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• </c><00:40:59.319><c> has</c> this is has been a permitting reform has this is has been a permitting
• Switching to the topic of permitting reform, this is a larger package of both policy and budget ideas
• Switching to the topic of permitting reform, this is a larger package of both policy and budget ideas
• and Jobs Act, and they would go into the state revolving fund.
• and jobs act and they would<00:56:52.599><c> go</c><00:56:52.760><c> into</c><00:56:53.000><c> the</

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• I think, in these conversations so that they can defend themselves when irresponsible adults are acting
• Last year I had introduced a nullification bill that included provisions related to the Clean Air Act
• We really appreciate members on both sides of the aisle helping on the amendment and these reforms, and
• We are screaming for reform. Tony, I have a question, and... Tony, I have a question.
• We are screaming for reform. Tony, I have a question. and... Tony, I have a question.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2165 , HB2202 , HB2305 , HB2321 , HB2399 , HB2403 , HB2416 , HB2418 , HB2446 , HB2601 , HB2615 , HB2620 , HB2812 , HB2939 , HB2940 , HB2955 , HB2957 , HB2960 , HB2992 , HB4026 , HB4049

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• </c> Small AI Innovators Empowerment Act. Small AI Innovators Empowerment Act.
• </c> Security Act. Security Act.
• </c> the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act. the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act.
• </c> to the Wilderness Act. to the Wilderness Act.
• </c> Sequoias Act. Sequoias Act.

Bills: HR831 , HB6380 , HR528 , HB2196 , HB5729 , HB5254 , HB4294 , HB3073 , HB2294 , HB1665 , HB4284 , HB4467 , HB2709 , HB1422 , SB1884 , SB3971

Keywords: Down syndrome, awareness month, federal funding, research, advocacy, healthcare, quality of life, disabilities, Vietnam veterans, recognition, freedom, democracy, military service, Save Our Sequoias Act, giant sequoia, giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, California forests, wildfire resilience, forest management

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• between a certain act and a certain<00:28:23.679><c> harm</c><00:28:24.159><c> that</c><00:28:24.480
• It's called the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, the 2026 legislative report.
• Under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, MRA, passed in 2023, individuals subject to
• Kelly Moller was titled Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canada Orders for Protection Act.
• </c><00:59:30.319><c> Senator</c> Orders for Protection Act. Senator Orders for Protection Act.

Bills: HF2358 , HF3496 , HF3504 , HF2169 , HF3440

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, coercion, criminal penalties, law enforcement, victim protection, HF3496, supervision abatement, earned compliance credit, earned compliance credits, conditional release, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, restitution, willful nonpayment, probation-like supervision, release supervision, community supervision, lifetime conditional release, early termination of supervision

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• and the statute known as the WUCIOA, which stands for Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act
• The Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act is that it sets up unintended consequences and barriers for
• governing tax preference performance statements, the legislature categorizes the tax preference in this act
• creates an inconsistency with a displayed or advertised price does not violate the Consumer Protection Act
• tax preference expiration date performance statement requirements in the code do not apply to this act

Bills: HB1983 , HB1974 , HB2334 , HB2367 , HB2650 , HB2655

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: timberland, real estate, excise tax, governmental entities, property taxation, land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation

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• So there's no duty to act within a specific time frame.
• If the investigator is acting in good faith, no. Senators, additional questions.
• Color their skin, ethnicity, how they talk, how they act. And that needs to end.
• Color their skin, ethnicity, how they talk, how they act. And that needs to end.
• Murphy Act.

Bills: S0600 , S0760 , S1012 , S1326 , S1488 , S1536 , S1544 , S1750

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, Florida statutes, bond conditions, surety, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention, first appearance hearing, law enforcement immunity, domestic violence, stalking, battery, aggravated assault

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• respectfully ask the committee to reflect on ways to encourage accountability when reviewing and acting
• respectfully ask the committee to reflect on ways to encourage accountability when reviewing and acting
• respectfully ask the committee to reflect on ways to encourage accountability when reviewing and acting
• respectfully ask the committee to reflect on ways to encourage accountability when reviewing and acting

Bills: HB1295 , HB2007 , HB2262 , HB2636

Committee: House Education

Keywords: reading instruction, structured literacy, early literacy, dyslexia, phonics, phonological awareness, language comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, oral language, orthographic knowledge, multi-tiered system of supports, MTSS, screening assessments, intervention, reading intervention, elementary education, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

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• The Open Public Meetings Act is a critical part of Washington's commitment to transparency.
• House Bill 2235 exempts certain law enforcement records from the Public Records Act.
• Consular, do you, you mention a balancing act.
• I was one of the gentlemen behind the 2020 to 2020 renovations of the Public Meetings Act.
• I litigate the Open Public Meetings Act, and judges do not understand it in its current form.

Bills: HB2235 , HJR4210 , HB2520 , HB2491 , HB2499 , HB2408 , HB2435

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions, transparency, Constitution amendment, legislative sessions, session duration, state legislature, governance, emergency meetings, public agencies, accountability, open government, HB2491, WaTech, Washington Technology Solutions, public disclosure, public inspection

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• People who administer probates must act as fiduciaries.
• People who administer probates must act as fiduciaries.
• In 2012, this state enacted a Medicaid fraud false claims act modeled on the federal act, except that
• Substitute House Bill 2585 creates a state false claims act that is modeled on the federal act and the
• state Medicaid fraud false claims act.

