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• This DE amendment would reopen the aquifer to nearly all uses in areas outside of the metropolitan area
• 01:02:02.960><c> DE</c><01:02:03.359><c> amendment</c><01:02:03.760><c> would</c><01:02:04.000><c> reopen
• </c><01:02:04.400><c> the</c> This DE amendment would reopen the This DE amendment would reopen the aquifer

Bills: HF1531, HF4017, HF3399, HF4146, HF4019, HF3677

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• They now propose to reopen that activity without the data or the monitoring capacity to justify it.
• aquarium collecting, they now propose of aquarium collecting, they now propose to<01:05:29.920><c> reopen
• > activity</c><01:05:31.119><c> without</c><01:05:31.440><c> the</c><01:05:31.680><c> data</c> to reopen
• that activity without the data to reopen that activity without the data or<01:05:32.400><c> the</c><

Bills: SB1406, SB521, SB3247, SB1654, SB1112, SB1301, SB2443, SB2996

Keywords: historic preservation, burial sites, DHHL, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Hawaii Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places, cultural resources, archaeology, land use review, environmental review, state historic preservation officer, Hawaiian home lands, project permits, consultation, concurrence, nonconcurrence

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures affecting Hawaiian affairs, historic preservation, water access, and land governance. SB 1406 would let the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands assume historic preservation review for projects on lands under its jurisdiction, except for properties listed or nominated for the state or national historic registers. DHHL supported the bill, while a descendant testifier strongly opposed it, arguing that burial and preservation review protects ancestors and should not be streamlined or reduced. No questions were raised and the bill was moved on after testimony. SB 521 would require DHHL to work with county water boards or water departments to provide potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian homelands, with agreements made public. DHHL said it already works with counties but objected to the bill’s mandatory language, saying it could undermine the department’s discretion and independence. A public testifier supported the measure, and committee discussion focused on how water requirements could affect subsistence lots and infrastructure decisions. The committee then took up SB 3247, which would create a Royal Mausoleum Commission within DLNR to oversee preservation, operations, and outreach at Mauna Ala. State Parks said it valued existing collaboration with the aliʻi trusts but wanted clarity on roles, coordination, and funding if a new commission is created. The Royal Order of Kamehameha strongly supported the bill as a culturally grounded way to protect the site, while several other testifiers opposed it, saying the real issue is the curator selection process and warning that a commission could add bureaucracy and delay. The committee also heard SB 1654, authorizing transfer of certain state lands to DHHL, and SB 112, which would add the DHHL chair or designee to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Attorney General and HCDA offered technical and policy comments, with HCDA opposing the board change and DHHL supporting participation to protect beneficiary interests. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• We have 148 million residential houses in the United States.
• Education should unite families, not punish them.
• In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the United States. Why?
• In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the United States.
• In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the United States. Why?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm also a volunteer with Firelands Workers United.
• I'm also a volunteer with Firelands Workers United.
• My family and I arrived in the United States in 2020.
• I've been a health unit.
• I'm a United States Marine Corps veteran.

Keywords: 904, all

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• We have a very united front. I also want to thank the city staff for setting this up.
• I know there may be some United fans here.
• If they want to cross into the United States and it's a divisible...
• It comes back to the United States, they powder coat it.
• Swamp coolers exported to the United States?

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• If we are successful, we will become the only state in the history of the United States of America to
• I am honored to stand alongside members of the Jewish Caucus at my desk today, united in solidarity.
• The United States Court for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed what we already knew, which is
• Every single time we do this, members, it reopens wounds that you cannot even begin to imagine.

Summary: The House convened for opening-day business, with prayer, a moment of silence for Captain Bill Guston, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum established. The Speaker outlined a budget message emphasizing reduced spending and a proposed permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, and the chamber then received the Governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001. Members moved to reinstate several vetoed appropriations, including the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1, the Department of Corrections automated staffing/time management system, and Baldwin sewer and water main work; each reinstatement passed unanimously. The House also adopted a special order calendar and special amendment procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. On the special order calendar, several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including Lucy’s Law on boating safety (CS/CS/CS/HB 289), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process. These measures focused on boating safety, water infrastructure, utility-rate fairness, school walking safety, and procedural civil-law updates. A major floor debate centered on HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “Free Kill Law” limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-awaited justice measure for families who lost adult children or unmarried relatives to medical malpractice, while opponents were not recorded in the final vote tally; the bill passed 104-6 after extensive emotional testimony from sponsors and affected families. The chamber also heard a lengthy, highly divided debate on HB 759, which would lower the firearm purchase age from 21 to 18. Supporters argued the current law is inconsistent with adult rights and responsibilities and cited constitutional precedent, while opponents emphasized Parkland, youth gun violence, and public-safety concerns; the transcript ends during continued debate on that bill, with no final vote shown.

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• Uh, I'm Colonel Daniel Stone, United States Air Force retired.
• Stone, United States Air Force<01:44:51.199><c> retired.
• </c><01:45:21.119><c> It</c><01:45:21.360><c> has</c> the United States government.
• It has the United States government.
• 24.639><c> and</c><01:45:24.880><c> actually</c> United States Supreme Court and actually United States

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Disabled veterans who receive an adaptive housing grant from the United States Department of Veterans
• I'll reopen the hearing on House Bill 2559, Vice Chair Street.
• Our family owns three units in the Grays Harbor area here in Washington.
• Two of those units are on land that has been family-owned for 60-plus years.
• Two of those units are on land that has been family-owned for 60-plus years.

Summary: The House Finance Committee heard briefings and public testimony on several bills related to local tax authority and exemptions. HB 2559 would let cities and counties impose an additional 4% lodging/short-term rental excise tax starting in 2027, with revenues dedicated to affordable housing programs and up to 15% for administration. Staff explained existing lodging tax limits and estimated substantial local collections, while the prime sponsor and supporters argued it would give local governments a needed tool to address housing shortages caused in part by short-term rentals. Opponents, including short-term rental owners and hosts, said the tax would hurt tourism communities, reduce supplemental income for owners, and should not single out one lodging segment. The hearing on HB 2559 was suspended and later reopened for additional testimony; no vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 2133, which would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose nonprofit senior citizen centers. Staff said the exemption is currently set to expire in 2028 and that the bill would remove it from the automatic 10-year sunset. The sponsor and a veteran/senior center perspective emphasized that the exemption helps keep senior centers open and supports isolated older adults. A question was raised about whether a broader nonprofit community center with senior-focused space would qualify, and staff said they would follow up. The hearing on HB 2133 was then closed. HB 2135 would increase and extend the adaptive housing sales and use tax remittance for disabled veterans, raising the individual lifetime cap from $2,500 to $5,000, increasing the statewide annual cap, and extending the program’s expiration to 2038. Staff said the fiscal impact would be minimal because use is low, and a veterans coalition representative supported the bill as a way to ensure more federal grant dollars go toward home modifications. The hearing on HB 2135 was closed. The committee spent the most time on HB 2442, an eight-part local government tax and fund-flexibility bill. It would expand uses of existing REET revenues, allow cities to adopt an affordable-housing REET under certain conditions, authorize county public utility taxes with a low-income assistance set-aside, create a new local sales tax for children and family services, broaden housing-related sales tax uses, restructure mental health and veterans property tax levies, extend levy lid lift periods, and allow rental car tax revenues to be used for criminal justice purposes. Supporters from counties, cities, housing groups, and some local officials said the bill would provide needed fiscal flexibility and new tools to address housing, public safety, and service demands. Opponents from utilities, realtors, water and sewer districts, wireless carriers, auto dealers, and tax critics argued the bill would raise regressive costs, especially on housing and utility customers, and that some provisions lacked a sufficient nexus to the original taxes. The hearing on HB 2442 was closed after extensive testimony.

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• I then became an assistant United States attorney assigned to the white collar and public corruption
• I was hired and trained by the finest attorneys in the United States.
• whenever we get a commutation package, there's an investigation that's included by our investigative unit
• whenever we get a commutation package, there's an investigation that's included by our investigative unit
• We are going to reopen the roll for members to add on.

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee established quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors and the State Mining and Geology Board, with one mining board appointment passing 3-2 and the others passing 5-0. The committee also approved a rule waiver request from the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to allow budget subcommittees to meet during the blackout period, and it referred ACA 7 (Jackson) to the committees listed on the agenda after rejecting a motion to add Labor, Public Employment and Retirement as an additional referral. The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. In opening remarks, the appointees emphasized their corrections, legal, and public safety backgrounds and described parole work as evidence-based, collaborative, and focused on current risk rather than the original offense alone. Senators, especially Senator Jones, pressed them on recent high-profile parole grants involving child sex offenders, the extent of commissioner discretion, the use of coping mechanisms and risk assessments, transparency in en banc review votes, and whether the board’s decisions adequately protect public safety. The appointees said they must follow the law, rely on structured risk tools and expert assessments, and treat each case individually; several said they would defer to the Legislature on whether en banc votes should be made public. Members also questioned the board about use of MAT/drug-treatment records, commutation review, institutional behavior and write-ups, victim participation, elderly parole, and the role of community support and rehabilitation. The commissioners said treatment records are considered only in context with other reliable evidence, that reconsideration hearings and recidivism data help evaluate whether tools are working, and that victim and family members are given respectful accommodations and opportunities to participate. Senator Jones said he was not satisfied with the answers on discretion and accountability and stated he would not support Jack Weiss’s reappointment, citing ongoing concerns about professionalism. Public testimony at the end was overwhelmingly supportive of the five commissioners, with several advocates, formerly incarcerated people, and anti-recidivism coalition members praising the board’s rigor and the role of rehabilitation.

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• We get migration from multiple units in here.
• And you've got parts of this unit that have been completely wiped out, which used to have significant
• ...significant deer herds, but based on their count aspect that is coming from multiple different units
• The director just said on the record that if we pass this as is, he's willing to reopen the rules and
• The Carey Act, in fact, 60% of all the land in the United States that was homesteaded under the Carey

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 895, which would require data centers using water for cooling to use non-consumptive closed-loop systems or secure water from a municipality or other user so they do not draw more than the system can sustain. Representative Raybould presented the bill, Representative Mickelsen moved it to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The main discussion centered on Fish and Game’s advanced hunting technology rule docket, with extensive testimony from department staff and the director about the HAT working group, public comments, surveys, and the commission’s rulemaking process. Members debated whether the rules should apply to ungulates only or all big game, concerns about wolves and livestock producers, fair chase, enforceability, and whether the changes should have been handled legislatively instead of by rule. Representative Boyle moved to adopt the docket except for sections 4104 G and H, but after further debate Representative Church moved to hold the docket at the call of the chair; that motion passed by roll call, so the rule docket was held. The committee then considered House Bill 910, which would create a statutory framework for the Department of Lands and Parks and Recreation to jointly manage recreation opportunities on endowment lands while protecting existing uses and maximizing return to the endowment. Members questioned how approval would work, how fees would be distributed, whether it would expand recreation on endowment lands, and how it would affect grazing and other existing agreements. After debate, the committee approved the bill on a 9-6 roll call vote to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Later, the committee quickly passed Senate Bill 1303, updating renewable energy-related language, and sent House Bill 878 to General Orders after the sponsor said it needed more work on firefighter pay and fund accounting issues. It also passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 124 supporting wildlife crossings and Senate Joint Memorial 111 urging protection of federal public lands from mass disposal, despite objections that the memorial was too broad and ignored isolated or fragmented parcels. The meeting ended with additional debate on public lands language and the importance of access, management, and local tax base concerns.

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• I was going to ask what lessons you have drawn from recent closures, and in at least one case, reopening
• The last Medi-Cal fraud report, over 25% of the staff in the audits and investigations unit were focused
• We know that the concerns surrounding labor and delivery units closing, or the prospect of their closing
• availability of midwives to provide care, to help alleviate the pressure on hospital-based labor and delivery units
• Saving labor and delivery units from closing specifically is not... there aren't 40 policies around that

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So just for easy math, I went with 1,000 megawatts, but a fully built SMR is 12 units, and that would
• Seeing no questions for this last panel, I will close the hearing on House Bill 2215 and reopen the hearing
• The State of Washington is a steward of the United States Treaty of 1855 with the CTUIR, and per the
• Nuclear energy is the most regulated industry in the United States for safety.
• Morbidity and mortality compared to other sources of power is lowest or second lowest in the United States

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. House Bill 2272 would update state park inspection language for ski lifts and related equipment to better match current equipment and federal standards; the sponsor and State Parks said it was a simple modernization bill, and there was no opposition. House Bill 2245 would expand Clean Energy Transformation Act coverage to port districts that distribute electricity, utilities with a single customer, and certain affected market customers such as data centers; supporters said it closes loopholes and applies clean-energy rules more fairly, while ports, business groups, and some utilities warned of unintended consequences, added reporting burdens, and impacts on cogeneration and rural economic development. Ecology and Commerce supported the goal but raised concerns about allowance allocation, fiscal impacts, and possible double counting, and WAPUDA asked that existing single-customer PUDs be grandfathered. House Bill 2215 would lower Climate Commitment Act thresholds for gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, and propane suppliers and extend coverage to some purchasers; supporters said it would prevent entities from gaming the system and cover significant emissions now below the threshold, while Ecology, fuel distributors, propane suppliers, grocers, and business groups warned of compliance costs, supply-chain impacts, possible linkage issues, and the need to preserve existing reporting authority for natural gas. Ecology estimated about 50 additional covered entities could be brought in, and several opponents argued the bill would sweep in small family-owned businesses not intended to be regulated. House Bill 2090 would direct Commerce to develop a nuclear strategic framework for inclusion in the state energy strategy, contingent on outside funding. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill is only a planning measure to ensure Washington considers advanced nuclear as a firm, low-carbon, small-footprint resource amid rising demand, grid constraints, and land-use concerns; supporters included Energy Northwest, local governments, labor/environmental Democrats, and pro-nuclear groups. Opponents, including the Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, tribal representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and several environmental advocates, said the bill gives nuclear special treatment, relies on private funding that could bias the study, and risks advancing projects at Hanford without early, meaningful tribal consultation. Tribes requested explicit consultation, independent and publicly funded analysis, and attention to treaty rights and historic nuclear impacts. Testimony also sharply divided over cost, waste, and land use, with supporters emphasizing reliability and footprint and opponents citing high costs, unresolved waste disposal, and the immaturity of small modular reactors. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.

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• Next unit. unit. unit.
• Next unit. unit. unit.
• Next unit. unit. unit.
• Next unit. unit. unit.

Keywords: 916, all

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• school taxes, protecting workers from late fees and penalties up to 60 days after the government reopens
• restrictions sometimes on spouses being appointed to corporate boards, but there's nowhere in the United
• marriage prohibition is repugnant in a democracy, which is why there is no other instance in the United

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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• here today is the Honorable Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, as well, joined by Amy Bach with United
• Our organization works very closely with the complaint handling unit. Mr.
• just looking to relieve people of that burden of having to itemize every single thing because it reopens

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1315 by Senator Cabaldon, the “Drive My Car Act,” which was described as a forward-looking bill aimed at ensuring that owners of vehicles with advanced autonomous or software-driven features retain the right to drive their own cars. Cabaldon explained that, after discussions with stakeholders, the bill would likely be redirected out of the insurance space and into transportation to address concerns about mandatory software updates disabling human driving. Members broadly praised the concept as a timely response to emerging technology, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to the Transportation Committee, with members voting aye and the bill held on call until all votes were recorded. The committee then took up SB 876, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, presented by the Insurance Commissioner and supported by the committee chair. The bill was framed as a comprehensive response to wildfire disaster claims problems, especially after the Los Angeles-area fires, and would require more accurate replacement-cost estimates, stronger optional extended replacement-cost coverage, improved building code upgrade coverage, faster claim payments, clearer adjuster communication, pre-disaster emergency response plans, and stronger penalties and restitution for unfair claims handling. Supporters, including United Policyholders, California Environmental Voters, the Los Angeles Mayor’s office, AARP California, and consumer advocates, said the bill would help survivors avoid underinsurance, delays, and repeated trauma in the claims process. Opposition came from several insurance and industry groups, including APCIA, the Personal Insurance Federation of California, the Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies, the Civil Justice Association of California, and the California Building Industry Association. They argued the bill remained too broad, would raise premiums, reduce flexibility, and could worsen availability in an already fragile market, especially because of mandatory coverage expansions and faster payout requirements. Committee members questioned both sides extensively about cost, optional versus mandatory provisions, contents coverage, ALE limits, building code upgrades, and rate-setting timelines. The committee ultimately passed SB 876 as amended to the Judiciary Committee on a due pass motion, with one no vote from Vice Chair Niello and the remaining recorded members voting aye; the bill was held open briefly to add a missing vote before the committee adjourned.

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• And so my job is to protect the families and try to keep them united.
• I didn't want there to be wounds reopened when we were already dealing with a lot.
• you get into family, there is what's best interest of the child is also what's best interest of the unit

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• joint appointments representing various special education directors, special education cooperative units
• And then a motion was made to essentially not reopen the roll on that vote.
• Was a roll call requested for that motion to reopen or not to reopen? >> No. Uh, apologies.
• director of Stand Up Minnesota executive director of Stand Up Minnesota Parents<01:46:01.360><c> United
• , and a member of Parents United, and a member of Solutions<01:46:03.280><c> Not</c><01:46:03.480><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An SAU is a school administrative unit, and SAUs are responsible for providing superintendent services
• :40.240><c> a</c><00:15:40.399><c> school</c><00:15:40.560><c> administrative</c><00:15:41.199><c> unit
• </c><00:15:41.760><c> and</c><00:15:42.079><c> SAUs</c> is a school administrative unit and SAUs is a
• school administrative unit and SAUs are<00:15:42.800><c> responsible</c><00:15:43.279><c> for</c><00
• Claremont school board get through the next year, keep the schools open, and hopefully be able to reopen

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We've reopened the Ironwood unit at the forensic mental health program in St.
• c><00:08:23.000><c> 16</c><00:08:23.520><c> beds</c><00:08:24.440><c> we've</c><00:08:24.639><c> reopened
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• ><c> forensic</c><00:08:26.680><c> mental</c> the Ironwood unit at the forensic mental the Ironwood unit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are going to reopen the public hearing on 5928 about wildfire risk models.
• And when we talk about the stability of the insurance industry across the western United States, the
• stability of the insurance industry across the western United States.
• So this doesn't have any direct impact to operations of the OIC or to our criminal fraud unit, and it
• Bitcoin Depot has the largest number of virtual currency kiosks in the United States.

Bills: SB6178, SB5831

Keywords: SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling, consumer protection, void and unenforceable, Washington insurance code, chapter 48 RCW, civil penalty