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• So as I read this and I'm All supportive of a funding mechanism for public charter schools.
• I was hoping there was more language because that does not exclude any nonprofits the way I read it.
• I read it that the nonprofit would have to be an education service entity, and this link program would
• You, sir, read my mind. Other questions for the author, Senator Howard.
• Clark, would you please read the amendment? Mr.

Bills: HB1590, HB1242, HB3818, HB4305

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty

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• Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
• The clerk will read the resolution.
• Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
• The clerk will read the resolution. OK.
• The clerk will read the resolution.

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• And then finally, I'm gonna just grab some water here.
• Um, finally, I, well, it's not, it's actually not final, but what, what does speed matter?
• , final speaker will be, um, via Zoom.
• I'll try not to read this whole thing.
• Members, any, any final comments?

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• , being in my new role as a fiscist intermeddler and everybody's bills, you know, I had originally read
• If the parties can't agree, we go to a final hearing before the referee, who is a judge.
• They read them very carefully.
• The Supreme Court then issues a final order in the case.
• So if they can read, they can figure out how to comply.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and Senator Thompson excused. The committee first considered Senate Bill 48 by Senator Garcia on judicial sales and procedures. Garcia explained a delete-all amendment that would create clearer statewide procedures for alternative judicial sales, increase transparency, remove bidding credits, extend sale timelines, and add oversight for auctioneers and escrow agents to prevent fraud and collusion. After no questions or opposition, the amendment was adopted, Senator Pasadoma said the rewrite addressed many of his concerns, and the committee then voted CS for SB 48 favorably with unanimous yes votes from members present. The committee then received a presentation from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office on the effectiveness of Florida’s recent anti-squatting law, House Bill 621/SB 888. Presenters described several cases in which deputies used the new process to remove unlawful occupants, including a false landlord report, a long-term fake lease situation, and a more recent unlawful occupancy case. They said the law has helped protect property owners and potential victims, but suggested technical changes: clearer authorization for deputies to enter and use force if needed, and a fix to the affidavit penalty provision because false statements are currently being charged as false reports rather than perjury under the existing wording. The Florida Bar also presented on its role in regulating lawyers, lawyer advertising, and the unlicensed practice of law. Bar leaders explained that the Bar operates under the Florida Supreme Court’s authority, is funded by member fees, and handles complaints through a multi-step process involving intake, branch offices, grievance committees, referees, and final Supreme Court review. They described advertising review procedures, discipline statistics, consumer assistance, the Clients’ Security Fund, and enforcement against unlicensed practice. Senators asked about the Legislature’s authority over lawyer advertising, the prevalence of legal ads, the role of public members on grievance committees, and how those members are selected and used.

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• readily input into our system and read readily input into our system and read by<00:16:34.120>
• it is uh obviously least as I as I read it is uh obviously to<00:42:30.920> uh<00:42:31.040><
• And then finally, as we think about sort of the next couple decades of urban Honolulu, and, you know,
• And then finally, as we think about sort of the next couple decades of urban Honolulu, and, you know,
• And then finally, HB 7 relating to the White Community Development Authority.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several transportation and arts-related measures. HB 307 on special member plates drew written support from Protect Ohana, and HB 531 on a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center specialty plate received strong support from the Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society, both emphasizing cancer research, patient care, outreach, and public awareness. HB 706 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, and HB 1231 would expand red light photo enforcement; both drew support from transportation and safety advocates, while the Judiciary raised concerns about citation volume, staffing, manual processing, and the need for consultation and a phased rollout. The committee also discussed HB 54, which increases penalties for repeated excessive speeding offenses; the Attorney General’s office supported the enforcement rationale and fingerprinting language, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it adds harsh penalties and jail time despite broader efforts to reduce excessive punishment. For the camera-enforcement bills, the Department of Transportation said the red-light and speed-camera programs would be expanded gradually, with existing intersections converted first and additional locations added over time, and noted that the system would require about $2 million and significant automation for the Judiciary. The Judiciary repeatedly asked for more time, public input on camera locations, and effective dates that would allow staffing and system changes. On HB 1166, which funds the automated speed enforcement program, DOT proposed technical amendments to make the citations non-moving violations and to align the statute with the red-light program; the Judiciary again said it had no position on the policy but needed time and consultation to absorb the workload. HB 235, a North Shore red-light imaging bill, drew similar Judiciary concerns and support from a testifier who said enforcement would improve compliance and reduce crashes. The committee also heard HB 1159 on commercial harbor evacuations, with Hawaii Emergency Management Agency supporting the bill as a way to give harbor masters enforceable authority to order vessels out during emergencies. The discussion focused on whether the measure would affect all commercial harbor users, including smaller fishing vessels, and whether it would conflict with Coast Guard authority; the bill’s proponents said it would let the state enforce orders already issued by the captain of the port and protect cargo lanes during crises. Finally, HB 17 on the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority was described by HCDA as a housekeeping and structural bill that would update its purposes, allow it to assist other agencies, and replace multiple county boards with a single program reporting to the 17-member board. DHHL supported the bill because of potential transit and infrastructure benefits for Kapolei and nearby homestead developments, and committee members discussed future financing tools such as improvement districts, TIF, and other mechanisms to fund infrastructure early in the development process.

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• Uh, I read in the bill that they are.
• She's just reading the section, Mr. She's just reading the section, Mr.
• Finally, we also agree and by MD MDH.
• And so that's the final comments, Mr.
• And so that's the final comments, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I've got one final question.
• I don't read the bill that way.
• But if a child cannot read by third grade, apparently, they're not likely to learn to read in our public
• They can't read. ...to ask you, what was the 80 percentile quote that you just... They can't read.
• In Fort Worth ISD, or below grade level in reading. Cannot read.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Members from both parties emphasized education as a major issue, while several Republicans framed the committee’s work around school choice and parent empowerment. Senator West and other Democrats stressed protecting public schools, listening to Texans, and considering the effects of vouchers or education savings accounts on school districts and communities. Chairman Creighton laid out Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, describing it as a universal education savings account program modeled on similar programs in other states. He said the bill would provide about $200 million for a universal eligibility pool and additional funding for students with disabilities and lower-income families, with priority weighting for former public school students. He also highlighted anti-fraud measures, vendor pre-approval, criminal background checks, cybersecurity protections, annual testing requirements for participating students, and the use of the Comptroller rather than TEA to administer the program. Creighton repeatedly said the bill is not a voucher and argued it would not take money from public schools, which he said would receive separate historic funding increases. Members questioned Creighton about the 500% of federal poverty line definition, the adequacy of the $10,000 ESA amount, whether the program would favor students already in private school, how microschools and homeschool pods would fit, and whether the bill protects religious liberty and private-school autonomy. Democrats raised concerns about disability protections, 504 students, foster children, public-school funding, open records, and the historical context of vouchers. Republicans generally supported the bill as a way to expand options for parents and students, while also asking about administration, fraud prevention, and data security. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, with EdChoice President Robert Inlow presenting in support of SB 2 and citing the growth and reported success of school choice programs nationwide.

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• Do you want to come up and make some final comments?
• And if you take the time to read the entire Arnold v.
• I just want to make this clear that what we're saying, the bill reads, the part that reads is: The state
• I guess I just read the bill, and this one really stuck out to me over the weekend reading through these
• “And one final question. Please. Mr.

Bills: SB1095, SB1114, SB1116, SB1162, SB1164, SB1178, SB1179, SB1249, SB1253, SB1346, SB1347, SB1446, SB1561, SB1813

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

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• And while you're doing that, I just want to read a general statement to ensure members of the media and
• When I read it, I thought, why didn't we have this before?
• It's the comments about research as I came up from, unfortunately, reading some other...
• Madam Chair and members, Pat Moran with Aaron Read and Associates.
• The way I read the bill, agreeing with Mr.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• <00:09:34.959> the We learned um through reading the We learned um through reading the conversation
• I was reading it off the amendment. Um, so yeah, but either way, Mr.
• <00:19:49.200> it >> I was reading it off trying to read it >> I was reading it
• c> an<00:22:37.200> effort<00:22:37.520> to Finally, also there was an effort to Finally
• >> Maybe just one final thing Mr. Chair. >> Maybe just one final thing Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF2358, HF3496, HF3504, HF2169, HF3440

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• And will ensure that courts, not bureaucratic agencies, have the final say in interpreting the law by
• There's also an inherent constitutional right to judicial review of any final agency action, and the
• <00:20:19.600> the to the final con to finally construe the to the final con to finally construe
• I'm reading the proposed House substitute on page 3. It says the court shall apply instead of may.
• and that is my single best reading.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.

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• Messages from the Governor would be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly would be deemed read.
• Reports of committees would be deemed read and amendments adopted.
• We are going to skip over Governor's appointments and go into Senate third reading.
• Going back to Senate third reading, Senator Grove, you have file item 18. Secretary, please read.
• Secretary, please read.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'll read the book.
• Let me read real quickly what staff wrote for me.
• You will have the final word. Thank you very much.
• They teach the kids science, math, reading, and critical thinking.
• I'm just going to read it to you.

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• Finally, this bill does not mandate a program. It doesn't require spending.
• Uh finally, this bill does peak times.
• <00:36:10.560> or really do anything under our reading or really do anything under our reading
• We're finally now just getting to the point where the administrative rules have come.
• also what um Senator Maki was reading. also what um Senator Maki was reading.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:20:56.280> bell and schools empty once the final bell and schools empty once the final
• give you final remarks on the bill. give you final remarks on the bill.
• So, literacy isn't just learning how to read.
• isn't just learning how to read. isn't just learning how to read.
• we practiced, she talked and read we practiced, she talked and read patiently<01:18:56.280> to

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• Let me just read what its purpose.
• Let me just read what its purpose.
• It currently reads like this.
• If you read the bill.
• I'll read with you.

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• When you do finally question with that.
• "Final, Mr. Chair," go ahead.
• <00:36:23.760> about There's one that we were reading about There's one that we were reading
• But what it would read little bit.
• Final bill for the day: House Bill 90.

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

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• I didn't want to read this as far as the action that we are asking.
• That is the final item on CalWORKs. Okay questions on CalWORKs?
• And so once that finalization process takes place, it can take some time.
• And then the final item is for, it's a language item.
• I can't read without them and I'll look cool giving public comment.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The other is that, in the way that I read it, and it's potentially them reading it wrong, but the way
• other is is that in the way that I read other is is that in the way that I read it<00:34:49.800>
• my political persuasion someone finally my political persuasion someone finally said<01:45:51.000
• Newman yes thank you um I had just read Newman yes thank you um I had just read an<01:58:47.440>
• <02:00:19.320> the actually read the actually read the bill<02:00:21.159> it<02:00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Public Works and Highways Committee heard testimony on House Bill 375, which would allow municipalities to designate certain road segments for ATV travel, create maps and signage for those routes, set seasonal limits, and require certain equipment on ATVs such as lights, a horn, flashers, and directional signals. The sponsor, Rep. Dan Maguire, said the bill is intended to support tourism and give towns a structured, optional way to permit ATV use on roads, not to override existing uses. Members asked about possible overlap with agricultural vehicle rules, golf carts, speed limits, and whether the bill could allow ATV use on busier roads or expressways; the sponsor said he did not intend to interfere with existing lawful uses and believed golf carts would only be included if they met the relevant statutory requirements. NHDOT State Maintenance Engineer Alan Hennessy said the department had concerns with language exempting municipalities and the Bureau of Trails from the permitting process, arguing that the existing permit system provides needed review, public notice, and signage requirements. He also raised questions about road funding and maintenance if ATVs were allowed on state highways. Fish and Game Captain Michael Eastman testified that his commission opposed the bill as written, citing concerns about the ATV definition, the distinction between ATVs, UTVs, and other OHRVs, and the potential impact on state highways and road maintenance. He said towns can already open roads to OHRV use under existing law, and he noted that accident data for road use would generally be handled by local police or State Police rather than Fish and Game. Craig Reny, chief of the Bureau of Trails, said the current Bureau of Trails/DOT permit process for highway crossings and connectors works well and is used to ensure safety through engineering review. He said his bureau was not taking a position on the bill but wanted to clarify that existing procedures already address many of the issues the bill appears to cover. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• > there<00:41:25.400> are Finally, I'm surprised that there are Finally, I'm surprised
• Um I'm reading this, and you, Mr. Chair.
• Read the letter and read the list of all the folks that have come together.
• Read the letter page.
• Read the letter and<02:06:14.600> read<02:06:14.840> the<02:06:14.960> list<02:06

Keywords: 1187, senate, all