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• It'll be part of both the default budget and the regular budget in following years.
• It'll be part of both the default budget and the regular budget in following years.
• part<00:44:52.560> of<00:44:52.720> both<00:44:53.040> the<00:44:53.200> default
• c><00:44:53.680> budget<00:44:54.079> and<00:44:54.400> the part of both the default
• budget and the part of both the default budget and the regular<00:44:55.040> budget<00:44:55.920

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• /c><00:09:24.640> Uh,<00:09:24.959> Department The process is to give our youth the default
• youth and um the process is to give our youth and um the process is to give the<00:09:45.040> default
• 45.920> right<00:09:46.320> for<00:09:46.560> our<00:09:46.720> youth the default
• options right for our youth the default options right for our youth to<00:09:47.120> be<00:09
• 15.599> make<00:49:15.760> it ...are mentioned in SB 2470 would make it easier as a default

Bills: HB2392, HB2462, HB2423, HB1771, HB2081, HB2334, HB2336, HB1666, HB2375, HB2415, HB2451, HB2373, HB1641, HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: transportation, tax credit, employer incentives, commuting, environmental impact, flexible work arrangements, carpooling, bicycling, public transportation, consumer protection, subscription services, motor vehicles, ownership expectations, transparency, biodiesel, renewable diesel, diesel blend, B5, blending mandate, clean energy

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.

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• Maybe we have an even smaller tier that a default service could be provided, because I'm fully aware
• Maybe we have an even smaller tier that a default service could be provided, because I'm fully aware
• smaller<01:47:01.239> tier<01:47:01.719> that<01:47:02.159> a<01:47:02.360> default
• have an even smaller tier that a default have an even smaller tier that a default is<01:47:03.080

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• The lowest-level sentence that's a default for a level A offense, the presumptive sentence, would be
• The lowest-level sentence that's a default for a level A offense, the presumptive sentence, would be
• <01:32:02.199> a the lowest level sentence that's a the lowest level sentence that's a default
• 32:04.920> a<01:32:05.199> offense<01:32:05.880> the<01:32:06.080> the default
• for a level a offense the the default for a level a offense the the presumptive<01:32:06.719> sentence

Keywords: 1183, house

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• give an exemption from municipal broadband having to pay surety bonds against the possibility of defaulting
• purchase surety bonds to protect the utility companies against the possibility that our town somehow defaults

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy opened its hearing with testimony on several broadband, towing, and rideshare-related bills. The first major issue was H. 3470/S. 2259, which would add data privacy and integrity protections for transportation network driver information. Rideshare drivers and labor advocates strongly opposed the bill, saying it would delay implementation of Question 3, which Massachusetts voters approved to give rideshare drivers a path to unionize. Drivers described low pay, deactivations, harassment, safety risks, and the need for a union to negotiate fairer working conditions. Legal and labor experts testified that the bill was largely duplicative of existing law and regulations and would unnecessarily postpone drivers’ organizing rights. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on broadband affordability and access bills, including S. 2318/H. 3527 and related measures. Supporters, including legislators, digital equity advocates, senior advocates, and service providers, said low-income households need a permanent affordable broadband option after the federal Affordable Connectivity Program ended. They argued that internet access is now essential for jobs, school, health care, housing, and daily life, and supported a flat-rate low-income plan around $15 per month with protections such as no installation fees or termination fees. Opponents from cable and wireless industry groups argued the bills would impose artificial price mandates, discourage investment, and reduce consumer choice, noting that providers already offer discounted programs. The committee also heard support for broadband deployment and pole-attachment streamlining bills, with providers and municipal broadband advocates saying permitting delays and pole access bottlenecks slow expansion and raise costs. Additional testimony covered H. 3566, which would exempt municipal broadband projects from surety bond requirements, and towing-related bills including S. 2235, H. 3507, H. 3516, and H. 3482. Insurance and anti-fraud witnesses supported stronger towing protections, saying some towers charge excessive fees and hold vehicles hostage, while one witness urged broader consumer safeguards. The hearing ended after the chairs shortened testimony to fit the room schedule, asked for final comments on remaining bills, and then adjourned by motion and voice vote.

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• By default now, after designation of the UGA, it's the county's land use map, the county zoning, and
• By default now, after designation of the UGA, it's the county's land use map, the county zoning, and

Summary: The committee held a work session on local government issues, beginning with an update from the State Building Code Council on four legislatively mandated code amendments now in CR-102 rulemaking: temporary emergency shelters, reduced minimum dwelling unit size, multiplex housing up to three stories and six units, and single-exit apartment buildings up to six stories. Council staff also described a separate embodied-carbon appendix proposal that remains under public review, with testimony both supporting and opposing it. Members asked about the rationale for some of the code limits, including the restriction on connecting multiplex buildings. The committee then heard a panel on annexations from MRSC, Pierce County, and the Association of Washington Cities. Witnesses reviewed annexation methods, including petition, election, and interlocal agreement approaches, and said larger annexations are increasingly using interlocal agreements because they can address infrastructure, revenue sharing, and public process concerns. They described barriers such as inconsistent local standards, the cost of infrastructure, referendum risk, census requirements, and the difficulty of persuading residents and local officials to support annexation. Members asked about the five-year restriction on residential zoning changes in one annexation method and whether a hearing examiner could reduce political pressure on local decision-makers. A second panel discussed subdivision reform. The Master Builders Association urged raising the short-plat threshold within urban growth areas to 30 lots as a simpler first step, citing permitting delays and added housing costs. The City of Spokane described implementation problems with recent housing laws, including uncertainty about how to review plats under HB 1110, lot-splitting administration, and added notice requirements for unit lot subdivisions. AWC said there was broad agreement that subdivision decisions should be more administrative, but public hearings remained a point of disagreement. The committee also heard from FutureWise, the Washington State Association of Counties, and Lewis County on county development regulation and enforcement, with witnesses emphasizing underfunded code enforcement, inconsistent standards between counties and cities, and the need for better coordination, incentives, and possibly stronger enforcement tools. No votes were taken; the chair said the committee would continue working on possible solutions in future sessions.

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• play a part in this, your organization, it authorizes the VA to take certain actions in cases of default
• that the President signed to help out those veterans that are in danger of losing their homes or defaulting

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• However, at liquidation, the default... ...rule under the statute is that any profits they make after
• The reason why this law exists is not to extend the benefits of 252 but to limit them. 252 is a default

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Now what that means is we could end up with impoundment by default because we didn't spend the money.
• We need to make sure that we do get those dollars out, otherwise it will be impoundment by default.

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• Statute, um, and there's also a, a default mechanism baked into the compact as well, where the, uh, the
• commission, the, the member states collectively can, um, essentially put a state in default and there's

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• Texas always has the ability to withdraw by repealing the enacting statute, and there's also a default
• baked into the compact as well where the member states collect... can essentially put a state in default

Bills: HB589, HB705, HB1842, HB1874, HB2349, HB2614, HB2827, HB3012, HB3214, HB3308, HB3385, HB3529

Keywords: cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent

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• However, Hawaii's better able to manage their debt loads because they have lower default rates.
• However, Hawaii's better able to manage their debt loads because they have lower default rates.
• However, Hawaii's better able to manage their debt loads because they have lower default rates.
• because they to manage their debt loads because they have<00:13:03.720> lower<00:13:04.080> default
• have lower default rates. have lower default rates.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chair, and to the testifier, just wondering, do you have a rate of default that you could share with
• Chair, and to the testifier, just wondering, do you have a rate of default that you could share with
• Chair, and to the testifier, just wondering, do you have a rate of default that you could share with
• And, as you mentioned here, and I was going to bring up in my closing, they have a zero default rate
• And, as you mentioned here, and I was going to bring up in my closing, they have a zero default rate

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, and we have programmed about $75 million in the default 10-year plan to accomplish that work under
• Um, and we have programmed about $75 million in the default 10-year plan to accomplish that work under
• Um, and we have programmed about $75 million in the default 10-year plan to accomplish that work under
• 10-year plan to accomplish the default 10-year plan to accomplish that<00:26:20.000> that<00:
• Again, I will default to Mr. Landry to get some more information to you on that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That means we are by default OFAC compliant.
• means we are by default OFAC compliant. means we are by default OFAC compliant.
• Blockchain<01:45:11.760> by<01:45:12.080> default<01:45:12.880> is<01:45:13.440>
• c> is<01:45:14.239> a<01:45:14.480> lot<01:45:14.639> more Blockchain by default
• is is a lot more Blockchain by default is is a lot more secure<01:45:15.440> than<01:45:15.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking. Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries. He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.

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• turn these default filters manufacturers turn these default filters on.
• implementing safety related three, implementing safety related features or features or features or defaults
• One, a developer may defaults. B. One, a developer may defaults. B.
• implementing any developer created when implementing any developer created safety related features or defaults
• , a safety related features or defaults, a safety related features or defaults, a developer shall use

Keywords: 920, all

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• I'll just do a glue trap," if they're not on the shelf at Home Depot, they'll default towards the better
• I'll just do a glue trap," if they're not on the shelf at Home Depot, they'll default towards the better
• at Home uh if they're not on the Shelf at Home Depot<00:10:35.760> they'll<00:10:35.959> default
• ><00:10:36.399> towards<00:10:36.720> the<00:10:36.880> better Depot they'll default
• towards the better Depot they'll default towards the better option<00:10:37.839> which<00:10:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• . $50,000, they have to have that collateralized insurance somehow in case the bank defaults.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting. It then heard audit reports from Tom Bullington, including two reports with findings and three without findings, which were filed without objection. The Department of Public Safety FY24 audit had two findings: a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $3,700 that was later recouped, and a $2.5 million collateral shortfall tied to bank-held cash funds because securities were not properly pledged in the State Police’s name. Agency representatives from Arkansas State Police and the Department of Public Safety answered questions, and members discussed how collateralization works for deposits above FDIC coverage. The committee next reviewed the Department of Transformation and Shared Services FY24 audit, which contained five findings. These included an $800 career service overpayment caused by a rehire data entry error, delayed deactivation and inventory issues for assets including stolen cameras, a double count of more than $940,000 in year-end cash records, $10.3 million in health claims that should have been recorded as fiscal year 2024 payables, and repeated deficiencies in vehicle mileage logs. Agency officials explained that the stolen cameras were recovered through restitution, that inventory reviews are being expanded, and that the vehicle log problems are expected to be addressed through a statewide electronic GPS/telematics system. Members asked about the scope of audit testing, asset tracking, vehicle oversight, and whether the new vehicle system would allow monitoring of use, fuel purchases, geofencing, and possible sharing of vehicles across agencies. Shared Administrative Services said it would administer the statewide system, with departments retaining operational responsibility and access controls. After discussion, the committee filed the report without objection and adjourned, noting the next meeting would be held June 4.

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• has more than $250,000, they have to have that collateralized insurance somehow in case the bank defaults

Keywords: 1204, all

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095, SB1721, SB1433, SB1316, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1457, SB1459, SB1461, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, HJR1088, SB1684, SB378, SB1447, SB1920, SB1443, HR1047, SB1877, SB1884, SB1365, SB2174, SB1525, SB1810, SB1771, SB1805, SB1916, SB1530, SB1847, SB1990, SB2060, SB1992, SB1579, SB1778, SB2132, SB1623, SB2067, SB1589, SB1441, SB1224, SB372, SB1232, SB1264, SB1450, SB2011, SB2030, SB1980, SB1936, SB1477, SB1593, SB1725, SB1670, SB1480, SB1726, SB1633, SB1735, SB1632, SB1277, SB1217, SB1826, SB1824, SB1813, SB1326, SB1937, SB1641

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, waterfowl hunting, crane hunting, hunting guide, hunting outfitter, wildlife conservation, commercial hunting, outfitter license, guide license, hunting services, licensed guide, licensed outfitter, game and fish, hunting for compensation, waterfowl guide