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• The youth behavioral health account is created in the state treasury.
• Expenditures from the account may be spent only after appropriation.
• , the time-sensitive emergency system account.
• It helps fix the Andy Hill account.
• Representative Zahn, you asked about annuities.

Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB2038, Washington, B&O tax, business and occupation tax, social media tax, platform tax, youth behavioral health, mental health, adolescent mental health, children's mental health, telebehavioral health, behavioral health account, state treasury, digital services tax, internet platform, social media companies, youth services, depression, anxiety, public health funding

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• U.S. potash comes primarily from Canada, accounting for more than 80% of total imports since 2020.

Bills: HF1621 , HF1701 , HF1796 , HF1676 , HF40 , HF1428 , HF1540

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• account as prescribed.
• My home like it's your own personal bank account.
• budget, which is the carbon emissions reduction account.”
• , and the remainder through various formulas are deposited into those four other accounts.
• And the remainder through various formulas are deposited into those four other accounts.

Bills: HB2604 , HB2436 , SB6354 , SB6352

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment

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• This basically extends the sunset on the ABLE accounts.
• accounts.
• The purple represents sales taxes, which accounts for 24% of our budget.
• You'll probably see a drawdown of some of the savings accounts we talked about, the reserve fund.
• We set up an account that, once it gets to $100 million, retirees can use that money for a COLA.

Bills: HB188 , HB52

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical treatment, access, affordability, income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding

Bills: HB9 , HB52 , HB53 , HB99 , HB9 , HB52 , HB53 , HB99

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: elder abuse, elder exploitation, financial exploitation, elderly person, senior abuse, probate, inheritance forfeiture, slayer statute, intestate succession, will contest, joint tenancy, right of survivorship, joint bank account, beneficiary designation, life insurance proceeds, estate law, Alabama probate law, vulnerable adults, senior advocacy, forfeiture of benefits

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• And doing so will create an expensive accounting nightmare for us. Thank you.

Bills: HB245 , HB245 , HB700 , HB2783 , HB3526 , HB3900 , HB4061 , HB4124 , HB4166 , HB4395 , HB4534 , HB4609 , HB4641 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HJR175

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: property tax, delinquent taxes, ad valorem, penalties, interest cap, military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees

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• Yes, typically, it's an automatic debit on the bank account.
• We're talking about accounts receivable.
• into their account.
• Factoring is an existing account receivable. And this bill would be future accounts receivable.
• I currently maintain investment accounts at 10 Texas banks.

Bills: HB245 , HB700 , HB2783 , HB3526 , HB3900 , HB4061 , HB4124 , HB4166 , HB4395 , HB4534 , HB4609 , HB4641 , HB4736 , HB4738 , HB4739 , HB4945 , HB5015 , HJR175 , HB245

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance

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• networks and digital payment networks to the ways that you can add money to your college savings account
• Today, so I think we can account for that within.

Bills: SB1360 , SB1204 , SB1989 , SB1189 , SB1481

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: mathematics, student assessment, dyscalculia, intervention services, educational funding, professional development, state department of education, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools, school districts, bereavement leave, paid leave, grief leave, family leave, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, maternity leave

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• It's an account of the chaos and confusion.
• We need to restore, you're right, accountability. We need to make.
• I'm a proud co-sponsor of Chairman Moran's Restore the Accountability Act.
• We need to hold managers accountable. It's not an us versus them question.
• Survivor benefit plan in particular over at DOD is a purchase annuity in many most cases.

Bills: SB124 , SB201 , SB275 , SB410 , SB478 , SB607 , SB610 , SB611 , SB654 , SB702 , SB787 , SB831 , SB892

Committee: Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, disciplinary procedures, accountability, personnel actions, whistleblower protection, cancer, military, aircrew, veterans, health study, toxins, morbidity, mortality, service members, mental health, community care, accessibility, treatment programs, substance abuse, appointments

Summary: During the meeting, various members engaged in extensive discussions surrounding 15 proposed bills related to veterans' affairs. Notably, concerns regarding recent VA workforce changes sparked debates, particularly about potential cuts and their implications for veterans' care and benefits. Chairman Moran emphasized the need for thoughtful reforms and coordination with stakeholders, urging responsible measures to prevent negatively impacting service delivery. The meeting highlighted a significant bipartisan effort to enhance veterans' access to essential health services, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the VA workforce. Senator Blumenthal's assertions about the urgent plight of veterans due to cuts in personnel drew strong reactions, showcasing the deep concern among committee members regarding the current state of veteran services.

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• implement the scholarships and they're the same ones that are already being used for Alabama accountability

Bills: HB342 , HB342 , HB168 , HB220 , SB187 , SB270 , SB265 , SB220 , SB242 , SB277

Committee: House Fiscal Responsibility

Keywords: religious instruction, elective credit, released time, public education, school policy, tax credit, scholarship, education funding, financial aid, federal participation, HB168, Alabama, emergency management, local emergency management organization, mutual aid, mutual aid agreement, disaster response, public safety, public health, state emergency management plan

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• An act relating to accounts. Last line. Effect immediately. There are no amendments.
• something that the Office of Financial Management provides to us annually as they do a review of accounts
• to make sure that we're eliminating obsolete accounts and changing accounts as needed, and it is important
• This is the annual accounts bill. Please vote yes. Further remarks.

Bills: HB2325 , HB2521 , HB2720 , HB1960 , HB2073 , HB2675 , HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• The first bill before you is Senate Bill 5872, establishing the Pre-K Promise Account.
• All expenditures from the account must be solely for the ECAP program, and...
• , which is why we need to create the account.
• I'm a senior account executive with Ameresco.
• for about 99% of all annuities sold in the state.

Bills: SB5872 , SB5879 , SB6047 , SB5988 , SB5923 , SB5832 , SB5970 , SB5994 , SB5949

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: preK promise account, early childhood education, child care, preschool, pre-kindergarten, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, state treasury, trust fund, investment earnings, gift grants donations, dedicated account, general fund, nonreverting balance, appropriation, treasurer, Washington early learning, school readiness, education assistance program, legislative audit

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• and ensures that the investments funded from the account produce the intended results and increased
• And so this is one I didn't even know this workforce accountability board existed, and so I'm glad.
• I'm glad... ...Accountability Board existed.
• And the only funding that WASAC receives for this board accounts for one FTE to staff the board, which
• 98, 99% of the funds coming out of the account.

Bills: SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility

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• > one</c> The Monticello nuclear plant is required to pay annually into the Renewable Development Account
• The renewable development account has a really important history that dates back to 1994.
• In fact, if you make that comparison, it accounts for 14% of our energy demand.
• </c><00:26:15.880><c> for</c> make that comparison, it accounts for make that comparison, it accounts
• And I believe that we have a role to play that if we would like to create an account that everyone pays

Bills: HF4308 , HF4153 , HF4703 , HF4711

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• And the reason you, the city, don't need to jump in is because you have not taken account of the...
• Thank you. ...the city don't need to jump in is because you have not taken account of the fact that the

Bills: AB40 , AB2674 , SB328 , SB344

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: AB 2674, financial abuse, financial deception, elder financial abuse, bank fraud, scam prevention, consumer protection, depository institution, bank, credit union, suspicious transaction, fraud hotline, trusted third party, power of attorney, guardianship, conservatorship, elder abuse, senior citizen, treble damages, civil action

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard several measures, led by AB 40, which would require a full CEQA environmental impact report before approval of any new or expanded large coal terminal and require updated review if the project changes significantly. The author and supporters, including West Oakland community advocates and environmental groups, argued the bill was needed because an outdated environmental review did not analyze coal at the scale now proposed for the Oakland terminal and because West Oakland already bears heavy pollution burdens. Opponents, including business and terminal representatives, argued the project had already undergone extensive review and litigation and warned the bill would set a precedent for reopening settled approvals. Members questioned whether the air district had already approved the project and whether the bill was targeting a single facility. The author responded that the air district still had to issue a discretionary permit and that the bill was narrowly tailored to large coal terminals. The committee ultimately concurred in the Senate amendments to AB 40 on a recorded vote, with the bill passing out of committee. The committee also heard SB 344, which creates a project-specific pathway for San Diego’s Midway Rising redevelopment, a large mixed-use project with thousands of housing units, including affordable housing, parks, and a new arena. Support came from labor, the city, and business groups, while members raised questions about whether the bill was effectively insulating the project from CEQA litigation. The author said the bill does not exempt the project from CEQA but confirms the final EIR’s sufficiency once certified. SB 344 received a due pass recommendation and passed the committee. Finally, the committee heard SB 328 for the Concord Reuse Project Area, which would streamline implementation of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse plan by creating an exemption within the Surplus Land Act and related disposition process for qualifying projects. The author and supporters emphasized decades of planning, extensive environmental review, a project labor agreement, and commitments to 25% affordable housing and open space. After questions about enforcement of affordability and tribal consultation, the bill received a due pass recommendation and passed. The committee also adopted a consent resolution and passed AB 2674, a transparency measure requiring CARB to post landfill temperature and monitoring data it already receives.

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• The person paying the price is the worker who depends on that retirement account to survive.
• This bill helps corporate executives who do not want to be held accountable by their own shareholders
• Uh this amendment requires the<00:53:56.640><c> Government</c><00:53:57.040><c> Accountability</c><00
• :53:57.680><c> Office,</c> the Government Accountability Office, the Government Accountability Office
• </c><00:59:47.680><c> will</c> in a brokerage account will in a brokerage account will underperform,<

Bills: HB2988

Keywords: ERISA, retirement savings, pension plans, defined contribution plans, 401(k), 403(b), fiduciary duty, fiduciary, ESG, environmental social governance, proxy voting, shareholder rights, brokerage window, self-directed brokerage account, designated investment alternative, plan sponsor, investment adviser, service provider, non-pecuniary factors, pecuniary factors

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• </c> in accountability through eligibility in accountability through eligibility requirements,<00:08:
• Together, they account for over $5.58 million in requested support.
• Restaurants alone account for over 1,535 jobs represented in these applications.
• ><c> 5.58</c><01:09:16.240><c> million</c> Together, they account over 5.58 million Together, they account
• Restaurants alone account broad-based.

Bills: HF4477

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

Keywords: Minnesota business recovery loan program, small business loan, zero-interest loan, forgivable loan, business recovery, economic development, small business emergency loan account, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, nonprofit lenders, greater Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, seven-county metropolitan area, immigration enforcement, business interruption, revenue loss, job preservation, business stabilization, state appropriation, forward fund, loan forgiveness

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• in this bill. mentioned in this bill does not conflict with anything that the Examiners of Public Accounts
• Fewer than half of engaged Americans have retirement accounts, according to Census data at... accounts
• You can open an account on your phone right now with any number... your phone right now with any number
• I don't understand why this why an individual that wanted to open one of these accounts, which I agree
• Yes, this will allow them to enter into an agreement with the Examiner of Public Accounts to tailor an

Bills: SB163 , SB173 , SB155 , HB93 , SB163 , SB173 , SB155 , HB93

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce

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• It appropriates just over $2 million in fiscal year 2026 from the RDA account to construct geothermal
• uh to 2 million and adds the RDA account uh to 2 million and adds uh<00:51:15.960><c> tribal</c><00:
• The Renewable Development Account was developed to find alternative energy forms to fossil fuels and
• </c><01:04:23.880><c> was</c> renewable development account was renewable development account was developed
• </c><01:04:58.640><c> and</c> taking from uh that account and taking from uh that account and leveraging

Bills: HF1013 , HF1598 , HF1656 , HF2162

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• They have tried, and that's part of the policy—if you try, you're held accountable. ...you're held accountable

Bills: SB92 , HB9 , HB9

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, elder abuse, elder exploitation, financial exploitation, elderly person, senior abuse, probate, inheritance forfeiture, slayer statute, intestate succession, will contest, joint tenancy