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• violated both federal law and the U.S.
• Because, as everyone who spoke here today mentioned, while federal regulations cover federal elections
• There are penalties under state and federal law.
• I assume that's why you are bifurcating; you're saying, well, we can't trump federal law, but federal
• And they're not just given a federal ballot.

Bills: HB2442 , HB3697 , HB4288 , HB5256 , HB5337 , HB5362 , HJR161

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• level, is it happening at the federal level?
• So there is federal statute. It's called the Federal Report Act.
• So the... ...federal government uses to move information.
• My guess is, from a national perspective, federal perspective, the federal agencies that have a play
• But from a federal perspective, I'm not sure if a DOD or a federal agency is considering North Dakota

Committee: Joint Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee

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• The last time we had a federal disaster was the 2012 flooding event.
• There, plus all of the federal disasters.
• work on federal land.
• And we just lost the 30% federal tax credit.
• So the Carlsbad project is a federal reclamation-run project. that provides water for the Carlsbad Irrigation

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• denying the tax exemption to residential developments for taxes imposed by Water Conservation, Reclamation

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• You mentioned the federal government.
• And that is our Bureau of Reclamation, which manages the federal water project that intertwines with
• And would the state end up sharing our data with the federal government so the federal government can
• Additionally, the federal funding...
• Additionally, the federal funding landscape and uncertainties surrounding the consolidation of federal

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• </c> of Reclamation. of Reclamation.
• Herman is constrained by that agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.
• Some may not even be involved with the Bureau of Reclamation as well.
• . requirement from Bureau of Reclamation.
• Karen Clark with the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation.

Committee: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

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• and private organizations state federal and private organizations we<00:11:36.480><c> also</c><00:11
• The West Maui Greenway also received over $15 million in federal funding.
• You know, we've worked a lot with the state and the federal government.
• </c> lot with the state and the federal lot with the state and the federal government<00:55:56.680><c
• I did talk to our federal delegation on possibilities for federal funding, grant funding, but that's

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• In the nation, second really only to the federal government.
• Some of these were delayed, some due to the government shutdown because there are some federal funds
• The military department is not normally involved with federal bases.
• Again, these are our federal dollars; they could be better spent.
• That's the federal government's unfortunate role.

Bills: HB3257 , HB3176 , HB3544 , HB3619 , HB3546 , HB1782 , HB2293 , HB4358 , HB3081 , HB3983 , HB3790 , HJR1023 , HB4139 , HB3297 , HB3041 , HB3673 , HB4105 , HB3338 , HB3048 , SR33 , SCR21 , SCR20 , HB4030 , HB4031 , HB4032 , HB4034 , HB4036 , HB4037 , HB4038 , HB4040 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4043 , HB4045 , HB4046 , HB4047 , HB4048 , HB4044 , HB4050 , HB4051 , HB4052 , HB4053 , HB4054 , HB4056 , HB4057 , HB4071 , HB4065 , HB4067 , HB4072 , HB2992 , HB4338 , HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

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• </c> federal tax cuts. federal tax cuts.
• </c> Uh federal funding cuts. Thank you. Uh federal funding cuts. Thank you.
• </c> cut because of the federal government. cut because of the federal government.
• </c> federal amounts, the AGI, the federal federal amounts, the AGI, the federal AGI,<01:01:11.480><c
• </c> should be at the federal level. should be at the federal level.

Bills: HB2459 , HB1616 , HB1799 , HB1604 , HB1732 , HB1736 , HB1931 , HB772 , HB2153 , HB2122 , HB2009 , HB2012 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB2397 , HB2398 , HB1596 , HB2233 , HB1976 , HB1563 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1851 , HB1941 , HB2037 , HB1635 , HB2201 , HB1943 , HB1163 , HB2452 , HB2429 , HB2148 , HB2306 , HB2007 , HB2049 , HB2616

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• It specifies that income excluded from federal AGI, including tribal treaty income, is also exempt from
• federal law.
• Our federal tax system is set up specifically one section up for agriculture.
• Let's go with the federal limit and make everybody feel good about giving. Senator Peterson.
• And actually, the federal government has gotten rid of the tax or the marriage penalty.

Bills: SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent

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• you all know, due to the supremacy clause, if the federal government wants to enact anything federally
• on federal land, they have the right to do so.
• That we classify it federally about what civil violations are.
• This is about saying to the federal government, we...
• We don't want to lose that federal funding. So, Mr.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HB9 , SB2 , SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• had a total of a little over 40 calls for assistance from various agencies from state, local, and federal
• Additionally, they are wrapping up website updates ahead of next week's federal accessibility standards
• covers employee credentialing and training requirements, third-party vendor standards, and land reclamation

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• President of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation
• It's consistent with our constitutional framework and federal child welfare law and ensures that judicial
• It's consistent with our constitutional framework and federal child welfare law and ensures that judicial
• .. ...section 16-205, conditions under which termination may be granted, and there are, you know, federal

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• Now, you know, because the federal government turned its back on us, you know how this got $80 million
• Department of Conservation and Energy to study the need for enactment of gravel service mining, reclamation
• Request Department of Conservation Energy, study the need for enactment of gravel service mining, reclamation

Bills: HR308 , HR309 , HR310 , HR311 , HR312 , HR313 , HR314 , HR315 , HR316 , HR317 , HR318 , HR319 , HR295 , HR296 , HR297 , HR298 , HR299 , HR300 , HR301 , HR302 , HR303 , HR304 , HR305 , HR306 , HR307 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR117 , SCR71 , SCR72 , SCR73 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR273 , HR276 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR113 , HCR114 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , HB255 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB295 , SB433 , HR179 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , HR252 , HR253 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB74 , HB108 , HB956 , HB1085 , HB1137 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1199 , SB268 , SB283 , HB782 , SB149 , HR84 , HB646 , HB998 , SB56 , SB163 , SB197 , SB97 , SB326 , SB341 , SB518 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HR168 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB441 , SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy

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• Federal efforts alone are not enough.
• It's called federalism.
• This common sense legislation creates a federal task force to work with states to recover unspent federal
• Federal Federal investigators are still actively pursuing hundreds of pandemic fraud cases.
• Congress stepped in with a federal backstop. Congress stepped in with a federal backstop.

Bills: HCR108 , HB3300 , HB7128 , HB7757 , HB7305 , HB7266 , HB7258 , HB7257 , HB3350 , HB4662 , HB5347 , HB8873

Keywords: HCR108, H. Con. Res. 108, War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, Lebanese Armed Forces, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, military withdrawal, troop removal, concurrent resolution, Congressional war powers, executive war powers, foreign policy, Middle East, diplomatic facilities, security cooperation, cease hostilities, military engagement, war authorization, non-authorization of force

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• <c> high-quality</c> federal investment supports high-quality federal investment supports high-quality
• Simply put, federal preemption in aviation dictates that federal law preempts state law regarding aviation
• Simply put, federal preemption in aviation dictates that federal law preempts state law regarding aviation
• </c> communities from ICE and from federal communities from ICE and from federal actions.<01:39:39.960
• </c><01:41:58.160><c> agents</c> because they don't trust federal agents because they don't trust federal

Bills: HF3373 , HF4449 , HF3486 , HF4180 , HF4227 , HF2505

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• policy organization that works to promote gold, silver, and sound monetary policy at the state and federal
• The idea is that we should be proactive whenever there are substantial changes in the federal tax...
• It does call on the governor, whoever that might be, in a... ...scenario where the change to the federal
• So I think there's a lot that goes into it: decisions made at the federal level, decisions made here,
• So I don't think we can say a blanket statement that, you know, the federal government brought these

Bills: HB2091 , HB2140 , HB2320 , HB2384 , HB2398 , HB2502 , HB2780 , HB2918 , HB2939 , HB2950 , HB2999 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4029

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds, retirement, Arizona State Retirement System, elected officials, return to work, benefits

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• permitting preemptions in the bill, we have some concerns on how that might interplay with NFIP and federal
• permitting preemptions in the bill, we have some concerns on how that might interplay with NFIP and federal
• in the bill analysis about where, you know, we may be not requiring a permit that may run foul of federal

Bills: S0218 , S0380 , S0936 , S0948 , S0962 , S0984 , S1020 , S1180 , S1434 , S1444 , S1612

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: land use, disaster recovery, local government, federal assistance, Hurricane relief, legal notices, public accessibility, government transparency, digital publication, government agencies, temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, affordable housing, land development, starter homes, local government regulations, housing shortage

Summary: The committee took up a broad agenda of local government, land use, housing, and public notice bills. It reported favorably SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments, SB 1180 creating a recall process for community development district board members and adding related CDD provisions on synthetic turf and compact urban mixed-use districts, SB 936 on temporary door locking devices, CS/SB 380 expanding options for publishing legal notices, SB 962 clarifying that the Live Local zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture farms and farm operations, SB 1444 on state preemption involving religious gatherings, private clubs, and certain permitting issues, SB 218 narrowing hurricane-related land-use protections to affected counties, SB 1020 regulating chickee huts, and SB 1434 creating a redevelopment framework for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties. Several of these bills were amended before passage, including SB 1180, SB 380, and SB 948. Testimony was mixed on the more controversial measures. Supporters of SB 984 said the bill clarifies benefits for firefighters diagnosed with occupational cancer. On SB 380, the Florida Press Association and Common Cause opposed shifting legal notices away from newspapers and warned that publication would become more fragmented and harder to find, while the sponsor argued the bill would save money and reflect digital practices. SB 1444 drew support from Florida Family Voice on religious freedom grounds, but the Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties warned that the bill was broad, undefined in places, and could create unintended consequences for local zoning, parking, and permitting. SB 1434 on redevelopment of environmentally impacted land drew support from housing advocates but opposition from counties and cities, which said it would bypass local development review and could allow overdevelopment. The committee also heard substantial testimony on SB 948, which would create a statewide framework for starter-home and lot-split regulations in residential areas. Supporters, including housing advocates, a Gainesville city commissioner, and an urban economist, said local regulations have constrained housing supply and that the bill would help produce more starter homes. Opponents, including the Florida Association of Counties, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and the Florida League of Cities, argued it would function as a statewide zoning code, reduce local planning authority, and create infrastructure and litigation concerns. The bill was amended and then laid over for further consideration after extensive debate and public comment.

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• Agency has actually identified kratom as a drug of concern, yet it remains totally unregulated at the federal
• session with a bad budget, and so I do wonder how other states are managing to do the labeling if the federal
• Sunday following the first day of the strike, provided the strike is not found to be prohibited by federal
• In the past, we have talked about pausing them until federal legalization occurs.

Bills: SB6196 , SB6204 , SB6195 , SB5882 , SB6134

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: kratom, taxation, regulated substances, health safety, state revenue, cannabis, marijuana, home grow, home cultivation, personal cultivation, adult use cannabis, recreational marijuana, 21 and older, controlled substances, RCW 69.50, Liquor and Cannabis Board, LCB, plant limits, cannabis possession, cannabis concentrates

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• receipts, federal funds appropriated, and plans for operating the agency if the federal funding is reduced
• :51.040><c> plans</c> federal funds appropriated, and plans federal funds appropriated, and plans for
• </c> for operating the agency if the federal for operating the agency if the federal funding<00:14:53.600
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• </c> amount of state and federal amount of state and federal appropriations<00:15:11.680><c> by</c><00

Bills: HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178 , HB3 , HB116 , HB165 , HB178

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice