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• I have a second on the amendment. I have a second on the amendment.
• I have a second Madison. I have a second Madison. I have a second by Josh. Senator Carley.
• I'll second the down and do this. I'll second the down and do this. I'll second the motion.
• Do I have a second? I have a second. All in I have a second? I have a second.
• Second by Senator Hovie. All in favor Second by Senator Hovie.

Bills: HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270, HB258, HB324, HB333, SB270

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, sheriffs, term of office, Alabama law, local government

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• The second thing is that The second thing is that the detrimental side to the client of the defendant
• There has to be, and that is just for the second offense. Excuse me, the second degree.
• Only after a second or subsequent. That's correct. And the second will make it a D felony. Correct.
• It does exactly the same on the second-degree offense and makes a second act to elevate that charge to
• We had a first and a second. Holly, you take your pick on who the second was. Bill him.

Bills: SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307, SB210, SB292, HB360, HB233, HB66, HB356, HB164, HB238, HB209, SB223, HB307

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat

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• Got a second by Representative Givens.
• Got a second by Representative Given.
• Representative Hollis made a second.
• Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second.
• You have a second. second. second. >> Yep. >> All right.

Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135

Keywords: HB277, 2A Sales Tax Holiday, firearms tax exemption, ammunition, hunting supplies, sales tax holiday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Second Amendment, gun tax holiday, gun rights, outdoor gear, hunting equipment, state sales tax, use tax, local option tax exemption, county opt-in, municipal opt-in, Department of Revenue, Alabama

Bills: HB343, HB378, HB394, HB396, HB426, HB439, HB491, HB523, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB1025, HB1038

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• We do have minutes in front of us, Representative Agbaje, have you had a chance to review the minutes
• Representative Agbaje, have you had a chance to review the minutes? "Reviewed and so moved."
• He asked why that decision was made and why the funding for Second Harvest was reduced.
• like the base funding for uh Second like the base funding for uh Second Harvest Harvest Harvest
• <00:32:42.440> Harvest appropriation uh for Second Harvest appropriation uh for Second Harvest

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• The second one provides the option for the lump sum payment up to 30 years, or age 65, which would lower
• Second, it makes it illegal to possess the stolen data, which will also close a loophole that was previously
• However, within seconds of activation, the criminal program transfers the funds out of the account backing

Bills: HB3014, HB3109, HB3126, HB3474, HB3594

Keywords: gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony

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• Um, I'll answer the second part first.
• For grants made in the second extension.
• Um do you year and 322 the second year.
• <01:14:49.840> to department, there is still chances to department, there is still chances
• He's going to go second say something. He's going to go second to<01:15:07.120> last.

Bills: HF3898, HF3957, HF4372, HF4350, HF3692, HF4085

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension

Bills: HB25, HB15, HB124, HB146, HB73, HB74, HB75

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, medical injury, adverse outcome, health care provider, patient rights, confidentiality, settlement, legal counsel, HB124, New Americans Division, Workforce Solutions Department, immigrant workforce, refugee resettlement

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• Um, people don't seem to understand anymore the definition of the Second Amendment.
• The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• I think people do need a second chance, maybe they don't if they're cartel dealers.
• That's our Supreme Court standard by which we judge Second Amendment infringements.
• Just a split-second, life-threatening moment that could have ended in tragedy.

Bills: HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675, HB259

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places

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• When seconds count, open carry is the safer option.
• It's legal to do; it's our Second Amendment right, as Representative Tepper said.
• So, after 35 years of law enforcement, I'm working on my second retirement.
• Of civil rights and the Second Amendment.
• I support the Second Amendment. I come from a rural area.

Bills: HB259, HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety

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• And this is second 2.12 is a subsection of that and 2.12 designates.
• I would like to just take a second to speak about this bill and as Mr. Chairman about this state.
• Promptly and decisively, thereby enhancing the chances of a success. recovery.
• This not only elevates the chance of locating the child quickly, but also aids in identifying potential
• I am so pro-Second Amendment. but this isn't something that's about the Second Amendment.

Bills: HB214, HB626, HB647, HB658, HB668, HB674, HB908, HB214

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• >> Second. >> Second. >> Second.
• <00:13:42.480> substitute I've got my I'm on my second substitute I've got my I'm on my second
• Second by Senator Melson. All in favor say aye.
• I hear a second. There was a second question. We'll have a little more discussion.
• I seconded that. So we will call the roll. All right.

Bills: SB85, SB263, HB277, HB267, SB288, SB85, SB263, HB277, HB267, SB288

Keywords: vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form

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• And a second-degree felony, that is...
• You know, you talk about a second-degree felony. That's what I point out.
• This offense is classified as a second-degree felony.
• Somebody who's committed a second-degree felony, you are impounding that fuel.
• You know, you talk about a second-degree felon. That's what I point out.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• Chairman, I appreciate the chance to lay out this committee's substantive... ...to do, again, which was
• Next, SB 2201 amends current criteria from the second and third sections to either merge, change, or
• Second, vaccination status. So they have background and credit history going on the register.
• federal background check system when trying to purchase a firearm, for example, so you're losing your Second
• I lived on Second between A and B at one point.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• Chairman, I appreciate the chance to lay out this committee substitute, which very simply corrected a
• criteria from the second and third sections to either merge, change, or remove criterion, and under
• I hear you, but I used to live on Second Street between Avenue A and B in New York City.
• I, for one, was not a Bandito, and I lived on Second Street between Avenue A and B.
• So you’re losing your Second Amendment rights based on criteria that are not a criminal conviction.

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• school nurses were there within seconds. school nurses were there within seconds.
• Representative Collins seconded it. Representative Baker seconded it. Any questions?
• Appreciate it. seconds. All in favor say I. All seconds. All in favor say I.
• <00:24:28.000> Second, bill a favor report. Second, bill a favor report.
• Stubs, second. Representative Pmorey. Stubs, second. Representative Pmorey.

Bills: HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354, HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• ; we were founding. company, the Second Chance Business Coalition.
• I had no clue that you were hiring for second chances. So thank you.
• And He's the kind of person that we would like to see given a second chance.
• And I think this is a time for forgiveness and a second chance for women.
• But for Jason, it's a time for him to benefit from this, to be given his second chance.

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• Is there a second? And there's a second.
• Second?
• Alright, second? Yes, sir. Alright, second. Thanks. Is there any more questions about this?
• Is there a second? Second. It's been well discussed, but are there any more comments or questions?
• Is there a second? Second. Any more discussion? All in favor say "Aye." Aye.

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• So, first of all, I'll second it.
• We've got a first and a second. Um, Miss Argen, if you'll call... Second.
• Hold on one second.
• Bear with me one second.
• I'll second that. Senator Coleman Madison. I'll second that.

Bills: SB210, SB225, HB280, HB287, HB94, HB88, SB157, HB7, HB8, HB42

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• Do you have a second? Second. Do you pass in the second? Will there be debate?
• Second. And to do pass in the second. Will there be debate?
• I have a second. Have a due pass, I have a second. Second. Will there be questions or debate?
• Second. Have it to pass and second. Are there any questions or debate?
• Second. Do pass and second. Are there any questions or debate?

Bills: SB137, SB504, SB1213, SB1216, SB1221, SB1224, SB1232, SB1238, SB1255, SB1256, SB1258, SB1264, SB1266, SB1325, SB1441, SB1448, SB1450, SB1460, SB1496, SB1543, SB1589, SB1597, SB1621, SB1655, SB1679, SB1687, SB1716, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1921, SB1932, SB1936, SB1980, SB2011, SB2030, SB2084, SB2112, SB2170, SB2182

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits, prison programs