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• peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
• donate directly through the ODVA's website instead of having each of these payment systems have to incorporate
• He was a member of the National Guard after 40 years of service.
• But this, the purpose of this bill, was just to correct some of those things that didn't get corrected
• All of section 3, when we passed this last year, we basically kind of made a mistake.

Bills: HB3257, HB3428, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB3432

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

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• me ahead of time on this.
• peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
• He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
• He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
• And this is me kind of characterizing the way I read this, all of Section 3.

Bills: HB3257, HB3428, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB3432

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

Summary: The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1. House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0. The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.

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• Yes, sort of.
• Of the 36 states allowing captive insurance, 21 allow some form of PCC.
• I'm not here representing the good sheriffs of the state of Florida.
• Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.
• Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.

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

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 heard and advanced a wide range of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early in the meeting, SB 1000 on trust fund interest for attorney trust accounts was explained as setting a floor and ceiling tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate and was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for emergency out-of-network claims. After extensive discussion about the relationship between the state and federal No Surprises Act processes, an amendment was withdrawn due to concerns about clarity and scope, but the bill itself was supported by providers and insurers and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels, CS/SB 158 on pet insurance consumer disclosures and agent education, SB 1494 expanding breast cancer screening coverage, CS/SB 314 on digital assets and stablecoin issuers, and CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate procedures and small-estate administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance was amended to raise the consent-to-rate cap for workers’ compensation policies from 10% to 20% and then reported favorably, with supporters saying it would help keep higher-risk employers in the voluntary market. CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program was amended to remove authority for a Florida coin and limit the program to existing stablecoins, then passed. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 838 on electronic payment convenience fees for retail installment contracts, with the sponsor emphasizing that a fee-free payment option must still be offered. SB 1452, the Department of Financial Services agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it covered My Safe Florida Home administration, insurance and licensing changes, unclaimed property updates, and other DFS-related provisions. The committee also passed SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, targeting owner-occupied condominiums at or below 80% of area median income, and SB 990 on protected cell captive insurance companies, which supporters said would modernize Florida’s captive insurance laws and encourage more competition. The meeting ended with all listed bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.

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• I guess there are a couple of issues that might be of interest to a few of you, and so I want you to
• My legislation, you know me, the sanctity of life, it's all the way to the end of life.
• it's out-of-state bad actors.
• So I want to have, at the end of this process, a bill of... It's not the end.
• It will be improved with the input of the three of you.

Bills: HB4422, HB4117, HB4300, HB4298, HB2984, HB3344

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

Summary: The Children, Youth, and Family Committee met for its first meeting, with the chair emphasizing a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families and describing the bills before the committee as work in progress. The committee first adopted a working draft and heard House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for welfare benefits to be checked through the SAVE system to verify American citizenship; the speaker said amendments removed earlier child-only and WIC changes. The bill was reported out 7-1. The committee then considered several DHS- and child welfare-related measures. House Bill 4117 would broaden the definition of family resource centers to better reflect Oklahoma organizations and support access to public and private grants, including faith-based and workforce-training efforts; it was reported due pass after discussion about the range of services such centers provide. House Bill 4298 would allow child care facilities to receive rule-change notices electronically instead of only by mail, while preserving mail delivery as an option, and House Bill 4300 would add a fingerprint requirement to child care background checks to align state law with federal Child Care Development Fund requirements; both were reported due pass. House Bill 2984 would direct DHS to seek a waiver limiting SNAP purchases to Oklahoma in order to reduce out-of-state card skimming and fraud; members discussed border-area concerns and possible radius exceptions, but the bill was reported out 6-0. The final major measure was House Bill 3344, a foster care bill intended to improve placement and support for foster children and families. The author said the bill was only a starting point and that he had been working with DHS, judges, and other stakeholders; members raised concerns about a felony penalty in the bill, and the author said that provision would be revised as the bill moved forward. The committee passed the bill 7-0. Several members also used the discussion to stress the need for stronger funding for vulnerable populations and state agencies, especially foster care and mental health services. The meeting ended with plans for further revisions and a follow-up meeting the next Wednesday.

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• of them.
• I'm a resident of LD7. I'm here today in support of House Bill 2180 on behalf of AZ Reach.
• In fact, some of them, it takes years of them to acquire their understanding of their language through
• of H.R. 1.
• I'm the chair and a physician member of the State of Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners.

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• of the recycling... ...production of biochar be part of the recycling program because biochar can take
• Matter of fact, many of us have plastic water bottles in front of us, and the whole point is not to use
• In spite of the presenters of this bill not being able to answer any of my questions and further having
• of treatment.
• It's productive to think of each of our products in terms of its useful life and future use.

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

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

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• I'm a small business owner and president of the board of directors of the Langley Chamber of Commerce
• It will help a lot of issues in a lot of different ways.
• of both houses of the legislature.
• We have reached the end of the end of history.
• I’m the chief executive of Valleyview Health Center and a member of the Board of Washington Association

Bills: SB6258, SB6182, SB5947, SJR8206, SB5823, SB6292

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
• The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
• We firmly believe this is an outcome the Legislature of the State of Washington and the City of Moses
• the crest of the Cascades. ...east of the crest of the Cascades, so that's basically every county east
• pull them out of the stream and, of course, dealing with fast fashion, which is sort of what started

Bills: HB2436, HB2322, HB2343, HB1420, HB2426, HB2271, HB2215, HB2421, HB2301, HB2296

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

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• Neal Carter, District 15, which is all of Queen Creek, all of San Tan Valley, and a little bit of southeast
• Well, thank you to all of our staff, all of our pages, and thank you to all of the members for all of
• and I got notice of some type of changes happening because of a permitting process.
• This is actually an attempt to kind of get ahead of all the Board of Equalization and that kind of stuff
• get ahead of all the board of equalization and that kind of stuff and really saw attempt to kind of

Bills: HB2016, HB2104, HB2105, HB2288, HB2289

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• and of work.
• My name is Lydia Zepeda, and I'm speaking in support of HB 2105 on behalf of the League of Women Voters
• of Washington.
• of the bill.
• Members of the committee, Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of

Bills: HB2091, HB2105, HB2218, HB2107, HB2137, HB2243, HB2264

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• SB number 19. by Bettencourt relating to a prohibition on the marketing and acceptance of political contributions
• procedures regarding accepting a voter with a resident address that is not current and the immediate effect of
• the voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices referred

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• of state.
• , the purpose of delegation is because of the increased experience of doctors, right?
• Currently, my understanding is there is a significant backlog of investigations because of concerns regarding
• as it is a part of the practice of medicine.
• of care because of these issues.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• Analysis of HB 1393 can aid the continued growth of the travel industry and further enhance our ability
• That hour in the morning, for everyone that gets off of work, out of school, etc., doesn't mean as much
• Golfers, a lot of them, are for daylight saving time, while parents of bus students are against it.
• in Chapter 22 on assault. from various interpretive opinions of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,
• Some of those are bad actors, and some of them are Cuban.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• of the committee, uh, as I said, America Boyd, president and CEO of the Texas Travel Alliance.
• So, uh, as many of us are as a mom of two school-age kids, I definitely want them to be outside more
• I think today is a perfect example because of the, of the actual clock, uh, that I referenced.
• Because of our 70 residents, most of those people are, uh, are related.
• I don't know whether it fixes all of it, but it does a very, very good job of addressing our issues of

Bills: SB 1888, SB 3003, SB 2417, SB 2459, SB 3055, HB 1393, HB 2884, SB 2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• Currently, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation oversees the approval and regulation of the
• We're in favor of the bill.
• Our company was one of the four companies that got deregulated as part of the sunset in 2021.
• We were one of the four.
• , or the science of growing up.

Bills: HB1967, HB3442, HB5525, HB5561, HB5653, HB5667, SB1171

Keywords: juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653

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• the functions of an assistant, but some of them.
• So, half of this serving is equal to a bottle of 80%... serving is equal to a bottle of 80% vodka.
• of two.
• I've... the issue of the certificate of analysis.
• Scenarios of different avenues of how to tackle this.

Bills: HB441, HB445, HB477, HB441, HB445

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax

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• of your amount of point out that um sort of your amount of your<00:04:14.159><c> credit</c><00:04:14.439
• ><c> for</c><00:13:30.360><c> an</c> thousands of of Minnesota kids for an thousands of of Minnesota
• out of the way of trust families and get out of the way of the<00:14:46.759><c> important</c><00:14:
• property</c> it is one of those issues of property it is one of those issues of property taxes<00:31:
• </c><00:45:35.960><c> all</c><00:45:36.119><c> of</c> costs of all of these Services all of costs of

Bills: HF2254, HF2302, HF2502, HF2315, HF2475, HF2086

Keywords: HF2254, Minnesota child credit, baby bonus, child tax credit, income tax, individual income tax, tax relief, newborn, birth credit, family tax credit, tax refund, advance payment, Department of Revenue, taxable year, parenting, families with children, child credit, state regulations, families, taxation

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• > a</c><00:10:48.320><c> report</c> we're looking at here of of a report we're looking at here of of
• > the</c> part of it is it's the complexity of the part of it is it's the complexity of the system<00
• Our network of coaches at partner organizations work with clients on financial education, credit repair
• </c><00:26:18.320><c> in</c> of Ojiway, Seeds of Justice in of Ojiway, Seeds of Justice in Worthington
• </c> of got the little bit of short shift. of got the little bit of short shift.

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• to with that. ...about half of the membership of MMUA.
• </c><00:14:24.880><c> um</c> of where my concern arises is sort of um of where my concern arises is sort
• </c> of them and 13 have specifically out of of them and 13 have specifically out of that<00:15:37.600
• of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Association of Townships, and Minnesota
• on the board, so it sort of pales before most of our bills.

Bills: HF1345, HF71, HF993, HF1943

Keywords: HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers

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• Do you want to say a couple of words? I want to say a couple of words. Yeah, sure.
• We have HB143 in front of you, and I hope everyone of y'all got a packet of information on the resolutions
• them out of the water.
• dollars of impact.
• You know, it's all of you all, all of you South Alabama folks.

Bills: HB1, HB143, HB1, HB92

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program