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• And that would automatically put it in that report. Correct. Correct.
• to pay the fine.
• You're going to pay a $200 fine.
• You haven't paid your fine? I mean, we can't do that.
• If you have a notary violation, we can assess a fine or revoke your license.

Bills: SB2156

Keywords: campaign finance, disclosure, political contributions, election transparency, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review HB 2156, which reorganizes North Dakota campaign finance disclosure law by repealing Chapter 16.1 and moving the provisions into a new Chapter 16.2 with mostly technical cross-reference updates. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State’s office walked through the bill section by section, explaining that most language is carried over from current law, with some cleanup to definitions, reporting requirements, public access rules, and filing procedures. The committee discussed how the new chapter would apply to candidates, candidate committees, political committees, political parties, ballot measure groups, and conduits. Several substantive issues were raised and adjusted during the discussion. Members questioned the open-records language for expenditures and contributions over $250, the use of “deposit” versus “receipt” as the reporting trigger, and whether the 48-hour supplemental reporting deadline should be changed to three calendar days; the group ultimately favored keeping 48 hours and using “deposit” consistently. They also clarified reporting dates, including changing one special-election deadline from 40 days to 39 days, and confirmed that balances of campaign funds would be reported but not made publicly available. The Secretary of State’s office also explained that the bill would make late fees public and that the chapter-wide penalty for willful violations remains a Class A misdemeanor. The main policy change debated at length was the late-filing fee schedule. Members expressed concern that the existing penalties were too low to deter intentional non-filers, and after discussion the committee agreed to increase the final late fee from $100 to $500 while keeping the new public posting of delinquent filers. The committee also reviewed an inflation-adjustment provision for reporting thresholds and the “ultimate true source of funds” language, which was described as existing law being carried into the new chapter. The meeting ended with the understanding that additional drafting changes would be made and that the bill would be ready for further committee action later in the week.

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• I thought maybe they were fine, so just look to the west here and you can see they're thinking there's
• I thought maybe they were<00:12:40.040> fine<00:12:40.280> so<00:12:40.440> so were
• fine so so were fine so so just<00:12:41.560> look<00:12:41.760> to<00:12:41.839> the
• Does that automatically mean that the judge should have the capability of kicking them out of their house
• I like the amendment." does that automatically mean that the does that automatically mean that the judge

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Lakeville pays a fine to Met Council rather than build affordable housing.
• Council<01:09:56.800> rather<01:09:57.120> than<01:09:57.280> build a fine
• to Met Council rather than build a fine to Met Council rather than build affordable<01:09:58.320>
• Minnesota has in place rules that dictate certain projects automatically trigger an EIS.
• dictate certain projects automatically dictate certain projects automatically trigger<01:19:53.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They will always have concerns about automatic tabulating equipment."
• <01:21:55.440> But<01:21:55.600> the automatic tabulating equipment."
• But the automatic tabulating equipment."
• >> Fine, too. >> And delete general. Would that be acceptable as friendly? Yes. >> Okay.
• >> Fine,<01:39:06.080> too. >> Fine, too. >> Fine, too.

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the concern that I have with this, uh, specifically has to do with the fine being too low at $25.
• <00:28:19.480> for one deterrent is looking at the fine for one deterrent is looking at the
• fine for that.<00:28:20.000> So,<00:28:20.600> I<00:28:20.680> look<00:28:20.880
• Just because one family member came from the Philippines doesn't mean automatic all your family going
• automatic all your family going to come. automatic all your family going to come.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> That's<00:33:38.240> fine.
• is law enforcement autom automatically is law enforcement autom automatically made<00:45:26.960>
• Fourth, it makes protection automatic.
• They're fine with to know their rights.
• I'm<04:49:36.798> fine. I'm fine. I'm fine.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:24:53.400> u don't I don't want to have automatic u don't I don't want to have automatic
• Like, this is not an automatic adjustment. It's not an automatic 5% more every year.
• Um, I guess I don't fully see it as a one-person making this automatic adjustment or an automatic percentage
• <00:37:12.400> adjustment person making this automatic adjustment person making this automatic
• So there is kind of an automatic uh um So there is kind of an automatic uh um payment<00:37:35.920>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 118, as amended, which contains several unrelated provisions with a modest fiscal note. Nathan White of the Department of Health and Human Services explained that section 1 would change the personal needs allowance for Medicaid-eligible residents of private and county nursing homes from an adjustment every five years to an annual adjustment, increasing the state cost by about $50,000 per year. He also described section 2, a one-time appropriation of about $160,000 to make certain Hampstead employees whole for missed bonuses and lost leave during the state’s transition of the facility to Dartmouth management. White then outlined sections 3 through 5, which would create a dedicated fund for Hampstead lease revenue to cover the state’s contractual obligation to match Dartmouth capital improvements dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million. He said the state receives about $1.141 million in lease revenue in the first year, with a 3% annual escalator, and that the fund would hold lease revenue until needed for reimbursement. Members questioned how the matching arrangement would work, what happens if Dartmouth spends before the fund has enough money, and whether the state could refuse to match certain improvements. White said Dartmouth has final determination under the agreement if disputes arise, and that if the bill does not pass the state could face difficulty meeting the obligation without cutting services or finding other general funds. Several members also raised policy concerns about the personal needs allowance becoming an automatic cost driver. Brian Clark, attorney for the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, clarified that current law requires the allowance to be updated at least every five years, but the legislature could change it in an off year if it chose. He also explained that the allowance is money residents retain from their own income, such as Social Security, as part of Medicaid cost-of-care calculations, and that the department does not regulate how residents keep those funds. No vote was taken during the discussion, and the committee paused to correct the bill copy before continuing testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• For the Senate and House versions, the abuser may also be fined up to $1,000 for each animal involved
• For the Senate and House versions, the abuser may also be fined up to $1,000 for each animal involved
• Fines that are assessed will be deposited into the Massachusetts Animal Fund for the benefit of spain
• That's fine.
• Well, someone would like to defer to that, that's fine. I'll speak to that. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil actions, labor, consumer protection, and animal welfare bills. Chair Lydia Edwards and Representative Michael Day opened with strict testimony rules and time limits, then heard from legislators and advocates on measures including animal-abuser pet ownership bans (S. 1207/H. 1914), a name-change privacy bill (S. 1045/H. 1973), tort claims reform (H. 1724), law enforcement council coverage under the Tort Claims Act (S. 1199), civil rights and qualified immunity-related proposals (H. 1641), employee free speech/captive audience restrictions (S. 1078/H. 1653), consumer protection and civil rights jurisdiction expansion (S. 1041), private right of action for wage theft (H. 1916), gun-owner liability insurance (H. 1836), pseudoephedrine sales tracking (S. 1243/H. 1581), prepaid legal services plans (H. 1612), structured settlement protections (H. 1863), third-party litigation financing disclosure (H. 1861), antitrust reform for small businesses and workers (S. 1038/H. 1982), legal notices in online-only newspapers (S. 1279/H. 1632), and several animal cruelty and protection bills including H. 1938, H. 1949, S. 1277/H. 1934, and H. 1764. Testimony was largely supportive from bill sponsors and advocacy groups, with repeated themes of protecting vulnerable people and animals, improving access to justice, and updating outdated laws. Supporters of the animal bills argued for stronger possession bans, broader cruelty citations, and civil removal tools to prevent repeat abuse; opponents or conditional supporters raised due process and enforcement concerns, especially around warrantless seizures and requiring retail or shelter staff to check registries. On the labor and consumer side, supporters said the antitrust bill would curb monopoly power and help small businesses and workers, while opponents warned it could destabilize competition and burden successful firms. The employee free speech bill was backed as a response to captive audience meetings, and the wage-theft bill was presented as a way to let workers or organizations pursue claims when individual employees are afraid to come forward. Several public officials and association representatives testified on the law enforcement and civil rights bills. Chiefs of police supported adding law enforcement councils to the Tort Claims Act, saying it would close a liability gap for regional mutual-aid collaborations. But police representatives opposed changes to the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act and qualified immunity-related provisions, arguing the federal system already provides a workable forum and that expanding liability could increase costs, reduce morale, and worsen recruitment and retention. On the consumer/civil rights bill, Senator Collins and a veteran described an out-of-state assault case that they said showed the need for Massachusetts to let residents seek redress at home when rights are violated elsewhere. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself; the committee mainly received testimony and questions. Several witnesses indicated they had submitted written testimony or proposed amendments, and some bills drew requests for favorable reports while others were explicitly opposed unless amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• UHY is fine, I guess. Because you state your name and... Yes. So, yes.
• We know from the federal programs like SNAP, they're automatically enrolled.
• We know from the federal programs like SNAP, they're automatically enrolled.
• No, it's fine.
• No, it's fine.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I I'm fine not yielding. Thank you. Um, I I'm fine not yielding. Thank you.
• It becomes a jury decision, not automatic.
• It becomes a jury decision, not automatic.
• It becomes a jury decision, not automatic.
• It becomes a jury decision, not automatic.

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

Transcript Highlights:

• :02:18.640> questions<00:02:18.959> about fine to answer any questions about fine to answer
• That's fine.
• That's fine.
• And if you want to expand that to all veterans, that’s perfectly fine with us.
• Medicare they they u they automatically Medicare they they u they automatically go<00:37:08.320> to

Bills: HB0032

Keywords: English proficiency, commercial drivers, vehicle operation, traffic safety, penalties, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would they have to vote on to approve this, or it automatically goes into place here?
• A member said she had a general question and was fine with the bill.
• The member said that was fine and noted that, in the insurance world, 10 and 20 are the numbers.
• The member replied, 'That's fine. In the insurance world, 10 and 20 are the numbers.'

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• contracting with the state agencies in Arizona, and if they're found to do so, then they're going to be fined
• contracting with the state agencies in Arizona, and if they're found to do so, then they're going to be fined
• subdivisions, and private entities from using any equipment or data that is collected through an automatic
• That is not the role of the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• The infant supplement payment is one of only two foster care rates that are not automatic.
• The infant supplement payment is one of only two foster care rates that are not automatically increased
• else, like you mentioned, you know, kids and DACA and whatnot, if they're using the services, that's fine
• else, like you mentioned, you know, kids and DACA and whatnot, if they're using the services, that's fine

Summary: The Assembly Human Services Committee met with quorum established after beginning as a subcommittee. The committee heard AB 790, which would require jurisdictions receiving state homelessness funds to develop systems specifically supporting women and children, especially single mothers and survivors of domestic violence. Supporters said current homelessness programs overlook this population; the bill was amended and passed unanimously on a 7-0 vote. The committee also heard ACA 4, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, which would dedicate a minimum share of the state general fund to affordable housing and homelessness programs. Supporters argued more stable funding is needed to address the housing crisis, while opponents questioned whether more spending would help; the measure passed 5-2 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Members then heard AB 349, which would index the infant supplement for parenting foster youth to inflation. The author and sponsor described the needs of pregnant and parenting teens in foster care and rising costs for diapers and formula; the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 779, which expands a domestic violence consultant pilot in child welfare offices statewide, also passed 6-0 after testimony that it would help keep families together safely and improve trauma-informed responses. AB 1335, which would remove a private CARF accreditation requirement for regional center employment programs and rely on state oversight instead, drew support from disability service providers but opposition from the chair over concerns about weakening quality checks; it failed on a 2-2 vote and reconsideration was denied. The committee also considered AB 1066, a bill to bar state-funded immigration legal services for people unlawfully present in the country who have certain serious felony convictions. Supporters framed it as a public-safety and fiscal-responsibility measure, while opponents said it would restrict due process and align California with mass-deportation policies. The bill failed on a 2-2 vote. Two bills, AB 277 and AB 318, were pulled by the author and not heard. After final roll calls on absent members, the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• , most departments are treating as pushing down the, the, the grade of penalty, and this would automatically
• Um, and, and the smaller fines in Stinson County Jail become worth any risk when it comes to organized
• So they essentially earn in one day what they can pay their fine and get out of jail on a Class A misdemeanor
• And not automatically. Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.

Transcript Highlights:

• These teachers who've already had the best training in the state should automatically be granted a waiver
• These teachers who've already had the best training in the state should automatically be granted a waiver
• the question yet okay yeah no no that's the question yet okay yeah no no that's fine<00:41:42.800>
• :43.280> chair<00:41:43.680> um<00:41:44.280> yeah<00:41:44.400> thank fine
• thank you madam chair um yeah thank fine thank you madam chair um yeah thank you<00:41:44.640> for

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So when I read the 100 ft and wireless communication device, you automatically believed that this was
• Yeah, that's fine. OK, and secure Texas Elections. Yes, LP subcommittee, correct. Yes.
• Yeah, it's, it's fine. OK, ma'am, I show you registered as Sophia, is it Mirto?
• And in Harris County you can automatically get a bump.
• It's Italian, but Murto is fine. Mirto Sofia Mirto, uh, you are listed representing yourself.

Transcript Highlights:

• Devices that are designed to convert semi-automatic firearms to fire automatically, the so-called auto
• Just real quick, now that we're talking about automatic guns being, or semi-automatics being brought
• into an automatic gun.
• And we don't see every semi-automatic firearm showing up at crime scenes.
• So now if the semi-automatic gun is modified into automatic, would that then fall under this bill?

Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> No, you're fine.
• The step increases come with years of service just automatically. Thank you.
• years of service just automatically. years of service just automatically.
• c> that<00:24:12.160> can for a $500 class um that can for a $500 class um that can automatically
• get me three credit hours automatically get me three credit hours to<00:24:13.800> reclass.

Bills: SB2567, SB2448, SB3046, SB2231, SB2526

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:28:23.760> increase deals with the mandatory fine increase deals with the mandatory fine
• and again and the fine never increases. and again and the fine never increases.
• As it stands in law right now, the fine As it stands in law right now, the fine is<01:29:01.719>
• around a bus, but the MPC is increasing fines when the fines that they've been giving out aren't actually
• around a bus, but the MPC is increasing fines when the fines that they've been giving out aren't actually

Keywords: 1187, senate, all