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• Chair lays out House Bill 101 as a matter of pending business by Senator King.
• Terry Lee's out of man and pending business 29 2193 by Senator Menendez.
• Chair lays out a matter of pending business. House Bill 5308.
• House Bill 5329 in lieu of Senate Bill. 2225 that was left pending by Senator uh 2255 by Senator Sparks
• So, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

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• The final report would include an analysis of the overall cost of implementing a more efficient, geographically
• the value of military commitment as part of their institutional mission.
• We ask a lot of our Texas Military Department members; thousands of them have deployed to the border
• It also extends the ability of tuition assistance from five academic years to seven, an increase of two
• of service members who can benefit.

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

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• At this time, the chair lays out House Bill 101 as a matter of pending business by Senator.
• The chair lays out a matter of pending business, House Bill 2193.
• The matter of pending business, House Bill 2193, by Senator Menendez.
• The chair lays out a matter of pending business, House Bill 5308 by Senator Campbell.
• The chair lays out a matter of pending business, House Bill 5329 in lieu of Senate Bill 2220, pending

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

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• Senator Brawl led the Pledge of Allegiance: 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of
• This is being put on out of an abundance of caution because of potential indeterminate costs.
• The SS American Victory is one of only four operational World War II merchant vessels left in America
• War, and the Vietnam War.
• I'm also the president of the local chapter of the United Faculty of Florida, the FSU chapter of the

Bills: S0332, S0464, S0576, S0830, S0964, S0984, S1096, S1296, S1298, S1612, S1656

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• So, they are prohibited regardless Of age of doing these type of procedures.
• appreciative of putting some of these prohibitions in place.
• of Oklahoma?
• mal fe as ance or a practice of of not taking care of business and that's a already predetermined I
• our war dead.

Bills: HB3057, HB3130, HB3310, HB3314, HB3985, HB4113, HB4486

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval

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• I am a child of the Secret War of Laos, a refugee to the United States of America from 1980.
• <00:02:50.640> of<00:02:50.760> Laos the Secret War of Laos the Secret War of Laos
• for a veteran of the Secret War in Laos. for a veteran of the Secret War in Laos.
• To my left here are SGU soldiers from the Secret War of Laos.
• It has been over 50 years since the end of the war in 1975. They are still with us.

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• Again, this was the case of just being consistent with language because of the emergence of different
• And part of that is related to the Operation of the agency.
• A vote of 10 and two nays. I declare the bill. Senate Bill 1239 to have advanced. Make us in haste.
• A point of clarification.
• both of his legs.

Bills: SB1220, SB1221, SB1239, SB1309, SB1349, SB1434, SB1516, SB1531, SB1538, SB1861

Keywords: memorial designation, interchange, Terry Walker, transportation, Oklahoma, driver license, tracking system, expedited delivery, Service Oklahoma, REAL ID, public safety, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, infrastructure, state roads, bridges, economic development, highway construction

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• Members, this is the bill we heard previously relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility
• We heard previously relating to the declaration of candidacy and candidates' ineligibility on the basis
• A few highlights include that absentee voting began during the Civil War to secure the franchise of soldiers
• Early post-Civil War iterations of absentee voting universally required receipt by Election Day.
• By World War I, many states had adopted a variety of... ...of absentee voting laws.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• A bunch of third-party supporters of this bill, and I'd love to hear their examples of that first. before
• Our money just goes into the general fund of the state of Texas.
• To say it's been kind of disconcerting is an understatement; it's kind of like being in a hall of mirrors
• I'm the Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas.
• delegates and costs tens of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• They can be schools of choice. We got this choice act. They can be schools of choice.
• areas of schools as as well. areas of schools as as well. >> Yes. >> Yes.
• of course new to the state. Excuse me. of course new to the state. Excuse me.
• start on the bottom of page 10. Right. start on the bottom of page 10. Right.
• Things of that nature. yourself, right? Things of that nature.

Bills: HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359, HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359

Keywords: HB178, Ten Commandments, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama, school display, religious display, Bible, Judeo-Christian, Establishment Clause, church-state separation, religion in schools, founding documents, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, social studies, civics, history curriculum

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• Basically just asks the veterans of a secret war in Laos to be included in the bill. >> Chairman Bliss
• I am the commander of the Minnesota Department of the Jewish War Veterans.
• That includes the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Jewish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans
• I'm the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW adjutant, quartermaster, and legislative
• So will Jewish War Veterans, all of us.

Bills: HF3540, HF3522, HF3544

Keywords: veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard

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• <00:13:02.399> The the lives of all of our citizens.
• The the lives of all of our citizens.
• Burns School of Medicine.
• Burns School of Medicine.
• Association of Hawaii.

Bills: SB2723, HB9

Keywords: law enforcement, State Sheriffs Day, Hawaii, commemoration, public safety, honor sheriffs, HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation

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• I'm submitting my testimony in strong support of the bill to designate the state of Hawaii as a Purple
• Now that we have returned home bearing the physical and emotional wounds of war, it is vital that our
• Now that we have returned home bearing the physical and emotional wounds of war, it is vital that our
• And we did a tour of Florence and all the countries that were involved in the World War II events, and
• At my school, we have a bunch of veterans and active duty, and many of my classmates are being trained

Bills: HB9, SB2723

Keywords: HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation, Chapter 5 HRS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, military appreciation, veteran recognition, law enforcement, State Sheriffs Day

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard testimony on HB 9 HD1, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart State, and SB 2723, relating to State Sheriff’s Day. On HB 9 HD1, Takumi Abby of Purple Heart Chapter 483 testified in strong support, saying the bill would recognize the service and sacrifice of combat-wounded veterans and honor Purple Heart recipients and their families. Additional support was noted from the Office of Veterans Services, the Hawaii Military Affairs Council, and CARES, whose representative Angela Melody Young described related veteran-honoring efforts in Honolulu and across Oahu and said the state designation would extend that recognition statewide. Members then moved to decision-making on HB 9 HD1. One member briefly commented on family military service and the importance of remembering Purple Heart recipients. The committee voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation to pass the measure as is, with all members present voting aye. For SB 2723, the chair indicated the committee would further defer the date, while also recommending passage with amendments. The committee voted on the amended version and adopted the chair’s recommendation with no objections or reservations.

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• Department of Agriculture.
• gets into the worries about runoff or any of that kind of stuff.
• And the description of the biggest thing is the description of the species we're after.
• And then on I'm kind of gonna piggyback off of Representative Ance page four.
• The Department of Agriculture would like to get rid of it.

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• Declare the vote: 74, I1W2, nay, majority of votes like to and constitute the House.
• Declare the vote: 75, II, 14, nay, have received 23 votes of those elected to and constitute the House
• Bill 1131 by Caldwell, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the office of juvenile
• of Health.
• Declare the vote: 68, I, 21, nay, have received 23 votes of those elected to and constitute the House

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare

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• , introduction of the week, instruction, doctor notes of day, correction, previous action, show of House
• He's a native of Oklahoma, Miami, Oklahoma, as a matter of fact, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
• all of them.
• I'm really proud of two of the three of you. Just kidding, I'm very proud of you three.
• One of my earliest memories was May of 2017 when several of my classmates and I were sitting in the House

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare

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• House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
• What we did is we, a couple of years ago, we had like 28 of them in one year.
• Please close the vote and declare the vote. ...and declare the vote.
• Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
• Some of those are a little more complicated. I think both of these had about 20 packets of rules.

Bills: HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, HB4319

Keywords: cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics, manicurist, eyelash extension, blow-dry styling, makeup artist, occupational licensing

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• Historic Park, the site of the first clash in the Mexican-American War.
• It is my privilege to appear in front of you today in support of HCR100 to allow the possibility of Judge
• of our state.
• of Galveston.
• It was discontinued for a period of time due to World War II, but was revived. by George P.

Bills: HB1397, HB1886, HB3088, HB4187, HB4229, HB4230, HB5032, HCR6, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR80, HCR86, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising

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• But I would tell you that some of the things that I, you know, more broad examples are misuse of funds
• The queues declare the vote. The 11 eyes zero nay. I declare your bill to a passer. Thank you.
• Let us close the queue, declare the vote. With 9 in favor, I declare your bill to have passed.
• I declare your bill to have passed.
• In light of 250 years of rocket's red glare, we are running Senate Bill 1948, which allows the sale of

Bills: SB1873, SB1948, SB540, SB1653, SB1061, SB1534

Keywords: roofing, contractor registration, continuing education, endorsement, construction industry, fireworks, consumer safety, local governance, emergency declaration, public safety, Occupational Therapy, licensure, interstate compact, telehealth, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act, mortgage licensing, mortgage broker, mortgage lender

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• I'm Ted Kuzlowski, the mayor of the city of Stillwater.
• c> good job of taking care of our streets good job of taking care of our streets and<00:47:59.760>
• > every hundreds of thousands of visitors every hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.<
• of color, well, it may be 64% people of of color, well, it may be 64% people of color.<01:00:47.280><
• stewards of that. it is at the end of stewards of that. it is at the end of its<01:36:50.159>

Bills: HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure