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• Um, this grant program, as the representative mentioned, has typically funded these innovative programs
• grant program was put in effect.
• How can we address that?
• , you don't have a permanent address.
• Campus, it's our adolescent forensic program.

Bills: HB163, HB 296

Keywords: judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections

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• One matter I think has been addressed at the...
• So they're there to make sure they're addressing retailer issues and concerns.
• , consumer protection control. internal audit programs.
• We do have a coalition website, the address. It's TXLotteryCouriers.com.
• That program is audited annually every single year by an independent.

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• , or our state's ID confidentiality program.
• Fund these great programs now.
• Fund these great programs now.
• Fund these great programs now.
• Fund these great programs now.

Bills: HF1082, HF1042, HF1295, HF1686, HF1998, HF1775, HF1163

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base

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• But this is just to clean up some of the language that needs to be addressed.
• Next, we went into the national change of address file.
• than from which the person who co-signed has their present address.
• I'm assuming the data will be name information, excuse me, name, address...
• I want to know why y'all don't ever really address that issue.

Bills: HB479, HB480

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• Uh, we think that's a disincentive to using safety and that's what we're trying to address here.
• That's the only problem we're trying to address.
• Senate Bill 311 addresses that issue by amending.
• We do not have access to the name because of the confidentiality.
• I think it's a great program. I'm glad to see it's going to be expanded.

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

Bills: HB 295

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence verification, electoral process

Bills: HB18, SB54

Keywords: voter registration, change of address, election procedures, Texas Election Code, voting rights

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• Today, those programs are flourishing.
• <00:28:52.159> are women's court today those programs are women's court today those programs
• <00:30:24.519> for implemented a pilot program for implemented a pilot program for mediating
• <00:45:13.480> the courts in the community program the courts in the community program the
• <00:59:18.280> that the eviction mediation program that the eviction mediation program that

Keywords: State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 912, senate, all

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• personal<00:10:57.640> information This bill redacts personal information, residence and address

Bills: HB568, HB499, HB433, HB568, HB499, HB433

Keywords: voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board, re-registration, conviction, states' voting laws, Lawrence County, Sheriff, credit card, debit card, government purchases, discretionary fund, financial accountability, tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, child labor

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• incentive to keep someone in the program incentive to keep someone in the program learning<00:25
• 34:12.480> he<00:34:12.720> is running this program and he is running this program and
• public programs into independence. public programs into independence.
• <00:42:45.440> it, work, you know, and you addressed it, work, you know, and you addressed
• programs that are far less effective. programs that are far less effective.

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

Bills: SB1192, SB1264, SB1284, SB1810, SB1921

Keywords: substance abuse, counseling, assessment fees, mental health, alcohol and drug programs, domestic violence, domestic abuse, assault and battery, assault, battery, strangulation, dangerous weapon, family or household member, intimate partner, pregnant woman, great bodily injury, batterers intervention program, batterers' intervention, anger management, victim safety

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• [applause] So now I'm calling on Congress to codify my most favored nation program into law.
• After Midnight Hammer, they were warned to make no future attempts to rebuild their weapons program,
• , and in particular nuclear program, and in particular nuclear weapons.<02:03:32.960> Yet,<02:
• Have to rebuild that program a little bit, but it won't take long.
• > a<02:07:25.679> little<02:07:25.760> bit, to rebuild that program a little bit

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's a program. $1.9 billion to a recently created decarbonization of homes committee headed up, and
• It's a program. ...for making mice transgender.
• It's a program. $1.9 billion to a recently created decarbonization of homes committee headed up, and
• Now, just as I promised in my inaugural address, we are achieving the great liberation of America.
• Beautiful towns destroyed now, just as I promised in my inaugural address, we are achieving the great

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB142, SB158

Keywords: SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter, voter notification, forwardable mail, postage prepaid card, statewide voter registration database, county commission

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• To address a real problem that we're seeing in our community.
• But this bill may be addressing that, may be addressing more than just that. It certainly could.
• The bill doesn't address that specifically.
• I try to seek to address every one of those. It takes one of the most important.
• Our safe environment programs include regular background checks and education. programs to train clergy

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307, HB380, HB548, HB727, HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: false reporting, emergency response, criminal penalties, restitution, public safety, penalties, emergency services, public institutions, false reports, criminal penalty, pretrial hearings, criminal competency, legal process, court timelines, restoration of competency, fines, community service, credit, criminal justice, defendants

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• childcare program or a public pre-K program, their world really opens up.
• Rappaport, I am not familiar with high school charter programs. programs.
• So with our program.
• I am familiar with with the adult charter program that y'all run, and it's a great program.
• the scholarship program.

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• burden that is laid on the backs and on the feet or at the feet of our teachers that is not being addressed
• That really is our responsibility, as well as the responsibility of the various federal programs and
• My wife, just as a example, used to... to always talk about how the TELPAS program was so frustrating
• hope to have a committee sub here this morning, but we could not get it ready in time and so I'll address
• by section 33 point 0, 0, 5, the tech Texas Education Code to carry out a comprehensive counseling program

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• HB 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
• A22407 addresses the original intent of the statute to allow for courts to properly sentence offenders
• to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address
• Current law, however, does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text
• Generally, House Bill 3425 would establish that disclosing persons' residence addresses or phone numbers

Bills: HB 2407, HB 3425

Keywords: sex offender registration, criminal penalties, law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, public servant, address disclosure, retrieval of information, electronic communication, criminal offense, retaliation, safety concerns

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• HB 2407 addresses this issue by amending Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to increase the
• HB 2407 addresses the original intent of the statute to allow for courts to properly sentence offenders
• to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address
• In 2023, members, House Bill 611 made it a state offense to disclose someone's residence address or phone
• However, it does not address doxing that occurs through electronic communications such as text messages

Bills: HB2407, HB3425

Keywords: sex offender registration, criminal penalties, law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, public servant, address disclosure, retrieval of information, electronic communication, criminal offense, retaliation, safety concerns, 1185, senate, all

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• Chair and members, House Bill 2594 requires Arizona family courts to use an address confidentiality program
• confidentiality program participants state issued address in all filings in Address Confidentiality
• I’m an Arizona mother and a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program.
• I’m an Arizona mother and a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program.
• The Address Confidentiality Program exists because legislators have already recognized credible threats

Bills: HB2495, HB2557, HB2594, HB2615, HB2800, HB2861, HB2862, HB2931, HB2995, HB4042, HB4070, HB4117, HB4136

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2931, which would continue the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board for eight years. Staff and the sponsor described it as a continuation measure to preserve the board’s civil rights reporting and advisory role. One supporter from the Civil Rights Division testified that the board is a volunteer, nonpartisan body that issues reports on civil rights issues, while the division itself protects Arizonans in employment, housing, voting, and public accommodations. The bill passed on a 5-3 vote with a due pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2862, a strike-everything amendment creating a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask to conceal identity, narrowed by amendment to Title 13 offenses only. Supporters argued it would deter offenders and help law enforcement, while opponents from CAIR Arizona and the ACLU warned it could burden religious expression and expressive protest, including niqabs, hijabs, motorcycle helmets, and protest costumes. The committee adopted the striker and an additional amendment, then advanced the bill as amended on a 7-2 vote. HB 4042, dealing with paternity actions in the adoption/termination context, would require service of a filed paternity action to prevent waiver of paternal rights and allow failure to do so to support termination of the parent-child relationship. An adoption attorney said the change would close a loophole that can leave children in legal limbo, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 4136 created unlawful entry into a residential structure where a vulnerable adult resides as a felony, but several members and an opponent argued the conduct was already covered by existing trespass, burglary, abuse, and aggravating-factor statutes; the bill nevertheless received a due pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also advanced HB 2995, which rewrites child custody/domestic violence standards to make domestic violence a dominant factor in legal decision-making and parenting time, expand the definition to include coercive control, and create a rebuttable presumption against custody for a parent who committed domestic violence. The sponsor and a bereaved mother testified that the bill is intended to better protect children from lethal domestic violence; it passed 8-0 with one member present. Later measures included HB 4070, which would bar certain convicted individuals from serving as nonprofit officers/directors and expand civil liability related to trafficking; supporters called it a prevention tool, while opponents said it was overbroad and could chill nonprofit services, especially for immigrants and DACA recipients. The bill passed 7-2. HB 2861, codifying post-nuptial agreements and setting standards for enforceability, passed 9-0. HB 2800, increasing penalties when someone knowingly lends a vehicle to a restricted DUI driver and a serious injury or death results, passed 9-0 after emotional testimony from the victim’s family and MADD. HB 2495, adding sentencing enhancements for offenses against vulnerable adults and limiting early release, passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2557, requiring health care providers to produce patient medical or payment records within seven business days after a written request, passed 9-0 after discussion about electronic records and timing. Finally, HB 2594, concerning the Address Confidentiality Program, would require family courts to use the participant’s state-issued address, limit access to a child’s records in certain cases, and make illegally obtaining or attempting to obtain a confidential address a class six felony; the sponsor and a participant described repeated attempts by abusers to uncover protected addresses.