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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/22/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Knowing that there are systems out there where actually anybody in the building who dials 911 can be
  • So earlier it came up about dialing 9-1-1.
  • If they do dial 9-1-1, if they're able to do that, that augments this whole process. It adds to...
  • So earlier it came up about dialing 9-1-1.
  • If they do dial 9-1-1, if they're able to do that, that augments this whole process.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Business, Trade & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if you remember those years, that was dial-up.
  • Because when you dialed up, the ticker started running.
  • Springer stated when you introduced the bill, CEMA was written nearly three decades ago in a dial-up
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And if you remember those years, that was dial-up.
  • got a bunch of spam and you wanted to see what was in the email, you had to pay, because when you dialed
  • Springer stated when you introed the bill, CEMA was written nearly three decades ago in a dial-up era
Summary: The Washington State Senate Committee on Business, Trade, and Economic Development waived the five-day notice rule to consider Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2274 and Engrossed House Bill 2294. The committee first heard HB 2274, which would modify the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act by requiring false or misleading subject lines to be knowingly false or misleading, and reducing statutory damages from $500 to $100 or actual damages, whichever is greater. Representative Springer and retail witnesses described the bill as a compromise reached with consumer lawyers, retailers, and the Attorney General’s office, intended to address a surge in lawsuits after a recent Supreme Court ruling while preserving consumer protections. Consumer advocates testified that they supported the compromise as a temporary step, while one consumer-side attorney objected to the bill’s text-message damages change, arguing it was unrelated to the email issue and could weaken existing protections. The committee held the public hearing open and did not take final action on the bill during the meeting. The committee then heard HB 2294, which prohibits private agreements that restrict real property from being used as a grocery store or pharmacy, declaring such negative use restrictions against public policy and unenforceable after the bill’s effective date, with exceptions for preexisting agreements and limited relocation scenarios. Representative Farivar said the bill was prompted by grocery and pharmacy closures and aimed to prevent property covenants from blocking replacement stores in underserved communities. Supporters from the Washington Food Industry Association and Northwest Grocery Retail Association said the bill would help independent grocers and communities, though the retail association asked for further language refinement for retail-center situations and noted the bill preserves some limited protections for existing investments. The committee took public testimony but did not vote on HB 2294 during the hearing. In executive session, staff briefed Substitute House Bill 2428, which requires insurers issuing individual life insurance policies to send lapse notices to policyholders and designated third parties. The committee then adopted a due pass recommendation and sent the bill to the Rules Committee. The motion passed by voice vote, with the bill passed subject to signatures.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission 1/22/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it seems like those are the three pivots that I can see or the three sort of dials to turn so to
  • Um, so, and you know, there are challenges with any of those dials.
  • that could be that the the the dials that could be turned<00:36:24.960><c> compared</c><00:36:25.280
  • to turn so to speak um compared to dials to turn so to speak um compared to what<00:37:08.640><c> we
  • Um, it seems like any of those dials.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires, if I'm reading this right, that if you tie a dial up, it has to be on a system. >> Uh, yes
  • right, that if you if I'm reading this right, that if you tie<00:10:24.160><c> a</c><00:10:24.320><c> dial
  • </c> tie a dial up, it has to be on a system. tie a dial up, it has to be on a system.
Bills: HB446 , HB446
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (05/21/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that this will provide the relief that's needed to ensure that when you pick up the phone, dial
  • I think that this will provide the relief that's needed to ensure that when you pick up the phone, dial
  • </c><00:14:57.600><c> up</c><00:14:57.760><c> the</c><00:14:57.920><c> phone,</c><00:14:58.320><c> dial
  • </c><00:14:58.639><c> 911,</c><00:14:59.440><c> someone</c> you pick up the phone, dial 911, someone
  • you pick up the phone, dial 911, someone shows<00:15:00.000><c> up.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (02/13/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Carpenters and Building Trades are on speed dial.
  • The Carpenters and Building Trades are on speed dial.
  • The Carpenters and Building Trades are on speed dial.
  • The Carpenters and Building Trades are on speed dial.
  • The Carpenters and Building Trades are on speed dial.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm old enough that my kid was on a dial-up modem and got censored on one of IBM's student sites back
  • Yeah, I remember the dial-up days, too. Yes. Same.
