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• And it would depend, you know, so no, I do not believe so.
• And it would depend, you know, so no, I do not believe so.
• Expenses can be awarded against either the attorney or the court or the bar, depending on who prevails
• So that was recently adopted within the... ...the court or the bar, depending on who prevails.
• So when I say minuscule, it depends on who is going to bid on the RFP.

Bills: SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

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• I think in terms of the way we conceptualize what you might want to do, it depends on the broadness of
• The cost of a background check depends on the service that we use, and we would want to partner with
• Also, I don't know the answer to the first X number of hours depending on the disasters.
• I think you nailed the scenario: 12 hours, 48 hours, whatever it is, depending on the disaster.
• Rather than issuing a blank check, it depends on what we ask them to do.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Connecticut also has a one-year or a three-year statute of limitations depending upon a discovery rule
• Thank you. ...or a three-year statute of limitations, depending upon sort of a discovery rule.
• An enormous percentage of the prison population and the supervised population is dependent on opioids
• And then the maximum is set at the statutory maximum, depending on the felony class.
• It depends. Yes. I will say the short answer is yes.

Summary: The committee held a work session on tort liability and parole, with the chair explaining that the topics were linked because criminal justice reform and state liability often intersect, especially in cases involving child welfare and corrections. Staff first outlined Washington’s tort liability framework, including the state’s broad waiver of sovereign immunity, statutes governing mandatory reporting and investigation of abuse, the childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations, and the lack of caps on non-economic damages. Staff and presenters also compared Washington to other states and noted that Washington remains among the broadest states for state liability and childhood sexual abuse claims. Presenters from the Attorney General’s office, Washington State Association for Justice, DCYF, DSHS, and DOC discussed how tort exposure has grown, especially in claims involving DCYF, historical child abuse, juvenile rehabilitation, vulnerable adults, employment discrimination, medical negligence, and negligent supervision. DCYF and AG staff said claims and payouts are rising, with many claims tied to older abuse and new theories of liability, while defense counsel emphasized the human harm behind the claims and argued that tort cases have historically driven accountability and reform. Agency witnesses said they face large volumes of old claims with limited records, rising verdicts and settlements, and staffing and systems challenges, and they highlighted efforts such as early resolution programs, electronic health records, medication-assisted treatment, and improved incident review processes. The committee then shifted to parole. Sentencing experts reviewed Washington’s move from indeterminate sentencing to the current determinate sentencing system under the Sentencing Reform Act, and explained how parole could be integrated with sentencing guidelines through different models used in other states. They also summarized Criminal Sentencing Task Force recommendations related to a determinate-plus approach for three-strikes and persistent offender laws and a second-chance review process, noting there was no consensus on those ideas. Judges from the Minority and Justice Commission and the Superior Court Judges Association said a parole system could support rehabilitation and reduce disparities if it includes data collection, fairness, transparency, due process, and meaningful judicial review; they also pointed to research suggesting parole and structured reentry can reduce recidivism and costs, while warning that access and outcomes can vary by geography and other factors.

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• Uh, they were too general, number one, and they depended on future work.
• Uh, they were too general, number one, and they depended on future work.
• Uh, they were too general, number one, and they depended on future work.
• Uh, they were too general, number one, and they depended on future work.
• <00:37:42.400> on<00:37:42.800> future they uh depended on future they uh depended

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the consent calendar and the minutes. It then took up a Department of Employment Security rule, 24193, where the only issue was that a form had not been incorporated by reference. The department submitted an oral conditional approval request with revised language, and the committee approved the rule conditionally. A second Employment Security rule, 195, raised concerns that the notice language was too broad and vague and could amount to oral rulemaking; because the agency had not yet finalized revised language, the committee granted a one-month waiver so the rule could return next month with a conditional approval proposal. The Department of Safety’s contact person notification program rule, 24237, drew comments about Social Security number collection, unclear drafting on one section, and ambiguity about which application needed a signature. The agency agreed to remove Social Security number references from the rules and forms and to adopt the suggested clarifying language with minor edits. After discussion about why the identifiers were needed, the committee approved the rule conditionally with the oral changes. The committee then moved a previously consent-calendar item, OPLC rule 2547, off consent after Representative Maguire objected that the renewal application form was too health-care-focused and user-unfriendly for other professions; the agency said it would revisit the form, and the committee postponed action until next month without needing a waiver. The final major item was Fish and Game’s HB 2548, which changes licensing and permit rules for taking deer, bear, moose, turkey, and furbearing animals. Staff noted extensive public testimony, including a coalition submission, and said the main dispute was over what data the agency should rely on in setting seasons and take limits. Fish and Game explained that declining trapper participation made capture-per-unit-effort data less reliable, so it also uses hunter surveys and UNH research projects funded in part by federal money; the agency said current trapping removals are very low and do not appear to threaten populations. Committee members and public witnesses questioned whether the agency’s responses to comments were sufficiently specific under the new public-comment law, but no final vote on the Fish and Game rule was taken in the portion provided.

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• That approval sometimes depends on other agencies, and other times other agencies depend on the IOUs.
• a little bit lower because they reflect the net qualifying capacity, which is a measure of the dependable
• around affordability when it comes to our energy resources, is that the, there is the system is dependent
• So it depends on what the proposal is, but we would be looking at it as like, is this the cheapest way
• I think it depends on the cost, and you know, you heard electricity travels with the speed of light.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, which would require investor-owned utilities to provide clearer front-end information and follow more consistent timelines for post-entitlement energization applications tied to housing projects. The author and supporters from the Housing Action Coalition and Mission Housing said utility delays can hold up approved housing, add costs, and create uncertainty, and they argued the bill would align utility processes with recent state efforts to streamline local permitting. PG&E and Southern California Edison opposed the bill, saying existing CPUC timelines and the ongoing energization rulemaking already address the issue, that the bill could be duplicative or premature, and that some proposed timelines were too short. The committee discussed the bill’s relationship to the CPUC’s September 2024 decision, and AB 1026 was ultimately approved on a 15-0 vote, with the consent calendar also passing. The second half of the hearing was the committee’s annual oversight hearing on electric reliability. Representatives from the CPUC, CEC, CAISO, and DWR reviewed lessons from the 2020 and 2022 heat emergencies, emphasizing that California has since added significant resources, improved planning, and created backstop programs such as the strategic reliability reserve. They said the summer 2025 outlook is cautiously optimistic, with no expected shortfalls under traditional planning conditions and a projected surplus, though wildfire and extreme heat remain risks. The agencies also described major changes in planning and operations, including more battery storage, updated resource adequacy rules, expanded transmission planning, and reforms to the interconnection queue. Members asked about data center load, Diablo Canyon’s future, the strategic reliability reserve, demand response, wildfire mitigation costs, affordability, and regional market expansion. Witnesses said data center demand is a major variable but can be managed through better forecasting, flexible service arrangements, and siting in areas with existing capacity; they also said firm clean resources remain valuable while planning continues around Diablo Canyon’s scheduled retirement. On affordability, they said the agencies try to balance reliability with least-cost procurement, and that new resources can lower market prices even as they require upfront investment. CAISO also highlighted the value of the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned day-ahead market, saying regional coordination improves both reliability and cost savings.

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• It really depends on how often you use them, but they are...
• They ought to be around for somewhere between 10 and 20 years, depending on how often you use them.
• Yeah, it depends.
• It really just depends, right?
• Some won't, and it just depends. It depends on that person.

Bills: HB45, HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money

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• A lot of it is dependent upon available water to then put into the ground. Okay.
• state system coordinate our pumps, and we operate under different—it's not even a 50-50 split; it depends
• All depends on managing brines, and there are brine lines, ultimately, that all those recycled facilities
• I’ll note that to your point, you know, it really depends on what sources we’re talking about, whether
• It really depends on how the funding plays out. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on water and coastal resilience heard an overview of the governor’s Proposition 4 spending plan, with presentations from the Department of Finance, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and later coastal agencies. Members discussed the water chapter’s major allocations for drinking water and wastewater, recycled water, tribal water infrastructure, groundwater recharge and SGMA implementation, dam safety, flood protection, integrated regional water management, Salton Sea projects, and water data/stream gauges. The LAO noted that many programs are established and have clear funding processes, but some newer or less-defined programs may warrant more detailed future budget requests and reporting. No votes were taken on the agenda items. Members raised concerns about groundwater subsidence, water deliveries from the Delta, the pace of water storage investments, instream flows, and whether bond dollars were being used to backfill General Fund reductions. Administration witnesses said groundwater recharge spending is being paced because prior years already funded substantial SGMA work, that Delta operations are governed by water quality, salinity, and species requirements, and that Proposition 1 storage projects have moved slowly because they are locally led and require permitting and financing. The Water Board and DWR said they use public needs assessments, annual plans, and existing grant processes to prioritize projects, and Finance said some General Fund programs were shifted to Proposition 4 to help balance the budget. Members also asked for clearer public tracking of bond spending and more concise future reporting. In the coastal resilience portion, the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy described Proposition 4 funding for sea level rise adaptation, coastal flood management, habitat restoration, public access, and San Francisco Bay projects, with a multi-year rollout based on project readiness and recent large state investments. The Conservancy said it would use its existing rolling grant process, while OPC said its sea level rise grants would build on existing programs and new technical assistance. The Department of Fish and Wildlife explained its proposed use of bond funds for climate-ready fisheries, hatchery modernization, salmon monitoring, whale- and turtle-safe fishing gear, and a specific hatchery operations request tied to the Friant settlement. The LAO said the coastal chapter’s proposed first-year spending is relatively modest but generally reasonable given staffing and project readiness, while members emphasized oversight, transparency, and coordination across agencies and jurisdictions.

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• >> It depends on the school that you're talking about, but I'm not sure that's actually true because
• Depending on the answer. Thank you, Mr. Chair Senator Gruters.
• Florida's economy depends on its immigrant communities.
• Because Florida's success depends on the success of all who can call it home.
• I think it depends on what happens.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• withholds 10% as our restriction amount that you can ask for release over the course of the year depending
• withholds 10% as our restriction amount that you can ask for release over the course of the year depending
• withholds 10% as our restriction amount that you can ask for release over the course of the year depending
• withholds 10% as our restriction amount that you can ask for release over the course of the year depending
• But that could, depending on how much we want to cover, and you know we know we're going to have to cover

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• on how you did it would would depending on how you did it would be<00:47:10.240> challenged.
• If we're going to be looking at multiple variables, um, and depending on how they are to be applied,
• <01:30:20.320> length<01:30:20.560> of<01:30:20.800> the And so depending on
• on the length of time know depending on the length of time you're<01:31:29.679> filing<01:31:
• <01:40:50.719> on 20 weeks or 32 by 26 weeks depending on 20 weeks or 32 by 26 weeks depending

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Denise understands that the whole region depends on a system that serves all of it. ...understands that
• the whole region depends on a system that serves all of it, not just the center.
• The kids whose schools depend on an accurate funding model deserve better.
• Where are the workforce folks that depend on us having a strong public education system?

Keywords: 907, all

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• Denise understands that the whole region depends on a system that serves all of it.
• She understands that the whole region depends on a system that serves all of it, not just the center.
• The kids whose schools depend on an accurate funding model deserve better.
• Where are the workforce folks that depend on us having a strong public education system?

Summary: The Senate convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Senator Starr, followed by several courtesies recognizing Pride Month, a staff birthday, and later a retirement and a community celebration. Senator Robinson then used remonstrances to warn against expanding surveillance through school bus camera systems, arguing that leaked plans from a vendor could create commercial databases of drivers’ movements and erode privacy. The main business was confirmation of numerous gubernatorial appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions. Senators debated the process at length, with several minority members objecting that the volume of nominees, limited hearing time, and lack of transparency made meaningful advice-and-consent review difficult. Supporters responded that the nominees were qualified public servants and that the Senate should work with the Governor’s office on reforms. The Senate first confirmed a large block of appointments, then confirmed two Sustainability Board appointees, and later confirmed three Quality Education Commission appointees after extended debate. The Quality Education Commission nominations drew the most substantive policy discussion. Opponents argued the commission needs more technical research expertise and broader representation, while supporters emphasized the nominees’ education experience and direct knowledge of Oregon schools. Several senators described Oregon’s education system as in crisis, citing low reading and math proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and the need for urgent reform of the Quality Education Model and school funding. The Senate also received a proposed rule amendment creating an official Senate seal, which was distributed and held on the table, and the chamber adjourned without further action.

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• So how exactly they might change will largely depend on the final federal rules and language.
• State actions will depend on the final federal regulations and details, and there could be additional
• It all just depends on how your state policies are worded and who has authority to do what.
• kind of was a stop and go, that there is a regulatory enforcement part that does exist in our code depending

Keywords: Cannabis Retail Market, Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a, 976, house, all

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• extenders together, has significant funding for the functioning of our state and local government, depending
• But throughout this process, there have been other payments to other localities, and it really depends
• EXTENDERS TOGETHER, HAS SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF OUR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DEPENDING
• BUT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PAYMENTS TO OTHER LOCALITIES, AND IT REALLY DEPENDS

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on May 6, 2026, approved the prior journal, and accepted a Rules Committee report advancing the government appropriations bill to third reading. The chamber then took up the tenth budget extender, which sponsor Senator Serrano said would keep state government operating through Monday, May 11 and contained $482 million in new spending, bringing the total across extenders to $20.3 billion. In questioning, Senator O’Mara and Senator Helming pressed Serrano for details on the reported $268 billion budget deal, policy outcomes, revenue raisers, and whether local governments, schools, and rural health programs would receive certainty; Serrano said final budget bills were not yet in print and declined to speculate on unresolved issues. The extender passed 60-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity basketball team, the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team, and SUNY student Chriss-Ann Pryce. Members praised the teams’ state championships and Pryce’s academic and leadership achievements through the Educational Opportunity Program. The chamber then returned to legislation and passed a bill designating May 9 as Overdose Awareness Day in New York; Senator Fernandez said it recognized the harm of overdose and the need to continue funding harm reduction and recovery services. Additional bills passed included a statewide domestic violence lethality assessment measure, with Senators Murray, Rolison, Webb, and Ramos describing it as a tool to identify dangerous situations and prevent fatalities; a mental health insurance bill limiting step therapy/prior authorization for serious mental health medications, supported by Senator Fahy; and measures on education, real property tax, election law, general business law, kitchen incubator economic impacts, public buildings, state finance, and mental hygiene. Several bills drew recorded opposition, including the real property tax bill and the election law and general business law measures. The Senate concluded by adjourning until Monday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated legislative.

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• But we think about it as entering the markets and really, over time, winning us off the dependency on
• They don't have a modem or SIM card, but what they do is they depend on... ...have never been connected
• They don't have a modem or SIM card, but what they do is they depend on a CD-ROM to be inserted with
• And it's, or multiple thumb drives, depending on how many we buy, because I don't believe we'll be able

Bills: HB2809

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors, 1182, all

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• So, it sometimes takes the same day, just depends on their workload.
• There's, you know, hundreds of thousands of wells, so it depends on their workload.
• It depends on the circumstance.
• Whatever they might find, it depends on what we have the money to do something about, right?

Bills: SB1191, SB1314, SB1319, SB1333, SB1346, SB1439, SB1509, SB1510, SB1613

Keywords: SB1191, Oklahoma Energy Initiative Act, Oklahoma Low Carbon Energy Initiative Board, low carbon energy, clean energy, energy policy, renewable energy, board repeal, statutory repeal, administrative board, energy committee, natural resources, Oklahoma statutes, 17 O.S. 802.3, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention, regulatory compliance, SB1319

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• Depending on your school districts, or depending on your... Right?
• Depending on your school districts, or depending on your school district, there's what we call teacher

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K through 12 Committee met with a quorum and considered several education-related bills. SB 1036 on school counselors was amended with a technical clarification and reported favorably. SB 1136 on dental screenings for K-12 students was converted by delete-all amendment to place the screening definition in the School Health Services Act and align notice and parent-exemption procedures; it also passed favorably, with support noted from PTA and other witnesses. SB 920 on mathematics education was reported favorably after discussion of applied algebra courses tied to career pathways, while preserving Algebra I standards, the end-of-course exam, graduation requirements, and university admission eligibility. SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, which would give districts more flexibility on pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and advanced degrees, also passed favorably with broad support from educators and former school board members. The committee then approved SPB 7022, which reenacts and extends a public records exemption for classroom examination and assessment instruments through 2031 and expands coverage to district school boards and public schools. SB 464 on observance of Veterans Day in K-12 schools was reported favorably after extensive debate about whether schools should be closed or could instead hold Veterans Day programs; supporters emphasized statewide consistency and honoring veterans, while some members raised scheduling and instructional-day concerns. SB 538 on physical education and extracurricular participation was amended to establish standardized eligibility rules for public, private, virtual, and home education students, limit duplicate participation across schools, require annual participation in the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and leave coach compensation to district discretion; it was then reported favorably. SB 178 on athletics and public K-12 schools was amended to add a $15,000 annual cap on coach personal spending per team and was reported favorably after discussion about good-faith support for student-athletes, recruiting concerns, and the need for guardrails. A temporary postponement was announced for SB 430 on the oath of school personnel. At the end of the meeting, Senator Osgood recorded a favorable vote on SB 1036, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• fence, the shade trees were on the neighbor’s side, and he did not want to give those up because he depended
• Well, I didn't want to give those up because I depend on the shade for it. So we negotiated.
• Because I depend on the shade for it, so we negotiate.
• sometimes hoarding situations, mental health situations, and having criminal charges in those cases, depending

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• only presents wildfire risk but negatively impacts the natural plants and wildlife communities that depend
• We do depend on a variety of funding sources and multiple different trust funds are part of our management
• And public safety removals can be complicated and very expensive and cost can be can vary widely depending
• Yes, what varies and depends on the vessel in the situation.

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• My district heavily depends and has a heavy burden on hunger, and we've done so much in this legislature
• Some of the grocery stores are 90 percent dependent on SNAP sales.
• number that grocery store sales in the store are 90 down to 60% to 70% in areas, that's how heavily dependent
• filled because these are weekly, the state is doing it weekly, while the feds do it monthly, so it depends