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• Um, and so this would also require the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to publish a plain-language
• that is new language.
• This is language that is new language.
• <01:04:11.440> Um, plain language lobbying handbook.
• Um, plain language lobbying handbook.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Plain and simple.
• Plain and simple. When the isn't there. Plain and simple.
• teacher exchanges, Chinese language teacher exchanges, Chinese language programs,<02:32:09.359><
• and the guise of Chinese language and culture<02:47:58.640> programming.
• district, White Plains, Scarsdale, and West Harrison.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And is it true that section two of your bill would amend this language?
• Is that your understanding of what the plain text of Section 2 does?
• The plain text of the bill says exactly that? Mr.
• Or, I guess the language of the bill is encouraging them to refrain from prayer.
• It just cleans up the language.

Bills: SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR8, SB31, SB33, SB3, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB2581, SB3031, SB24, SB2570, SB1566, SB552, SJR1, SB646, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB 130, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• language, posted in a timely manner, and that they're up on that website for at least three years in
• so it's pretty easy strikeout language so it's pretty easy to<00:49:42.200> see<00:49:42.520>
• language interpretation of what that standard means and what you would need to do to be in compliance
• <01:25:41.960> language<01:25:42.360> interpretation here's the plain language interpretation
• here's the plain language interpretation of<01:25:43.239> what<01:25:43.400> that<01:25

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:29:20.639> A<01:29:20.800> plain plain reading of the text.
• A plain plain reading of the text.
• in the language. in the language.
• , Again, this all of this language, Again, this all of this language, including<01:50:42.239>
• um uh slots language of BLT language um uh slots language of BLT language um there<01:51:28.000><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So currently, even the language I had, I felt, clarify some things.
• And that's just a bit of language I'm not familiar with.
• The amended language narrows the description.
• They are fourth graders from High Plains Community School in Clarks.
• So I believe that folks are working on the language of the amendment.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• One removed the language around deed restrictions and replaced it with formal affordability restrictions
• We want guardrails, but we don't want the things that are in the plain language of this bill, or we want
• <02:14:03.920> language<02:14:04.320> of<02:14:04.560> this<02:14:04.880> bill
• ,<02:14:05.840> or<02:14:06.159> we<02:14:06.400> want plain language of this
• bill, or we want plain language of this bill, or we want that,<02:14:06.800> but<02:14:07.119

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received committee and House messages before moving into third reading and final passage on several bills. Early action included passage of House Bill 1318, which concerns traffic safety near schools; Senator Cutter offered and the chamber adopted a third-reading amendment naming it the Liam Stewart School Zone Act in honor of a child killed in a traffic accident near a school. The bill then passed 33-1. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 134 on payment card network fees, and laid over Senate Bill 17 until April 30. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 45 on workforce development opportunities in Colorado’s nuclear sector, Senate Bill 91 on excluding certain printed news deliverers from employee definitions under labor law, Senate Bill 114 on spirituous liquor manufacturer sales rooms, Senate Bill 162 on releasing healthcare test results to patients, Senate Bill 23 on school finance, Senate Bill 93 on workers’ compensation coverage compliance, Senate Bill 155 on homeowners insurance availability, Senate Bill 146 on restricting single-use food service ware, and Senate Bill 156 on State Workforce Development Council practices. Most of these bills passed, with recorded opposition on several measures: SB 91 passed 26-8, SB 114 passed 31-3, SB 162 passed 29-5, SB 93 passed 19-15, SB 155 passed 22-12, SB 146 passed 20-14, and SB 156 passed 32-2. SB 23, the school finance act, drew broad support and passed 34-0 after multiple senators emphasized education funding priorities and constitutional obligations. During debate, senators highlighted policy rationales and personal stories. On SB 162, Senator Weissman explained his no vote as a patient-autonomy concern despite acknowledging the bill’s earnest intent. On SB 23, supporters said the bill preserved and strengthened K-12 funding, while one senator argued schools should do better on safety and teacher pay. On SB 155, supporters said the homeowners insurance bill could help change market direction and improve affordability. On SB 156, Senator Marchman described the bill’s focus on out-of-school youth and the need to connect young people who are not in education, employment, or training with workforce supports. The Senate also began special-order second reading of consent-calendar bills, adopted the committee reports, and advanced House Bill 1313 on affordable housing fund requirements with amendments related to Prop 123 implementation and stakeholder processes.

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't see that in the bill language per se, and I know it's not our jurisdiction, Mr.
• Moreno, Loretto, Maple Plain, to Green Isle, Broughton, and Stewart.
• Last week, in the chamber, the author approached me asking if I'd seen any amendment language because
• Perfect language, but I was... I'm not sure it's not perfect language.
• Bipartisan effort on the current bill language. Representative Coulter, thank you, Mr. Chair.

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• Plain and simple.
• With the cost of Plain and simple.
• Um or if in the bill language.
• We're also removing obsolete language We're also removing obsolete language and<00:58:24.400>
• It's adopted. insurance company and this language insurance company and this language actually<02:06:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Great Diagonal Highway that began in Chicago, sliced through the Midwest, rolled across the Great Plains
• all of you, as we follow the vowels, it's always important to know it does change in the Spanish language
• all of you, as we follow the vowels, it's always important to know it does change in the Spanish language
• In the English language, it might be a little bit different.
• In essence, Senate Bill 193 proposes to amend language relating to transfers from the Irrigation Works

Keywords: 996, all

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• language while maintaining the integrity and purpose of the underlying bill: protect those children
• But the language that is in our Constitution can be interpreted to mean abortion up until birth.
• A plain reading of the statute looks like that.
• That is very concerning to me, but that's what I see in that language.
• And so we encourage you to support this language, put it forward.

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families heard testimony on Senate Bill 999, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hudson. Hudson said the bill was a revised substitute combining the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act with language from other bills dealing with domestic violence/no-contact orders, the Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review Board, and cyber-harassment. He argued the born-alive provisions were needed to ensure infants born alive during or after an abortion receive the same care as any other child, and he cited a Canadian study and Missouri infanticide law as support. Committee members questioned him about the study, the scope of the bill, the medical duty of care, and the bill’s non-severability clause and multiple-subject concerns. Supporters included Missouri Right to Life, which said the bill was needed to protect babies born alive after abortion attempts and prevent confusion in medical settings. Opponents, including Abortion Action Missouri, argued the bill was a “trap law” designed to restrict abortion access, said no such situation was being documented in practice, and cited opposition from numerous medical organizations. An informational witness from Campaign Life Missouri said he supported the born-alive language but warned the added provisions and non-severability clause could make the bill vulnerable to a constitutional challenge and could jeopardize other enacted provisions if struck down. During executive session, members debated the bill’s purpose and political implications. Several members said they would vote no because they trusted Missouri medical providers and opposed adding more law to an already regulated area, while others said they supported the bill as a protection for children born alive. The committee then voted 12-4 to send Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 999 do pass.

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• The amendment that we had done in the committee was that we were making changes to clarify language.
• But for years everybody always talked about it being a flood plain.
• Can you explain what that language there means to you?
• Can you explain what that language there means to you?
• You are saying that language right here.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• language while maintaining the integrity and purpose of the underlying bill, protect... ...language
• There was one slight... ...committee this year, and duplicate language has already been TAFP'd.
• A plain reading of the statute looks like that.
• That is very concerning to me, but that's what I see in that language.
• And so we encourage you to support this language, put it forward.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• But at this point, we don't have the exact language of how we want to zero in on the problem.
• It's very plain to me, it's very plain to my fire commissioners, the board of fire commissioners who
• to me it's service is it's very plain to me it's very<04:52:11.040> plain<04:52:11.280> to
• 2026 so even if we left in this language 2026 so even if we left in this language that<05:20:52.760
• Okay, and then the rest of the language is pretty standard for licenses.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.

Transcript Highlights:

• Additionally, we recommend separating recess from the language in Section 28.002134.
• Finally, I recommend strengthening the language around the moderate to vigorous physical activity requirement
• this requirement cannot be fulfilled creatively by non-physical education courses utilizing the language
• By strengthening this language, we ensure that students are receiving the benefits of high quality, purposeful
• I think I should make it plain and clear that I'm in support of this bill.

Bills: SB 25, SB 314

Keywords: nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:07:39.120> over that introduced the same language over that introduced the same language
• I don't have my own language.
• <00:50:21.599> Um, have my own language. Um, have my own language.
• So I removed language.
• that's that objection language. that's that objection language.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• us to use $900 million to increase funding to keep it level with inflation, and then $616 million plain
• ><00:25:05.000> then<00:25:05.279> 616<00:25:06.279> million<00:25:06.919> plain
• <00:25:07.200> old inflation and then 616 million plain old inflation and then 616 million
• plain old Surplus<00:25:08.960> um<00:25:09.120> for<00:25:09.320> the<00:25:09.440

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House DFL leaders held a press event outlining their priorities and criticizing Republicans for what they described as illegitimate or sham proceedings in the Minnesota House. Speakers said Democrats would focus on affordability, workers, families, and protecting prior DFL accomplishments, while opposing efforts they said would roll back paid family and medical leave, clean energy, Dreamer access to higher education, reproductive rights, consumer protections, and universal school meals. Individual members highlighted issue areas for the coming session: Children and Families Chair Kaohly Her emphasized child care, food security, and support for parents and caregivers; Health Finance and Policy Chair Robert Bierman said Democrats would expand access to dental, maternal, and mental health care, lower prescription drug costs, and address hospital service cuts; Commerce co-chair K.H. Her focused on consumer protections and maintaining out-of-pocket caps on drugs like insulin, inhalers, and EpiPens; Housing co-chair Mike Howard discussed the housing shortage, rising rents, and corporate ownership of homes; and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the agenda as a push to curb corporate power and monopolies. A substantial portion of the event and Q&A centered on the House power-sharing dispute and the effort to deny quorum after the controversy over Rep. Brad Tabke. Leaders said Republicans had rejected co-chairs, equal committee membership, and co-speaker arrangements, and they argued the GOP was trying to use its temporary advantage to control the chamber and potentially force special elections. They also discussed the legal status of the House after adjournment, the lack of a legal hopper for bill filing, and the possibility of court review of whether the House is duly organized. In response to questions, DFL leaders said they were still open to negotiation and expected eventual collaboration, but maintained that Republicans had broken the power-sharing agreement. They said the February budget forecast and the governor’s budget would shape the session’s formal work, and one speaker noted that the ERA remains a caucus priority and that the DFL would continue pursuing it when the opportunity arises.

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• something commonly done in polling to people from a variety of backgrounds who speak a variety of languages
• I represent Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury, Back of the Hill, parts of Roslindale, and Roxbury.
• legal counsel, and outside experts to review ballot design, tabulation procedures, voter intent language

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on ranked choice voting, focusing primarily on Boston’s home rule petition (H. 4262) and Bedford’s petition (H. 4916). Committee chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Keenan opened the hearing, explained the three-minute testimony limit, and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. The hearing featured testimony from a wide range of supporters, including advocacy organizations, community leaders, Boston City Council members, and Bedford residents. Witnesses generally argued that ranked choice voting would produce majority-supported winners, reduce vote-splitting and negative campaigning, encourage coalition-building, and give voters more freedom to rank candidates without fear of wasting their vote. Several speakers emphasized local control and said Boston and Bedford should be allowed to decide for themselves whether to adopt the system. Others highlighted potential benefits for women, historically marginalized communities, and voter participation more broadly. Boston councilors and supporters also described the city’s local approval process and said the proposal would still require voter ratification if enacted by the legislature. No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt. The committee took no substantive vote on the bills during the hearing; after testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and the committee adjourned.

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• The idea was to see if we could put more plain English language so that when one goes to, if you're interested
• I just think for folks who aren't fluent in statutory language might still not sort of maybe even in

Summary: The Statute Law Committee meeting began with introductions of new staff, approval of the December 10 minutes, and election of Kyle Shiketty as vice chair by acclamation. The committee also approved a step increase for Code Reviser Kathy Buckley, with members praising her work and noting she had reached the top step. Max Weeks reported on publications: session laws had been published online and physical copies were nearing completion, while RCWs were expected online by the end of the next month with print copies following about a month later. The committee discussed print runs, free distribution to libraries and courts, and rising shipping costs, with a plan to charge actual shipping rates rather than the prior flat fee. Kathy Buckley also reviewed the office’s financial condition, reporting healthy balances in the publications account and general fund and expecting a year-end return of about $600,000. Alice reported on the annual multiple-amendment review process, explaining how the office merges nonconflicting amendments and flags possible items for a future technical corrections bill. The committee adopted the multiple amendments table and discussed plans to prepare a technical corrections bill for the fall and likely the 2027 session. The committee then heard a presentation from Kevin and Judge Anne Levinson on improving RCW disposition tables by adding hyperlinks to repealed session laws and chapter-level cross-reference notes to help readers trace recodified or replaced laws, especially in areas like protection orders and unclaimed property. In other business, the committee discussed clarifying statutory references that sometimes use “Statute Law Committee” when “Office of the Code Reviser” is intended, and agreed to review the statutes for possible cleanup legislation. Members also received an update on the office’s upcoming move to a new building in September, with an open house planned for September 24. The meeting adjourned without setting the next meeting date.

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• attack an attack on due process, plain attack an attack on due process, plain and<01:04:02.319><
• agents<01:04:48.559> waiting No more plain closed agents waiting No more plain closed agents
• drunk is just plain common sense. drunk is just plain common sense.
• That's plain and simple.
• That's plain and simple. This security. That's plain and simple.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all