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• That’s the current verification process.” “That’s the current verification process. Yes.
• It's contemplated that you're going to have the I-9 process and everything as part of the hiring process
• Well, that's the on-boarding process. That's the on-boarding process. So that's current. Correct.
• Do they also have the two-layer process? What do you mean about the two-layer process?
• And so there's that process.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Accordingly, the committee recommends protecting Vermont consumers by ceasing to permit this inherently
• <00:20:45.760> this<00:20:46.000> inherently by ceasing to permit this inherently by
• ceasing to permit this inherently harmful<00:20:47.440> activity<00:20:47.840> in<00:20
• This new system will also begin the process to ensure that all tobacco and nicotine products sold in
• > municipal This section would permit municipal This section would permit municipal regulation

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by Theo Novak, a student and Vermont Poetry Out Loud finalist, followed by several announcements, including a welcome for the guest speaker and a reminder about a freshman legislator gathering and the day’s corporate cup road closures. The House then postponed action for one legislative day on Senate Bill 208, relating to law enforcement identification; Senate Bill 212, relating to portable water supply and wastewater system connections; and House Bill 639, relating to genetic data privacy. The main floor action centered on House Bill 648, banking, insurance, and securities. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee presented Senate amendments and its own further amendments, including clarifications to consumer reinvestment reporting and a proposal to extend and then effectively end the moratorium on new cryptocurrency kiosks in Vermont. The committee described extensive testimony and data on crypto kiosk fraud, money laundering, and consumer losses, and also added a new licensing framework for merchant cash advance providers. Ways and Means reported the fiscal impact would be very small. After a brief question about the $1 million exemption threshold for commercial financing, the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment thereto. The House also passed Senate Bill 243, distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project, in concurrence with proposal of amendment. It then took up Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee described updates to the definition of tobacco substitutes, creation of a wholesale licensing system under the Department of Liquor and Lottery, tighter controls on online sales, and bans on deceptive products that resemble school supplies, food, smartphones, inhalers, or video games. The committee heard testimony from health, enforcement, industry, and advocacy witnesses and voted 11-0 in favor. Human Services then proposed a strike-all amendment to the committee report, with further consideration to continue.

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• This pretty much simplified that process.
• But please know that the process is complaint driven.
• So the trial process is kind of like any other trial process, really, except that they are non-jury trials
• That is a separate process.
• The UPL process is very similar to the Bar's grievance process in that a complaint is filed.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and Senator Thompson excused. The committee first considered Senate Bill 48 by Senator Garcia on judicial sales and procedures. Garcia explained a delete-all amendment that would create clearer statewide procedures for alternative judicial sales, increase transparency, remove bidding credits, extend sale timelines, and add oversight for auctioneers and escrow agents to prevent fraud and collusion. After no questions or opposition, the amendment was adopted, Senator Pasadoma said the rewrite addressed many of his concerns, and the committee then voted CS for SB 48 favorably with unanimous yes votes from members present. The committee then received a presentation from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office on the effectiveness of Florida’s recent anti-squatting law, House Bill 621/SB 888. Presenters described several cases in which deputies used the new process to remove unlawful occupants, including a false landlord report, a long-term fake lease situation, and a more recent unlawful occupancy case. They said the law has helped protect property owners and potential victims, but suggested technical changes: clearer authorization for deputies to enter and use force if needed, and a fix to the affidavit penalty provision because false statements are currently being charged as false reports rather than perjury under the existing wording. The Florida Bar also presented on its role in regulating lawyers, lawyer advertising, and the unlicensed practice of law. Bar leaders explained that the Bar operates under the Florida Supreme Court’s authority, is funded by member fees, and handles complaints through a multi-step process involving intake, branch offices, grievance committees, referees, and final Supreme Court review. They described advertising review procedures, discipline statistics, consumer assistance, the Clients’ Security Fund, and enforcement against unlicensed practice. Senators asked about the Legislature’s authority over lawyer advertising, the prevalence of legal ads, the role of public members on grievance committees, and how those members are selected and used.

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• We are currently in the process of constructing an MVR system that will reduce our natural gas usage
• of CPAs, in support, and wants to thank the author and the staff for an inclusive and transparent process
• Society of CPAs in support and want to thank the author and the staff for an inclusive and transpirder process
• The bill also applies key principles from the state's permit streamlining act to the cleanup review process
• From the state's permit streamlining act to the cleanup review process in ways that will make cleaning

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills focused on transit funding, veterans’ tax relief, clean energy incentives, housing development costs, and tax conformity. SB 63 would authorize a Bay Area regional sales tax measure for transit agencies facing fiscal shortfalls; supporters said it was needed to avoid major service cuts, while the California Taxpayers Association opposed it on Proposition 13/218 concerns. SB 56 would exclude veterans’ disability compensation from income calculations for the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, and SB 296 would expand property tax relief for 100% disabled veterans and certain surviving spouses; both drew broad veterans’ support. SB 86 would extend and expand the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority sales and use tax exemption program, including fusion energy, and SB 302 would conform state tax law to federal clean energy credit monetization provisions; both were backed by industry, labor, and clean energy advocates. SB 328 would cap Department of Toxic Substances Control fees on contaminated-soil remediation for infill and master-planned housing projects, with housing groups arguing the current fee structure can make projects infeasible. SB 711 would update California’s tax conformity date to January 1, 2025 to reduce complexity and inconsistencies with federal law, and was supported by tax professionals and business groups. Several bills were held or sent to suspense, while others advanced with amendments. After quorum was established, SB 63 passed the committee 4-2 and SB 86, SB 302, SB 328, and SB 711 were referred to suspense, with SB 86 and SB 302 later approved out of suspense with amendments. SB 56 was held in committee, SB 296 was made a two-year bill, and SB 284 and SB 723 were held. The committee also approved a number of additional suspense-file bills, including SB 293, SB 359, SB 419, SB 587, SB 603, SB 663, SB 710, and SB 785, while SB 591 was approved with amendments and SB 353 was made a two-year bill. The hearing concluded with the committee adjournment after final roll calls and bill actions.

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• I think that it's not always a quick process, right?
• That's not always a quick process, right?
• On the bottom is some image processing that's used for ore control.
• Resilient communities: do communities want mines and processing plants in their communities?
• So we're in the planning process right now.

Bills: SB1046

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit
• Despite being a process – that more than 50% of the population will go through if we live long enough
• And through this process, I've been stopped in the women's restroom, in the hallway.
• And while this is a normal part of the aging process, menopause can bring on a host of symptoms, and
• Her licensing and credentialing process took nine months.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 41 changes the process of recall petitions, which are very difficult to achieve.
• It simplifies process for board approval for the supervising physicians.
• So, this resolution, and I wish I could command this body, this process could command everybody to get
• could command everybody to this process could command everybody to get<00:50:17.120> engaged,
• And, you know, as a we, we had the uh last year, I guess we raised the or lowered the permit age to 15

Keywords: 958, all

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• He can talk about legal process, which I think is very informative.
• Um, and I'm I'm not sure I said process.
• <00:47:42.240> Um, ongoing investigatory processes. Um, ongoing investigatory processes.
• permits and then that's it. I'm done. permits and then that's it. I'm done.
• Uh, so when you said two permits, is that like per attack?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• hearing notice, copy of the measures, and testimony, can be found on the legislature's website if time permits
• Harris. permits. decision-m will occur after we permits. decision-m will occur after we hear<00:01:00.079
• Passed a repricing process that established a process where the exclusive representative and employer
• What we're looking at here is to amend the impasse procedure to an arbitration process that is streamlined
• What we're looking at here is to amend the impasse procedure to an arbitration process that is streamlined

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Labor and Technology Committee heard testimony on several measures. SB 2245 would tighten revolving-door restrictions for state employees by barring new employees from acting on matters they worked on before state service and imposing a 12-month post-employment restriction for certain former Governor and Lieutenant Governor staff; the Ethics Commission and League of Women Voters supported it, and the committee later passed it as is. SB 99 would allow certain retirees to return to work as school resource officers or investigators without losing retirement benefits; the Attorney General supported the investigator portion, ERS and other agencies offered comments and suggested amendments, and the committee passed the bill with amendments, including changes from the Attorney General, ERS, and the Department of Law Enforcement, plus a far-future effective date. SB 2304, which would expand identity theft law to cover AI/deepfake or materially deceptive media impersonation, drew opposition from the Attorney General and Honolulu Prosecutor over prosecution burdens and First Amendment concerns, while some prosecutors and others supported it; the committee deferred the bill. SB 2115, dealing with collective bargaining impasse procedures for repricing public employee classes, drew opposition from human resources officials who said arbitrators lack the technical expertise needed, while unions and HGA supported the measure; the committee deferred decision-making to a later hearing. The committee also heard SB 1036, a net neutrality bill that would bar broadband providers from blocking, prioritizing, or zero-rating traffic. Supporters argued Hawaii needs stronger consumer protections, while the Hawaii Broadband Office said it saw no current problem in Hawaii and warned the bill could affect federal BEAD funding unless exempted; the committee deferred the measure. SB 1163 would prohibit the sale of geolocation and browser data and data collected through microphone-based background apps; Consumer Protection supported the intent but urged a broader privacy framework, and the Honolulu Prosecutor sought an exemption for lawful law-enforcement investigations, which the committee later accepted along with Hawaiian Telecom’s proposed amendments before passing the bill with amendments. SB 2076 would update publicity-rights law to address AI/deepfake uses of a person’s likeness; testimony supported the goal and amendments from the Recording Industry Association of America, and the committee passed the bill with amendments, including replacing references to AI/deepfake with “digital replica.” After hearing testimony, the committee recessed briefly to obtain quorum and then reconvened for decision-making. It adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass SB 2245 as is, passed SB 99 with amendments, deferred SB 2304, deferred SB 2115 to a later hearing, deferred SB 1036, passed SB 1163 with amendments, and passed SB 2076 with amendments. The meeting then adjourned.

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• <00:15:02.639> in part of the the bill review process in part of the the bill review process
• And if the through this process.
• RSA 999D that do provide for the process RSA 999D that do provide for the process about<01:04:02.240
• So I anticipate that alcar process.
• ." process." process."

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The continued conference on House Bill 609 focused on reconciling House and Senate drafts dealing with firearms and other personal defense tools, local government preemption, and agency rulemaking. Representative Leyon walked through amendment 21107H, explaining that it narrows undefined terms, clarifies that the General Court has supremacy over local regulation, allows damages actions for violations of preemption law, and adds language limiting agency rules unless specifically authorized by statute. She also described a three-year sunset and a delayed effective date for new rules so existing rules could continue temporarily while the legislature considers any needed statutory carveouts. Members then debated the practical effect of the language, especially whether it would bar agencies from adopting internal employment rules or instead require those rules to come through JCAR and be tied to express statutory authority. Several examples were discussed, including state plow drivers, corrections employees, and other workers who may need to carry personal defense tools in the field. The committee also discussed a provision making a plaintiff a prevailing party if a municipality changes a challenged policy after suit is filed, and a clause stating that good faith or advice of counsel is not a defense, though it may be considered in mitigation. The discussion narrowed to the difference between the House approach, which some members read as an absolute prohibition on agency rules in these areas, and the Senate approach, which some members said would allow rules only when an agency can point to express enabling authority and JCAR can review them. Members agreed that the goal was to prevent agencies from adopting rules that conflict with the statute while still allowing legitimate safety-related regulations where the legislature has authorized them. The conference took a recess and later resumed with the chair stating the parties had reached an agreement in principle based on the latest Senate language, and Representative Leyon was asked to continue reviewing the draft line by line for remaining concerns.

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• This petition process means that the O.N.D. is not automatic.
• Just not enough due process?
• Due process, what do you think? Do you think there's anything...?
• I didn't know about the process until this session.
• Let's go back to due process. You're an inmate.

Bills: HB1826, HB1969, HB2708, HB2729, HB3618, HB4515, HB4764, SB1021, SB1610

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay

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• This is a very arduous process, and we really want to thank Amy Smith for taking on this task.
• Amy Smith here, our resident guru and subject matter expert on the I hope you will permit me a chance
• I'm part of the Construction Industries Division, and we have an annual permit process that every school
• We started the process of getting on the priority listing for consideration for this funding.
• It will be a separate process.

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• in the spectrum today, from participating and providing those resources outside of the reporting process
• in the spectrum today, from participating and providing those resources outside of the reporting process
• with Senator Kuran about coming up with something that might be a little more tailored. reporting process
• because I think this reporting process because I think this session<00:19:44.400> has<00:19:44.559
• We should not have and permit a path to usurp our constitutional responsibility and allow outside entities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm calling it a variance process, which is very similar to the variance process we have on the state
• process would be more the local level.
• I guess for it would a variance process I guess for it would a variance process seems<00:53:51.359>
• We are doing this step in the process.
• I know that there's a very strong collaboration between our municipal permitting process and our marshalling

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting opened with brief remarks honoring Harry Bean after his death on February 14, with members describing him as a larger-than-life figure, a valued colleague, and a friend whose conversations and presence will be missed. The committee then moved to vehicle title bills, beginning with HB 1421, which would change title exemptions for older motor vehicles. DMV witnesses explained the fiscal note was based on 2024 new title applications for vehicles in the affected age range and represented a high-end estimate; members discussed whether the bill would actually be revenue-neutral because reduced title revenue would be offset by reduced staffing work. There was also clarification that the bill applies to cars and regular trucks, not heavy trucks or tractor trailers, and that owners could still obtain titles if they met proof-of-ownership requirements. Members noted antique cars would largely be unaffected because they are already exempt. HB 1421 was moved on an OTP motion and passed 9-8. The committee next considered HB 1466, a related title bill narrowed to boat trailers. Members again raised concerns about lost revenue, but the sponsor and DMV witness said the fiscal note was a high-water estimate and that the bill would likely be close to a wash because the department would save on title-processing costs. The witness also explained that VIN verification, when needed, can be done by local police or a dealership, but not for every trailer title. Members discussed the low value and infrequent resale of older boat trailers, and the bill was described as a practical policy change. HB 1466 was moved OTP and passed 8-0. Finally, the committee discussed HB 1483, which would create a special ham radio operator plate with a lightning bolt symbol and call sign. The sponsor explained an amendment was needed because the bill had mistakenly referred to a House and Senate Ways and Means Committee; the fix would treat the plate under existing vanity plate law. DMV witnesses said the plate would be optional, would require legislative approval, and would function like other special decal plates, which are generally limited to nonprofit-related or legislatively authorized uses. Members asked whether the plate would generate revenue, and DMV confirmed vanity plates carry an added fee that does produce revenue. Discussion focused on the plate’s practical purpose for identifying ham operators, especially in emergencies, and on whether it might set a precedent for other special-interest plates.

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• , processed, processed, but<00:27:08.640> they<00:27:09.039> are<00:27:09.919> enrolled
• That would be a process that documents.
• driver's license, driver's permitting driver's license, driver's permitting age<00:31:15.360>
• process for a net zero. process for a net zero.
• <00:51:14.720> of are we all going through this process of are we all going through this process

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its June 3 meeting and received an opening update on transportation revenues. Leadership noted that the gas tax formula dropped 4.1 cents on July 1, reducing road fund revenue by about $125 million, and warned that city, county, rural, and secondary road funding will be affected. The chair said the committee would likely have to be selective about transportation project requests given the reduced revenue outlook. The main presentation was an update on the I-69 bridge project. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said the project is the missing link in the Henderson-Evansville corridor and is being delivered in three sections, with Kentucky leading section two. They said section two is a $933 million project, with Kentucky’s share described as $58 million and the balance Indiana’s, and that toll revenue will be used to finance the project through a TIFIA loan and Garvey bonds. Officials said Kentucky and Indiana have executed an agreement under House Bill 546 to use tolls, are working on a broader bi-state development agreement, and will ask the General Assembly next session to carry forward $150 million in general funds without conditions and to ratify the agreement. Members asked about the timeline, toll sharing, whether tolls would sunset, and whether US 41 bridges would remain open for local traffic; officials said construction is planned for 2027, tolling would begin in 2031, toll revenue would be shared 50/50, and at least one US 41 bridge would remain open for local use. The committee then heard a combined update from the Department of Vehicle Regulation and the Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing on implementation of several recent changes. Officials reported that the new registration category for special-purpose vehicles is fully operational statewide, with all counties enrolled and 292 vehicles processed so far; they also said counties received at least five plates each and that the program is permissive, not mandatory. They described implementation of Senate Bill 43’s medical review board reforms and third-party driver’s license issuance framework, saying the medical review process has been updated and that third-party partners may eventually handle easier transactions such as renewals, name changes, and address changes, while initial issuances would remain at KYTC regional offices. They also reported that the sheriff’s inspection process has been integrated into CAVIS, reducing paperwork and fraud and improving tracking. Members asked about communication to counties and cities with differing local rules, the number of counties participating, and how to coordinate multiple policy changes; officials said all counties are enrolled, though not all have submitted applications, and that they are still finalizing the scope of third-party services.

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• That's also part of the current process.
• It also adds statistical analysis of the case processing times of the judge.
• DES permitting is a cakewalk compared to a federal habitat conservation plan.
• cakewalk<05:13:13.440> compared Dees permitting is a cakewalk compared Dees permitting is
• fish and game to dees and that process fish and game to dees and that process is<05:16:41.360>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, but it definitely goes through that RFP bid process that we are accustomed to doing.
• that we are through that RFP bid process that we are accustomed<00:19:20.960> to<00:19:21.120
• That can significantly improve the efficiency of food preparation and serving process.
• That can significantly improve the efficiency of food preparation and serving process.
• In 2023, the out this process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• restaurants to do catering do not need to obtain a permit.
• Senate Bill 522 is about CPA processes between states.
• The bill addresses duplicative parts of the current process in statute.
• And at the same time, all processes can be improved.
• The outcome of the process is very expensive.

Bills: SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

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• I will note that Governor Hobbs has already appropriated $7.5 million in ARPA funds to begin the process
• So DES already conducts these checks as part of the SNAP application and ongoing recertification process
• Members, pursuant to House Rule 12-I, motions to amend the Committee of the Whole report are permitted
• House Rule 12-I: motions to amend the Committee of the Whole report are permitted, but explanations of
• votes on this type of measure are not permitted.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Speaker, I move to suspend House Rule 2, Section 1A. 9 to permit engrossment for House Bill 500 to be
• I'm very glad that you are participating in the legislative process and I actually expect for you to
• My bill does not permit pay to pay for play.
• I heard during your layout that this isn't a pay-for-play bill it seems to me that the bill will permit
• agents will be guiding these students through. and know their rights and ability through the contract process

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education