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• I'm totally on board with using the traditional... ...I'm totally on board with using the traditional
• For instance, protecting property rights. This is about protecting property rights.
• It protects property rights.
• We're adding another system, if you will, These already exist.
• With SMRs, they have what's called passive safety systems, which basically...

Bills: HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

Bills: HB3492 , HB6703 , HB3616 , HCR64 , HCR61 , HR954 , HR953

Keywords: Protect Children’s Innocence Act, HB3492, H.R. 3492, 18 U.S.C. 116, female genital mutilation, FGM, genital mutilation, bodily mutilation, chemical castration, puberty blockers, gender-affirming care, transgender minors, youth healthcare, pediatric medicine, intersex, gender transition surgery, medical exceptions, federal criminal law, child protection, interstate commerce

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• It's important to fight for all because when all... ...aren't protected, none are protected.
• As a mother, I believe in the right to vote, in protecting children, and that includes protecting their
• Legal and protective access to Mifepristone and misoprostol is the only way to protect pregnant people
• Protective Act.
• We're trying to protect women, we're trying to protect young people.

Bills: SB10 , SB16 , SB6 , SB 6 , SB 10 , SB 16

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life

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• </c><00:06:30.720><c> of</c> put together by our elected board of put together by our elected board of
• </c><00:49:03.839><c> I'm</c> system looks like hour by hour. I'm system looks like hour by hour.
• The only times when this system, and at night as well, the system has quite a lot of spare capacity,
• It's closed system. the power plant. It's closed system.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Yeah, it's a plantation system. &gt;&gt; Yeah, it's a plantation system.

Bills: SCR48 , SCR28 , SCR74 , SCR62 , SCR60 , SCR89 , SCR147 , SCR179 , SCR182 , SCR59 , SCR54 , SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• Through these laws, the legislature has made its intent very clear: we're to protect and uphold every
• It provides reasonable enforcement mechanisms, protects public safety, and ensures that our laws are
• And there was nobody there to protect them.
• These are areas where law-abiding citizens are stripped of their right to protect themselves.
• In addition to creating a civil penalty for the board, the board of trustees of schools, In addition

Bills: SB1065 , SB2117 , SB2217 , SB2363 , SB2533 , SB2742 , SB2743 , SB2881 , SB2964 , SB3013 , SB3014

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1065, which would require government property contracts to prohibit contractors from barring licensed handgun holders from carrying firearms on leased or owned public property, with civil penalties and attorney general enforcement for violations. Senator Hall and invited witnesses from the Texas State Rifle Association, NRA, and Texas Gun Rights argued the bill would close a loophole exposed by the State Fair of Texas gun ban and protect law-abiding Texans’ self-defense rights. Opponents, including Moms Demand Action/Everytown, said the bill would undermine event organizers’ ability to set site-specific safety rules and could increase liability and insurance costs. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. The committee next took up Senate Bill 2742, which would create civil penalties for independent school districts and officials who use public resources for electioneering, waive immunity defenses, and expand attorney general enforcement. Senator Hagan-Bood said current law bans the conduct but lacks meaningful penalties, making injunctions the only remedy. No public testimony was heard, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2743, also by Senator Hagan-Bood, which would allow a court to disqualify local prosecutors who refuse to prosecute election offenses and appoint the attorney general to handle the case, with a committee substitute adjusting the removal process through an adjacent-county judge. Opponents from the Texas Civil Rights Project argued the bill would undermine prosecutorial discretion and was vague and open to abuse, while a Harris County election official described past instances where alleged voter fraud cases were not pursued. After testimony, public comment was closed and SB 2743 was left pending.

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• : the Pollution Control Hearings Board, the Growth Management Hearings Board, and the Shoreline Hearings
• Board.
• , they can mix and match between other board members from the Growth Management Board.
• , the Shorelines Hearings Board, and the Growth Management Hearings Board.
• board, it still has to meet the qualifications of the Pollution Control Hearings Board or whatever board

Bills: HB2426 , HB2373 , HB2416

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, electric utility, energy assistance, low-income households, monthly bill assistance, energy equity, waste management, energy, climate action, environmental regulations, fair treatment, renewable energy, sustainability

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• The proposal will harm the very residents the proponents say it will protect.
• We need a legislature sure to have and tax rent controls to protect families like mine.
• These exceptions help protect smaller landlords and ensure we are not stifling development.
• And on behalf of AFT Massachusetts Executive Board, I'm here to testify in support of an act to protect
• I'm the only person before you who has ever sat on a rent control board.

Bills: H5008

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: rent control, housing stability, tenants rights, affordability crisis, consumer protection

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-21, House Bill 508, an act to protect tenants by limiting rent increases. The chair explained the ballot process under Article 48 and outlined the hearing structure. The first witness, a Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies researcher, described Massachusetts’ worsening rental affordability, explained how rent regulation policies are typically designed, and reviewed research suggesting rent regulation can slow rent growth and improve tenant stability, while also noting concerns about reduced supply, quality, and implementation details. She compared the proposal to other state and local rent-stabilization laws and said the measure would cap increases at the lower of CPI or 5%, exempt certain housing types, and apply to new tenants as well as current tenants because it would not allow vacancy decontrol. Supporters of the petition argued that rent stabilization is needed to address displacement and immediate affordability pressures while broader housing production continues. The proponent from Homes for All Massachusetts said the policy is a grassroots response to corporate rent hikes and cited examples of tenants facing steep increases. A tenant from Arlington described a long dispute after a building was purchased by an investment firm and rents were raised sharply, saying the experience showed how rent increases can function as eviction. A union leader said high rents are forcing workers out of the communities they serve, and two experts testified that rent stabilization can reduce displacement and provide broad, immediate benefits. Committee members asked about the proposal’s exemptions, the 10-year new-construction carveout, vacancy decontrol, and whether the policy could discourage development; supporters said the bill targets large landlords, preserves room for small owners, and should be viewed as a complement to new housing production. Opponents, including small property owners, a chamber of commerce representative, a union official, and a landlord, argued the measure would hurt small landlords, reduce investment, and slow housing production. They said operating costs such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance rise faster than the proposed cap, and warned that capping rents would lower property values and tax revenues. Several opponents emphasized that many housing providers are not large corporations but local “mom-and-pop” owners, and one said the proposal would discourage pension funds and other investors from financing new projects. Committee members pressed opponents on what alternatives they would support for affordability, and opponents pointed to increased housing production and other housing policies instead of rent control. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• The proposal will harm the very residents the proponents say it will protect.
• We need a legislature sure to have rent controls to protect families like mine.
• To protect families like mine. My family is not unusual; we're working people.
• And on behalf of AFT Massachusetts Executive Board, I'm here to testify in support of an act to protect
• I'm the only person before you who has ever sat on a rent control board.

Bills: H5008

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: rent control, housing stability, tenants rights, affordability crisis, consumer protection

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• It's about protecting our children.
• This is about protecting our youth in a way, in the same manner that we protect our youth from other
• Age verification systems create centralized identity hubs, exactly the systems that hackers target first
• Systems create centralized identity hubs, exactly the systems that hackers target first.
• The people in our society who need protection because they cannot protect themselves.

Bills: HB2112

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: age restrictions, online content, digital media, youth protection, cyber safety

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• So, and uh groundwater protection work.
• </c> public safety deployments and protection public safety deployments and protection of<00:09:48.800
• </c><00:17:34.000><c> in</c> and maintaining a well-loved system in and maintaining a well-loved system
• </c><00:25:16.480><c> more</c> more secure, and energy systems more more secure, and energy systems more
• </c> protecting our investments out there. protecting our investments out there.

Bills: HF2439

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations

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• to have those same rights to communications and interviews to ensure the interest of the child is protected
• There needs to be an extending circumstance across the board, but what they do with it is they just broadly

Bills: HB340

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: child protection, due process, family preservation, child custody, human resources

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• </c> spent elsewhere, better spent on system spent elsewhere, better spent on system improvements.<00
• I also spoke with my board.
• I also spoke with my board.
• I also spoke with my board.
• job, to protecting public safety.

Bills: SF856 , HF4482 , HF3672 , HF1234 , HF4591 , HF3554 , HF936

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• It's not a failsafe system. I mean, the system is not 100% perfect. No system is.
• No, this system is not designed to handle 1099 subcontractors.
• The system is designed for W-2 employees. Thank you.
• What we are talking about though is protecting Oklahomans' jobs, right?
• Extinguishers in lieu of an automatic fire suppression system.

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370

Committee: House Business

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• , a natural resource conservation district board.
• , a natural resource conservation district board.
• So because it's a statewide board, the state board should determine what the boundaries of the districts
• So because it's a statewide board, the state board should determine what the boundaries of the districts
• We need it to sync up with the old board numbers so that the board members who were chosen by both the

Bills: HB2024 , HB2053 , HB2097 , HB2116 , HB2117

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: water infrastructure finance authority, WIFA, water supply development, snowpack augmentation, cloud seeding, water augmentation, water financing, water infrastructure, Arizona water law, water conservation, groundwater recharge, stormwater recharge, reclamation and reuse, water rights, water supply projects, public-private partnership, long-term water augmentation fund, water provider, desalination, drought mitigation

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• substitute allows the Secretary of State to set appropriate fees for an expedited business filing system
• substitute allows the Secretary of State to set appropriate fees for an expedited business filing system
• This gives the Secretary of State greater ability to carry out this filing system, allowing Texas to

Bills: HB346 , HB1851 , HB2974 , HB5596 , HCR118 , HCR127 , HCR141

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, surplus vehicles, law enforcement equipment, school districts, Texas Facilities Commission, economically disadvantaged areas, HB 5596, voter-approval tax rate, property tax, ad valorem tax, Tax Code, Texas municipalities, coastal municipality, eligible coastal municipality, municipal hotel occupancy tax, hotel occupancy tax revenue

Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee heard and laid out several measures focused on school safety, Texas-Taiwan relations, defense manufacturing, business formation, hotel tax policy, and NASA relocation. HB 1851 would allow surplus DPS vehicles and law enforcement equipment to be transferred to school districts in economically disadvantaged areas for use by school police and security personnel, with a two-year resale restriction. HCR 127 expressed support for the Texas-Taiwan relationship and trade ties, HCR 118 supported expanding warship manufacturing in Texas, HCR 141 urged Congress to move NASA headquarters to Houston, HB 346 (with a committee substitute) revised business filing and fee authority while making permanent a franchise tax exemption for new veteran-owned businesses, HB 2974 was an omnibus hotel occupancy tax and qualified hotel project bill, and HB 5596 addressed accountability for municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in coastal communities. Witnesses generally supported the measures, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association on HB 2974 and resource witnesses from the Texas Veterans Commission and Secretary of State on HB 346; no opposition testimony was registered on the laid-out bills. After public testimony, the committee took up pending business and adopted committee substitutes where applicable. HB 1851, HB 346, HB 2974, and HB 5596 were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with HB 346 and HB 2974 also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HCR 127 and HCR 118 were reported favorably as well, and HCR 127 and HCR 141 were likewise recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported HB 4320 favorably, though the transcript repeats that motion several times. The meeting ended with the committee standing in recess until 7:00 a.m. subject to the call of the chair.

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• Just a secret system is what we want. Thanks. Do we have one more item? Thank you.
• The tax code section 6.412 addresses appraisal review board eligibility.
• We think they'd be a great addition to the Appraisal Review Board. Thank you.
• Currently, Boardman, the Board of Directors...
• This bill would not change the board approval process or...

Bills: HB3557 , HB5578 , SB973 , SB974 , SB2068 , SB2073

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: ad valorem tax, property tax, incomplete structure, human occupancy, tax exemption, HB 5578, Texas Tax Code, Section 6.062, appraisal district, county appraisal district, chief appraiser, budget hearing, public notice, notice of hearing, newspaper publication, website notice, social media notice, online newspaper, county government, property appraisal

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• conversion board as well.
• situation for systems of our size.
• This would mean 16 different school boards in Elmore County and 13... different school boards in Elmore
• What we are proposing is that the local board of education be the only board necessary for a district
• Basically, the local board of education votes to become... local board of education votes to become a

Bills: HB332 , HB166 , SB336 , HB447 , HB244

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school

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• from the child protection system.
• from the child mental health system from the child protection<00:02:26.640><c> system</c><00:02:27.640
• system and what is happening protection system and what is happening here<00:02:28.760><c> is</c><00
• mental health system from the child<00:04:04.959><c> protection</c><00:04:05.519><c> system</c><00:04
• That changed, but families still had to go through the child protection system and could agree to a voluntary

Bills: HF2196 , HF2586 , HF2187 , HF2037

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

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• Um, SB5 deals with the Alabama Department of Archives and History Board.
• It basically takes the board from being a self-appointing board to being one that has appointing authorities
• Um, and this will happen over time as current board members' terms expire.
• Again, currently, it's a self-appointing board. It essentially reappoints itself.
• Yeah, that this makes it an extremely hyper-political board now when you start... political board now

Bills: SB242 , SB5 , HB596 , SB5

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, catfish, transportation, public waters, criminal penalties, natural resources, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast

Bills: SB893

Committees: House Rules , House Conference Committee on Health and Human Services Oversight

Keywords: foreign land ownership, military protection, critical infrastructure, whistleblower rewards, state security