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• And then you can also trust a custodian, a third party, to custody it for you.
• And then you can also trust a custodian,<01:04:13.520><c> a</c><01:04:13.760><c> third</c><01:04:13.920
• , a third party to custody it custodian, a third party to custody it for<01:04:15.599><c> you.
• Is there, can you shed any light on those as third-party custodian?
• So for you as third party custodian?

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

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• They keep saying the word affordability, but yet, as Chris said, most of the time in the first third
• But in the city of Seattle, a third of the students go to private schools.
• We're now the third worst in 2024. Violent crime is going down, is going up.
• We're now the third worst in 2024. Violent crime is going up.
• that is running the party right now in this state.

Summary: House and Senate Republican leaders opened by criticizing several Democratic-backed measures they said would raise costs for Washington residents, including a utility surcharge in House Bill 2275, expanded producer responsibility for clothing, and a new tire fee in House Bill 2421. They framed the session around affordability concerns and argued that the majority was advancing taxes and fees that would make living and doing business in Washington more expensive. They also said the state should focus on transparency and accountability rather than new charges and restrictions. Much of the question period focused on immigration-related issues and public safety. The leaders condemned recent comments by Governor Ferguson and Attorney General Brown about events in Minnesota, saying the incidents should be investigated carefully without inflaming tensions. They opposed a Senate bill addressing face coverings for law enforcement and another proposal to fine the Northwest Detention Center if state inspectors are denied access, arguing both were attempts to regulate or pressure federal authorities. They also criticized a bill that would bar certain ICE agents from future law enforcement jobs in Washington, saying it would not improve public safety and would distract from the state’s shortage of officers. The leaders also discussed several other bills and policy ideas. They said a House bill limiting local anti-camping enforcement was delayed and expected back next week, with cities concerned about implementation and liability. They expressed general support for restoring College Bound funding for private universities, but said it should be handled through the budget without new taxes. They backed a bill to increase reporting and accountability for nonprofit and housing-related programs, citing concerns about fraud and misuse of public funds. They also strongly opposed a bill they said would make the initiative process harder, calling it undemocratic and a continued effort to reduce voter influence.

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• This bill is on the third read consent calendar. Happy to answer any questions.
• HB 2411 is on the third-read consent calendar. Questions for staff?
• The bill is on the third-read consent calendar.
• new mining units, aggregate mining units, or exploration operations to include a cash deposit with a third-party
• escrow or trust account.

Summary: The meeting was a rapid bill review caucus with the chair emphasizing a hard stop before 11 a.m. and asking members to keep questions brief. A large number of bills were introduced or summarized, with many placed on third-read consent or consent calendars and several receiving brief sponsor explanations. The topics ranged widely, but much of the discussion centered on artificial intelligence, education, health care, water policy, state land management, commerce, transportation, public safety, and local government finance. In the AI and education sections, members heard bills requiring disclosure when minors interact with AI, allowing AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, creating an AI education program, recognizing certain AI communications as privileged, and requiring schools to teach AI ethics and basic prompting. Other education measures addressed superintendent employment rules, school district oversight, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal and prenatal development standards, and a resolution expanding race- and ethnicity-based nondiscrimination rules in public education. Health-related bills included funding and oversight for ESA administration, childhood cancer research grants, health facility licensure and complaint timelines, a firefighter cancer registry, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and a bill criminalizing nonconsensual abortion-inducing drugs. The committee also reviewed many land, water, and natural resources bills, including measures on groundwater transportation fees, assured water supply reviews, water hauling, state land audits and oversight, solar and mining land-use mapping, and state land disposition planning. Several bills focused on wildlife and ranching, such as landowner permits for deer and wolves, expanding predatory animal definitions, and a memorial urging federal reform of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Transportation and public safety bills covered towing regulation, DUI interlock rules, motorcycle lane splitting/filtering, digital driver licenses, and a resolution on tax and fee increases for municipalities and counties. Members asked a number of questions on controversial items, especially the municipal tax/fee moratorium, water policy, and state land governance, but no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply advanced or noted as consent-calendar measures, with one bill (HB 2913) being pulled from consent for further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Third, DTSC is more fiscally stable than it was before reform.
• Second, public engagement and trust.
• Public trust remains fragile and must continue to be earned.
• Trust that hazardous waste will be managed safely.
• Trust that communities will have a meaningful voice.

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• How do you handle a third party, somebody in a third-party buy it?
• How do you handle a third party, somebody in third party buy it?
• We have some third reads. You didn't even seem to be breathing heavy, so. I hide it well, sir.
• policy and party strategy closely align.
• And I would just like to make a comment about minority party representation.

Bills: HB2051 , HB2114 , HB2127 , HB2134 , HB2207 , HB2574 , HB2700 , HB2800 , HB2916

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion

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• What we found is some of these third-party groups are making decisions on actual parenting time, and
• And it has a 50-cent fee baked into it that goes to the Idaho Heritage Trust Fund.
• And it has a 50-cent fee baked into it that goes to the Idaho Heritage Trust Fund.
• So we got all the parties together and came up with this approach.
• So we got all the parties together and came up with this approach.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• Rank of electrician's mate, third class petty officer.
• Not what my party stands for.
• By centralizing a third... Concerns on each of these fronts.
• I'm a native Floridian and also a third-generation educator.
• It is a moral trust, and we have to continue to work to build that trust.

Bills: S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

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• It would give the option of the factory-built housing developer to actually use a third party to do the
• One important aspect of this bill is that it makes it possible for the state's third-party inspectors
• the committee, but I wanted to second what the others have said, particularly around the access to third-party
• I believe you have a third bill. I do. And that is item number 21, maybe 2578.
• There is not a third option.

Summary: The committee hearing covered a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with the chair repeatedly noting the committee was operating without a quorum for much of the meeting. Several measures were heard with no opposition, including AB 2639 on Merced County flood control coordination, AB 1788 on allowing best-value contracting for general law cities and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, AB 2058 on reducing duplicative permitting and inspection costs for factory-built housing, AB 2576 on clarifying historic resource protections in a housing law, AB 2568 on increasing the compensation cap for water district board members, AB 2224 on updating county recorder fees and requiring electronic recording, AB 2469 on water-supply review and cost responsibility for data centers, and AB 2397 on requiring local governments to justify denials of certain housing-finance decisions. Most of these bills were presented as targeted fixes to improve efficiency, reduce delays, or modernize outdated statutes, and the authors generally requested aye votes and noted committee amendments where applicable. The most extended debate centered on AB 1751, which would streamline approval of qualifying townhome projects while setting a $28 hourly minimum wage floor for construction workers on covered private projects. Supporters argued the bill would expand homeownership opportunities, raise wages for largely non-union residential workers, and preserve existing prevailing wage law while adding enforcement tools and developer liability. Opponents, including several building trades and labor organizations, argued it would undercut prevailing wage standards, create a race to the bottom, and potentially affect wage-setting more broadly. Committee members asked detailed questions about land-use barriers, the relationship to prevailing wage, and whether the bill would affect unionized work; the author and supporters responded that it applies narrowly to private for-sale townhome projects and does not alter prevailing wage requirements. AB 2469 also drew a substantive split. Supporters said data centers should be required to provide water-supply assessments before approval, pay for infrastructure they trigger, and account for impacts on overdrafted groundwater basins and local ratepayers. Opponents from the Chamber of Commerce, Data Center Coalition, counties, and tech groups argued existing law already covers water planning, that the bill imposes unique and burdensome requirements on one industry, and that some reporting provisions could raise security concerns. The author responded that the bill is about front-end planning and local accountability, not daily reporting, and emphasized the hyperlocal strain data centers can place on small water systems. No final votes were taken during the hearing because the committee lacked a quorum, though members repeatedly indicated support or intent to vote aye once a quorum was present.

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• The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties
• </c> Colorado's third congressional district. Colorado's third congressional district.
• The Republican Party has become the party of fascism. Full stop.
• </c><03:03:36.319><c> A</c><03:03:36.479><c> party</c> talk about the Republican party.
• A party talk about the Republican party.

Bills: HB6955 , HB8800 , HR1118

Keywords: banking reform, financial institutions, community banks, credit unions, regulatory relief, economic stability, mergers and acquisitions, supervisory practices, CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program, National CACFP Week, child nutrition, school meals, after-school meals, Head Start, child care, day care, adult day care, emergency shelters, military child care

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• Magistrates are decisions to third parties. Correct.
• I mean, I think there has to be some element there of a disinterested third party so that person isn't
• </c> disinterested third party so that person disinterested third party so that person isn't<00:22:03.480
• party being able to come in.
• party being able to come in.

Committee: House Judiciary

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• trust land.
• The third problem we identified was that the department did not inspect state trust land for some mineral-related
• The third problem we identified was that the department did not inspect state trust land for some mineral
• Representative Martinez touched on third-party consultants, and it was mentioned that they're used for
• Do you have any other third-party contractors that you use? Madam Chair, Mr.

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• Veterans are very singular in their mission, and they need to be able to trust you.
• Veterans are very singular in their mission, and they need to be able to trust you.
• So it seemed to me that that would be a better way of delivering the service, as opposed to third party
• understand the requirements of what an intake would look like and how to do a warm handoff with these third-party
• So us doing the third-party advocacy and liaison, I think, is the best course for us and leave the oversight

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met with a quorum and heard two bills from Representative Martinez. House Bill 56 would appropriate $1 million to the Department of Veterans Services to expand behavioral health and suicide prevention efforts for veterans. Supporters, including the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Veterans Services, the Disability Coalition, New Mexico Professional Firefighters, the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus, and NAMI New Mexico, said the funding would help veterans navigate a difficult system, improve outreach in rural areas, and address New Mexico’s high veteran suicide rate and related alcohol and drug deaths. Committee members asked about whether the program was new or an expansion of an existing effort, how services would be delivered, and whether outreach would reach homeless and rural veterans. The secretary explained that the bill would augment an existing Suicide Prevention Act program, use contracts with outside providers rather than direct services, and require two term employees for contract management and outreach. The committee voted 7-1 to give HB 56 a due pass and send it to the next committee. The committee then heard House Bill 55, which would create an income tax deduction for retirement income earned by first responders, similar to an existing benefit for military retirees. Supporters argued it would help recruit and retain firefighters, law enforcement, and other first responders, and could encourage retirees to move to New Mexico and contribute economically. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal impact, the lack of a sunset, the narrow definition of first responder, and Taxation and Revenue Department concerns that the bill could reduce general fund revenue by about $6.1 million in the first year and might not attract retirees on its own. The sponsor said he had not yet met with Tax and Rev but would do so, and noted he was open to a sunset if it helped the bill move forward. Despite concerns, the committee voted 7-1 to pass HB 55 to the next committee, with members explaining their votes and emphasizing that the bill would receive further vetting in Tax and Revenue.

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• third time by<00:07:39.760><c> title</c><00:07:40.680><c> and</c><00:07:41.000><c> sponsor</c><00:07
• </c> orders of the day, read for the third orders of the day, read for the third time<00:07:49.120><c
• </c><00:16:12.360><c> that</c> shoulder of the highway, trusting that shoulder of the highway, trusting
• </c> orders of the day, read for the third orders of the day, read for the third time<00:22:31.520><c

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• I mean, not that I don't trust my staff or I wouldn't trust anyone else; I trust them fully.
• And you don't have to trust me on that.
• And the party has always had issues.
• You can't just necessarily trust.
• That creates a trust gap.

Committee: House Elections

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• of general fund (sorry, about a third of general fund revenues).
• So I hired a third-party consultant.
• Madam Chair and Representative, the third-party consultants took a look at that as well and said that
• And are you guys having that discussion at the party?
• And, Madam Chair, I'm wondering how long is the waitlist for a third-party investment in the state?

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Third, the bill provides for security assessments by a sergeant at arms, as back...
• After significant effort, the parties agreed upon a solution that avoided litigation.
• It's critical that our elected officials, no matter their political party, feel safe to interact with
• Transparency supports public trust in government.
• Third, the requirement that a grand jury's report not identify or criticize any individual Third, the

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with House Bill 2333, which would expand protections for elected officials, candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants by allowing address confidentiality, redacting campaign and property records, increasing some penalties for threats, and authorizing security assessments and reimbursement for personal security measures. The prime sponsor and supporters described rising political violence and personal threats, while opponents and agency staff raised concerns about implementation, constitutional issues, public-records transparency, costs, and whether the bill would actually prevent determined actors from finding addresses through other sources. The Secretary of State’s office, county officials, and the Public Disclosure Commission said the bill would create major logistical and fiscal challenges, while prosecutors, judges, and advocacy groups testified that the protections were needed for safety and retention in public service. House Bill 2176 would make collaborative drug therapy agreements confidential under the Public Records Act except when the agreement is the basis for a disciplinary action, in which case only relevant information would be disclosed with personal information redacted. The sponsor and supporters, including pharmacists, physicians, and reproductive-health advocates, said the bill would protect clinicians from harassment and out-of-state targeting while preserving accountability for misconduct. News media representatives and open-government advocates said the underlying agreements should remain accessible only in limited circumstances and emphasized the balance between privacy and transparency. Committee members also discussed how the bill would affect access to the agreements and the scope of disclosure. House Bill 2120 would eliminate two JLARC reporting requirements: the biennial report on municipal lodging-tax revenues and the periodic evaluation of the training benefits program. The bill’s sponsor and JLARC leadership described it as a cost-saving measure that would free staff for other audits, while the hospitality industry supported tourism funding but warned that the lodging-tax report provides useful oversight and accountability. The committee also received staff briefings on House Bill 2244, which would implement multiple Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee recommendations by changing confidentiality rules in 13 areas, including grand jury reports, accident reports, driver case records, certain health and social-service records, corporate interrogatories, family court files, and other records.

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• </c> treatment to similarly situated parties. treatment to similarly situated parties.
• </c><01:07:20.000><c> together</c> try to bring all the parties together try to bring all the parties
• </c> Senate Bill number 38 is on third Senate Bill number 38 is on third reading<01:35:17.960><c> and
• ><c> attorney-client</c> and trusts, fiduciaries, attorney-client and trusts, fiduciaries, attorney-client
• </c> Senate Bill number 395 is on third Senate Bill number 395 is on third reading<01:40:37.880><c> and

Transcript Highlights:

• Not when a president, regardless of party—it's applicable to both parties.
• the party.
• I don't vote for a party.
• party in the U.S.
• Calling the party a party of pedophiles and things of that nature is totally inappropriate.

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• The clerk will give the bill its third reading. Third reading, Senate File number 2216.
• Third reading, Senate File Number 2298, as amended. Third reading. Any further discussion?
• This is my third...
• The clerk will give the bill its third reading. Third reading. House Bill 2309 as amended.
• The I-90 party is going on right now.

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• At least one party has to be active duty military, at least one party has to be a New Hampshire resident
• </c> narrowly as possible at least one party narrowly as possible at least one party has<01:33:05.639
• </c> advantage to the Democratic party advantage to the Democratic party believe<03:44:00.600><c> me<
• <03:46:34.640><c> in</c><03:46:34.800><c> the</c><03:46:34.920><c> voting</c> trust in the voting trust
• </c> seek competent advice but they trust seek competent advice but they trust each<05:11:19.120><c>