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• House File 1794, Vernig. House File 3295, Gordon. House File 3489, Bennett.
• House File 3917, Mahmood. House File 4146, Igo. House File 4224, Fischer.
• House File 4239, Freiberg. House File 4455, Lee K. House File 4493, Baker.
• House File 3917, Mahmood. House File 4146, Igo. House File 4224, Fischer.
• House File 4239, Freiberg. House File 4455, Lee K. House File 4493, Baker.

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• So people are filing companies, filing LLCs in the state and using those as essentially shells to conduct
• > LLC's are filing ing companies, filing LLC's are filing ing companies, filing LLC's in<00:02
• and placed some of these large filing and placed some of these large filing mills<00:09:38.800><
• 830,000 filings in fiscal year 2025. 830,000 filings in fiscal year 2025.
• filings for for that year. filings for for that year.

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

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• File items 5 through 87. We pass temporarily on file item number five.
• File item 20, pass temporarily. File item 21. Pass and retain, file items 22, 23.
• Going to pass and retain on file item 29, pass and retain on file item 30, pass and retain on file item
• We'll pass and retain on file item 38. File item 39.
• Going backwards in the file to file item.

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• following Senate file herewith returned. following Senate file herewith returned.
• transmitted: House File 3516, House File 3528, and House File 3718.
• Senate file 4904 be withdrawn from the Senate file 4904 be withdrawn from the Committee<00:07:56.440>
• <00:08:38.520> number We will begin with Senate file number We will begin with Senate file
• House file 1410. House file 1410. Senator<00:13:06.720> Limmer. Thank you, Mr.

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• Senate file number 4282. numbers. Senate file number 4282.
• House file numbers 3437, numbers.
• We’ll start with Senate File 4339.
• File House<00:15:18.520> File<00:15:18.839> 3718.
• Before you is Senate File 4455.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met under call, established a quorum, and adopted the printed committee reports, except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6. It then gave second reading to Senate File 4282 and several House files, and later handled motions including re-referring Senate File 4634 from Jobs and Economic Development to Taxes. The chamber also designated special orders for immediate consideration. On special order, Senate File 4339, relating to the excavation notice system and utility locating, was presented as a safe-digging measure requiring electronic positive responses from utility operators and updated contact information for locators. The bill was read a third time and passed 64-0. The Senate then took up House File 3718, which modernizes the Board of Veterinary Medicine, updates definitions and licensing rules, expands scope of practice and telemedicine provisions, changes board composition, and adds a background check requirement; after questions from Senator Green about the bill’s sponsor, background checks, and board size, it passed 52-13. The Senate next considered Senate File 4455, concerning the Lake City and Red Wing port authorities. An A2 amendment was adopted to address municipal public utilities commission voter ratification language, and the bill as amended passed 65-0. The session ended with announcements, including a lighthearted note about “Steak on a Stick Eve,” excusing Senators Webber and Miller, and adjournment until Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m.

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• Uh I do move the DE1 to House File File File 2484.
• Any discussion to the DE1 to Senate File House File 2484?
• House File 2484 is on its way. Next up, we have House File 719.
• House File 2486 before the committee. House File 2486 before the committee.
• House File 2486. House File 2486.

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• Then our next proposal, our next bill, is Senate File 4539, a Senator Westrom file.
• It's Senate File 4188.
• It's Senate File 4188.
• Housley proposal, Senate file 3764. Housley proposal, Senate file 3764.
• Commissioner, Senate File 56 is a Senator Pappas bill that Senate File 2657.

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• Code currently. both a separate personnel file and a department file for every officer.
• department file.
• SB 15 creates a department file where any file maintained by a law enforcement agency is protected from
• and a personnel file.
• The G-file has a lot more listed about what goes into the G-file than this bill does.

Bills: SB 15

Keywords: law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, 997, house, all

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• Senate file 1419. Senate file 1419.
• File 142.
• File 142.
• File 142.
• File 142.

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• Second reading House File 1724. Second reading House File 1900. Second reading House File 2400.
• Second reading House File 2614. Second reading House File 2627. Second reading House File 2700.
• Second reading House File 2740. Second reading House File 3024. Second reading House File 3067.
• Second reading House File 3133. Second reading House File 3155. Second reading House File 3350.
• 3718, Senate File 3402, and Senate File 3602.

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• So schools file with the school business manager, cities file with the city auditor, counties file with
• Because everybody filing under this section is not required to file with their city auditor or their
• The person that decides not to file, regardless of the amount of the fine, won't file and doesn't have
• Or they don't file and they pay the fine, and the result is they still didn't file.
• There's two that are never filed. There's one that I know of, possibly two. That are never filed.

Bills: SB2156

Keywords: campaign finance, disclosure, political contributions, election transparency, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review HB 2156, which reorganizes North Dakota campaign finance disclosure law by repealing Chapter 16.1 and moving the provisions into a new Chapter 16.2 with mostly technical cross-reference updates. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State’s office walked through the bill section by section, explaining that most language is carried over from current law, with some cleanup to definitions, reporting requirements, public access rules, and filing procedures. The committee discussed how the new chapter would apply to candidates, candidate committees, political committees, political parties, ballot measure groups, and conduits. Several substantive issues were raised and adjusted during the discussion. Members questioned the open-records language for expenditures and contributions over $250, the use of “deposit” versus “receipt” as the reporting trigger, and whether the 48-hour supplemental reporting deadline should be changed to three calendar days; the group ultimately favored keeping 48 hours and using “deposit” consistently. They also clarified reporting dates, including changing one special-election deadline from 40 days to 39 days, and confirmed that balances of campaign funds would be reported but not made publicly available. The Secretary of State’s office also explained that the bill would make late fees public and that the chapter-wide penalty for willful violations remains a Class A misdemeanor. The main policy change debated at length was the late-filing fee schedule. Members expressed concern that the existing penalties were too low to deter intentional non-filers, and after discussion the committee agreed to increase the final late fee from $100 to $500 while keeping the new public posting of delinquent filers. The committee also reviewed an inflation-adjustment provision for reporting thresholds and the “ultimate true source of funds” language, which was described as existing law being carried into the new chapter. The meeting ended with the understanding that additional drafting changes would be made and that the bill would be ready for further committee action later in the week.

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• House File Number 748, second reading. House File Number 787, second reading.
• House File Number 1257, second reading. House File Number 1723, second reading.
• File Number 1768, second reading. Second reading. House File Number 1867, second reading.
• House File 24 is a very simple bill.
• Bonner moves House File Number 1268.

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• Second reading of House File 538. Second reading of House File 729.
• Second reading of House File 750. Second reading of House File 854.
• Second reading of House File 963. Second reading of House File 1090.
• House File 2551, second reading. House File 2554, second reading. House File 2565, second reading.
• And so what House File 62 is, House File 62 is just a landing spot.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate file 45. discussion? Senate file 45.
• Senate file<01:23:01.280> 14. file 14. file 14.
• Senate File 9, do pass. Senate File 82, do pass. Senate File 12, do pass as amended.
• Senate File 9, do pass. Senate File 82, do pass. Senate File 45, do pass as amended.
• Senate File 58, do pass. Senate File 68, do pass. Senate File 9, do pass. Senate File 82, do pass.

Keywords: 916, all

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• File items 5 through 87. Third reading. File items 5 through 87.
• Thank you. ...and retain on file item 29, pass and retain on file item 30, pass and retain on file item
• We will pass and retain on file item 38. File item 39.
• Pass and retain on file Item 68. It brings us to file Item 69.
• On file item 87 and start again from the beginning of the file.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard. The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.

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• The next bill is<00:05:01.199> Senate<00:05:01.520> File is Senate File is Senate File
• Senate File 2407 is laid over. The next bill on our agenda is Senate File 2463.
• Seeing none, uh Senator Dames, Senate<00:15:35.120> File Senate File Senate File 2463<00:15:38.000
• As amended, Senator Weber brings us Senate File 158. on Senate File 2378? on Senate File 2378?
• Uh, Senate file has our final bill. Uh, Senate file 2049.

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• There were approximately 28,000 civil cases filed in March of 2023, tripling the number of cases filed
• The number of civil cases filed in March alone exceeded the number of civil cases filed in the quarter
• Civil filings dramatically increased.
• There were approximately 28,000 civil cases filed in March of 2023 that tripled the number of cases filed
• The number of civil cases filed in March alone exceeded the number of civil cases filed in the quarter

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

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• Those bills are file item number two, SB 911, file item number three, SB 1172, file item five.
• Those bills are file item number two, SB 911, file item number three, SB 1172, file item five.
• So, in file item order, we will have Senator Hurtado. We'll be taking a file...
• So first file, We are on the suspense file from the prior hearing.
• So file item number... File item number eight, SB 1435.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate<00:11:23.320> file<00:11:23.520> number Senate file number Senate file number 3868
• Senate<00:19:44.320> file<00:19:44.440> number Senate file number Senate file number
• will read the house file numbers. will read the house file numbers.
• Well, House File 4133, any other discussions on House File 4133?
• File 37 82? File 37 82?

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• Senate File 67. An act relating to the Senate File 67.
• Senate file 58. Senate file 58.
• Next Senate File for our consideration: Senate File 95. Senate File 95.
• Next Senate File for our consideration: Senate File 102. Senate File 102.
• Next Senate File for our consideration: Senate File 110. Senate File 110.

Keywords: 916, all