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• Let's put the brakes on your mobility.
• Let's let women and all workers have their mobility to solve problems and do our best work.
• Non-competes put the brakes on mobility.
• Non-competes put the brakes on mobility<01:23:39.840> to<01:23:40.080> make<01:23:40.239
• , mobility to make the best designs, solutions,<01:23:42.560> products,<01:23:42.960> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our team continued to mobilize and initiate additional... resources.
• Our first responders mobilized without hesitation.
• As you know, within 30 minutes of receiving a a call for help, Kerbal ISD mobilized.
• Yeah, they brought in the the mobile mobile service on wheel because in cow Creek on the border between
• clinics and we have counseled hundreds of people in those mobile vehicles.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• While farmworkers have become more mobile, many times they do not have transportation to travel long
• While farmworkers have become more mobile, many times they do not have transportation to travel long
• Or if you have mobility impairments. ...of your life, right?
• Or if you have mobility impairments that keep your income at a certain economic space.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing bills. AB 2270, by Assemblymember Arambula, would give farmworker housing projects scoring parity in the state low-income housing tax credit program so they are not disadvantaged by amenity-proximity criteria that do not fit rural agricultural areas. Supporters, including La Cooperativa Campesina, said the bill would help farmworker projects compete fairly for credits; there was no opposition, and the bill was later approved 11-0 and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 2552, which would clarify use of the state’s new CEQA vehicle miles traveled (VMT) mitigation bank for affordable housing near transit. The author and supporters from the California Building Industry Association and business groups said the bill would add guardrails so the program is cost-effective and usable, while Housing California, the Planning and Conservation League, and others opposed the least-cost requirement, arguing it could undercut the new mitigation bank before implementation. After discussion about balancing housing and environmental goals, the bill passed 11-1 to Appropriations. AB 2689 would require good cause for nonrenewal of certain state-subsidized housing tenancies when a household’s income exceeds 140% of area median income for two consecutive years, with notice requirements and protections if the tenant cannot afford market rent. Some members supported the bill as a way to free up scarce subsidized units and create a housing “ladder,” while others objected that it could punish people for increasing their income. The bill was amended and passed 11-1. The consent calendar items AB 2308, AB 2397, and AB 2512 were also approved unanimously.

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• says any modification or alteration of an appliance, operating procedure, or safety equipment of a mobile
• safety<00:09:06.959> equipment<00:09:07.279> of<00:09:07.440> a<00:09:07.680> mobile
• <00:09:08.000> food<00:09:08.320> unit safety equipment of a mobile food unit safety
• equipment of a mobile food unit may<00:09:09.440> void<00:09:10.640> um<00:09:10.880><

Bills: SB197, SB84, SB197, SB84

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, SB84, agricultural nonprofit, farm bureau, nonprofit agricultural organization, health benefits, member benefits, family coverage, health insurance exemption, insurance regulation, Title 27, Alabama insurance code, risk transfer

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• And I was asked, I wanted to ask about the consideration of a mobile unit.
• And I know the mobile units are not MMTC facilities.
• The mobile units are not MMTC facilities, but they are selling a marijuana product.
• consideration, having a few in Jacksonville that are popping up, is there any consideration to add a mobile

Bills: S0042, S0196, S0878, S0902, S0914, S1092, S1168, S1340, S1404, S1414, S1684, S1686

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, uterine fibroids, health database, medical research, personal data protection, women's health, clinical laboratory, licensure, healthcare personnel, technologist, technician, medical marijuana, low-THC cannabis

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met to hear and vote on a series of health, human services, and education-related bills, along with a presentation of the committee’s proposed HHS budget. The budget was described as increasing by more than $2.1 billion over the current base, with major funding highlighted for Medicaid and KidCare, rural health, provider rate increases, child welfare, mental health and substance use, opioid treatment, Alzheimer’s initiatives, cancer research, ADAP, veterans’ services, and IT modernization. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding and concerns about Department of Health changes affecting access, premium assistance, notice, and continuity of care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Among the bills reported favorably were measures on podiatric medicine and tissue-based products (SB 1092), background screening and clearinghouse procedures (SB 1168), child protective investigations involving specific medical diagnoses and second opinions (SB 42), clinical laboratory personnel licensure standards (SB 878), uterine fibroid data tracking and research (SB 196), medical marijuana treatment center oversight and related health provisions (SB 902), dyslexia and dyscalculia screening and intervention in schools (SB 1340), memory care licensure for assisted living facilities (SB 1404), congenital CMV education materials (SB 1414), Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption bills (SB 1684 and SB 1686), and occupational therapy dry needling licensure standards (SB 914). Several bills were amended before passage, including SB 1092, SB 42, SB 902, SB 1684, and SB 1404. Testimony generally came from professional associations, advocacy groups, and affected stakeholders, with support voiced for most measures. The committee adopted amendments on the floor, heard no opposition during debate on the bills described, and then voted to report each measure favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded in the affirmative on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• It has nothing to do with my pro tem and mobile colleague uh Representative Pringle.
• my<00:17:38.240> pro<00:17:38.559> Tim<00:17:38.960> and<00:17:39.039> mobile
• with with my pro Tim and mobile with with my pro Tim and mobile colleague<00:17:40.559> uh

Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• , what we need is some low-altitude transportation to get people there quickly—some advanced air mobility
• We'll stay on the mobility in the air. We have the space.
• Farnsworth, this does not impact your air taxi and mobility. Would add to it, Mr.
• Farnsworth, this does not impact your air taxi and mobility issue.

Bills: SB1020, SB1107, SB1117, SB1160, SB1216, SB1308

Keywords: special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness

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• I also am a small business owner here in Texas, and I handle a lot of mobile notary services, which includes
• I've been a notary since 1998 and have been mobile for many years.
• This is what I do, and right now I am unable to provide services as a mobile notary for the A06 and HELOCs
• All mobile notaries are blocked from the use of title company rooms now.

Bills: HB1342, HB2889, HB3002, HB3254, HB4820, HJR40, HJR40

Keywords: private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility

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• I'm sorry, Mobile, the hospital in Mobile was one of the letters of support I've received for this.
• John Ho, you from Alabama School of Math and Science down from Mobile.
• My name is John Hoy, and we love being in Mobile.

Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• This really only involves Mobile County, as we know, at our detention center.
• So in Mobile, we had a judge maybe 50 years ago that handled the jail.
• So, Mobile County Commission already pays those expenses; it'll be net for that, and then I'll stand
• It has to be a statewide bill to amend it at the county level, and everybody's fine with it in Mobile

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

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• OUR LOGISTICS BRANCH WAS ABLE TO MOBILIZE AND GET OUT THE REQUESTED RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE STATE .
• OUR LOGISTICS SUPPORT PACKAGES WHILE STILL CURRENTLY SUPPORTING HURRICANE DEBBY EFFORTS BEGAN TO MOBILIZE
• HURRICANE MILTON LOGISTICS WAS ABLE TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND AND RECOVER THIS STATE WHILE WE HAVE ONGOING MOBILIZE
• DONATION OF 650 TRAVEL TRAILERS, TYPICALLY A CAMPER IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TERMINOLOGY, IT IS A MOBILE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's a bail jumping bill, um, that was brought to me by our sheriff in Mobile County.
• Bail jumping bill, um, that was brought to me by our sheriff in Mobile County.
• Uh, this is a much needed fix and correction in Mobile County and appreciate it.
• Uh, this is a much needed fix and correction in Mobile County and appreciate it.
• Uh, this is a much needed fix and correction in Mobile County and appreciate it.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It is not mobile compatible for our workers, it does not, look, I've.
• Recommendations also include additional funding for mobile.
• Excuse me, youth mobile crisis outreach teams and other crisis services.
• I also want to understand about the mobile unit funding.
• So, the mobile health units... base, we continued mobile health unit funding from the 24-25.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The speaker replied that it had happened in the 100-year storm 40 years ago, in the same mobile home
• They noted that a legislative letter was signed by a number of legislators about a mobile high-volume
• The speaker asked how the administration was thinking about the mobile high-volume fire suppression system
• She said her question had been about the mobile high-volume water suppression system, but her colleague
• She said the question had been about the mobile high-volume water suppression system, but her colleague

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• have is the San Joaquin Valley attainment strategy increasingly depends on emissions reductions from mobile
• Those rules... ...depends on emissions reductions from mobile sources.
• So what is being drawn up right now is a multi-pronged strategy where we are relying on state mobile-source
• rollbacks of greenhouse gas reduction incentive programs, the rescission at the federal level of the mobile
• While our mobile...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Including special consideration for mobile home parks in particular, making sure that we get to preserve
• Contractors are prevented from being able to mobilize on site.
• The procurement of materials takes... ...being able to mobilize on site.
• We can permit those podiums as a separate permit and get them mobilized and working much faster...” “
• ...as a separate permit and get them mobilized and working much faster when we do those types of phased

Summary: The committee heard a series of presentations on comprehensive plan updates, permitting reform, special purpose district coordination, and subdivision reform. Pierce County and the City of Redmond described their recent comprehensive plan updates, emphasizing housing production, transit-oriented development, middle housing, preservation of affordable housing, and the need for technical assistance and clearer state guidance. Both jurisdictions said the planning process took years and was complicated by overlapping state requirements, changing legislative mandates, and multiple review authorities. Redmond in particular said mid-course legislative changes forced supplemental environmental review and added significant cost and delay, and both local governments asked for more stability, clearer statutes, and better-aligned timelines. Presenters from the architecture, building official, and development sectors focused on permitting delays and proposed ways to speed housing delivery. Dave Boucher of AIA Washington argued for a provisional construction permit process for projects stamped by licensed professionals, along with mandatory deadlines and fewer stalled review cycles. Tim Woodard of WABO described existing tools such as pre-application meetings and phased approvals, noting they can improve certainty but also require staff time and careful coordination. Representatives from Master Builders and D.R. Horton said permit and subdivision delays add substantial cost to housing, citing studies showing months of delay and tens of thousands of dollars added per home, and urged administrative approvals, concurrent review, self-certification, and limits on repeated review cycles. The committee also reviewed a Commerce-led task force report on integrating special purpose districts into Growth Management Act planning. The task force recommended early invitation and notice to water, sewer, school, port, and other service providers during countywide planning policy and comprehensive plan updates, better coordination on grants and capital projects, updated water system coordination plans, and improved school siting and funding alignment in fast-growing areas. Speakers stressed that the recommendations were intended to be light-touch and focused on better communication rather than major statutory overhaul, while also noting that rural and slow-growing areas should not be burdened with the same requirements as rapidly growing jurisdictions. On subdivision reform, FutureWise and the City of Spokane discussed making more subdivision decisions administrative, preserving vesting, clarifying exemptions, and reducing unnecessary notice and appeal steps. Spokane described local reforms such as smaller minimum lot sizes, unit lot subdivisions, and reduced-process “minor engineering review” for simple plats, while raising concerns about new notice requirements and appeals to city councils for technical plat decisions. Across the hearing, members repeatedly returned to the theme that local governments, builders, and state agencies need clearer, more coordinated rules to reduce delay and uncertainty while still protecting safety and planning goals.

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• the amendments submitted in the testimony by the Office of Consumer Protection around home phone, mobile
• the amendments submitted in the testimony by the Office of Consumer Protection around home phone, mobile
• the amendments submitted in the testimony by the Office of Consumer Protection around home phone, mobile
• the amendments submitted in the testimony by the Office of Consumer Protection around home phone, mobile
• We'll add home phone, mobile, and home phone and military ID numbers.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 573, which would require condominium associations to repair defective common-element conditions that create health or safety violations. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, including from the Community Associations Institute and construction-defect counsel, who argued the bill could lead to piecemeal repairs and unintended damage in complex building systems. The measure was deferred. The committee then heard SB 1038 on privacy and data-breach notice requirements. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs supported the bill as a modernization of the law, while the Hawaii Financial Services Association, Consumer Data Industry Association, and other groups opposed it, mainly over the proposed redaction standard for Social Security numbers and concerns about making Hawaii an outlier compared with other states. Members discussed possible amendments, including harmonizing with other states and clarifying encryption and redaction rules. The committee later voted to pass SB 1038 with amendments, including changes from the Office of Consumer Protection, Hawaii Bankers Association, and State Privacy and Security Coalition, and deferred the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committee also took up SB 890 and voted to pass it with amendments and recommit it to the CPN committee for a hearing before the decking deadline. In a separate decision-making segment, the committee passed SB 1291 on CPA licensure with amendments after testimony from accounting groups, educators, and others described a shortage of accountants and supported an alternate pathway using public-accounting experience. The committee adopted amendments clarifying the education and experience requirements and then approved the measure. Later, the committee also passed several additional measures on a decision agenda, including SB 129 SD1, SB 140 SD1, SB 144 SD1, SB 1197 SD1, SB 1341, SB 411 SD1, and SB 1438, generally with amendments or as introduced, and all were adopted without objection.

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• going to say I went looking at chickens, you know, which is going to come on down to the farm in Mobile
• going to say I went looking at chickens, you know, which is going to come on down to the farm in Mobile
• going to say I went looking at chickens, you know, which is going to come on down to the farm in Mobile

Bills: SB159, SB159

Keywords: sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, diapers, baby supplies, baby formula, baby bottles, baby wipes, breast pump, breast milk pumping equipment, lactation, nursing bra, nursing pads, maternity wear, pregnancy clothing, postpartum clothing, menstrual products, tampons, sanitary napkins, panty liners, menstrual cups

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• Advanced air mobility is rapidly transitioning from research and testing to real-world deployment.
• Advanced air mobility is rapidly transitioning from research and testing to real-world deployment.
• It's going to accelerate infrastructure readiness and advanced air mobility while maintaining and being

Summary: The Transportation Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up four member bills. The first, CS/HB 1387 by Rep. Overdorf, would create the Taxpayer Dollars Protect Workers Act and require secret-ballot union recognition for companies receiving state economic development funds. Questions focused on whether the bill was pro- or anti-union and on its fiscal impact; the sponsor said it was neutral and expected no fiscal impact. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with several speakers arguing it would interfere with private-sector labor relations and discourage companies with existing labor agreements from investing in Florida, while a few supporters backed the measure. The bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with several members voting no. The committee then unanimously reported favorably CS/HB 1211 by Rep. Albert, which streamlines senior management service governance in the Department of Military Affairs, updates military leave benefits for state employees serving in the Florida National Guard, expands emergency financial assistance eligibility for guardsmen, and repeals an unfunded statutory program. An amendment aligning senior management positions under state statute was adopted without objection. The committee also unanimously reported favorably CS/HB 741 by Rep. Owen, a Department of Commerce bill updating outdated statutes, including provisions on military installation revertor clauses, rural community definitions, community development block grant language, and E-Verify/unauthorized employment provisions; the sponsor said there would be little or no fiscal impact. Finally, CS/CS/HB 1093 by Rep. Spencer, dealing with advanced air mobility, was amended to focus on infrastructure and funding for vertiports and charging systems and to remove liability, siding, and preemption provisions. Support came from industry and legal groups, and the bill was reported favorably unanimously. Before adjournment, the chair noted that budget recommendations for fiscal year 2026-27 had been submitted to the appropriations chair. The ranking member offered closing remarks, saying it was his last year in the House and thanking members for their collegiality. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Our team continued to mobilize and initiate additional resources.
• Our first responders mobilized without hesitation.
• We established an administrative mobile command.
• clinics, and we have counseled hundreds of people in those mobile vehicles.
• These individuals are customarily part of our mobile crisis outreach team services.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all