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• This will allow Electric Code or NEC.
• The federal government? Ultimately, the taxpayer?
• The federal government?
• government? Ultimately, the taxpayer? government? Ultimately, the taxpayer?
• <01:30:32.080> um government um government um and<01:30:33.400> and<01:30:33.600> missed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill will also modernize the Alabama Code 13-3-D27 to make it consistent with ...13-3-D27 to make
• You may have a pre-trial hearing, but again, if you read your code...
• He was doing something that's part of his discretionary function, part of his government job.
• Also, you all passed this bill out unanimously last year where we further amended the code just with
• So the first one replaces line 230 on page 9 where it now reads, "does not include a board governed by

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records

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• But making sure that employers and state employers or any government employers are following the federal
• In the Code 2-2-1-2-1-2.
• In the Code 2-2-1-2-1-2.
• So the three branches of government...
• Chair, I don't think that I have ever seen one branch of government... ...ever seen one branch of government

Bills: HB2226, HB2406, HB2663, HB2695, HB2805, HB2976

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

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• ACT AND THE MOST HOTLY CONTESTED DISCUSSED PART OF IT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL STREAMLINES GOVERNMENT
• Chair: THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT SO LET'S GET THE BILL IN THE PROPER POSTURE SO WITH THAT AMENDMENT BAR CODE
• THEY ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COORDINATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR AND STATE AGENCIES IN
• I HAVE SEEN THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW MUCH THEY SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT THERE.
• LET'S TAKE UP AMENDMENT BARCODE CODE 433154 BY SENATOR TRUMBULL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• branch of government gets a free pass. branch of government gets a free pass.
• of the government accountable. of the government accountable.
• By protecting our government life.
• Have there been ...have been cause defensive governing. That means cause defensive governing.
• Uh and New state governments.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have a local government community governance.
• So I've got to learn How to code on the ArcGIS too.
• It is actually in our tribal codes, Tribal Code 26.
• We don't work with the nomination government.
• Well, we need a big government plan.

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• for egregious code violations.
• Some of us used to be in local government.
• mean small government.
• Local governments are often some of the... Not necessarily mean small government.
• Local governments are often some of the strongest governments that take away your God-given rights on

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

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• We equalize that with aid to try to make it so that it shouldn't matter what zip code a child lives in
• We equalize that with aid to try to make it so that it shouldn't matter what zip code a child lives in
• Uh, good government all the time. We are journ— fine piece of legislation.
• Uh good government<00:44:31.440> all<00:44:31.599> the<00:44:31.760> time.
• We are journ government all the time. We are journ [Music]

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• We're not trying to expand government.
• It's not... basic licensing academy, that license is for government work.
• They can't enforce the Transportation Code whatsoever.
• We don't do that often enough in government work, and in law enforcement.
• We just adopted a fire code.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

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• The PIVOT process was added to the Accountability in Government Act through Senate Bill 58 of 2019.
• But the Accountability in Government Act itself dates back to 1999.
• It's essential to have the fundamentals that government should be providing.
• There's a QR code on the first page of the brief that you can scan with your phone.
• At the level of local government, there are capacity constraints, as I mentioned.

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• THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 10478 BY SENATOR McCLAIN.
• THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 94306 BY SENATOR GAETZ.
• THIS BILL WOULD MAKE THE GOVERNMENT. >> Sen. Fine: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
• THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAVE TO PAY TO PUT IT BACK?
• THE IDEAS TAKING HOLD IN OUR GOVERNMENT IS IMPORTANT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Those big concerns, public safety, which we know the federal government has dedicated some funding to
• Most recently, it was reported last week that as we peel back the layers of the 137 federal tax code
• changes that was proposed in what we called OB3, the fact that we in Massachusetts couple our tax code
• They're incredibly essential to our functioning and safe government and public safety, but they're not
• getting paid. ...and safe government and public safety, but they're not getting paid.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a fiscal year 2025 close-out supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments, many of which were withdrawn, adopted, or rejected. Early debate focused heavily on funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts, with Senators O’Connor and Feeney arguing for restoring money for transportation, safety, and event readiness, citing projected ridership surges, economic benefits, and the need for Boston and the Commonwealth to invest. Senator Driscoll also won adoption of an amendment directing the MBTA to study and report on its local assessment formula, using Milton and Quincy as examples of perceived inequities in how communities are charged relative to service received. The Senate then took up several other amendments, including measures on fire survivor support, vaccine liability, mental health and sidewalk projects, council on aging and public safety items, disaster relief, service dogs, and MBTA assessments. Senator Tarr offered amendments on driver record transparency and energy cost reporting, but those were not adopted. A major roll-call vote rejected Tarr’s amendment to restore a larger share of excess capital gains to the stabilization fund; supporters argued for stronger rainy day reserves, while the Ways and Means chair defended the bill’s use of a deficiency reserve fund and warned of revenue losses from federal tax changes. The Senate also adopted an amendment on shelter and Home Base spending transparency, requiring renewed reporting on emergency shelter and housing assistance programs. Later, the chamber adopted Senator Edwards’ amendment creating a Massachusetts Federal Employee and Service Member Civil Relief Act to protect federal workers and service members in the event of a shutdown, including relief from eviction and foreclosure-related harms. The Senate also adopted Senator Rodrigues’s Ways and Means amendment, then approved the underlying supplemental budget as amended and ordered it to third reading. After the final roll call, the bill was passed to be engrossed by a 39-0 vote. The Senate concluded by agreeing to adjourn and by honoring Mrs. Anne Lee in memory, with a brief communication from Senator Cyr noting a prior remote-vote error for the journal.

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• the installation, relocation, all of that stuff, enforcing the standards contained in the building code
• and the Florida Fire Prevention Code?
• cities and counties aren't implementing additional ordinances above and beyond the Florida Building Code
• Is your bill preempting local government? You're recognized. Yes. Do we have any other questions?
• there that they're just not going to create if the government or the state is forcing them to pay a

Summary: The committee first took up HB 455, a local bill for the City of Lake Wales that would allow open containers in a downtown arts district. The sponsor said the city had invested heavily in the area and wanted to support business growth. An amendment clarified that the allowance was intended for cups, not bottles taken from restaurants, and the bill was then adopted favorably without opposition. Members then heard HB 1049 on building permit requirements, which would remove permits for certain work under $7,500 and for battery or backup power systems, while also preempting local governments from adding extra permitting rules. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying modular homes on RV lots, and another addressing contractor “splitting” of projects to avoid the threshold and requiring five years of record retention. County and local-government groups raised concerns about inspections and permitting, while several business and advocacy groups supported the bill. It passed favorably. HB 1175, dealing with safety design standards for office surgery suites, was presented as a measure directing the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to establish new standards to improve safety and efficiency. There was no amendment or public testimony, and it passed favorably. The committee then spent extensive time on HB 221, which would let workers waive the state minimum wage for certain work-based learning, internship, or pre-apprenticeship positions for up to nine months, later narrowed by amendment to 252 days, or 126 days for minors with parental consent, and defining the program as structured learning. Supporters framed it as a way to expand apprenticeships and help small businesses offer training opportunities; opponents argued it would create free or subminimum labor, invite abuse and coercion, and raise constitutional concerns. Despite strong opposition testimony from labor, civil rights, and policy groups, the bill passed favorably after debate. The committee also heard HB 4035, a Palm Beach County local bill requiring applicants for a certificate of competency to pass the licensing exam before applying to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. The sponsor said it would streamline and modernize the process, and members discussed it briefly in support. The transcript ends before the final action on that bill is fully shown.

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• We are getting started behind tab four, and it's agency code 490.
• But if you look in Volume 1 in the government administration section, it actually has the counts for
• agencies, including one who's in the room, the State Ethics Commission, who we believe in good government
• This is a value-added service to state government because we think we can do it at a more affordable
• Their rulings can violate the code. Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for that explanation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• She's the VP for economic development, government, community relations.
• <00:22:18.880> And government, community relations. And government, community relations.
• can be under the jurisdiction of the city and county of Honolulu, and HPD can enforce the traffic code
• those<00:45:14.359> roadways<00:45:15.359> and<00:45:15.599> also traffic code
• on those roadways and also traffic code on those roadways and also so<00:45:16.240> that<00:45

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So for example, the council on state government justice center, uh, this was a.
• Now, I can't think of many government programs.
• Most government programs have increased. in terms of cost, the number of people in them.
• The Human Resources Code Outlines that that they're there to promote public safety.
• So, our governing board is not the entity that conducts... these investigations.

Bills: HB31, HB3360

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency, 1184, house, all

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• We do building codes that address building across the state. Cities can't do that.
• We<00:59:51.520> do<00:59:51.680> building<00:59:52.040> codes<00:59:52.560>
• that<00:59:52.720> address We do building codes that address We do building codes that address
• And I just want to remind folks that government overreach is very much a thing on the local level.
• And I have governments to overreach.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:36:43.839> will predict what the federal government will predict what the federal government
• <01:00:08.319> the every functional unit of government the every functional unit of government
• do that and maybe the federal government do that and maybe the federal government is<01:15:10.520
• Medicaid using collaborative care codes Medicaid using collaborative care codes establishes<01:36
• <01:38:05.199> that model has designated billing codes that model has designated billing codes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This amendment would modernize the Tax Reform Code by taxing digital ads.
• Pennsylvania's tax code was written in 1971. The digital advertising economy didn't exist then.
• This amendment transfers EITC from the school code to the tax code, and it increases scholarships by
• And liberty is the object and life of all republican government.”
• And liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.

Summary: The Senate returned from recess and first handled routine calendar matters, laying several bills on the table or over in their order without objection. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1400, which addresses sentencing for second-degree murder in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Commonwealth v. Lee decision. Senator Street offered an amendment to replace mandatory life without parole with parole eligibility after 25 years and individualized review, but the Senate tabled the amendment by a 26-24 roll call. The bill then advanced to final passage after extended debate over whether it adequately met the court’s constitutional ruling and how it would affect victims, culpability, and retroactivity. It initially passed 31-19, then after reconsideration and a correction to one member’s vote, passed 30-20 and was sent to the House. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 1212, which tightens the handling of sexual assault evidence kits by removing discretionary language that had contributed to inconsistent testing practices. Supporters said it would improve statewide consistency, preserve a survivor’s right to decline testing, and help reduce the rape kit backlog. The bill passed unanimously, 50-0, and was sent to the House. The chamber then moved through additional calendar items, including re-referrals of several House bills to Appropriations and multiple bills being passed over. Later, the Senate took up House Bill 1667 on a supplemental calendar after suspending the rules. The bill became the vehicle for several amendments tied to affordability and tax policy. Senators adopted a back-to-school sales tax holiday amendment, a data-center tax exemption repeal amendment, and a school-choice-related amendment transferring EITC provisions and increasing scholarships by $25 million. Other proposed amendments, including a digital advertising tax and a combined reporting corporate tax reform, were tabled. After further debate on the bill’s impact on electric bills, data centers, and the state budget, House Bill 1667 was agreed to as amended and the Senate recessed.

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• This is a Century Code that's on the screen. It must be printable.
• North Dakota Century Code 40-24-16 outlines that.
• and broke it down into a tax statement, highlighted the areas that we just went through in Century Code
• We read the statute or the century code change, and we had to incorporate it into our system through
• This happens all the time across government, across the private sector.

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met to begin its study of the feasibility and desirability of revising the content of the real estate tax statement to improve property tax transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive under House Bill 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, and the Legacy Fund portion of that credit. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual tax cycle, from county budgeting and valuation notices to budget hearing notices, levy certification, cap calculations, and final tax statement mailing. They emphasized that counties and auditors do extensive coordination with taxing districts and neighboring counties, and that the process is labor-intensive and often manual. Members discussed the limited public response to budget notices and tax statements, the difficulty of explaining the legislative tax relief line, the 3% cap and valuation issues, and whether more frequent assessments or different timing would improve understanding. Several members and witnesses noted that many taxpayers only engage when they receive their final bill, and that clarity may be more important than adding more detail. NDACO also presented a rough cost survey from eight counties, estimating an average tax statement cost of about 74 cents and a statewide total near $600,000 for printing and mailing tax statements alone, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing. Witnesses noted that House Bill 1176 added other mailings and notices, increasing county workload and cost beyond the statement itself. The committee then heard from software vendors, who explained how their systems handle tax billing, budget notices, valuation notices, primary residence credit processing, and tax levy calculations, and they identified the 1600/1685 primary residence credit and discount interaction as a current programming challenge. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.