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• on behalf of Senator Grayson, Senate Bill 546, which clarifies existing law to make it clear that third-party
• SB 546 seeks to clarify any potential ambiguity about whether third-party billing administrators need
• This ambiguity has created compliance burdens and legal risks for third-party billing administrators,
• are not engaged in any debt collection activities or deal with consumer credit. and legal risks for third-party
• I can attest to the fact that we hire third-party billing companies to help us inform tenants of the

Committee: House Banking and Finance

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• Third, use of existing lines of credit with third-party reimbursement.
• I have one question on that one page where you talk about threats, upper and lower basin, third party
• Lower basin, third party ANS, regulatory needed resources, that one maybe you didn't have that one.
• Third-party claims. That would be the claim from out-of-basin states.
• Third-party claims. That would be the claim from out-of-basin states.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• In the third column you will see different groups of entities that are listed.
• meetings with all of the impacted stakeholders on this issue—excavators, underground facility owners, third-party
• locators, and 811 leadership—we learned that excavators, underground facility owners, third-party locators
• state trust lands with infrastructure, population growth, and local planning efforts.
• Finally, 1336 promotes efficiency through encouraging use of qualified third-party contractors to assist

Committee: House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority on its role storing Colorado River water underground and holding long-term storage credits for CAP municipal and industrial subcontractors, on-river contractors, the Hualapai Tribe, Mojave County Water Authority, and Nevada. Members asked about future firming for CAP subcontractors, recovery constraints, funding sources, and whether the authority could use groundwater withdrawal fee credits for Indian firming and CAP users. The manager explained the authority has no post-2026 firming policy yet for CAP M&I subcontractors, relies mainly on withdrawal fees and ad valorem taxes, and distributes credits on paper through ADWR transfer forms rather than delivering wet water. No action was taken on the presentation. The committee then heard SB 1445, which would allow certain small municipalities to conduct bacteriological testing on site with EPA-approved equipment and originally limited ADEQ sampling requirements to no more than four times per month. The sponsor and the mayor of Kearny argued the bill would reduce costs and travel burdens for rural towns while allowing more frequent testing. Committee discussion focused on whether the change was already possible under existing law and whether the amendment would weaken testing requirements. The Griffin amendment removed the language restricting ADEQ’s sampling frequency. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 1137, a modernization measure for Arizona’s 811 call-before-you-dig system that sets procedures for large project coordination meetings, positive response communication, and related enforcement. Supporters from Associated General Contractors and an underground utility contractor said the bill reflects stakeholder consensus and would improve safety and efficiency without adding state costs. The Taylor amendment shifted implementation procedures from the Corporation Commission to the One Call Notification Center and made other technical changes. The bill passed unanimously, 10-0. SB 1287, which extends to all active management areas the ability of holders of irrigation grandfathered rights to withdraw up to 10 acre-feet annually for stockwatering or domestic use, also passed 9-1. The committee next approved SB 1335, as amended by a strike-everything amendment tied to the Ag-to-Urban program, allowing a groundwater savings holder to continue irrigating for up to two years after issuance of groundwater savings credits. DWR and irrigation district representatives said the change would address timing problems between relinquishing irrigation rights and finalizing development, while some members objected that it could increase groundwater pumping. The bill passed 5-4. Finally, SB 1336, which continues the State Land Department for four years and adds reporting, planning, and oversight provisions including a new oversight board, passed 5-4 after debate over whether another board was necessary and whether the reauthorization period was long enough. The committee concluded with SB 1677, appropriating $3 million for salt cedar mitigation along the lower Gila River and the Gila-Colorado confluence. Supporters from Audubon Southwest, the City of Buckeye, and local landowners described flood, fire, habitat, and water-supply benefits, while members questioned herbicide use and the need for data. The bill passed 9-0, and the meeting adjourned after all votes were completed.

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• For decades, Bill has been a trusted presence in New York homes.
• Republicans are the party of life, and Republicans are the party of life, and we must protect both mom
• You see, yes, I'm the congresswoman of Illinois' Third Congressional District.
• , the trust fund deficit decreases.

Bills: HR915 , HB7401 , HB2478 , HR1381

Keywords: Holodomor, Ukraine famine, 1932-1933 famine, genocide recognition, Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, collectivization, grain confiscation, human rights, Ukraine, Ukrainian people, Russian aggression, Vladimir Putin, foreign affairs, sense of the House, commemorative resolution, historical remembrance, Soviet repression, Kremlin denial, Ukraine sovereignty

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• parties in order to protect their children.
• I specialize in trust and estate planning.
• In a decanting, the trustee of an existing trust transfers the assets to a new trust for one or more
• of the same beneficiaries of the old trust.
• or who are beneficiaries of trusts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on a wide range of state, probate, and family bills, with chairs Edwards and Day outlining strict testimony limits and accepting written testimony. Early testimony focused on H. 1911/S. 1138, which would clarify that a durable power of attorney may create a trust if that authority is expressly granted; sponsors and elder law advocates said the bill would resolve uncertainty created by the Barbetti decision and align Massachusetts with other states. A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 1102, a proposal to establish medical panels in Probate and Family Court. Supporters, including attorneys, parents, physicians, and advocates, said neutral three-doctor panels would help judges resolve disputed medical issues in guardianship and custody cases involving children, elders, and people with disabilities. Testifiers described cases where medical treatment was blocked or contested by one parent or guardian, arguing the panels would provide impartial expertise and protect vulnerable people. The committee also heard support for bills addressing disability discrimination in family court, military parents’ custody rights, and a shared parenting bill, H. 1710, which drew strong opposition from domestic violence advocates and others who said a 50-50 presumption could harm survivors and children. The committee also took testimony on several probate and court-administration measures. Senator Lovely supported a bill on nominee trust partition, and Senator Comerford and probate officials backed legislation to codify additional registry staff positions and modernize registry operations. Other bills discussed included foster care liability insurance, with providers warning that rising premiums and loss of coverage could force program closures; health care proxy storage and activation; access to decedents’ email accounts; uniform trust decanting; the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; heirs’ property partition protections; a constitutional right to health care; alimony-related reforms; child-centered family law; and a right of disposition for funeral arrangements. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee repeatedly invited written testimony and follow-up questions.

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• , the Central Communist Party in China.
• would be having the locals opt into a data-sharing agreement that moves the data from eScholar, the third-party
• And besides, if we're worried about what a third grader is studying today, by the time that third grader
• HB 342 shifts that burden to where it belongs, the party that is proposing the placement, the party with
• HB 342 shifts that burden to where it belongs, the party that is proposing the placement, the party with

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first heard HB 690 by Rep. Amedee, which would prohibit education agencies and vendors from contracting with foreign adversaries, foreign terrorist organizations, or their agents, and would apply to education service providers, vendors of educational products, and some schools. Supporters argued the bill would protect school tax dollars and prevent foreign influence, especially from the Chinese Communist Party, citing similar actions in Florida and Texas. Some members raised questions about due process, how ineligibility would be determined, and whether payments would stop before appeals were resolved. A technical amendment changing “terrorists” to “terrorist” was adopted, and HB 690 was reported as amended without objection. The committee then took up HB 1078 by Rep. Freiberg, which would allow higher education institutions to offer standalone online courses, not just online programs tied to a degree, and to offer online programs even when there is no equivalent on-campus program. LSU officials said the bill would give flexibility for professional and workforce-related courses and certificates. Members asked about tuition-setting, prerequisites, and whether non-degree students could enroll. The bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 113 by Rep. Phelps, which sought retroactive application of the uniform 10-point grading scale to students who were ninth graders in 2023-2024, drew significant concern. Members questioned fairness, inconsistency if only some districts could recalculate grades, and the fiscal impact of retroactivity. Phelps said he had intended to capture that cohort and was willing to work with the Department of Education, but after debate the committee voted 2-9 against reporting the bill, so the motion failed. The committee also heard HB 632 by Rep. Spell on LA FIRST data sharing. The bill would streamline how student data is shared for the state’s longitudinal data system, and amendments were adopted to remove a five-year look-back and clarify data matching and de-identification. Members debated privacy, opt-out rights, and whether the bill should require or merely allow districts to participate; concerns were raised about sharing personally identifying information and the lack of clear opt-out protections. Rep. Carlson offered an amendment to change “shall” to “may,” but later withdrew it so the bill could be deferred for further discussion. Finally, HB 1132 by Rep. Carver, carried by Rep. Carlson, was introduced to expand lab school authorization within the University of Louisiana system; an amendment was offered to limit the change to new schools established after August 1, and discussion began on that amendment as the transcript ended.

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• And so when the president says, I may seek a third. He can serve a third term.
• parties.
• Folks to be hired by third parties.
• If the lien-based care provider sells their lien to a third party, the maximum amount the third party
• can recover is the consideration paid by the third party to the lien-based provider for the assignment

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.

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• How do you balance the interests of different parties?
• But if you look in this best practices document, it says APC strongly recommends having third-party lab
• Currently, I spend no less than $10,000 a month testing my products with an independent third-party lab
• The way we validate is by sending it out to a third party, so every batch that we make is sent out for
• party, which is what he's doing.

Committee: House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from Berthold Barak Karlich of Benor Capital on investment and innovation from a European perspective. He argued that legacy in trade and innovation is about enabling future generations, not isolation, and highlighted Austria and Europe’s strengths in education, applied research, hidden-champion SMEs, and deep-tech. He also warned against economic nationalism and emphasized that entrepreneurship and cross-border trade create shared interests, peace, and long-term collaboration. In response to questions, he said Arizona had impressed him as a strong, international deep-tech hub, and he expressed interest in learning more about opportunities there. The committee then considered HB 2746, which creates a study committee on trade offices under the Arizona Commerce Authority to review existing trade offices, gather stakeholder input, and report recommendations by December 31, 2028. Members discussed oversight of Arizona’s trade offices in countries including Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Romania, and Germany, and the sponsor said the bill would help evaluate effectiveness while identifying new opportunities. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. HB 2750, which establishes the Arizona-Sonora Trade Commission with legislative appointees, also received a due pass recommendation after members discussed its role as a complement to executive-branch efforts; it passed 5-1 with one present. The committee next heard HB 4036, a bill restricting the sale and distribution of compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs made with certain bulk drug substances and authorizing inspections by the State Board of Pharmacy. Supporters, including Novo Nordisk and the Partnership for Safe Medicines, argued the bill would address unsafe imported ingredients, impurities, misleading advertising, and a surge in mass compounding that they said exceeds the intent of compounding law. Opponents from the Arizona Pharmacy Association, compounding pharmacists, and a physician argued the bill would burden lawful compounders, raise costs, reduce access, and could harm patients who rely on compounded medications. After extensive debate, the committee failed to pass HB 4036 on a 5-5 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 2765, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating a vapor product manufacturer licensing framework, fees, penalties, and Department of Revenue oversight. The sponsor said the measure was intended to address illegal smuggling of vape products and protect children, while opponents argued it would burden lawful businesses and that the real problem was illicit actors outside the regulated market. The transcript ends during the discussion of this bill, before a final vote is recorded.

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• We read a third time in favor of the motion to read the bill a third time.
• We read a third time. All in favor of the motion to read the bill a third time say aye.
• trust.
• Because the trust that I have, the problem of trust that I have, is vote for it.
• Because the trust that I have, the problem of trust that I have, is, and I've heard this in the last

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• party to provide the odds.
• So when we're talking about the partner, like third-party folks that sort of set the odds, that's like
• and security protections of tribal data, and then the fact that tribal data sovereignty supersedes third-party
• If third parties are accessing tribal data through the state system, we strongly hold that they should
• be talking to the tribes, not a third party about that data, because the tribes are the ones who need

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Summary: The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held a field hearing at the Puyallup Reservation, hosted by Chairman Stearns, and heard three informational presentations: sports betting, tribal health data sovereignty, and the Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force. No bills were voted on; the meeting was primarily a work session and question-and-answer discussion. On sports betting, Emerald Queen Casinos and the Washington State Gambling Commission described how sports wagering operates in Washington under tribal-state compacts, including on-premise mobile betting, compliance and anti-money laundering rules, and the use of third-party oddsmakers. Tribal representatives said sports betting supports tribal economic development and asked for future changes to allow wagering on Washington college teams and to address concerns about illegal prediction markets. Committee members asked about geo-fencing, betting limits, and why in-state collegiate betting is prohibited. Vicki Lowe of the American Indian Health Commission discussed tribal data sovereignty, emphasizing that tribes have inherent sovereignty and a government-to-government relationship with the state, and that tribes should have equitable access to their own health data. She explained that during COVID, tribes lacked access to state-held tribal affiliation data and that public records concerns led the Department of Health to stop collecting some tribal affiliation information. Members discussed how data-sharing agreements and tribal consultation should work going forward. Lucy Smartlut of the Attorney General’s office reported on the MMIWP Task Force, including updated case counts, the work of the cold case unit, forensic genetic genealogy efforts, and survey findings showing weak tribal-law enforcement coordination and inconsistent collection of tribal affiliation data. She said the task force’s immediate need is sustainability, continued collaboration, and better training and communication, while members raised questions about funding, interagency coordination, and prevention efforts.

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• It's all predicated on trust. Trust that our allies will protect each other's secrets.
• I'll work to rebuild trust through transparency and accountability.
• Now, you mentioned a lot about trust.
• earn the trust of the American people.
• trusted them, now their lives were at risk.

Committee: Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

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• Next we're going to do center McClain's bills and we're gonna start with Tab. 25 SB 940 on third-party
• Third-party reservation.
• These third-party reservation sales make it difficult for consumers to by and available reservations
• When the third-party reservation platforms fell to sell, sell the reservation.
• I have my trust account.

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• We talked about third-party provided products there, and the seller would still be responsible for the
• third-party products.
• The seller would still be responsible for the third-party products.
• This bill will prohibit the sharing of the data with a third party if the data is going to be used to
• It requires that any third party who seeks to use what we're calling ALPR data collected in New Mexico

Bills: HB294 , SB40 , SB43 , SB35

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer

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• Personal data is not shared with adult websites or third-party vendors.
• Personal data is not shared with adult websites or third-party vendors.
• Are they only third-party verifications? I honestly do not know the answer to that.
• Are we saying the state of Missouri will do a third party only, or is that just?
• With respect to the rule that we passed, third-party verification is authorized.

Committee: House Children and Families

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• There's a breach, but I have not yet paid that money to the third party supplier who's going to deliver
• There's a breach, but I have not yet paid that money to the third party supplier who's going to deliver
• There's a breach, but I have not yet paid that money to the third party supplier who's going to deliver
• There's a breach, but I have not yet paid that money to the third party supplier who's going to deliver
• </c><00:48:32.319><c> party</c> paid that money to the third party paid that money to the third party

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting. Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25. The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• Please read the bill third time.
• Please read the bill a third time.
• party intervenes.
• And once you receive money from a third party, which are constituents, you remember during COVID with
• Please read the bill third time.

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• This would take the third parties and say, we don't want you to do any more of your driver's license
• And we rely very heavily on the service that those third parties provide, and we would hate to—we would
• And we rely very heavily on the service that those third parties provide.
• Two-thirds of Americans do not trust our elections. Two-thirds.
• I will show you the poll that says that two-thirds do not trust this. With that, I vote aye. Aye.

Bills: HB2009 , HB2022 , HCM2001 , HCM2002 , HCM2004 , HCR2001 , HM2001 , HM2004

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

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• The only thing we don't determine how to invest are the third-party client funds.
• For the third-party clients, they can invest in a wide variety of funds that we offer, including stocks
• And does the SIC or the state charge third-party client funds to manage those?
• As for those third-party funds, we do not charge them any administrative fee at all.
• There is no protection; there's no third party to go to.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• This would ban delivery of ballots by third parties, otherwise known as ballot harvesting.
• This would ban delivery of ballots by third parties, otherwise known as ballot harvesting.
• ><c> as</c><00:10:21.920><c> ballot</c> third parties, otherwise known as ballot third parties, otherwise
• </c><02:04:07.040><c> Third</c><02:04:07.440><c> party</c> employee with an affidavit.
• Third party employee with an affidavit.

Committee: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• Third reading.
• Third reading. A bill to amend it. Third reading.
• Third reading.
• Third reading. A bill to have it. Third reading.

Bills: HCR39 , HR275 , HR875

Keywords: social work, mental health, community health, social justice, addiction support, veteran assistance, child welfare, disability rights, intellectual disabilities, inclusion, The Arc, community support