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• It's a fairly simple bill to protect the Athletic Commission.
• And so I'm just saying it just in other words, this is to protect the state.
• We try to protect them. Okay, I think I got it. But it does not prohibit you slapping yourself.
• We try to protect them. >> No, ma'am. We try to protect them.
• And so that's what that protection is there for.

Bills: SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107 , SB7 , SB22 , SB39 , SB40 , SB45 , SB46 , SB86 , SB95 , SB107

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: voting rights, absentee ballot, protected classes, Alabama Voting Rights Act, felony conviction, election integrity, preclearance, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives, job creation, economic development, recapture provisions, capital investment, employment, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40

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• </c><00:23:17.280><c> due</c> In short, this section protects due In short, this section protects due
• 24.240><c> for</c><00:30:24.480><c> a</c> These protect protections exist for a These protect protections
• or military status as a protected class under their state-level non-discrimination statutes.
• status or military status added veteran status or military status as<01:07:14.079><c> a</c><01:07:14.240
• </c> additional protection under state law. additional protection under state law.

Bills: HF3560 , HF3295 , HF2937 , HF3540

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: electronic signatures, estate planning, uniform law, legal documents, Minnesota statutes, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, parenting consultant, parenting time, custody, family court, family law, neutral third party, alternative dispute resolution, child custody, visitation, parenting coordinator

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• I'm, I just want to make sure I am not, people understand I'm not against condos, but I do want to protect
• I live in Seattle, where we have many years of evidence showing what happens under the status quo when
• House Bill 2095 relates to protecting vulnerable users of public ways. Excuse me.
• Sixth, the list of expressly protected areas where the presumption of negligence applies is expanded
• Sixth, the list of expressly protected areas where the presumption of negligence applies is expanded

Bills: HB2239 , HB2304 , HB2095 , HB2248

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: interment, location choices, remains, Washingtonians, funeral services, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, public safety, vulnerable users, pedestrians, protected classes, transportation, corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation

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• This is making sure that we protect the long-term benefits of our retirees, which is critically important

Bills: HB1710 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2179

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Washington Voting Rights Act, voting rights, election law, preclearance, Attorney General review, local government, county redistricting, districting, ward boundaries, at-large elections, language minority, language access, voter dilution, racial discrimination, protected class, consent decree, settlement, covered jurisdiction, covered policy, RCW Title 29A

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• Less than 29 days, with no intent to stay, clearly documented that it was a temporary situation, yet
• Because, as I understand, you're not really required to re-up the status that frequently, right?
• natural, scenic, historical, and cultural values, and determine if it's the smallest necessary to protect
• We'd modernize the 75-foot voter protection zone for drop boxes and voting locations, increasing election
• We'd modernize the 75 foot voter protection zone for drop boxes and voting locations, increasing election

Bills: SB1037 , SB1040 , SB1259 , SB1281

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs

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• Civil protection order filings have increased by more than 40% in just two years.
• Adding a ninth judge will improve access to justice, reduce backlogs, protect public safety, and ensure
• In addition, protection order filings have increased by 41 percent, and the Superior Court is currently
• I know that we've heard there are protections for this information.
• As those who vowed to protect that, need to act.

Bills: HB2095 , HB2500 , HB2412 , HB2595 , HB2354 , HB2597

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: public safety, vulnerable users, pedestrians, protected classes, transportation, charitable organization, charity, nonprobate transfer, beneficiary designation, life insurance, retirement account, payable on death, POD account, transfer on death, TOD, financial institution, insurance company, transfer agent, estate planning, donor intent

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• </c><00:45:51.031><c> [clears throat]</c> about the town protected [clears throat] about the town protected
• Thank you. protected. And that includes not protected.
• </c><00:55:23.520><c> these</c> to put into this bill to protect these to put into this bill to protect
• Sorry. risk, protect Hawaii's natural and risk, protect Hawaii's natural and cultural<01:26:55.440><c
• </c> continued leadership in protecting continued leadership in protecting Hawaii's<01:27:11.440><c>

Bills: HB1977 , HB1764 , HB1934 , HB2533 , HB1790 , HB2181 , HB1870 , HB2140 , HB2468 , HB2358 , HB1588 , HB1688 , HB1986 , HB2030 , HB2195 , HB1949 , HB1695 , HB1950 , HB2094 , HB2115 , HB2297 , HB2336 , HB2416 , HB2049

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• Paid status, we get reimbursed about 60 cents a meal.
• Paid status, we get reimbursed about 60 cents a meal.
• Paid status reimbured about $6 a meal.
• </c> management is necessary to protect management is necessary to protect student<01:46:02.000><c> safety
• </c><03:24:18.319><c> the</c> uh, hurt the industry, but protects the uh, hurt the industry, but protects

Bills: HB1977 , HB1764 , HB1934 , HB2533 , HB1790 , HB2181 , HB1870 , HB2140 , HB2468 , HB2358 , HB1588 , HB1688 , HB1986 , HB2030 , HB2195 , HB1949 , HB1695 , HB1950 , HB2094 , HB2115 , HB2297 , HB2336 , HB2416 , HB2049

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• Protecting his community wasn't just his profession. It was his purpose.
• Protecting his community firefighter.
• <00:15:07.760><c> who</c> reminder that the men and women who reminder that the men and women who protect
• our communities sometimes carry protect our communities sometimes carry burdens<00:15:10.639><c> long
• </c> bicycles to have to stop um on protected bicycles to have to stop um on protected zones.<00:32:08.640

Bills: HF3676 , HF3593 , HF3785 , HF3774 , HF4111 , HF3513

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• It will enhance protections.
• </c><00:53:41.280><c> for</c> pool but this bill will protect for pool but this bill will protect for
• that those people have protection.
• And on deck, we have Mara Arnoldi. these are protections that renters and these are protections that
• </c><01:13:35.800><c> ensuring</c> provide important protection ensuring provide important protection

Bills: HF2296 , HF1566 , HF1854 , HF1385 , HF1142

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation

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• This is for our kids, to protect our kids.
• We need to make sure that we are protecting our citizens, protecting our kids, To make sure that we are
• protecting our citizens, protecting our kids, because certainly they shouldn't feel like they need to
• need protection.
• I'm just simply asking for protection for children who cannot protect themselves.

Bills: SB1004 , SB1012 , SB1100 , SB1110 , SB1170 , SB1213 , SB1317 , SB1402 , SB1413 , SB1416 , SB1476 , SB1511 , SB1573 , SB1655 , SB1656 , SB1709 , SB1720 , SB1723 , SB1725 , SCR1040

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• </c> the Service Member Residents Protection the Service Member Residents Protection Act,<03:59:59.199
• </c> seek to enforce all of its protections seek to enforce all of its protections through<04:03:40.319
• have a right to protect to be protected<04:27:22.319><c> from</c><04:27:22.560><c> the</c><04:27:22.720
• </c> status in nearly one in five cases. status in nearly one in five cases.
• and</c><07:20:45.520><c> Lowering</c> Protecting Health Care and Lowering Protecting Health Care and

Bills: HB1558 , HB3400 , HJR117 , HB4446 , HB3494 , HB3481 , HB2701 , HB2034 , HB3854 , HB3951 , HB3579 , HB2721 , HB3767 , HB1860 , HB2334 , HR1107 , HB3426 , HB3427 , HR452 , HB5100

Keywords: financial management, government oversight, budgeting, accountability, reporting, federal financial management, government accountability, oversight, taxpayer funds, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Chief Financial Officer, CFO, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, internal controls, financial reporting, financial audits, governmentwide financial management plan, financial management status report, performance metrics

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• Now we're going to move on to SB 2095 SD1 HD1, relating to environmental protection.
• It's about whether Hawaii continues a century long commitment to protect.
• The first is that the savings clause in the bill protects the state's existing litigations.
• on the Status of Women, seven organizations and 30 individuals.
• SB 2095 SD1 relating to environmental protection. Recommendation to move as is.

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• Precision of or TPS protections.
• Already Lake Fire Protection District.
• 06.719><c> about</c><01:50:07.040><c> leadership</c> fire protection but about leadership fire protection
• </c> reinstituting existing laws to protect reinstituting existing laws to protect American<01:52:47.440
• </c><03:30:00.239><c> the</c> commitment to serving and protecting the commitment to serving and protecting

Bills: HB2966

Keywords: citizenship, small business, loan eligibility, immigration status, entrepreneurship

Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance

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• So we support the status quo, but look forward to working with the bill sponsor.
• Next, we'll take up Tab 6, Senate Bill 990 on protective cell, captive insurance.
• It is the riveting subject of protected cell captive insurance companies.
• cell captive insurers or protected cell companies.
• I'm not saying that protective cell captives are brand new.

Bills: S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: pet insurance, consumer protection, insurance regulation, policy disclosure, agent training, payment stablecoin, financial regulation, anti-money laundering, state oversight, digital currency, financial services, workers compensation, Florida statute, commercial insurance, insurance board, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles

Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee considered a full agenda of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early action included SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest on attorneys’ trust accounts, which was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for out-of-network emergency claims. Senator Graal explained it as a way to reduce litigation and use a dispute-resolution process similar to the federal No Surprises Act. An amendment intended to require plan disclosure and prevent default by nonparticipation drew questions from members and concerns from insurers and providers about clarity and scope, especially whether it could affect contracted rates or shift claims between state and federal systems. Senator Graal withdrew the amendment, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from insurers and emergency physicians both supporting the underlying dispute-resolution concept while asking for further clarification. The committee also favorably reported SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels; CS/SB 158 on pet insurance, which adds agent continuing education, stronger consumer disclosures, and annual reporting to OIR; SB 1494 on breast cancer screening coverage, expanding required mammogram and supplemental screening coverage; and CS/SB 314, a strike-all bill creating a Florida framework for payment stablecoin issuers consistent with the federal GENIUS Act. CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings was also approved, with an amendment addressing access to safe deposit boxes by requiring letters of administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance raised the consent-to-rate cap from 10% to 20% for workers’ comp policies and adjusted the Florida Workers’ Compensation Guarantee Association board membership; supporters said it would help keep high-risk employers in the voluntary market. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program within DFS to allow certain stablecoin payments for fees, after a substitute amendment removed authority for a Florida coin, limited eligible stablecoins, and required qualified public deposit handling. CS/SB 838 clarified that convenience fees for electronic payments on retail installment contracts are permissible, while preserving a fee-free payment option; members discussed consumer access and fee concerns. CS/SB 1452, a broad DFS agency bill covering My Safe Florida Home, insurance administration, unclaimed property, licensing, and other departmental changes, was reported favorably after a technical amendment. The committee also approved SB 1706 creating a My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program targeted to owner-occupied, lower-income condominiums, and SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies in Florida, with supporters arguing it would modernize law and promote competition. The meeting concluded with all bills on the agenda that were heard being reported favorably and the committee adjourning without objection.

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• felony and that aligns it with the felony and that aligns it with the Judicial<00:10:00.160><c> Protections
• </c><00:10:00.720><c> Act,</c><00:10:01.040><c> the</c><00:10:01.200><c> Judicial</c> Judicial Protections
• Act, the Judicial Judicial Protections Act, the Judicial Data<00:10:01.839><c> Protections</c><00:10
• Act, um making it a Data Protections Act, um making it a felony<00:10:04.800><c> for</c><00:10:05.120
• I do know there's a federal program of witness protection, but I'm not sure of similar compatibility.

Bills: HF3676 , HF3683 , HF3395

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• The list of expressly protected areas where the presumption of negligence applies is expanded to include
• makes clear that an emergency vehicle involved in some sort of accident or trouble in one of the protected
• parties, of state and local governments, so we don't want to restrict liability simply because of their status
• If adopted, it would really just keep us at the status quo.

Bills: HB2548 , HB2453 , HB2640 , HB2095 , HB2386 , HB2239

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund

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• That is not equal protection. The ACT is a single-day, high-pressure standardized test.
• This is just a clean-up bill to Oklahoma statute 68302 to make sure that temporary allocations for schools
• County, a new excise board member entered and found that the state statute says that you cannot do temporary
• So, this is just set for temporary allocations based off the previous year's budget, not the full allocation

Bills: HB3674 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB3029 , HB2963 , HB3551 , HB2973 , HB3019 , HB3461 , HB2961 , HB3261 , HB3759 , HB3429 , HB3069 , HB3372 , HB3705

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• The protection there is that then it goes to the judge.
• SB 1244 violates fundamental due process protections.
• We all have a duty to protect the children we serve, and... ...have we all have a duty to protect the
• someone else, protects another family.
• their address protected.

Bills: SB1095 , SB1127 , SB1170 , SB1208 , SB1211 , SB1237 , SB1239 , SB1240 , SB1243 , SB1244 , SB1259 , SB1283

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, lifetime probation, early termination, criminal justice, supervised probation, sexual offenses, annual review hearing, community notification, aggravated harassment, lifetime injunction, victim protection, felony offenses, domestic violence