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• Simply, they’re the oldest state law enforcement entity in California as a division.
• Simply, they're the oldest state law enforcement entity in California as a division.
• Well, it's almost what you said earlier: the smaller the entities, the greater the impact.
• So that's in this most recent round, 199 school district and school entities. All right.
• In this most recent cohort, there's 199 educational entities that are being funded.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• is not the appropriate statutory entity.
• where<00:25:22.120><c> um</c><00:25:22.600><c> the</c><00:25:22.960><c> the</c><00:25:23.120><c> entity
• </c><00:25:23.480><c> who's</c><00:25:23.800><c> requesting</c> where um the the entity who's requesting
• where um the the entity who's requesting the<00:25:24.440><c> services</c><00:25:25.040><c> is</c><00
• the services is not the appropriate the services is not the appropriate statutory<00:25:27.240><c> entity

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 10 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contract reviews, including a deferred Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item tied to Louisville bridge tolling and RiverLink. Transportation officials explained that the contract was part of a bi-state arrangement with Indiana: Indiana Finance Authority held the main contract with HNTB, while Kentucky needed a mirror contract to pay its 50% share under the bi-state management agreement. Members questioned why the work was treated as effectively no-bid, how much input Kentucky had in vendor selection, RiverLink’s collection performance, and when tolls might end. Transportation said Kentucky had equal representation in selection, HNTB served as a toll services advisor, collections and customer service had improved, and tolls are expected to remain until debt obligations are paid off in 2058. Several members criticized the company’s past performance and voted no as a statement of concern, but the contract still moved forward. The committee then deferred a Kentucky State University item because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State. It also approved the overall agenda and contract review lists. A Board of Optometric Examiners contract drew significant discussion: board representatives said they had previously relied on the Public Protection Cabinet for legal services, but that office lacked staff and advised them to seek outside counsel. Some members argued the committee could not approve a contract that appeared to conflict with statute, while others said the board should not be left without legal counsel and that the Attorney General should be brought in to resolve the issue. The committee ultimately voted to defer the optometric contract for one month and requested the Attorney General appear at the next meeting. Finally, the committee reviewed an Administrative Office of the Courts amendment for the Court of Appeals building project. Staff explained that the General Assembly had authorized the project, the design contract had already gone through multiple approved phases, and the current item was only an administrative correction to a prior modification amount. Members approved the amendment, with one member noting appreciation that the project costs had been reduced when an error was found.

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• Over the years, many people who've served on the Livestock Loss Board, the entity that distributes the
• Many people who've served on the Livestock Loss Board, the entity that distributes the dollars that
• I know that makes the bill more complicated because now you've got another entity in it, but I think
• battery debt to stock I know that makes the bill more complicated because now you've got another entity
• collaboration with the weights measure service division within the Department of Agriculture, the state entity

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety with 15 members, authority to review DCS data and practices, request briefings and audits, conduct site visits, and receive confidential complaints, with a $2.2 million FY 2027 appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and foster/adoptive caregivers testified in support, describing child safety failures and arguing for independent accountability, while some members questioned whether the Ombudsman’s office was the right home for the committee and suggested other oversight structures. The amendment was adopted, but the bill itself failed on a 5-5 vote. House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually from FY 2027 through FY 2031 to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans, received strong support from the sponsor and shelter advocates who said the funding would help move homeless veterans toward stable housing and connect them with VA services. Members emphasized veterans’ service and the need for trauma-informed case management, and the bill passed with a 10-0 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321, requiring DCS to place and later remove a credit freeze for children in care to prevent identity theft, also passed unanimously after the sponsor and members discussed the administrative process and protections for foster youth. The committee then considered House Bill 2601, directing ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg so environmental review could proceed separately from litigation affecting the southern portion. Supporters framed the bill as a bipartisan way to keep the project moving, while opponents from environmental groups and several members argued it would encourage sprawl, harm desert habitat, and add cost and delay; the bill passed 6-4. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, drew testimony from a trafficking survivor and others who supported prevention efforts, but some members argued the topic should be handled through broader sex education or parent education; it passed 6-4. Later bills also advanced: HB 2156, appropriating $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund, passed 7-3; HB 2165, exempting certain veterans and National Guard members from state park admission fees, passed 6-4 after amendment narrowing the exemption; HB 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and related data-sharing requirements, passed 8-0; HB 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and fuel feasibility amid EPA waiver concerns, passed 6-2; and HB 2957, preserving non-Real ID licenses and limiting biometric/data retention with a Kavanaugh amendment, passed 5-4-1.

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• And then, the same entity who was found of this fraud, I'm sorry, obtaining that money fraudulently,
• came in and I asked the people from the administration that were there for that audit, "How many entities
• for that audit, that were there for that audit, "How<01:10:50.400><c> many</c><01:10:50.920><c> entities
• </c> "How many entities "How many entities were<01:10:53.600><c> suspected</c><01:10:54.360><c> or</c
• And I asked again, "How many of these entities that you're suspecting fraud had been flagged for fraud

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It requires independent sanctioning authorities to be considered a qualified entity and participate in
• It creates a provision for qualified entities to designate a user administrator to act as the primary
• It creates a provision for qualified entities to designate a user administrator to act as the primary
• Qualified entities to designate a user administrator to act as the primary point of contact and to manage
• It allows the clearinghouse to share certain background check records with a qualified entity in two

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Families Tax Credit Program at $5 million per organization and caps the amount of contributions that entity
• Families Tax Credit Program at $5 million per organization and caps the amount of contributions that entity
• C.S. for H.B. 1217 prohibits governmental entities from implementing net zero policies.
• Your bill forbids government entities from using public funds to join organizations that adopt net zero
• agencies will not do anything, if law enforcement is not willing to cooperate, we have to be the entity

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two service members killed in the Middle East, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members adopted the special order report and then began taking up the special order calendar. The first major measure was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which included a hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday, a back-to-school holiday moved earlier in the summer, property tax changes for mobile home parks and other exemptions, reductions in pari-mutuel taxes and fees, extensions and expansions of several tax credit programs, vacation-rental tax collection changes, and a full decoupling from federal tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill drew questions about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution, housing and home-hardening provisions, and family tax relief, while opponents objected to the firearm-related tax break. HB 7031 passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, which updates business development rules, board membership, and creates a strategic spaceport hub designation. CS/CS HB 639/CS SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened financial and nonprofit requirements for plate sponsors. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed after debate on pharmacy benefit manager reforms requiring equal reimbursement, prohibiting forced losses on drugs, and allowing consolidated appeals. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed with an amendment clarifying fingerprinting provisions, and CS/CS HB 527 passed with a human-review requirement for insurance claim denials so AI cannot be the sole basis for denying or reducing claims. Additional bills approved included CS HB 1449, which limits use of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program when a claim is already in the federal process and, by amendment, narrows the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims of $50,000 or less; CS HB 93, requiring surgical smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers, which passed overwhelmingly after emotional bipartisan praise for the sponsor’s multi-session effort; and CS HB 1217, which prohibits governmental entities from adopting net-zero greenhouse gas policies, after Democrats argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts and Republicans argued it protects energy reliability and affordability. The House also passed CS/CS HB 1461 establishing a framework for licensing and regulating advanced nuclear reactors, with supporters framing it as a step toward reliable, affordable, cleaner energy. Later, CS HB 1229 on residential homes for medically or technologically dependent children was explained as creating a licensure program for medically complex children’s homes and was rolled over for final passage as the transcript ended.

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• And when I say we, I'm talking about any entity out there or the legislature had some committee or something
• And when I say we, I'm talking about any entity out there or the legislature had some committee or something
• and when I say we, I'm talking about Um, and when I say we, I'm talking about any<00:47:29.119><c> entity
• > there</c><00:47:30.400><c> or</c><00:47:31.440><c> the</c><00:47:32.319><c> legislature</c> any entity
• out there or the legislature any entity out there or the legislature had<00:47:33.839><c> some</c><00

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all

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• A lot of these entities that the Act Development Board supports are resources to our beginning farmers
• A lot of these entities<00:10:19.360><c> that</c><00:10:19.600><c> the</c><00:10:20.079><c> act</c><00
• :10:20.240><c> development</c><00:10:20.720><c> board</c> entities that the act development board entities
• line would be the extension office to be able to connect with K-Card, but K-Card's ultimately the entity
• But K-Card's ultimately the entity or the contacts we want to see farm families making the contact.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:50 Approval of Minutes 00:01:21 KOAP Report 00:01:42 Community Farm Alliance and KY Double Dollars 00:20:25 Feeding Kentucky 00:40:55, 958, all

Summary: The Tobacco Settlement Oversight Committee received a monthly report from the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the A Development Board/Finance Corporation. Staff reviewed May activity, including county council visits, loan and grant approvals, farm safety funding, and support for beginning farmers, agricultural infrastructure, processing, and county/state projects. The committee also recognized an intern and thanked Tara Roberts for her service as she prepares to leave the agency. Members were reminded about a June 20 anniversary event marking 25 years of the office and related programs. A major topic was K-CARD, the Kentucky Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Staff explained that the program is being expanded to provide more technical assistance for beginning farmers and farm families, including help with business plans and estate planning/farm transition discussions. Members asked how farmers would access the service and were told the extension office would be the front-line contact, with K-CARD providing the technical assistance and neutral-site consultations. The committee also discussed support for large food animal veterinarians. Staff said the incentive program has helped more than 33 veterinarians and is intended to support existing providers rather than quickly increase numbers; members raised concerns about the pipeline and selection process at Auburn University, and staff said discussions with the university were ongoing. The committee then heard from Community Farm Alliance on Kentucky Double Dollars, Fresh Rx for Moms, and farmers market support programs. CFA reported expansion to roadside stands, more retail onboarding, seven new counties, and estimated economic and farmgate impacts, emphasizing that state funding helps leverage federal and private dollars and stabilize local food access programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the May minutes.

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• full license with the EIPA and can work in any setting, and it's on the responsibility of the hiring entity
• full license with the EIPA and can work in any setting, and it's on the responsibility of the hiring entity
• full license with the EIPA and can work in any setting, and it's on the responsibility of the hiring entity
• responsibility<00:13:14.600><c> of</c><00:13:14.760><c> the</c><00:13:14.880><c> hiring</c><00:13:15.600><c> entity
• </c><00:13:16.600><c> to</c> responsibility of the hiring entity to responsibility of the hiring entity

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:16 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 25:49 Discussion of Hospital Rate Improvement Plan 58:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.

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• for data exchange, primarily between health care providers and managed care plans and some county entities
• I think it would depend on the main entity collecting the data, be it the Department of Health Care Services
• So a typical entity in a two-year period under the existing process might report to us four times.
• So a typical entity in a two-year period under the existing process might report to us four times.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• for data exchange, primarily between health care providers and managed care plans and some county entities
• I think it would depend on the main entity collecting the data, be it the Department of Health Care Services
• So a typical entity in a two-year period under the existing process might report to us four times.
• So a typical entity in a two-year period under the existing process might report to us four times.

Summary: The hearing focused on the expected health coverage losses tied to H.R. 1, the resulting pressure on California’s county indigent care systems, and what data and policy changes the Legislature may need before the next budget cycle. Chair Hart and Assemblymember Addis framed the issue as a major rollback in coverage that could leave more Californians uninsured and push more people into county safety-net programs. Members repeatedly emphasized the need for baseline, county-by-county data on eligibility, benefits, caseloads, and funding before making larger structural decisions. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained the history of county indigent care under Welfare and Institutions Code 17000, the shift in funding through 1991 realignment, and the later redirection of funds to CalWORKs. LAO said county programs vary widely in scope and eligibility, that current realignment funding does not automatically rise with demand, and that the Legislature faces tradeoffs if it changes the funding structure. Administration witnesses from Finance and DHCS projected large Medi-Cal and Covered California enrollment losses, with DHCS estimating more than 1 million Medi-Cal members could eventually lose coverage under work requirements and redeterminations, and noting that a new federal rule could make exemptions more restrictive. Officials also said there is no single statewide real-time data system for uninsured or indigent care populations, though some hospital and utilization data exists with significant lags. County representatives from Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Tulare described how their indigent care programs are being rebuilt or strained after years of low demand. They warned that many newly uninsured residents will need only basic, emergency-oriented care under county programs, not the preventive and continuous care available through Medi-Cal, and said that without new state support counties may have to divert funds from public health or reduce other services. Several counties asked for bridge funding, technical statutory changes, and flexibility to adjust realignment methodology. The California Health Care Foundation closed by arguing that the problem is statewide and needs a statewide solution rather than a patchwork county response.

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• are experts in energy efficiency, ranging from those that administer and implement programs to the entities
• In California, there are three different entities that may request ratepayer funding.
• In California, there are three different entities that may request ratepayer funding.
• In addition, the CPUC allows local government entities to create regional energy networks to plan and

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on how California Public Utilities Commission energy efficiency programs are budgeted, evaluated, and measured for cost-effectiveness. The chair framed the issue as not whether energy efficiency works, but how to ensure ratepayer-funded programs continue to deliver value as the portfolio has shifted from simple measures like lighting to more complex retrofits, electrification, workforce, and equity programs. CPUC staff outlined the statutory framework, the four-year budget cycle, recent spending of about $795 million in 2025, and the use of total system benefit (TSB) and the total resource cost (TRC) test, noting that some programs are exempt from cost-effectiveness requirements at the individual program level but not at the resource acquisition portfolio level. Utility, regional network, implementer, and advocacy witnesses offered differing views on the current metrics. PG&E described its portfolio as cost-effective overall and argued that cost-effectiveness should remain at the portfolio level to allow innovation and multi-year program flexibility. SoCalREN and the Energy Coalition emphasized the value of local government delivery, equity-focused programs, and the need to credit programs for broader benefits such as workforce development, market transformation, and electrification. The Public Advocates Office argued that ratepayer-funded programs should produce benefits greater than costs and raised concerns about the growing share of budgets going to programs that have not met cost-effectiveness thresholds. Several witnesses said the current math is too complicated and that different program types may need different metrics. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses on the complexity of the TRC and TSB calculations, the treatment of participant costs, and whether the state should use a simpler or more transparent framework. CPUC staff said the relevant issues are already being addressed in two open proceedings, with one budget application proceeding expected to conclude in roughly the second or third quarter of next year and a broader policy rulemaking ongoing. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported; the hearing functioned as an informational discussion and policy review.

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• are experts in energy efficiency, ranging from those that administer and implement programs to the entities
• In California, there are three different entities that may request ratepayer funding.
• In California, there are three different entities that may request ratepayer funding.
• In addition, the CPUC allows local government entities to create regional energy networks to plan and

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Entities that are already enrolled in the APS would not be affected by this bill.
• It just seeks to prevent additional entities from being enrolled in the future and instead make the APS
• , secondary handlers, and automotive recyclers to make sure these materials end up downstream at entities
• “And this bill takes a really smart, logical approach to setting guardrails, making sure entities within

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused mainly on two subjects: expansion of the Massachusetts bottle bill and bills to remove woody biomass from state clean-energy and greenhouse-gas programs. On the bottle bill, supporters from municipal, environmental, public health, and local government groups argued that the 5-cent deposit is outdated, redemption rates have fallen, and expanding coverage to more beverage containers—especially water, sports drinks, and small alcohol bottles—would reduce litter, cut plastic waste and microplastics, and save cities and towns money. Several speakers also backed raising handling fees for retailers and redemption centers, and some supported restoring a Clean Environment Fund so unclaimed deposits would support recycling-related purposes. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Beverage Association and the National Waste and Recycling Association, argued that curbside recycling and transfer-station systems are more convenient, that the targeted containers are valuable to local recycling programs, and that the proposal would shift costs onto consumers and municipalities. Committee members questioned witnesses about redemption rates, handling fees, the 2014 ballot question, and whether the bill had changed from prior sessions. The biomass portion drew strong support from Springfield officials, state legislators, environmental advocates, and public health groups. They said woody biomass should not count as clean energy because burning wood produces particulate pollution and carbon emissions, and they warned that current law contains a loophole that could help finance the proposed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant in Springfield. Witnesses emphasized Springfield’s air-quality and asthma burdens, the public health impacts of PM2.5, and the need to close the loophole before a January 1, 2026 deadline. One forest-industry witness supported a separate bill promoting modern wood heat with pollution controls, arguing it is cleaner than older wood systems and has minimal ratepayer cost, while noting that those credits would be affected if the governor’s broader energy affordability bill repeals the alternative energy portfolio standard. No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs managed testimony by alternating between the bottle bill and biomass topics, asking speakers to keep remarks brief and to note when they agreed with prior testimony. Several legislators also testified in support of the bills, and committee members asked follow-up questions on deposit levels, retailer handling fees, recycling economics, and the public-health rationale for the biomass restrictions.

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• this process to make sure that the amendment and the underlying bill only applies to commercial entities
• applies the underlying the the bill only applies to<00:08:40.640><c> commercial</c><00:08:41.159><c> entities
• </c><00:08:41.680><c> where</c><00:08:41.840><c> 33.3%</c> to commercial entities where 33.3% to commercial
• entities where 33.3% of<00:08:43.800><c> the</c><00:08:43.880><c> content</c><00:08:44.880><c> is</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• went to Central Arkansas Water, which pays absolutely zero property tax because they're a public entity
• went to Central Arkansas Water, which pays absolutely zero property tax because they're a public entity
• processing fee that's being charged by the credit card company, and it's a moneymaker for those entities
• So initially when you passed the bill and became law, they just looked at it as a single entity, and

Committee: All JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Keywords: 1204, all

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• I'm the chair of the State International Development Organization, which is the national entity that
• Here are some connections to local entities because in the United States and in More than 40 people from
• Ohio uses a nonprofit entity called JobsOhio, which uses all profits from sales of spirits to fund economic
• I don't have any disagreements with these asks individually as an entity, whether it's GoBiz or any of

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to work out, it provides for just a direct uh uh sole sourcing, if you will, hiring a an objective entity
• c><00:01:36.400><c> a</c><00:01:36.480><c> an</c><00:01:36.560><c> objective</c><00:01:36.960><c> entity
• </c><00:01:37.440><c> to</c> will, hiring a a an objective entity to will, hiring a a an objective entity

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was very complex trying to deal with the attorneys from all the entities involved and trying to figure
• 35.000><c> the</c> to deal with the attorneys from all the to deal with the attorneys from all the entities
• 35.760><c> involved</c><00:31:36.320><c> in</c><00:31:36.440><c> this</c><00:31:36.760><c> and</c> entities
• involved in this and entities involved in this and trying<00:31:38.240><c> to</c><00:31:38.360><c> figure

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the Commission on the Future of Public Education, the Redistricting Task Force, and of the many entities
• Redistricting Task Force, and of the Redistricting Task Force, and of the many<00:01:36.640><c> entities
• 37.400><c> been</c><00:01:37.720><c> doing</c><00:01:38.000><c> a</c><00:01:38.080><c> lot</c> many entities
• who have been doing a lot many entities who have been doing a lot of<00:01:38.480><c> deep</c><00:01

Keywords: 926, house, all