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• And then it's the responsibility of the owner or the person running the event to distribute those tips
• gratuity when they so the customer will know who is going to get that money, that it is going to be distributed
• get that money, that it is going<01:33:28.600> to<01:33:28.680> be<01:33:28.760> distributed
• <01:33:29.680> to<01:33:29.840> all<01:33:30.000> the going to be distributed
• to all the going to be distributed to all the people<01:33:30.400> who<01:33:30.560> hustled

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh, Madam Chair, could I also ask: I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• <00:32:14.159> is<00:32:14.399> especially digital distribution is especially digital
• distribution is especially helpful.<00:32:15.360> I'm<00:32:15.519> from<00:32:15.679>
• He said that, since he is from greater Minnesota, he would imagine digital distribution is especially
• If I remember correctly from testimony today, about 30% of book distribution right now is in an E format

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Century Code and North Dakota administrative code, a licensed distributor may not sell, market, or distribute
• Now I'll get into the interaction between gaming manufacturers, distributors, distribution.
• Century Code and North Dakota administrative code, a licensed distributor may not sell, market, or distribute
• influence... ...with an organization's management, employment practices, policy, gaming operation, distribution
• He'll also be working with you to get some of that off the website and just get it distributed to our

Keywords: 908, all

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• directs retailers to put the tax on their receipts, and then it directs the Department of Revenue to distribute
• She added that the vast majority of local water distribution systems are severely overtaxed, so it makes
• the vast majority of our local would say the vast majority of our local water<01:08:21.319> distribution
• <01:08:22.040> systems<01:08:22.640> are<01:08:23.480> severely water distribution
• systems are severely water distribution systems are severely overtaxed,<01:08:25.319> it<01:08

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that was mentioned in your agenda as well as by the Department of Finance and that's about the distribution
• Those percentages are known colloquially as the split and that comes from the actual distribution of
• And distributing funding with that new method shifts 492 million from the colleges to schools.
• Those are both budgeted through the community colleges but not part of the the distribution of funding
• So at a basic level, it would be just adopting different distribution decisions in your final package

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Well, I'm always curious about distribution of resources, and we certainly want the neediest to receive
• They do an analysis of that data and will distribute it out to all the schools and KDE to show whether
• If this turns out to be a really great thing, how are they going to know that if you don't distribute
• If this turns out to be a really great thing, how are they going to know that if you don't distribute
• Chair, could we direct our questions to you so you could collect them all and maybe distribute them to

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met after several reschedulings due to flooding, welcomed a new assistant, and confirmed a quorum. It first approved the March 11 minutes, then reported that the day’s agenda included 310 items totaling about $139.4 million, with all vendors registered with the Secretary of State. The committee then approved deferred items involving the Transportation Cabinet/Department of Highways, including one routine PSC green-list item and one PSC amendment item, after hearing from the Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Professional Services and noting prior questions had been answered. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Education contracts tied to reading and literacy initiatives. Officials described a competitive grant program for high-quality instructional resources and related professional learning, explaining that resources are selected through evidence-based reviews and a quality curriculum task force, and that districts apply using an instructional resources alignment rubric. Members questioned the program’s reach, whether districts opt in, how many schools applied, and whether the effort is producing measurable reading gains. Department witnesses said about 155 schools applied and were awarded, the program is voluntary, and the University of Louisville’s Reading Research Center is collecting qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate effectiveness. Several members expressed concern that the state has repeatedly funded literacy efforts without improving reading scores, though the committee ultimately approved the education items, with Senator Meredith noting support but frustration about the lack of progress. The committee also approved an MOA amendment item supporting the Principal Partnership Project, which provides tools, resources, and professional learning for administrators and helps meet statutory evaluation-training requirements. Members asked about the use of nonrecurring federal funds and whether the arrangement affects retirement benefits; staff said the contract pays districts based on daily wage and additional workdays, which does increase retirement packages. Representative McCool voted yes but voiced caution about possible supplanting. Finally, the committee took up an Office of the Controller contract for a brokered insurance-related procurement. Representative Balman moved to disapprove the contract, arguing the winning broker was not the low bidder and that the committee lacked answers about how technical scoring outweighed a roughly $600,000 price difference. The motion to disapprove did not prevail, and the contract was approved after further discussion about procurement scoring and the committee’s limited information.

