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• House Bill 2303 pertains to employer-directed microchip implants in employees.
• Very briefly, the bill before you prohibits an employer... ...directed microchip implants in employees
• employee may bring a private civil action for injunctive relief, actual damages, and punitive damages, plus
• Employees are entitled to statutory damages of $100 and $5,000, plus any other relief such as actual
• A subcontractor is required to provide payroll information to property owners and direct contractors

Bills: HB2144 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2303 , HB2345

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability

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• It authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans or grants from the Water Project Fund for
• the Public Project Revolving Fund, and it includes $6,250,000 to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan
• the Public Project Revolving Fund, and it includes $6,250,000 to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan

Bills: HB63 , HB64 , HB184 , HB200 , HB47 , HB48 , HB2 , HB9

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: water project fund, New Mexico Finance Authority, NMFA, Water Trust Board, water infrastructure, wastewater, drinking water, flood prevention, watershed restoration, water storage, conveyance, delivery, water treatment, recycling, reuse, municipal infrastructure, local government finance, capital outlay, grants, loans

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• Yeah, that's specific for direct services for veterans as opposed to just general. Oh, I get it.
• And what they're asking is to not limit it to a grant or a loan. Thank you. Thank you.
• That's 90 cents on the dollar paid for that billion-plus population.
• Directly directed towards us.
• So this is stepping in that direction. So with that, Mr.

Bills: HB63 , HB64 , HB184 , HB200 , HB47 , HB48 , HB2 , HB9

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: water project fund, New Mexico Finance Authority, NMFA, Water Trust Board, water infrastructure, wastewater, drinking water, flood prevention, watershed restoration, water storage, conveyance, delivery, water treatment, recycling, reuse, municipal infrastructure, local government finance, capital outlay, grants, loans

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• c> Account</c><00:02:32.960><c> and</c> Loan Program Revolving Loan Account and Loan Program Revolving
• for 20,000 plus employees.
• for 20,000 plus employees.
• for 20,000 plus employees.
• for 20,000 plus employees.

Bills: HF3878 , HF4131 , HF3796 , HF4097

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool

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• It would not direct policy. That's your job. But I also want to talk about my son.
• Senate Bill 6089 takes a constructive step in that direction.
• Unlike other interfund loans allowed under state rule, these interest-free loans may be used to balance
• One is the interfund loans. Those are the interest-free. They are for the period. Inter-fund loans.
• For the loans.

Bills: SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5859 , SB5861 , SB6065 , SB5956 , SB5901

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: SB 6078, child care, childcare, daycare, licensed child care provider, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, prelicensing, licensing support, resource guide, child care center, family home child care, family home provider, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care, early learning, provider application, local permit notice, city permit, county permit

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• One, to address the direct housing assistance through housing vouchers to make sure that Minnesotans
• One, to address the direct housing assistance through housing vouchers to make sure that Minnesotans
• One, to address the direct housing assistance through housing vouchers to make sure that Minnesotans
• </c><00:05:19.920><c> housing</c> to address uh the direct housing to address uh the direct housing assistance
• ,</c> improvements, or provision of loans, improvements, or provision of loans, grants,<01:17:05.160>

Bills: HF3279 , HF1879 , HF1417 , HF2462

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• Adds a definition to the word originated, clarifying the brokered loans aren't included in the calculation

Bills: SB378 , SB540 , SB1061 , SB1475 , SB1531 , SB1534 , SB1684 , SB1824 , SB1826 , SB2049

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry

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• These organizations want direction. They want to know how to help.
• These organizations want direction. They want to know how to help.
• These organizations want direction. They want to know how to help.
• These organizations want direction. They want to know how to help.
• were in there saying we want direction.

Bills: HF3727 , HF3684 , HF3467

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• today because I think we all want to move in... ...because I think we all want to move in the same direction

Bills: SB140 , HB235 , HB276 , HB317 , HB340

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• must provide proof of the official military orders or documentation from their commander of the directed
• These sacrifices should be alleviated where we can, and this bill is a step in that direction.
• Native students as a prioritized group for receiving expenditures from the account, and it directs the
• It directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with a nonprofit organization to facilitate
• It directs OFM to contract with a nonprofit organization to also create a public-facing data dashboard

Bills: SB6277 , SB5992 , SB6078 , SB6089 , SB5918 , SB5861 , SB6118 , SB6065 , SB6052

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: military families, military children, school enrollment, residency requirements, public schools, school districts, educational stability, student mobility, interstate compact, military relocation, active duty, military orders, special education, IEP, Section 504, records transfer, conditional enrollment, Washington schools, RCW 28A.225.215, military installation

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• warrant multiple questions from you and amendments from your committee, so I'd be glad to move in that direction
• And most of their complaints have been directed exactly toward your question: we have a guy that's doing
• pathway, which requires 2,000 for indentured hours, 2,500 hours for unindentured, and/or 1,000 hours plus
• ... 500 hours for unindentured and/or 1,000 hours plus approved training, along with education, exams

Bills: SB147 , SB414 , HB220 , HB750 , HB799 , HB827 , HB952 , HB953

Committee: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, boiler safety, inspection, licensing, state fire marshal

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• This deduction includes a portion of the fees charged to borrowers, including points in loan origination
• threshold in order to be required to pay B&O tax on the interest income received on investments or loans
• It's a local bank that loans millions of dollars to first-time homebuyers.
• This bill would not fill that bucket entirely, but it is a strong step in the right direction, and we
• or 1% plus the value of new construction.

Bills: HB1960 , HB2194 , HB2089

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB1960, renewable energy, clean energy, solar, wind, battery storage, energy storage, excise tax, property tax exemption, local investment, county revenue sharing, local taxing districts, school districts, Department of Revenue, Department of Commerce, model ordinance, siting, permitting, tribal consultation, tribal capacity grants

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• But the loan forgiveness gives sector.
• This program service loan forgiveness.
• </c><00:09:50.800><c> that</c> promised student loan borrowers that promised student loan borrowers that
• I yield back. veterans are made aware of the VA loan veterans are made aware of the VA loan products<
• loans and development loans construction loans and development loans to<08:37:16.638><c> address</c>

Bills: HB1531 , HB6644 , HB3190 , HB3390 , HB3682 , HB5616 , SB3705

Keywords: Taiwan, China, banking organizations, financial regulators, national security, Burma, sanctions, foreign relations, accountability, economic oversight, military accountability, discount window, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Act, Board of Governors, liquidity, bank liquidity, emergency lending, lender of last resort, financial stability

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• It's a loan. The industry payday. It's a loan.
• And loan EWA and payday loan use.
• </c> loans to $100 and allows multiple loans loans to $100 and allows multiple loans a<01:10:42.000><
• Um, paying $50 a week in fees on their loans. Um, and I had to take out loans on loans.
• Um and I had to take out loans on loans.

Bills: HF2400 , HF1724 , HF3437 , HF4333 , HF2874 , HF4052

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• 6354, heard by this committee on Tuesday, authorizes a new motor vehicle manufacturer to provide direct
• Pierce County Sheriff's Department emergency response in that direction.
• And, you know, it comes directly out of a direct response to a situation.
• And so we've got to show some direction and urgency here.
• And so we've got to show some direction and urgency here.

Bills: HB2604 , HB2436 , SB6354 , SB6352

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment

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• So the goal is to direct the Department of Agriculture to increase fees for licenses.
• Direct the Department of Agriculture to increase fees for licenses according to the rulemaking, so it's
• So the new language directs funds that are collected through the licensing and the fines go into that
• The original bill did direct the threshold to change from 11 or more intact female animals...
• [The original bill] did direct the threshold to change from 11 or more intact female animals to down

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

Bills: SB5068 , SB5109 , SB5188 , SB5223 , SB5280 , SB5420 , SB5467 , SB5581 , SB5649 , SB5705

Keywords: employment eligibility, firefighters, law enforcement, citizenship, legal authorization, public safety, mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, criminal offense, fingerprinting, state regulations, SB 5280

Bills: SF26 , SF261 , SSB1116 , SSB1151 , SSB1114 , SSB1140 , SSB1181 , SSB1182 , SSB1184 , SSB1190 , SSB1206 , SSB1188 , SSB1180 , SSB1115

Committee: Joint Local Government

Keywords: emergency management, local budgets, funding models, property tax, county commission, SF 261, SF 580, Iowa ethics law, government ethics, gift ban, public officials, local officials, local employees, political subdivision, medical expenses, health care expenses, crowdfunding, fundraising platform, donations, ethics exemption

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• or funding to be banks and get loans or funding to be able<00:45:09.280><c> to</c><00:45:09.359><c>
• Oftentimes our farmers are trying to access Farm Service Agency direct loan services, and it's really
• </c><00:55:59.359><c> really</c> direct loan services and it's really direct loan services and it's really
• </c><01:01:21.599><c> um</c><01:01:21.680><c> and</c> piecing together those FSA loans um and piecing
• together those FSA loans um and largely<01:01:22.400><c> looking</c><01:01:22.640><c> for</c><01:01:

Bills: HF3579 , HF3549 , HF3548 , HF4388 , HF3566

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control

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• The amendment directs the Department of Education to develop the related course curriculum in consultation
• This bill is a public records exemption for a cybersecurity event and also for loan originators.
• As a mother, I've spent 20 years plus caring for a child with a brain injury.
• This task force is directed to examine current trends in payment scams to identify emerging methods as
• The task force will be directed to provide data-driven recommendations to improve scam detection and

Bills: S0198 , S0570 , S0772 , S0808 , S1038 , S1040 , S1286 , S1440 , S1504 , S1668

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment

Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286, which expands Florida’s first responder recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel, and establishes a PTSD institute within DFS. Supporters from the fire service and local government spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks. After adopting a substitute amendment, members heard testimony from consumer advocates, industry representatives, and credit unions about scam prevention, elder financial exploitation, and the need for regulatory certainty. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Members also approved SB 772, which allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and SB 1504, which creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure through insurance and personal finance coursework. Later, the committee approved SB 1038 and SB 1040, which together create a Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and the related trust fund, both with technical amendments. SB 1440, dealing with public records exemptions tied to cybersecurity events and financial regulation, was also reported favorably after amendment. The committee then heard SB 1668 on the NICA program, with testimony both supporting solvency reforms and raising concerns about benefits and retroactivity; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 570 created a task force on payment scams under DFS, was amended to reduce FDLE staffing requirements, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended after senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills and the committee adjourned.