Bills: HB2453 , HB2590 , HB2445 , HB2386 , HB2585

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: psychiatric pharmacists, mental health, pharmacy regulations, healthcare, pharmacological treatments, limited equity cooperatives, common interest ownership, housing, exemption, community ownership, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator, beneficiary interest, transfer of inheritance rights, probate for profit, personal representative, executor

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• We need to listen and we need to act.
• Per the Legislature's request in 2018, the Commission conducted a review of the Sentencing Reform Act
• Per the Legislature's request in 2018, the Commission conducted a review of the Sentencing Reform Act
• Act even further.
• First, it restores earned release time to 33% of the original level under the Sentencing Reform Act.

Bills: HB1228 , HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2464

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI

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• Letters of Testamentary or Letters of Administration are issued to allow a personal representative to act
• This should help our courts reduce expenses and the burden of providing notice, allowing them to act
• This ensures that the parent retains the presumption that they acted in the child's best interest.

Bills: SB302 , SB1335 , SB1734 , SB1760 , SB1975 , SB2127

Committee: Senate Jurisprudence

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Water districts must comply with the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act.
• The Open Meetings Act does not allow water districts to have conference board meetings.
• just to put that in context, during COVID, Governor Abbott suspended the parts of the Open Meetings Act
• operating officer for Encore, and I'm providing this testimony on behalf of Encore and the Texas Mining Reclamation
• Ty Embree on behalf of the Texas Mining and Reclamation Association.

Bills: HB279 , HB310 , HB365 , HB391 , HB420 , HB422 , HB638 , HB279 , HB310

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• It's a common-sense, child-centered reform that ensures missing children are reported to all necessary
• Bills The following bills and resolutions on first reading and reform are as follows. to committee.
• Quality when determining whether, by grant, or deny a petition for the creation of a conservation or reclamation

Bills: HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392 , HB195 , HB 13 , HB143 , HB135 , HJR1 , HJR2 , HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• The bill will be the title of the act. Title of the bill will be the title of the act. Thank you.
• The act is null and void.
• The title bill will be the title of the act.
• An act relating to electronic notarial acts.
• The Secretary will read: An act relating to electronic notarial acts, amending RCW 42.45.280.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , HB2235 , HB2272 , HB2340 , HB2543 , HB2554 , HB2632 , HB2464 , HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

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• </c> Disabilities Education Act or IDA. Disabilities Education Act or IDA.
• I want to start by thanking act.
• </c> endangered species acts protections. endangered species acts protections.
• </c> Act, sponsored by Congresswoman Randall. Act, sponsored by Congresswoman Randall.
• </c> land violated the Non-intercourse Act. land violated the Non-intercourse Act.

Bills: HR432 , HR312 , HR311 , HR310 , HR309 , HR308 , HB1676 , SB356 , HR1372 , HB2175 , HB1461 , HB2466 , SB2283 , HB1830 , HR1009 , HR1008 , HR323 , HB5131 , HB4503 , HR573 , HB2916 , HB2306 , HB2290 , HB2389 , HB2388 , HB3857 , HB2293 , HR655 , HB4285 , HR1276 , HB2302

Keywords: federal labor relations, executive order, labor management, federal oversight, government reform, wildlife conservation, Pittman-Robertson, state plans, environment, approval process, Secretary of the Interior, Secure Rural Schools, reauthorization, federal land payments, county payments, state payments, payments in lieu of taxes, PILT, rural counties, forest counties

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• Representative Buckley replied that 90 days to act strikes a fair balance, and once the adjudication
• Would you call that a sex act? No. What about a prom? a sexual couple?
• Would you call that a sex act? No. What about a prom king and a prom queen? No.
• And then lastly, did you know that they created a law in the 1800s called the Fugitive Slave Act so that
• bounds and increase the height of the towers and give the commission some rulemaking authority and act

Bills: SB1637 , SB1 , HB300 , SB2601 , SB37 , HB2011 , HB3595 , HB3071 , SB12 , HB3372 , SB457 , HB2067 , SB2337 , SB447 , SB1506 , SB1566 , SB763 , HB3556 , SB13 , SB2018 , SB331 , SB379 , HB145 , SB441 , SB2878 , HB2885 , HB2017 , HB5246 , SB8 , SB2308 , SB1540 , HB 119 , SB1405 , SB3059 , SB15 , SB568

Keywords: SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

Bills: SSB1012 , SSB1016 , SF56 , SF57 , HSB87 , HSB121 , HSB122 , HF123 , HF124 , HF137 , HF146 , HF147 , HSB9 , HSB85 , HSB1 , HF2 , HF34

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: food assistance, nutrition program, fresh produce, farmers markets, Iowa healthiest state initiative, healthcare, prior authorization, health benefit plans, utilization review, administrative costs, right to try, experimental treatment, investigational drug, biological product, medical device, terminal illness, life-threatening illness, severely debilitating illness, compassionate use, expanded access

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• Thank you, Madam Acting Chair. Thank you, Representative. Thank you, Madam Acting Chair.
• Again, acting chairwoman and members of the commission.
• Thank you, Madam Acting Chair. Thank you, Ashley.
• Thank you, Madam Acting Chair.
• Thank you, Madam Acting Chair. Chair's legal. Acting Chair Amedee? No. Representative Broussard?

Bills: HB28 , HB50 , HB196 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB316 , HB649 , HB807

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• This committee passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act led by our... ...colleagues, Senator Klobuchar and
• It comes from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, that there is only one entity.
• There is water reclamation, you know, pumping water up, etc.
• We can act not just to end actual obstructions to the canal.
• Ocean Reform Act, I mentioned. Back to you, Commissioner.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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• The state that was supposed to act as my parent took my child away from me.
• This acts as a preventative measure, right?
• need to stay supports that fosters need to stay afloat.<01:15:04.040><c> This</c><01:15:04.280><c> acts
• This acts as a preventative afloat. This acts as a preventative measure,<01:15:06.200><c> right?
• and the the impact that Preservation Act and the the impact that these<01:28:32.080><c> circulate</c

Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact