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• ><c> and</c><03:11:30.560><c> abuse</c> and are protected from theft and abuse and are protected from
• </c><03:52:08.720><c> veteran</c> 1107 and which is the protecting veteran 1107 and which is the protecting
• </c><05:59:19.760><c> efficiently</c> veterans successfully and efficiently veterans successfully and
• and</c><07:20:45.520><c> Lowering</c> Protecting Health Care and Lowering Protecting Health Care and
• ><c> proven</c><07:22:19.920><c> prevention</c> funding and protect proven prevention funding and protect

Bills: HB1558 , HB3400 , HJR117 , HB4446 , HB3494 , HB3481 , HB2701 , HB2034 , HB3854 , HB3951 , HB3579 , HB2721 , HB3767 , HB1860 , HB2334 , HR1107 , HB3426 , HB3427 , HR452 , HB5100

Keywords: financial management, government oversight, budgeting, accountability, reporting, federal financial management, government accountability, oversight, taxpayer funds, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Chief Financial Officer, CFO, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, internal controls, financial reporting, financial audits, governmentwide financial management plan, financial management status report, performance metrics

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• efficiencies and cost savings for the taxpayer and then to reward them for those efficiencies that they
• But you can imagine if they go, 'I could make a little extra money if I go and find efficiencies,' and
• What we want is real efficiencies and not a buddy system.
• And giving them a mechanism to be able to bring that to the fore and protection.
• And so that there's a little bit more efficiency within that.

Bills: SB1415 , SB1714 , SB1962 , SB26 , SB172

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• to the legislature about cultural resource protection and a model archaeological and cultural resource
• It directs counties, cities, and towns to adopt local ordinances protecting archaeological and cultural
• archaeological and cultural resource protection in consultation with the tribes. resource protection
• to the legislature about cultural resource protection and a model archaeological and cultural resource
• It directs counties, cities, and towns to adopt local ordinances, protecting archaeological and cultural

Bills: SB6124 , SB6171 , SB6284 , SB5609 , SB6172 , SB6246 , SB5932 , SB6269 , SB6223 , SB5975

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, artificial intelligence, data privacy, technological impacts, cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas

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• And what I was finding, I would call and have a delivery made for materials, and the delivery truck would
• </c> And what I was finding, I would call and And what I was finding, I would call and have<00:05:53.680
• c><00:06:07.919><c> delivery</c> address and the uh and the delivery address and the uh and the delivery
• And if you board and I met with Aaliyah.
• try and bring with each other and try and bring continuity<00:06:41.600><c> to</c><00:06:41.840><c>

Bills: HB97 , HB407 , HB435 , SB361 , HB97 , HB407 , HB435

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, economic development, tax abatement, incentives, Alabama Jobs Act, Accelerate Alabama, NAICS, North American Industry Classification System, 2022 NAICS codes

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• When we get out of the way and let businesses grow and thrive, Texans and Texas win.
• There's a requirement to get label approval, both by the Tax and Trade Bureau and the Alcohol and Drug
• Enforcement Agency. ...Tax and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau at the federal level, and then
• Facilitating smoother and more efficient securities transactions.
• In market liquidity and economic efficiency.

Bills: HB511 , HB972 , HB 1035 , HB2481 , HB2723 , HB2742 , HB2894 , HB2962 , HB3077 , HB3093 , HB3307 , HB3684 , HJR67 , HJR72

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support

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• Having a third person do it basically ensures it gets done correctly and efficiently, and that's the
• homeowners associations to restrict their appearance and size.
• HB 431 would update this outdated statute and grant protections for homeowners who are trying to save
• HB 648 protects the rights of Texas homeowners to maintain their property. as they see fit and save more
• He wants to thank constituents Randy and Elena Smith for bringing this to his attention and other homeowners

Bills: HB431 , HB648 , HB 1006 , HB1926 , HB2037 , HB2468 , HB2788 , HB2791 , HB3255 , HB3260

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions

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• Plastic bags are a preventable source of plastic pollution, and together we can help protect our waterways
• , to protect consumers and public health, and protect Washington's waters.
• The grind test and the total metals tests we believe are the most protective and thorough tests.
• So I urge you to vote no to protect the health of kids and families in Washington rather than giving
• And I feel like we're doing our part to create a better energy-efficient space for our students.

Bills: SB5965 , SB6030 , SB5975 , SB5941

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: environment, retail bags, sustainability, pollution, customer impact, plastic bags, retail, waste reduction, cookware safety, lead regulation, consumer protection, interstate trade, health standards, SB 5941, Washington State Energy Code, State Building Code Council, renewable energy, solar panels, school district exemption, public school construction

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• Report that bill out as a do pass 130 and go ahead and present 2977.
• And I think we're clear that the intent is and I'll give you an example.
• and non-renewal protections for policyholders.
• And so they.
• And so for an.

Bills: HB1322 , HB2015 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB2977 , HB2981 , HB3040 , HB3055 , HB3062 , HB3087 , HB3115 , HB3134 , HB3244 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3299 , HB3304 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB3345 , HB3407 , HB3471 , HB3497 , HB3500 , HB3505 , HB3544 , HB3581 , HB3648 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB3767 , HB3906 , HB3974 , HB3982 , HB4104 , HB4105 , HB4106 , HB4107 , HB4108 , HB4126 , HB4130 , HB4139 , HB4144 , HB4170 , HB4202 , HB4226 , HB4227 , HB4236 , HB4260 , HB4343

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• and for the men and women. who fight to protect that freedom.
• And finally, omnipotent Father of mercy and grace, place your mighty. right hand of protection upon these
• The Inspectors Protecting Workers at the EPA, the public servants safeguarding our food, our air, and
• Review process with greater efficiency, transparency, Transparency and accountability in Texas state
• abuse and to create efficiencies.

Bills: HB10 , HB 12 , HB147 , HB1522 , HB422 , HB675 , HB204 , HB748 , HB912

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• Okay, and House Bill 2219.
• One of the efficiencies that it identified involved a seemingly duplicative investigation and conversation
• This is a technical corrections bill that finds efficiencies in some of the licensing and regulatory
• And another one that's been worked and worked. So we vote yes.
• talked quite a bit in this committee and elsewhere about RHCs and schools, and it became clear during

Bills: HB1544 , HB2099 , HB2185 , HB2219 , HB2253 , HB2317 , HB2318 , HB2319 , HB2350

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families

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• HB 29 seeks to enhance accountability and efficiency among those large municipally owned utilities by
• Speaker and Members, HB 1495 is designed to protect the privacy of Texas who serve on civil juries.
• Members, this is about protecting privacy, ensuring your jurors' safety, and upholding the integrity
• Simply put, HB 2723 will protect our sacred and historical burial grounds from wrongful foreclosures.
• Speaker. 658 ensures certain law enforcement are given the same protections given to other active and

Bills: HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB796 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB589 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB1360 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB2337 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2391 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB1749 , HB3109 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2001 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HCR29 , SB5 , SB262 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB 106 , HB18 , HB48 , HB27 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB2986 , HB972 , HB502 , HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB796 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB589 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB1360 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB2337 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2391 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB1749 , HB3109 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2001 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• efficiency This, I think, is a creative and really smart proposal that will improve the efficiency of
• I believe it will lead to additional efficiencies with the Pollution Control Hearings Board, and critically
• I believe it will lead to additional efficiencies with the Pollution Control Hearings Board, and critically
• Our lawn and garden supplies, like nursery pots and mulch, and household cleaning tools, indoor and outdoor
• But merely banning 6 PPD without an alternative for safety, affordability, and protecting our environment

Bills: HB2436 , HB2322 , HB2343 , HB1420 , HB2426 , HB2271 , HB2215 , HB2421 , HB2301 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: 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, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel

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• Board and State Trustees.
• portion of this legislation to eliminate the cesspools and get some of these homeowners onto alternative
• We investigate at that particular time, and if we identify it as a cesspool, then we work with the homeowner
• and probably increase the value of the home and of the neighborhood.
• And in the end, we believe this provides counties the very crucial tool, allowing them to assist homeowners

Bills: HB2029 , HB2030 , HB2096

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

Keywords: water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, grant fund, Arizona water law, A.R.S. 49-1332, water efficiency, water reuse, education programs, public outreach, rainwater harvesting, gray water, graywater, drought-resistant landscaping, xeriscaping, turf removal, groundwater recharge, aquifer health

