
• HCD to gather the information on each of these different fires, on the various aspects of building codes
• Aspects of code, I mean, building codes and other related regulatory items, so that they are considered
• We not only purchased the building, renovated it, made sure it was up to code and everything else, and

Keywords: 988, house, all