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• and Taggart and Senators Simpson and Amabile concerning the extension of the Colorado Homeless Contribution
• This amendment simply allows all the insurer contributions to the exchange, Connect for Health Colorado
• to the exchange um Connect contributions to the exchange um Connect for<03:26:53.640> Health<
• And so we all have a heart, but we also have limited access to funding and limited ways to pay for it
• And so we all have a heart, but we also have limited access to funding and limited ways to pay for it

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• We are well above the licensure limits.
• As I'm sure you've limited resources.
• <02:19:32.880> parking but the state's limited parking but the state's limited parking facilities
• <02:36:23.120> on going to probably reach that limit on going to probably reach that limit
• <02:52:58.000> in related to the project, we're limited in related to the project, we're limited

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• :03.120> world you're contributing to gross world you're contributing to gross world sadness.
• <00:37:36.800> to gambling and how that contributes to gambling and how that contributes to
• You've established your limit. You know what that is, and you know that didn't feel good.
• A guest self-limit program. This is usually technology based.
• :41.760> it's<01:30:42.239> really the data is limited, it's really the data is limited

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• And this resolution fails to acknowledge the wide variety of additional factors that contribute.
• And this resolution fails to acknowledge the wide variety of additional factors that contribute.
• And this resolution fails to acknowledge the wide variety of additional factors that contribute.
• And this resolution fails to acknowledge the wide variety of additional factors that contribute.
• In most cities, that land would be occupied by businesses contributing to the tax base.

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

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• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much as possible from the public within the limits of our
• Is it that they're considering it a contribution to the food banks?

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• The resolution highlights Combs' contribution to the local economy, environment, and culture through
• approximately 912 acres in Fort Bend County and is not located within the extraterritorial or corporate limits

Bills: HCR111, HB5655, HB5689, HB5690, HCR46, HCR83, HCR81, HCR84

Keywords: beekeeping, pollination, agriculture, local economy, Combes, Bee Capital of Texas, water management, eminent domain, bond issuance, Fort Bend County, public infrastructure, special district, government validation, local authority, bonds, Cole Ranch Improvement District, Hunter Ranch Improvement District, property taxes, infrastructure funding, local governance

Summary: The Senate Committee on Administration met with a quorum and considered several local and uncontested measures, mostly resolutions designating official Texas titles for places and observances. HCR 111 would name Combs the official Bee Capital of Texas; HCR 81 would name Milam the Gateway Capital of Texas; HCR 84, as a committee substitute, would name Pineland the Sawmill Capital of Texas; and HCR 83 would name Rusk County the Syrup Capital of Texas. The committee also heard HCR 46, designating January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035, honoring the Roanoke Navy SEAL who died during a mission off Somalia. No public testimony was offered on any of these resolutions, and each was reported favorably to the full Senate by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes, then placed on the local and uncontested calendar for May 28, 2025. The committee also considered HB 5655, which would create a water control and improvement district in Fort Bend County to provide drainage improvements for about 912 acres owned by TPHTL Hatcher LLC. Senator Kolkhorst explained that the district powers were intended to address flooding and drainage in a low-lying area. The bill was reported favorably to the full Senate with no opposition after no public testimony was offered. In addition, HB 5689 and HB 5690 were heard as local bills validating and updating the powers and prior acts of the Coal Ranch Improvement District No. 1 and the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 in Denton County; both were reported favorably without testimony or questions. At the end of the meeting, the committee reviewed the proposed May 28, 2025 local and uncontested calendar, noted that some bills had been removed due to penalties, fiscal notes, or significant opposition, and specifically removed HB 4202. The remaining calendar, with that exception, was certified by unanimous vote. The committee then recessed.

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• savings cap: the substitute clarifies that enrollee eligibility to receive shared savings incentives is limited
• mean entities can now only be held liable if failure to comply with safety requirements was a contributing

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The substitute clarifies that an enrollment eligibility to receive shared savings incentives Is limited
• Entities can now only be Held liable if failure to comply with safety requirements was a contributing

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• Nearly a year later, MoDOT was sued and only then realized the crash occurred within the limits of the
• What was kind of bad is that Highway Patrol did an investigation, so the roadway didn't have any contributing
• When our contractors have no liability limits and they can be sued for $5 million, $10 million, whatever

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So, it's limited. They don't really want to do mediate to that. We'd also have to get.
• It, and then again, that one of the issues is they thought that we were our cap limit at the 1f,000 was
• how much child support goes to the custodial parent, how much you know the non-custodial Parent contributes

Keywords: 914, all

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• However, the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program has limited resources and is only funded to
• California's birth defects monitoring program is currently limited to 10 counties to monitor.
• are on the NEM and MBT program who are benefiting from this, are they paying for and are they contributing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So there was Executive Order 16-01, and that was directing agencies to limit the data that they were
• And that was directing agencies to limit the data that they were collecting and making sure that their
• So really focusing on protecting, limiting the data being collected. By state law.
• So really focusing on protecting, limiting the data being collected.
• It reiterated or codified the protections the state agencies had been implementing, which was to limit

Summary: The Tribal Relations Committee held a work session on the Keep Washington Working Act, hearing first from the Office of the Attorney General, then the Office of the Governor, and finally advocates from the ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and One America. The Attorney General’s office described the 2019 bipartisan law as limiting state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, emphasizing minimal data collection, privacy protections, definitions in the statute, model policies for agencies, and the role of court orders and federal funding exceptions. Committee members asked about consistency in legal guidance, possible federal challenges, and whether the law has been litigated in Washington or elsewhere; the office said it has not been challenged in Washington and cited similar laws in other states that have been upheld or dismissed in litigation. The governor’s office said the administration is implementing the law across agencies through case-by-case review of data-sharing requests, coordination with the Attorney General and privacy officials, and a new executive order creating an immigration sub-cabinet to improve agency coordination and community input. Officials said the state will continue to protect immigrant communities, avoid using state resources for civil immigration enforcement, and comply with federal funding requirements where necessary, citing Medicaid and other programs as examples. They also discussed recent court rulings in Washington that blocked federal grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement and said agencies are being trained to review data privacy and sharing practices. Advocates argued that Keep Washington Working is grounded in anti-commandeering principles and is meant to ensure state resources are used for state purposes, not federal immigration enforcement. They said the law helps immigrant communities trust police, schools, and public services, but warned that data sharing and aggressive federal enforcement are eroding that trust and harming families. The panelists described cases involving alleged unlawful local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, family separation, detention, and due process concerns, and suggested possible improvements such as stronger enforcement mechanisms, a private right of action, and broader limits on data sharing. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee closed the hearing after members thanked the presenters and invited follow-up on implementation issues and potential legislative changes.

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• Your testimony is limited only to stating your name, organization, and position on the bill.
• Our state has been moving toward a probation system grounded in evidence and efficient use of limited
• They even struggle to hold sheriffs to the limitations set by the county budget.
• Our limited CVI funds become diluted with programs which may... ...proven model.
• These prolonged shelter holds contribute to overcrowding, strain already limited resources, and increase

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• There will be a two-minute time limit per testifier.
• be a to testify as possible there will be a two-minute<00:08:50.880> time<00:08:51.080> limit
• <00:08:51.320> per<00:08:51.600> testifier two-minute time limit per testifier two-minute
• time limit per testifier please<00:08:52.920> keep<00:08:53.080> yourself<00:08:53.480
• neighbor Islands which may have limited neighbor Islands which may have limited Veterinary<00:34

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 29, 2025, and heard testimony on HB 108, which concerns intoxicating liquor and would expand direct-to-consumer shipping for beer and spirits. Supporters included representatives of Koloa Rum Company, Maui Brewing Company, and Ola Brew, who argued the bill would modernize alcohol laws, help small local producers compete, support jobs and local agriculture, and give consumers more access to Hawaii-made products. They also said Hawaii already has experience regulating direct wine shipments, with age verification and carrier-based delivery systems in place, and that direct shipping could help businesses reach visitors after they return home and diversify beyond tourism. Opposition came from the Hawaii Public Health Institute, whose representative said the bill could increase access for underage drinking, especially because liquor commissions do not currently conduct compliance checks on alcohol shipments and may lack capacity to do so. The group also raised tax-enforcement concerns, saying the existing three-tier system makes excise and sales tax collection easier, while direct shipping would require additional auditing. They urged the committee to oppose the bill or defer it until more research is done, and suggested a common carrier reporting requirement to help reconcile shipments. Committee members questioned both sides about whether current law already allows some alcohol shipments, whether a Kentucky distiller could ship directly to Hawaii, and how reciprocity with other states would work. Supporters said the bill is modeled on wine-shipping language and could be amended to clarify reciprocity, while opponents said the bill lacks a common carrier reporting requirement and would place a burden on county liquor commissions. No vote or final action on HB 108 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• not testifying but just want you to know that there are a lot of support here, including but not limited
• 00:02:36.319> including<00:02:36.720> but<00:02:36.959> not<00:02:37.120> limited
• <00:02:37.440> to<00:02:37.760> uh here including but not limited to uh here including
• but not limited to uh pastor<00:02:38.239> Galloway.
• This inadequate funding is contributing to closures and difficulty expanding into more communities.

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• $2 billion in state and local tax revenue annually, a significant contribution to our economy.
• other measures that<00:22:37.679> promote<00:22:38.080> transparency,<00:22:38.880> limit
• that promote transparency, limit that promote transparency, limit discriminatory<00:22:40.000>
• <00:22:54.880> to accountability has contributed to accountability has contributed to increased
• to every sector from contribute to every sector from education<00:28:28.000> to<00:28:28.320>

Keywords: 981, all

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• or virtual, since the work of this Commission would not be possible without all of your vital contributions
• I am limited by the ethical rules in terms of what I can say about that case, but this is in the public
• think my office is, with some pride, pretty sensitive to these issues and ready to prosecute to the limit
• There’s some pride: pretty sensitive to these issues and ready to prosecute to the limit of the law.
• Only the grants are limited to Jewish organizations.

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Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met to focus on the role of law enforcement in responding to anti-Semitic incidents. After approving amended minutes, the chair opened with remarks emphasizing that the Commission would confront anti-Semitism from any political direction and outlined the day’s agenda: extremist activity trends, hate-crime statutes, intergovernmental coordination, and security funding. The first presentation came from Ben Pott of the ADL Center on Extremism, who described rising extremist propaganda and anti-Semitic incidents nationally and in Massachusetts, highlighting groups such as NSC-131, GDL, and Patriot Front. He said these groups increasingly use anti-Zionist language, public disruptions, and online platforms to spread hate, and recommended prosecution where possible, civil litigation, education about symbols and tactics, and community reporting to law enforcement and ADL. Assistant District Attorney David Solvin then reviewed federal and Massachusetts hate-crime laws, including federal civil-rights and hate-crime statutes and state provisions for civil-rights violations, assault and battery to intimidate, religious vandalism, terroristic threats, and criminal harassment. He explained that many of these laws enhance penalties based on bias motivation, but some do not create standalone offenses or qualify as dangerousness predicates under current law. Commissioners pressed him on hypothetical fact patterns involving anti-Semitic slurs, symbols, and attacks, as well as on the limits of existing law for pretrial detention and the need for better data collection. Solvin said more training, better reporting, and possible legislative updates could improve enforcement, and he noted pending bills that would require more regular hate-crime reporting and expand protected classes. Detective Lieutenant Ryan Cepiel of the State Police Anti-Terrorism Unit and HART described the unit’s creation in 2023, its role in implementing prior hate-crime task force recommendations, and its work with local, state, federal, and community partners. He said HART has trained civil-rights officers, developed recruit and in-service curricula, created resource pamphlets and a Teams page, and is building a GIS-based reporting portal to improve tracking and victim support. Cepiel reported a year-over-year rise in reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts, while noting that current numbers are incomplete because reporting is inconsistent and there is no mandate for local departments to notify HART. Commissioners discussed underreporting, rural versus eastern Massachusetts coverage, the need for more officers and training, and the importance of making victims feel safe coming forward. The meeting ended with agreement that better data, training, and coordination are needed to address the rise in anti-Semitic hate and bias incidents.

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• I appreciate all the contributions that you all have made and certainly wish you well in the future.
• I appreciate all the contributions that you all have made and certainly wish you well in the future.
• the move versus somebody taking their own money to do what they're doing because it's actually the limit
• the move versus somebody taking their own money to do what they're doing because it's actually the limit
• the move versus somebody taking their own money to do what they're doing because it's actually the limit

Bills: SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388, SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

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• Respectful of everyone's time, we'll be limiting testimony to two minutes.
• However, these funds have limited protections in statute, and they are effectively unsecured loans from
• However, these funds have limited protection. and statute.
• The best way to responsibly process waste is to limit needless waste and reduce the amounts we create
• This is only going to add to that, and so we're thankful for the contributions.

Bills: HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984

Keywords: digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes

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• Um, but I think the important thing is but not limited to.
• is but not limited to. is but not limited to.
• It's more saying that we need to look into limiting some other unhealthy food like donuts.
• <01:22:04.080> them,<01:22:04.240> limit<01:22:04.520> them,<01:22:04.720> limit
• <01:22:05.040> them, limit them, limit them, limit them, limit them, limit them, limit them

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