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• Williams mentioned earlier, adds the small cities assistance to the forgiveness amounts for the cities
• Sections 6 and 9 would increase the amount of housing that is available for housing purposes from 10%
• Because the grant amount is lower.
• These provisions are different; the amount is slightly higher per fiscal year.
• Line 10 shows the amount that would be saved given the repeal of the local government cannabis aid.

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• Any amount of money is something that we need to make sure we're being responsible about, but I think
• So, there's a limit on the amount of the change order in reference to the overall project cost, right
• Any amount that goes over that cap, you have to submit a change order.
• This bill could drastically increase the amount of affordable housing.
• That was just distributed. It's on page three.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• The bill is especially impactful to school districts with a very substantial amount of seasonal recreational
• Our district, like Lake Superior, has a significant amount of seasonal recreational property.
• have had to pay almost double what tax in the metro district were being asked to pay for the same amount
• You know that amount would cover it, but again, this is going to be something that this committee's..
• The two-year biennium that we worked on, but I will say, we did amazing work in increasing the amount

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• programs, things that you have done as a legislature such as raise pay for teachers, increase the amount
• But we put a tremendous amount of importance on math and on reading and on graduation.
• The collection and the amount of the collection is out of our hands. So, Mr. Chair, I apologize.
• And so there is still an amount in the general fund which is theoretically in statute.
• And we're talking about increasing bonding amounts and we just increased them in 2018.

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• Everyone with everything will be just distributed without any money.
• Everyone with everything will be just distributed without any money.
• Everyone with everything will be just distributed without any money.
• Everyone with everything will be just distributed without any money.
• Everyone with everything will be just distributed without any money.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic. Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience. A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So it sort of distributes it out.
• So it sort of distributes it out.
• Glad to reduce the amount that on this.
• Glad to reduce the amount that our<00:31:36.799> funeral<00:31:37.120> homes<00:31:37.279
• So it it sort of distributes it out. So it it sort of distributes it out.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss. Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted. On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property. The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.

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• Chairwoman Aaron voted yes. enormous amount of research and I think enormous amount of research and I
• All of those take different amounts of time in the same machine.
• of time to a certain amount.
• of time to a certain increase the amount of time to a certain amount<04:38:34.320> and<04:38:
• I see the distribution to household consumers within the state.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills. On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately. The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.

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• So now that gets to be distributed to the different special funds.
• <01:30:43.400> to so now that gets to be distributed to so now that gets to be distributed
• be the appropriate amount that aligns with the administration package.
• <02:02:41.679> for<02:02:42.599> uh<02:02:42.719> an amount for uh an amount for
• language suggestion that um the amount language suggestion that um the amount of<02:09:49.239>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered HB 553 on biomarker testing coverage, HB 556 on colorectal cancer screening access, and later HB 712 on 340B drug pricing. For HB 553, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, patient advocates Natalie Heyman and Susan Hirano, a surgical oncologist, and the American Lung Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that biomarker testing should be covered when ordered by a doctor and guided by current evidence. DHS and several insurers offered comments and requested amendments, with DHS saying it appreciated the intent but wanted changes. The committees then voted to pass HB 553 with amendments, including a House draft and a defective date of July 1, 3000; both the House Health and Human Services and Homelessness committees adopted the recommendation unanimously. For HB 556, testimony focused on closing gaps in colorectal cancer screening, especially for uninsured and underinsured patients who can get stool-based screening but then cannot access follow-up colonoscopies. Community Clinic of Maui, ACS CAN, and the American Cancer Society supported the bill, with ACS CAN urging a program similar to the breast and cervical cancer control program and offering amendments. DHS requested that the program and appropriation not conflict with executive budget priorities, and the committees noted technical amendments, a defective date, a blank appropriation amount, and corrections changing Medicare references to Medicaid. HB 556 was also passed with amendments by both committees. The hearing then moved to HB 712 on 340B drug pricing and contract pharmacies. The Department of Health and the Attorney General’s office expressed concern that the bill would require the state to regulate private commercial activity and said the department lacked the expertise and resources to implement it as written, suggesting it might belong in a different statutory section. In contrast, PhRMA opposed the bill, while Hawaii Pacific Health and Hawaii Island Community Health Center supported it, saying 340B savings are important for hospital services and patient access to low-cost medications, especially where manufacturers have restricted shipments to contract pharmacies. No vote on HB 712 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Last session, I passed House Bill. 2700, clarifying that the creation, distribution, and possession of
• The bill closes that gap by addressing the unique challenges of AI misuse in creating and distributing
• The bill ensures that deepfake media can only be legally produced. or distributed if the person depicted
• Producing or distributing deepfake media without consent is classified as a Class A misdemeanor with
• Currently, the affirmative defense is to the crime of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material

Bills: SB20, SB1621, SB412, SB441, SB442

Keywords: child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction

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• I did not support it, but the author has put in just an unbelievable amount of work, including leading
• I repeat, it reduces the amount of single-family homes for people to buy.
• It is a large amount, and when I even talk to my constituents, they do not want 1,000.
• The cost shift has amounted to an estimated $8.5 billion last year alone and is expected to increase
• "Can you just dive over, can you just kind of explain how that is going to be distributed?"

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• Now the amount of money so in current law it allows the the amount of money is calculated, the maximum
• amount of money that can be kept is 5% of the amount raised by property tax.
• <03:36:35.680> that a um it's it's a budgeted amount that a um it's it's a budgeted amount
• of money is calc the maximum amount of money is calc the maximum amount<03:41:04.399> of<03:41
• amount to verbiage that doesn't amount amount to verbiage that doesn't amount to<04:51:56.878>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• House Bill 7 works to target this activity directly to stop those who are selling, distributing, and
• It is very clear in the bill, Representative Zwiener, the mailing, the distribution, the manufacturing
• The actionable claims here are the mailing, the distributing, and the providing of illegal abortion drugs
• The statute's very clear with respect to manufacturing, distributing, prescribing, and providing.
• An unprecedented amount of targeted hate against my fellow trans Texans.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• on family size but just an amount.
• was chosen as an amount was chosen as an amount not<00:20:19.679> based<00:20:20.000>
• amount amount And<00:20:23.200> the<00:20:23.520> idea<00:20:23.760> that<00:20
• specified amount uh to a beneficiary. specified amount uh to a beneficiary.
• What it would do for me is expand the market for my self-distribution.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Having been doing this for seven years, I'm incredibly excited to see the amount of industry interest
• Workforce gap of that amount in this region, which is huge.
• we're talking about materials that cost less than five dollars per student, so this is not a huge amount
• that was put out for the $25 million Venture Studio and Infrastructure, there has been an amazing amount
• that we were making in our awards by a significant amount, and it really has shown the impact that can

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• In the first four months since receiving this, we have utilized, distributed over 40% of our coupons.
• They're in charge of these grants and the distribution of them.
• As anticipated, when the board voted to distribute funds, opponents attempted to add the board to the
• When the board voted to distribute funds, opponents attempted to add the board to the litigation.
• Additional funds remain in escrow and are ready for future distribution.

Bills: HB25, SB38, SB101, HB199

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

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• Rear-facing car seats are safer because they are designed to distribute the forces of a crash across
• I wanted to know that this bill has an enormous amount of support, and maybe this is the second...
• I want you to know that this bill has an enormous amount of support and maybe this is the session that
• Most importantly, I would note the amount of injury... ...and save lives.
• Most importantly, I would note the amount of injuries that are sustained.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises. The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough. Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.

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• Just throwing out, what do you think the highest amount you would pay for that is?
• There is an extensive amount of research that goes into a resale certificate, providing the financial
• So the question really is, what should be the legislative amount?
• I would submit to you that $375 is a reasonable amount.
• Benefits will be distributed to veterans in fiscal year 25.

Bills: HB 1087, HB2504, HB4113, HB5144, HB5146, HB5377, HB5543, SB140, SB264, SB1244, SB1343, SB2121, HR868

Keywords: property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety

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• Committee Substitute House Bill 4401 does not change the MVCPA fee amount.
• It doesn't change the amounts, just the way it's administered.
• Committee Substitute House Bill 4401 does not change the MVCPA fee amount.
• It doesn't change the amounts at this The state gets just the way it's administered.
• The feds have a hard time making that a greater amount. It's been that amount for years.

Bills: HB341, HB469, HB971, HB1624, HB2721, HB2959, HB3365, HB3731, HB3793, HB3861, HB3946, HB3966, HB4348, HB4401, HB4402, HB4924, HB4966, HB5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• issued an opinion that a One member registered to lobby could face fines of $5,000 or triple the amount
• The challenge is that the TEC left the amount at issue undefined at the time of the opinion but left
• That way it's just the Amount that has been deemed to be inappropriate, not because it came from their
• account, the totality of the account is the amount in question, so that you don't have a $5,000 question
• I hope the Senate and House can come together in the short amount of time remaining in the session to

Bills: SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

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• This would or various dollar amounts.
• <01:08:43.040> of It simply um uh increases the amount of It simply um uh increases the amount
• everybody fighting for such small amount everybody fighting for such small amount amounts<01:29:
• Senator Seberger, so amounts of money.
• As you know, this was being distributed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all