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• Okay, calling the joint meeting on Ways and Means and Consumer Protection to order.
• Of the CPN members votes aye. Thank you.
• Of the members present, aye. Thank you.
• Remove the repeal of the ceiling and insert an expenditure ceiling of $1 million for the automated victim
• Recommendation is adopted. ceiling of $1 million for automated vic- ceiling of $1 million for automated

Bills: HB2583, HB1591, HB1749, HB2423

Keywords: HB2583, Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program, DBEDT, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, micro-loan, microloan, small business lending, small business financing, loan loss reserve, first-loss reserve, credit enhancement, partial guarantee, risk-sharing, community development financial institution, CDFI, working capital, inventory financing, equipment financing, leasehold improvements, startup loans

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Consumer Protection meeting was a decision-making session on a series of House bills, with no oral testimony taken. The committees first acted on HB 2583, recommending passage on amended, and HB 1591, recommending passage with amendments related to health care. They also recommended passage on amended for HB 1749 on cesspools and HB 2423 on biodiesel, with each recommendation adopted by the members present. The committees then considered a second agenda block that included HB 2080, HB 1520, HB 1576, HB 1711, HB 1785, HB 1802, HB 1838, HB 1842, HB 1853, HB 1976, HB 2104, HB 2218, HB 2246, HB 2270, HB 2289, HB 2361, HB 2551, and HB 2606. Most were recommended for passage unamended and adopted without objection. HB 1520 was deferred because the Senate bill had already crossed over. HB 1711 was amended to replace the option period established by the corporation with a period of up to 10 years. HB 2289 was amended to remove repeal of a ceiling and set a $1 million expenditure ceiling for the automated victim information and notification system special fund. Several members noted reservations on HB 1842, which involved transfer of the Westridge parcel near a rail station; concerns were raised about the property’s value, the long-term lease status, and whether the city would actually accept or pursue the transfer. HB 1853 was passed unamended, with the committee noting the Lions Association had suggestions that could be addressed later in conference. HB 2218 was passed unamended while adopting DLNR testimony to clarify collaboration with community groups in stewarding public lands and recreational areas. In each case, the stated recommendations were adopted, often with members voting no with reservation rather than in opposition.

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• Um, we need to protect the integrity and security of the body. That is what this bill is about.
• Members, we have an opportunity to protect the integrity of the body. This is forward-looking.
• Members, we have an opportunity to protect the integrity of the body. This is forward-looking.
• Members, we have an opportunity to protect the integrity of the body. This is forward-looking.
• It's about protection of resources.

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• I searched and worked through this that offer these types of protection.
• It protects the homesteaded rights of the track against developers who might build high-density housing
• Concludes explanation of the bill. Will there be questions of the author?
• It protects the homesteaded rights of the track against developers who might build high-density housing
• Concludes explanation of the bill. Will there be questions of the author?

Bills: SB1195, SB1245, SB1379, SB1420, SB1473, SB1534, SB1743, SB1769, SB1945

Keywords: nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment

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• I was out of… >> State. >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> [snorts] >> Houses. >> Oh, really?
• service, to be able to transfer their credits to their professional or occupational lifestyle outside of
• This bill came out of the frustration of serving on a contract with you and and Sunset Committee where
• This<00:08:26.160> bill<00:08:26.479> came<00:08:26.639> out<00:08:26.800> of
• out of the frustration of This bill came out of the frustration of serving<00:08:28.080> on<00

Bills: HB213, HB136, HB182, HB213, HB136, HB182

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• the river in case of emergency.
• This will be an extension of it, adding forward to the centennial with the idea of making sure that we're
• We have invested millions of dollars across the great state, all 400-plus miles of 66.
• I think part of this extension is all of the investments, not just maintenance on the road itself, but
• all of the signage.

Bills: HB3443, HB2123, HB3757, HB2445

Keywords: transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction

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• of it. those of you may not be aware that cost of an EV bus is three times the cost of $450,000.
• But the year-end CPI of all urban consumers was down.
• CPI on all urban consumers has been held at an average of like 2 to 2.5%. I do a lot of leases.
• We base them on CPI of average consumer costs across the U.S. And so roughly around 2, 2.2 to 2.5%.
• of occurring, the probability of any one of them goes way up.

Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• All in favor of the amendment. comments? All in favor of the amendment.
• point of the bill? point of the bill?
• <00:15:46.000> revenue with a lot of revenue, a lot of revenue with a lot of revenue, a lot
• impact of the dollars you receive. impact of the dollars you receive.
• 26:32.240> outcomebased<00:26:32.960> funding of the uh of an outcomebased funding of the

Bills: HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178, HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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• This resolution pertains to the House rules of procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant
• proportional penalties for members absent without leave for the purpose of impeding the action of the
• Resolutions by Perez of El Paso are being referred, including HR108 and HR110 through HR113.

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

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting

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• Part of our work is leading a nonpartisan election protection program, which includes a phone hotline
• the actual number of out-of-state holders of ID and driver's license is not well quantified.
• at the cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the DMV's fiscal note.
• to protect speech, recognizing that some of the malls in our state are huge.
• Kind of.

Bills: AB534, AB562, AB595, AB597, AB600, SB74, SB226, SB422, SB488

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations

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• I don't have the list of witnesses in front of me.
• The bill truly does protect Texas women. That's the heartbeat. That's the intent of the bill.
• On behalf of the unborn child, it allows the state to protect the women in Texas who, in many cases,
• I believe that that child that has been terminated... is in fact a human life worthy of protection.
• of state.

Bills: HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510, HB229

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• We fight for the protection of babies and moms against the abuse of the abortion pill.
• Protecting women, that's part of the context anyway.
• The stated goal of this bill is to protect children and women.
• I did think about that, and I thought about the divisive nature of that.
• Again, clearly designed for the protection and safety of that female.

Bills: HB229, HB229, HB3990, HB5082, HB5510

Keywords: HB 229, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county dues, county association, state association of counties, lobbying, lobbyist, public funds, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Government Code Chapter 556, Local Government Code Section 89.002, legislative advocacy, municipal government, county government, city government, special district

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• We have five bills, one of ...five bills, one of which was added last night.
• This is kind of a small business piece of legislation.
• It means that these products were deemed over a four-year review in millions of pages of submission of
• Well, members of the committee, I know that we've passed a lot of... that we've passed a lot of bills
• Um, I'll point out that out of the number of recommendations or requests that I've had, all of them have

Bills: SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396, SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• I think it's a fraudulent violation of their own... of office, because you have to protect the citizens
• We must protect victims of crime. and I've practiced criminal law. I've been a prosecutor also.
• we are trying to protect and protect.
• And Miss Gaines has been a strong and courageous advocate for protecting the integrity of women's sports
• The definition of courage is this, the quality of the people you work with, the quality of of mind or

Bills: SJR 5, SJR 36, SJR 5, SJR 5, SR 105, SR 121, SB 17, SB 19, SB 25, SB 28, SB 17, SB 19, SB 25, SB 28

Keywords: bail, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, public safety, constitutional amendment, school safety, mental health, emergency response, education policy, law enforcement, SR 121, Senate Resolution 121, Pete Alfaro, Pedro Cuellar Alfaro, Pedro Alfaro, Baytown, Texas Senate tribute, in memory, memorial resolution, condolence resolution

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• of kind of the Kauai damage. of kind of the Kauai damage.
• upgraded to be more of a flood protection type of facility, it still will have its limitations on what
• upgraded to be more of a flood protection<00:58:29.080> type<00:58:29.440> of<00:58:29.680
• > facility,<00:58:30.720> it<00:58:30.880> still protection type of facility, it
• still protection type of facility, it still will<00:58:31.760> have<00:58:32.120> its<

Bills: SCR21, SCR75, SCR50, SCR149, SCR47, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• She is a mother of one of my many interns, Hannah Kim.
• of Women Voters of Honolulu.
• She is a mother of one of my many guest.
• Welcome to of Women Voters of Honolulu.
• the concentration of of Hawaiians in the concentration of of Hawaiians in the world<00:19:18.600>

Bills: SCR21, SCR75, SCR50, SCR149, SCR47, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• Uh one of the most parts of our work.
• Um the city of of Minneapolis.
• uh are because of the results of the uh are because of the results of the program.<00:13:57.920>
• a 7% weight charge of sir charge of $60 a 7% weight charge of sir charge of $60 plus<00:41:50.319
• total of $1,025. total of $1,025.

Bills: HF3919, HF3791, HF1781, HF3908, HF4233, HF3966, HF3430

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft

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• transportation, and those funds I am pretty protective of to stay within transportation needs.
• Division has been called on House File 1781. This is a bill. All of this is already in law.
• And on the privacy side of the bill, it strengthens privacy protections for these optional driver's license
• Pong Jang, director of the Driver and Vehicle Services division.
• vehicle Jang, director of the driver and vehicle services<00:35:56.720> division.

Bills: HF3919, HF3791, HF1781, HF3908, HF4233, HF3966, HF3430

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft

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• ad litem be appointed to represent or at least advise the party, to protect the interests of the party
• order law that was passed a protection order law that was passed a couple<00:21:34.200> of<00
• In 2023, I assisted with House File 1066, which is the Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
• I don't know exactly what that means, but um I think that the Kratom Consumer Protection Act is being
• The Kratom Consumer Protection Act has passed in 19 different states.

Bills: HF3771, HF3658, HF3453, HF3358, HF1775

Keywords: disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery

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• It also protects physicians so there won't be any ambiguity in terms of what they can do or not do.
• So this is designed to include an additional layer of protection.
• You also talked about how federal law protects this, and you kind of...
• You also talked about how federal law protects this. And you kind of enlightened me on that.
• The trafficking of these drugs must receive severe punishment in order to protect our citizens.

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

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• One of your few of the year. On this very non-controversial bill, one of your few of the year.
• The public records exemptions protect information received by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law
• The public records exemptions protect information received by the Department of Legal Affairs or a law
• The release of the protected information could be used by fraudulent contractors, predatory lenders,
• The release of the protected information could be used by fraudulent contractors, predatory lenders,

Bills: S7000, S7002, S7004, S7006, S7008, S7012, S7014, S7016, S0350

Keywords: public records exemption, open government sunset review, OGSR, emergency shelter, public emergency shelter, storm shelter, catastrophic event, evacuees, disaster response, hurricane, evacuation, privacy, confidential records, address confidentiality, telephone number, Florida Statutes section 252.385, agency records, public records law, Open Government Sunset Review Act, Florida Public Service Commission

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first postponed SB 350 for a future meeting. The committee then considered a series of Open Government Sunset Review bills preserving or extending public records and public meeting exemptions. SB 7000, relating to emergency shelter recipients’ address and phone information, and SB 7002, relating to Department of Military Affairs records in Department of Defense systems, were both amended to set a new sunset date of October 2, 2031 and reported favorably. SB 7012, concerning Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records, was amended to conform its effective date with the House companion and also reported favorably. The committee next heard SB 7006, which preserves exemptions for certain Florida Public Service Commission hearing portions involving confidential proprietary utility information, and SB 7008, which preserves similar exemptions for the Florida Gaming Control Commission; both were reported favorably without amendment. SB 7004, concerning conviction integrity unit investigation information, was also reported favorably after testimony that state attorney conviction integrity units support keeping the exemption in place beyond its current repeal date. Later, the committee took up SB 7014, presented by Senator Arrington on behalf of Senator Leitz, and adopted a committee substitute extending to October 2, 2031 two exemptions tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations of social media platforms. The committee also approved SB 7016, which preserves the exemption for certain financial information used by economic development agencies to administer small business loan programs. At the end of the meeting, members recorded affirmative votes on several bills and the committee adjourned.