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• out of the tender.
• And we're just kind of surprised to find out, you know, after someone is terminated for cause that, oh
• of Austin is doing.
• You'll see their painting of red. No, there's more and more of them.
• I'm Mayor Tom Kilgore of the city of Lakeway, Texas.

Bills: SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1579 , SB1708 , SB1844 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB1921 , SB1951 , SB2237 , SB2238 , SB2406 , SB2407

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.

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• I'm here in opposition of HB43 because there are tens of thousands of Alabama citizens who... thousands
• of rehabilitation and fitness for licensing under the entry of an order of limited relief.
• , if the entity knew of the order of limited relief at the time of...
• The order of limited relief at the time of hiring.
• It allows the sheriff and the County Commission of any county containing any portion of the County containing

Bills: HB43 , SB81 , SB178 , SB138 , SB89 , SB183 , HB27 , HB188 , HB199 , HB190 , SB117 , HB43 , HB27

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail

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• It provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions.
• So it's just going to say 'family of an appointed member of a board or commission.'
• of a board or commission not being required to disclose financial.
• and members of board or commission.
• and members of board or commission.

Bills: HB117 , HB228 , HB250 , HB260 , HB393 , HB400 , HB446 , HB534 , HB551 , HB576 , HB842

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393

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• Involuntary termination of parental rights is a serious issue.
• It's about the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
• This bill will repeal the Ground O termination of parental rights, which is a termination based on a
• The purpose of Ground O was to expedite terminations so that children could be adopted.
• The severity of termination of parental rights is a remedy that demands strict legal standards governing

Bills: HB809 , HB 1193 , HB1916 , HB2558 , HB1973 , HB2350 , HB2399 , HB2340 , HB 116 , HB330 , HB2496 , HB116

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative

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• the state of Oklahoma and you would have to show an intent to return to the state of Oklahoma because
• But it doesn't say outside of the state; it just says outside of the state.
• We know that in any type of employment, there are cases of retaliation.
• The local school board has found the misconduct of a teacher to be so egregious that they let They terminate
• You know, I mean, if you look at the typical definition of an educator terminated with Cause, and an

Bills: HB2938 , HB2939 , HB3306 , HB3722 , HB4113 , HB4123

Committee: House Elections and Ethics

Keywords: elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility

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• home of the brave.
• Reading of the Journal. Reading of the Journal.
• Official Journal of the Senate of the State of Louisiana. I move to dispense with the journal.
• B on the progress of implementation of Act 426 of the 2025 Regular Session.
• of his retirement.

Bills: SCR12 , HB221 , HB509 , HCR58 , SB78 , SB25 , SB80 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB228 , SB250 , SB414 , SB433 , SB479 , SB513 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB65 , SB215 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HB17 , HB41 , HB73 , HB223 , HB244 , HB759 , HB906 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1086 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1215 , HB1242 , SB217 , SB283 , SB469 , HB36 , HB42 , HB74 , HB119 , HB159 , HB259 , HB302 , HB414 , HB459 , HB776 , HB848 , HB956 , HB1017 , HB1028 , HB1095 , SB208 , SB312 , SB382 , SB389 , HB210 , HB258 , HB359 , HB368 , HB468 , HB552 , HB732 , HB784 , HB870 , HB953 , HB1117 , HB1236

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

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• None of that.
• None of that.
• It doesn't limit the ability of kind of brokers, but different social workers to kind of help guide folks
• of compensation.
• Informed consent is, of course, a very common standard of care.

Bills: HB2408 , HB2434 , HB2725 , HB2728 , HB2729 , HB2730 , HB2731 , HB2732 , HB2733 , SB1192 , SB1398 , SB1399 , SB1494 , SB1557 , SB1813 , SB1821

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation, employment services, developmental disabilities, Arizona Revised Statutes, occupational therapy, board regulation

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• termination of coverage and the three-year right to reinstatement of the policy to the policyholder
• the application of the right to designate a third party to receive notice of cancellation of the policy
• of mind.
• That's the end of this portion of our work session.
• sale of this kind of data?

Bills: HB2428 , HB2399 , HB2087

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: life insurance, policy lapse, policy cancellation, nonpayment of premium, premium grace period, lapse notice, termination notice, third-party notice, third-party designee, beneficiary protection, consumer protection, insurance regulation, insurer notice requirements, policyholder, beneficiary, Washington RCW, insurance code, unintentional lapse, coverage continuation, premium delinquency

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• Before we get started, I just want to thank all of you for being here.
• This is our first meeting of this legislative session.
• and for being vital members of this committee.
• In 2023, we passed a total overhaul of the law in our state.
• You should have a one-sheet kind of distillation of what we're changing, but it's a lot of housekeeping

Bills: SB94

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation

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• It's the trade of my father.
• And you lose One of your journeyman plumbers, you've lost a third of your company.
• other trades, because of one group that has stopped it, and they know a lot of people in this building
• pay that claims essentially out of that and keep that cost off of my insurance company.
• I do not believe it will be anywhere as close to the length of our AMB committee that many of us will

Bills: HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2955 , HB3128 , HB3880 , HB4294 , HB2970 , HB3338 , HB3443 , HB3783 , HB3800 , HB3818

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• of the immediate fiscal impact.
• HB 3038 allows the tourism and recreation department employees to earn a commission on the sales of advertising
• As the author of the workforce commission, and we have discussed this somewhat, could you explain to
• The size of the task force This is indicative of the number of agencies that actually touch on workforce
• These are areas of concern that are not specifically assigned to any one commission.

Bills: HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2955 , HB3128 , HB3880 , HB4294 , HB2970 , HB3338 , HB3443 , HB3783 , HB3800 , HB3818

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• of Arizona.
• end-of-life care.
• kinds of drugs.
• That's, you know, all of the things we speak of today.
• I'm here on behalf of the Arizona Association of Health Plans.

Bills: HB2048 , HB2189 , HB2248 , HB2403 , HB2728 , HB2729 , HB2730 , HB2731 , HB2906 , HCR2058

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• I am the director of the Governor's Organized Crime Commission and I'm also a deputy district attorney
• I am also the co-chair of the City of Albuquerque Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Commission.
• I reintroduce myself; I'm the Director of the Organized Crime Commission and a Deputy Attorney at the
• When the governor stood up the Organized Crime Commission, she made human trafficking one of our top
• Isn't it compelling for the public that has funded millions and millions of dollars to terminate human

Bills: SB41 , SB33 , SB32 , SB30

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting

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• It moves the Office of Receivership under the jurisdiction of the OID.
• The current The Office of Receivership is under the jurisdiction of the OID.
• So is this kind of the equivalent of a pinky swear, pinky promise kind of thing?
• If there's no, if you're not aware of what penalty, there's not a sanction that you're aware of against
• of the bill.

Bills: SB1265 , SB2154 , SB1286 , SB1365 , SB1491 , SB1525 , SB1581 , SB1775 , SB1810 , SB1884 , SB2118 , SB2174 , SB1771 , SB1805 , SB1916

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, municipalities, city government, town government, property maintenance, nuisance abatement

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• It increases the dedication of a certain portion of insurance premium assessments into the municipal
• So with the absence of that task force and all of the stakeholders in there, what's the effort now to
• We seek input from members of the legislature, members of the public, and municipalities as well.
• We seek input from members of the legislature, members of the public, and municipalities as well.
• chair of Natural Resources.

Bills: HB27 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB382 , HB417 , HB575 , HB755 , HB980

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation

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• All right, and in lieu of—you got a copy of that...
• care of this... ...care would take care of this situation.
• types of vaccines. ...and different types of vaccines.
• rape of a child under the age of 12 and sodomy of a child under the age of 12 to potential punishment
• of being capital.

Bills: HB2 , HB43 , HB49 , HB94 , HB137 , HB156 , HB200 , HB250 , HB3 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, HB49, Alabama criminal code, capital offense, capital punishment, death penalty, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, child sexual abuse

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• of doing so.
• We are in support of most of this.
• of 21.
• That would mean tens of millions of dollars of impact to the counties.
• I mean, that's sort of where the value of all of that work came back with Tier 3 was sort of taking everybody's

Bills: SB1046 , SB1317 , SB1376 , SB1416 , SB1448 , SB1471 , SB1493 , SB1498 , SB1502 , SB1504 , SB1538 , SB1544 , SB1550 , SB1579 , SB1581 , SB1584 , SB1624 , SB1673

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

Bills: HB 109 , HB136 , HB694 , HB 1201 , HB1716 , HB2071 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2807 , HB2886 , HCR78 , HB109 , HB136

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: mental health, inpatient psychiatric facility, juvenile treatment, residential treatment facility, emotionally disturbed juveniles, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, state grant, facility construction, facility expansion, facility operations, Waco Center for Youth, education services, school district, Texas Health and Safety Code, youth residential care, behavioral health, state appropriations, Medicaid, lactation

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• I'll read a couple of passages from a study that the Federal Trade Commission did in 2007, quoting here
• If they don't recognize to the carrier that the person is terminated within the first three days of the
• It could be a combination of all of the above.
• Additionally, a set of recent reports by the Federal Trade Commission shined a light on the unethical
• of Texas.

Bills: HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• of license to issue.
• We have to turn in all of this. Checklists of PAs in advance to TDI.
• A lot of people think, is this going to be some form of...
• HB 712 was drafted to apply to men over the age of 50, men over the age of 60, and men over the age of
• I'm a patient of MD Anderson, which is one of the greatest.

Bills: HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury