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• on page one I'll great so Madam chair on page one I'll just<00:08:22.879><c> highlight</c><00:08:23.199
• </c> statute on page three as well on statute on page three as well on paragraph<00:08:52.040><c> H</
• Of course, I'm on all these other committees this year, Madam Chair, that fiscal... the revenue of this
• This process poses an unnecessary administrative burden on taxpayers to secure a refund.
• the</c><01:03:08.119><c> horizon</c> budgets on the deficits on the horizon budgets on the deficits on

Bills: HF4 , HF173

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution

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• The bill expands the age of the youth representatives on the advisory committee to allow for a youth
• And finally, the bill allows a young adult serving on the advisory committee who turns age 25 to complete
• and clarifies that young adults serving on the committee who turn 25 during their term may complete
• </p> <p>Thank you for the opportunity to break my testimony record in one committee.
• Vice Chair and Chair, members of the committee, my name is Samuel Martin, and I'm here on behalf of the

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth

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• One more follow-up. But thank you, Madam Chair.
• Everyone voting 60 to build does pass out of committee and moves on to oversight.
• or collected on behalf of the campaign.
• Thank you, committee.
• this committee about this bill.

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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• Representative Seth Blattman, LD 9, West Mesa, Ranking Member on House Ways and Means Committee.
• Once they prevail on that appeal, you would imagine perhaps that you might be secure for that four-year
• If one of your members is like that one property I saw up on the Strait Mountain before it was, you know
• Just like everyone else sitting here on this committee today, I learned to tie my shoes.
• we're not on this one because I think we should be on both these bills.

Bills: HB2016 , HB2104 , HB2105 , HB2288 , HB2289

Committees: House Ways & Means , House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, HB2288, foreign dividends, corporate income tax, Arizona tax, A.R.S. 43-1122, subtraction, gross income subtraction, multinational corporations, GILTI, global intangible low-taxed income, subpart F income, IRC 78 gross-up, foreign-source income, international tax conformity, corporate tax base

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• Representative Mueller moves that House File 1538 be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor
• I've been on the Jobs Committee.
• </c><01:18:19.719><c> on</c><01:18:19.880><c> Workforce</c> be reer to the committee on Workforce be
• reer to the committee on Workforce labor<01:18:21.239><c> and</c><01:18:21.440><c> economic</c><01:18
• Well, thank you, committee. You are well behaved. Oh, we have one more.

Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• Any questions on the bill? I'm seeing. Any questions on the bill?
• Vice Chair, and committee members. Look forward to continuing to work on this.
• And committee members. Look forward to continuing to work on this.
• And again, you know, please help me on an idea on securing the language that we could all live with.
• Thank you, committee. I'll continue working on it.

Bills: HB3091 , HB3314 , HB3435 , HB3748 , HB3913 , HB3919 , HB4132 , HB4203 , HB4303

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: county officials, residency requirement, dereliction of duty, removal process, government accountability, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval, local government, municipal bonds, ballot proposals, voting process, fund allocation, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance

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• Department of Homeland Security, and that it log any deletions of ballot images, event logs, and result
• This is an annoying but fun committee to be on. Senate Bill 1040, Katie, go.
• The full list of features is: one, unique controlled supply; watermarked bank security paper; secure
• Aloha, Senator Rogers and the rest of the committee. SB 1069, I just don't like this one either.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, for the record, Heather Wilkie on behalf of the town of Queen

Bills: SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

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• No tax on Social Security, providing tax relief for 88% of seniors.
• No tax on Social Security, providing tax relief for 88% of seniors.
• By improving FPS data collection and analysis and implementing the findings on these security tests,
• ONE PLACE THOUGH, THAT DIDN'T GET CUT, IS I.C.E. AND HOMELAND SECURITY.
• of only two Virginians on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Bills: HB2181 , HB1510 , HR1000 , HB3425 , HB3424 , HB3428 , HB3423 , HB3055 , HB2591 , HB4550

Keywords: Inspectors General, removal standard, government oversight, accountability, transparency, IG, watchdogs, federal oversight, executive branch, presidential removal, for-cause removal, independent oversight, anti-corruption, waste fraud and abuse, malfeasance, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, inefficiency, neglect of duty

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• The chair on the committee of the whole.
• </c> to the committee on agriculture. to the committee on agriculture.
• Jordan, on this issue for committee, Mr.
• and also on the rules committee and also on the rules committee.<07:02:32.400><c> Chip</c><07:02:32.718
• on the finance committee who serves on the finance committee who's<07:08:23.200><c> warned</c><07:08:

Bills: SB4465 , HB7147 , HB2424 , HB7567

Keywords: FISA, intelligence, surveillance, national security, privacy, extension, law enforcement, excise tax, heavy trucks, clean vehicles, environmental policy, heavy truck excise tax, truck and trailer tax, federal retail excise tax, FET, highway trust fund, commercial trucks, Class 8 trucks, tractor-trailer, semi-truck

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• especially with members on public safety committee, committee, committee, and<00:21:29.160><c> also<
• That not public report would be provided to the Advisory Committee on Capital Area Security as well as
• That not public report would be provided to the Advisory Committee on Capital Area Security as well as
• Advisory Committee on Capital Area<00:43:32.680><c> Security</c><00:43:33.640><c> as</c><00:43:33.880
• ><c> a</c><01:01:07.160><c> few</c> report on capital security issued a few report on capital security

Bills: HF4810 , HF4597 , HF1082 , HF3230

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform, general fund grant

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• The Remote Access Security Act received unanimous support in the House Foreign Affairs Committee during
• Social Security is the Trump regime on Social Security is to<04:52:50.798><c> cut</c><04:52:51.040><
• Social Security is what puts food in the fridge and keeps the lights on week after week.
• Folks like Greg Meeks, our ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, who has worked on numerous
• issues pertaining to Haiti with me on that committee.

Bills: HB6504 , HB6500 , HB2683 , SB269 , HB6732 , HB6715 , HB6719 , SB3424 , HR909

Keywords: Haiti, duty-free imports, economic recovery, trade, Caribbean Basin, tariff, apparel, remote access, national security, export controls, cloud computing, foreign policy, international relations, improper payments, deceased, social security, federal coordination, state agencies, coercion, minors

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• I want to welcome my colleagues on the committee, all of the witnesses, and all of those watching the
• I'd be happy to work with the committee on anything.
• Sounds like we had one concern, but it sounds like the committee sub is addressing it.
• on for or against the committee substitute to House Bill 4519?
• to our next committee hearing on Thursday.

Bills: HB5057 , HB4519 , HB5033 , HB3997 , HB 1237 , HB1904 , HB4400 , HB 1227

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

Keywords: solid waste management, exclusive contracts, public agency, contract amendment, notification requirements, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, TERP, air quality, emissions reduction, clean fleet, alternative fuel, natural gas vehicles, hydrogen fuel, hydrogen infrastructure, diesel replacement, fleet grants, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, clean school buses

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1904, which would classify intentionally released helium balloons as litter and create criminal penalties for balloon releases. The author and supportive witnesses argued that balloon releases harm wildlife, livestock, waterways, and infrastructure, and that the bill would close a loophole in current litter law. Several members questioned whether criminal penalties were appropriate, and the author said he was willing to work toward civil penalties and fines instead. No vote was taken, and HB 1904 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably to the full House, including HB 3249, HB 3866, HB 4112, HB 1768, HB 1499, HB 573, and HB 464. These measures dealt with topics such as TCEQ contested-case procedures, outdoor storage containers, high-level radioactive waste, concrete plant permitting and grants, unannounced concrete batch plant inspections, and a scrap tire grant program. Most were adopted with substitutes and passed on recorded votes, generally with unanimous or near-unanimous support. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 3997, which would create expedited permitting timelines for LNG facilities and related wastewater permits. Industry witnesses said the bill would provide certainty for multibillion-dollar projects without eliminating public participation, while environmental groups opposed parts of the bill that they said could limit contested-case participation and be unrealistic for SOAH timelines. TCEQ staff described the current wastewater permitting process and said some of the bill’s timing provisions could be workable, especially with an expedited fee. The bill was left pending after the author said he would continue working on committee substitute language. The committee also heard HB 1237 on extending the renewal window for expired TCEQ occupational water licenses, and HB 4519, a TERP consolidation bill that would combine several clean transportation grant programs into fewer programs. HB 1237 was left pending without testimony, while HB 4519 drew broad support from environmental and industry witnesses who favored simplifying the program, though some asked for stronger emphasis on particulate matter and hydrogen funding. The committee withdrew the substitute on HB 4519 and left it pending. Finally, HB 5033, which would eliminate the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program if federal authority changes, drew opposition from environmental and inspection-industry witnesses who warned it would weaken air-quality protections and could remove an important enforcement tool. The author said the bill was intended as a trigger mechanism and would be refined, and HB 5033 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1227 on municipal solid-waste franchise fees and private-provider access; the author said he would bring a substitute after hearing concerns from cities, and the bill was left pending.

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• The committee substitute simply took out all of section one, which would include that had the underlined
• Move to pass on the amendment. Second on the amendment. Will there be questions on the amendment?
• We are on well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, and committee.
• Nine ayes, one nay.
• program going on.

Bills: SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: professional licensing, licensing fees, home inspection, home inspector, Construction Industries Board, CIB, contractor license, journeyman license, apprentice registration, alarm endorsement, code inspector, electrical license, plumbing license, mechanical license, permit fees, renewal fee, reciprocity, poultry house contractor, poultry house wiring, environmentally controlled poultry house

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• May you guide them and lead their way as they finish their high school years and move on to whatever
• As we finish this week, Lord, I thank you for the time we will have to be back with our loved ones and
• This time, unanimous consent that an entourage be allowed on the floor.
• , whether we're still a part of this family or we've moved on.
• It will keep you abreast of what's going on related to appropriations.

Bills: SB2026 , SB1376 , SB1355 , SB2115 , SB1533 , SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

Bills: HSB146 , HF277 , HSB145 , HSB153 , HF200 , HF320 , HSB86 , HSB121 , HSB122 , HF137 , SSB1081 , SSB1082 , SSB1074

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, relative placement, kinship care, fictive kin, child in need of assistance, CINA, juvenile court, dispositional hearing, best interests of the child, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, child protective services, CPS, 30 days to family, family reunification, permanency planning, relative search, notice to relatives, licensed foster parent

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• Order, we're gonna do one housekeeping, uh, Senate Bill 1584, Burns on number four on the agenda, is
• Murdock, is that a due pass on the amendment or on the bill?
• If you'll look on page one, senator, line twenty-one, their delegates shall collect a fee.
• one.
• Thank you, committee. I appreciate everybody's consideration on this bill.

Bills: SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

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• And three, homeland security missions.
• </c><06:05:21.600><c> on</c> United States Code, the Committee on United States Code, the Committee on
• </c> reported from the committee on rules. reported from the committee on rules.
• As a member of both the Foreign Affairs Committee and Homeland Security, I strongly have opinions on
• > and</c><08:56:29.920><c> this</c> on our national security and this on our national security and this

Bills: HB2913 , HR518 , HB8646 , HR1336 , HCR84

Keywords: Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, agriculture, funding, food safety, nutrition, pest management, House resolution, procedural resolution, Rules Committee, Rule XIII, clause 6(a), waiver, supermajority, same-day consideration, reconciliation, budget reconciliation

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• Committee on Transportation Infrastructure is called to order. The Secretary will note the roll.
• Finally, the bill repeals the study committee on October 1, 2028. Happy to answer any questions.
• So I just wanted to double-check: this does include members from both parties on the study committee?
• the on the study committee parties on the on the study committee yes all right thank you perfect thank
• She's on one today.

Bills: SB1010 , SB1024 , SB1205 , SB1232 , SB1366 , SB1552 , SB1624 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1004

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting

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• So I will move a do not pass on Senate Bill 238, and a do pass on the Senate Rules Committee substitute
• Move a due pass on the Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 238.
• So I do not pass on Senate Bill 238, but it do pass on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 238.
• Bill 238, but a due pass on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 238. All right.
• We don't have anyone signed up in support or opposition on this. Committee. Thank you.

Bills: SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22 , SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: Governor's Residence, management committee, government administration, New Mexico, advisory, commission, general services, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, overdose prevention centers, harm reduction, drug overdose, opioid crisis, substance use disorder, public health, addiction treatment, naloxone

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• All right, ladies and gentlemen, the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement is called to order
• Thank you, Chairman Marshall, for asking me to be on this committee. You're welcome.
• I'm honored to serve on this committee with you, Representative Márquez, and I'm happy to be here.
• I'm the research analyst for the Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement.
• Tom Carretto replied that, based on the diligence done in the House before the bill came to committee

Bills: HB2207 , HB2225 , HB2602 , HB2641

Committees: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility