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• And the last bill we will consider is House Bill 2186, supporting the acquisition of federal funds to
• It limits those requirements to be required if there's a specific appropriation of legislative funds.
• intelligence companion chatbots, and House Bill 2186, supporting the acquisition of federal funds to
• Since deployments are unbudgeted expenses, we're not only drawing out of our fund reserve, but we also
• , we're taking out of our reserve to fund them.

Bills: HB2397 , HB2417 , HB2157 , HB2186 , HB2225 , HB2351

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: fire services, reimbursement, state agencies, local jurisdictions, mobilization plan, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection

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• of all of the history behind them.
• </c><00:26:45.399><c> behind</c> and sort of all of the history behind and sort of all of the history
• > powers</c> did more of the separation of powers did more of the separation of powers there<00:31:57.679
• cases as well as the entitlement of these funds to the recipients, there needs to be a criminal investigation
• cases as well as the entitlement of these funds to the recipients, there needs to be a criminal investigation

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• earned early release for the duration of the term of total confinement imposed. ...in lieu of earned
• early release for the duration of the term of total confinement imposed, in addition to the term of
• of people's basic sense of fairness and justice.
• of the bill.
• of different groups of people who were getting different sentences.

Bills: HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2510 , HB2532 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: reentry, reentry readiness, recidivism, earned release time, good time credits, graduated reentry, community custody, partial confinement, home detention, work release, electronic monitoring, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, corrections, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, sentencing, release date recalculation, transition services

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• part of the the funding fiscal notes and part of the the funding problems<00:19:18.280><c> that</c><00
• ,</c><00:36:11.960><c> not</c><00:36:12.240><c> the</c> cost of the UI trust fund, not the cost of the
• the fund is going to impact portion of the fund is going to impact across<00:36:30.440><c> the</c><00
• </c> both of which are from the general fund both of which are from the general fund and<01:31:53.280
• Some of million in federal funding.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3393 , HF3785 , SF856 , HF4006 , HF4615 , HF3919 , HF4591 , HF3682 , HF4240

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• We'll never truly know of all the other incidents of abuse.
• We'll never truly know of all the other incidents of abuse.
• Let's act now, for the sake of our children and for the peace of mind of every parent who entrusts a
• Minnesota allows third-party lawsuit funding, has a long statute of limitations, entertains frivolous
• </c> funding, has a long statute of funding, has a long statute of limitations,<01:28:30.560><c> entertains

Bills: HF1027 , HF2226 , HF1916 , HF1915 , HF1567 , HF1986

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• We've had two rounds of funding so far.
• </c><00:09:00.680><c> funding</c><00:09:01.040><c> so</c> Um we've had two rounds of funding so Um we've
• Um, can you help us understand the importance of the kind of decoupling of the funding, um, or of the
• , um, of of of the of kind of decoupling, um, of of of the of the<00:10:11.240><c> funding,</c><00:10
• funding, um, or of the I guess I guess<00:10:12.680><c> of</c><00:10:12.800><c> the</c><00:10:12.880

Bills: HF4560 , HF4559 , HF2317 , HF3179 , HF4880 , HF2862 , HF4374

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case

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• waste samples of the sorts of infectious waste that<00:32:24.880><c> have</c><00:32:25.039><c> come<
• smaller amounts of infectious waste.
• amounts of infectious waste.
• waste stream, but human beings do make errors and with tons of waste coming out of hospitals.
• > of</c><00:50:24.000><c> infectious</c><00:50:24.720><c> waste</c> delivery of human of infectious waste

Bills: HF1531 , HF4017 , HF3399 , HF4146 , HF4019 , HF3677

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• There's a million dollars that's gone out now out of this fund.
• a waste characterization study that assesses current types and quantities of solid waste, organic waste
• policies that enable economic opportunity from the use of organics out of the waste stream of solid waste
• The cost of waste management is significant to each of our members, The bill.
• In Las Cruces in Doña Ana County, 24% of the waste that goes into our landfill is food waste.

Bills: SB38 , SB46 , SB18

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• Two years ago the legislature funded a feasibility study and you have in front of you the results of
• Members, this bill relates to the authority of the Board of Regents of Texas.
• We're not going to get out of the big fund because of the competition.
• This bill merely We're not going to get out of the big fund because of the competition. because as things
• hotline to report fraud, waste, abuse, but One of the problems with that is if you're actually reporting

Bills: HB1784 , HB2088 , HB3062 , HB3475 , HB3741 , HB4279 , HB4763 , HB5154 , HB5294 , HB5508 , SB1401 , HB232 , HB232 , HB232

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• We represent three of Tacoma's five publicly owned utilities, one of which is solid waste, and we are
• Clothing and textiles are a fast-growing part of our waste stream, and the impacts of that Clothing and
• textiles are a fast-growing part of our waste stream, and the impacts of that waste are an increasingly
• Clothing and textiles are a fast-growing part of our waste stream, and the impacts of that are a fast-growing
• part of our waste stream, and the impacts of that waste are an increasingly serious environmental concern

Bills: SB6271 , SB6174

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: mattress stewardship, producer responsibility, extended producer responsibility, EPR, mattress recycling, solid waste, landfill diversion, illegal dumping, recycling program, Department of Ecology, producer responsibility organization, PRO, renovator, retailer obligations, collection sites, bulk pickup, drop-off locations, waste management, environmental compliance, circular economy

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• We gather mindful of our own limitations and fully aware of...
• Of surgeons.
• The member agencies strive to enhance the welfare of children in out-of-home care in the state of Oklahoma
• If you're in favor of the adoption of the amendment, you vote aye.
• Because of the restrictions on the governor, because of the restrictions that are part of The at-large

