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TX
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  • They started building the plant before it was totally designed, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • We will be... applying to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for our operating permit.
  • Based on events that have transpired both in the marketplace and at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • You would have to show movement towards construction from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  • The factor is it's never been licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

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  • Senate Bill 89 by Senator Sessions, relating to State College Commission. Representative Given.
  • Um, the commission was established by law in 1931. So that's how long it's been.
  • I understand doing away with the commission fully.
  • The Pilotage Commission chair is Jamie Een, who some of you may remember was a member up here.
  • Commission. The PAL Palitage Commission Commission.
Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 21st, 2025

Economic Development

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  • can purchase surplus DPS vehicles at a discounted rate that's done through the Texas Facilities Commission
  • can purchase surplus DPS vehicles at a discounted rate that's done through the Texas Facilities Commission
  • And so, to address this, House Bill 1151 would allow the Facilities Commission to transfer surplus motor
  • districts in those areas, conducted at a price or under other considerations agreed upon by the commission
  • I'm the director of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program at the Texas Veterans Commission.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • That's done through the Texas Facilities Commission.
  • Thus, House Bill 1851 would allow the Facilities Commission to transfer surplus motor vehicles and other
  • installations in the schools will evaluate the prices or other considerations agreed upon by the commission
  • I'm the director of the Veteran Entrepreneur Program. ...program at Texas Veterans Commission.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

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  • House Bill 5645 aims to extend the term of the chair. of the County Ethics Commission from six months
  • Current law stipulates that the chair of the County Ethics Commission serves a term of six months.
  • The proposed bill aims to enhance the effectiveness and stability of County Ethics Commissions by extending
  • This change is expected to allow for more consistent leadership and better governance within the commissions
  • really focus on permanent supportive housing with our federal money, which is for people who have disabilities
TX
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  • over to the Texas Veterans Commission.
  • Commission.
  • You make a change to strike "Commission on Human Rights" and replace it with "the Commission." and I'm
  • Even if they're not disabled or deemed disabled, they still face that discrimination due to the fear
  • that they are having a disability.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • I'm carrying House File 2233 on behalf of the Uniform Law Commission.
  • Commission, which is a nonpartisan multi-state group that tries to pass uniform laws—state laws that
  • Each that was needed because it was just enacted, adopted by the Uniform Law Commission in 2023.
  • I appreciate the work of the Commission, and thank you for doing it and supporting it.
  • I don't know what, I don't know, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/1/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • Um, as a co-author, I'm carrying House File 2233 on behalf of the Uniform Law Commission, which is a
  • It's a completely enabling... the Uniform Law Commission has brought the Uniform Law Commission has brought
  • Now, I have a couple of testifiers. health and developmental disabilities health and developmental disabilities
  • We're charging the Sentencing Guidelines Commission with that.
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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Judiciary

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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

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  • And I think the tax commission was pretty clear that there's not a clear way to give retailers all that
  • If someone lives in Texas but does work in Oklahoma, they could apply to the Oklahoma Tax Commission
  • And as I've dug into the research, I mean, what I understand from the tax Commission is that individuals
  • And I'm deeply troubled that it will not be eligible or Able to be enforced by our tax commission.
  • disability to also be provided to a veteran that is 100% disabled due to negligence care at a VA hospital
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • The Quad Agency Child Care Initiative will be governed by a commission composed of the TWC Chair, the
  • The Quad Agency Commission is extremely...
  • The chair will serve as the chair of the Quad Agency Commission.
  • The Quad Agency Commission is expected to operate within the existing resources of the agencies involved
  • According to a comprehensive study commissioned by the U.S.
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.