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• organizer could be someone who lives there, but it could also be another person, and it allows them to distribute
• and it allows also be another person and it allows them<00:05:27.000> to<00:05:27.199> distribute
• <00:05:27.720> information<00:05:28.560> and<00:05:28.840> and them to distribute
• information and and them to distribute information and and have<00:05:29.199> meetings<00:05:
• 1.22, it modifies the Bring It Home Statewide Rental Assistance Program to allow the agency to distribute

Keywords: 1183, house

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• While our state has made tremendous strides by starting to distribute blue envelopes to drivers with
• ASD, ...state has made tremendous strides by starting to distribute blue envelopes to drivers with ASD
• Well, I was state has made tremendous strides by starting to distribute blue envelopes to drivers with
• In the past year, law enforcement has distributed more than 12,000 envelopes to autistic individuals,

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment. Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.

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• It has been distributed, and I move for its adoption. The gentleman from St.
• Committee Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2637 and 3155, as amended, is distributed
• committee substitute, for House committee substitute, House Bills 2637 and 3155, as amended, is distributed
• committee substitute, for House committee substitute, House Bills 2637 and 3155, as amended, is distributed

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the previous day by a vote of 123-1, and then recognized a series of special guests, including a physician, several sheriffs, school groups, interns, and other visitors. The chamber then moved into third reading and perfection of bills, with some measures sent to the informal calendar before debate began on House Bill 1758, which would make daylight saving time permanent in Missouri. Supporters argued it would end the twice-yearly clock change and could improve productivity and convenience, while opponents raised concerns about dark winter commutes, safety, and health effects. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 107-31 with two present. The House next took up House Bill 3329, which repeals expired or unused tax credits to clean up the statutes and reduce Department of Revenue reporting work. Members from both parties generally supported the bill as a government-efficiency and accountability measure, though one member questioned whether removing credits from statute could make them harder to revive later. The bill was perfected and printed without opposition. The chamber then considered House Bill 3405, which clarifies that the state and local tax (SALT) pass-through entity provision is a deduction rather than a tax credit, with sponsors saying the change would streamline Department of Revenue processing and improve the accuracy of tax credit reporting. That bill was also perfected and printed after discussion about tax administration and fiscal note implications. Finally, the House debated House Bill 2426, a parental rights bill covering education, medical, privacy, and related decisions for children, and applying a strict-scrutiny standard to government actions affecting those rights. Debate focused heavily on whether the bill merely codified existing protections or expanded parental authority in ways that could affect school records, recordings, evaluations, truancy, medical consent, and district transparency requirements. The House adopted House Amendment 1 by a vote of 98-25 with six present, an amendment addressing IEP procedures and requiring parental consent for certain major changes unless due process requirements are met. Further debate continued on the underlying bill, with supporters emphasizing parental involvement and opponents warning about unintended consequences for schools, child welfare, and existing legal standards.

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• Uh, the sponsor of the bill has an amendment that pages will collect and distribute.
• amendment that pages will collect has an amendment that pages will collect and<00:15:51.959> distribute
• and distribute. and distribute.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with 39 members present and a quorum. The session opened with an invocation by Bishop Antonio Palmer of Kingdom Celebration Center, whose remarks were journalized. The President and members also welcomed several guests to the chamber, including former Delegate Sean Terrence, students from Charles H. Flowers High School and Garrison Forest School, Dr. Lee Snyder as doctor of the day, and Dr. Barbara Ann Palmer in recognition of Women’s History Month. The President also noted that the next day would be pro forma and that some scheduled items would be moved to the following week. The Senate considered Executive Nominations Report No. 6, covering gubernatorial nominees for boards and commissions including the State Board of Education, MEDCO, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. On motion of the committee chair, the report was special ordered to Tuesday, with members asked to review the list for recusals or related issues. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 890, which concerns an insurance premium receipts tax exemption for captive insurance procured by nonprofit hospitals and health care systems. On SB 890, the Senate adopted the committee amendments and then adopted a floor amendment offered by the bill sponsor. The amendment was described as replacing the bill’s earlier approach with a two-year moratorium on collection of any related liabilities, followed by a Maryland Insurance Administration report back on ongoing investigations. One senator raised concern that the amendment’s language could require the state to refund taxes already paid by hospitals and others, potentially costing millions, and asked for more time to review it; the motion to special order the bill was defeated. After discussion, the amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. At the close of the floor session, committee and delegation announcements were made, including Finance, Triple E, Judicial Proceedings, Budget and Tax, Executive Nominations, and several county delegations. A senator from District 6 also spoke about the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and thanked colleagues for bipartisan work on related legislation and recovery efforts.

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• We see that there is reference to that distribution model for research projects.
• see that there is reference<00:15:15.520> to<00:15:15.720> that<00:15:16.000> distribution
• <00:15:16.680> model<00:15:17.000> for reference to that distribution model for reference
• to that distribution model for research<00:15:17.600> projects.

Keywords: 916, all

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• there are no corrections, without objection, the committee minutes of February 4th are approved as distributed
• Madam Chair, I was just wondering when this amendment was distributed to the public.
• They would take over the care management—so, coordinating—and this was distributed yesterday around 4
• And this bill is just protecting the folks so that personal information does not get distributed or sold

Bills: SB1086, SB1193, SB1318, SB1345, SB1346, SB1451, SB1496, SB1611, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1672

Keywords: reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT

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• Okay, without objection, the minutes of the January 28, 2026 meeting are approved as distributed.
• essentially creating maps independent of county boundaries to make sure there was more equal population distribution
• So we get a page to pass those out to distribute to members, please.
• While that's being distributed, what I did here was look at how the lower chambers of various states

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

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• That's $15 million distributed again into the I&G base, but not through the funding formula.
• It also allows funding to be distributed appropriately to all public institutions without increasing
• Speaking of endowments, has the department distributed all of the funds that were previously appropriated
• Chair, we have actually distributed all endowment money to our higher education institutions that did

Bills: SB37, SB29

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• Native American school district in the state, in the country, yet the funding is not equitably distributed
• Giftedness is normally distributed; most districts have substantially more, while only 6% are identified
• Again, giftedness is normally distributed, but opportunities aren't always the same.
• In my opinion, there have not been enough safeguards in New Mexico to protect against the distribution

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• As you'll see in the charts that were distributed prior to today's hearing, since our new NAGPRA policy
• Together, as you'll see in the charts that I hope you have, we've distributed them...
• Together, as you'll see in the charts that I hope you have, we've distributed them.
• survey responses and any underreporting, we are currently developing a NAGPRA learning module to distribute

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• those offices are typically the ones that help with the pre pre-award writing, the post-award distribution
• Uh, that is already spinning off distributions.
• It spin off the first spun off the first distribution this year of about $24 million and the statute
• So this year, um, you all appropriated that first distribution to DFA to administer for this year a grant

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• An example of this is the highway user tax distribution fund.
• have both clearly shown that Minnesota EV drivers already contribute more to the highway user tax distribution
• Thank you. user tax distribution fund than drivers user tax distribution fund than drivers of<00:08:15.919

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• So you get a fair and balanced distribution of polling locations.
• For distribution within these defined regions, this promotes a more orderly market access.
• language to mirror the beer industry fair dealing law to establish a competitive and balanced distribution
• Wholesale beer distributors are actually distributing these products, so I'm not sure why they're opposed

Bills: HB45, SB1540, SB2225, SB2284, SB2382, SB2487, SB2514, SB2595, SB2876, SB2877, SB3031, SB2753

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list

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• We'll explain this after the session, but effectively, 7% of the excess toll road revenues will be distributed
• My primary focus is on the distribution of the surplus funds.
• When you distribute the funds, when there's a surplus, and that's what the bill's about, distribute the

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722, SB 39

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident