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• It doesn't set anything new on any banks.
• The second is that this creates bank-like confusion.
• It would be totally reasonable for a consumer to say, 'This looks like banking without any banking protections
• Which is very different from banking. Right. Right.
• It's ensuring that they're acting responsibly.

Bills: HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB416 , HB482 , HB610 , HB749 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1193

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, judicial salaries, judges, judiciary compensation, cost of living adjustment, COLA, Louisiana Supreme Court, court of appeal judges, district court judges, city court judges, parish court judges

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• Megan spent 7 years working in banking, gaining valuable experience in finance, customer service, and

Bills: HB2992 , HB3183 , HB3464 , HB4170 , HB4338

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection

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• Please, members, this has got the coolest name of any act that I've ever been a part of in my entire
• It's the Oklahoma Common Sense Act.
• Section 4, this act shall become effective November 1st, 2026, submitted by...

Bills: HB1590 , HB3075 , HB3548 , HB3661 , HB3986 , HB4273 , HB4346

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation

Bills: HB169 , HB169

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

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• And H.5113, an act designating the Marion Stoddard Riverwalk, seeks to work...
• H. 5141, in particular, is an act promoting recreation on Massachusetts beaches.
• H. 5140 is an act creating parity among Massachusetts beaches.
• And they're slow acting.
• And they're slow acting.

Bills: H5113 , H5076 , H4972 , H4917 , H4700 , S2896 , S2961 , S2933 , H5141 , H5140 , H5139 , S2877 , H3920

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: Marion Stoddart, riverwalk, J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Nashua River, Nashua River Watershed Association, Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, trail designation, state forest, conservation, environmental recognition, commemorative naming, signage, public lands, toxic pesticides, Eastham, environmental regulation, local control

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• It repeals the delayed repeal of the Healthcare Delivery and Access Act.
• Madam Chair and Representative, um, have you considered talking to the Health Security Act?
• SB 14's explicit inclusion of the social work practice act is critical.
• Madam Chair and Representative, the physician assistants are covered in the Medical Practice Act.
• The podiatrists are covered in the Medical Practice Act.

Bills: SB101 , SB21 , HM52 , HB132 , SB14 , SB20

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• This is a bill that amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act.
• And it's a Amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act. And this bill, Mr.
• Why do we have massage therapy, which is the act, and then we have massage therapy establishment?
• Not licensed pursuant to this act.
• So page 14, line 25, after the word act, inserting after July 1st, 2026. You know, I don't—oh, yes.

Bills: SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264 , HB294 , SB40 , SB43 , SB35

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security

Bills: SB17 , SB35 , SB164 , SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, judgeship, judiciary, court system, appropriation, district court, ambulance standards, Department of Health, emergency medical services, certification, public safety, tariffs, mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment

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• two different sections of law: The Mental Health Code 43 1 3 and the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act
• Chair, Representative Romero, what's unfortunate about this bill is it doesn't contain the acts.
• It only contains the definition sections of the acts, but the acts I believe delineate who that could
• strongly supports this Senate Bill 3 because it provides officers with clear, practical authority to act
• Subsection C, we were back to. the status quo and we insert some language around the Open Meetings Act

Bills: SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

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• It's a balancing act. Thank you. ...comments or questions for these witnesses?
• The Inflation Reduction Act had massive increases of...
• I just wanted to give you a brief primer on the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
• Item number three, the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act was established through House Bill
• AECT supported the JEDI Act in 2023. ...and we support this correction to help our state continue to

Bills: SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.

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• between ACT in 11th grade or NDSA in 10th grade.
• NDSA and ACT, high school only, obviously.
• NDSA and ACT, high school only, obviously.
• It's very expensive to develop and maintain an item bank.
• We have to Venn diagram off the large Pearson item bank.

Committee: Joint Special Education Funding Committee

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• </c> >> But I'm, I would say that anybody who's acting reasonably in a situation like that would certainly
• > may</c><00:13:56.400><c> be</c><00:13:56.600><c> in</c><00:13:56.720><c> the</c><00:13:56.839><c> act
• </c><00:13:57.120><c> of</c><00:13:57.200><c> doing</c> and and they may be in the act of doing and and
• they may be in the act of doing something<00:13:57.800><c> that</c><00:13:58.000><c> people</c><00:13
• But I just think that there needs to be taken into account when they act a fool that they get penalized

Bills: SB293 , SB293

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act.
• As the organization behind the Indian Family Protection Act, or IFPA... Bill helps with that.
• And as the organization behind Indian Family Protection Act, or if, Mike Abbott Sini, with Bold Futures
• , and as the organization behind the Indian Family Protection Act, or IFPA, along with the New Mexico
• or the Indian Family Protection Act.

Bills: SB201 , SB226 , SB242 , SB249

Committee: Senate Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Keywords: rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement

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• We are here today to consider the 2025 Budget Act.
• And a budget act in the coming weeks to address some of these points.
• We have to act with compassion, but there is also responsibility in this process.
• Mergers and acquisitions, for instance.
• That will ensure that funding goes to existing food banks and diaper banks that can handle that distribution

Committee: House Budget

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• between ACT in 11th grade or NDSA in 10th grade.
• And then the districts that tested 11th grade with the ACT typically also used the NDAA in 11th grade
• NDSA and ACT, high school only, obviously.
• It's very expensive to develop and maintain an item bank.
• We have to Venn diagram off the large Pearson item bank, right?

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then received a lengthy DPI presentation from Stanley Schauer on statewide reading and math assessment data for students with and without disabilities. He explained the assessment systems used over time, the absence of 2019-20 data, and how North Dakota’s standards are set by educators. Members asked about alternate assessments, cohort trends, the apparent drop in proficiency in higher grades, and the new NDA+ assessment. Schauer emphasized that the biggest pattern in the data was the relative stability of students with disabilities, the post-pandemic drop and partial recovery, and the need to focus on reducing the novice category. He also said the state plans to revisit high school standard setting and that future data could be broken out by program, disability category, and schools using science-of-math or other initiatives. Public testimony from special education staff suggested that the flat performance of students with disabilities during COVID likely reflected continued services and intensive supports, and committee members discussed whether the current disparity goal is realistic and whether growth measures would be more useful than simple proficiency buckets. After the presentation, the committee took a short break and then moved into discussion of special education funding models. Chair Richter said members should contact Schauer directly with ideas for additional data views and noted that the committee would continue its work on funding and possible model changes. Brandon Bomback of Grand Forks Public Schools began a presentation arguing that the special education funding formula, especially the weighting factor, should be reconsidered if the committee wants a system that better reflects accountability and student needs. He said his comments were based on the perspective of a larger district and focused on the special education weighting factor rather than other parts of the formula. The remainder of his presentation was not included in the excerpt.

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• America Act requiring voter identification and federal elections protect integrity, public confidence
• House Bill 300 by Representative Riser, Title 6, powers and functions of state banks, price thresholds
• House Bill 300 by Representative Riser, Title 6, powers and functions of state banks, price thresholds
• a misleading solicitation, disclosure, remedies, penalties, civil damages, and unfair or deceptive acts
• a misleading solicitation, disclosure, remedies, penalties, civil damages, and unfair or deceptive acts

Bills: HR19 , HR20 , HR21 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR34 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HCR15 , HCR16 , HCR17 , HCR18 , HB115 , HB208 , HB465 , HB832 , HB964 , HB965 , HB966 , HB967 , HB968 , HB969 , HB970 , HB971 , HB972 , HB973 , HB974 , HB975 , HR14 , HR15 , HR16 , HR17 , HR18 , HCR14 , SCR4 , SCR7 , SCR8 , HB362 , HB963 , HB207 , HB300 , HB331 , HB428 , HB464 , HB587 , HB618 , HB629 , HB801 , HB853 , HB891 , HB78 , HB112 , HB148 , HB149 , HB190 , HB221 , HB346 , HB354 , HB355 , HB356 , HB358 , HB384 , HB427 , HB657 , HB675 , HB716 , HB901

Keywords: HR19, House Resolution 19, Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association Day, LNLA, nursery industry, landscape industry, horticulture, green industry, environmental stewardship, beautification, sustainability, state capitol, special day resolution, commemoration, trade association, wholesale growers, landscape architects, grounds maintenance, interiorscapers, Louisiana agriculture

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• There are statutory damages specified under the act for violations, and in addition, the act provides
• As we have background, this act regulates commercial email, Act.
• There are statutory damages specified under the Act for violations, and in addition, the Act provides
• is an unfair, deceptive act.
• A per se violation is when the legislature declares that an act or practice is an unfair, deceptive act

Bills: HB2229 , HB2274 , HB2294 , HB1269 , HB1078

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: professional engineers, registration act, licensing, engineering practice, state regulations, email regulation, commercial communications, consumer protection, data privacy, electronic mail, consumer access, real property, food security, medicine access, restriction, pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, financial regulation, pet insurance

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• I hereby appoint the honorable Brad not to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
• So, with the previous administration failing to take this step, that act is essential that we do that
• Today I am introducing the Do No Harm Act.
• They shifted the burden onto local wallets and bank accounts.
• </c> whether she has enough in her bank whether she has enough in her bank account<05:30:04.840><c> for

Bills: HJR75

Keywords: HJR75, H.J.Res. 75, Congressional Review Act, CRA, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, energy conservation standards, commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, refrigerator-freezers, appliance standards, energy efficiency, federal regulation, regulatory disapproval, small business compliance, manufacturers, commercial refrigeration, Public Law 119-9

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• In fact, the first immigration law in this country was the Chinese Exclusion Act. the Exclusion Act in
• should include foundational inspirational documents for movements of genocide and what causes people to act
• about is that it feels like this bill may be a little too broad and could capture small accidental acts
• To this day, we still don't know who committed the acts. these crimes.
• There is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and in fact, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department

Bills: SB2972 , SB1909 , SB2815 , SB735 , SB2233 , SB800 , SB1069 , SB2683 , SB2986 , SB2058 , SB2310 , SB2055 , SB1032

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

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• The chair calls Taylor Amey, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio and acting... being
• and regenerative medicine is an area of strategic focus for us especially. now given our pending merger
• As the Chancellor indicated, we look forward to our merger of our two institutions this September.
• After the merger of our two institutions, we will be the third. largest comprehensive research university
• I am I'm actually still tailoring me just to verify and I'm the acting president of UT Health San Antonio

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III