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• just clarifies that it that that generic just clarifies that it that that generic 13.59<00:09:19.279
• This can either be for the general public or for family members.
• This can either be for the general public or for family members.
• The bill is on its way to the General Register.
• <00:44:47.960> register pass and placed on the general register pass and placed on the general

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• prioritize aid distribution accordingly. prioritize aid distribution accordingly.
• <01:21:24.000> from generation student, college student from generation student, college student
• vital in keeping first generation vital in keeping first generation students<01:23:38.320> and
• And that is why today I urge you, pass the A4 amendment. generations. generations.
• We do have room past general discussion.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a fourth-generation turkey producer.
• and distribution.
• number generation and distribution and number generation and distribution and number three<00:59
• I am Tim Shup, a fifth-generation dairy farmer.
• NextGen Dairy is a third-generation family dairy farm located in Pennock, Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.

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• So the price is set because of international amounts and distribution and things that are beyond the
• .sending the message that we support the policies that put us here in the first place, which was generated
• sending the message that we support the policies that put us here in the first place, which was generated
• great-great-grandfather Swiftwater Bill Waters, who settled in Humboldt County in the 1800s, to generations
• Holman, generations of firefighters, Others would not have to. Because of Mr.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• SB 1097 appropriation named claimants appropriates $370,211.08 from the general fund and $33,021.18 from
• Sorry, to generally agree with that point, are those populations already eligible for the equivalency
• Sorry, to generally agree with that point, are those populations already eligible for the equivalency
• Yes, Michael, and only the association mechanics with our general is that the only thing you can't...
• that allows a person or business to assign control of their assets to another person or entity to distribute

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

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• facility for the program shall not supplant funds pursuant to the State Equalization Guarantee Distribution
• or funds appropriated for instructional or general funding.
• Chair, Representative, Secretary, whoever wants to answer, is this still generally going to be full-time
• Relieve the early childhood trust fund rather than increase general funds.
• So I think that's something you all still have to address with the general fund in the house bill, as

Bills: SB132, SB241

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• So for the sake of our future generations, please listen to facts and science rather than emotion.
• So for the sake of our future generations, please listen to facts and science rather than emotion.
• So for the sake of our future generations, please listen to facts and science rather than emotion.
• There will be some mitigation on fiscal impact, and you will make sure mom-and-pop generational pharmacies
• This experience has given me first-hand experience in how drug pricing, distribution, and reimbursement

Summary: The committee first took up CS/House Bill 981, which would restore the Ocklawaha River and related natural resources. Supporters, including environmental groups, Save the Manatee Club, business owners, and Reunite the Rivers advocates, argued the bill would improve manatee habitat, fish passage, flood protection, tourism, and long-term economic returns while reducing dam maintenance costs. Opponents and skeptics focused on concerns about water quality, nutrient loading in the St. Johns River, loss of the Rodman Reservoir’s habitat and water-supply value, and potential ecological and economic harms. Members in debate largely supported the restoration effort, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then heard HB 697, the PRICE Act, which would use international reference pricing to set a drug cost benchmark, address pharmacy benefit manager practices, and require health plans to keep drug prices stable for the year. The sponsor said the bill would lower costs and improve access, especially for uninsured Floridians. Supporters, including independent pharmacists, argued PBMs are squeezing pharmacies and that the bill could help lower prices. Opponents from BioFlorida and PhRMA warned the proposal could disrupt the national drug supply chain, fail to pass savings to patients, and lead to shortages, reduced access, and less innovation. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with Rep. Chambliss voting no. The committee also considered CS/HB 1081, which was amended to include private colleges and universities with NCA designation in the program. After brief discussion and support from United Way Miami, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, CS/HB 177 was introduced as a framework for Florida’s regional councils to cross-assign bills among regions; it received supportive testimony and was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• bear baiting and dog assisted hunting, which which were crimes that were prosecuted by then Attorney General
• I you know, I think that now a general Bondi back then General Bondi of the state of Florida put forth
• But generally speaking, there wasn't don't think it means and methods to to take there's at that point
• And now with the passage of that will be part of Florida's Tna for generations to come.
• Whatever we need to remove such vessels from Florida Waters, the new stickers are being distributed to

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• electrical infrastructure that is no longer in use and support the undergrounding of electrical distribution
• This bill would require the commission on or before January 1st, 2027 to update a general order to require
• And I'm the national program for the Hindu American Foundation and a fourth-generation Californian and
• I'm a first-generation immigrant. I oppose this bill.
• We have second generation, third generation Hindus here who are worried.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This bill relates to public school policies and programs regarding the production or distribution of
• Members, this bill relates to general obligation bonds issued by school districts.
• counselors work in clinical and private practice, as well as counselor educators who train the next generation
• These changes will help make Texas better for the next generation of our state's mental health professionals
• General academic institutions, junior colleges, and medical and dental schools.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• A young lady, first-generation college student, on a break to see her family, came into the pharmacy
• By now, we're all familiar with the rapid rise of generative AI.
• CCLA continues to support efforts to fund and increase training for the next generation of scientists
• We just distributed to you the last year evaluation of the doctor's program, which basically tells you
• We want to underscore to you as well is that this will not cost the general fund any money.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• YMCA Texas Youth in Government has helped shape generations of leaders here in the Lone Star. state and
• valorem taxation referred to the Committee on Appropriations, HB 229 by Trotsky, relating to the general
• Affairs, HB 261 by Gervin Hawkins, relating to the Health Benefit Plan coverage for the general anesthesia
• HB 262 by Busey, relating to the Health Benefit Plan coverage for the general anesthesia in connection
• HB 263 by Guillen relating to the grant program distributing money from the Transportation and Sporadic

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• QUACKS GENERALLY SPEAKING YES BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE MAY HAVE SOME PORTION, THEY MAY BE MORE OR LESS THE
• THEY ARE IN GENERAL OCCUPANCY, THERE ARE CONNECTIONS MADE FOR THOSE REFERRALS SO THAT IS EXCITING TO.
• NOT GOING TO DO TRADITIONAL SALE BECAUSE WE ARE USING THAT FOR OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS
• OUR AVERAGE IS GENERALLY MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT. IT IS USUALLY OVER 700.
• IN GENERAL I WILL TELL YOU INFORMATION ON EFFECTIVENESS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS WAS LIMITED AND VARIED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the duties of the ADEQ Director as it relates to prescribed rules for the production, treatment, distribution
• the duties of the ADEQ Director as it relates to prescribed rules for the production treatment distribution

Keywords: 1182, all

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• How are these scholarships distributed, and how is it going to be equitable throughout our state?
• What happens is that the higher education department equally distributes, as my understanding, the funding

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• ,<00:10:38.560> hold, manufacturers produce, distribute, hold, manufacturers produce, distribute
• <00:51:32.319> comment witness, but just a general comment witness, but just a general comment
• But um in general to say about turkeys.
• Attorney General. Uh, sobering certainly.
• People generally see on a regular basis.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Procedure relative to the recusal of a district attorney and brought for notification to the Attorney General
• Procedure, relative to the recusal of a district attorney brought for notification to the Attorney General
• Freiberg is an act in Title 33 relative to certain parishes, to repeal the authorization for the distribution
• Senate Bill 149 by Senator Foil is an act to amend Title 39 relative to the issuance and sale of general

Bills: SR107, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR12, HB167, HB181, HB243, HB316, HB321, HB335, HB492, HB578, HB624, HB708, HB864, HB906, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1032, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1118, HB1157, HB1187, HB1189, HB1195, HB1198, HB1220, HB221, HCR58, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB520, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, SB68, SB76, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB318, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest minister’s prayer and pledge, and then proceeded through the journal, legislative bureau report, and a large number of bills and resolutions. Several Senate resolutions and concurrent resolutions were introduced or laid over, including measures recognizing individuals and events, commemorating the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, and creating or referring study and memorial resolutions. The House also sent over multiple bills, which were introduced and referred to the appropriate committees, covering topics such as court filings, travel reimbursement, public assistance integrity, pregnancy and baby care data protections, alcohol permits, capital-case intellectual disability procedures, and pharmacy benefit manager transparency. The chamber then considered House-returned Senate bills. SB 68, a constitutional amendment concerning Louisiana Supreme Court jurisdiction over attorney disciplinary matters, failed to receive the required votes on concurrence after a 24-10 vote, though the author gave notice. SB 76, dealing with child custody modification standards, was concurred in unanimously. SB 149, on general obligation bond bid requirements, had House amendments rejected and was sent to conference. SB 191, concerning ad valorem tax notice procedures, and SB 196, extending the appeal period for tax assessments, were both concurred in. SB 318, on publication of the tax exemption budget and local reporting, was also concurred in unanimously. The Senate also suspended the rules to recall HB 1017 from the Retirement Committee and recommit it to Judiciary A. During personal privilege remarks, members highlighted Disability Awareness Day, recognized a local award recipient, and provided an update and prayer request for Senator Selders following surgery. The meeting concluded with committee announcements and adjournment to reconvene the following day.

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• understanding of the fiscal note is that it is not an additional cost to the state, but rather a decrease in general
• He said the fiscal note reflects a decrease in general revenue coming in.
• access to the equipment, there would have to be a little more deliberation around how that gets distributed
• The $10 million annual cap is less than one-tenth of 1% of Missouri's general revenue budget, and as

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Representative Wilson on behalf of Representative Riggs. The bill would create a 20% state income tax credit, capped at $10 million annually beginning in tax year 2027, for donations to registered school robotics/STEAM programs. Eligible contributions were described as cash, equipment, software, materials, supplies, and possibly employee volunteer hours, with a six-year sunset. Committee members asked for clarification on whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, whether volunteer time by parents or other non-experts would qualify, which state agency would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Wilson said the bill would need clarifying language, including on volunteer eligibility and the reporting department, and said he was open to revisiting the percentage and other details with the sponsor. The primary witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team CEO who said she wrote the bill. She argued the credit would help businesses invest in robotics programs, address unequal access across Missouri, and strengthen workforce readiness in STEM and AI. She said the bill was intended to support business employee volunteer hours, not individual volunteer claims, and noted she had drafted an amendment to provide larger credits for under-resourced schools based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her work and discussed how to target aid toward rural and under-resourced districts. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. A. C. Dinoff, who said he supported robotics and the student’s effort but opposed the tax credit because of the state’s budget deficit and the broader cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said robotics should be supported locally rather than through a state tax credit. The hearing concluded without a vote or other formal action on the bill.

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• He is the CEO of Radiant Community Services, which is a local organization that distributes food, clothing
• House Bill 2352, appropriation, Auditor General.
• House Bill 2352, appropriation, Auditor General.
• HB. 2352, Appropriation Auditor General. ATT.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And then the last page or the last pages of the report is the wireless distributions or disbursements
• In general, and we funded out of our budget, just like you've seen us do.
• There will be general sessions. And there will also be a new 911 coordinator session offered.
• give us an idea and like a baseline of everybody's cybersecurity awareness as we move to the next generation

Keywords: 914, all