  • /c><00:26:18.920><c> a</c> I'm old enough that my kid was on a I'm old enough that my kid was on a dial-up
  • modem and got uh, censored on dial-up modem and got uh, censored on one<00:26:21.520><c> of</c><00:26
  • Yeah, I remember the dial-up days, Jeez. Yeah, I remember the dial-up days, too. too. too. Yes.
Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 5th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I dial a rotary phone. I heard a dial tone. >> That's right.
  • I dial a rotary phone.
  • I dial a rotary phone.
  • I dial a rotary phone. &gt;&gt; They don't know. I dial a rotary phone.
  • </c> dial tone before. dial tone before.
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber approved routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the day. The Senate also received several House messages referring bills to committee, including local constitutional amendments for Limestone, Blount, and Mobile counties, a human cloning bill, a Fair Campaign Practices Act bill, a public education bill, a court fees bill, and a physician assistance bill. Committee reports were then taken up. The Finance and Taxation General Fund, Confirmations, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Education Policy, Banking and Insurance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Transportation and Energy, and Local Legislation committees all reported a number of bills favorably, many with amendments or substitutes. Several measures were advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day, and the Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Eileen Meyer and Tiffany Martin to the Alabama Board of Midwifery, Jennifer Ag, Jerry Gross, and Edgar Hower II to the University of West Alabama Board of Trustees, Patricia Sims, Tony Cochran, and Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors. The Senate then adopted a special order calendar under Senate Resolution 34, setting the order of business for the 10th legislative day. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 161, the App Store Accountability Act, which was described as a child-protection measure requiring parental permission, age verification by app stores, accurate app age ratings, and limits on minors entering contracts through app downloads. Senators speaking in support said the bill was needed to protect children from harmful online content and preserve parental control, and they discussed an amendment clarifying the meaning of “act” and preserving compliance with other state age-verification laws. The debate was ongoing in the portion provided, and no final vote on HB 161 appears in this excerpt.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary A May 19th, 2026

Judiciary A

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're basically dialing it back a little bit.
  • So we're basically dialing it back a little bit.
Committee: Senate Judiciary A
Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary A met on May 19, 2026, established a quorum, approved the May 12 minutes, and heard two bills. Senator Carter also made a personal privilege statement wishing his wife a happy birthday. The committee took up House Bill 71, which provides liability protection for private security guards who use a weapon in the course of their duties when the use of force is deemed justifiable by the district attorney and responding law enforcement. After discussion, the committee adopted amendment set 4036, which narrowed the bill so the liability limitation applies only when the perpetrator is wielding a dangerous weapon as defined in law. An informational card was noted, and an opposition witness waived testimony in light of the amendment. HB 71 was then reported with amendments. The committee next considered House Bill 79, which would remove a special limitation on damages for the carbon capture industry. The author argued the industry should not receive a damages cap that other industries do not have. The committee adopted amendment set 3979, which restored a non-economic damages cap of $250,000 except in cases involving wrongful death, permanent substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb or bodily organ system, or permanent injury preventing independent self-care. One supporter card was noted, and HB 79 was reported with amendments. The committee then stood at ease.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary A May 19th, 2026

Judiciary A

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're basically dialing it back a little bit.
  • So we're basically dialing it back a little bit.
Committee: Senate Judiciary A
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • for us to keep us safe and to rescue us and do all the things that we need them to do when we just dial
  • keep us safe and to, you know, rescue us and do all the things that we need them to do when we just dial
  • thank Senator Roussand for bringing this great issue in front of us so that we can further move the dial
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Sen. Wright. That bill expanded the state recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, created a DFS grant review panel, and established a PTSD institute within DFS for first-responder behavioral health. Fire chiefs, the Florida League of Cities, and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks by Sen. Rousan. A substitute amendment was adopted that clarified daily transaction limits, registration requirements, expiration rules, and OFR authority to deny registrations. Testimony focused on protecting seniors from crypto-ATM scams while giving the industry regulatory certainty. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 198. Members next approved CS/SB 772, which allows portable electronics limited licensees to sell eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504, which updates insurance customer representative licensing pathways by allowing a high school insurance and personal finance course to count toward pre-licensure education. The committee also favorably reported Sen. Gruters’ CS/SB 1038 and CS/SB 1040, which together create the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and its trust fund framework, and CS/SB 1440, which expands public records exemptions and cybersecurity-related protections for financial institutions, loan originators, money service businesses, and credit unions. Sen. Burton’s SB 1668 on the NICA program drew extensive testimony from a NICA board member and family advocate, who urged stronger funding to preserve lifelong care for catastrophically injured children; the bill was reported favorably despite concerns from the Florida Justice Association about benefit restrictions and retroactivity. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 570, creating a DFS task force on payment scams, after an amendment reduced FDLE’s required representation. At the end of the meeting, Sen. Burton requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1286, and Sen. Passidomo requested affirmative votes on tabs 3, 5, and 9; the committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF3900 5/13/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have worked bipartisanly to dial that provision back.
  • So we have worked bipartisanly to dial that provision back.
  • 18:02.160><c> worked</c><00:18:02.560><c> bipartisanly</c><00:18:03.280><c> to</c><00:18:03.480><c> dial
  • </c> So, we have worked bipartisanly to dial So, we have worked bipartisanly to dial that<00:18:04.280
Summary: The conference committee on House File 3900 met with a quorum, introduced members and staff, and received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the bill. Staff explained that the proposal would change the permanent school fund’s distribution formula from interest and dividends to a statutory payout based on 4.5% of the fund’s average value over the previous three fiscal years, with the Commissioner of Management and Budget responsible for determining and transferring the distributable amount. The Senate version differed by adding language requiring a two-thirds vote of each legislative house to change the distribution policy or apportionment. Members then debated whether a future legislature could increase the payout and whether the constitutional language would sufficiently protect the fund’s purchasing power. Senator Farnsworth argued that a supermajority requirement would help prevent politicization and lock in the fund’s purpose, while Representative Long, Senator Kunesh, Representative Youakim, and Representative O’Driscoll opposed the supermajority as unnecessary and potentially politicizing, emphasizing existing constitutional protections, fiduciary duties, and the legislature’s track record of stewarding school trust lands for students. Staff indicated the language requiring preservation of purchasing power would be a strong safeguard, though the exact legal remedy was unclear. Senator Kunesh moved to adopt the House File 3900 second engrossment as the conference committee report. The committee took a roll call vote and approved the motion 7-1, with Senator Farnsworth voting no. After the vote, Senator Swedzinski offered brief remarks about the historical importance of school trust funds and public education.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Tourism Mar 11th, 2026

Special Committee on Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will probably—we will plan to begin a much harder push to dial in...
  • Over the next couple months, we will plan to begin a much harder push to dial in using the intellectual
  • But that is something we're really going to dial into over the next couple months.
Summary: The Special Committee on Tourism met in executive session and approved three House bills: HB 2307, designating Missouri Military Academy as the official military academy of Missouri, passed 10-0; HB 3264, designating Kansas City as the barbecue capital of Missouri, passed 10-0; HB 1960, naming the smooth chanterelle the official state mushroom, passed 9-1; and HB 3074, establishing William Lacey Clay Senior Day in Missouri, passed 10-0. After the executive session, the committee opened a public hearing on HCR 36, which would designate June 3 as Josephine Baker Day in Missouri. The sponsor and a witness described Baker’s St. Louis roots, international entertainment career, service in the French Resistance, civil rights work, and her significance to Missouri heritage and tourism. Committee members voiced strong support and asked questions about her legacy, including her adopted children and her role as a model for Black women and civil rights advocacy. The committee then heard a presentation from Stephen Fouts, director of the Missouri Division of Tourism, on the state’s tourism marketing efforts and economic impact. He said tourism generated more than $21 billion in economic impact, over $18 billion in direct spending, and supported more than 307,000 jobs, with more than 43 million visitors in the last fiscal year. He outlined the division’s marketing strategy, including the Mo character campaign, cooperative marketing grants for local DMOs, the Meet in Missouri Fund, film incentives, and major event promotion tied to the World Cup, Route 66 Centennial, and America 250. He also reported strong returns on marketing investment and discussed sports tourism, youth sports, and the importance of the cooperative marketing program to local communities. A major topic of discussion was the possibility of significant budget cuts to tourism. The chair and several members argued that tourism is a major economic driver and said they would oppose deep reductions, with multiple members offering to sign a committee letter or otherwise advocate against cuts. Members asked how reductions would affect marketing, sports tourism, and the cooperative marketing program; Fouts said large cuts would likely reduce co-op funding proportionally and could harm local partners. No final action was taken on HCR 36 during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after testimony and discussion.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Donnie's on my speed dial, you should all know.
  • So, you know, I keep NMFA on speed dial because, like you, I'm in...
  • I keep NMFA on speed dial because, like you, I'm in a rural district and I call and I ask and I get an
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • for us to keep us safe and to rescue us and do all the things that we need them to do when we just dial
  • thank Senator Rousan for bringing this great issue in front of us so that we can further move the dial
  • oftentimes out of tens of thousands of dollars.” “...in front of us so that we can further move the dial
Bills: S0198 , S0570 , S0772 , S0808 , S1038 , S1040 , S1286 , S1440 , S1504 , S1668
Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework. Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, like, like, I don't want to dial 9-1-1 and nobody comes to my... but, as a joke, as a joke, the
  • reason why I know to dial 911 is because of a teacher, so we can't...
  • I understand boss man I understand yeah like like I don't want to dial 9-1-1 and nobody comes to my but
  • but but as a joke as a joke the reason why I know to dial 911 is because of a teacher so we can't it's
Summary: The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations met for its final meeting of the session and took up SB 312 by Senator Talbot, a bill concerning labor organizations, employee dues and fees, withdrawal from unions, collective bargaining agreements, and related notice and reporting requirements. The author explained the bill would require annual notice to employees of their right to join or refrain from joining a labor organization, allow dues deductions to be authorized and revoked electronically, and require stoppage of deductions at the nearest possible payroll period after notice. The committee first adopted a technical amendment set, then considered a larger amendment set that shifted the withdrawal request to the employer, required the employer to notify the labor organization, placed the burden of proving notice compliance on the labor organization, and made the labor organization responsible for certain administrative costs. Supporters said the bill protected employee choice and could reduce taxpayer-funded administrative burdens; opponents argued the amendments created confusion, unnecessary bureaucracy, and unclear invoicing and cost-shifting procedures. Testimony came from business and labor representatives on both sides. Jim Patterson of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry supported the cost-shifting language as a way to protect taxpayers and public employers. Matt Wood, Peter Robbins-Brown, and Larry Carter, representing labor groups, said they had worked for months to reach a simpler opt-in/opt-out framework and objected to the new amendments as adding complexity and uncertainty. Several members questioned why police, firefighters, and later mass transit employees were exempted; the author and others said those exclusions were tied to federal law or because those groups had not requested inclusion. After debate, the committee adopted the large amendment set and then adopted a separate technical amendment adding mass transit employees to the exemption list. On the bill itself, members continued debating whether the measure was necessary if unions already allow members to opt out and whether the bill should apply only to public employees such as teachers and school workers. The committee ultimately voted to report SB 312 with amendments. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with several members voting no, and the meeting adjourned afterward.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill has been brought forward in response to concerns by community members that if they dial 911
  • This bill has been brought forward in response to concerns by community members that if they dial 911
  • rest to ensure that an individual who does not receive a service would not receive a charge if they dial
  • Californians deserve the right to know that they can dial 911 in case of a concern about a potential
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/7/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • When we dial 911, we expect that under the most adverse circumstances that they are going to show up
  • </c><00:25:58.480><c> when</c><00:25:58.640><c> we</c><00:25:58.799><c> dial</c> appreciate what you
  • do. when we dial appreciate what you do. when we dial 911,<00:25:59.919><c> we</c><00:26:00.159><c> expect
Bills: HF3475 , SF3832 , HF3508 , HF3917 , HF3404 , HF3593
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agency resources to help veterans' initiatives 3/4/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • would like to use your expertise, your staff to know where these veterans are and actually be able to dial
  • these veterans are and actually be able these veterans are and actually be able to<00:09:01.360><c> dial
  • 02.160><c> make</c><00:09:02.399><c> sure</c><00:09:02.480><c> that</c><00:09:02.720><c> we're</c> to dial
  • in to make sure that we're to dial in to make sure that we're hitting<00:09:03.120><c> the</c><00:09