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• National data show construction workers have some of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation.
• It would add the ability-to-pay provision as a mandatory consideration for firefighters, Department of
• from public disclosure the name and address of employees provided to the Employment Security Department
• from the public disclosure the name and address of employees provided to the Employment Security Department
• Because I see in the bill that you’re required to use a Department of Labor and Industries-approved third-party

Bills: SB6053 , SB6134 , SB6147 , SB6106 , SB6045 , SB6135 , SB6128 , SB6282 , SB6068 , SB6303 , SB6290

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6053, domestic workers, domestic worker rights, labor protections, minimum wage, overtime, private household employment, nanny, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener, household manager, wage theft, retaliation, anti-discrimination, immigration status, privacy rights

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• That's the Department of Economic Security.
• Madam Chair, Members, House Bill 2728 continues the Arizona Department of Economic Security for four
• of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• All of that is not even an option to request off of. It is not even an option to request off of.
• of issues.

Bills: HB2408 , HB2434 , HB2725 , HB2728 , HB2729 , HB2730 , HB2731 , HB2732 , HB2733

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: nursing board, regulatory actions, disciplinary actions, expungement, healthcare professionalism, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation

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• The root cause of all of those things is typically that, begin with, the root cause of all of those things
• of it.
• The excused officer must remain at least 35 miles away, and the Department of Public Safety must establish
• The excused officer must remain at least 35 miles away, and the Department of Public Safety must establish
• a protective detail to protect at least 35 miles away, and the Department of Public Safety must establish

Bills: SB1246 , SB1338 , SB1428 , SB1443 , SB1501 , SB1566 , SB1571 , SB1645 , SB1646 , SB1663 , SB1688 , SB1805 , SB1808 , SB1825 , SCR1023 , SCR1029 , HB2079 , HB2080 , HB2130 , HB2239 , HB2324 , HB2375 , HB2610 , HB2619 , HB2620 , HB2716 , HB2745 , HB2749 , HB2837 , HB2857 , HB2968 , HB4064 , HB4066 , HB4087 , HB4130 , HCR2048 , HCR2058

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

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• The Washington State Department of Transportation may grant a franchise to a utility to place its facilities
• For those that aren't as nerdy yet on transportation, the TIFIA loan program is part of the Transportation
• We look forward to seeing many of you in Senate Transportation soon.
• of Transportation.
• But in the transportation world, it's not a frequent term of a bond. Thanks.

Bills: SB6148

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance

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• housing, high costs of food, diapers, and transportation.
• This was comments from the Department of Health clarifying duties and stipulations to kind of make my
• And inter-facility transports are a big part of that rural health care service.
• And inter-facility transports are a big part of that rural health care service.
• some of our rural hospitals where often they use ARNPs and PAs to staff their emergency departments,

Bills: HB2261 , HB2283 , HB2425 , HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2122 , HB2152

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, transparency, patient communication, credentials, professional standards, medical loss ratio, insurance, health plans, cost management, nursing delegation, registered nurse, RN, home care aide, nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, CNA, medical assistant, home health, hospice, community-based care

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• fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to the Department of Economic Security for reimbursement rate increases
• To the Department of Economic Security for reimbursement rate increases for home and community-based
• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1125 requires the Department of Child Safety to annually make efforts
• The bill also includes noticing and informed consent requirements and allows the Department of Health
• I was told by the Department of Health that they don't want it because they don't consider an assisted

Bills: SB1001 , SB1011 , SB1016 , SB1052 , SB1072 , SB1100 , SB1112 , SB1113 , SB1116 , SB1118 , SB1120 , SB1121 , SB1122 , SB1123 , SB1124 , SB1125

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, medical examiners, sudden infant death, autopsy protocols, forensic pathology, public health, religious exemption, employment practices, COVID-19 vaccination, accommodation, discrimination, assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent

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• to the needs of the residents of our state at this time.
• If confirmed, my leadership at the Department of Health will be guided by these three commitments to
• The Department of Health has two pillars: strengthening the governmental public health system and supporting
• If confirmed, I intend to ensure both sides of the department receive my focused attention and my leadership
• is contracted with the Department of Health for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program.

Bills: SB5899 , SB6292 , SB6094 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5933 , SB6138 , SB5823 , SB6210 , SB5921 , SB6226 , SB6159 , SB5924 , SGA9291 , SGA9307

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, health care, financing, legislative committee, joint committee, policy management, pediatric care, transitional services, healthcare, licensing, children's health, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• This amendment supports the functions of the office of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes.
• say—participate in the Employees Retirement Systems of Alabama upon the same terms and conditions as
• Let's see, members of the governing body of the city of Montgomery...
• How are the other employees of the city of Montgomery currently treated?
• A couple of things.

Bills: SB208 , SB216 , HB187

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: Montgomery, retirement system, employees, constitutional amendment, city council, retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312

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• inappropriate forms of contact, including sexual contact, and the Arizona Department of Education, or
• inappropriate forms of contact, including sexual contact, and the Arizona Department of Education, or
• with the Arizona Department of Education, such as the number of complaints for evaluation denials, eligibility
• Arizona Department of Education must prescribe the format of the annual financial report and summary
• Arizona Department of Education must prescribe the format of the annual financial report and summary

Bills: SB1004 , SB1424 , SB1497 , SB1507 , SB1572 , SB1684 , SB1711 , SB1741 , SB1754 , SB1763 , SB1798 , SCR1012 , SCR1041 , SCR1051

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• They provided me a Department of Defense letter saying that they do Department of Defense work, which
• that was supported otherwise by the Department of Defense...
• Department of Justice, and Department of Education.
• The Department of Defense in January started a program to review all of their grants, right?
• Chair, members, the strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1634 requires the Department of Transportation

Bills: SB1003 , SB1060 , SB1134 , SB1275 , SB1327 , SB1429 , SB1618 , SB1634 , SB1654 , SB1803 , SCR1002 , SCR1005 , SCR1023 , SCR1027

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, voter registration, temporary absence, absentee voting, residency, military voters, overseas voters, election law, Arizona Revised Statutes, political signs, campaign materials, public safety, municipal regulation, veterans

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2857 allows the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and
• The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry may dispose of any physical copies
• Members, what this bill simply does, it provides more efficiency for the Department of Corrections.
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2440 allows the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2440 allows the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation

Bills: HB2109 , HB2168 , HB2198 , HB2226 , HB2415 , HB2440 , HB2665 , HB2805 , HB2811 , HB2825 , HB2857 , HB2874 , HB2966 , HB4067 , HB4117 , HCR2001 , HCR2016 , HCR2051

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• There are a lot of different kinds of residential uses, just as there are a lot of different kinds of
• the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a state homeowner assistance
• At least 90% of the money in the account is to be used by the Department of Commerce to provide grants
• Stone testifying on behalf of both the Department of Commerce and the Governor’s Office in support of
• Under the bill, the Department of Commerce is directed to contract with the Washington State Housing

Bills: SB6018 , SB6026 , SB6027 , SB6028 , SB5937 , SB5938

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: housing, finance, commission, state funding, affordable housing, residential development, zoning reform, mixed-use zoning, commercial zones, Growth Management Act, GMA, state preemption, local land use, development regulations, ground-floor retail, ground-floor commercial, permit waiver, waiver process, density, urban growth area

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• the Department of Labor and Industries.
• So I understand we disagree about much of the role of the department, and we'll continue to do our best
• Tammy Fallon, on behalf of the Department of Labor and Industries, we would be responsible... ...we would
• If the city of Seattle declines, or any local jurisdiction declines enforcement, then the department
• For example, the Department of Labor is called out.

Bills: SB6045 , SB6188 , SB6053 , SB5852

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: agriculture, collective bargaining, labor relations, public employment, agricultural employees, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training, asbestos certification, asbestos worker, asbestos supervisor, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, rulemaking authority, occupational safety, workplace safety, hazardous materials, abatement, encapsulation, removal

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• The time-sensitive emergencies repository consists of the current data set that the Department of Health
• But what’s happened in the interim is work with the Department of Health, the American College of Emergency
• this challenge that a couple of years earlier the Department of Health had eliminated the geographical
• You've heard credible reports of sharply increased out-of-state demand after the Department of Health
• My name is Ramito Cantu, Office Director for the Office of Health with the Department of Health.

Bills: HB1812 , HB2232 , HB2250 , HB2340 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure

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• The Department of Natural Resources would provide admin support.
• I'll just say that in terms of leadership here in this state in 2025, your Department of Ecology and
• the Department of Agriculture and directs the department to develop a statewide food security strategy
• the Department of Agriculture and directs the department to develop a statewide food security strategy
• As a reminder, part of the reason that we are seating this authority in the Department of Agriculture

Bills: HB2275 , HB2238

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum

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• A statute of limitations clause is added, barring claims challenging the validity of the scholarship
• A statute of limitations clause is added, barring claims challenging the validity of the scholarship
• All those in favor of the adoption of Amendment Ross 110, please say aye. Aye.
• out of the WE account of higher ed.
• Many millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars, out of the higher education account because

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• Me. >> Me that I have to take care of. >> Yes. >> So, when you're doing the body?
• So you need a bill also to get rid of that from equipment to the box. >> Correct.
• </c><00:15:45.839><c> And</c><00:15:46.079><c> then</c> as a condition of permitting.
• And then as a condition of permitting.
• All in favor of the amendment say I. >> All opposed. >> Ayes have it.

Bills: HB610 , HB620 , HB582 , HB610 , HB620 , HB582

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: state bank, public bank, government funds, financial services, constitutional amendment, tax abatements, international headquarters, publicly traded companies, economic incentives, Alabama tax reform, social-emotional learning, education policy, parental consent, K-12 education, teacher training, student surveys, disciplinary action, automatic renewal, consumer protection, cancellation policy

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• We have a lot of corporations here in Alabama already.
• And we've—it’s a term of art that we'd kind of be creating here in Alabama, but it's in essence an individual
• The regulating authority would be the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the Department of Industries
• Farmers and processors who have been fully licensed by the Alabama Department of Agricultural and Industries
• the day of what we could do in the state of Alabama on a resource.

Bills: HB1

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• Department came up with a map of sites in the state that is conducive to recharge because of soils and
• Department came up with a map of sites in the state that is conducive to recharge because of soils and
• Department came up with a map of sites in the state that is conducive to recharge because of soils and
• The speaker asked whether ADWR is capable of doing all of that and whether that means the department
• And it used to be... ...used to be housed out of the State Land Department, yes ma'am.

Bills: HB2024 , HB2053 , HB2097 , HB2116 , HB2117

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: water infrastructure finance authority, WIFA, water supply development, snowpack augmentation, cloud seeding, water augmentation, water financing, water infrastructure, Arizona water law, water conservation, groundwater recharge, stormwater recharge, reclamation and reuse, water rights, water supply projects, public-private partnership, long-term water augmentation fund, water provider, desalination, drought mitigation

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• of Transportation to notify utility owners of projects and seek federal funding for utility relocation
• I am the state utilities manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation.
• of Transportation.
• This included a recommendation that Commerce and the Department of Transportation partner to adopt standards
• I write a check every year to the Department of Treasury for my usage.

Bills: SB5750 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: electric vehicles, charging fees, state facilities, sustainability, infrastructure, regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance