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• </c> on the tax expenditure review commission on the tax expenditure review commission and<00:47:26.480
• </c> committee membership or commission committee membership or commission membership<00:47:48.280><c
• </c><00:48:38.040><c> I</c> members to um be part of a commission I members to um be part of a commission
• </c><00:49:02.680><c> a</c> in other in on other commissions a in other in on other commissions a member
• </c> routinely uh attends our commission routinely uh attends our commission meetings<00:49:58.079><c

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• conference report relating to electric utilities, integrated resource plans, the State Corporation Commission
• , the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, and a work group report.
• , and the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation Work Group Report.
• Senate Bill 515 relates to the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, scope, and name change.
• It changes the name of the CER to the Energy Commission of Virginia.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 3, 976, house, all

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• Investment should have the same protections as market investors had under the public securities program
• substitute ensures the bill retains certain provisions, but changes the references from public securities
• So the way we've handled that in the bill is to require the Commission to look at whether, for example
• That commission cannot dictate licensing policy to states.
• At the request of the Railroad Commission, House Bill 3516 would include their administrative law judges

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• What we've done is this would go back to the county commission.
• You would make application to the county commission.
• It would then go to the county commission.
• So then the county commission will make the determination.
• The county commission does the same exact thing.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• So this distributed ledger technology is more for security of data, a higher level of security, or just
• If we couldn't fit that into that more secure system, I'll just say more secure system, because that's
• That primarily becomes a security awareness problem, right?
• Secure the sustainable funding.
• Secure the sustainable funding.

Committee: Joint Information Technology Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c> So, judicial branch safety and security So, judicial branch safety and security is<00:02:57.920>
• . security. security.
• </c><00:19:06.000><c> at</c> will aid in strengthening security at will aid in strengthening security
• Thank you once again security request.
• </c> and trying to deal with security issues. and trying to deal with security issues.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that CalSTA is required to loan up to this $590 million amount to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• , or ... ...this $590 million amount to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, or MTC, by July of
• have aligned all of their milestones and come back and seek an allocation from the Transportation Commission
• same time, and I think you heard this from the Department of Finance, make sure that there is a security
• interest built in in a way that we can be good stewards and protect... ...make sure that there is a security

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on two early-action budget bills. AB 107 would make mostly technical corrections to prior budget acts, including extending deadlines, fixing fiscal language, moving $20 million for California travel and tourism promotion from Visit California to GoBiz, and making changes related to Proposition 4 climate bond funding. A key provision would exempt development of program guidelines and selection criteria for certain 2025 climate bond appropriations from the Administrative Procedure Act, which supporters said would speed implementation of wildfire prevention and other projects. Members raised concerns about oversight, competitive bidding, and whether vendors and safeguards were sufficient, while public commenters from water, climate, and conservation groups strongly supported the APA exemption and urged similar treatment for future allocations. AB 117 would authorize up to $590 million in short-term loans for four Bay Area transit agencies: BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. Finance explained that the loan would be administered through MTC using Bay Area TIRCP funds that have been awarded but not yet allocated, making the structure cost-neutral to the state. The loan would run 12 years, with the first two years interest-only, and repayment would be secured through state transit assistance funds if needed. Several members questioned whether the proposal amounted to a bailout, whether it was fair to prioritize the Bay Area, and whether the structure adequately protected other projects, especially BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2; Finance and committee staff said safeguards and monitoring provisions were included and that no state funds were at risk. Public testimony was largely supportive of both bills. Transit agencies and local officials said the loan would provide bridge financing as ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels, while allowing service improvements and major events to continue. San Jose representatives and some members asked for possible cleanup language to better protect large regional capital projects. The chair said the committee anticipated hearing the bills on the floor later in the week, and the hearing was adjourned after public comment.

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• that CalSTA is required to loan up to this $590 million amount to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• , or... ...this $590 million amount to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, or MTC, by July of
• have aligned all of their milestones and come back and seek an allocation from the Transportation Commission
• same time, and I think you heard this from the Department of Finance, make sure that there is a security
• interest built in in a way that we can be good stewards and protect... ...make sure that there is a security

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I want to begin by thanking. ...on the UGA Commission as well.
• But what we really need is this commission.
• We’re the leaders of a local contribution commission.
• Now we are going to lead, once again, may it go into law now, an UGA commission.
• A good commission amendment? The question comes on adoption of the amendment.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• For the safety, security, and comfort of all attendees, please note the following guidelines.
• Troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• that's being put together along with a legislative oversight commission.
• The commission, the creation oversight.
• ><c> that</c><00:15:04.800><c> is</c> legislative uh commission that is legislative uh commission that

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The House bill relative to Social Security numbers on death certificates, House No. 2383.
• The House bill removing Social Security numbers from death certificates, House No. 2438.
• Removing Social Security numbers from death certificates, House number 2438. The House bill.
• An act relative to Social Security numbers on death certificates, House No. 2383.
• An act removing Social Security numbers from death certificates, House No. 2438.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed the Walpole High School field hockey team. The chamber then adopted several procedural orders: extending reporting deadlines for the Committee on Health Care Financing and the Committee on Public Health, and suspending Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition creating a special commission on perimenopause and menopause care to go to the Committee on Public Health. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling also reported several bills for House consideration, including measures concerning Social Security numbers on death certificates and a Hull local option bill on parking fines. The House suspended Rule 7A and advanced three bills to third reading: House No. 2383, relative to Social Security numbers on death certificates; House No. 2438, removing Social Security numbers from death certificates; and House No. 4247, authorizing the Town of Hull to establish a schedule of fines for parking violations. All three were ordered to a third reading. The House then took up two local bills released from the third-reading committee: House No. 862, regarding the recall of elected officers in Sharon, and House No. 4399, further amending the charter of Middleton. Both bills were passed to be engrossed. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn and recessed, then formally adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.

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• I feel it's a public duty Commission.
• In your role at the Real Estate Commission, how do you see the commission serving as a bridge between
• ,</c> your role at the Real Estate Commission, your role at the Real Estate Commission, you<00:14:41.680
• Kahui to the Real Estate Commission. Real Estate Commission. Thank you very much.
• Land Use Commission, Campaign Spending Commission,<00:53:33.920><c> and</c><00:53:34.080><c> the</c>

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a long list of Governor’s messages for appointments to state boards and commissions, including the Board of Dentistry, Barbering and Cosmetology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Real Estate Commission, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, State Boxing Commission, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Pharmacy, and the Public Utilities Commission. Most nominees and supporting agencies testified in support, and many nominees simply stood on their written testimony. Several nominees also answered questions about their experience and the issues facing their boards, including dental insurance and Medicaid concerns, condo and real estate disputes, pharmacy regulation and telepharmacy, boxing and MMA rule updates, and medical board service in rural areas. The committee discussed some contested or notable nominations in more detail. Richard Emery’s nomination to the Real Estate Commission drew opposition testimony tied to a condo management dispute, and he responded by emphasizing the need for factual evidence, mediation and complaint data, and better consumer education. Trinette Kahui and Andrea Ushijima were also nominated to the Real Estate Commission, with broad support. For the Boxing Commission, Robin Jumawan described ongoing statutory updates, MMA-related work, and delegation of amateur boxing rules. For the Hawaii Medical Board, Elizabeth Ignacio was strongly endorsed by state and industry witnesses as highly qualified and familiar with rural health issues, while Rebecca Sawai also received support from the board and Kaiser Permanente. In the decision-making portion, the committee moved to advise and consent to nearly all nominees on the agenda. Senator McKelvey stated reservations about Richard Emery due to opposition and possible conflicts, and also about nominees who were not present at the hearing, specifically Corrine Muldrow Soto and Stacie Kealoha Inouye; Senator Lamasao also noted reservations on those absent nominees. The chair disclosed personal acquaintance with Dr. Sawai and Andrea Ushijima. The committee then voted to adopt the recommendations, with the noted reservations and one no vote on GM 697 reflected in the record, and later reconvened to take up Governor’s Message 514/515 for John Etemura as chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, where additional support testimony was heard from the Governor’s office, DCCA, and former consumer advocacy staff.

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• Department of Homeland Security, and the Congressional Delegation to take necessary steps to pass the
• Department of Homeland Security, and the Congressional Delegation to take necessary steps to pass the
• House Concurrent Resolution 74 establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission.
• are issued. and that is exactly why element have a say so and how many commissions are issued.
• They were secured by the blood of patriots.

Bills: HR179 , HR180 , HR181 , HR182 , HR183 , HR184 , HR185 , HR186 , HR187 , HCR75 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR78 , HCR79 , HR165 , HR166 , HR168 , HR169 , HR170 , HR171 , HR172 , HR173 , HR174 , HR175 , HR176 , HR177 , HR178 , HCR65 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR68 , HCR69 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR73 , HCR74 , SCR34 , SB34 , SB43 , SB52 , SB56 , SB165 , SB173 , SB189 , SB190 , SB260 , SB322 , SB345 , SB374 , SB387 , SB401 , SB448 , SB449 , SB455 , SB487 , SB496 , SB502 , SB505 , HB362 , HB893 , HB990 , HB1007 , HB1153 , HB1243 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB55 , HB385 , HB394 , HB396 , HB406 , HB608 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB897 , HB1030 , HB1035 , HB1038 , HB1045 , HB1049 , HB1056 , HB1058 , HB1059 , HB1092 , HB1100 , HB1117 , HB1160 , HB1161 , HB1162 , HB1177 , HB1180 , HB1189 , HB1216 , HB1239 , HB1240 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB786 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1241 , HB87 , HB115 , HB162 , HB368 , HB433 , HB441 , HB447 , HB466 , HB481 , HB741 , HB1242 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , SB244 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB9 , HB192 , HB225 , HB306 , HB310 , HB366 , HB635 , HB911 , HB1230 , HB1236 , HB615 , HB864 , HB1103 , HB1175 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1082 , HB1113 , HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

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• </c> Energy Planning and Inventory Commission Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and<01:51:48.960
• in which the go people to a commission in which the go which<01:52:51.760><c> in</c><01:52:51.920><c
• Not to mention the fact that, in addition, this commission is excluded from compliance with the open
• Thank you. addition, this commission is excluded from compliance with the open records request.
• But the general Vehicle Commission.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And as we all know, U.S. dairy and beef competitiveness and U.S. dairy and beef security, food security
• is national security.
• the mice was that, The mice were discussed at the commission meeting.
• And to my best knowledge, the mice were discussed at the commission meeting.
• So the information was related to our commission meeting.

Bills: HB3270 , HB3145 , HB3056

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Texas A&M professor Chris Seaberry on chronic wasting disease (CWD) genetics in deer and elk. He argued that susceptibility to CWD is polygenic, that genomic prediction can identify more resistant animals with high accuracy, and that selecting for resistant breeding values plus the PRNP codon 96 S allele could reduce disease prevalence. He said his work has been used in USDA/APHIS programs, that some facilities have been cleaned up using these methods, and that concerns about inbreeding, increased shedding, or harm to hunting quality are overstated. Committee members questioned the science, the risk of releasing potentially infected animals, the financial incentives for breeders, and whether wildlife agencies were resisting the program for philosophical or institutional reasons. The witness and senators also discussed the Department of Wildlife’s role, the Attorney General’s opinion, and whether the state should act more quickly or wait for more data. The committee then took up House Bill 3270, which would shift rulemaking authority for the deer-release/CWD program from the Department of Wildlife to the Department of Agriculture after members said Wildlife had failed to promulgate rules for two years. The Department of Wildlife testified that it believed it had complied by collecting native deer samples and that it had been operating under a different understanding until the Attorney General’s March 5 opinion clarified the original law. After debate over agency inaction, the adequacy of the science, and the impact on deer breeders and hunters, the committee voted 3-9 against the bill, and HB 3270 failed. The committee also confirmed Jessica Wilcox to an executive nomination by a 12-0 vote. It then advanced House Bill 3145, which clarifies tagging rules for commercial hunts by making $10 tags apply only to male native wildlife and $0 tags apply to female, feral swine, and exotic wildlife; the bill passed 12-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3056, which would allow unpasteurized cow, goat, and sheep milk to be sold at feed stores and farmers markets with labeling; members questioned gallon limits and whether the bill included adequate warning language, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c> you um is that the governor's Commission you um is that the governor's Commission on<00:32:09.760
• So the commission chair went to Governor Sununu and asked, given the way that the commission is set up
• I have distributed to you a letter by Jerry Zulu, who was the chair of the commission.
• </c> member of the uh Governor's Commission member of the uh Governor's Commission on<01:02:23.119><c
• We like it the way it is, but we certainly want legislation that, I mean, the commission wants it.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• First up, we have docket number 02-0701, the Idaho Hop Growers Commission. Mr.
• Docket 02-0701-2501 regarding the Hops Commission was a rule that we had opened this last year as part
• We do facilitate administrative rulemaking on behalf of the Idaho Hops Commission.
• The Hops Commission approved repeal of this administrative rule, so that's why what you see in the notice
• This is one of our older, not ours specifically, but for the commission.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from January 30, 2026, then took up several Idaho State Department of Agriculture administrative rule dockets. The Idaho Hop Growers Commission docket was approved to repeal a rule that was described as duplicative of statute. The committee also approved temporary and pending rules on grizzly bear and wolf depredation compensation, with testimony explaining the rules implement 2024 and 2025 legislation, establish claim procedures, compensation matrices, and conflict-prevention funding, and rely on stakeholder input and coordination with the Office of Species Conservation. The committee then heard extensive presentations on brucellosis and tuberculosis surveillance programs from Dr. Scott Livesley. He explained both are bacterial program diseases managed largely under federal requirements, with Idaho’s rules mainly being updated through zero-based rulemaking to remove duplicative or outdated language without changing the regulatory scope. Members asked about vaccination, electronic ID tags, security of cattle ID data, and whether Idaho should remain a mandatory brucellosis vaccination state; Livesley said the current program would remain in place for now, with future reconsideration dependent on federal changes. The tuberculosis docket was likewise approved after Livesley described Idaho’s surveillance, slaughter testing, and lack of current quarantined herds. Finally, the committee approved revisions to the public exchange of livestock rules. Livesley said the changes would require buying stations and trader lots to submit renewal requests, and would replace a paper sale-yard release form with a single end-of-day electronic report generated by auction software, reducing clerical burden while preserving the needed information. All dockets considered were approved, and the meeting adjourned with the committee scheduled to meet again on Wednesday.

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• Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium to improve the administration of the commission.
• These changes will clarify that the Space Commission will promote commercial space opportunities rather
• The Space Commission shall solicit recommendations rather than... ...proposals from the consortium.
• These clarifications regarding this commission that was passed last year would help me...
• Please assist the Governor so the families of individuals and everyone else can have the same security

Bills: HB104 , HB2434 , HB2529 , HB2688 , HB3161 , HB3486 , HB3487 , HB3745 , HB4044 , HB4226 , HB4945 , HB104

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

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• We also are the lead staff for the commission.
• Among the commission responsibilities are that annually the commission must report to the legislature
• It's a subcommittee of the broader commission. It has eight legislators.
• Beyond that, we present regularly to the commission.
• Beyond that, we present regularly to the commission.

Committee: Joint Pension Funding Council

Summary: The Pension Funding Council met on October 8 with introductions from council members and staff, then received a detailed presentation from the Office of the State Actuary on long-term economic assumptions and the state pension systems’ financial condition. OSA reported that the combined pension systems are currently 100% funded on a smoothed basis, with open plans above 95% funded, and that legacy Plan 1 systems remain on a path toward full funding under current policy. The actuaries recommended updating assumptions to 3% inflation, 3.5% general salary growth, and a 7.25% investment return, while keeping Plan 1 membership growth at 1%. They also explained asset smoothing, the role of recent strong investment returns, and the expected budget impacts of the recommended changes. Representatives from the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and the State Investment Board offered supporting perspectives, generally describing the assumptions as reasonable and consistent with their own outlooks. The council also heard an overview of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (WACares) from DSHS and OSA. Program staff described the program’s social insurance structure, premium collection, benefit eligibility, and upcoming implementation milestones. OSA reported that the program’s first actuarial valuation showed a positive actuarial balance under the base scenario and recommended no change to the current 0.58% premium rate during the program’s early learning phase, noting that future changes would depend on experience and the program’s risk-management framework. OSA also said the recommendation would remain the same regardless of the outcome of the pending ballot measure affecting investment options. During public comment, a representative of the Washington State School Retirees Association urged continued work on Plan 1 funding and related legislation, while the Association of Washington Cities cautioned against increasing pension assumptions in a way that could raise future employer costs and reduce flexibility for current local government services. In action, the council adopted a motion to maintain the current long-term economic assumptions by a 4-2 vote, adopted the recommendation to keep the WACares premium rate at 0.58% by a 6-0 vote, and then elected Katie Chapman as council chair by unanimous vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I'm carrying House File 2233 on behalf of the Uniform Law Commission.
• Think about an escrow account or a security deposit, something like that.
• Each that was needed because it was just enacted, adopted by the Uniform Law Commission in 2023.
• I appreciate the work of the Commission, and thank you for doing it and supporting it.
• I don't know what, I don't know, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money