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• The child care is kind of set up to come out of the trust fund, but we don't know.
• But we had planned for a long runway of stability and not hitting our general fund because we think the
• I don't know how that works, but I mean, that pension fund is one of the best.
• I don't know how that works, but I mean, that pension fund is one of the best.
• , and they're willing to back a lot of this funding-wise.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• We changed the date of the sunset. Is that the only change in here?
• There's a little bit of a fray about House Bill 2 and what happened to the 1%.
• And remember, if you're making under $50,000, we're paying 100% of that.
• So there's a lot of money spent on our state employees. We've taken care of them very well.
• When do you anticipate doing the bill for the university fund? I don't know, we'll see.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• the use of the toll funds.
• The average annual transfer of toll funds out of HECTRA to Harris County has averaged $323 million per
• of highway funds for the first time after being starved nearly to death of our road funds.
• money out of the State Highway Fund.
• According to the LBB, 95% of all state transportation funds are dedicated to highways, and these funds

Bills: HJR58 , HJR63 , HB263 , HB542 , HB905 , HB 1288 , HB1402 , HB2003 , HB2262 , HB2323 , HB2429 , HB2876 , HB3019 , HB263

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

Bills: HB205 , HB464 , HB1361 , HB2546 , HB3229 , HB205

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

Keywords: alternative fueling, grants, environment, public accessibility, transit authorities, scrap tires, tire dumping, illegal dumping, waste tire cleanup, environmental remediation, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, county grants, public education, enforcement, prosecution, right-of-way, coastal waters, inland waters, solid waste

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• You know, I've said this before, but I think it helps kind of. Reframe of where we're at.
• Interstates and turnpikes that relieve a lot of the problem. It relieves a lot of it.
• cost of doing business on average for this type of notification?
• In a lot of different ways, because that could be the future of some of our water needs in this state
• So although it Does create kind of a Swiss cheese kind of regulatory climate.

Bills: SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations

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• the Solid Waste Bureau with the Department of Environment.
• They actually do pick up waste and food waste in all of our school districts as well.
• Dan Najar, with Waste Management of New Mexico.
• Twenty-four percent of the waste in Las Cruces is food waste, and we were talking about that.
• Senator Wilson, you don't want to be part of the fund? Let's direct a lot of questions.

Bills: SB47 , SB110 , SB122 , SB143 , SB168

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• Let me give an example of that. In the state of Washington, Juliana Leon died of a heat stroke.
• This bill goes out of its way to not impact any of this.
• And it becomes effective date of the signature of the governor.
• of the bill is.
• bodies of water.

Bills: SB480 , HB621 , HB637 , HB804 , HB841 , HB1056

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: fishing gear, Oyster Bayou, shrimping, regulation, marine resources, HB621, Act 658, renewable energy, recycling, decommissioning, wind energy, solar power, solar facilities, wind turbines, energy infrastructure, end-of-life disposal, universal waste, recyclable materials, waste reduction, Department of Environmental Quality

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• Because one of them is budget and I don't know if he counts. >> He doesn't count.
• It is permissive legislation that allows a municipality to adopt a Firefighters Bill of Rights.
• that are insurers for municipalities that have a lot of concerns, and I just wanted to let you know
• I wanted to make sure we got your bill given the timing now, got it in committee and probably out of
• </c> municipalities that have a lot of municipalities that have a lot of concerns<00:03:54.640><c> and

Bills: HB468 , SB366 , HB468 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32 , HB561 , SB227 , SB32

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council

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• means of solid waste disposal.
• These facilities annually avoid the landfilling of more than 5 million tons of municipal solid waste,
• their waste, managing their waste inside the boundaries of their county, as opposed to sending it out
• That waste-to-energy is their best way of controlling their waste, managing their waste inside the boundaries
• out of a waste-to-energy facility.

Bills: S0912 , S1196 , S1422 , S1510 , S7034

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: battery collection, battery stewardship, environment, recycling, hazardous waste, waste management, regulation, environmental protection, facilities, hazardous materials, coral reefs, natural resource, climate change, coastal flooding, solar facilities, wastewater treatment, nutrient reduction, land conservation, water conservation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met and first took up CS/SB 1422, as amended, which focused on coral reef protection and surface waters. The strike-all amendment redesignated coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, emphasized their role in disaster mitigation and climate resilience, and was described as helping streamline permitting and access to federal restoration funding. Audubon Florida waived in support, and the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered SPB 7034, a rule ratification related to DEP’s minimum flows and levels recovery strategy for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs. Senators questioned the rule’s effects on consumptive use, funding, and whether utilities or taxpayers would bear costs. Several speakers from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates opposed the rule, arguing it delays restoration and relies too heavily on a single long-term wastewater reuse project, while DEP and utility representatives supported it. The committee approved the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. Next, the committee heard CS/SB 1510, which made changes to DEP-related programs including springs basin management action plans, septic system requirements, resilience cost-share eligibility, permitting procedures, and land acquisition governance. A late-filed strike-all removed biosolids provisions and other items, and the main public concern centered on a 60-day delay before B-MAP changes take effect, which opponents said could delay springs restoration and allow conventional septic systems to be installed before new restrictions apply. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1196, which restricts new ash-producing incinerators and waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of certain federally authorized water impoundment areas, after debate over impacts on local waste disposal options and environmental protections; and CS/SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which creates a producer stewardship framework for battery collection and recycling, with support from industry and recycling groups citing battery fires and growing waste-stream concerns. Finally, the committee recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and then adjourned.