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• We heard this law come through, or this bill come through general laws. I think it's a good bill.
• We heard this law come through, or this bill come through general laws. I think it's a good bill.
• And just a short history: in 1997, the General Assembly had taken a short history.
• In 1997, the General Assembly had taken this from two-thirds to four-sevenths.
• And then in 2002, the General Assembly took it from four-sevenths to two-thirds.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• what she's learned about the impact of litigation on physicians in general.
• And she can give you a little background... ...on physicians in general.
• So when you go to Socorro General Hospital, that is a Presbyterian hospital, and they would be uncapped
• They generally have an onus to reinvest in community health due to their subsidies and grant funding.
• They generally get to continue their operations and maintain their 501(c)(3) status.

Bills: HB99 , HB49 , HB164 , SB30 , SB43 , SB50 , SB136

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• The Attorney General has the authority to represent the state, and the local government is represented
• The costs are generally split between the parties for arbitration.
• Given how very hard we just struggled to make a $9.8 million general fund budget cut last fall, that
• And the districts I represent are generally supportive of trying to find a better way to address the
• I'm General Counsel for the Washington Schools Risk Management Pool.

Bills: SB6239 , SB6074 , SB5886 , SB6041 , SB6190

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: tort claims, state liability, Washington law, government accountability, legal process, parole, criminal justice reform, felony, recidivism, rehabilitation, public safety, personality rights, right of publicity, publicity rights, name image likeness, NIL, deepfake, AI-generated content, digital impersonation, forged digital likeness

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• The rest is going to the general fund.
• House Bill 4 represents a critical solution to these risks by ensuring that all revenue generated by
• This fund was built to take money generated within the health care system and directly reinvest it in
• Is the reduction to the general fund, if this bill passes, reflected in House Bill 2?
• Is the reduction to the general fund, if this bill passes, reflected in House Bill 2?

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• If they get more generous, I’m not as concerned that you be notified.
• I don’t generally do that.
• I'm sixth-generation Yuman, and Yuma's not a super, super wealthy area.
• Generally, that works out pretty well if the federal provisions are prospective.
• Chair, Senator, actually, generally an ABC is advantageous to the creditors as well.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard a series of bills, many dealing with cryptocurrency and tax administration. SB 1042 would allow certain state retirement and treasury funds to invest up to 10% in virtual currency; SB 1043 would let state agencies accept cryptocurrency payments; SB 1044 and SCR 1003 would exempt virtual currency from property tax, with SB 1044 contingent on voter approval of the referral. All four measures advanced on 4-3 votes, with Democratic members largely opposing them as risky, speculative, and favoring wealthy crypto interests. The committee also considered SB 1221, which would require the Department of Revenue to notify legislative tax chairs before adopting a new tax interpretation or application that would adversely affect taxpayers and to testify if a hearing is held. Supporters framed it as transparency and good governance, while opponents worried about added red tape and administrative burden. The bill passed 4-3. Another major item, SB 1142, would opt Arizona into a new federal scholarship tax credit program administered through certified scholarship-granting organizations; supporters said it would expand scholarship opportunities for public, charter, private, and homeschool students, while opponents argued it would deepen inequities, lack accountability, and divert resources from public schools. That bill also passed 4-3. A lengthy discussion followed on the Department of Revenue’s press release about tax conformity and the governor’s executive order. DOR explained that the forms were issued assuming conformity with federal changes, including the standard deduction and certain below-the-line adjustments, and said taxpayers generally should file on time but may need amended returns if the Legislature later changes the law. Members pressed DOR on the cost and clarity of the guidance, with estimates that widespread amendments could cost the department about $20 million. Finally, the committee heard SB 1254, which would require both grantor and grantee signatures on real property conveyances before recording; county assessors said it would reduce deed-fraud risk and fix recording gaps. County officials from Maricopa and Mohave supported the bill.

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• "Followed by a general business meeting that all states participate in.
• The CBO estimated it would actually generate over a billion dollars.
• So that is the pool of funds, kind of how it's funded—not using general fund dollars, but using that
• I could be a general surgeon, or I could actually be an obstetric nurse, or whatever that is.
• , generation of health care providers, but really fostering your care and passion in New Mexico.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• This includes reviewing and approving general education curriculum, evaluating or denying top level hires
• I'm a first generation student and I'm the first of my family to actually attend college.
• So I think that depending on the course of study, it's going to be different and of course the general
• curriculum code that's in the statute lays out a general code for what kids should be studying.
• But in fact, the vast majority of those teaching general education courses have common missions.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• Gordner has been really eager to learn about HCDA in general, about the housing reserve program, and
• about the Kalaeloa Community Development District in general.
• </c><00:13:46.959><c> about</c> to learn about hcda in general about to learn about hcda in general about
• Authority, the latest General Authority in the Kalaeloa District meetings.
• Though it meant attending every meeting, even the meetings that she wasn't a board member or general

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land opened with housekeeping remarks about testimony limits, video availability, and that decision-making would follow the hearing. The committee then heard and considered several SCRs authorizing long-term nonexclusive easements over state submerged lands for existing public or private infrastructure on Oahu, including stormwater outfalls, shoreline protection structures, concrete stairs, seawalls, and a rock revetment. DLNR supported each measure and generally requested only technical or clarifying amendments; for SCR 3, DLNR asked that the title be clarified to specify the easement would be granted to the City and County of Honolulu. After discussion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations, passing SCR 3 with amendments and SCRs 4, 6, and 7 unamended, while SCR 5 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. Senator Meli noted general concerns about seawalls and hardening but said he would support the measures because they involved repair of existing structures and public access, though he indicated a reservation on SCR 6. The committee then took up governor’s messages for HCDA appointments. For GM 58, Gerald Gordner was nominated to the Kalaeloa district seat; HCDA’s executive director and another supporter praised his urban planning, housing, zoning, GIS, and collaborative skills, and Gordner described his interim service and background in housing affordability and disaster recovery. Members also discussed a former military hangar in Kalaeloa and possible future uses, with Gordner noting he understood there had been restrictions that were later lifted, while the chair raised concerns about airport operations and modular housing use. The committee also heard support for GM 559, nominating Micki Lidstone as cultural specialist; HCDA said she had been an active and reliable board participant and cultural resource, and Lidstone said she valued learning from Native Hawaiian testimony and helping balance community perspectives. Finally, GM 688 nominated Deborah Kabibi to the Leeward Oahu/Maui district seat; HCDA said her community ties would be valuable for South Maui planning, and Kabibi said she had learned a lot from the board’s collaborative process and was eager to represent her community. The transcript ends during discussion of GM 688, before any vote on the nominations is shown.

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• do the assessment yet. but basically the the bill has no you know, has no other impact except from general
• if they do that, one of the important provisions in this bill is that they work with the Attorney General
• That's true whether or not... the school district is represented by the state attorney general.
• Well, thank you, because it's a nice scripture about anti-bullying just in general. Thank you.
• There's no, and 18 attorney generals have already. intervened in that case, including General Paxton.

Bills: SB 10 , SB 11

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights, 1185, senate, all

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• Poke, Deputy Attorney General, on behalf of the Department of the Attorney General, we have submitted
• we have submitted testimony on General we have submitted testimony on this<00:04:54.000><c> on</c><00
• Shifting a greater portion of our electricity generation to solar helps keep our air clean and is one
• </c><00:08:29.879><c> to</c> portion of our electricity generation to portion of our electricity generation
• </c> less correct yes chair I mean in general less correct yes chair I mean in general we<00:26:52.600

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several measures, with the main discussion centered on energy policy. SB 993 on geothermal exploration drew support from the State Energy Office and others, who described geothermal as a key low-cost, firm renewable resource and said the state should fund community outreach and resource research. However, the chairs deferred further action on SB 993 because a similar bill, SB 1068, had already passed the prior week. SB 202 on renewable energy also received broad support, including testimony that net energy metering benefits households and helps clean energy adoption, while Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s changes to the NEM forfeit feature as unfair to non-solar customers. SB 1588 on nuclear energy drew sharply divided testimony: supporters argued the bill would only study nuclear options and that the state should consider all tools, while opponents from 350 Hawaii and Greenpeace said nuclear is unsafe, costly, and inconsistent with Hawaii’s clean energy goals and constitution. The committee also heard SB 73 on county permits, SB 100 on intoxicating liquor, SB 1234 on government efficiency, and SB 1336 on a greenhouse gas sequestration task force. SB 100 was described as helping a Maui nonprofit recruit board members by addressing liquor commission-related fingerprinting or background-check issues, and the Attorney General’s technical amendments were accepted. SB 1234 was framed as improving coordination among state, federal, and local agencies, though HGEA opposed it as an opening to privatize government services. SB 1336, which would establish a task force to study greenhouse gas sequestration and related mitigation topics, drew some questions about its scope but was supported as a way to study climate mitigation and green infrastructure. In the later portion of the meeting, the committee took votes and adopted recommendations on several bills. SB 73 was passed with an amendment setting a defective date of May 13, 2040. SB 100 was passed with amendments, SB 202 was passed with amendments including technical changes and allowing the PUC to set the customer credit rate, SB 1234 was passed with amendments and a defective date of May 13, 2040, SB 1336 was passed as is, and SB 1588 was passed with amendments and a defective date of May 13, 2040. The committee also took up SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, agreeing to a package of amendments that would soften exemption language, remove some inspection and certificate-of-occupancy provisions, add flood-hazard language, require reporting and a working group, and set a defective date of May 13, 2040; the bill was then passed with those amendments. SB 635 on energy efficiency was passed with amendments assigning the State Energy Office to lead a survey and prioritizing first responder facilities, and SB 700 on renewable energy was introduced with proposed amendments, though the transcript cuts off before its final disposition.

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• We added new capacity in what we call the general use lanes.
• In general, you've got great staff.
• And we also, just in general, are looking at how do we support our small business?
• I think in general, you know, I would look at kind of our variety of resources, right?
• And it generates tremendous dollars. Our marketing is data-driven.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Summary: The committee met to receive a base budget overview for agencies under its jurisdiction, which include the Division of Emergency Management, Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Staff explained the budget format and noted that the Legislature appropriated more than $20.2 billion to these agencies in the current fiscal year, a 66.7% increase over 10 years. The Department of Transportation then presented on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing it as a $7 billion effort to advance 20 major congestion-relief projects statewide. Secretary Jared Perdue said the department is ahead of schedule, with 14 of 20 projects expected to be underway by the end of the calendar year. He highlighted major projects including I-4 in Polk and Osceola counties, I-75 improvements, Southwest 10th Street in Broward County, Fruitville Road, Capital Circle in Tallahassee, and I-275, and discussed innovations such as aggregate supply grants, modified phase design-build, workforce hiring events, and voluntary acceleration. Senators asked about business impacts from construction, tourism-related transit funding, aggregate sourcing, and labor shortages; the secretary said FDOT works with local businesses and that additional revenue sources for transit would require legislative action. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reviewed motorist services, revenue collection, licensing, vehicle titling, specialty plates, insurance compliance, driver safety, and commercial driver licensing. Officials said the department collected about $2.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023-24 and described modernization efforts, including electronic verification systems, Real ID compliance, mobile licensing units, and a planned digital driver license. Members asked about the driver license backlog in Miami-Dade and Broward, and the department said service delays were driven by growth and staffing constraints but should improve with $7.5 million in recent funding and the eventual transition of services to county tax collectors. Questions also addressed temporary paper licenses and birth certificate fraud prevention. The Department of Commerce presented on the Job Growth Grant Fund and Visit Florida. Commerce said the grant fund, created in 2017, has awarded $257 million to 70 projects in 37 counties since 2019, with demand exceeding supply about four to one. Officials emphasized that the program supports targeted industries and workforce and infrastructure projects, and they highlighted examples in CDL training, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and health care. Senators raised concerns about small businesses affected by transportation construction, and Commerce said it has an Office of Small Business Innovation and other tools, though the grant fund is limited by statute to targeted industries. Visit Florida then described its public-private tourism marketing role, saying the state’s $80 million appropriation is matched by private investment and that the latest EDR review found a $3.30 return in tax revenue for every state dollar spent. Visit Florida reported record visitation and tourism spending, along with hurricane recovery marketing and rural promotion efforts.

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• And that is generally around $115,000.
• </c> and took the more general explanation. and took the more general explanation.
• </c> is generally around 115,000 dollars. is generally around 115,000 dollars.
• </c> state general fund. state general fund.
• fund, so the general fund is held whole.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We'd like to welcome up MassDOT Secretary and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng. Thank you, Secretary.
• Secretary and MBTA general manager who seems to have 48-hour days. Phil Aang. Thank you, Secretary.
• This represents a $94 million, or 8%, increase over last year's General Appropriation Act, or GAA.
• So the way that DOER is funded in general is that we are totally off budget.
• For our residents and do it as safe as any type of generation out there. Thank you.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

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• They're going to go out and spend it on other things and generate more revenue.
• The individuals are taking care of aging parents... ...sandwich generation.
• That's a challenge for a lot of individuals within this sandwich generation.
• Speaker, the challenge of access and affordability for just dependent care in general.
• Right into the general fund. Mr. Speaker, you don't have to be... Right into the general fund. Mr.

Summary: The House debated a series of amendments to a major income tax bill, with repeated arguments over tax fairness, affordability, administrative feasibility, and the role of the Department of Revenue. Early motions to reconsider a failed child care amendment were rejected, and Amendment 2561, which would have restricted data sharing with the IRS, was also defeated after debate over privacy, federal relationships, and whether the proposal was administrable. Amendment 2579, which would have required annual reporting on the tax’s effects on filers, businesses, and charitable donations, likewise failed, with supporters emphasizing transparency and opponents arguing DOR was not the right agency and the report was too speculative. Amendment 2598, proposing to use half of new revenue for a broad sales tax cut, was rejected despite arguments that it would reduce regressivity and provide immediate relief; Amendment 2556, expanding sales tax exemptions for diapers and other child-care essentials to include adult diapers and earlier implementation, also failed after debate over scope and timing.

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• </c><00:01:32.880><c> devote</c> servants who so generously devote servants who so generously devote
• And we as a general assembly have job.
• in our generation we had for<00:41:37.280><c> teachers?
• </c><01:21:54.320><c> lean</c> anything but u u director general lean anything but u u director general
• Whereas Major General Hal Lambertton, the adjutant general of Kentucky, states, “We are deeply grateful

Keywords: 958, all

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• One is, um, this school building aid program has in general not been very successful.
• Um, secondly, I'm very much against non-lapsing funds in general.
• Not having to compete with other programs or even the general fund.
• </c><03:10:18.960><c> area</c><03:10:19.439><c> anyway</c> in this general area anyway in this general
• </c> the general education curriculum. the general education curriculum.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up several school building aid bills. HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing, drew debate over whether the program is effective and whether funds should be allowed to carry forward. Supporters argued the program is underfunded and that even small leftover amounts should remain available for building aid; opponents said non-lapsing funds limit future budget flexibility and that the program creates winners and losers. The committee voted 4-3 to recommend HB 295 inexpedient to legislate (ITL). The committee then considered HB 366, which would increase school building aid for eligible projects and include retroactive funding for projects completed in the past. The motion to ITL was supported on the grounds that retroactive payments would be unfair to districts still waiting in line and that the legislature should focus on future projects. Supporters of the bill said the increase was modest and that districts that built during a prior moratorium on aid were left with long-term fiscal burdens. The committee again voted 4-3 to recommend ITL. The discussion also broadened into special education funding and a retained bill, HB 742, concerning catastrophic special education aid and the source of funding. Members debated whether the education trust fund should cover the aid and whether the committee should act now or wait for a separate commission studying special education costs. Several members emphasized that special education costs are rising, that more data is needed on student identification and funding formulas, and that the commission’s report may provide better guidance. The chair said the subcommittee’s recommendations would go to the full committee, and the next meeting was expected to be rescheduled from November 4 to later that week because of election-related conflicts.

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• I'm Laura Ziggler with Associated General Contractors. Good to be with you all.
• Generally, all public bodies must be open to the public.
• </c> overarching comment is just generally overarching comment is just generally that<00:37:13.839><c
• Yep. 22 options uh that would generate<00:59:06.160><c> revenue.
• Uh these proposals generate revenue.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Generally, what happens with the coordinators.
• My goal is not to open up for general market.
• Ohio, but generally they're uniform.
• He generally will file good bills.
• We are not talking about general wholesale.

Bills: HB3000 , HB2622 , HB2283 , HB541 , HB1776 , HB1803 , HB1669 , HB2588 , HB220 , HB3415 , HB50 , HB1314 , HB 107 , HB220 , HB50 , HB107

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services

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• We actually have that closed off to the general traffic basically.
• roadway with full shoulders and generous roadway with full shoulders and generous sight<00:36:39.839>
• The reports and generated work orders.
• </c> top category being litter and general top category being litter and general cleaning<01:06:33.599
• </c><01:06:54.480><c> Next</c> than 900 generated work orders. Next than 900 generated work orders.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• .<00:04:00.319><c> For</c><00:04:00.920><c> generations,</c> For generations, we have underinvested in
• And you know, why the attorney general?
• So to the to the to the general orders.
• </c> 476 be moved and placed on general 476 be moved and placed on general orders.<02:19:44.160><c> All
• </c> recommended to pass and put on general recommended to pass and put on general orders.<02:19:50.720

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all