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• With that, I move to concur on Senate Bill 7.
• 23 of the House Amendments, amending Section 14.103 Government Code, and substitutes therefore Section
• 20 of the Senate version of the bill amending Section 8.
• Section 20 of the Senate version.
• Section 23.

Bills: SJR27 , SB7 , SB27 , SB57 , SB66 , SB140 , SB293 , SB413 , SB437 , SB467 , SB506 , SB510 , SB512 , SB571 , SB710 , SB785 , SB800 , SB850 , SB863 , SB865 , SB904 , SB905 , SB973 , SB974 , SB1191 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1494 , SB1504 , SB1522 , SB1567 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1723 , SB1760 , SB1838 , SB1923 , SB1946 , SB1957 , SB1964 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2221 , SB2321 , SB2368 , SB2373 , SB2407 , SB2431 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2615 , SB2807 , SB2965 , SB2986 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3070 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB21 , SB30 , SB37 , SB260 , SB268 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB509 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1198 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1540 , SB1566 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB1833 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2155 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2601 , SB2753 , SB2778 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB145 , HB300 , HB493 , HB2011 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2525 , HB2885 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB5138 , HB5246 , HB40 , HB46 , HB 119 , HB705 , HB1545 , HB2017 , HB2963 , HB3642 , HB3909 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB 1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB 112 , HB 104 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2399 , HB 111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB 123 , HB5606 , HB 1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59 , SR695 , SCR54 , HCR153 , HCR166 , HCR168 , SJR27 , SB7 , SB57 , SB66 , SB140 , SB293 , SB413 , SB437 , SB467 , SB506 , SB510 , SB512 , SB571 , SB710 , SB785 , SB800 , SB850 , SB863 , SB865 , SB904 , SB905 , SB973 , SB974 , SB1191 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1504 , SB1522 , SB1567 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1723 , SB1760 , SB1838 , SB1923 , SB1946 , SB1957 , SB1964 , SB2167 , SB2221 , SB2321 , SB2368 , SB2407 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2615 , SB2807 , SB2965 , SB2986 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3070 , HB40 , HB 119 , HB705 , HB1545 , HB2017 , HB2963 , HB3642 , HB3909 , SB17 , SB21 , SB509 , SB1198 , SB1506 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB2601 , SB2778 , HB300 , HB2011

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• I will submit written comments in detail, so today I'm going to use my time to address Sections 7 and
• I will submit written comments in detail, so today I'm going to use my time to address Sections 7 and
• SEIA strongly supports Section 7, which would tighten up the siting timelines.
• I think we could do Section 5 without doing Sections 6, 7, and 8, but I'm just hypothesizing that.
• And then Sections 7 and 8 deal with interconnection.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of energy bills, with much of the discussion focused on offshore wind, battery storage, solar, nuclear study proposals, and a bill to redefine clean energy. Several Barnstable-area legislators and witnesses raised concerns about offshore wind transmission infrastructure near neighborhoods, beaches, and drinking water supplies, and supported bills to create a special commission and increase local input and oversight. In contrast, environmental, consumer, labor, and clean energy groups strongly backed offshore wind expansion bills, arguing that offshore wind lowers long-term costs, improves winter reliability, reduces fossil fuel dependence, supports jobs and local supply chains, and should include wildlife protections, labor standards, and community benefits. Some witnesses and committee members noted that parts of the offshore wind legislation overlap with the Governor’s energy affordability bill, and asked for clarification on which provisions were new versus duplicative. The committee also heard testimony on battery storage and solar legislation. Two student witnesses and several industry representatives supported a bill to study grid battery storage, saying storage can reduce outages, lower peak prices, and improve grid resilience during extreme weather. Witnesses from solar and storage companies supported a broader clean energy transition bill that would expand storage procurement, create a retail-style storage program for distributed batteries, set a 10-gigawatt solar target by 2035, and streamline siting and interconnection. Committee members pressed witnesses on whether these provisions were already included in the Governor’s affordability bill and asked for a section-by-section breakdown of what was new. One witness also urged allowing developers to bond interconnection payments to reduce financing costs. Another major topic was a bill defining clean energy, especially whether existing pumped-storage hydropower should qualify for subsidies or be excluded. Supporters of the bill argued that existing pumped storage should not receive additional ratepayer subsidies because it is already built, can have environmental impacts on rivers and ecosystems, and could cost ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Opponents said pumped storage is an important reliability resource and should remain eligible. The committee also heard testimony on nuclear-energy study bills: some witnesses supported creating a commission to examine nuclear power as a reliable, carbon-free option, while others opposed nuclear study bills and argued that nuclear is costly, unsafe, and inconsistent with the state’s clean energy goals. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Moving now to page 7. Page 7 is... items not included in the recommendations.
• It's gonna be section 3.04 schedule of exempt positions. Section 3.04? Yes.
• Turning to page 7, continuing section 3 on page 7. seven. Item number three, federal funds.
• On page 9, continue with item number 7. Item number 7 is a sentence...
• Turning to page 6 and continuing with section 3. Item number 7, MEXFLI program increase.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:

• So a serious violent offense on page 7, subparagraph 4.
• The bill, however, took on a life of its own and added a section 12 as well as 4 other sections.
• This is in the definition section, you're also with me there?
• You know, you study for one section of the test and then pass one section a year, and after 20 years,
• Which is what we're doing with this section.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• Page 73, section 7 begins a series of three sections that all were originally proposed in the governor's
• 7 begins a series of Page 73, section 7 begins a series of three<00:53:13.880><c> sections</c><00:53
• </c><00:58:21.200><c> 7,</c> section.
• Finally, on page 84, section 7, section.
• </c><01:04:06.000><c> 7,</c> Page 96, line five is section 7, Page 96, line five is section 7, appropriations

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• Page 149 changed to 71-02-04, section 7, clarifies the amount of the early retirement benefit just for
• Page 153, section 7 of 71-02-05 just reflects the updated public safety plan.
• Section 7 of 71-02-05 just reflects the updated public safety plan name and updates an erroneous citation
• The changes in Section 71-05-04, Section 3; 71-05-04, Section 4.1; Section 6; and Section 8 on pages
• Section 178, Section 178, second. Of within that plan.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.

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• Sections 5, 7, and 8, along with the revisor instruction at the end, are also included.
• that applies to two sections.
• Those changes are in sections 5 to 7 of that article. 5 to 7 of that article. Mr.
• Section 5 is. The state academies, and Section 6 is the Perpich Center.
• Section 7 modifies the requirements for the screeners that districts must administer and the uses of

Bills: HF1388

Committee: House Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving now to section three on page five.
• Page 7.
• Section two. Section two.
• Turning to page 7. Section 3a on page 7 includes a summary of federal funds. Turning to page 8.
• Continuing with Section 4.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• So in section 33-145, thank you.
• You may notice we're only addressing Section 1 right now, but there are other sections of this bill that
• Section 1 on administrator credentialing is what we're talking about, but Section 2 is on continuous
• So we just ask respectfully that 7-Eleven be amended to fix that issue in the second section of the bill
• Just to address that section two, don't we have a process here when bills that have conflicting sections

Committee: Senate Education

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• </c> section six. section six.
• </c><02:46:09.040><c> 7</c><02:46:09.360><c> gets</c><02:46:09.640><c> into</c> Uh the next page, section
• 7 gets into Uh the next page, section 7 gets into the<02:46:09.960><c> transfer</c><02:46:10.680><c>
• </c> Uh, the next page, section 7, gets into the transfer of firearms.
• On page 10, section 7 of the A4, line 24, this is in reference to the court issuing a search warrant

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• On page R11, House section 7, Senate article 9, section 5.
• On page R11, House section 7, Senate article 9, section 5.
• 4, sections 3, 4, 7, and 8.
• On R1, House section 9 and Senate section 7. These are the same.
• On R1, House section 9 and Senate section 7. These are the same.

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• Amending Section 67-802, Idaho Code, to revise the definition and to declare...
• Union, repealing Section 26, 2173 Idaho Code relating to corporate credit union, repealing Section 26
• credit union repealing section 26 2184 code relating to the Idaho Credit Union Act repealing section
• Housell 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766767-767-767-68, 69, 7-70, 7-771. 7668, 69, 70, 770, 771, 772, 773
• Gentleman from District 7, you yield? Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield.

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• House Bill 2102, an act amending sections 44-8901 and 48-...
• section 13-3904, relating to arrest.
• Article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3904, relating to arrest.
• , to transfer and renumber, and repealing section 37-1717-1-7-6, Arizona Revised Statutes, providing
• House Bill 2795 in Act of Mining Section 11, 812, Errors, Rice, Statute, Planey County Zoning.

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• ., and Fridays from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
• We currently provide 12 hours of fixed-route service during the week, operating from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays.
• Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. and the end at 10 p.m. on Saturdays.
• Our Section 5307 grant for 2025 was $2,176,599.

Summary: The committee met as a study subcommittee on fixed-route public transportation and first approved the December 11 minutes. It then heard detailed presentations from transit leaders in Grand Forks, Bismarck/Mandan, and Fargo about their systems, including route structures, paratransit service, ridership trends, fare changes, funding sources, fleet replacement needs, and operational challenges. Grand Forks described Cities Area Transit’s 17 routes, university shuttle service, expanded paratransit coverage, a 2025 fare increase, and rising costs for labor, fuel, parts, and new buses. Bismarck/Mandan’s Bisman Transit outlined its fixed-route and paratransit operations, recent service expansions approved for April 1, fare structure, ridership recovery since COVID, and major funding streams including mill levies, federal grants, and new local sales tax revenue. Fargo’s MATBUS representative emphasized the importance of continued state support for urban fixed-route transit. Members asked extensive questions about cost per ride, fare increases, school transportation, veteran service partnerships, app-based ticketing, local funding formulas, and whether ride-share or microtransit could replace fixed routes. Transit officials said fixed-route service remains essential because it provides reliable capacity, supports jobs and access to services, and preserves federal funding tied to public transit operations. They also said paratransit is costly but necessary for riders with disabilities, and that vehicle and maintenance costs have risen sharply. Minot’s transit superintendent added context on the state’s existing transit aid formula, explaining that it is weighted more toward rural and paratransit providers and that urban fixed-route systems are seeking a separate, dedicated funding source rather than changes to the current formula. The committee also heard public testimony from North Dakota Protection & Advocacy supporting both fixed-route and paratransit service for disabled riders, and from Minot staff on refurbished buses, CDL driver recruitment, and why the agency is not pursuing full electric buses. Near the end, members discussed whether to recommend additional state funding for the four urban fixed-route systems. A motion passed to have Legislative Council prepare a summary of the subcommittee’s activities for inclusion in the Government Finance Committee’s report to Legislative Management. Members then continued discussing possible recommendations, including a separate funding source for urban fixed-route transit and whether the four urban systems should meet to develop a proposed amount.

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• , by adding Section 41-334 relating to the Arizona Beef Council.
• to Article 7, relating to election requirements.
• Article 7, Constitution of Arizona, by adding Section 19 relating to election requirements.
• Members, Article 7, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution... Mr.
• Members, Article 7, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution already requires citizenship to vote in any

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• This is from House File 7.
• Sections 7 through 10 and 14 through 16 are from House File 1912 and modify hospital license conditions
• Sections 2, 7, and 8, 10, 12, and section 27 paragraph B are also governor initiatives to authorize a
• Section 1 is House File 337.
• Article 7 is the miscellaneous article. In this article, Sections 1 and 7 are from House File 862.

Bills: HF2435

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• Section 2 and 3 of the bill created a legal conflict with Section 1.
• There are bills and there are sections, whole sections of the code about contracting.
• Section...
• Section E of the law of your bill, section is here, the law includes the prohibition on concepts that
• I'm looking at section C.

Bills: SJR12 , SCR39 , SB7 , SB8 , SB27 , SB29 , SB125 , SB241 , SB371 , SB396 , SB406 , SB464 , SB568 , SB578 , SB608 , SB617 , SB660 , SB689 , SB693 , SB707 , SB731 , SB732 , SB763 , SB779 , SB836 , SB854 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB879 , SB906 , SB920 , SB921 , SB922 , SB942 , SB965 , SB985 , SB996 , SB1029 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1059 , SB1084 , SB1098 , SB1101 , SB1185 , SB1188 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1536 , SB1563 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1619 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1741 , SB1816 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1939 , SB2155 , SB2188 , SB2230 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB241 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB406 , SB985 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB1120 , SB541 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB125 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB507 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1029 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB1386 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1197 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB2065 , SB1371 , SB1394 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB7 , SB125 , SB578 , SB608 , SB617 , SB763 , SB836 , SB878 , SB906 , SB920 , SB942 , SB985 , SB1084 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1563 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1816 , SB1939 , SB406 , SB689 , SR327 , SR346 , SR351 , SR352

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• I'll just take you through this section, section 3.
• Section B2, where it's removed, and also on section 14.
• You had mentioned, and sorry if I get the terminology wrong, 7-OH or 7-hydroxy or what?
• I use a product that has less than 0.02 percent 7-OH. I'm not a fan of 7-OH.
• Also, video surveillance of voted ballots at Section 1.03 amends Section 126.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB510 , SB871 , SB1868 , SB2024 , SB2166 , SB2309 , SB2880 , SJR27 , SJR39 , SJR40 , SB 31 , SB 33

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• This is true reluctant opposition, because with one simple amendment, with the removal of Section 7,
• From our opinion, again, Section 7 simply doesn't belong. We would ask that you amend it out.
• Is Section 7 the section that prohibits an insurer from using wildfire risk as a disqualifying risk?
• Our remaining concern is limited to Section 7.
• Our remaining concern is limited to Section 7.

Bills: SB6178 , SB5831

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling, consumer protection, void and unenforceable, Washington insurance code, chapter 48 RCW, civil penalty

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• The first new section, section five, creates an intercollegiate sexual harm prevention council in order
• advisory council, and section 7 includes $21,000 for increased pdiums or pdeiums for...
• > section</c><00:16:03.360><c> five,</c> The first new section, section five, The first new section,
• </c><00:16:22.800><c> from</c><00:16:23.120><c> the</c> Section six of the additions from the Section
• </c><00:16:34.000><c> 7</c> bullying advisory council and section 7 bullying advisory council and section