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• Finley relating to the library nonprofit entities' contracts under which the Department of Family and
• HB 3481 by Rick Turner relates to the required provision of certain governmental entity contracts regarding
• HB 3525 by John McQueen relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• dissolved and the partners of entity dissolved and the partners of nutrition<00:29:10.279> and
• of these entities has been charged<00:29:38.360> with<00:29:38.480> any<00:29:38.679><
• were not operating within the entities were not operating within the parameters<00:29:57.360> of<
• you need somebody who has those entities you need somebody who has an<00:42:12.480> Enterprise
• but every single no every single entity but every single no every single entity that<00:56:31.359

Keywords: 1183, house

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• matters worse federally backed entities matters worse federally backed entities are<00:48:54.880
• Someone, a huge corporate entity, that might be from out of state.
• An LLC or the type of entity is formed for legal reasons, for business and tax structures.
• An LLC or the type of entity is formed for legal reasons, for business and tax structures.
• entity entity is is is formed<01:19:56.520> for<01:19:56.880> legal<01:19:57.960> reasons

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so, what it does is it requires those corporations and entities that are getting tax exemptions to
• Thank you. those corporations and entities that are those corporations and entities that are getting
• So, when local entities need more taxes, they can raise their mill rate.
• So, when local entities need more taxes, they can raise their mill rate.
• entities that would have that. entities that would have that.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.

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• Two separate entities. >> Correct. >> Okay.
• Two separate entities. >> Correct. >> Okay.
• Two separate entities. >> Correct. >> Okay.
• <00:47:29.599> two<00:47:29.839> separate<00:47:30.160> entities.
• two separate entities. Correct. right? two separate entities. Correct.

Bills: SB2603, SB2083, SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2756, SB2161, SB2477

Keywords: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, state funding, public performances, educational programs, cultural arts funding, historic properties, preservation, inheritance, working group, public-private partnerships, sustainable funding, historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.

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• with an insurance holding entities with an insurance holding system.<00:31:51.039> The<00:31:
• Certainly, we routinely check for 990 status if the entity puts itself out there as a C3.
• And so there are different types of entities that receive our funds.
• If an entity is a C3, then an up-to-date 990 is absolutely something that we will insist on.
• If an entity is a C3, then an are.

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• , which require complaints that are very specific to the facts of the case for the person and the entity
• We do a lot of these across all of the different regulated entities that we have.
• We the person and the entity involved.
• <00:18:24.840> that<00:18:25.000> we different regulated entities that we different
• regulated entities that we have.<00:18:26.080> So,<00:18:26.280> any<00:18:26.520>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on House File 4188 met on May 16, 2026, with a quorum present and indicated it was intended to be the final meeting. The main issue discussed was an amendment to the 62J language concerning home care nursing services for children with complex medical needs. Chair O'Driscoll said the amendment would direct the Departments of Commerce and Health and Human Services to review the fiscal impact on the state, families, and health plans, and to develop possible legislation for 2027. Supporters described the proposal as a pause to allow more review, while also acknowledging it was not a complete solution. Senator Bolden and others testified strongly against allowing the coverage changes to stand, saying the issue affects roughly 200 to 250 families statewide, many of them children who need hospital-level care at home. They warned that capping or denying private coverage would shift costs to Medicaid waivers, strain family waiver budgets, increase state costs, and potentially force more children into hospitals, reducing critical care capacity. Committee members also questioned Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold and department staff about the distinction between home care nursing and home health services, statutory definitions, billing units, essential health benefits, waiver budgets, and the effect of enforcement actions involving HealthPartners. The committee adopted the A30 amendment by voice vote, and the motion prevailed. Members then took up another provision, described by staff as the meat raffle/paddle wheel language, and adopted an amendment to add the game of Haus und Pfeffer before approving the provision as amended. In final remarks, members from both chambers praised the committee’s work and professionalism, but several expressed regret that the home care nursing issue was not resolved in the conference report and said it would need further work next session. They also noted other items that did not make it into the bill, including reinsurance and certain other policy provisions.

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• There are so many initiatives the state is undertaking for this particular entity.
• That is the sort of responsibility of this entity.
• I also want to express the dire circumstances for public entities.
• I also want to express the dire circumstances for public entities related to SIBTF on behalf of Prism
• These are representative of public entities across the state and in every single district.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• trusts and provides clarity on different types of trusts and the roles of various individuals and entities
• What this bill does is treat trust as it should be, as separate entities, separate apart from the person
• c> is treat trust as it should be as is treat trust as it should be as separate<00:16:15.279> entities
• <00:16:15.920> separate<00:16:16.320> apart<00:16:16.639> from separate entities
• > care And this stipend would be given to each family or this award would be given to each entity

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal. The clerk reported House-passed bills and Senate bills received from the House, and several Senate bills were read a second time and sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports recommended passage of multiple measures, including bills from Appropriations and Revenue, Health Services, Natural Resources and Energy, State and Local Government, and Transportation. The chamber then moved to orders of the day and took up Senate Bill 50 and Senate Bill 191, while Senate Bill 137 and Senate Joint Resolution 54 were passed over and retained in the orders of the day. Senate Bill 50, relating to the disposition of property, was explained as a broad update to trust, probate, and intestacy law. Supporters said it would streamline probate when there are no disputes, add privacy protections for decedents’ estate information, give courts more flexibility, set retention and filing-fee rules for wills, recognize electronic wills and other uniform-law concepts, and allow transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles. A floor amendment removed inheritance-tax provisions and corrected technical issues; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after debate in favor from several senators and no substantive opposition. Senate Bill 191, creating the Kentucky Kindergarten Readiness Performance-based Child Care Incentive Pilot Program, was also amended and passed. The bill would establish a three-year pilot administered by the University of Kentucky College of Education, providing a one-time $2,000 per child incentive payment or refundable tax credit to child care providers and low-income families when children are assessed as kindergarten ready. A floor amendment clarified that the study and recommendations must comply with federal child care regulations; it was adopted, and the bill passed 35-1 after a senator changed a vote from no to yes. The Senate then recessed for Rules and Committee on Committees meetings, after which the rules committee posted additional bills to future orders and the committee on committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees. Several members also made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, a legislative breakfast, a fish fry, and condolences for a community member.

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• And we're giving that authority to that local entity to abate the state side as well.
• c> we're giving that authority to that we're giving that authority to that local<00:13:04.160> entity
• 05.279> the<00:13:05.519> state<00:13:05.839> side<00:13:06.160> as local entity
• to abate the state side as local entity to abate the state side as well.<00:13:07.279> And<00
• <00:40:15.200> health it is the only public entity health it is the only public entity health

Bills: HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312, HB185, HB378, SB28, HB400, SB155, HB312

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, judicial system, funding, state budget, Pickens County, local act, vehicle tag fee, registration fee, issuance fee, motor vehicle registration, license plate, replacement tag, transfer tag, renewal fee, county revenue, earmarked funds, ambulance service, emergency medical services, EMS

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• started that process and began to evaluate, by engaging with stakeholders and also other insurance entities
• They're very adaptive and work with each of the entities and know them well and support them.
• At that time, dealing with the Miner's Hospital, I did not realize there were all these other entities
• , whether there was oversight from, ambiguity about, um, uh, whether there was oversight from one entity
• So the $848 million estimate is really what the local entities...

Keywords: 985, all

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• Well, I think given the subject matter of the bills, there are a lot of these entities that are touched
• That TDM remains in the loop on the disaster plan, but we do not have two entities acting independently
• The bill also provides... ...that state and local entities administering disaster relief grants will
• So there's a rubric that you all follow, and the public and the entities that are applying for the grant
• I wonder if, since we have a prime example of higher education entities, be it University of North Texas

Bills: HB2, HB1, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB1, HB 2, HB18, HB19, HB20

Keywords: emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan

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• And if so, what entity is best suited to lead it, and finally why?
• We have a steward on behalf of the citizens in the state entity of the university. Thank you.
• reserve funds if they're not paid, but that means nothing when the owner is behind a single asset entity
• The owners behind the single purpose entity should be held accountable for failure to pay.
• 75 years, my company's facing a decision to foreclose on a sizable lien against a single-asset LLC entity

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• would be identified as vulnerable is what would be required to have an annual inspection by an MS4 entity
• Would an entity like FDOT be MS4? Sorry, it's been a long week.
• Would an entity like FDOT, ones that are responsible for this.
• And the MS4 entities and these permits are not designed for a 200-year flood event.
• Everyone expect everything to the amendment that's before us that reads each MS4 entity shall conduct

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• Is there another entity already doing this now?
• is there are you aware is<00:40:16.480> there<00:40:16.880> another<00:40:17.319> entity
• <00:40:17.960> already<00:40:18.319> doing is there another entity already doing is
• there another entity already doing this<00:40:19.280> now<00:40:19.880> I'm<00:40:20.040
• So it's just one entity who would be considered a third party.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 18, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures related to state funds, public lands, wastewater, port infrastructure, and other land and water issues. Early in the hearing, SB 1395, relating to state funds and climate mitigation financing, drew support from the Governor’s office, the Hawaii Climate Advisory Team, the State Energy Office, and others, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii urged the committee not to revert to the original version because of concerns about a special fund and compliance with state statutes. After discussion, the chair said the bill would be deferred because of budget uncertainty and the need to preserve reserves, and members agreed to that recommendation. The committee then took up SB 1393, SB 1669, SB 102, SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946, among others. SB 1393 and SB 1669 received support or comments from agencies including the Attorney General’s office, the State Energy Office, and other departments; SB 1669 was sent on with amendments and to Finance for further review. SB 102, concerning a third-party review process, prompted questions about who would select consultants and whether the bill would affect staffing and permitting costs; it was advanced with amendments, with one member noting reservations about the shift to private third-party review. SB 1511, SB 1083, and SB 946 also moved forward, generally with amendments or as amended, and several members noted reservations tied to budget impacts or statutory language. The committee also heard testimony on HB 1393, which involved public lands and school facilities, where the Department of Education sought a change to the deletion language and the School Facilities Authority said it stood on its written comments. For SB 146, relating to the Ali Canal, the University of Hawaiʻi and DLNR supported the measure, and a member asked about the estimated annual cost, which was described as $125,000 per year. On SB 946, members discussed whether removing the term “person” could narrow the law too much; after that discussion, the committee agreed to restore the term and proceed with an HD1. The meeting ended with the committee recessing after completing its agenda and adopting the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.

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• And it resulted in our agency engaging an independent entity to evaluate our minimum standards within
• . is either a local governmental entity or a nonprofit entity to provide services under the foster care
• of the, the real goals, and it's part of the performance-based contracts, is to have these local entities
• And then stage 3, in last biennium we did not have any entities that were in stage 3. we now have 4,
• next page shows, um, exactly where in the state we are at, at what function, and yes, it is, it's 4 entities

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• kind of coming from SB 593 of last session and it resulted in our agency engaging an independent entity
• community-based care, which really in community-based care we contract with a local, um, non, an entity
• that is either a local governmental entity or a non nonprofit entity to provide services under the foster
• Goals and it's part of the performance based contracts is to have these local entities. builds that continuum
• And yes, it is, it's four entities that are in stage three.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• mailbox in an envelope that doesn't clearly distinguish that this is not from an official government entity
• mailbox in an envelope that doesn't clearly distinguish that this is not from an official government entity
• mailbox in an envelope that doesn't clearly distinguish that this is not from an official government entity
• 00:19:32.360> things<00:19:32.760> by<00:19:33.280> outside<00:19:33.640> entities
• <00:19:33.960> are sometimes things by outside entities are sometimes things by outside entities

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We contract with managing entities here in the state to actually sub out or subcontract with the actual
• entities that are providing services.
• We contract with managing entities here in the state to actually sub out or sub-relevant.
• We contract with managing entities here in the state to actually sub out or subcontract with the actual
• entities that are providing services.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care. Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services. The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.

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• <02:27:59.600> and the local other local entities and the local other local entities and whatnot
• these other entities. these other entities. Followup. Followup. Followup.
• I I other entities lower by about half.
• Thank you. entities entities have have have do<03:10:41.359> we<03:10:41.520> do<03:10:
• Do the local entities have boundaries?

Keywords: 916, all