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• I am in support of this bill and assisted in the drafting of it.
• It's not much of a question, more of a...
• A comment, I appreciate my conservative friend being in support of local control.
• of 450,000.
• Offering home delivery will also have the added value of reducing service lines at the county tax office

Bills: HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• Our office seeks one-time funding of $500,000 to complete the renovation of our Town Square Tower office
• other public law and the salaries of other public law offices. offices. offices.
• of our office, to On the non-legal side of our office, to meet<00:38:09.920><c> the</c><00:38:10.040
• </c> needs of our office.
• Uh we're proud of needs of our office.

Bills: HF2783 , HF2603 , HF2846 , HF2354 , HF1836 , HF2713 , HF1198 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• We have an Office of Inspector General in the city of Dallas.
• I understand that the within the confines of the Office of the Inspector General of Fraud Waste corruption
• For residents of the state, providing a civil penalty, providing a private cause of action. office of
• of a foreign nation. adversary in the United States.
• In the line of duty, 281 American peace officers died. in the line of duty.

Bills: HB2034 , HB2436 , HB3010 , HB3033 , HB3138 , HB3177 , HB3426 , HB3686 , HB3858 , HB4176 , HB4257 , HB4264 , HB4804 , HCR98

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• Before we begin our meeting, I want to remind everyone that the committee chair maintains control of
• The Office of Higher Education and Colleges are reporting that the roll out of applications may take
• </c><01:06:15.280><c> The</c><01:06:15.520><c> Office</c><01:06:15.839><c> of</c><01:06:16.000><c> Higher
• The Office of Higher bill language.
• The Office of Higher Education<01:06:16.720><c> and</c><01:06:16.960><c> Colleges</c><01:06:17.359><c

Bills: HF2358 , HF3496 , HF3504 , HF2169 , HF3440

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• So That's to me, that's kind of a it's kind of a moot point.
• And we had the director of our Up in my office yesterday, along with the deputy director of OMES, and
• the four of us sat down and talked about some of the concerns that we had.
• That's a lot of money.
• foreign adversaries.

Bills: HB4193

Committee: House State Powers

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversaries, national security, state contracts, compliance

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• And the largest bank we have is under $50 billion in assets, so less than half of what the bill requires
• of money.
• of $25.8 million.
• HB 2116 expands eligibility for OLERS to include commissioned or CLEET-certified officers of the Office
• I want to make sure we don't lose track of the rest of the agenda.

Bills: HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

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• of fossil fuel in the hopes of reaching their... ...the usage of any sort of fossil fuel in the hopes
• Some of these types of policies can actually attract funding into the state in the form of grants and
• recommendations of what to do. 43% to 48% of reduction in cost over that period of time.
• You can connect directly to the grid, and that's one of the sources of great strength of this country
• And then, of course, some of the inspection stuff.

Bills: S0558 , S1294 , S1468 , S1474 , S1682 , S1628

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: stormwater systems, environmental standards, municipal infrastructure, engineering certifications, local compliance, Florida Department of Transportation, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming, compost products, wastewater treatment, environment, sewage disposal, pollution control, reporting requirements

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• Are members of these types of foreign terrorist organizations authorized to be in the United States?
• Chairman of the committee. 3767 is just updating controlled dangerous substance at the request of Obn
• Well, with all of that, kind of got me kind of wondering too.
• They tell our officers this is just part of doing business, paying the $400 fine.
• Report information showing the offense date, time, general location, officer, and summary of what occurred

Bills: HB1322 , HB2015 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB2977 , HB2981 , HB3040 , HB3055 , HB3062 , HB3087 , HB3115 , HB3134 , HB3244 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3299 , HB3304 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB3345 , HB3407 , HB3471 , HB3497 , HB3500 , HB3505 , HB3544 , HB3581 , HB3648 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB3767 , HB3906 , HB3974 , HB3982 , HB4104 , HB4105 , HB4106 , HB4107 , HB4108 , HB4126 , HB4130 , HB4139 , HB4144 , HB4170 , HB4202 , HB4226 , HB4227 , HB4236 , HB4260 , HB4343

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• Nick Wonka, who is the director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in my office.
• </c><00:04:31.440><c> Fraud</c><00:04:31.760><c> Control</c> director of the Medicaid Fraud Control director
• No, so the size of state Medicaid Fraud Control Units are determined in part by the size of the state
• or if it gets the attention of my office.
• And it gets the attention of my office.

Bills: HF2354 , HF3621 , HF3429 , HF3483

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

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• Chair, members of the committee.
• SB 251 is the same bill that this committee passed out of his House bill and kind of changed.
• is their line of credit.
• </c> advantage of not not charging consumers. advantage of not not charging consumers.
• </c> and and carry this piece of legislation. and and carry this piece of legislation.

Bills: SB277 , HB395 , HB482 , SB251 , HB513

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up

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• Disinformation activities comprise a complete vision of information control and service of regime change
• the three D's of our foreign policy of defense, diplomacy, and development and seen that in action.
• There was a tenure of office act that was passed, and it said that he couldn't even fire members of his
• separated from U.S. foreign policy or at least from the soft power part of it.
• Has been out of control for decades. There's no shortage of questionable U. S. A. I. D. Projects.

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• Pledge of allegiance, introduction of doctor and nurse of the day, direction of previous day's journal
• Once again, a lot of last couple of weeks a lot of talk, a lot of work with them, highly talented people
• The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency looked at the healthcare authority and.
• That's not the intent of any of this.
• Because the one piece of it also, the tribal native languages we count as a foreign language.

Bills: SB1090 , SJR49 , SB633 , HR1059 , SB650 , SB2063 , SB122 , SB1614 , SB1884 , SJR52 , SJR53 , HJR1101 , SJR50 , HB3021 , HR1058 , SB514 , SB382 , HB3320 , SB740 , SB833 , SB2143 , SB1209 , SB244

Keywords: SB1090, Oklahoma Homeowner Repair Contract Protection Act, home repair, home solicitation contract, cooling-off period, right to cancel, consumer protection, contract rescission, certified mail cancellation, home solicitation sales, contractor regulation, home improvement scams, public finance, State Treasurer, Invest In Oklahoma, OCAST, venture capital, private equity, growth funds, direct investment

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• And that is the content of the A2. than the end of first quarter and you than the end of first quarter
• Um, for those who may not know, the state government finance budget bill funds the offices of the state
• One being from Chair Nash for the Office of the Legislative Auditor, and one being from Representative
• </c> effectively in the state of Minnesota. effectively in the state of Minnesota.
• </c> because of it. Thank you. Thank you. because of it. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: HF2783

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• It also has the support of DCR, support of the entire town of Groton.
• I would also point you to the testimony of Chris Kennedy, who was influential in helping me and my office
• I believe the long-term impact of a restriction will be to open up opportunities in the pest control
• So first you have a bucket from our pest control companies who buy 18-pound buckets or so of these poisons
• of a guardrail and improved erosion controls, which are presently outside of the right-of-way.

Bills: H5113 , H5076 , H4972 , H4917 , H4700 , S2896 , S2961 , S2933 , H5141 , H5140 , H5139 , S2877 , H3920

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: Marion Stoddart, riverwalk, J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Nashua River, Nashua River Watershed Association, Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, trail designation, state forest, conservation, environmental recognition, commemorative naming, signage, public lands, toxic pesticides, Eastham, environmental regulation, local control

Bills: SB893

Committees: House Rules , House Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight

Keywords: foreign land ownership, military protection, critical infrastructure, whistleblower rewards, state security

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• However, this is a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee to do America's business.
• sensitive data, the payment of foreign assistance and operating funds.
• He was the chair of the National Governors Association my first year in office and then also of the Southern
• And, in talking to the people there and observing kind of the flow of things coming into the office of
• But Muslim countries control 644 times the amount of land that Israel has.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Keywords: Israel, Hamas, Panama Canal, U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, diplomacy, Chinese influence

Summary: The committee meeting was focused on various key issues, including the implications of recent violence in the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy in relation to Israel and Panama. Members discussed the need for diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Israeli officials following the recent attack by Hamas. Governor Huckabee emphasized the importance of maintaining a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and reiterated the need for accountability for terrorist organizations involved in violent acts against civilians. Senators shared their concerns regarding the ramifications of U.S. actions in Panama and the presence of Chinese influence, highlighting the significance of the Panama Canal in terms of trade and security.

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• Members, this requests the State Law Institute to study the use and application of the term foreign with
• relative to the office of chief of police.
• the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission to the Office of Multimodal Commerce.
• the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission to the Office of Multimodal Commerce.
• for outstanding fines, penalties, and fees owed to the Office of Motor Vehicles.

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB221 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR58 , HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3 , HB2 , HB3 , SCR3 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR5 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR62 , HCR64 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR86 , HCR97 , HCR102 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB330 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB971 , HB1017 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB310 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB403 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB812 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1107 , SB29 , SB42 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB43 , SB149

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

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• lot AA that is to the west of the State Office Building's office building site.
• lot AA that is to the west of the State Office Building's office building site.
• west of the of the State and University west of the of the State Office<00:09:21.040><c> Building</c
• It is a current parking lot that's at the corner of Rice and University, west of the State Office Building
• ><c> or</c> some kind of asset management plan or some kind of asset management plan or program.<00:38

Bills: HF4680 , HF4047 , HF4590 , HF3757 , HF3569 , HF4507 , HF4426 , HF4927 , HF4788 , HF4757 , HF4747 , HF3561 , HF4014 , HF4013 , HF4689 , HF4766 , HF4589

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• These are substantially identical to what the Office of Motor Vehicles would require of you to get a
• But I... ...do believe option two and option three need to be voted at the Office of Registrar of Voters
• I will say this: this is not a condemnation of the fiscal office or any of the work they're doing through
• We do that in our office, each one of us. We're currently hiring.
• of our office.

Bills: HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• portfolio of assets.
• Ireland has a population of 5 million people. yet is the sixth largest source of foreign direct investment
• cadre of the men and women of the Foreign Service.
• And many of us have assets, many of us have liabilities. And I have liabilities... for sure.
• But I also like to think of my life in context that I've had a lot of assets.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Keywords: diplomatic nominations, foreign policy, ambassadors, U.S.-European relations, Bilateral relationships, security, trade

Summary: The meeting focused primarily on diplomatic nominations, featuring discussions about the implications of these roles on U.S. foreign policy. Notable was the introduction of nominees for key ambassadorial positions, including ambassadors to the Dominican Republic, France, and the Netherlands. Senator Shaheen emphasized the importance of U.S.-European relations, particularly in light of current global challenges, while other members voiced their concerns regarding the nominees’ qualifications and the impact on bilateral relationships. Public support for these nominations was evident, as was the committee's commitment to fostering stronger connections with allied nations, particularly in addressing security and trade issues.