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• Actually, I believe it's a couple more times now with the addition of a couple more sections, but it
• If you're following along, and you will see that in section 210.1-505, it creates the Attorney General
• , but it did occur 50, a couple more times now with the addition of a couple more sections.
• The section for sextortion is 571.1.1.1.4. And the gentleman from Stone, that's his section.
• So I'd like to talk about the section on this bill involving Evan's Voice Act.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for February 3, 2026 by roll call vote, 131-1. Members then spent much of the morning introducing special guests, including a page for the day, Missouri State University Citizen Scholars, JAG program students, school counselors, elementary students observing online, interns, and a tribute honoring Josephine Baker’s life and legacy. The chamber then moved to first reading of several bills and to perfection of multiple House Committee Substitutes. The most substantial debate centered on a composite anti-trafficking bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2273, 1946, 1814, and 2551. Supporters said it would strengthen Missouri’s response to trafficking, grooming, sextortion, and child sexual abuse material by updating terminology, creating a permanent Attorney General’s statewide council, expanding training for professionals, extending the civil statute of limitations for trafficking claims, increasing penalties, and allowing expungement for victims. Members cited testimony from survivors and advocates and emphasized the need for coordinated enforcement and education. The House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. Members also debated House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1694 and related bills, a package aimed at curbing abusive website-accessibility lawsuits against Missouri businesses. Supporters described “sue-and-settle” tactics targeting small businesses with little notice and high settlement demands, while opponents of the abusive practice argued the bill preserves legitimate ADA claims and gives businesses a chance to cure problems. The House adopted the substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. Finally, the House considered House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2375 on workers’ compensation, which supporters said would clarify the “prevailing factor” standard, address preexisting-condition claims, adjust treatment and appeal rules, and reduce costs; opponents warned it could make it harder for injured workers to obtain care and create disputes between insurers. The House adopted the substitute and ordered it perfected and printed. The chamber then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.

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• to draw people away from the other section where they could actually do what they were wanting to do
• Section 2.10 of the contract relates to the minimum staffing requirements for Centurion.
• Section 2.16.6.6...
• Section 2.16.6 contains the performance guarantee-based credits in the contract.
• Section 5.4.

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• Some areas have stabilized, but just about a month ago, we had a section of 434 where the road washed
• The DWI section can also include our E and DWI Plus.
• In our public education section, we also have our Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Program.
• Section in this as far as that's concerned with school bus safety. Mr. Chair, yes, Mr.
• That in that section as well. Thank you for that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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• This bill in Section 2 resurrects that.
• This bill in Section 2 resurrects that.
• As a practical matter in this case, if this bill passes with Section 2...
• This language can be found in Section 12 of the bill on page 6. So thank you all for hearing today.
• John Shergold: Under Article I, Section 27 of the Texas Constitution, which Senator Wilson taught me

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• Uh, let me ask, one seems to be in conflict with Section 2, Subsection 2.
• It also the substitute merely removes section 6 of the bill.
• Aside from the, aside from the sections that Representative Schatzle spoke about, the other sections
• Um, one of the other sections talks about the admission of the statement from the reporter.
• So, uh, there are many, many very good sections of this bill.

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• Section one establishes the purpose and intent. It talks about the subcabinet purpose.
• Section four sets out the subcabinet membership. Subsection five sets out their duties.
• Thank you. within management and budget it section within management and budget it section one<00:06:
• </c><00:06:46.520><c> subsection</c> to carry on this work section subsection to carry on this work section
• n is the Minnesota healthy aging section n is the Minnesota healthy aging plan<00:07:32.879><c> and<

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• So discussions among the committee—I’ll be honest with you, I still have a problem with Section 3 of
• </c><00:08:23.360><c> three</c><00:08:23.680><c> of</c><00:08:23.840><c> this</c> a problem with Section
• three of this a problem with Section three of this bill<00:08:24.199><c> on</c><00:08:24.440><c> 25<
• So let's make sure that we get it under the right section.
• um and then I know there's right section um and then I know there's some<00:20:41.640><c> question</

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• The next section is capital outlay.
• 2864, Section 5A, and Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864...
• being used by using the statutory distribution model outlined in Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
• 2864, Section 5A, and Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864...
• And Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864, Section 5B, to be utilized by PSAPs using the approved

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Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority met with a quorum and approved the April 2 regular meeting minutes and financial reports for February through April 2026. The board then adopted the FY 2027 budget, which included a 5% staff increase, reclassifying the 911-98 liaison into a training coordinator role, adding a GIS specialist position, higher funding for training, travel, NG911 deployment, cybersecurity training, recruitment, and the 911 coordinator workshop, along with increased GIS repository funding and a new technology roadmap allocation. The budget also set aside $3 million for a one-time PSAP distribution and maintained grant closeout and reserve funding levels. The board approved the $3 million PSAP one-time distribution and its guidelines, using the statutory population-and-land-area formula, with funds restricted to GIS, eligible technology items, or grant matching rather than salaries or construction. Members also denied Washington County 911’s request to waive the 20% match for a radio console grant after staff found the county had sufficient carryover and other funding sources. The board approved an in-person 911 telecommunicator training curriculum and simulator for technical schools, with a requirement for a full simulator and NENA-approved certification, and approved a $249,820 statewide recruitment campaign with ICG Advertising to promote 911 careers. On GIS compliance, the board authorized staff, with legal counsel, to begin enforcement steps against PSAPs that do not complete required GIS data remediation and repository uploads by the June deadline, including notice and possible escrow action by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The board also approved several individual grants, including projects for fiber/NextGen 911 transition, ADA furniture, NextGen 911 equipment, a consolidation feasibility study, recorder upgrades, and radio console upgrades for multiple counties and PSAPs. Committee and staff reports highlighted 911 Day at the Capitol, upcoming POP grant availability, new grant categories for FY 2027, cybersecurity training planning, NG911/GIS tool development, 988 outreach, and ongoing project and standards work.

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• The next section is capital outlay.
• PSAPs, being used by the statutory distribution model outlined in Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Section
• 2864, Section 5A, and Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864.
• 2864, Section 5A, and Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864.
• And Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 2864, Section 5B, to be utilized by PSAPs using the approved

Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority met with a quorum and approved the April 2 minutes and the February, March, and April 2026 financial reports. Members then adopted the FY 2027 budget, which included a 5% staff increase, a reclassification for the 911-988 liaison/training coordinator role, a new GIS specialist position, increased funding for training, travel, cybersecurity training, recruitment, GIS repository work, and technology roadmap items. The budget also set aside funds for NG911 deployment, grant closeouts, and a $3 million reserve for a one-time PSAP distribution program. The authority approved the $3 million one-time distribution to the 123 primary PSAPs and separately approved the distribution guidelines and priority list. The program will use the statutory population-and-land-area formula, with eligible uses focused on GIS Version 3 work, technology and equipment, and grant matching; salaries, construction, radio systems, OLETS, and mobile apps were excluded. The board also denied a hardship request from Washington County 911 to waive a 20% match for a radio console grant, finding the county had sufficient carryover and other funding sources. Members approved an Oklahoma technical school in-person telecommunicator training curriculum and simulator that meets minimum training standards, and authorized a statewide 911 telecommunicator recruitment campaign with ICG Advertising for $249,820. The authority also approved a compliance action plan for PSAPs that had not completed GIS remediation and repository uploads, setting a June 19 deadline before notice and possible escrow proceedings. Several grant requests were approved, including projects for Adair, Grady, Harper, INCOG, McCurtain, Roger Mills, Pauls Valley, and Washington County, covering NG911 fiber, ADA furniture, equipment, feasibility work, recorder upgrades, and radio console improvements. In committee and staff reports, members heard updates on 911 Day at the Capitol, the POP grant timeline, legislative activity, NG911 and GIS tools, cybersecurity training, operations committee work, 988 integration outreach, and statewide project progress. The coordinator also noted work on standards, NASNA leadership, and the need for PSAPs to obtain EM Grants logins ahead of the upcoming grant cycle. The meeting adjourned after no public comments or new business were offered.

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• Madam President, curiously, there is a section in the bill as presented which would redirect the funds
• We've added Chapter 766 schools to the list of child care in the child care section, as they are—I'm
• sorry—into the school section, so that they are covered.
• We've added Chapter 766 schools to the list of child care in the child care section, as they are—I'm
• sorry—into the school section, so that they are covered.

Summary: The Senate took up the Protect Act, a broad immigration-related bill, and first adopted Amendment 6 offered by Senator Kennedy. Kennedy framed the amendment as strengthening protections for DDS facilities and other disability-related settings, arguing that immigrant caregivers are essential to the direct care workforce and that these spaces should be treated as sensitive care environments. The chamber also agreed to print several senators’ remarks in the journal. Members then considered a series of amendments, with many withdrawn or rejected. An effective-date amendment was adopted, while multiple amendments from Senator Tarr and Senator Keenan dealing with 287G agreements, detainers, civil arrests, notification procedures, sanctuary-related language, and other enforcement provisions were defeated. Amendment 34, expanding safe-space language to include residential schools and residential programs licensed or funded by the state, was adopted. Amendment 11 on protecting immigrant victims of crime and trafficking was not adopted. Later, the Senate adopted Amendment 10 from Senator Edwards on courthouse curtilage and Amendment 20 establishing a commission on immigration, with Edwards noting minority-party representation would be included. Amendment 13 from Senator Miranda, protecting health care workers from retaliation when acting in good faith for patients, was also adopted. A corrective amendment from Senator Friedman was adopted, and Senator Montigny used the occasion to speak about human trafficking and the need to protect victims and prosecute traffickers. After the Ways and Means recommendation was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 37-3. The Senate then took up a House amendment to a student learning and mental health bill, rejected the House changes, and appointed a conference committee. The chamber also adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until the following Monday.

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• In Section B, these are various temporary appropriation requests.
• This is Section F, appropriation and/or fund transfer request.
• We're in Section G. These are cash fund appropriation requests.
• We're in Section H. This is a budget classification transfer request.
• We're in Section J. This is an overtime appropriation request.

Summary: The committee considered a series of appropriation, fund transfer, and reserve requests across multiple agencies. Section B temporary appropriations included funding for state technology upgrades, personnel management staffing and IT skills assessment, court reporters and interpreters, crime victim claims, juvenile sex offender assessments, radiation lab testing, and higher education workforce grants and credentialing pathways. Additional items covered an ARPA grant for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith LPN program, an IIJA grant for the Oil and Gas Commission’s critical minerals work, a restricted reserve transfer for State Police vehicle purchases, a transfer to the Arkansas Heroes Program, and cash fund requests for the Real Estate Commission’s AV system and HVAC work. Most of these items were approved by voice vote. One budget classification transfer request from the Commissioner of State Lands drew extended questioning and was ultimately not approved. Members questioned the $250,000 transfer to operating expenses tied to the purchase of a West Little Rock office building, the ongoing lease costs at the prior location, and whether the agency had adequately planned for building-related expenses. After discussion, the motion failed, and members told the agency to tighten spending and return if needed. The committee then took up 15 pay plan appropriation requests totaling $25.7 million and approved them after discussion with DFA, DHS, Corrections, and the State Board of Election Commissioners. Members focused heavily on DHS staffing shortages at human development centers, where officials said vacancies and turnover were driven by overtime and burnout rather than pay alone; one member asked DHS to submit a written plan to address the issue. Corrections reported the pay plan had improved hiring and retention. The committee also approved overtime appropriations for Emergency Management and Military. Reports on reserve funds, the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund, tobacco settlement, State Central Services, Education Adequacy, Medicaid Trust, IIJA, and revenue transfer activity were received. The Medicaid Trust Fund report prompted significant concern about February’s $90 million draw; DHS said the month was unusually high because of cash-flow timing and that the fund should end the year with a balance between $150 million and $200 million, while lawmakers noted a second $100 million set-aside is planned for FY27. The final discussion centered on DHS’s state hospital damage claim and reconstruction funding, where members expressed disappointment that insurance reimbursement would likely return only about $1.8 million now and possibly about $97,000 more later, far less than the roughly $5 million initially expected. DHS explained the policy was based on actual cash value and depreciation for old buildings, and said the work would proceed on Unit 3 for secured restoration because it was the most cost-effective option.

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• We still have a section of the 202 that is dedicated to Congressman Ed Pastor.
• House Bill 293, enacting Section 15-7-1.03, repealing Section 15-7-1.03(B), relating to school curricula
• House Bill 2229, amending Section 36-196.05, A.R.S., relating to maternal services.
• Section 1, page 1, section 1, in relevant part: this state or any political subdivision of the state
• House Bill 2999, amending sections 9-4005, 11-495, 11-491, and 16-1102, Arizona Revised Statutes, by

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the pledge, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and recognitions, including the Dr. of the Day, Korean community guests, students, local officials, and a proclamation honoring the future USS Arizona SSN-803 and the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation. The chamber also announced committee assignments and took up several procedural motions, including reconsideration motions on HB 4027 and HB 2444, both of which were granted and returned to third reading. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider measures on Calendar Numbers One and Two. In Committee of the Whole, HB 4034, dealing with CTE-related issues, was amended and reported do pass after debate over concerns from Tempe Union High School District and EVIT, with supporters saying the bill clarified statute and reduced future disputes. HB 2444 was amended and reported do pass. HB 2992, a pilot program related to sexual abuse prevention, drew opposition over concerns about opt-out instruction, pilot status, and classroom burdens, but it passed Committee of the Whole on a 31-21 division vote after amendments. HB 4027, involving highway naming, was amended and reported do pass despite objections that the amendment still appeared to elevate Charlie Kirk over the existing Ed Pastor designation. On third reading, HB 293 passed 31-22 and HB 2502 passed 37-16. HB 2229, relating to maternal services and funding for pregnancy resource centers, generated extensive debate over abortion-related implications and was defeated 26-27, though a motion to reconsider later succeeded 27-21. HB 2533 failed on reconsideration, while HB 2750 passed 44-9 and HB 2999, a special taxing districts bill tied to housing affordability, passed 32-21 after supporters argued it would lower financing costs and help build more affordable homes. H.C.M. 2009, urging federal action to streamline access to minerals on federal land withdrawals, passed 31-22. The House adjourned until the next day after additional announcements and personal privilege remarks, including a proclamation for Sleep Apnea Awareness Month and a call for more efficient floor action.

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• A kids' selection section filled with toys, lawn accessories, maple sugaring components, unusual pets
• A kids' selection section filled with toys, lawn accessories, maple sugaring components, unusual pets
• A kids' selection section filled with toys, lawn accessories, maple sugaring components, unusual pets
• A kids' selection section filled with toys, lawn accessories, maple sugaring components, unusual pets
• A kids' selection section filled with toys, lawn accessories, maple sugaring components, unusual pets

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• What we're really from Section 11 on.
• And basically section 19 and 20.
• Um and basically section 19 56. Page 56. Um and basically section 19 and<01:12:42.480><c> 20.
• Section 20 uh goes out and election.
• Um, I'd like to see section 21 struck.

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• Lastly, on the administrative review section, this section would require again all cities to approve
• </c><00:26:18.960><c> require</c> section, uh this section would require section, uh this section would
• Section six of the bill example.
• ,</c> my comments to uh the relevant section, my comments to uh the relevant section, but<01:20:45.840
• ><c> um,</c><01:21:05.920><c> putting</c> uh, regarding section six, um, putting uh, regarding section

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• </c> drafted to better organize this section drafted to better organize this section after<00:14:20.480
• </c><00:19:45.200><c> to</c><00:19:45.520><c> help</c> together in their own section to help together
• in their own section to help provide<00:19:46.400><c> greater</c><00:19:46.799><c> clarity</c><00:19
• Section three um increases preventative.
• And section four, it establishes grants for an early episode of bipolar disorder program.

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• House 4532, an act exempting certain affordable housing and branch library space in the Dorchester section
• Representative Walsh of Peabody moves to amend the bill by adding the following section: Section 2.
• Section 1, Article 4, of the Charter of the City known as the Town of Bridgewater, on file with the clerk
• amend the bill by inserting before the enacting clause an emergency preamble and by striking out Section

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Summary: The House took up several committee reports and local bills, first adopting a resolution commending Hope and Comfort, Inc. for Hygiene Insecurity Awareness Week and then approving an extension for the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to report on pending House documents. The chamber also advanced two local matters to third reading: a bill relocating harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor and a bill authorizing Westfield to set an age limit for original appointment as a police officer. The House then acted on a series of bills on final passage or engrossment. It adopted the emergency preamble and passed a sick leave bank bill for Paul Starvowski of the Department of Correction, enacted a bill expanding the select board in Weston, and enacted a bill exempting certain affordable housing and branch library space in Dorchester from public enforcement. It also passed to engrossment a bill allowing Acton to increase the residency limit for police and fire personnel. Several Bridgewater-related bills were amended and advanced: a bill establishing an annual stipend for the Bridgewater City Council was amended to require local acceptance before taking effect and then passed to engrossment as amended; a bill on temporary absence of the town manager was also amended and passed to engrossment as amended; and a sick leave bank bill for Kathleen Rodericks was amended to add an emergency preamble and strike Section 2 before passing to engrossment as amended. Finally, the House enacted the Paul Starvowski sick leave bank bill, adopted an order to meet the following Thursday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• I move adoption of docket 13-0108-2401 except for sections 410 subsection 04 G and H... ...except for
• sections 410 subsection 04 G and H, rejecting these sections due to a potential conflict with Article
• 1, Section 23 of the Idaho Constitution, which preserves to the people of Idaho the right to hunt, fish
• The motion is to accept docket 13-018-2401, except for section 410, subsections 04G and H.

Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee met at 8:00 a.m. with a quorum present. Representative Petsky presented House Bill 939, which would restrict certain hunting technologies during big game season, including night vision, thermal devices, transmitting trail cameras, and drones, while adding carve-outs for predator control (wolves, mountain lions, and other predatory wildlife), agriculture, retrieving wounded animals, and monitoring traps. Petsky said the bill was intended to balance conservation and hunting opportunity with practical uses of the technology, though he acknowledged some enforcement questions may need to be revisited later. Representative Mickelson moved HB 939 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, and Dexton Lake of the Idaho Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the organization appreciated the collaboration and supported the bill. Representative Manwaring asked to move the bill to second reading for time reasons, and the committee agreed by unanimous consent. The committee then voted aye to send HB 939 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The committee also took up Fish and Game rule docket 13-0108-2401. Representative Boyle moved to adopt the docket except for sections 410(04)(G) and (H), citing concerns about conflicts with the Idaho Constitution’s right to hunt, fish, and trap, state law on taking wolves, the Fish and Game Commission’s authority, and administrative procedure requirements. The committee approved the motion and accepted the docket with those two sections rejected. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The sections below are the sections that we created to try to understand this uncompensated care problem
• So that first section is the spend-down section. You can see the growth in that section as well.
• In section one, or no, sorry, section two, paragraph two, there's reference to State of New Hampshire
• </c><01:00:45.400><c> two</c> section one or no sorry section two section one or no sorry section two
• the attend is there section are you talking About, it's section two, paragraph two, lines 18 to 19.

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• As we'll note in Code Section 30-19.9, as we'll note in Code Section 30-19.9, ...Code Section 30-19.9
• page of our document where we have the draft or the explanation for the Article 1 Bill of Rights, Section
• This Article 1, Bill of Rights, Section 11A, is actually the text of what we're putting into law.
• Code Section 30-199 prohibits leading questions on ballots and leading language.

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