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• contractor licenses.
• Then they want us to use or get certain licenses.
• On page 4, real quickly, here are the federal and licensed spaceports.
• But we are FAA licensed for both vertical and horizontal launch, and we're working on a reentry license
• cool, as well as their private pilot license up there.

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• provisional licenses this year. provisional licenses this year.
• Has autism centers that got licensed.
• uh authorizing services or licensing uh authorizing services or licensing HCBS<00:33:07.280>
• use of restraints in 144G licensed use of restraints in 144G licensed settings. settings. settings
• something whether it was a licensing something whether it was a licensing violation<02:14:04.080

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:48:14.160> to who are renewing a teaching license to who are renewing a teaching license
• <00:52:59.720> teacher ensures that every licensed teacher ensures that every licensed teacher
• licensed licensed teacher<01:02:50.760> um<01:02:50.960> thank<01:02:51.079> you
• For a Tier 1 licensed teacher, um, it's easier if you're out of state to get that Tier 1 license.
• <01:05:31.720> and can't believe when I got my license and can't believe when I got my license

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, I'm looking at the cost of this contract per license: 682 licenses, $97,240 in contract with the
• That's $142.58 per license. What is your license fee? >> 300 every two years.
• It was $31 per license.
• Knight, I'm just asking your per license. license. license.
• It was $31 license C. Four and contract. It was $31 license C.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Um, much like licensed clinical ... family separation. Improving court family separation.
• Much like licensed clinical social workers and licensed marriage and family therapists, who are already
• So, of course, as you mentioned, licensed mental health counselors in this instance would be licensed
• as far as you know um are our licensed as far as you know um are our licensed mental<00:36:12.880
• mentioned the lack of licensed mentioned the lack of licensed professionals<00:37:28.079> here

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The HHS committee met in Room 224 and announced the hearing was being streamed live, with a one-minute limit on testimony. The chair explained that written testimony had already been reviewed and that speakers should either add new comments or stand on their written testimony. The committee first heard SB 2211, an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including DHS, Aloha United Way, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Catholic Charities, and many individuals. Supporters emphasized the importance of maintaining SNAP-related food assistance and emergency food delivery, while Catholic Charities raised a question about whether the bill’s language would also reach food banks serving food-insecure households that are not on SNAP. No opposition was heard and the bill was moved on without questions from members. The committee then heard SB 2025, which would exempt actively practicing advanced practice registered nurses from jury duty. Testimony was broadly supportive from nursing and health organizations, including the Hawaii American Nurses Association, the Hawaii affiliate of the College of Nurse Midwives, the Hawaii State Board of Nursing, and others. One witness from Kaiser Permanente requested an amendment to include physician assistants, and a committee member asked the Board of Nursing to review that request. The bill otherwise drew no opposition and no further member questions. SB 2038, relating to medication labeling, drew the most extended discussion. The measure would change labeling requirements for certain abortion medications, and testimony was split between supporters who framed it as a privacy and access issue and opponents who raised patient safety, ethics, and transparency concerns. The Department of Health supported the intent but requested an amendment to allow quicker access to private information during investigations without a subpoena. The Board of Pharmacy said it supported the written comments but noted operational challenges and possible cost impacts, while Kaiser said compliance would likely require manual workarounds and could slow pharmacy processes. The chair and members questioned whether patients could simply remove labels themselves, but witnesses said there could still be safety and access issues if the patient is not the one receiving the prescription. The committee then moved on to SB 2050, relating to chiropractic, which received support from the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, with no substantive opposition noted. The hearing later turned to SB 201, relating to insurance, which appeared to be a new mandated-benefit measure tied to infertility/IVF coverage. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission provided comments, while Hawaii Family Forum opposed the bill, arguing it went beyond medical infertility and raised ethical and public policy concerns. Kaiser and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans both asked for a study or audit, saying the measure could create new insurance mandates and increase costs for residents and employers. Private Work Hawaii strongly supported the bill as an equity issue. The committee noted there was no quorum for decision-making and deferred action on the measure to a later hearing, then recessed.

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• This is the cannabis licensing fee.
• ><00:03:21.440> a<00:03:21.680> the<00:03:22.000> cannabis<00:03:22.840> licensing
• Um this is a the cannabis licensing fee. Um this is a the cannabis licensing fee.
• broker's license and states that<00:14:10.560> a<00:14:10.720> broker<00:14:11.120>
• for and it amends the broker's license for and it amends the definition<00:14:19.120> of<00:14

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , were licensed.
• And when you're licensed, were licensed.
• Licensed professionals can absolutely Licensed professionals can absolutely not<00:20:32.880> ignore
• ,<00:31:32.480> you licensed.
• And if you're licensed, you licensed.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• does is expect establish a licensing does is expect establish a licensing structure<01:09:56.080
• willingness, it is the current licensing willingness, it is the current licensing structure. structure
• The<01:15:36.120> dual<01:15:36.400> license The dual license The dual license framework
• <01:18:05.120> uh and what the existing licensing uh and what the existing licensing uh frameworks
• > into easier to get this license put into easier to get this license put into place<01:18:34.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, there is only at this time, to my knowledge, one, licensed birth center that's operating in New Mexico
• Um, then House Bill 116, um, it would have required DOH to pay licensed boarding homes about $200 per
• So this was kind of like a carrot and stick approach to get the boarding homes uh licensed.
• Um, and this bill actually, um, I guess you could say speaks to, um, licensing and scope of practice
• So like, if you apply for a gun license or any of the professional licenses, you would, uh, have an option

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• And actually, this next bill we have will be of interest to you as well in that regard, licensing in
• Since 2019, military spouses are allowed to practice in Texas if they hold a license that is substantially
• equivalent to one in another state and that license is in good standing.
• Senate Bill 1818 would implement a six-month temporary licensing and certification process for military
• to the Texas economy and mitigates the lack of urgency by non-Texas licensing authorities in providing

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard a briefing from the Texas Veterans Commission on its major programs and outreach efforts. TVC described its claims assistance, health care advocacy, education oversight, employment services, entrepreneurship support, mental health and suicide prevention work, women veterans services, grant funding for nonprofits and local governments, and support for veteran treatment courts. The agency also highlighted its communications strategy, including media outreach, events, newsletters, social media, and the Texas Veterans State Benefits Booklet, and noted that less than 58% of veterans were aware of TVC in the latest needs assessment. A committee member asked about performance metrics, and TVC said each appropriation has associated measures and that it could provide recent results. The committee then took up Senate Bill 651, which would allow a county veterans service office in a large county to report either directly to commissioners court or to a designated county executive official. Senator West explained the bill as a cleanup of current practice, and Dallas County testified in support, saying the change would streamline internal management. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 897 would reduce the non-state matching requirement for the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program in larger counties from 100 percent to 75 percent in the committee substitute, rather than the 50 percent reduction in the filed version. Supporters from MetroCare and Emergence Health Network said the lower match would help sustain and expand veteran mental health services, citing increased demand and program growth. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also adopted its rules. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1814, which would create an interagency database to collect and coordinate contact information for transitioning veterans so agencies could proactively connect them with services. Senator Hancock said the goal was to better use information already being collected, though he noted the bill had a significant fiscal note. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1818, which would create a temporary six-month licensing and certification process for military members and spouses assigned to Texas while they wait for letters of good standing from other states. VFW testified in support, emphasizing the importance of employment for military families. Both bills were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• regulation of cannabis establishments; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license
• Referred to the Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
• 1234, by Gehan, relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license
• HB 1237, by Gehan, relating to the renewal of certain expired occupational licenses or registrations
• HB 1337, by Isaac, relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state, referred

Summary: The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

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• <03:03:06.560> in emergency departments are licensed in emergency departments are licensed
• It does affect the licensing. No, this is the regulation.
• It's a And that's a licensing one. Yes. It's a licensing<03:06:46.320> one.
• This is hospital licensing.
• Okay, so this is relating to home health licensing.

Bills: SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB1515, SB2835, HB2282, SB3083, SB2031, SB2519, SB2667, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB2861, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: salvage vehicles, vehicle title transfer, electronic signatures, insurance, administrative efficiency, bribery, corruption, statute of limitations, public servant, criminal justice, deafness, traffic safety, law enforcement, vehicle registration, communication, biological evidence, DNA analysis, post-conviction, evidence retention, court approval

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• We have a 172-acre... farm winery that's licensed under farm winery that's licensed under 340A.315 340A
• a product of the farm is that's licensed a product of the farm is that's licensed under<00:02:44.120
• our specific licensing requirements are in<00:07:30.240> statute.
• We don't go check game and fishing license down at the river because that's not our role.
• We don't go check game and fishing license down at the river because that's not our role.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then the second phase, once you get into the combined operating license, license to construct, license
• Switzerland is in the licensing process.
• Obviously, you've got to get a license to have the used fuel, but it also plays into your social license
• , or else it would not get licensed by the NRC or the DOE.
• or else it would not get licensed by the NOC or the OE.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• We'll look at 25161 administrative license suspension.
• So, the driver license application, the application for a duplicate driver’s license, a record...
• So, the driver license widely used.
• Uh you license transactions and others.
• We have 1,500 licenses in the state.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee convened after briefly waiting for a quorum, approved the minutes and consent agenda, and then moved through several agency rule items. The Department of Transportation’s outdoor advertising rule filing was approved after staff noted the department had addressed substantive comments, though the rules had been expired since 2021 and the agency said it had been operating under statute. Members asked about a denied digital sign proposal, and DOT said that decision was based on statute rather than the rule. The Department of Safety’s administrative license suspension item was postponed with a waiver so the agency could submit conditional approval materials and resolve issues between its forms and rules. The Board of Architects item was conditionally approved, with the condition that the board later approve updated incorporation-by-reference materials at its April 3 meeting or the matter would return as a preliminary objection. The Department of Agriculture’s expired rules prompted extended discussion. Staff and committee members questioned why the department was seeking to adopt rules that had been expired for many years and whether the statutes already provided enough authority to operate without them. Agriculture officials said they were working through a broader modernization effort, focusing on statutes that use mandatory language and updating outdated rules to match current practices, federal standards, and current products such as apples, cider, eggs, and other agricultural commodities. They said the rules before the committee were part of that effort and recommended approval, but members remained concerned about whether some rules were unnecessary. The committee ultimately granted a waiver and postponed the agriculture item for one month so staff could review the underlying statutes and determine whether rulemaking is actually required. Under other business, the committee took up an emergency Department of Safety rule to update DMV forms to reflect statutory fee changes enacted in the 2025 budget. DMV officials said the new fees were already in effect, but the corresponding forms still showed old amounts, causing confusion for customers and elected officials who were fielding complaints. They argued the forms needed immediate updating because the affected forms are widely used, and they said the department had already tried to treat the changes as editorial before being told full rulemaking was required. The department emphasized it was trying to follow the process while avoiding continued use of incorrect fee forms, and asked the committee to allow the emergency rule to proceed.

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• We have almost 11,000 licensed peace officers in the state of Minnesota.
• Folks who are licensed peace officers and folks who do other roles in the community to help others, if
• peace officers in the state of licensed peace officers in the state of Minnesota.<00:10:20.320> And
• peace officers um who are uh licensed peace officers um and<00:10:46.800> folks<00:10:47.120>
• <00:37:50.400> to<00:37:50.720> say doing is we are giving license to say doing is

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules and recall House File 3412 from the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy so it could receive second and third readings and be placed on final passage. The bill, authored by Representative Finnegan, would prohibit law enforcement officers in Minnesota, including local, state, and federal agents, from wearing masks while on duty, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued the measure would increase transparency, accountability, and public trust, and said masked officers create fear and resemble “secret police,” especially in the context of recent immigration enforcement actions. They also said the state has authority to regulate this area and that the bill would not interfere with essential law enforcement duties. Opponents said the bill was poorly written, unnecessary, and politically motivated, and argued that current and pending laws already address officer identification and badge numbers. Representative Nathe said the bill would allow protesters or rioters to wear masks while restricting law enforcement, and urged a no vote. Representative Roach said the term “secret police” was a made-up political phrase and defended masked ICE agents as necessary for officer safety because they deal with dangerous criminals and could be doxed or targeted. Several members spoke in favor of the motion, including Representatives Curran, Sencer-Mura, and Pinto, who emphasized the importance of public trust and shared personal stories about children, family experiences, and encounters with masked federal agents. They described immigration enforcement incidents involving children and families as frightening and said officers should be identifiable when interacting with the public. The debate included a brief exchange between Representatives Pinto and Roach about whether masked law enforcement should be considered “secret police.” The transcript ends during that discussion and does not include the final vote or disposition of the motion.

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• So I think this group of folks to that's put into representative Hex with Provisional license around
• So we will get to licensing this team... Collective team worked really hard to put that in place.
• Do you look to see whether these providers are licensed in other areas?
• Like do you look to see are these providers licensed in other areas? Do they have other programs?
• licenses.

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• ABC will administer the tobacco license for all retailers that sell tobacco or vape products.
• There are consequences for underage sales, and you will lose your license if you continue to do it.
• The license fees will be paid by retailers who fund enforcement under Virginia's under-21 tobacco law
• So they have a manufacturing and a grow license as well, if you will.
• Speaker, there will be notification placed on each legally licensed machine as well.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• And then if that driver's license receives a citation, it notifies the parent." "Okay.
• license or learner's permit,<00:30:09.160> whatever<00:30:09.400> it<00:30:09.480>
• And then if that driver's<00:30:13.960> license<00:30:14.320> receives<00:30:14.680>
• a<00:30:14.720> citation,<00:30:15.640> it driver's license receives a citation, it
• driver's license receives a citation, it notifies<00:30:16.480> the<00:30:16.600> parent.

Bills: HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318, HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318

Keywords: county housing authority, public housing, housing authority, affordable housing, low-income housing, mixed-use development, community facilities, subsidiary, affiliate, public corporation, municipal tax exemption, deed tax, mortgage tax, probate fee, bond financing, housing project, urban redevelopment, rural housing, public-private partnership, eminent domain

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• facility may obtain in addition to the standard ALF license.
• This amendment extends the deadline for ACA to adopt rules for memory care services licenses to June
• It requires an existing ALF to obtain a memory care services license, if necessary, within six months
• of ACA's rules becoming effective rather than at the time of the ALF's license renewal, and clarifies
• that a memory care services license must be renewed at the same time as an ALF standard license.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a large agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, limited public testimony, and roll-call votes. Early actions included CSSB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative with a recurring $2.4 million appropriation, and CS for SB 196 establishing the Uterine Fibroid Research Database. The committee also approved the companion public-records bill, CS for SB 864, to keep sensitive fibroid database information confidential. Other health and public-safety measures reported favorably included CS for SB 432, which was amended to address xylazine and restrict recreational nitrous oxide sales by tobacco-permit retailers; CS for SB 646, narrowing drug-paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, its analogs, and xylazine; and CS for SB 1684 and CS for SB 1686, creating and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry at the University of South Florida. The committee also advanced several workforce, regulatory, and local-governance bills. SB 1112 on the Florida Labor Pool Act passed with testimony emphasizing removal of placement fees, annual labor-pool registration, and stronger enforcement to help workers, including returning citizens. CS for SB 524 updated Department of Law Enforcement duties and medical examiner procedures; CS for SB 530 revised lottery operations and security rules; CS for SB 676 expanded animal-cruelty penalties and the public abuser database; CS for SB 1180 created a recall framework for community development district supervisors and updated CDD rules; and CS for SB 800 increased penalties for unlicensed engineering practice after removing a student-loan assistance provision to align with the House version. CS for SB 1404 created a memory-care specialty license for assisted living facilities, with amendments extending rulemaking deadlines and clarifying advertising and resident-choice provisions. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s office, and CS for SB 1630 modernized aging and disability services, guardianship oversight, and dementia-related policy. Two memorialization bills generated the most extended debate and public comment. SB 194 would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, and SB 174 would name a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Both drew strong support from some speakers who framed them as recognition of civic engagement and free expression, and strong opposition from others who criticized Kirk’s rhetoric and argued the state should instead honor broader civic values or other figures. A late-file amendment to SB 194 that would have converted it into a general day of remembrance for victims of political violence was withdrawn. Despite the controversy, both bills were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded on various bills.