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• By my understanding, there is not a limit.
• By my understanding, there is not a limit.
• By my understanding, there is not a limit.
• It's not just the there is not a limit.
• Currently, the process is to identify contamination, protect public health, limit liability, and then

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:00 SB 100 Discussion 02:09 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 10:50 SB 8 Discussion 11:46 SB 8 Roll Call Vote 15:44 SB 49 Discussion 16:32 SB 49 Roll Call Vote 25:43 SB 222 Discussion 28:23 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 29:48, 958, all

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• There's a limit on the income we can make on that, but those bonds that we're selling, say there, let's
• The limitations on steel are there. And that's always a big one that you have to watch out for. Mr.
• You know, I don't know that there's any other limitations other than where they're...
• There's tools to limit your losses or gains, but...
• There's tools to limit your losses or gains, but it's a management tool. That's right.

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division budget section and first reviewed the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s budget and program update. Legislative Council outlined the agency’s base budget and historical funding, and Housing Finance staff reported on homeownership lending, housing incentive fund (HIF) awards, and homeless grant spending. Agency officials said the five new FTEs approved last session are mostly filled, with one homeless program manager still open. They described strong demand for HIF, noting that September 2025 multifamily requests exceeded $73 million while only $25 million was available, and that single-family and homeless programs are also heavily subscribed. Members discussed the agency’s local loan servicing workload, interest-rate benefits, down payment assistance, and the need to coordinate housing discussions with Commerce and site-preparation efforts. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased, and committee members emphasized accountability and statewide access for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing funds. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and agency initiatives. Staff reported that the department is on track financially, that most of the five new reclamation-related FTEs are hired, and that litigation costs tied to oil and gas matters are expected to continue appearing late in the biennium. The director reviewed ongoing modernization and organizational efforts, including the North Star IT project, succession planning, training, and rulemaking for oil and gas and critical minerals. Members asked about longer laterals, spacing, and production trends; the department said operators are increasingly drilling three-, four-, and even an initial five-mile lateral, which is helping keep North Dakota oil production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. The director also discussed oil price volatility tied to Middle East conflict, hedging practices among producers, gas capture remaining around 95%, and the likelihood that current production levels will stay near flat unless prices or geopolitical conditions change significantly. An update on the enhanced oil recovery grant program followed. The Industrial Commission’s grant administrator said the full $25 million appropriation was allocated in the fall to six projects, and because the oil and gas research fund also had carryover and biennial tax revenue, total awards reached about $45.1 million. The projects are expected to run two to four years, with meaningful results not likely until mid-2026 or later. Members questioned whether the public would have access to the research findings and how accountability would be maintained; staff said the grants are reimbursement-based, require regular status reports, and will culminate in public final reports. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, which updated members on natural gas transmission projects, especially WBI Energy’s proposed Bakken East pipeline. The authority said the project has advanced through a nonbinding and then binding open season, with WBI now securing survey permissions and moving through regulatory and landowner processes, while other related gas transmission projects near Minot and Epping are also in development.

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• Also, please limit your testimony to 3 minutes and avoid repeating any testimony that has already been
• Uh, Meet onto the bones of the limits.
• So those limits aren't working. They're continuing to go past them.
• More money for compression, state and local fiscal discipline, stronger limits on local property taxes
• And, and there are a lot of ideas floating around, I think, about transparency, about spending limits

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB 22

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• limited and risk is individualized. limited and risk is individualized.
• of liability of N27.
• So um liability of liability of N27.
• <03:18:33.279> access and treatment systems by limiting access and treatment systems by limiting
• That is not really going to be limiting That is not really going to be limiting their<04:55:55.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I I don't see a limitation Right?
• So I I don't see a limitation here<00:22:10.720> that<00:22:11.120> says<00:22:11.760><
• But there's also, I would think, some limit of, you know, why am I building a little league park and
• But there's also, I would think, some limit of, you know, why am I building a little league park and
• They limit their to repeal the cap.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I agree that's why we have our own limiting principle in how we look at these.
• /c><00:40:33.440> have<00:40:33.760> our<00:40:34.000> own<00:40:34.160> limiting
• <00:40:34.560> principle why we have our own limiting principle why we have our own limiting
• At the time of seizure, many owners don't understand the financial liability they're facing if found
• Now, the Supreme Court is liability cap.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Not only are they now police officers, they have limited powers as if they were ICE themselves.
• No, my understanding is it limits the speed.
• No, my understanding is it limits the speed.
• No, my understanding is it limits the speed.
• <04:03:28.239> financially it so that it can be limited financially it so that it can be limited

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on House Bill 1087 and House Bill 123, both related to firearms. HB 1087 was introduced as a Second Amendment measure, but after questions from the chair and discussion with law enforcement, the sponsor agreed it should be set aside and referred to a study committee for further review, rather than advanced as written. The New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Association testified in opposition to the bill as written, while also indicating support for the sponsor’s proposed amendment or a study approach. The bulk of the discussion centered on HB 123, which would require the return of firearms after a not guilty verdict or dismissal. The sponsor and several members described the bill’s purpose as speeding up the return of property, but law enforcement and judicial branch witnesses raised concerns about federal law, the need to ensure a person is still legally eligible to possess firearms, and the bill’s 24-hour return requirement. Witnesses from the State Police and judicial branch explained the current process, including background checks through the state police gun line, and said the existing procedure already aims to return firearms promptly while allowing time to verify disqualifying information. Members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, including removing language that would bar background checks and instead tying return of firearms to completion of the check within a set time frame. Judicial branch and State Police witnesses said a process that requires a background check and return within a reasonable period, with notice if there is a delay or denial, would better address safety and legal concerns. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee closed the public hearing and indicated it would continue working on the language before executive session.

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• this to high school you know uh limit this to high school this<00:42:14.800> limits<00:42:15.760
• this doesn't have a this limits this doesn't have a limitation limitation limitation um<00:42:19.119
• <00:45:14.880> high necessar necessarily limit to high necessar necessarily limit to high
• <01:57:28.080> under expansion of criminal liability under expansion of criminal liability
• Now we have three more bills and we have a very limited time to finish them.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And the state has limited knowledge or control over the amount of poll workers, machines, or resources
• This is due to a lack of negotiation, vendor competition, and limited economies of scale. 63% of our
• Um, as, uh, as the doctor mentioned, we have a, there's a very limited pool.
• Um, we've already talked about the limited nature of, of the market.
• We'll see if that applies to the upper payment limit.

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• Does the right to private right of action, is that limited to just U.S. citizens?
• It's limited to persons in Vermont. So, it's not exclusively for citizens.
• This allows video voyeurism crimes to have a different statute of limitations than regular voyeurism
• So, we create a longer statute of limitations for this type of voyeurism.
• > passed<00:44:52.080> before limitations had already passed before limitations had already

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Is there a time limit for somebody to apply?
• Within limitations, we have set parameters and limitations of no more than three prosthetic devices per
• How do you limit how much they can charge?
• So it’s not just limited to rural areas.
• It lacks limitations on how data may be used.

Keywords: 996, all

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• >> Senator Gaetz: FIRST OF ALL THE PROPOSED BILL DOES NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS YOU MAY HAVE
• CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WHY THAT IS THE LIMITATION THAT IS PUT IN PLACE?
• WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT 25% AND THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS LIMITED TO CANDIDATE QUESTIONS. >> Sen.
• IT IS SHAMEFUL THIS BODY IS LIMITING POLITICAL INTERACTION INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING IT.
• FLORIDIANS VALUE LIMITED GOVERNMENT AND REAL DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• members is on page three, line six and seven, we include um an additional definition to ensure that liability
• But it also limits, to be sure, that the amount of money that could go to a single person would be limited
• the amount of the uh distributions limit the amount of the uh distributions so<00:09:36.960> that
• ,<00:10:42.720> to<00:10:42.880> be, But, it it also limits, to be, But, it it also
• And so, if you have be would be limited.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to the welfare has not been Limited to the welfare has not been Limited to the original states that
• told there's there's a I was just told there's there's a I was just told there's there's a certain limit
• that we can go and certain limit that we can go and certain limit that we can go and evidently we're
• to get to maximize it okay limit trying to get to maximize it okay limit trying to get to maximize it
• that we weren't intending of liability that we weren't intending of liability that we weren't intending

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• <01:14:01.520> on would place a 90day time limit on would place a 90day time limit on residential
• <01:14:15.199> there's beyond the time uh limits there's beyond the time uh limits there's
• , we have a statute of limitations, which is five years.
• So we have a few different statutes of limitations on that.
• <02:52:06.840> that's have uh statute of limitations that's have uh statute of limitations

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• /c><00:25:24.240> of<00:25:24.400> denial<00:25:24.799> of<00:25:24.960> liability
• filing a notice of denial of liability. filing a notice of denial of liability.
• Uh, that there's not enough big talk around this place and we're sometimes too limited, including myself
• c><00:59:36.559> too this place and we're sometimes too this place and we're sometimes too limited
• , including myself, to the ideas limited, including myself, to the ideas that<00:59:39.119> we

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• It established independent and successor liability, and it expanded stop work order authority for the
• established independent<00:04:02.200> and<00:04:02.439> successor<00:04:03.040> liability
• <00:04:04.040> and independent and successor liability and independent and successor liability
• <01:35:00.520> authority<01:35:01.000> to uh the bureau has limited authority to uh
• the bureau has limited authority to order<01:35:01.600> the<01:35:01.760> release<01:35

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Army is executing cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
• the high cost At JBLM, we face similar difficulties as many municipalities, where the high cost or limited
• Women veterans, there's very limited literature that really specifies or specializes in the unique needs
• So a lot of the supports under the installation can be limited, right?
• So a lot of the supports under the installation can be limited, right?

Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.

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• IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BILL THAT LIMITS THIS TO LEVEL FOUR?
• SO IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANYTHING LIMITING LEVEL FOUR. >> CLARIFYING THIS.
• LIMIT BAD ACTORS IN THE INDUSTRY AND I THINK THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
• A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SERVICES WITH A CAP. IT'S NOT AROUND TODAY BECAUSE IT DID NOT WORK.
• THEY HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO $41,000 A YEAR. THEY CAN BARELY AFFORD TO HOLD ONTO THEIR HOME.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm looking at your bill. and a limitation on the amount—a new language would be a limitation on the
• Are there some federal limits now? Elizabeth Warren filed a bill to limit this.
• Are there any limits now? No sir, there are not. There are no federal limits?
• So there's no limits. Are there any things that you're—any of the things that you're trying to?
• None of these—you don't have these federal limitations? Correct.

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation