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• Our lives, maybe your life, maybe a family member's life, may depend on you supporting the Stop Super
• </c><00:29:56.720><c> on</c><00:29:56.840><c> you</c> family member's life, may depend on you family
• member's life, may depend on you supporting<00:29:57.920><c> the</c><00:29:58.040><c> Stop</c><00:29:
• So, that's my plan, but of course it depends on if we move it out today. Other questions, members?
• </c> it depends on if we move it out today. it depends on if we move it out today.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And depending on size, it's between $10,000 and $15,000 to do the accreditation.
• And depending on size, it's between $10,000 and $15,000 to do the accreditation.
• And depending on size, it's between $10,000 and $15,000 to do the accreditation.
• And depending on size, it's between $10,000 and $15,000 to do the accreditation.
• And depending on size, it's between $10,000 and $15,000 to do the accreditation.

Bills: SB5420, SB5877, SB5868, SB5109, SB5832, SB5922, SB5944, SB5988, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• And that's why it's 2.0. 3.0 is which effect are you getting depending on the cell and the area and the
• And that's why it's 2.0. 3.0 is which effect are you getting depending on the cell and the area and the
• It depends on what the procedure is, what the training is, especially the physician, what the training
• It depends on what the procedure is, what the training is, especially the physician, what the training
• It depends on what the procedure is, what the training is, especially the physician, what the training

Bills: HB0003, HB0117, HB0041

Keywords: pregnancy centers, abortion, pro-life, healthcare, women's rights, state regulation, civil rights, freedom of speech, informed consent, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, law enforcement, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, 916, all

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• contribution reference, and under that, immediate family includes the spouse or domestic partner, dependent
• children, and other dependent relatives if living in the household.
• different cultures, whether that's through language or through their different cultural things, depending
• There may be changes in a floor amendment; it just depends on where the budget lands.
• There may be changes in a floor amendment; it just depends on where the budget lands.

Bills: HB1073, HB1128, HB1316, HB1408, HB1591, HB1592, HB1634, HB1906, HB1960, HB2073, HB2145, HB2248, HB2266, HB2301, HB2333, HB2365, HB2401, HB2416, HB2421, HB2438, HB2474, HB2475, HB2515, HB2517, HB2523, HB2548, HB2597, HB2637, HB2640, HB2660, HB2675, HB2685, HB2720, HB1742, HB2104, HB2186, HB2405, HB2557, HB2593, HB2636

Keywords: national guard, military support, defense, state security, veteran services, child care, workforce standards, education, child development, training requirements, postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, community preservation, development authorities, funding, local governance, state resources

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• Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
• Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
• Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
• You would think that would be considered as private law enforcement. >> I mean, it may depend on what
• on what the school &gt;&gt; I mean it may depend on what the school has<00:38:07.839><c> contracted<

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Depending on what that vehicle is and who is driving that vehicle, we have different access to monetary
• And the mother's, the mother's dependent. And remember, they can sue the mother, the father.
• Justice should not depend on whether you like the definition of who the victim is.
• And in that scenario, unmarried and no dependents.
• And that includes if you are over the age of 25, unmarried, and with no dependents.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Depending on what that vehicle is and who is driving that vehicle, we have different access to monetary
• And the mother's dependent. And remember, they can sue the mother, the father.
• Justice should not depend on whether you like the definition of who the victim is.
• And in that scenario,” “Unmarried and no dependents.
• And that includes if you are over the age of 25, unmarried, and with no dependents.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• >> Yeah, I don't know how to use a drone if my life depended on it and couldn't launch one.
• >> Yeah, I don't know how to use a drone if my life depended on it and couldn't launch one.
• >> Yeah, I don't know how to use a drone if my life depended on it and couldn't launch one.
• >> Yeah, I don't know how to use a drone if my life depended on it and couldn't launch one.
• Any of these can be challenged as pornography depending on who's looking at it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But the tax rate can go up and down depending on revaluation.
• </c><00:39:42.880><c> up</c><00:39:42.960><c> and</c><00:39:43.119><c> down</c><00:39:43.359><c> depending
• </c><00:39:43.599><c> on</c> tax rate can go up and down depending on tax rate can go up and down depending
• to do, from my reading on it, if it's not amended, is you have to have a graph of four or five, depending
• </c><00:51:00.880><c> whether</c> graph of four or five depending whether graph of four or five depending

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They offer a variety of different career paths depending on each individual's experience and interests
• </c><00:15:41.199><c> on</c><00:15:41.360><c> each</c><00:15:41.680><c> individual's</c> paths depending
• on each individual's paths depending on each individual's experience<00:15:42.800><c> and</c><00:15:
• And the graduation rate for a standard adult diploma really depends uh on how many credits a person may
• </c><00:17:38.160><c> uh</c> standard adult diploma really depends uh standard adult diploma really depends

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And another issue was, I understand, because it depends when the emergency, or let's say a hurricane,
• comes in, and it depends to what distance they're coming from, or whether it's coming from the east
• And another issue was, I understand, because it depends when the emergency, or let's say a hurricane,
• comes in, and it depends to what distance they're coming from.
• where fault uh lays and how uh depending where fault uh lays and how much much much uh<01:18:55.560>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several transportation and arts-related measures. HB 307 on special member plates drew written support from Protect Ohana, and HB 531 on a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center specialty plate received strong support from the Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society, both emphasizing cancer research, patient care, outreach, and public awareness. HB 706 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, and HB 1231 would expand red light photo enforcement; both drew support from transportation and safety advocates, while the Judiciary raised concerns about citation volume, staffing, manual processing, and the need for consultation and a phased rollout. The committee also discussed HB 54, which increases penalties for repeated excessive speeding offenses; the Attorney General’s office supported the enforcement rationale and fingerprinting language, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it adds harsh penalties and jail time despite broader efforts to reduce excessive punishment. For the camera-enforcement bills, the Department of Transportation said the red-light and speed-camera programs would be expanded gradually, with existing intersections converted first and additional locations added over time, and noted that the system would require about $2 million and significant automation for the Judiciary. The Judiciary repeatedly asked for more time, public input on camera locations, and effective dates that would allow staffing and system changes. On HB 1166, which funds the automated speed enforcement program, DOT proposed technical amendments to make the citations non-moving violations and to align the statute with the red-light program; the Judiciary again said it had no position on the policy but needed time and consultation to absorb the workload. HB 235, a North Shore red-light imaging bill, drew similar Judiciary concerns and support from a testifier who said enforcement would improve compliance and reduce crashes. The committee also heard HB 1159 on commercial harbor evacuations, with Hawaii Emergency Management Agency supporting the bill as a way to give harbor masters enforceable authority to order vessels out during emergencies. The discussion focused on whether the measure would affect all commercial harbor users, including smaller fishing vessels, and whether it would conflict with Coast Guard authority; the bill’s proponents said it would let the state enforce orders already issued by the captain of the port and protect cargo lanes during crises. Finally, HB 17 on the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority was described by HCDA as a housekeeping and structural bill that would update its purposes, allow it to assist other agencies, and replace multiple county boards with a single program reporting to the 17-member board. DHHL supported the bill because of potential transit and infrastructure benefits for Kapolei and nearby homestead developments, and committee members discussed future financing tools such as improvement districts, TIF, and other mechanisms to fund infrastructure early in the development process.

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• So the question is: the FMAP percentage that we get as a state keeps fluctuating, and depending on where
• it</c><01:03:41.400><c> um</c><01:03:42.000><c> so</c><01:03:42.319><c> do</c> ...so do folks that depend
• tax they would be eligible for property tax they would be eligible for refunds<01:06:23.520><c> depending
• I claim the dependent exemption and, uh, I have a child tax..." now uh allow renters to receive a rebate
• </c> the dependent the dependent exemption<01:10:15.480><c> and</c><01:10:16.040><c> uh</c><01:10:16.239

Keywords: 1183, house

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• How do we change that workforce training so everybody wins and our counties depend on it and everybody
• that works in that environment depends on it?
• on it and everybody that counties depend on it and everybody that works<00:37:10.280><c> in</c><00:37
• :10.440><c> that</c><00:37:10.640><c> environment</c><00:37:11.200><c> depends</c><00:37:11.520><c> on
• </c><00:37:11.720><c> it</c> works in that environment depends on it works in that environment depends

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The DOC is heavily dependent on capital investments from the legislature.
• on where you are mentally this depending on where you are mentally this what<00:20:52.679><c> what</
• That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.
• That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.
• That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We depend on fair and reasonable harbor regulations.
• fair</c><00:41:29.760><c> and</c><00:41:29.920><c> reasonable</c><00:41:30.319><c> Harbor</c> we depend
• on fair and reasonable Harbor we depend on fair and reasonable Harbor regulations<00:41:32.160><c> um
• </c><01:15:39.560><c> on</c><01:15:40.560><c> this</c> afford the service they depend on this afford
• the service they depend on this could<01:15:41.280><c> also</c><01:15:41.480><c> lead</c><01:15:41.679

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered HB 1484 on transit-oriented development and HB 157 on transportation. For HB 1484, testimony included a request from the Hoi Community Development Authority to be removed from the measure while offering to assist if the transit-oriented development law is implemented, along with testimony in opposition and support from several individuals. The committees later recommended HB 1484 be passed with amendments, including an HD1, a defective date, deletion of a reference to section 225 on page 11, adoption of H-CDA’s proposed amendment, and related committee report changes. The vote was adopted in both committees, with Representatives Cochran and Lee excused and Representative Mora voting with reservations. HB 157 concerned the transfer and acceptance of roads in the Villages of Kapolei. HHFDC supported the bill’s intent and explained that the roads were originally self-permitted, the city had not accepted dedication, and HHFDC has been maintaining and upgrading the roads under an MOA that requires improvements to city standards before transfer. Testimony from the Villages of Kapolei Association and others described ongoing problems with non-emergency police services, illegal parking, abandoned vehicles, and the need for city enforcement on roads that are open to the public. Committee members asked about the current holdup, the possibility of transferring roads in segments, and whether a cash settlement could resolve the issue; HHFDC said it was working in segments and that the city had mentioned a $60 million figure. The committees then recommended HB 157 pass with amendments, noting they were awaiting an Attorney General opinion on authority to compel the transfer and that the matter would continue to the Committee on Water and Land. The Transportation Committee also heard several additional bills. HB 1083, concerning vessels in state commercial harbors, drew support from the Department of Transportation and some industry groups and opposition from charter operators; HB 1159, which would require compliance with harbor master evacuation orders and increase penalties, drew DOT support and opposition from multiple vessel operators, who argued the bill was too broad and should define emergencies more clearly and use tiered penalties. HB 58, limiting civil liability for firefighting at commercial harbors, received DOT and Maritime Group support. HB 1165, on county disposal of ocean-bordering property and state highway acquisition, received DOT support. HB 938, a broad motor vehicle franchise and EV-related bill, drew support from the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association and the Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, but strong opposition from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Tesla, Rivian, Scout Motors, and others; opponents argued it would restrict direct-to-consumer EV sales and innovation, while dealers said the bill was too broad and needed further stakeholder work. No final votes were taken on the Transportation Committee’s remaining measures in the portion provided, and the joint hearing was adjourned after decision-making on HB 1484 and HB 157.

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• I often say the future of Texas depends on the opportunities we provide today.
• Well, it depends on what we mean by beginning this path.
• Yeah, so micro school or a homeschool pod, treated as a homeschool or a private school, depending on
• Depends on what the comptroller rules and how they put that together, but it would not be at the higher
• We use all of the federal poverty levels for our various programs, so it depends on the program being

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Our role in the work that we do changes depending on if there's legislative session occurring or not.
• Our role in the work that we do changes depending on if there's legislative session occurring or not.
• </c><00:02:40.840><c> on</c><00:02:41.080><c> if</c> work that we do changes depending on if work that
• we do changes depending on if there's<00:02:41.560><c> legislative</c><00:02:42.159><c> session</c><
• on market conditions at the dependent on market conditions at the time<00:48:15.480><c> um</c><00:48

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This was a household with two working adults full-time, no dependents, and we were struggling.
• This was a household with two working adults full-time, no dependence, and we were struggling.
• While the rent was made. ...adults full-time and no dependents, and we were struggling.
• Our towns depend on it, and our people deserve it. Thank you. Thank you.
• While I'm grateful that the assistance exists, I want to be a productive dependent, not just for me,

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing. On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I don't think anybody here can say that it's not an issue of concern or enthusiasm depending on which
• In recent years, Louisiana has become the most export-dependent economy in the United States.
• In recent years, Louisiana has become the most export-dependent economy in the United States.
• So that means roughly 20% of our GDP depends on those exports.
• And all three of those countries depend on some form of emission in the CCS.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• The reliability of these systems depends on rigorous maintenance, collaboration, and standardized training
• The reliability of these systems depends on rigorous maintenance, collaboration, and standardized training
• Successful deployment depends on people and processes, clear alarm thresholds, 24/7 notification pathways
• Successful<01:15:23.520><c> deployment</c><01:15:24.160><c> depends</c><01:15:24.640><c> on</c><01:15
• :24.880><c> people</c> Successful deployment depends on people Successful deployment depends on people

Keywords: 1187, senate, all