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• But is it our obligation as leaders in the state to continually try to obtain perfection?
• But is it our obligation as leaders in the state to continually try to obtain perfection?
• But is it our obligation as leaders in the state to continually try to obtain perfection?
• We started going to the Shot Show again to be present again and have gotten monetary support, but then
• support, but then also just monetary support, but then also just this<01:04:49.520> past<01:04

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• to ensure all contractual obligations to ensure all contractual obligations and<01:24:33.840>
• Because it's not a monetary issue, there was no recommendation from the budget committee.
• But where what's really gone on with the driving costs is things that are not contractual obligations
• <01:28:14.960> no monetary issue, there was no monetary issue, there was no recommendation
• . obligations. obligations.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And so if we can't use that data, we still have an obligation under a different statute, 212-A:9, that
• under a different have an obligation under a different statute<00:55:12.720> uh<00:55:12.960>
• > donations,<05:04:20.400> including monetary or inkind donations, including monetary or
• 04:59.440> flow<05:04:59.760> into monetary donations continue to flow into monetary donations
• Doesn't necessarily have to be monetary.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• in this committee and around licensing, and often those conversations have sort of focused on the monetary
• think we kind of come to this place where we understand that there's not really a sort of direct monetary
• <00:24:28.039> cost of focused on the monetary cost of focused on the monetary cost and<00
• 24:35.720> direct there's not really a sort of direct there's not really a sort of direct monetary
• savings by a building a better monetary savings by a building a better licensing<00:24:41.039> system

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2617, and first adopted a DE1 amendment. The bill, as amended, was presented as a major child care licensing reform that would narrow licensing to core health and safety requirements, reduce what supporters described as punitive or overly technical citations, and shift quality standards toward accreditation and professional organizations. The author also described the bill as a response to long-standing problems in the current licensing structure and county oversight of family child care. Public testimony was uniformly supportive. Child care providers and directors from Duluth, Rochester, and Esko said the current system penalizes minor clerical or cosmetic issues, creates inconsistent interpretations, and contributes to provider burnout and the child care shortage. They argued the bill would separate health-and-safety licensing from quality measures, which they said are better addressed through accreditation, coaching, and national standards. One testifier also said the bill would help with background study delays by creating a liaison to improve visibility into the process. Members asked about the difference between licensing and accreditation, how other states handle similar models, and how the bill would interact with the department’s licensing modernization work. The bill’s supporters said licensing would remain focused on foundational health and safety items such as ratios, background checks, hygiene, and facilities, while quality standards would be left to national organizations like NAEYC or the National Family Child Care Association. They cited Connecticut, Indiana, and Florida as examples of states using national standards in some form. The committee closed public testimony, took member questions, and the author renewed his motion to lay over House File 2617 as amended.

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• our obligation as prosecutors. our obligation as prosecutors.
• obligation, the due process obligation, is there.
• It has been process obligation is there.
• uh meet our constitutional obligations. uh meet our constitutional obligations.
• Over that year, we received obligations.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Authorizes a peer-to-peer car sharing program to transfer monetary liability and charge drivers for any
• /c><00:28:51.600> liability<00:28:52.159> and<00:28:52.399> charge transfer monetary
• liability and charge transfer monetary liability and charge drivers<00:28:53.200> for<00:28:53.360
• assistance as defined under the bill and established the existing two-year post-course service obligation
• Defined under the bill and established the existing two-year post-course service obligation required

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, journalized the prayer, and recognized Read Across America Day with a special resolution congratulating the Maryland State Education Association on the program’s 28th anniversary. Senators also welcomed several guests and student groups, including Eleanor Roosevelt High School students, Maryland Federation of Republican Women members for Red Scarf Day, medical shadows from Johns Hopkins, a student page prospect, and a group from Matthew Henson Elementary School. The chamber then took up multiple Finance Committee consent calendars and individual local alcohol-related bills, all of which were reported favorably, adopted without objection, and ordered printed for third reading. Measures included changes to alcohol license fee refunds for uniformed service members, Anne Arundel County license classifications and compensation for liquor board officials, a Baltimore City racetrack license extension, a Cecil County license quota change, and new or expanded licenses for golf courses, sports venues, and barber shop/beauty salon establishments. The Senate also advanced bills on social work licensing, a rural readiness economic development program, a Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission extension, peer-to-peer car sharing insurance rules, telematics-based auto insurance disclosures and appeals, and veteran status notation on public profiles. Several bills were amended before being advanced, generally with technical or clarifying changes and no recorded opposition. Senate Bill 18 would create a provisional social work license; Senate Bill 351 would regulate insurer use of vehicle telematics data; Senate Bill 395 would revise insurance and liability rules for peer-to-peer car sharing; and Senate Bill 197 would alter comprehensive plan elements in land use law. Senate Bill 439, protecting fire and rescue public safety employees from adverse action based on medical cannabis certification, also moved forward without amendment. One measure, Senate Bill 69, which would make permanent the nonprofit navigator position in the Department of Commerce, was discussed at length after a member raised concerns about oversight of nonprofit grant funding. On request, the bill was special ordered to the next day for further consideration. All other bills discussed in the transcript were advanced to third reading by unanimous or near-unanimous voice action, with no recorded roll-call votes.

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• Yeah, and there's no, like I said, we took care of the additional monetary cost to it locally, not asking
• 00:37:10.319> of<00:37:10.520> the<00:37:11.200> additional<00:37:12.200> monetary
• took care of the additional monetary took care of the additional monetary cost<00:37:13.000>
• as the responsible party is meeting as the responsible party is meeting their<01:49:55.440> obligations
• under that SCH those their obligations under that SCH those scheduled<01:49:57.639> payments<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're going to receive some reports that we're statutorily obligated to receive and then learn about
• Obligated to receive and then learn about projects.
• or those other ones that are mandatory, should be reported or are actually reported, that involve monetary
• or those other ones that are mandatory, should be reported or are actually reported, that involve monetary
• mandatory reporting period, were there not asking for specifics, but just in general, were there monetary

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

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• was issuing another notice to comply letter instead of more severe enforcement action such as a monetary
• ...to comply letter instead of more severe enforcement action such as a monetary fine, temporary suspension
• And so I just think it is critically important that we say not only is it the obligation of a parent

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products attractive to children are being kept out of the legal market. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague or subjective, leading to inconsistent enforcement, and that the state relies heavily on licensees to self-police because there is no upfront review before products reach the market. The audit cited examples involving cartoon-like images, bright colors, flavor references, candy-like imagery, strain names, and beverage packaging, and recommended clearer statutory standards, possible pre-approval of packaging, better enforcement tools, and stronger tracking of repeat violators. Assemblymembers and senators largely agreed that child safety is the priority, but differed on the best policy response. Some members argued for clearer legislative limits and even plain packaging, saying products like root beer, cherry pie, and cereal-like designs are plainly appealing to children. Department officials said they had already begun reforms, including a centralized label-review team, a rubric, improved databases, and more attention to repeat violations, while also emphasizing that the illicit and intoxicating hemp markets are major sources of youth exposure and that resource constraints limit inspections. They said they are open to working with the Legislature on more specific standards and additional funding. Public witnesses split between public health and industry perspectives. A pediatrician and public health advocate urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, limits on flavors and potency, and a pre-market review system, arguing that vague rules have failed children. Industry representatives said they support youth protections but want bright-line, objective standards so compliant businesses can know what is allowed; they argued that most youth-targeted packaging is in the illicit market and that the legal market needs clearer rules rather than broader bans. No formal vote or committee action was taken during the hearing.

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• did not include the provision for releasing an arrestee on their own recognizance without a non-monetary
• alien could still be arrested and still enjoy, if they are able to overcome, but still enjoy a non-monetary
• ask because I... ...get asked by my constituents where is the part that requires and mandates and obligates

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• state with training around cardiac care, by providing access to free mental health supports and monetary
• health providing access to free mental health supports<00:11:20.200> and<00:11:20.399> monetary
• <00:11:21.040> support<00:11:21.399> for<00:11:21.600> our supports and monetary
• support for our supports and monetary support for our firefighters<00:11:22.440> who<00:11:22.560
• > providing training of Cardiac Care and providing training of Cardiac Care and providing monetary

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We hear all the time from these kinship caregivers that one of the biggest needs is monetary assistance
• Fathers of a child do not have a legal obligation to provide financial support for the child. period.

Bills: SB387, SB1335, HB1671, SB1760, SB1839, SB1923, HB1928, HB4942, HB5628, HB5642, HB1980

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate

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• And so that's really the hindrance to using gold and silver precious metals as as monetary instruments
• and forth. >> Well, Senator, the the answer is is that when you have inflation caused by excess monetary
• We want to do away with our standard to our monetary currency that we have today.
• On the head of operations for Kinesis monetary, which is a global precious metals company that offers
• We have a little bit of background and the precious metal monetary reform for decade and a half back

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• regulation industry and so in other words there's no general fund dollars in this uh and it provides the monetary
• It provides monetary relief to victims of fraud who are entitled to those dollars.
• 42.079> the dollars in this uh and it provides the dollars in this uh and it provides the monetary
• 43.040> the<00:11:43.200> victims<00:11:43.519> of<00:11:43.680> fraud monetary
• relief to the victims of fraud monetary relief to the victims of fraud who<00:11:44.560> are<

Bills: HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568, HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568

Keywords: tax exemption, Kidz Eatz, sales tax, non-profit, local government, loitering, mask mandate, public safety, school policy, college regulations, law enforcement, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• information and the laws that protect them, as well as ensuring that employers understand what their obligations
• of their rights, how do we train them, and then also ensuring that employers are aware of their obligations
• We have the obligation. as California to create safe places.
• I think, on the budget, because we have so many obligations.
• bond as a condition of seeking appellate review of a board order in unfair labor practice cases. monetary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Madam President, so line 30, the removal of the disqualification must not be made contingent on monetary
• and fees and restitution: does this speak to, I'm looking at line 30 specifically, contingent on monetary
• amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code relating to fines, fees, restitution, and other court-related monetary
• obligations.
• That's your obligation. And I hope that these victims get justice. Everybody please drive safe.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• There are actually three different sources of law that address our obligations to turn over potentially
• this particular type of legislation would cause us a great deal of difficulty in fulfilling our obligations
• reason could be, we think this record needs to be maintained to potentially meet a future discovery obligation
• after a hearing and a showing of good cause, can be found in contempt of court and face jail and/or monetary
• after a hearing and a showing of good cause, can be found in contempt of court and face jail and/or monetary

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• A lien will follow the property, not the developer, reducing the first mortgage obligation while preserving
• <00:24:12.720> while the first mortgage obligation while the first mortgage obligation while
• Compensation could take various forms, including monetary payments, committee fees, reimbursements, child
• Sometimes there's other monetary things that are done.
• things that are done we don't monetary things that are done we don't need<01:38:22.920> to<01

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If included, this item would result in general obligation bond funding moving from the grants object
• But one of the ways that we can look at it from a monetary perspective is the follow-on funding.
• It goes to paying off our bond obligations.
• It goes to paying off the bond obligation.
• In addition to the monetary value, you will hear from two grant recipients and what those dollars meant

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and agency officials on several agencies, starting with the Texas Historical Commission. LBB described a large biennial reduction driven mainly by the removal of one-time funding and discussed capital projects, rider changes, and exceptional items including Presidio La Bahia and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Senators asked about heritage trails, courthouse grants, unexpended balance authority, and the status of historical-site funding. Historical Commission leadership emphasized preservation, courthouse restoration, heritage tourism, coordination with the Alamo and other Texas Revolution sites, and requested additional IT, staffing, and vehicle funding. No votes were taken. The committee then reviewed the Pension Review Board and the Employees Retirement System. The Pension Review Board’s budget was largely unchanged aside from IT maintenance and salary adjustments, with an exceptional item for additional IT enhancements. Members discussed the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s funding dispute and the need for a workable restoration plan. ERS presented a much larger budget, including funding for the retirement system, the group benefits plan, and the legacy payment intended to reduce unfunded liability. Senators focused heavily on pension investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health-care costs, especially pharmacy spending driven by GLP-1 drugs; ERS said the plan covers about 540,000 lives and that premiums would rise 8% while benefits remain unchanged. ERS also said it had no exceptional items, and committee members requested more detailed benchmark information. The committee also heard from the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. TESSORS reported an unfunded liability, an infinite amortization period, and requested additional state support, staffing, and IT funding, including a statutory change to allow a higher contribution level; the agency warned that without more funding it may have to cut benefits. CEPRIT’s presentation covered its bond-funded cancer research and prevention portfolio, revenue-sharing from funded projects, and a request to increase salary limits for its CEO and chief scientific officer. Senators questioned CEPRIT’s accomplishments and return on investment, while CEPRIT cited screening, prevention, and research outcomes, including tens of thousands of detected cancers and precursors and hundreds of thousands of first-time screenings. The meeting ended after these presentations and questions, with no recorded committee action or vote.