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• It can restrict your location; it can be restricted by location, time, or identity. It can expire.
• It can be restricted by location, time, or identity.
• turn our inherent property rights into revocable government favors, privileges to be granted or stripped
• She argued the bill goes far beyond protecting property rights and strips Idaho cities and counties of

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• Proven safety countermeasures benefit all road users and can be used in specific high-risk locations
• And we also know that we should be setting aside funding for those targeted locations to really build
• locations across the state.
• So we're gonna look at that and say, let's not wait for that crash location to become a hotspot.
• Las Cruces is also one of those locations for those of you in this area.

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• That assumption is adjusted for the strip of wells, because that's what impacts this.
• That assumption is adjusted for the strip of wells, because that's what impacts of this.
• This is a picture of the subsoil that was stripped and ready to do construction on the left.
• They're located within our existing infrastructure. We circle the entire area around Bismarck.
• Everything is in the same location. We have a map that shows our facilities currently.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• And whereas Delta Sigma Theta currently has over 1,000 collegiate and alumni chapters located in the
• allowed them to go back in and continue to do strip mining.
• allowed them to go back in and continue to do strip mining.
• allowed them to go back in and continue to do strip mining.
• </c> to go back in and continue to do strip to go back in and continue to do strip mining.<01:15:07.040

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• In a similar vein, methane buildup and exposure is a serious concern in buildings located on or near
• In August of last year, specifically, while I was at one of our locations in the San Fernando Valley,
• So would the bill prevent a situation of having two supermarkets in sort of the same strip mall?
• the restrictions on co-location of grocery stores within a single strip mall.
• Thank you. ...located on Capitol grounds, in strong support. Thank you.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> follow and 20 24 50% of our Lo locates follow and 20 24 50% of our Lo locates were<00:20:02.039>
• </c> contractors they submit their locate contractors they submit their locate requests<00:24:48.440>
• </c> contractors utility owners locating contractors utility owners locating companies<00:43:15.359><
• </c> way to make sure that a bad locate way to make sure that a bad locate doesn't<00:48:34.400><c> turn

Bills: HF47 , HF335

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads

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• It's amazing what that can do because these are all located in the heart of our city, which is great
• It's amazing what that can do because these are all located in the heart of our city, which is great
• It's amazing what that can do because these are all located in the heart of our city, which is great
• </c><01:50:57.000><c> Is</c><01:50:57.040><c> that</c> for the next landfill location.
• Is that for the next landfill location.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Please register at one of the kiosks located behind the committee hearing room.
• Mobile tracking devices help law enforcement monitor suspect vehicles and pinpoint the locations where
• The victims are the accused when their privacy is stripped... ...justice, the victims are the accused
• , when their privacy is stripped without consent.
• We are located in El Paso County, where our Pueblo has existed since 1682.

Bills: SB693 , SB781 , SB836 , SB860 , SB906 , SB993 , SB1101 , SB1321 , SB1370 , SB1537 , SB1563 , SB1610 , SB1637

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.

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• It was located in our building, but we've moved across the street to a larger building at the corner
• Like Roadrunner, we also have a choice-based, no-cost grocery store that's located up in Española.
• We are going to be running multiple Saturday distributions in new locations like Tierra a Maria until
• We are at our home bases, but not usually at our satellite locations because we're moving pretty fast
• Are all of the animals boarded in one place, or is it different locations?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I stand before you today to oppose SB 1080, a bill that strips local governments of the...
• I stand before you today to oppose SB 1080, a bill that strips local governments of the ...to oppose
• SB 1080, a bill that strips local governments of their ability to manage growth responsibly and limits
• Chairman, I don't know the particulars of that particular process or project and whether or where it's located
• Obviously, there will be some things we got to strip out.

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1134, which would extend the use of qualified private providers in the building permit process to residential solar energy systems and certain single-trade inspections, and would allow computer-based plan review tools. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long solar permitting delays and lower costs. A late amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted, and after some discussion about local permitting problems and the need to work with municipalities, CS/SB 1134 was reported favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. The committee then took up SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would limit fee collection if verification is not completed. Members discussed whether the bill should include more flexibility and whether private providers are appropriate for this function, but the committee ultimately reported CS/SB 784 favorably. SB 1738, allowing counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in while maintaining current levels of service, was also reported favorably without significant opposition. Next, SB 1080 on local government land regulation was presented as a measure to speed up development permit and order approvals, limit repeated information requests, prevent hearing delays, and impose penalties for noncompliance. Local government testimony argued it would rush planning and weaken public input, while supporters called it common-sense streamlining. After debate, the bill was reported favorably, with several no votes. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members raised concerns about county budget timelines. Finally, the committee considered SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, programs, or policies, while carving out compliance with state and federal law and defining DEI-related terms. The amendment removed retroactivity and delayed the effective date, but members from both parties raised concerns about vague definitions, impacts on women- and minority-owned business programs, local commemorations, and the loss of attorney’s fees for prevailing counties. Public testimony was sharply divided, with many speakers opposing the bill as an attack on local control and inclusion, and a few supporting it as a merit-based standard. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition in debate and was not yet reported in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• </c><00:13:34.160><c> millions</c><00:13:34.800><c> of</c> same time that they stripped millions of same
• time that they stripped millions of Americans<00:13:35.760><c> of</c><00:13:36.000><c> their</c><00:
• Joe Rogan said that ICE agents are acting as quote villains, stripping away freedoms from Americans.
• </c> stripping away freedoms from Americans. stripping away freedoms from Americans.
• They are all located either in the suburbs or at Bowling Air Force Base.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That gives us what we call about a nine-to-one strip ratio.
• We've won that three times at this location.
• And he told me, based upon what the new strip ratios and how deep we can go and everything, he says we're
• And then it'll heat the water that is located at the drum, which is at the very top, where it comes into
• Jacobson, if a large-load customer is looking to locate in an area and they need to start their planning

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• If there were an adult facility in the physical world, a strip club, and a child wanted to take their
• Additionally, you would not take someone's clothes off in a strip club until you verified you had their
• This strips a judge's ability to evaluate individual cases. Thank you. ...apply them.
• This strips a judge's ability to evaluate individual cases.
• It modifies the location of the studies, and on page two it does identify the best, the most probable

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Uh that is located devices.
• </c><02:49:22.080><c> And</c> uh uh located on the digital device.
• And uh uh located on the digital device.
• To be clear, we have a search warrant to search these locations for child sexual abuse material.
• To be clear, we have a search warrant to search these locations for child sexual abuse material.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For California, that means tens of billions of dollars every single year stripped from our health care
• It imposes financing restrictions that strip billions in federal support, and it creates eligibility
• Each year, we provide more than half a million client visits across all of our programs and locations
• H.R. 1 will result in coverage losses for more than 2 million and will strip nearly tens of billions
• We cannot continue to say we are protecting our immigrant communities while at the same time stripping

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment. A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access. Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.

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• I am not sure where they're located, but they are not in New Mexico. But we're doing all.
• harm reduction methods, expanded harm reduction, started getting out more naloxone and fentanyl test strips
• reduction methods, expanded harm reduction, started getting out more naloxone, getting out fentanyl test strips

Bills: HB10 , HB12 , HB34 , SB130 , SM21

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district

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• Like, strip out the word climate, or strip out the word equity, that kind of stuff.
• always beat my friends in cars by the time they could figure out a parking space I'd already been on location

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Keywords: surface transportation, infrastructure reauthorization, bipartisan collaboration, safety, federal programs, funding challenges, bureaucracy, transportation needs, critical projects, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the development of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Discussions centered around key principles aimed at improving the safety and reliability of the transportation network, reforming federal programs for efficiency, and addressing the diverse transportation needs across various states. Members emphasized the importance of bipartisan collaboration to streamline processes, eliminate bureaucratic delays, and ensure timely funding for critical infrastructure projects. There were also notable conversations about specific projects and funding challenges, reflecting the urgency for action and commitment to modernizing America's infrastructure.

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• They'll have a receipt with all the information, who the company is, what the location is.
• Representative Speer said the senator mentioned that they are stripping out the alternative.
• The senator mentioned that the 5B version is stripped out, and you can expect that either yours—I call
• Sections 1 through 7 been stripped out.
• </c> have been stripped out. have been stripped out.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that... ...identify specific information from the research that you've done that is not currently located
• Later in that section, it notes that a blue ribbon project may be located on land with any future land
• They're completely stripped out of this.
• They're completely stripped out of this.
• in Miami-Dade, Each day across hundreds of schools located in Miami-Dade County, and hundreds of schools

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, many of them amended. Early action included PCS for CS for HB 639, which would expand an existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to all Floridians, tighten specialty plate rules for future applicants, require financial projections and reporting, and create several new specialty plates. After questions about Florida nexus requirements and a successful amendment adding a Florida Film Legacy plate, the bill was reported favorably 26-0. PCS for CS for HB 1169, limiting local governments’ use of excess building-code enforcement funds for construction of the code-enforcement building, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Florida Home Builders Association. The committee then approved HB 139, expanding whistleblower protections for state, local, and contract employees who file ethics complaints, with support from the Florida Commission on Ethics. PCS for HB 273, which would make special districts eligible for certain state and federal grants and direct pay options, passed 24-1 after testimony from both supporters and opponents. Members also approved CS for HB 1087, a public-records exemption for certain stablecoin issuer information, and CS for HB 1085, updating the local government cybersecurity grant program by moving it to Cyber Florida at USF, adding a sunset, and limiting consecutive awards. Several environmental and local-government transparency measures drew extended debate. CS for CS for HB 1417, a broad environmental bill, was amended to remove several provisions, retain others on the Environmental Regulation Commission, springs, solar facilities, Indian River Lagoon septic deadlines, and coastal resiliency partnerships, and then passed 24-0 amid mixed testimony from DEP, water management districts, and environmental advocates. CS for HB 1457, creating a framework for regional stormwater management systems and water quality enhancement areas, passed 24-0 after discussion of port impacts. CS for HB 1329, requiring local budgets to be posted earlier, retained longer, and made searchable, and adding a 10% budget-cutting exercise, passed 17-6 after strong opposition from local-government groups who argued it would be costly and duplicative. The committee also approved CS for HB 4091 creating a special district for stormwater and flood control in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and then took up CS for HB 995, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission and union-related procedures, including registration, dues disclosure, election rules, leave-time limits, and expedited bargaining over legislatively appropriated salary increases; that bill was still under questioning when the transcript ended.

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• In a similar vein, methane buildup and exposure is a serious concern in buildings located on or near
• In August of last year, specifically, while I was at one of our locations in the San Fernando Valley,
• And this was just one of 15 immigration enforcement actions that my organization at our locations had
• These legal barriers prevent another grocery store from coming into the location for decades.
• or allows for the restrictions on co-location of grocery stores within a single strip mall.

Summary: The committee heard several immigration-, health-, food access-, and tribal-rights-related bills. AB 1725 would require disclosure of oil wells near homes and sensitive sites and stronger methane monitoring; supporters described health and safety harms in communities near wells, while apartment, realtor, building, and chamber representatives opposed or sought amendments, arguing the bill should better target the responsible industry and fit existing disclosure processes. AB 1650 would require privately rented or leased vehicles used by government agencies for enforcement to be clearly identifiable and equipped with safety lighting; supporters, including immigrant-rights advocates and local officials, said unmarked vehicles create fear and confusion during ICE operations, while the chamber sought clarification and noted exemptions for ordinary undercover law enforcement. AB 1857 would prohibit grocery restrictive covenants that keep new supermarkets from opening after a store closes, with supporters framing it as a food-access and anti-hunger measure; grocers and retailers raised concerns but said amendments addressed many issues, and the committee moved the bill forward as amended to Appropriations on a recorded vote, with all members present voting aye except one absent member and the bill placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1876, which would codify federal health-care nondiscrimination protections in state law. Supporters from Equality California, Disability Rights California, Planned Parenthood, and other health groups said it would preserve coverage protections for LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and other protected classes amid federal rollbacks; opponents argued it would entrench gender-affirming-care standards and criticized the underlying medical framework. The bill passed to Appropriations on a recorded vote, with most members voting aye and one no vote, and was placed on call. AB 1908 would allow public entities to use judgment obligation bonds to finance self-funded victim compensation funds; Los Angeles County said the bill would fill a financing gap for faster compensation, and the committee advanced it on a recorded vote and placed it on call. AB 1881, the California Indian Freedom Act of 2026, would protect California tribes’ access to sacred sites and traditional practices on state public lands and require meaningful consultation; it drew extensive support from tribal leaders and Native organizations, while cities, counties, utilities, builders, and business groups were opposed unless amended, largely seeking clarification and narrowing. The bill was amended to focus on state public lands and passed to Appropriations on a recorded vote, then placed on call. Later, AB 2465 would bar businesses that profit from private detention facilities or contract with immigration-enforcement agencies from receiving state grants, loans, or tax credits and create an immigrant resilience fund. Supporters said the state should not subsidize businesses tied to immigration raids and detention; opponents, including the chamber, bankers, and contractors, raised vagueness and scope concerns, especially over what contracts would be covered. Members said they supported the concept but wanted the bill tightened, and it passed to Revenue and Taxation on a recorded vote with one no vote and was placed on call. The committee then heard AB 2662, which would create a formal state process to monitor and report on federal immigration enforcement actions and their impacts; supporters from legal aid and health centers said raids have chilled access to work, schools, clinics, and naturalization, and the bill was presented as a modest accountability measure. The transcript cuts off before any vote on AB 2662. The committee also approved a consent calendar of several bills and resolutions, sending some to Appropriations and others to the floor.