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• An unexpected pregnancy at the age of 19 kind of became the catalyst of that.
• They also have to have two sets of teachers, two sets of rules, two sets of curriculum, two sets of peers
• Chair, I think it would be interesting if some of our departments were paid by commission with the outcomes
• Chair, I think it'd be interesting if some of our departments were paid by commission with the outcomes
• I know that's top of mind for all of us.

Bills: SB2

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• Our first item of business is approval of our minutes from yesterday.
• A total of four FTEs is the main cause of the fiscal note.
• all of you.
• I will better because of all of you.
• </c> uh regardless of whether of the setting. uh regardless of whether of the setting.

Bills: SF1959 , HF2444 , SF2298 , HF2445 , SF2216 , HF2443 , HF2130 , HF1943 , HF2436 , HF2442

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

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• and to provide for the members of the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission.
• to provide for membership of the commission.
• to provide for membership of the Commission.
• It authorizes the Grand Isle Port Commission to use specific portions of certain water bottoms, water
• It authorizes the Grand Isle Port Commission to use specific portions of certain water bottoms, water

Bills: SB525 , SR112 , SR109 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR12 , HB175 , HB276 , HB437 , HB456 , HB457 , HB459 , HB488 , HB579 , HB656 , HB804 , HB818 , HB841 , HB981 , HB1052 , HB1089 , HB1101 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1203 , HB1209 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB221 , HCR69 , HCR58 , SB57 , SB405 , SB414 , HB62 , HB193 , HB203 , HB205 , HB210 , HB220 , HB222 , HB228 , HB246 , HB420 , HB475 , HB486 , HB574 , HB584 , HB750 , HB799 , HB813 , HB815 , HB826 , HB870 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1045 , HB1092 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1177 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1236 , HB1241 , SB106 , SB206 , SB248 , SB441 , SR86 , SCR30 , SB83 , SB135 , SB143 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB276 , SB295 , SB388 , SB450 , SB465 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB501 , SB513 , HCR31 , HB301 , HB358 , HB359 , HB384 , HB413 , HB428 , HB450 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB631 , HB657 , HB669 , HB675 , HB680 , HB691 , HB712 , HB716 , HB720 , HB723 , HB727 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB29 , HB39 , HB58 , HB67 , HB73 , HB76 , HB77 , HB82 , HB112 , HB121 , HB125 , HB132 , HB134 , HB151 , HB154 , HB155 , HB161 , HB166 , HB187 , HB191 , HB207 , HB211 , HB224 , HB238 , HB241 , HB242 , HB250 , HB260 , HB265 , HB275 , HB300 , HB320 , HB338 , HB339 , HB349 , HB379 , HB399 , HB427 , HB463 , HB464 , HB468 , HB545 , HB550 , HB551 , HB565 , HB588 , HB639 , HB725 , HB782 , HB805 , HB808 , HB834 , HB847 , HB853 , HB858 , HB861 , HB883 , HB916 , HB937 , HB977 , HB1012 , HB1027 , HB1044 , HB1054 , HB1091 , HB1117 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB972 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , HB23 , HB136 , HB36 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB677 , HB726 , HB789 , HB850 , HB956 , HB966 , SB149 , SB382

Keywords: unclaimed property, abandoned property, escheat, state treasurer, administrator, claimant, purchase agreement, assignment, property recovery, owner verification, documentation requirements, fraud prevention, bankruptcy, bankruptcy court, court order, Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 9:167.1, Chennault International Airport, 40th anniversary

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• Preserve the health of our bodies and the vigor of our minds.
• Members, do me the privilege of directing your attention to the back of chamber.
• As part of a nationwide federation, members of the OKFRW collectively contribute hundreds of volunteer
• of Oklahoma.
• We take every penny of tens of millions and millions and millions of dollars and we put them into that

Bills: HB3976 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3066 , HB3904 , HB3644 , HB1687 , HB3920 , SR40

Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics

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• Trying to take care of some of the members here that have other committees.
• , things of that nature.
• the state of Oklahoma.
• those kinds of things.
• I mean there's tens of thousands of people that hunt Morels in the spring.

Bills: HB2445 , HB2123 , HB3048 , HB3176 , HB3239 , HB3263 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB4317 , HB4321 , HB4322 , HB3673

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension

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• The cost of construction items has risen faster than the cost of consumer goods in recent years. ...of
• aware of.
• Help serve the state of Texas and the people of Texas.
• of the right-of-way.
• parking, waiting in lines to get into the terminal, and that sort of thing.

Bills: HJR58 , HJR63 , HB263 , HB542 , HB905 , HB 1288 , HB1402 , HB2003 , HB2262 , HB2323 , HB2429 , HB2876 , HB3019 , HB263

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• It is the right of every citizen of New Mexico to file a petition with the Water Quality Control Commission
• I would ask the members of the commission to vote no on this memorial.
• I would ask the members of the commission to vote no on this memorial.
• Madam Chair, members of the Commission, my name is Ellen Casey.
• in the rulemaking of the Water Quality Control Commission.

Bills: HM45 , HB276 , HB300

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy

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• ><00:03:59.160><c> TIF</c> at the beginning of the life of a TIF at the beginning of the life of a TIF
• </c><00:04:24.960><c> uh</c> metro area of the different types of uh metro area of the different types
• :34.600><c> a</c> some of those projects are kind of in a some of those projects are kind of in a holding
• /c> When it was Some of the Some of the When it was Some of the Some of the nicest<00:35:39.960><c> corners
• </c> fictional notion of of but-for. fictional notion of of but-for.

Bills: HF9

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• I spent most of my time with the tax expenditure review commission.
• Um, sections 1 through 7 and section 12 of article 8 pertain to the tax expenditure review commission
• Um, sections 1 through 7 and section 12 of article 8 pertain to the tax expenditure review commission
• Um, sections 1 through 7 and section 12 of article 8 pertain to the tax expenditure review commission
• of the exemption of There was a repeal of the exemption of the<00:20:47.200><c> up</c><00:20:47.600>

Bills: HF9

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• </c> the flag of the United States of America the flag of the United States of America and<00:07:01.520
• </c> The chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of the commission to study
• individuals on the part of the House to the commission to study the potential transfer of the Whitesman
• of the House of without having control of the House of Representatives?
• of the color of a suspect simply because of the color of my<02:52:47.600><c> skin.

Bills: HB3668

Keywords: pipeline, natural gas, Natural Gas Act, FERC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NEPA, environmental review, permitting reform, LNG, liquefied natural gas, certificate of public convenience and necessity, section 7, section 3, Clean Water Act, section 401, water quality certification, state authority, interagency coordination, pipeline safety, pipeline security

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• That same section of the Constitution states that the body may, quote, compel the attendance of absent
• Every one of them has been well planned days ahead of time.
• Any amount of money, it doesn't matter. So I just don't think that alone kind of neuters the bill.
• I mentioned something, and many of you heard this, but I want to make sure members of this committee,
• Committee team, to each of your excellent staffs, and to each of you, to our witnesses, to the folks

Bills: HB18 , HB18

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• of thing.
• On behalf of the Alabama Realtors, we speak in favor of... ...the bill.
• As many of you know, I have reported constituents of yours that... ...constituents of yours who have
• I think this is kind of the meat of it. Can you help me... ...kind of the meat of it.
• Okay, so it's going to handle the processing of the licenses and the noticing of the... ...of the licenses

Bills: SB174 , SB180 , HB196 , HB25 , SB193 , HB25

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, local districts

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• The answer is it seems to be a little bit of all of those, and technically none of them.
• Although some of our witnesses may not imagine some of us doing our own Texas Ethics Commission filings
• Wade, as well as Financial Commission of Texas v.
• miles of the coast. 150 miles of the Gulf of Mexico, since 1980, Texas has seen 90 confirmed weather
• Therese Harris of the Public Utility Commission to be the resource witness here on our behalf.

Bills: HB842 , HB1907 , HB2844 , HB2892 , HB3439 , HB4211 , HB4536 , HB5111 , HB5138 , HB5182 , HB5247 , HB5269 , HB5323 , HB5435 , HJR201 , SB871 , HB3896 , SJR40

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• of an existing road to the list of exemptions.
• support of House Bill 5247. of House Bill 5247.
• We have you registered as Anna Givens on behalf of the Texas Public Utility Commission as a resource
• Rate Regulation Division at the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
• Were you not aware of that? So, our commission has.

Bills: HB842 , HB1907 , HB2844 , HB2892 , HB3439 , HB4211 , HB4536 , HB5111 , HB5138 , HB5182 , HB5247 , HB5269 , HB5323 , HB5435 , HJR201 , SB871 , HB3896 , SJR40

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• HB 143 by King, relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility
• Commission. of Texas to address the failure by an operator to maintain an electric power line serving
• HB 4358, relating to the commission of oral contraceptives, for the Committee on Public Health.
• HB 4359 by Capriglione, relating to the review of school districts by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
• ...Advisory Commission for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency.

Bills: HJR4 , HJR6 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• I'm the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
• that govern the work of the Commission, this bill improves the ability of the Commission to implement
• </c><00:02:38.720><c> the</c> uh that govern the work of the uh that govern the work of the Commission
• of the Commission to implement ability of the Commission to implement these<00:02:42.360><c> statutes
• It includes all of the agencies and commissions, um, PUC technical bills.

Bills: HF4560 , HF4559 , HF2317 , HF3179 , HF4880 , HF2862 , HF4374

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• For a number of years, I've been working along with others on looking at boards, commissions, and councils
• This is one of a series of those kinds of bills I'm bringing to you today in the aftermath of us changing
• So what we found is that because of the use of this writing, two neighbors with the exact same type of
• So, three states have banned it so far, and then, but I think it's been a part of a broader group Of
• And so it's part of the regulatory framework, which has the force and effect of law.

Bills: SB1303 , SB1343 , SB1435 , SB1438 , SB1444 , SB1641 , SB1765 , SB1916 , SB2067

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: workers' compensation, workers comp, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, self-insurance guaranty fund, multiple injury trust fund, physician advisory committee, advisory council on workers' compensation, workers' compensation court, insurance, employer liability, self-insured employer, fund transfer, records transfer, agency reorganization, statutory cleanup, technical corrections, Title 85A, SB1343, Vision Plan Contractual Requirements Act

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• Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the success of the Texas Space Commission and encourage the
• Good morning, we show you registered as Norman Garza Jr. on behalf of Texas Space Commission, and you
• Norman Garza, Executive Director of the Texas Space Commission. I think I've got to...
• So, a lot of conversations are underway currently about the Texas Space Commission.
• I'm Chuck Ross, Director of Fraud Deterrence and Compliance Monitoring, Texas Workforce Commission.

Bills: HB3146 , HB3719 , HB3895 , HB3923 , HB4748 , HB4751 , HB4936 , HB4952 , HB4990 , HB4991 , HB5061 , HB5196 , HB5238 , HB5246 , HB5487

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• . >> The jerking of the head. >> Yeah. >> And that is so the a lot of folks were not for it last time
• >> HB 82 is an exact version of the bill that was filed last year for annexation of the city of Daphne
• Like I'm supportive of what you're trying to do.
• <00:16:28.880><c> Of</c><00:16:29.040><c> course.
• Of course. I wanted to first? Of course. I wanted to See?

Bills: HB82 , HB109 , HB202 , HB211 , HB82 , HB109 , HB202 , HB211

Committee: House Baldwin County Legislation

Keywords: registrars, election, qualifications, salary, state employees, diversity, podiatry, state board, healthcare regulation, Alabama regulations, political appointment, law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, Calhoun County, local act, halfway house, sober living

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• commission will help us do just that.
• both of your names.
• of House Bill 4849. ...I am here today to testify in support of House Bill 4849.
• support of House Bill 4849.
• So this is really just building on some of the things that were well within the intent of Ollie's Law

Bills: H4738 , H4843 , H4844 , H4845 , H4849 , H4878 , H4887 , H4924 , H5052 , H5053 , S2878 , S2894 , S2897 , H5102 , H5107 , H5108 , H5109 , H5128 , H5136 , S2963 , S2956

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, City Council, municipal governance, special meetings, local government transparency, park land exchange, Lexington, public use, school committee, athletic fields, town administrator, employment authority, Wilbraham, local law, Uxbridge, public meeting notices, legal notices, municipal transparency, local government, digital publication