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• I don't like speed limits. Huh? I said, I don't like speed limits, but go ahead.
• and members of Congress—term limits.
• For a limited convention that would only consider specific amendments.
• There is no term limit amendment in the Constitution.
• A balanced budget amendment, maybe they should have done term limits.

Bills: HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

Bills: HB247 , HB317 , HB318 , HB253 , HB271 , HB135 , HB247 , HB317 , HB318 , HB253 , HB271 , HB135

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, age verification, parental consent, consumer protection, app store regulations, data privacy, Internet filters, digital safety, minors protection, civil liability, device manufacturers, obscenity, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption

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• Local government impacts are indeterminate, which is potentially limited to no cost for jurisdictions
• But if you're a first-generation student or have limited access to resources, this is a problem.
• always help students reach where they want to be and reach their full potential instead of being limited
• As a district, we cannot support unfunded mandates that divert limited resources away from the classroom
• There's no limiting language that says it has to be one or the other or it can't be both. Okay.

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

Bills: HB517 , SB110

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response, contract locator

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• accurately reflects the vehicle's actual roadway footprint while fully preserving vehicle length limits
• For years, we've been limited by the current RCW guidelines preventing us and other RV dealers from selling
• Washington is the only state preventing Washington RV dealers from selling 46-foot fifth wheels, which limits
• is a self-performance maximum that the GCCM contractor can do on a particular project, and that's limited
• Supplier selection could be limited because past inclusion of small and disadvantaged businesses in your

Bills: HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2552

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: HB 2467, fifth-wheel travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, travel trailer, RV, recreational vehicle, trailer length, vehicle length limits, oversize vehicle, truck and trailer, tractor-semitrailer, semi-trailer, kingpin, Washington RCW, Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway safety, commercial trucking, towing, motor home

Bills: HCR6 , SSB3023 , SF506

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: weight limit, motor vehicles, interstate system, Iowa, transportation, federal law, drivers license, technology, electronic records, safety, motor vehicle, accident reporting, data privacy, agriculture, farm products, raw farm products, overweight trucks, gross weight exemption, motor carrier, highway transportation

Bills: HB586 , SB107 , HB619 , HB586 , SB107 , HB619

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax

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• Public testimony will be limited to three minutes per speaker.
• So county employees... ...they're very limited.
• Counties are really limited on what they're allowed to do without the state's blessing.
• It severely limits our authority that we don't have law enforcement officers on premises.
• But some may balk at the $50,000 limit, which is kind of what I did.

Bills: HB334 , HB583 , HB605 , HB1327 , HB1646 , HB2115 , HB2379

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties

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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• it back in the plumber's, under the plumber's board, as well as it replaces a residential plumber limited
• It requires annual disbursements after an audit and allows certain residential plumber limited licensees
• after deleting all the language, it gets into the hours, and it replaces the residential plumbers limited
• Under Section 1377 definitions, it removes the definition of residential limited plumber and amends the

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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• of the structure and was weight-limited to eight tons in July of 2024.
• And that weight limit... ...in July of 2024.
• And that weight limit prompted WSDOT to declare an emergency.
• The current statutory limits were last adjusted in 2005.
• was limited at $60,000, and then in an emergency, $100,000.

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• </c> causes of permitting delays is limited causes of permitting delays is limited capacity<00:48:20.960
• </c> and uh that improve upon it by limiting and uh that improve upon it by limiting what<01:46:00.000
• </c> While our land managers have limited While our land managers have limited discretion<02:24:24.479
• They refused to limit the free.

Bills: HR498 , HR845 , HR1366 , HB4776

Keywords: antisemitism, Jewish safety, civil rights, hate crimes, freedom of expression, political protest, drowsy driving, road safety, public awareness, preventative measures, traffic accidents, NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act, environmental review, permitting reform, permit streamlining, infrastructure, economic development, federal agencies, categorical exclusion

Bills: HB206 , HB 1238 , HB2890 , HB2970

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, injection wells, environmental regulation, water quality, site inspection, geoscientist, satellite imagery, interstate compact, liquefied natural gas, energy resources, Gulf Coast, regulatory coordination, HB 2970, Gulf Coast Protection District, Special District Local Laws Code, governor appointment

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and took up several bills, mostly as pending business. HB 1089, creating the Gulf Coast Protection Account to be administered by the General Land Office, was laid out as the House companion to SB 795; Senator Alvarado moved it be reported favorably, and it passed the committee 8-0. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for HB 2970 and then reported it favorably 9-0, despite the motion wording recommending the substitute in lieu of the original bill. HB 2890, HB 1238, and HB 206 were each laid out and reported favorably to the full Senate by 9-0 votes. For each bill reported favorably, members also approved motions to place the bill on the local and uncontested calendar, with no objections. The transcript reflects brief procedural repetition and some garbled audio, but the actions are clear: the committee advanced all measures considered during the meeting without recorded opposition. The chair then announced there was no further business and the committee stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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• that only require limited support to achieve these goals.
• a monthly limit.
• Um so keeping within the monthly limit.
• </c> the implementation of the limit the implementation of the limit and<00:41:59.440><c> then</c><00
• So is there any limit on the Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF3526 , HF3375 , HF3469

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year

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• What do the initials RCL, which stand for revenue control limit, are those somebody's initials also?
• This bill also specifies that bona fide association qualifications and requirements do not limit or prohibit
• This bill also specifies that a bona fide association qualifications and requirements do not limit or
• Chairman, Senator Epstein, right now these plans are limited to specific employers based on a geographic

Bills: HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2120 , HB2138 , HB2173 , HB2273 , HB2693 , HB2786

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• If L&I limits the maximum premium rate increase for any class below that actuarially indicated rate,
• rate for the classification would have been had a maximum increase limitation not been set, and the
• premium rate increase imposed upon other risk classes as a result of the limitation.
• And also, we don’t want to wipe out L&I’s total limitation on what they can and can’t do.
• A limited ability to raise money and fund their cities and counties.

Bills: SB6136 , SB6188 , SB5944

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training

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• There is very limited intervention for these juveniles on a pretrial basis.
• But because of Washington sentencing laws, the judge's options were limited.
• But because of Washington sentencing laws, the judge's options were limited.
• We have limited safe harbor. We have the open door to whatever happens in terms of sentencing.
• We think it should be limited to a first offense. I'm out of time. We have a few other things.

Bills: HB2389 , HB2456

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid, juvenile confinement, juvenile prison, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health treatment, substance use disorder, chemical dependency, trauma-informed care, racial disparities, equity

Bills: SB241 , SB241

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• Currently, we are in the throes of constructing the piers within the project limits, so activity is well
• Currently, we are in the throes of constructing the peers within the project limits.
• So the potential for limited contractor resources is also a potential risk.
• areas, this surrounding land use context has changed over time, but we haven't changed the speed limits
• Thank you for your leadership on lowering the blood alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 to 0.05; that

Bills: SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6238 , SB5824 , SB6110 , SB5839 , SB6032 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, disability, parking privileges, accessibility, special parking, local government, oil tankers, restricted waters, environmental safety, maritime regulations, state law, fifth-wheel, travel trailers, vehicle regulation, transportation

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• how much overweight, what I guess 80,000 pounds is, is the Luis Bazan: 80,000 pounds is the current limit
• In 2005, Senate Bill 619 specified that vehicle weight limits do not apply to a vehicle or combination
• It also adds a cap of 125,000 pounds to the vehicles subject to the vehicle weight limit exemption.
• This bill addresses the maximum weight limits for vehicles traveling on public highways near the Pharr
• You talked about the 7-year limit, so you must have some idea what the population is there.

Bills: HB2026 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2560 , HB3510 , HB3966 , HB3986 , HB4429 , HB5436 , SB3062

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of mostly local transportation and memorial designation bills. Several measures would rename highway segments in honor of fallen service members or public servants, including HB 2026 (Gary C. Johnston memorial highways in Archer County), HB 4429 (McIlroy Family Memorial Highway in Blanco and Burnet counties), SB 3062 (Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway in Panola County), HB 3510 (Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway in Brazos County), and HB 3986 (Corporal Speedy Espiriueta Memorial Highway in Mission). The committee also heard HB 2560, which would create an optional county-road “adopt-a-road” style program allowing donations for county road repair and maintenance. Two bills drew more substantive policy discussion. HB 2427 and HB 2455 concerned oversized/overweight freight corridors and permit authority in Hidalgo County tied to cross-border trade near the FARR International Bridge. Supporters, including the bridge director, said the measures would correct prior road descriptions, put existing TxDOT actions into statute, improve truck routing, and support trade and bridge expansion. The committee substitute for HB 2427 also removed Roma permit language, barred certain hazardous-material permits, raised permit fees, required local cost responsibility for road maintenance, and made the bill contingent on SB 2949. HB 5436 would allow licensed automotive recyclers to buy certain older, long-unregistered vehicles for dismantling or scrap without a title, with reporting, lienholder notice, and anti-theft safeguards; recyclers and dealers supported it as a way to curb illegal untitled-vehicle sales and VIN cloning. HB 3966, authored by Sen. Alvarado, was the most contested bill. It would require commercial passenger bus companies to mail advance notice to residents within one mile before opening a new stop or terminal. Alvarado said the bill responded to the relocation of a Greyhound terminal into a Houston neighborhood without notice and to resulting crime and nuisance concerns. Greyhound opposed the bill, arguing the notice requirement would be burdensome and could delay emergency relocations during hurricanes, flooding, or lease changes. After testimony, the committee voted to report most bills favorably, with HB 3966 passing on a 5-2 vote; the other reported bills passed unanimously. Several bills were also placed on the local and uncontested calendar, and the committee recessed to the call of the chair.