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• And so.
• And this team is going to be solely focused on specialized data analysis related to product to protect
• become surveyors much more quickly and efficiently and a better use of their time and the board's time
• as to whether or not Section 36 applies to the co-ops, it would be efficient. and helpful to us to have
• And what I'd love to know is that five to ten percent energy efficient what that translates in megawatts

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• We do allow them to go out and engage in prosocial and positive community and recreational activities
• By directing DCYF to consider not only risk factors, but also family strengths and protective factors
• this forward, definitely looking at operational efficiencies and looking at where regulatory oversight
• It removes some unnecessary language, updates some authority to provide efficiency, and makes some changes
• This technical fix has the support of DCYF, the OHY Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Advisory

Bills: HB1544 , HB2219 , HB2253

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, Washington child care, preschool licensing, family child care, child care centers, nature-based child care, outdoor preschool, mixed-age ratios, staff-to-child ratio, group size, zero tolerance

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• Established in 2015, this day allows us to recognize the brave men and women who serve and protect in
• and protect in the and women who serve and protect in the line<00:07:57.039><c> of</c><00:07:57.199>
• </c> red tape without sacrificing quality and red tape without sacrificing quality and efficiency.<00
• Protection Committee and I had in the Protection Committee and I had in the district<00:44:42.000><c>
• </c> in protecting lives and property. in protecting lives and property.

Bills: HB5184

Keywords: manufactured housing, manufactured homes, mobile homes, affordable housing, energy efficiency, energy conservation standards, Department of Energy, HUD, Housing and Urban Development, preemption, factory-built housing, climate zones, life-cycle cost, payback period, building standards, housing affordability, energy rule rollback, federal standards, home prices, construction costs

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• We aim to continue to protect that as we have now for several decades, and I am here for any questions
• Multiply that by 22,000 homeowners and what do you have?
• Members, this bill respects local control, protects bondholders, and school finance.
• We really want to protect that senior lifestyle, as well as the overall affordability, and really protect
• This bill only applies to first-time homeowners. And that is what the bill does. Very good.

Bills: HB485 , HB1367 , HB1370 , HB1827 , HB1879 , HB2032 , HB2133 , HB2357 , HB3581 , HB3830 , HB4060 , HB4085 , HB4270 , HB4979 , HB5217 , HB5268 , HB5478 , HJR96 , HJR97 , HJR119 , HJR195 , HJR209 , SB4 , SB23 , SJR2 , SJR85 , SB 4 , SB 23 , SJR 2

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, access, affordability, public health, emergency services district, sales tax, gas and electricity, residential use, tax exemption, emergency services, gas, electricity, HB 485, ESD, use tax, residential utilities, utility tax, local option tax, Texas Health and Safety Code

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• and vibrant economy hinges on a robust, secure, and efficient information technology infrastructure.
• The bill aims to drive innovation and efficiency while safeguarding the fundamental rights and safety
• It's focused not on making everybody happy, but first and foremost, on protecting public citizens and
• , and cost efficiency.
• Today, and that does create efficiencies in many cases.

Bills: HB149 , HB252 , HB643 , HB1442 , HB1500 , HB1672 , HB1851 , HB1893 , HB2028 , HB2768 , HB2818 , HB149 , HB252

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

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• And again, House and Senate together, looking at these boards and is very much, and that's why I said
• And again, House and Senate together, looking at these boards and is very much, and that's why I said
• I'm &gt;&gt; It It does and and and thank you.
• I know you're doing what you and I support you and you know, trying to make things more efficient.

Bills: HB163 , HB344 , HB163 , HB344 , SB11 , SB92 , SB164 , HB22 , HB89 , SB227 , SB6 , SB11 , SB92 , SB164 , HB22 , HB89 , SB227 , SB6

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: income tax, research expenditures, economic development, tax deductions, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Alabama tax law, educational intervention, State Superintendent, local boards of education, subpoena, accountability, state control, property improvement, private financing, energy efficiency, capital expenditure, local government, volunteer fire departments, federally insured financial institutions, fund management

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• offense report information, showing the advanced date and time, general location, officer, and brief
• With that, I stand for questions and urge consideration and passage. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• The university's protected. The professors protected. The student is not.
• They're not protected like the university and the student is. I mean, and the professor is.
• And you know, all the labor stuff and HR stuff that goes where. A motion in a second.

Bills: HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent