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• and get that kind of done.
• This led to a conversation I was having with the school board of our local district, which the fifth
• This led, what led up to this was a conversation I was having with the school board of our local district
• They come through the State Board of Ed, but they're not great.
• whim of the bureaucrats of OSPI fundamentally infringes on the rights and freedoms of every homeschool

Bills: SB6222 , SB6263 , SB6118 , SB6261 , SB6320

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: public education, technology access, surplus hardware, digital divide, student resources, school district, public bidding, bid limits, procurement, public works, construction contracts, competitive bidding, lowest responsible bidder, small works roster, quotations, school purchasing, Washington-grown food, local food, inmate work programs, Department of Corrections

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• Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, and the strong support of this legislature.
• Governor Healey has called for a whole-of-government approach to address the state's housing crisis and
• Regardless of the source of funding, we are committed to being excellent stewards of taxpayer dollars
• This is, I know, big in numbers, but part of that is because of the nature of these projects.
• Those can be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars for a project or for a series of

Bills: H5279

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: municipal roads, bridges, transportation bond bill, infrastructure financing, capital spending, bond authorization, general obligation bonds, special obligation bonds, Commonwealth Transportation Improvement Act, road resurfacing, road repair, bridge repair, pavement, culverts, stormwater management, climate resilience, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian infrastructure, transit modernization, commuter rail

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• I'm Becky Corrin, city councilor for Las Cruces and board member of the Animal Services Center of the
• fund, is overseen by the New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine, and they make the grant decisions.
• Madam Chair, Senator, applicants submit their grant applications to the New Mexico Board of Veterinary
• Inside the Board of Veterinary Medicine, there's the Animal Sheltering Committee.
• And again, I think that part of it was getting the board in place, figuring out how the process would

Bills: SB38 , SB46 , SB18

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• It does address the issue of the dwindling number of licensed rehabbers in the state of Alabama because
• A majority, upward of over 75% of what comes into a rehabilitation center requires some sort of medical
• They are part of our ecosystem, part of our culture, and in many ways, part of our spiritual responsibility
• The problem isn't lack of opportunity, it's the lack of applications and more often a lack of willingness
• of this piece of legislation.

Bills: HB448 , HB448

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, good samaritan, injured animals, orphaned animals, debilitated wildlife, wild birds, wild animals, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, permit exemption, animal rescue, animal welfare, veterinary medicine, veterinary licensing, animal cruelty, wildlife care, rehabilitation act, non-federally protected species, endangered species

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• So by July 1st, each local Board of Education will have their wireless communication... ...have their
• come from the local Board of... ...from the local Board of Education.
• the local superintendent, and the local Board of Education, as well as the State Board of Education.
• What we're... ...State Board of Education.
• I think the State Board of Education ought to be adopting these kind of policies.

Bills: SB92 , HB9 , HB9

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, elder abuse, elder exploitation, financial exploitation, elderly person, senior abuse, probate, inheritance forfeiture, slayer statute, intestate succession, will contest, joint tenancy

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• The incarcerated that would come from a result of the passing of this bill.
• It's hard to estimate that because of the timeline of implementation of this. Follow up.
• Victim of that. We're probably one degree of separation away from it.
• I know that this is going to give a lot of victims peace of mind, knowing that they're.
• of his mother's home.

Bills: HB2947 , HB3257 , HB3264 , HB3834 , HB3940 , HB3944 , HB3979 , HB4003 , HB4118 , HB4326 , HB4346 , HB4421

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• A couple of cleanup items: I don't know which version of the agenda you have in front of you, but item
• It will be questions of the author, questions of Goodwin.
• the requirements of this act for a total cost of about $266,000.
• Questions of the author, questions of Senator Stewart.
• of a collision.

Bills: HB2053 , HB2123 , HB2603 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB3982 , HB4058 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266

Committee: Senate Aeronautics and Transportation

Keywords: outdoor advertising, transportation, state law, commercial activities, sign regulations, urban areas, turnpike, infrastructure, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, construction, bridges, motor carriers, public safety, enforcement, Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, transition period, roadside investigation, motor vehicle laws, HB2979

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• </c> that I have the privilege of chairing. that I have the privilege of chairing.
• </c><00:11:15.040><c> a</c> of the committee that was just kind of a of the committee that was just kind
• And so this is sort of representatives. And so this is sort of an<00:11:33.120><c> update.
• </c> in these kind of facilities. in these kind of facilities.
• </c> she's visited with a lot of y'all today. she's visited with a lot of y'all today.

Bills: SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435 , SB86 , SB196 , SB228 , SB231 , HB73 , HB407 , HB435

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: independent contractors, portable benefits, employee benefits, tax deductions, employment relationship, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, financial services, discrimination, social credit score, religious freedom, transparency, consumer rights, Alabama, wastewater management, public service commission

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• And just for the committee, if I might, there's been a lot of concern about portions of this piece of
• Members of the ... ...Thank you, Chairman. Members of the committee. Thank you.
• of crypto.
• You know, that obviously takes substantial reworking of some of these things. Yeah.
• crypto assets of some sort.

Bills: HB227 , HB556 , HB543 , HB542 , HB482 , HB483 , HB484

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has responded to that by setting a goal of 60% of Texans
• When the school went inactive after the war last August, our Texas State University System Board of Regents
• This is why, in 2024, the governor charged the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board with creating
• I am so appreciative. of Governor Abbott's getting this task force together because it is making a huge
• of the lives of former foster youth.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• Oliverson and I was appointed by the governor to be on the Board of Regents for the UT system, so I know
• any boards list that wasn't recognized by the Department of Education. I'm gonna have to.
• So is there any way you can provide some board of resources for where you were stating all of the ones
• Our board has voted to do so all of those accreditors on our board approved list are recognized. by the
• on the SACs board and concerns in terms of certain things. that may have been left loose out there if

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• You have in front of you a report by the Legislative Budget Board that was issued in December of 2024
• All they did was, and that's why the governor said this is kind of like playing whack-a-mole.
• And our board of directors is actually the mayor and city council for the City of Austin.
• The board members of local HFCs are typically associated with the governmental entity that created the
• However, there is no provision if the entirety of the Board of Directors has resigned or is deceased.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• You have in front of you a report by the Legislative Budget Board that was issued in December of 2024
• The Commissioner's Court is who approves our board of directors and ultimately who we are.
• Under current law, the board of directors has to call an election.
• And if the entirety of the board of directors has resigned or is deceased, obviously, this thing. has
• , you know, against the executive order of the governor.

Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• I'm here on behalf of the Patient Coalition of Washington in support of this bill.
• There's a lot of countries that are a part of that. The U.S. is not a part of that.
• There's a lot of countries that are a part of that. The U.S. is not a part of that.
• I serve on the board of the Washington Association of Designated Crisis Responders.
• And you've heard of some of those today.

Bills: SB5962 , SB6105 , SB6203 , SB6296

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: spring blade knives, knife legislation, weapon regulation, public safety, law enforcement, medical debt, garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings exemption, exempt wages, debt collection, consumer debt, student loan debt, private student loans, disposable earnings, minimum wage, writ of garnishment, exemption claim, judgment debtor, creditor

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• Bill, and I just want to flag what the Board of Veterinary Medicine said, because I think it describes
• The Board of Veterinary Medicine in the state of New Mexico has an overpopulation of cats and dogs, and
• It brings in annual revenue of $1.4 million. There's the board that allocates this.
• I can't tell you that all of the applications for the grants are reviewed by the New Mexico Board of
• Last year, the New Mexico Livestock Board undertook a felony animal cruelty investigation of a dairy

Bills: SB97 , SB55 , SB40 , SB38 , SB120 , SB113 , SB116 , SB117 , SB118

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• My name is Sally Henry, and I am a board president of the Arizona School Tuition Organization Association
• can take advantage of these sort of... ...new schemes?
• Some of them are faith-based, some of them secular, some of them special-needs schools, that kind of
• the ease of liquidation of assets at a higher price.
• Line-of-duty death is not just the loss of a spouse.

Bills: SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1044 , SB1135 , SB1136 , SB1142 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SCR1003

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

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• of this date.
• So most of the time, that's the door of the location, and hearing the layout of a potential committee
• substitute, actually seeing some of the language of a potential... ...layout of a potential committee
• Fifty percent of those individuals are people of color.
• of days.

Bills: HB1968 , HB2279 , HB2739 , HB2803 , HB3909 , HB3918 , HB4253 , HB4475 , HB5115 , HB5430

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

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• She is board certified as a diplomat of the American. American Board of Family Medicine since 2014.
• It's also home of the National Museum of the Pacific.
• The state is supplementing many of the implementation of this bill. yes many parts of it.
• I think with the support of the Lieutenant Governor and all 31 members, I can get this done.
• Chair, I announce the signing of the following of the press conference. Presence of the Senate.

Bills: SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SR62 , SR92 , SR95 , SR108 , SR110 , SR111 , SR113 , SR114 , SR117 , SR120 , SB314 , SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• I introduced this piece of legislation last year, kind of in the second half of the session, and then
• The private right-of-ways right-of-ways.
• </c> areas of the ALDOT program. areas of the ALDOT program.
• </c> Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation.
• . right-of-way. right-of-way.

Bills: HB542 , HB542

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• of the conclusion of that report unless the governor grants an extension.
• My name is Miranda Calmjoy, and I’m a health policy analyst with the Washington State Board of Health
• State Board of Health, said that Senator Alvarado asked her to share the findings of the Health Impact
• She said the board completes reviews at the request of any Washington state legislator.
• I'm here today to testify in support of our governor-approved agency request legislation, Senate Bill

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth