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• And it and it just doesn't agency stuff.
• So I'm happy that is paid to the agency.
• You know, I have not heard of any, uh, from our agencies or bond agencies or anything that would sort
• You know, I have not heard of any, uh, from our agencies or bond agencies or anything that would sort
• We see what they by way of transparency.

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

Summary: The committee first approved the March 3 minutes, then heard House File 3806, a bill to authorize $200 million in housing infrastructure bonds. Chair Howard said the funding would help address Minnesota’s housing shortage by leveraging state dollars to build thousands of affordable homes, and testifiers from Alliance Housing, Luna Minnesota/North Dakota, and the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership described how prior housing infrastructure bonds helped finance supportive housing, preserve and rehabilitate apartments, and leverage local, federal, and private dollars, especially in greater Minnesota. Members generally expressed support for the tool, while also raising questions about the state’s debt load, the current outstanding principal on housing infrastructure bonds, regional distribution, and whether manufactured housing could be included; staff said the outstanding principal was about $474.465 million. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then took up House File 2687, as amended by a DE1, which would prohibit private equity firms from buying single-family homes and limit corporations and partnerships to owning no more than 50 single-family homes, with enforcement by the attorney general. Representative Vang said the bill was intended as a first step to return homeownership opportunities to individuals and families, citing research and reporting suggesting corporate ownership is concentrated in lower-income neighborhoods and can disadvantage first-time buyers. Testimony from the Family Housing Fund supported the bill, saying its research found that renter experience declines as single-family rental portfolios grow, with larger landlords associated with higher rents and more repair problems. The bill was discussed but not voted on; members indicated it would be held over for action at a later hearing.

Bills: HB230

Keywords: real estate, brokerage, broker, salesperson, licensee, consumer disclosure, agency disclosure, RECAD, Real Estate Consumers Agency and Disclosure Act, Alabama Real Estate Commission, buyer agreement, listing agreement, transaction broker, single agent, dual agency, compensation disclosure, commission, referral agreement, referral fee, written agreement

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• our local officials is to get serious about the idea of instilling wellness programs within our agencies
• Every police and fire agency should adopt some sort of fire agency should adopt some sort of wellness
• is, where it says Alabama Department of Public Safety, it changes to Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
• Miss Harper, Representative Stubs, Alabama Emergency Management Agency to public funds on promotional
• that requires you to admit that you're a smoker or not a smoker when you get into that particular agency

Bills: HB227, HB255, HB465, HB472, HB482, HB483, HB526, HB529, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• And that is not transparency, that is not truth.
• This legislation is to provide more oversight and transparency to what local mental health authorities
• Could removing the DEI efforts affect how well these agencies serve diverse communities?
• Records laws, periodic OIG reviews, and annual audits further enhance our transparency.
• We are an agency that tries to be accountable for the things that we do.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• SB 2891 brings together the existing 15 state agencies and organizations workforce development into one
• Transparency in adoption-related expenses has also raised concerns among prospective adoptive parents
• Greater transparency and adoption cost would not only promote informed decision-making, but also help
• Bill 2306 addresses these challenges by requiring licensed child placing agencies to provide an item.
• Parker, thank you for bringing this bill, good transparency bill.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• It protects access to affordable care with transparent flat monthly pricing.
• It protects access to affordable care<00:05:05.919><c> with</c><00:05:06.240><c> transparent</c><00:05
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• this point where we do have true peace in the valley, we have organizations coming together and agencies
• Um it it really is a nice uh agencies.

Bills: HF2400, HF1724, HF3437, HF4333, HF2874, HF4052

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• Senate Bill 3055 also aims to bring transparency to the delegation process.
• If they're listening, because this is a significant bill regarding their agency, and I think it is a
• However, I would like to clarify that our agency does not regulate APRN education in Texas.
• Our agency doesn't contract about regulating the nurses either.
• Our agency has the expertise to do that. We do not have any physicians on staff, no.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• What House Bill 2884 promotes is civil transparency and civil action.
• Senate Bill 2943 would enact that the state agencies which issue the occupational licenses cannot burden
• bill amends Chapter 57 of the Occupations Code to add two new sections. 57.003 prohibits a state agency
• The agencies will in no way be inhibited from ensuring proper standards of care for any given business
• There are many license types and programs regulated by Texas state agencies, and we have a list of those

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• law does not comprehensively protect these individuals from religious discrimination from state agencies
• The central problem being addressed by SB 2943 is the potential for the state agencies to adopt rules
• bill amends Chapter 57 of the Occupations Code to add two new subsections. 57.003 prohibits a state agency
• And then subsection 57.03 further makes it clear that agencies will in no way be inhibited from ensuring
• Um, so there are many license types and programs regulated by Texas, uh, state agencies, and we have

Bills: SB 1888, SB 3003, SB 2417, SB 2459, SB 3055, HB 1393, HB 2884, SB 2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

Bills: HJR1096, HJR1097, HJR1098, HJR1099, HJR1100

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority

Summary: The committee considered three resolutions, all presented by Chairman Kendrick with full PCS substitutes. H.J.R. 1096 approved a medical marijuana rule that had originally been treated as a major rule but was later determined not to be one; members asked no questions and the resolution was adopted unanimously. H.J.R. 1099 was described as a direct result of H.B. 1576 from the prior session concerning Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules; it also drew no questions and passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1100 addressed a rule from the Oklahoma Management and Enterprise Services that was discovered late to be a major rule; after brief discussion and no substantive questions, it too passed unanimously. During the meeting, members voted on each resolution after motions for adoption and do pass. The recorded votes were unanimous in favor on all three measures, with no nay votes. After H.J.R. 1100 passed, Chairman Kendrick noted there would be one more committee meeting the next morning at 9 a.m. to address a late-arriving resolution, and he offered to discuss the late major-rule issue with Representative Chapman after adjournment.

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• Actually, thank you for this, because transparency is so important.
• And so I've been transparent with my position on this.
• This is really a transparency issue.
• I think it's a transparency bill. It's a trust-in-government bill. Thank you.
• It promotes accountability, transparency, and effective oversight.

Bills: SB268, SB306, SB264, SB312

Keywords: federal workers, government shutdown, interest-free loans, tax deferral, public transportation, Rehoboth Beach, municipal charter, city charter amendment, commissioners, mayor, local government, election qualifications, affidavit of eligibility, domestic partner, cohabitant, conflict of interest, freeholder, leaseholder, municipal court, Alderman

Summary: The House Administration Committee met to consider a series of resolutions and bills covering arts districts, child care background checks, federal worker relief, health care reform, court transparency, school tax reassessment, municipal charter changes, constitutional amendment procedures, data center nondisclosure agreements, state employee benefits governance, and lieutenant governor vacancies. Members also noted that House Concurrent Resolution 12 had been removed from the agenda and that public comment would be limited to one minute per speaker. The committee released SCR 167 to study arts, culture, and creative districts in Delaware; HB 438 to close a loophole in the child care service letter requirement; SB 268 to provide interest-free loans, free transit, and tax deferrals for federal workers during shutdowns; SS2 for SB 1 to expand and permanently strengthen primary care investment while also addressing hospital cost growth; HCR 147 to request a Court of Chancery report on audio recordings and automated case assignment; SB 322 to replace the current post-reassessment 10% school revenue increase authority with a 2% annual increase option under safeguards; SB 306 to amend the Rehoboth Beach charter; HB 440 to require voter approval for constitutional amendments after legislative approval; SB 312 to bar nondisclosure agreements for large data center projects; SS1 for SB 289 to change State Employee Benefits Committee governance; and SB 264 to require a special election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy. Testimony was mixed on several measures. Arts, child care, federal worker relief, primary care, court transparency, data center transparency, and the lieutenant governor vacancy bill drew mostly supportive testimony, while SB 322 and SB 306 drew both support and opposition, especially over tax impacts and the proposed spouse/partner restriction in Rehoboth Beach. HB 440 prompted debate over whether 55% voter approval was the right threshold for constitutional amendments, and SB 312 was supported as a transparency measure by residents affected by prior data center NDAs. All of the listed measures were released from committee by roll call vote, with some members voting no on HB 440, SB 306, SB 312, SS1 for SB 289, and SB 264.

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Bills: HB30, HB35, HB72, HB89, HB30, HB35

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

Bills: HJR1096, HJR1097, HJR1098, HJR1099, HJR1100

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority

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• clarifies the TSIA substitution for EOCs fix ensures federal law compliance, provides for timely tri-agency
• For one requires the agency to notify school districts when there will be changes to the accountability
• And then the bill also requires that the agency provide you what if ratings, which basically shows you
• For reduction of funding or resources for certain primary law enforcement agencies and probits the county

Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• But there's agencies that are helping these individuals.
• These bills go the distance in requiring greater transparency of our magistrates. are not elected and
• The other 85 law-enforcement agencies total about... 15%. So the DPS lab is effective.
• We'll give lenient bond on high-profile cases with no transparency.
• But don't you think that we should even magistrates should have to give some kind of transparency or

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

Bills: HB1329

Keywords: government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending

Summary: The division first discussed Senate Bill 1540 and related amendments involving implementation mechanics, procurement exemptions, and an emergency clause. Bank of North Dakota representatives explained that, based on a timeline review with DPI, the project would be very difficult to implement for the 2026-27 school year without exemptions from state purchasing and IT oversight rules and without an emergency clause; they said the normal procurement process could take about 240 days and that a 15-month implementation window would likely push the start to 2027-28 if those changes were not adopted. Members also raised a separate policy question about a criminal penalty placeholder in the bill, and the committee agreed that the sentence was unnecessary and should be removed. The committee deferred means-testing questions and fiscal-note issues to the next morning, with the understanding that the bill would be drafted in a way that made it workable if it advanced. The committee then turned to the water budget bill and reviewed the latest amended version, which included changes to the Water Topics process, Southwest Pipeline line of credit provisions, Red River supply funding, Mouse River project amounts, general water funding, studies on Missouri River intakes and water governance/finance, and a carryover/transfer adjustment. Chris Cattermas of the Department of Water Resources said most of the carryover funds were already obligated, with the largest unobligated amount in flood control. After review, Senator Thomas moved a do-pass recommendation on the bill as amended, the motion was seconded, and the committee approved it unanimously. The chair noted that other bills would be taken up the next morning, including 1013, 1014, and 1540.

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• I mean, if you want transparency of that, a couple of the issues that came up with this is, first of
• I mean, it was devised as a transparency website, and it would be information that legislators could
• So I think transparency is always a good thing. They can see where spending's going.
• So I appreciate getting more of this information out, more transparent.
• But I think part of the reasons it's been promoted to, Transparent, but I think the part of the reasons

Bills: HB1329

Keywords: government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending

Summary: The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill. The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million. Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.

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• Article one is an agency bill. Article two, 25% of it is an agency bill.
• Article three, a third of it is an agency bill. Article four, a third of it is an agency bill.
• So we take care of our agencies because we feel an obligation to our governor's agency, and we do oversee
• That's in the agency bill.
• That's in the agency bill.

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration

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• We have four sources of agency funds.
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• Core program of the agency.
• </c> to find their way through the agency. to find their way through the agency.

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions