Video & Transcript Research : 'central database'

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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you can imagine the line of demarcation: Central Avenue on the north and I-25 on the south, I would
  • I think New Mexico Tech has now hosted five interim committees here, so it's a central location.
  • Your nice central geographic location in the state really helps us to get to you rather easily.
  • Do you report that to a centralized water repository database of any kind?
  • that's along the lines of the last question: are you depositing information into a community health database
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Samsung has been an integral part of Central Texas for nearly 30 years, with 4,500 employees serving
  • Our 2024 economic impact was nearly $20 billion to the Central Texas region.
  • filed ...to residents by requiring the management certificates and amendments to be filed in a centralized
  • database maintained by the Texas Real Estate Commission, adding additional required information to be
  • database maintained by the Texas Real Estate Commission, adding additional required information to be
Bills: HB112, HB199, HCR9
Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this would be Like one centralized location that all providers and hospitals could see, as if the
  • So we're bringing those into one central repository Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, experts.
  • I just know that for big, large Health systems that use this kind of database go through a lot of information
  • So, I think that, I mean, I think that this is really a useful database, and I'm hoping that Everybody
  • Our purpose is simply to bring those records into one central database.
Keywords: 996, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • treated animal for the Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence HB 4776 by Flores relating to central
  • database containing information about persons who have been convicted of or received a grant or deferred
  • on Higher Education HB 4789 by Hefner relating to the creation and maintenance of an electronic database
  • HB 4822 by Cook really in the comprehensive review of centralized accounting and the payroll systems
  • HB 4966 by Canales relating to the denial of access to the database of a dealer-issued license plate
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 4776 by Flores relating to central database containing information about persons who have been convicted
  • on higher education HB 4789 by Hefner relating to the creation and maintenance of an electronic database
  • 4803 by Spiller relating to the creation of the offices of the District Attorney of the Northeast, Central
  • schools over the committee on public education HB 4822 by Cook really in the comprehensive review of centralized
  • HB 4966 by Canales relating to the denial of access. database of a dealer-issued license plate maintained
Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then that data often exists in the legacy databases, right?
  • But it's one product, huge database behind it.
  • If it was perhaps centralized, but I will just give an example.
  • Is there a central depository of those?
  • So, first of all, I appreciate the contract database.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • CS for SB 12, 52 on feasibility study relating to statewide pond data database by Senator Yarbrough.
  • To statewide pond data database by Senator Yarborough.
  • , and the creation of the database at minimum must allow law enforcement agencies in all counties to
  • Lots of growth in Central Florida, and a lot of our businesses are being affected.
  • On its website, a searchable database of those who have committed crimes of animal abuse.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots. The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners. For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have a central bank. We are not creating our own currency. We're not minting dollars.
  • <00:59:08.559> bank this is certainly not a central bank this is certainly not a central bank
  • We don't have a central<00:59:10.400> bank.
  • We are not creating our central bank. We are not creating our own<00:59:12.480> currency.
  • And we reference both Elliptic's wallet address database as well as TRM, depending on the particular
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken. The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading. Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, of course, Gerald Hector, the chief financial officer from the University of Central Florida
  • And then of course, Gerald Hector, the chief financial officer from the University of Central Florida
  • Central Florida. Central Florida. Sorry about that, Mr. Hector. No, no problem. I can't read it.
  • Then they communicate those enrollment numbers up to the central authority in the capital.
  • It's in that database. Also, how to benchmark according to Carnegie classification.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to examine how Florida’s state universities are funded and to begin discussing a possible university funding model. The panel included the State University System chancellor and CFOs from FSU, UF, FAMU, FAU, UNF, and UCF. Members first reviewed major cost drivers, which the universities said are broadly similar across institutions: wages and benefits, equipment and supplies, financial aid, professional services, utilities, IT, and maintenance. Several institutions noted unique pressures from geography, growth, research intensity, and mission, such as UCF’s size and engineering focus, UF’s land-grant and research enterprise, FAMU’s need to recruit top talent while serving a high-Pell student population, and FSU’s large facilities and research obligations. The chancellor also summarized systemwide cost growth since 2012-13, including higher health insurance, retirement, and salary costs, while noting tuition had been held flat. The committee then discussed other revenue sources, including auxiliaries, restricted funds, capital projects, and component units such as foundations and health systems. University leaders explained that many of these funds are restricted to specific purposes, and some, like UF Health, account for a large share of operating expenses. Members also discussed the current performance-based funding process. University representatives generally praised it for transparency, accountability, and its focus on student success, but said the heavy use of one-time funds, nonrecurring appropriations, and unfunded mandates makes long-term planning difficult. FSU and others argued that rising employee costs, waivers, and facilities expenses are not fully covered, while FAMU said performance funding has improved outcomes but can disadvantage institutions serving more low-income students. In response to questions about improvements, the universities suggested more recurring and predictable funding, better coverage of mandated costs, more flexibility in fees, and continued investment in research and strategic priorities. The chancellor said the Board of Governors is considering a version 3.0 of performance funding that would benchmark institutions against peers and Carnegie classifications. The committee also explored whether universities should have more flexibility to set out-of-state tuition and professional school tuition. Most university leaders favored giving boards of trustees more authority, while the chancellor cautioned that increasing out-of-state enrollment or tuition too much could affect legislative support. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with the chair thanking the panel and adjourning the committee.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 3/10/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It operates, and this is key, without a central authority, making it highly secure and transparent.
  • <01:12:07.920> unit MSDE to establish the centralized unit MSDE to establish the centralized
  • Jeff is with the Y of Central Maryland.
  • <02:36:35.080> If<02:36:35.160> we with the Y of Central Maryland.
  • If we with the Y of Central Maryland.
Summary: The Senate convened on March 10, 2026, established a quorum, and began with an invocation by Reverend Damien Flowers, which was journalized without objection. The chamber then recognized several guests and honorees, including Dr. Courtney Glickman for being named 2025 Play Therapist of the Year, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Dr. Sonja B. Santelises for her leadership of Baltimore City Public Schools, students shadowing legislators, Navy Alliance representatives, the Maryland Alliance for Advocacy for Sickle Cell, and Ms. Kimberly Body for her lupus advocacy. The Senate also journalized prior remarks about the 6888 regiment. The Finance Committee report then moved several bills forward. Senate Bill 348 would allow hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to contact, rather than only call, patients after high-risk pregnancies; its amendments were adopted and the bill was ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 390 on Wicomico County liquor licenses was laid over under the rule. Senate Bill 492, addressing massage therapy advertising and prohibiting misleading sexual-service advertising, was amended and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 562, concerning pharmacist-prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 773 would let pharmacists order certain vaccines, including intranasal flu vaccines, for self-administration and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 53, on Maryland Port Administration land acquisition notice in Anne Arundel County, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 428 would bar cost-sharing for collaborative care model services under Medicaid and private coverage and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 473 would require human trafficking awareness training for for-hire and transportation network drivers; its amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Senate Bill 585 would shift administration of the human relevant research fund from Health to Agriculture and was advanced. Senate Bill 606, the Easy Pass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act, would require an MDTA report on commuter plans and unused trips; its amendment was moved as the transcript ended. During debate on Senate Bill 917, which would expand the definition of audiology practice to include certain screenings and non-radiographic imaging, a senator questioned whether the bill would make Maryland the only state restricting a health occupation from performing Medicare-required screenings. The floor leader said the committee had heard that claim in testimony but had not verified it, and the senator moved to special order the bill for amendment, which was granted without objection. Most other bills were reported favorably, with committee amendments adopted without objection and several bills ordered printed for third reading.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/20/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • manage all the water-related data that they see in their manufacturing plants and bring it to a centralized
  • In their manufacturing plants and bring it to a centralized location.
  • This is data that comes from the SEMI database. It's a subscription to which we participate.
Bills: SB1041
Summary: The committee convened and announced that Senate Bill 1041 would not be heard, with the meeting limited to a presentation to keep the schedule moving. Brian Jenkins of Nalco Water, part of Ecolab, gave an informational presentation on the company’s work in the semiconductor industry, especially in Arizona. He described Ecolab’s role in helping chip manufacturers maximize production while reducing water and energy use, including data management, water reuse and recycle systems, and energy optimization for fabs. He also discussed anticipated semiconductor growth in Arizona, citing SEMI data projecting four additional fabs in the state over the next several years. Jenkins emphasized the high water and energy demands of semiconductor fabrication, explaining that fabs can use billions of gallons of water annually and that chip features have become extremely small, increasing the need for precise, resource-intensive manufacturing. He outlined technologies Ecolab uses to identify reusable water streams, model treatment options, and design and operate reuse systems, including treatment of hydrogen fluoride, CMP wastewater, and neutralized acid waste. He gave an example of a fab where Ecolab’s work reduced water consumption by 11 million gallons per year, cut contaminant discharge by 64%, and saved about $675,000 annually. Members thanked Jenkins for the presentation and referenced a prior tour of the facility. They discussed the importance of water conservation for Arizona’s growth in chip manufacturing and data centers, and encouraged follow-up conversations outside the meeting. Jenkins invited members to visit Ecolab’s facility in Naperville, Illinois. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentation, followed by adjournment as the room was prepared for House members to join.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • industry central bank legislation in a housing bill.
  • > a<02:50:59.760> housing central bank legislation in a housing central bank legislation
  • issuing a central bank digital currency. currency. currency.
  • bank issuing a digital on a central bank issuing a digital currency. currency. currency.
  • US<03:15:19.359> House and database databases of the US House and database databases of the
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • They can take all the records of people who have signed affidavits and bounce them against the databases
  • and bounce them against the databases and bounce them against the databases that<00:54:35.240>
  • <01:11:53.120> office limitations on central office limitations on central office administration
  • You know, I think asking a question that says, um, you know, SAU central office spending may not exceed
  • office spending may not exceed central office spending may not exceed and<01:19:26.880> then<
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The committee of conference first took up House Bill 158 on public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained that its amendment replaced the original bill with a requirement that the Secretary of State review absentee ballot data after each general election and report findings to the committees of jurisdiction, focusing on unusual patterns such as multiple ballots sent to the same address. After a brief caucus, the House agreed to the Senate position, and members voted individually to concur. The committee then discussed House Bill 281, which concerns making the electronic voter checklist available in a sortable format. The main dispute was whether the public list should include the mailing address where an absentee ballot was sent if it differs from the voter’s registered address. The Senate argued that including mailing addresses could expose where voters actually live or are away from home and could create safety concerns, while the House argued the information could help candidates reach voters and was not primarily a fraud measure. The parties also discussed a related nursing home verification provision and record-retention/public-records questions. After caucusing, the House agreed to the Senate’s position with the added nursing home signing language, and the committee closed the bill on consent. House Bill 340, concerning electioneering by public employees, was then taken up with a Senate amendment that narrowed the definition of electioneering by tying it to existing statutory language, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty option alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Senators and representatives debated whether the penalties should be mandatory or discretionary and how the language would apply to certain categories of public employees. After further clarification and caucus, the House accepted the Senate’s amended replace-all language, and the committee closed HB 340. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of citizenship qualifications of registered voters. The Senate explained that its changes removed the need for a permanent audit power by allowing records to be checked against databases and by requiring identification for registration going forward, which is why it added a sunset clause. The House member objected to the sunset and wanted the authority to continue indefinitely, and discussion continued as the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDU-LBT, EDU, EDU Public Hearings 02-05-2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • overall planning, development, and construction of its facilities, and believes that a planning database
  • The department believes that a planning database would be better suited within the department rather
  • would be better suited within database would be better suited within our<00:24:25.760> department
  • <00:27:42.399> should funding and I guess the database should funding and I guess the database
  • In Central Maui schools, the lead is Jen Oraki and Brenda Lowry, who are in charge of new schools.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education and Labor and Technology heard Senate Bill 420, which would extend Department of Education workers’ compensation coverage to newly graduated high school students participating in DOE-sponsored work-based learning programs through July 31 after graduation. DOE testified in support, estimating the bill could affect about 50 to 100 students in the first year and saying it would help students gain experience and transition to employment. Members asked about current coverage, costs, and partnerships; DOE said current coverage ends at graduation, there had been no incidents, and the bill would create no additional cost. The committees voted to pass SB 420 with amendments, including an amended effective date, and the bill was adopted. The Committee on Education then took up several education measures. It adopted a proposed SD1 for SB 894, a Farm to School measure that would appropriate funds to help meet a goal of serving 30% locally sourced food in public schools. The committee also heard SB 789 on school cafeteria meal costs; DOE said it wanted the existing requirement lowered from 50% of meal preparation cost to 25% rather than repealed, to align with its administrative package, and explained current prices were about $2.75 while meal costs were about $9. Testifiers from the Hawaii Public Health Institute and Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported removing the requirement entirely or at least reducing it, saying it would avoid large price jumps and move toward free school meals. The committee later voted to pass SB 789 with amendments lowering the threshold to one-fourth of meal cost and changing the effective date. The committee also heard SB 449 on a school facilities planning database. DOE said it supports better planning but believes the database should be housed within DOE rather than duplicated under the School Facilities Authority, while SFA supported the bill as a proactive decision-making tool. The Attorney General’s office suggested clarifying language to make clear references to the Board of Education. In later agenda items, the committee heard SB 423, which would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; EOEL and the board chair supported it and suggested technical language to preserve required representation. The committee also heard SB 1384, a housekeeping bill redirecting repaid early childhood educator stipend funds to the Early Learning special fund after the prior special fund was repealed; EOEL supported it and said about $31,864 was being recouped from nine recipients. Finally, SB 684 would require the Board of Education to adopt rules banning cell phones at DOE schools; testimony was in support, and members discussed the need for a consistent statewide policy, with the board expected to work on one in collaboration with DOE.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And again, so the all in line with, I think, building up centralization of biosecurity activities across
  • of biosecurity activities centralization of biosecurity activities across<00:10:26.920> the<00
  • So, the database does provide that as well.
  • We don’t have a good database that says every single thing is or is not established.
  • that says every single thing is database that says every single thing is or<00:25:39.360> is<
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment. (6-18-26)

Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • very stormy morning and a very stormy night throughout the state of Kentucky, and maybe even here in central
  • You know, Eastern Kentucky might be a little bit different than Central Kentucky.
  • from Western Kentucky to Central from Western Kentucky to Central Kentucky,<00:40:26.200> Northern
  • <00:40:39.120> And<00:40:39.240> so, different than Central Kentucky.
  • And so, different than Central Kentucky.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 24th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • In this database, the Heritage Foundation has included...
  • Safety electronic databases, the Social Security Administration databases, and the United States Citizenship
  • and any other database. database relating to voter registration to which the registrar has access.
  • of which that we would use is the DPS database.
  • Database matching. We have a lot of bad data on our driver's license and other databases.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Jun 10th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • District 21 in, in Bernalillo County, the Monzano High School area, um, background computer, computer database
  • And then, um, when it comes to a healthcare centralized system, that's something that is very personal
  • And for us to really work on a centralized system just here in the state, if you think about probably
  • big deal for me, um, especially now what's happening at this administration, uh, I used to be a database
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In the state of Texas, there is no centralized system for tracking and providing public access to detailed
  • So it puts it in perspective, members, the database will be how...
  • But there is no central data deposit anymore.
  • It was really, you know, quite surprising to me that we didn't have a central database, and again, we
  • TEA will have a form you file, and we'll have it on the database.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first one regarding the Minnesota all-payer claims database.
  • the Minnesota allpayer claims database the Minnesota allpayer claims database or<01:07:37.280>
  • this proposal is to have one central this proposal is to have one central place<01:29:54.080>
  • We will need to have resources to hit those databases as well as administrative costs to ensure that
  • , national change of address database, national change of address database, return<01:36:11.600><
Bills: HF4609, HF4401