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• Senator Hall, you're recognized to explain the provisions of Senate Bill 169.
• the death of a spouse or child, including a miscarriage.
• Members, just a quick moment of housekeeping.
• Senate Bill 182 allows the certified law enforcement officers of the Department of Human Services, Office
• of the state.

Bills: SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools

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• So the definition of a strategic finance partner...
• Members, just a quick moment of housekeeping, Senate Bill 1427 and Senate Bill Quick moment of housekeeping
• Senate Bill 182 allows the CLEET-certified law enforcement officers of the Department of Human Services
• of the state?
• It says 25% of the...

Bills: SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Senate Bill 169 would increase the annual longevity payment award for state employees by 50% across all service years and passed 17-1. Senate Bill 1991, described as a cleanup bill for the Ocamp Fund, passed 19-0. Senate Bill 1992, which defines “strategic financing partner” under the SIDE Act for Department of Commerce projects, passed 20-0. The committee also approved Senate Bill 1204, as amended, to provide Oklahoma teachers and school employees three days of bereavement leave after the death of a spouse or child, including a miscarriage; the amendment specified funding from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund. Senate Bill 1339 passed to codify continued funding for off-the-formula schools and allow the State Department of Education to access funds to cover the 2023 teacher pay raise for those schools. Senate Bill 182 passed to allow certain CLEET-certified law enforcement officers and resident care specialists to join the OPERS hazardous duty retirement plan. Additional measures approved included Senate Bill 1847, allowing certain Advantage Waiver Medicaid recipients diagnosed with cognitive impairment to remain in assisted living and age in place; Senate Bill 1360, creating a three-year pilot program placing math instructional teams in the lowest-performing districts; and Senate Bill 1346, as amended, directing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure investment program after removing an appropriation section. Several questions focused on funding sources, eligibility, and population-based allocation formulas, but no bills were rejected. Senate Bills 1427 and 1566 were laid over to go directly to the floor with no fiscal impact, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following Wednesday.

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• It requires the Office of the Attorney General to publish an annual report of how many of these civil
• As structured, it raises questions of separation of powers, of reasonable checks and balances.
• As structured, it raises questions of separation of powers, of reasonable checks and balances.
• I'm Anita Booker Hay, Chief Judge with the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.
• I'm Anita Booker Hay, Chief Judge with the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.

Bills: SB5536 , SB5868 , SJM8006 , SB6011

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: divorce, dissolution, marriage, domestic partnership, property division, real property, community property, separate property, liabilities, family law, equitable distribution, court order, personal jurisdiction, absent spouse, absent domestic partner, creditors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, home equity, family home

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• I'm here in support of HB 2931, which continues Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board in the Civil Rights
• I'm Chief Counsel of the Division and Executive Director of the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board.
• , preventing incorporation of any organization that has a director, trustee, or officer who has been
• Being an officer, director, or trustee of a corporation gives someone credibility and influence.
• I serve on the board of my synagogue and have for many years now, and we have had to unfortunately hire

Bills: HB2495 , HB2557 , HB2594 , HB2615 , HB2800 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2931 , HB2995 , HB4042 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HB4136

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

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• This is part of the reconciliation of the budget.
• What's the name of the Office of Natural Resources?
• Usually, they fund it completely out of one split of the bucket. They didn't do that.
• It kind of gets to your point of the opportunity cost of tying up, you know, pre-transferring the money
• So if we want to talk about moving money back to Office of the Natural Resource Trustee, it's going to

Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• Chair, members of the committee, so this amendment was requested by the Board of Finance.
• So this amendment was requested by the Board of Finance within the Department of Finance and Administration
• any of those projects that were funded with severance tax bonds, the Board of Finance wanted to ensure
• This is being proposed by the Board of Finance to just protect against tax liability.
• I'm the director of the State Board of Finance. Okay.

Bills: SB190 , HB247 , HB8

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, capital outlay, capital projects, appropriations, reversion, encumbrance, reauthorization, reappropriation, general fund, capital development and reserve fund, tribal infrastructure project fund, Department of Finance and Administration, DFA, state board of finance, severance tax bonds, tax-exempt bonds

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• Because of the sensitive nature of the treatment method, this...
• Scenario one would cut $50 million from the Office of Natural Resources Trustee for land or interest
• So scenario one would cut $50 million from the Office of Natural Resources Trustee for land or interest
• Scenario 2 looks to take the full amount out of the natural resource trustee for that same land or interest
• The Office of Natural Resources Trustee, I like scenario two for the $75 million, which leaves $25 million

Bills: SB152 , SB145 , HB2 , SB190 , HB247

Committee: Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

Summary: The committee first set aside Senate Bill 247 because the Attorney General and bill sponsor were not present. It then heard Senate Bill 190, which would authorize bonding to help Healer Regional Medical Center in rural southwest New Mexico replace an aging linear accelerator used for cancer radiation treatment. The sponsor and hospital representatives said the equipment is at end of life and that replacing it would keep patients from having to travel long distances for care. The committee adopted a friendly amendment adding an emergency clause, but members then questioned the financing, noting the $5.7 million cost, the lack of local matching funds, and the fact that the equipment’s useful life is only about 10 years while the proposed bonds would run for 30 years. After extended discussion about interest costs and timing, committee members explored alternatives to reduce the state’s borrowing burden, including using existing rural health care funds, federal grant money, or structuring a county lease arrangement rather than issuing bonds. The bill was left pending while staff and the sponsor were asked to look into those options and report back. The committee also briefly heard from the Department of Justice about concerns raised by the Public Education Department regarding Gallup-McKinley and online learning companies; DOJ said investigations were ongoing but it could not say whether a lawsuit would be filed. Members expressed concern about possible large liabilities and discussed bringing the Attorney General and PED Secretary back in executive session. The meeting then shifted to House Bill 2 and related budget matters. Staff walked members through numerous line items, flagging some as potentially duplicative, unspent, or in need of further review, including attorney general litigation funds, rural health, education, transportation, tourism, energy, and economic development items. The committee adopted the “grow” spreadsheet after members said they had reviewed it, and then discussed reserve targets. Staff presented several scenarios to raise reserves from about 26.7% toward the 27.5% target, including cuts to natural resource, environmental, higher education, and transportation appropriations. Members generally favored a flexible “scenario five” approach and were reluctant to sweep older capital outlay projects immediately, preferring to wait until the capital outlay changes bill is resolved. The committee planned to continue the budget discussion the next morning.

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• The committee overlaps some of the other committees.
• Yes, I have two of them.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Uh we wheel of confirming with that.
• In Dothan, we have a large company that transports all types of material, tobacco being one of them.

Bills: HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145 , HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate

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• And it overlaps some of the other committees.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• of them.
• transports all type of material tobacco being<00:07:53.599><c> one</c><00:07:53.759><c> of</c><00:07

Bills: HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145 , HB66 , HB79 , HB95 , HB145

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate

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• It relates to developing a strategic plan for improvement and expansion of early learning educational
• Members, this bill relates to prohibiting the regulation of homeschool programs.
• It relates to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing
• Members, this bill relates to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans. known
• We had a whole list of bills to be reviewed in the morning; we'll try to move.

Bills: HB322 , HB126 , HB3062 , HB1481 , HB2310 , HB2674 , HB121 , HB2243 , HB3627 , HB1178 , HB367 , HB5515

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

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• The second section of law is 87.062, which states that the ballot board is supposed to remove the ballots
• So we have a whole section of ironing boards where we iron these all flat again to run them through the
• Is that a certain part of Texas? It's part of Harris County. Oh, it's part of Harris County. Okay.
• And that is what all of our ballot board members and our election workers are trying to do.
• What I'm hearing is that the Secretary of State is in charge of all of our elections.

Bills: HB569 , HB766 , HB1638 , HB2316 , HB2773 , HB2785 , HB3113 , HB3709 , HB3775 , HB4275

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• of Education, the county County Board of Education, the county County Board of Education, the county
• of the Gulf Shore City Board of Education.
• of education the the county board of education the the county board of education remedied that problem
• board of education.
• board of education.

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

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

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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• Sounds like this may be more of an issue. ...more of an issue.
• I would go on to say that this would require each local Board of Education to adopt a policy on the use
• This would require the training of the employees on the use of that system. the use of that system would
• require the State Board of Education to approve the vendors and adopt the rules to administer the program
• I really can't... there's actually sort of two separate types of systems I think that might... of systems

Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications, church magazines, Bible class materials, Sunday school materials, tax administration, indirect tax, state revenue, HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax

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• From the point of view of looking at how we are going to get control over the misuse of public funds,
• Of adoption of the DE-1, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed?
• The thing is that what concerns me is I'm thinking of it from the point of view of the child, not just
• So, from the point of view of that, are we sufficiently considering the interests of the child by making
• that represent tens of thousands of property taxpayers in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• Uh, I am the board chair as well and the longest serving member of the board.
• </c><00:41:02.319><c> of</c> small agency called the state board of small agency called the state board
• Thank you very board of civil legal aid.
• makeup of uh the board of civil legal aid. aid. aid.
• the Board of Civil Legal Aid.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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Bills: HF2233 , HF1524 , HF1893 , HF1396 , HF2456 , HF2959 , HF2300 , HF2412 , HF3022 , HF2825 , HF1862 , HF1373 , HF1039 , HF3070

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• to Department of Workforce.
• </c> Workforce, formerly Department of Labor. Workforce, formerly Department of Labor.
• Labor to Department from Department of Labor to Department of<00:10:26.400><c> Workforce.
• </c> of Workforce. of Workforce.
• </c> out of committee, I would imagine. out of committee, I would imagine. &gt;&gt; go.

Bills: HB568 , HB499 , HB433 , HB568 , HB499 , HB433

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board, re-registration, conviction, states' voting laws, Lawrence County, Sheriff, credit card, debit card, government purchases, discretionary fund, financial accountability, tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, child labor

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• This passed the State Board of Education with zero no votes.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, my name is Kelly Curry, and I'm a member of the Advisory Board
• My name is Megan Gilbertson, and I'm with the Arizona Board of Regents.
• I understand they're minors, they're under 18, but would you recommend that the Board of Regents then
• On behalf of Arizona's governing boards and students, we respectfully ask for your support of SB 1598

Bills: SB1074 , SB1327 , SB1475 , SB1582 , SB1583 , SB1598

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA

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• I'm not hearing efficiency coming out of that office as it is under the State Parks Board.
• Representative Rotinas, why are you here signed in as yourself instead of under the board?
• the entire board, which you are... ...opinion or is this the opinion of the entire board which you are
• permission from the local board of supervisors before moving forward.
• I have had an opportunity to work with many of my county board of supervisors, my city elected officials

Bills: HB2167 , HB2168 , HB2169 , HB2171 , HB2790 , HB2905 , HCM2005

Committee: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

Bills: HB 1320 , HB 2012 , HB 2293 , HB 2655 , HB 3174 , HB 4108 , HB 4661 , HB 4799 , HB 5534 , HB 5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors