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• their publication, which affected many local units of government that use the newspaper for public notification
• Cities are required to publish notifications on everything from special council meetings, if something
• get that public notice, we put a note on the front page of our newspapers, we include it in our electronic
• Would go through to sign in, and that person usually is used to putting up notifications.

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• provide that providers use electronic provide that providers use electronic attendance<00:20:36.159
• does not require include electronic does not require electronic<00:20:46.080> recordkeeping<00
• :20:47.080> which<00:20:47.240> results electronic recordkeeping which results electronic
• <00:21:02.440> attendance state move to electronic attendance state move to electronic attendance
• place prior to the uh electronic place prior to the uh electronic recordkeeping<00:59:41.079>

Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

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• Rider six includes new language requiring notification of increases from other funds.
• Rider six includes new language requiring notification of increases from other funds in excess of the
• **George Purcell**: The removal of one-time funding for enhancements to the electronic filing system
• **Randy Urban**: ...require resources, particularly some major changes to the electronic filing system
• Second, the TEC is seeking funding to continue improving its electronic filing...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm on the electronic version, but Very eloquently deals with the First Amendment.
• I'm on the electronic version, but it's on page 10. And it talks about the scrutiny.
• Again, Aaron Mackey with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
• So what we're doing with this bill is requiring family member notification.
• problems, they weren't cited for notification of death.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Since you mentioned the committee sign-up deadline, I got the email notification about the agenda for
• <00:00:56.520> got<00:00:56.680> the<00:00:56.840> email<00:00:57.199> notification
• <00:00:57.800> about um I got the email notification about um I got the email notification
• partner absent this timely notification partner absent this timely notification ice<01:13:54.320
• <01:36:01.159> or any means including electronically or any means including electronically

Bills: HF1051, HF16

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

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• transparency and coordination process in creating Municipal Utility Districts by requiring pre-petition notification
• Clerk: HB 368 by Landgraf, relating to the prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices of
• Clerk: ...electronic devices of certain individuals and the criminal prosecution of that conduct.
• Craddick: to provide certain notifications.
• Craddick: to certain electronic devices and equipment of cars and policies documentation for the transfer

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• Members, Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1948, relating to electronic registry for livestock brands
• The Secretary will read the caption: Senate Bill 1814, relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic
• The Secretary will read the caption: Senate Bill 1814, relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic
• TxDOT also has a process of notification, as I understand it, in dealing with TxDOT.
• TechStat also has a process of notification, as I understand in dealing with TechSot.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory. The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.

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• complex integrated combinations of all those physical features I just mentioned, with increasingly electronic
• So there's this additional element now that's IT electronic, and like I say, these cars are getting more
• Chairman, brings up the notifications on recalls?
• now, and hybrid vehicles, and even internal combustion engine vehicles, they're bristling with electronics
• bad thing, the depth of the study, the depth of the inspection of the vehicle, whether it's the electronics

Keywords: 996, all

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• Please silence all your electronic devices.
• The electronic notice is deemed delivered when sent via email and not returned.
• The electronic notice is deemed delivered when sent via email and not returned.
• The only way to change that standard is to opt in that you want it electronically.
• Just because it says it can be by electronic doesn't mean it has to be.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

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• HB 2842 will keep property owners safe from criminals intent on defrauding them through early notification
• , which will go through the Department of ... ...intent on defrauding them through early notification
• happening in about 2019, 2020, around the time COVID hit, because everything was being filed electronically
• 9th, 2026, at 2:54 p.m. specifies that a newspaper can publish notice of the annexation in its electronic
• It also modernizes public notice requirements, permitting electronic publication of annexation notices

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• registration information electronically. registration information electronically.
• have to transfer that electronic into our online database.
• department in regards to electronic department in regards to electronic business.<03:02:42.880><
• <03:02:48.640> um So, the focus with electronic um So, the focus with electronic um participation
• does have to transfer that electronic does have to transfer that electronic into<03:03:45.279>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The department also has an electronic victim notification system, and again, this is only if they've
• . notifications. notifications.
• <01:32:12.800> or submit them electronically um or submit them electronically um or potentially
• submitting documents um electronically submitting documents um electronically or<01:38:08.800>
• about enforcement of the notification about enforcement of the notification requirement<02:30:53.680

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2805, electronic signatures, nomination petitions.
• It expands the use of E-qual to gather signatures electronically for school board and technical education
• The committee amendment specifies that a newspaper can publish notice of annexation in its electronic
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 4029, Income Tax Changes Notification Form, codifies current practice
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 4029, Income Tax Changes Notification Formed.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• We would ask that before you testify, you fill out an electronic form.
• The bill requires notification to the DA and the person's attorney.
• So, it seems like the bill requires prompt notification to the court, but I don't see where this bill
• When I saw like, when I saw notification, I know that they're already notified.
• Additionally, there would be notification that the prosecutor does not represent the victim, dispelling

Bills: SB535, SB664, SB1019, SB1020, SB1120, SB1537, SB1804, HB3207

Keywords: SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield, victim sexual history, past sexual behavior, sexual assault evidence, trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking, indecency with a child, continuous sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, indecent assault, consent defense, in camera hearing, Rule 412, Rule 609, victim protection, evidence admissibility, criminal evidence, sexual offense prosecution

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• And so I just think the way it's worked, there's not enough notification, so I want a better balance
• that helps the landlords but also gives better notification to the tenants, and so I don't think this
• So that's why I keep coming back to the notification.
• <01:29:31.480> it keep coming back to the notification it keep coming back to the notification
• <01:30:00.760> to them why not give more notification to them why not give more notification

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Tellers will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you very much.
• SB 1213, probation immigration enforcement court notification, Military Affairs and Border Security.
• SB 1110, home confinement eligibility, electronic license plate readers.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Upon notification of these potential misstatements, correcting entries were made in ACFER, thus also
• For the 2025 fiscal year, a qualified opinion was issued for findings related to the Summer Electronic
• Four findings were issued regarding the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children.
• They keep us updated with those notifications.
• So the thing where we got notification from the feds about the $8 million cut was in that last quarter

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met on June 5 and first adopted prior minutes and several committee reports. The executive committee report noted adoption of its minutes, staff updates on scheduled audits, approval of an annual financial audit for the City of Horseshoe Bend, and an update on the intern program. The Counties and Municipalities report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, compliance follow-up with towns including Denning, Gum Springs, Omer, Fargo, Jericho, and Haynes, and review of current and deferred reports; the committee filed most current reports but deferred several and referred some matters to prosecutors and the Attorney General. The Educational Institutions report said 103 education audits were reviewed, most with no findings, while several school districts had findings and one Booneville School District finding was referred to law enforcement. The State Agencies report included findings at the Department of Finance and Administration and a deferred Department of Health report, and the committee filed 13 reports. The committee then received lengthy presentations on the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report and the state single audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Legislative Audit issued unmodified opinions on the state financial statements, but identified two material weaknesses: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and improper methodology changes and documentation issues at the Division of Workforce Services affecting year-end estimates for unemployment-related accounts. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed. Auditors reported 33 findings overall, including 31 federal findings, $12.9 million in outstanding questioned costs, and qualified opinions for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Committee members questioned DHS, the broadband office, OST, DFA, Education, and Workforce Services about the findings, corrective actions, cyber protections, federal drawdowns, child care reporting, and accounting methodology changes. Several agencies described corrective steps. DHS said it had changed how it draws Summer EBT funds, addressed provider revalidation and incarceration-related Medicaid issues, and updated internal processes and staffing. The broadband office said the questioned costs reflected invoice documentation disputes rather than missing payments and expected Treasury review to resolve the issue. OST said it was expanding logging, endpoint detection, and enterprise monitoring, and described broader cybersecurity investments, training, and a roadmap. DFA and Workforce Services addressed the workers’ compensation and unemployment accounting issues, with Workforce Services saying it had updated its policy and submitted the methodology to DFA. After discussion, the committee voted to hold the two statewide audit reports over until the August meeting, with members asked to submit specific questions in advance so only needed agencies would return. The final item was a special report on the Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority for January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The audit reviewed compliance with laws, board procedures, bidding, payroll, permits, inspections, and cash handling. It noted prior private audit findings on segregation of duties, that recent private audit reports had not been obtained for 2023 through 2025, and that the current administrator said prior office staff and bookkeeping contractors resigned when he was hired. The authority’s operations and revenue sources were described, and the report was presented for committee review.

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• No, we're all electronic today. Wow. You can pass them around anyway.
• No, we're all electronic today. Wow. You can pass them around anyway. Okay, good morning.
• It's people that are actually speaking to each other based on certain notifications that occur.
• The defense attorney was notified, and that would not be an automatic notification.
• I can't control any of the people that present and haven't given us electronic stuff.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

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• and conduct electronic voting.
• It also authorizes electronic voting and allows POA and COA meetings to bring association governance
• or telephonic meetings and for electronic voting.
• We need to make sure we comply with the Uniform Electronic Communications Act because it would really
• With session, we passed HB1543, which added a notification process for the transfers located in public

Bills: HB431, HB648, HB 1006, HB1926, HB2037, HB2468, HB2788, HB2791, HB3255, HB3260

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions

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• NOTIFICATIONS TO TENANT AGENCIES ABOUT GUARD SHORTAGES.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 8, 2025, 1012, house, all