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• by Representative Longoria, which would give the Texas Library and Archives Commission or TSLLC explicit
• Explicit TLC authority to award.

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• Of something that's explicit? Is that related to the resolution? Um, yeah, I believe so.
• <00:11:33.680> image<00:11:34.920> um<00:11:35.360> they you know, an explicit
• image um they you know, an explicit image um they didn't<00:11:35.760> actually<00:11:36.120>
• Of something<00:12:12.280> that's something that's something that's explicit<00:12:14.320>
• um explicit um explicit um >> Is<00:12:14.560> that<00:12:14.760> related<00:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee began with resolutions HCR 93 and HR 85, which ask the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, in collaboration with the Department of the Attorney General, to form a working group and report on ways to strengthen protections for survivors of image-based sexual abuse. The Attorney General’s office said it could support the effort as legal counsel to the commission but preferred not to be an active working-group member, and suggested the Legislative Reference Bureau could instead conduct a nationwide study for stakeholders. The Commission on the Status of Women supported the resolutions but urged broader scope to include prevention and intervention, expanded stakeholder membership, keeping the Attorney General involved, and adjusting the report deadline. Testimony in support also came from the Emoa Alliance, which emphasized the prevalence and harms of image-based abuse and the need for stronger protections. Members asked questions about current criminal and civil remedies, reporting barriers, and whether the commission could administer the effort without the Attorney General; no votes were taken on the resolutions during the excerpted discussion. The committee then heard HCR 113 and HR 106, supporting the Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working Group’s request for more resources and a timeline extension to fiscal year 2026-2027. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support, saying Native Hawaiian culture, traditional knowledge, and cultural expressions are increasingly being commercialized and exploited without adequate protection, and that the working group needs more time, resources, and community consultation to complete its work. The committee noted six supporters and no opposition or comments. The hearing also covered HCR 193 and HR 183, which would establish a court security and Department of Law Enforcement capacity working group to address staffing shortages and the use of private security at state courts. The Judiciary supported the intent, asked that the working group supplement rather than replace its budget request, and proposed allowing the chair to add members with relevant experience. In response to questions, Judiciary said it has requested $3.25 million for armed private security, which it said would cover about 18 contracted individuals, though with significant company overhead. The committee then moved through several bills: SB 2667, which restricts certain commercial vehicles and trailers from the far-left lane on multi-lane roads, received support from the Department of Transportation; SB 2851, which allows deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation for law enforcement access, drew testimony in support; SB 2521, which updates emergency vehicle rules and exempts EMS personnel from CDL requirements, received testimony from Honolulu Emergency Services; and SB 2466, which would make the Chief Elections Officer terminable only for cause, drew support from the League of Women Voters and opposition from Hawaiian Islands Republican Women, who argued the change could reduce accountability and create election disruptions if litigation over termination occurs.

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• A parent or guardian must be shown the seclusion room before providing explicit written consent for the
• If there's not explicit consent, if there are additional ways to build in safeguards, I am open to that
• If there's not explicit consent, if there are additional ways to build in safeguards, I am open to that
• I think the addition of, um, that explicit consent from parents, having to see the... circumstances.
• think the addition of um that explicit think the addition of um that explicit consent<01:12:31.280

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Seclusion Working Group approved the prior meeting minutes and then spent most of the meeting discussing draft recommendations and a Senate amendment, 007-7, related to seclusion in schools. The chair explained the history of the issue, including Minnesota’s 2023 ban on seclusion from birth through grade 3, and described 007-7 as a compromise developed with stakeholders that would extend the ban through grade 6 unless strict conditions are met. Those conditions include explicit written informed consent from all parents or guardians in their primary language, oral translation of safeguards, showing the seclusion room before consent, mandatory follow-up IEP meetings after repeated use, outreach and education for families, and data reporting on use of seclusion. The chair also said the amendment would prevent judges or other officials from ordering seclusion over a parent’s objection. Members then reviewed the draft recommendations line by line. They agreed to revise language to add “and fund” after “mandate” in the first section, and discussed changing references from “level three and level four” to “level three and higher,” though several members ultimately preferred keeping the focus on school settings and not expanding into medical or correctional settings. They also discussed replacing the word “subjected” with more neutral language such as “experience” or “whose IEP includes seclusion.” Another issue was whether the recommendations should distinguish between students whose IEP already includes seclusion and students who experience seclusion in an emergency but do not have it in their IEP; members suggested splitting that into separate recommendations and possibly adding a new item for the latter situation. A final discussion focused on whether the working group should recommend a mandated alternative-to-seclusion program and whether such a mandate should be tied to funding. School district representatives said many districts already use programs such as CPI, but others, especially outstate districts, charter schools, hospitals, and residential settings, may face significant costs if required to adopt new programs like Ukeru. Members generally agreed that if the legislature is asked to require implementation of new alternatives, funding should accompany the mandate. The chair also noted that existing law already requires an IEP team meeting after restrictive procedures are used twice in 30 days, and encouraged members to compare that with the 007-7 language before finalizing recommendations.

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• going to the Roso Lake project, and for those that aren't familiar with that, there's been some contention
• think it would be comforting to have that language back in there just so that it's really clear and explicit
• think it would be comforting to have that language back in there just so that it's really clear and explicit
• 01:18:18.440> really<01:18:18.920> clear<01:18:19.400> and<01:18:19.679> explicit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, we've previously directed the State Board of Education to incorporate important content areas
• last month, this chamber overwhelmingly voted in favor of SB 371, Senator Campbell's bill requiring explicit
• I really appreciate the candid conversation and also appreciate much of the content of the bill.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Tedrick Woods, followed by routine chamber actions including excusing Senator Gutierrez and receiving House messages that the House had passed HB 21 and HB 49. Senators also recognized advocates visiting the gallery on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis awareness and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including HCR 66, by voice vote. The Senate then took up and passed a series of measures, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Among the bills finally passed were HJR 2, which would prohibit state death taxes; HB 206, limiting counties from requiring cash bonds for pipeline construction; HB 517, barring property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation during watering restrictions; HB 2756, requiring TDCJ correctional officers to receive de-escalation and behavioral health training; HB 451, expanding screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk among children in DFPS and TJJD custody; SB 705, cleaning up the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board; SB 2017, creating an offense for burnouts and wheelies; SB 1858, expanding body armor grant eligibility to ISDs; SB 1400, directing a study on transfer-student outcomes for community college funding; SB 2764, requiring notice to manufactured home buyers about converting homes to real property; SB 748, a licensing cleanup bill on laser hair removal; SB 2519, restricting certain ad valorem tax uses and bonds after amendment; SB 2878, the courts bill with amendments on Brazoria County courts and youth diversion provisions; SB 466, allowing families to request fetal death certificates at any gestational age; SB 1608, requiring timely physical exams for inpatient mental health admissions; SB 1730, limiting civil damages claims arising from certain uses of force or deadly force; SB 2417, clarifying Attorney General antitrust investigation work product and discovery rules; and SB 1946, creating a family violence, criminal homicide prevention task force. The Senate also passed HB 3204, renaming and updating the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, and SB 1986, requiring opioid warning labels. Several bills drew brief debate or amendments. Senators discussed broader HOA reform while considering HB 517, and SB 2203 on TCEQ discovery procedures was amended to require party motions, set a 15-day expiration for certified issues, and limit hearing abatement. SB 2017 was amended to change the mens rea language from knowingly to intentional. SB 2519 was narrowed by amendment to a forward-looking policy statement separating maintenance-and-operation taxes from debt-service taxes. SB 2878 also received amendments to reduce the number of new Brazoria County courts and add youth diversion and crisis-response provisions. SB 466 prompted a floor debate over whether fetal death certificates are appropriate for pre-20-week losses, with supporters emphasizing family closure and opponents arguing the document has no estate-related purpose. SB 1730 also prompted questions about the relationship between criminal findings and civil liability in self-defense cases. The session concluded with additional House and Senate measures being signed in the presence of the Senate and continued consideration of SB 2177, a grant program to help local law enforcement solve violent and sexual offenses.

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• REVIEW THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND OPT OUT AND IT ADDS NUMBER SIX TO THE BILL AT 1014.0 4E WHICH MAKES IT EXPLICIT
• LEARNING GOALS OBJECTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND CREATE STATE UNIVERSITIES FROM REQUIRING SPECIFIED CONTENT
• ACCURATELY LABELED PRODUCTS AND REQUIRES PAID PACKAGING WITH DETAILED LABELS INCLUDING THC AND CBD CONTENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Well, I think that what we've got here is that our Constitution is very explicit on this.
• ly charge uh this tax uh they explicit ly charge uh this tax against<03:10:51.239> Services<03
• It's the content inside the box that gets displayed, and more importantly, the back-office math that's
• <05:19:11.400> inside<05:19:11.760> the are the same it's the content inside the are
• the same it's the content inside the box<05:19:12.320> that<05:19:12.520> gets box that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

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• Members, it is my honor to present HB 391 relating to faith-based content in batterers' intervention
• Are there any explicit safeguards in the bill to protect against this, especially for orphan children
• So is it your contention? So right now they are required, right?
• of dollars of redevelopment opportunity, it's your contention that in 2027, Representative Daly: So
• is it your contention that, once they are no longer legally required to have racing, they're going to

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate. The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.

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• There's a requirement to provide recommendations for legislative changes, but we can make it more explicit
• /c><00:18:40.880> make<00:18:41.040> it<00:18:41.159> more<00:18:41.480> explicit
• <00:18:42.159> that<00:18:42.880> it but we can make it more explicit that it but we
• can make it more explicit that it be<00:18:44.000> actual<00:18:44.760> language,<00:18

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It adds a clause specifying that students can't leave during certain interventions and it adds an explicit
• and<00:09:39.839> it<00:09:40.000> adds<00:09:40.240> an<00:09:40.480> explicit
• interventions. and it adds an explicit interventions. and it adds an explicit no<00:09:41.200>

Bills: SB209, SB248, HB122, SB99, SB209, SB248, HB122, SB99

Keywords: sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation

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• Now, I know in the past there had been efforts to make it more explicit that it preempted some of the
• clean air... ...to make it more explicit that it preempted some of the clean air and indoor air acts
• language written in the state preempts the field of regulating the sale, and that language is not explicit
• The language is not explicit enough to give comfort that it would potentially take away local rights

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Sorry that isn't explicit in existing law.
• Sorry that isn't explicit in existing law.
• Sorry that isn't explicit in existing law.
• Sorry that isn't explicit in existing law. I think so.
• Sorry that isn't explicit in existing law. I think so.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most witnesses supporting bills aimed at expanding affordable housing tools and financing. SB 1169, creating a Community Land Trust Equity pilot program, drew support from HHFDC and Nahal UI, which said revolving funds would help community land trusts build permanently affordable housing more efficiently. SB 1200, establishing a workforce housing regulatory sandbox within HHFDC, also received support from HHFDC and others, though HHFDC noted concerns about whether the measure could be read to preempt county permitting and zoning powers. SB 511, which would require county legislative bodies rather than HHFDC to approve certain housing project exemptions, prompted HHFDC to suggest revised language and a possible processing deadline for applications; the discussion focused on avoiding indefinite delays and clarifying county and state roles. SB 1283, creating an emergency home loan assistance revolving fund, was introduced with comments from the Department of Budget and Finance and HHFDC. SB 612, on rent-to-build equity agreements for exempt housing projects, drew support and questions about how many affected projects are rentals versus for-sale units. SB 944, extending and expanding low-income housing tax credit provisions, received support from Sugar Creek Capital, Hawaii Housing, and the Chamber of Commerce, while the Tax Foundation raised a technical concern about inconsistent use of the term “taxpayer.” HPHA-supported bills SB 1413 and SB 1412 were also heard, along with SB 1632, which would direct DBEDT to develop a comprehensive action plan for a local housing market; testimony on that measure was strongly supportive but included calls to examine constitutional and legal issues and broader market-structure concerns. The committee also began discussion of SB 1033 and noted it was closely related to SB 1131, with the chair indicating an inclination to move only one of the two similar tax proposals forward.

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• rating flexibility for group captive insureds, with actuarial support and for those groups that meet explicit
• 03:31:01.359> groups<03:31:01.680> that<03:31:02.000> meet<03:31:02.720> explicit
• for those groups that meet explicit for those groups that meet explicit premium<03:31:03.760>
• Just a point of contention.
• Just a point of contention. Um, I have, uh, like a half a million plus.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They probably already have it, but we're being explicit about it.
• <00:03:29.280> but<00:03:29.519> we're<00:03:29.680> being<00:03:29.840> explicit
• it, but we're being explicit about it. it, but we're being explicit about it.
• On to page four, we see a concept that is going to recur throughout this bill, which is being explicit
• So conforming on 20, 21, 22, 23. explicit about decentralized explicit about decentralized unincorporated

Bills: SF0021, SF0022, SF0054, SF0055

Keywords: stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification, banking regulation, special purpose depository institution, conversion process, Wyoming state laws, financial services

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• of the things that TCMOB has done a lot of work on in the last several years is the warnings and explicit
• information for patients explicit information for patients about the risks of cannabis in various settings
• 27.920> and last several years is the warnings and last several years is the warnings and explicit
• > information<00:51:29.359> for<00:51:29.760> patients<00:51:30.800> uh explicit
• information for patients uh explicit information for patients uh about<00:51:31.200> the<00:51

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• role in it, and more often than not, the cyberbullying either occurred on. school grounds, or the content
• Alternative campus due to the contents of their vape or because they were trying to sell the product
• My teacher preparation program was very much focused more on content rather than classroom management
• I thought the issue that was the point of contention is whether or not school districts were mandated
• So the reading instruction you would see. in uplift schools is going to be very explicit.

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

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• and Just trying to relate back to the citations, I believe there might be a way to make this more explicit
• That might make his goal more explicit in the bill. Thank you for that question, Mr. President.

Bills: SB2065, SB1641, SB1642, SB1589, SB1597, SB1216, SB2173, SB2028, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB2014, SB1805, SB2044, SB1836, SB1380, SB2179, SB1436, SB1558, SB933, SB1651, SB1328, SB1572, SB1966, SB175, SB1475, SB1950, SB2049, SB2052

Keywords: pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, business entities, limited liability company, LLC, foreign LLC, domestic LLC, limited partnership, foreign limited partnership, registered agent, Secretary of State, annual certificate, good standing, certificate of authority, designated office, email address, electronic mail

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• Oh, may [singing] we never rest content till all are truly one. [Shouting] America! America!
• singing] Oh, may [singing] we<00:09:01.839> never<00:09:03.200> rest<00:09:04.560> content
• till<00:09:06.480> all<00:09:07.200> are<00:09:08.000> truly we never rest content
• till all are truly we never rest content till all are truly one.<00:09:10.206> [screaming] America
• of our character and our the content of our character and our willingness<06:45:23.120> to<06

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And to add to this dilemma, the bill has since added an explicit owner-occupant exemption that removes
• <01:42:41.119> owner<01:42:41.600> occupant since added an explicit owner occupant
• since added an explicit owner occupant exemption<01:42:43.440> that<01:42:43.840> removes
• On CCR69-26, House Bill 1548, HD1 SD1 CD1, ... um protections on harmful content and um protections on
• harmful content and then<02:23:40.160> also<02:23:40.479> activating<02:23:41.120>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• also defendants, all three officials, just like the acting comptroller, have failed to comply with explicit
• a male-dominated industry, construction to be specific, my company has encountered implicit and explicit

Keywords: 1185, senate, all