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• Transportation projects are a major cause of wildlife deaths in the state of California and a major contributor
• Obstacles to wildlife movement are also a major threat to public safety.
• There was many rules at the shelter, and you could be exited if you didn't follow them.
• I see that the majority of everyone, the overwhelming majority of everyone who's been here all day throughout
• I want to definitely thank the Majority Leader for leadership on this bill.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.

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• That's the vast majority of those funds.
• Or is it appropriated and parameters could change?
• What is considered serve continues to change.
• Changes to the process and the potential complexity of the process, if the changes are not well understood
• And we've changed the process on them, too.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:10:05.000> his collaboration and positive change his collaboration and positive change
• What he actually said was the ruling was that it would require a change in law, quote, elevating de facto
• <01:26:07.800> the that as a fact but instead change the that as a fact but instead change
• was that it would require a ruling was that it would require a change<01:26:50.679> in<01:26:
• <01:28:55.400> 20 ordered puru to Clause 8 of rule 20 ordered puru to Clause 8 of rule 20

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• or why there's a speed change.
• > change.
• <00:59:05.839> Uh there's a speed change. Uh there's a speed change.
• So, that's understand basic rules.
• >> Madame Majority floor leader. >> Madame Majority floor leader.

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• Assistant Majority Leader Garcia moves and Mr.
• I move to suspend Assembly Rule 169.
• Vote changes at the dais. Vote change, Harabedian, AB 481, aye to not voting.
• Vote change, AB 1466, aye, to not voting. Vote change, Assemblymember Nguyen.
• Vote change, Caloza, AB 97I2, not voting. Vote change, Assemblymember Caloza. AB 97I2, not voting.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:13:19.360> in majority to a three-fifths majority in majority to a three-fifths majority
• be a change and um and this also changes be a change and um and this also changes kind<00:20:44.000
• The principal can change.
• for specific purposes or approve a budget, that the majority should rule.
• for specific purposes or approve a budget, that the majority should rule.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I move to suspend the rules to withdraw AJR.
• Once again, the majority leader is asking for a no vote.
• The Majority Leader is asking for an aye vote. All members vote.
• And so what I'm simply saying is that the game has changed.
• Majority Leader Aguilar-Curry.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So what has changed?
• But today, it's coming up under rule because a lot has changed since last year.
• <04:18:07.520> But under suspension of the rules. But under suspension of the rules.
• rule because a<04:18:09.760> lot<04:18:09.920> has<04:18:10.239> changed<04:18:
• c> only<07:19:02.718> to<07:19:02.958> my major major contribution not only to my major

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We prioritized rules and created a rules team to not only get rule review and rulemaking current, but
• The rules team continues to work on policy and procedures to institutionalize the rule review and rulemaking
• A majority of that is leased for grazing.
• So did you change the use of those leases that Fontamonte had?
• I think that the majority have been in these seats.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• Are there any changes?
• this act actually changes any of that. this act actually changes any of that.
• Well, do you want to have a rules Well, do you want to have a rules committee?
• Rules committee.
• >> majority vote. >> majority vote. >> All<02:16:16.960> right.

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:07:45.759> League We will also welcome Major League We will also welcome Major League
• <00:08:24.800> League to the generosity of the Major League to the generosity of the Major
• These rules would have required health plans to make changes when they are providing inadequate access
• But we can change that.
• But we can change that. My solution. But we can change that.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I previously referred to special meeting rules. It should be special rules of order.
• I previously referred to special meeting rules. It should be special rules of order.
• Special rules of order.
• right now because it will need to change when the code changes?
• it will need to change when the code<01:41:49.600> changes.

Bills: HB1697, HB1678, HB1679, HB2282, HB1940, HB1671, HB1481, HB2015, HB2207, HB2486

Keywords: natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• That would require a major change to the title of the bill.
• It doesn't require a major change in the amendment. It doesn't introduce an independent question.
• If you think following the rules is important, follow the rules.
• The ruling of the Speaker, and the ruling, the text of the Supplemental Agreement rule that one member
• We are here to interpret rules. This is a very plain rule.

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• Relative to one source of the revenues that we are using, that could not happen by our rules on the floor
• could not happen um by our rules could not happen um by our rules couldn't<00:02:10.479> happen
• We've had more than one discussion about it, and I agreed to make that change here.
• The representatives from the League of Cities and county organizations are aware of that change.
• We've had more than one discussion about it, and I agreed to make that change here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What is unknown is, if you change the sourcing rules. exactly which cities will, some cities we're pretty
• HB 134 will unilaterally and unfairly change the rules.
• Prior to that, the statute that we're changing, that this bill perhaps changes.
• You can't change the local government code with a sales tax rule and And if Chapter 380 agreements were
• Revise the rule. During the pendency of our litigation, the agency revised the rule four times.

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• To conclude, Communist China doesn't play by the rules.
• I think those are the rules. That's how it works.
• The vast majority of frauds are not even reported.
• But there's no rule of law in Hong Kong.
• There's no rule of law in mainland China that stands up to our rule of law.

Keywords: Chinese Communist Party, retirement security, investment risks, SEC enforcement, Bipartisan action

Summary: The meeting primarily addressed concerns regarding the impact of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on American investments and the financial security of retirees. The chair discussed legislation aimed at ensuring the protection of American investors against the risks posed by Chinese companies. There was a consensus among the members regarding the necessity to enforce existing policies that require compliance from foreign companies wishing to trade on American exchanges. The discussion included testimony from various stakeholders highlighting the urgent need to limit exposure to the CCP in retirement portfolios. Additionally, there were calls for increased accountability of regulatory bodies such as the SEC to better shield American investors from potential loss.

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• pursuant to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. pursuant to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr.
• We also have a rule.
• pursuant to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. pursuant to rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr.
• rule the amendment out of order. rule the amendment out of order.
• Senator uh Guttenhagen before I rule. Senator uh Guttenhagen before I rule.

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• You’re obviously making multiple changes to land growth regulations and rules across the state.
• They are the ones that change your density, change your intensity.
• They are the ones that change your density, change your intensity.
• And when it got to Rules, about half of this body got an opportunity to look at it, to amend it, to change
• Are there things that we could change? Absolutely. I look forward to changing this.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions of guests and staff. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on several bills, including transportation facility designations (SB 628), affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (HB 1389), utility services (HB 1451), education (HB 1279 substituted for SB 7038), data centers (SB 484), and land use/development regulations (SB 208/HB 399). Several other measures were temporarily postponed, including education, emergency services, and environmental rule ratification bills. On SB 628, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-4. On the affordable housing bill, senators discussed the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including a new provision allowing certain affordable housing on religious institution property, removal of accessory dwelling unit language, and changes to tax exemption and expiration provisions; the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 35-0. On the utility services bill, the House amendment shortened the surcharge phase-out timeline and advanced reporting dates; the Senate concurred and passed the bill 30-6. The education package was substituted with the House companion, amended to include agreed-upon provisions on student health and safety, early learning, math, virtual instruction, career and technical education, school choice, accountability, tuition protections, and financial aid, and passed 36-1. The data centers bill drew extensive debate over transparency and ratepayer protections. Senators questioned the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the 12-month confidentiality period, and whether costs could be shifted to residential and commercial customers. Supporters said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections and maintained local land-use authority, while critics objected to the loss of transparency and the possibility of local NDAs. After debate, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-6. The land use and development bill generated the most contentious discussion. Amendments addressed a Fontainebleau/Miami Beach resort water park issue, a sunset provision, and a major rural boundary/property rights proposal affecting counties such as Orange and Seminole. Senators debated whether the rural boundary language protected property rights or undermined local planning and environmental safeguards, with concerns raised about takings, county liability, and the use of an Attorney General opinion. The transcript cuts off during extended debate on that amendment, so no final vote on the land use bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• a handicap person and change so because we have person and change so because we have person and change
• so I could change but going to change so I could change but going to change so I could change but because
• e or the person being changed is change e or the person being changed is change e or the person being
• the majority got in the seen it when the majority got in the seen it when the majority got in the majority
• now uh we got major now uh we got major problems major problems on my up there problems major problems

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
• We have a major planning process, which is our third major. second major responsibility, and then finance
• We have population changes. changes and all of those things are incorporated into our state water plan
• We're finishing up our rules on that, anticipating additional funds.
• Regardless, number three, the planning rule sync-up bill. Currently we...

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