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• Privacy protections delayed are privacy protections denied.
• For our clients, these protections are not abstract.
• We do wish the implementation date were sooner, since these protections are urgently needed.
• bill takes a big step in protecting residents by sealing records.
• But this bill extends those privacy protections to all Washingtonians.

Bills: SB6252 , SB6265 , SB6081

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transit support grant, free transit, fare-free transit, zero-fare policy, community college students, technical college students, public transportation, youth transit, student transportation, Washington State, Department of Transportation, local sales tax, voter-approved sales tax, equity, environmental justice, low-barrier access, bus pass, rail transit, public transit agency, transit agency grants

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• So from protecting habitat to rare plants and animal species, and to protecting even unique geologic
• This is really to protect Washington's working lands.
• This account can be used for items like easements to acquire in perpetuity the protection of these lands
• For items like easements to acquire in perpetuity the protection of these lands, as well as upgrading
• to it and can be anywhere from a very... for items like easements to acquire in perpetuity the protection

Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB2470, school construction assistance, capital budget, school facilities, on-base schools, military base schools, military installations, public school construction, school plant projects, state funding assistance, superintendent of public instruction, OSPI, school capital funding, instructional space, school district construction, alternative learning experience, ALE, free and reduced-price meals, special housing burden, district growth

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• So I urge your adoption of this amendment to protect the food assistance of low-income Washingtonians
• And so under this bill, we're just looking at how do we protect the bargaining rights of workers and
• We're trying to protect workers. And this is a...
• So what this amendment is really driving at is how do we protect what the bill is trying to protect,
• So what this amendment is really driving at is how do we protect what the bill is trying to protect,

Bills: HB2565 , HB1607 , HB2254 , HB2385 , HB2531 , HB2543

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment

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• to protect me from financial<00:19:58.320><c> stress</c><00:19:58.640><c> until</c><00:19:58.960><c>
• Please oppose HF2634<00:21:08.000><c> and</c><00:21:08.240><c> protect</c><00:21:08.480><c> the</c><00
• and protect the promise Minnesota made<00:21:09.760><c> to</c><00:21:09.840><c> its</c><00:21:10.080
• Through the clinic, we both develop student skills and knowledge, and we help protect our community.
• </c><00:48:21.440><c> our</c> and knowledge and we help protect our and knowledge and we help protect

Bills: HF2634 , HF2241 , HF2649 , HF2520 , HF2610

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• </c><01:03:14.000><c> all</c> guard rails in place to protect all guard rails in place to protect all
• their land, protect their families, protect their economic well-being, and protect freedom.
• their land, protect their families, protect their economic well-being, and protect freedom.
• Ukrainians who, like us, want to protect their land, protect their families, protect their economic well-being
• , and protect freedom.

Bills: HR881 , HB1503

Keywords: immigration, law enforcement, ICE, border protection, violence, security threats, forced organ harvesting, trafficking, human rights, organ donation, sanctions, international law

Bills: HF719 , HF2484 , HF2486

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities

Bills: SSB3088 , SF586 , SF54 , SF2157 , SSB3115 , SSB3156 , SSB3167 , SSB3161 , SSB3147 , SSB3155 , SF2161 , SF2263 , SF2257 , SSB3165

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: DNA collection, DNA profiling, DNA database, DNA data bank, criminal investigation, arrest DNA, felony arrest, aggravated misdemeanor, expungement, DNA expungement, cold cases, cold case funding, Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, public safety, forensic genetics, criminal justice reform, law enforcement, suspect identification, Iowa Code chapter 81

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• In the law, we specifically protected public schools and charter schools, but we did not protect private
• So this is a consumer protection bill. I like to call them constituent protection bills.
• This is SB315, which is a protection for each of our individual DNA.
• The intent of the bill is absolutely the protection of DNA data.
• I would like to make clear I am in support of genetic protection of our DNA.

Bills: SB315 , SB584 , SB1228 , SB1484 , SB1860 , SB1802

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination

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• In a protective order case, they can't get the protective order to be revisited.
• There were no protective orders.
• Victims are protected.
• And I believe that if a person wishes to file a protection, If a person wishes to have a protective order
• In some ways, I think CPS parents get even more protections. Protection.

Bills: HCR16 , HB782 , HB2159 , HB2288 , HB3281 , HB3819 , HB4656 , HB4696 , HB5494 , HCR16

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• </c> Minnesota deserves these protections. Minnesota deserves these protections.
• </c><01:08:23.359><c> So</c> their protection as well. So their protection as well.
• </c> to protect information. That's my goal. to protect information. That's my goal.
• </c> this protection would apply to. this protection would apply to.
• </c> in society versus protection of data. in society versus protection of data.

Bills: HF1027 , HF2226 , HF1916 , HF1915 , HF1567 , HF1986

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• protection.
• SB 293 by Kaufman relates to the discipline of judges in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for
• SB 916 by Zaffirini concerns consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by
• HB 1094 by Lambert, relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
• SB 293 by Kaufman relates to the discipline of judges in the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Bills: HJR99 , HB1399 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HCR35 , SB14 , HB 12 , HB1522 , HB422 , HB675 , HB204 , HB748 , HB912 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HCR35 , HCR123 , HCR124 , HR57 , HR87 , HR111 , HR228 , HR230 , HR322 , HR624 , HR625 , HR626 , HR627 , HR628 , HR630 , HR631 , HR634 , HR635 , HR636 , HR637 , HR638 , HR639 , HR640 , HR645 , HR646 , HR648 , HR649 , HR651 , HR652 , HR653 , HR654 , HR664 , HR665 , HR668 , HR675 , HR676 , HR678 , HR679 , HR680 , HR683 , HR686 , HR688 , HR689 , HR694 , HR695 , HR697 , HR698 , HR699 , HR472 , HR622 , HR632 , HR633 , HR643 , HR655 , HR657 , HR660 , HR661 , HR662 , HR663 , HR667 , HR670 , HR674 , HR681 , HR682 , HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

Bills: HF3228 , HF475

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, statue replacement, Hubert H. Humphrey, national commemoration, civil rights, Minnesota history

Bills: HF1646 , HF2443

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

Bills: HB150

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: improvement district, special assessment, assessment lien, public infrastructure, bond financing, bond interest rate, county commission, tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, ad valorem tax, tax lien, tax sale, foreclosure, delinquent taxes, municipal finance, public improvements, infrastructure financing, collection enforcement, property lien

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• </c> making sure that we're protecting those. making sure that we're protecting those.
• Members, this bill protects the people that protect us.
• </c> to protecting our communities every day. to protecting our communities every day.
• Protection Act, and HIPPA.
• </c> a fallacy of enhanced protection. a fallacy of enhanced protection.

Bills: HF1567 , HF2809 , HF3380

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety officer, peace officer, correctional officer, law enforcement, police privacy, officer safety, doxxing, personal information, data privacy, government data practices, private data, internet posting, online disclosure, residential address, phone number, email address, family member protection, child safety, school information, public records

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• In my past work with the Department of Family and Protective Services, I heard from former foster youth
• The commission will conduct a comprehensive review of the Education Code.
• and Retention, this commission has 13 members.
• Does it still currently only have three teachers on this commission?
• And so I guess the goal is to find out how to— the name of this commission is to find out teacher job

Bills: HB4 , HB20

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard a series of higher education and K-12 bills, initially without a quorum and with several measures left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early bills included HB 1868, which would direct a study on lowering the dual-credit funding threshold for public junior colleges from 15 to 9 semester credit hours; HB 2598, which would replace statutory references to “licensed specialist in school psychology” with “school psychologist”; HB 3629, which would bar registered sex offenders from serving on independent school district boards of trustees; and HB 4361, which would require the Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules for timely emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. Each received brief sponsor explanations, no opposition testimony, and was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4848, requiring public higher education systems to ensure at least one institution offers affordable competency-based bachelor’s degree programs in high-demand fields, and HB 1211, which would remove the age 25 deadline for former foster youth to use public college tuition waivers. HB 1211 drew extensive supportive testimony from Texas CASA, a former foster youth who benefited from the waiver, and a current student headed to medical school, all arguing the change would better match the realities faced by youth aging out of care. Members discussed the bill’s fiscal uncertainty and the argument that the waiver is an investment in workforce participation; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard HB 20, creating an Applied Sciences Pathway Program to let high school students earn certificates in targeted industries such as welding, plumbing, electrical work, manufacturing, and oil and gas while in school. Industry and workforce groups strongly supported the bill as a way to address labor shortages, while Texas 2036 raised concerns about allowing applied versions of core academic courses to substitute for traditional instruction. HB 4687, which would extend governmental immunity protections to certain campus/district charter schools and adult charter high schools, also received support from a charter-school attorney who said it would align statutes with existing case law and not expand charter rights. HB 4236, as substituted, would create a study group to examine the property value study’s effect on school finance and alternative valuation methods; it was adopted as a committee substitute and left pending. The committee also heard HB 824 on civics instruction in high school government courses and HB 2243, which would create a commission on teacher job satisfaction and retention; the latter prompted debate over removing “ethnic diversity” language from the commission’s makeup. After adopting the substitute for HB 2243 by roll call, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• That's not protection; it's a cover-up.
• H.B. 4623 protects good educators... ...your head on.
• That's not protection; it's a cover-up.
• And we don't have time to protect our kids; we have to protect them now.
• The commission shall temporarily include a person... ...to public welfare.

Bills: HB4 , HB20

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2853, which would allow the UT System Board of Regents to adjust the University of Texas at El Paso student union fee above the current statutory cap, subject to student approval, to help fund a new student union building. Senator Blanco explained the bill and the committee substitute, there were no questions or witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then heard House Bill 610, which would limit severance payments for terminated independent school district superintendents to six months’ salary and benefits. Senator Paxton described large severance payouts and said the bill had passed the House overwhelmingly. There were no witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the bill was left pending. A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 4623, which would waive school district immunity in certain cases involving negligent hiring, supervision, or employment of professional school employees who commit abuse or related misconduct against students. Senator Paxton and several witnesses, including survivors and parents, argued the bill was needed to address cover-ups, delayed reporting, and repeated failures to remove dangerous employees; some members raised concerns about liability caps, litigation, and how the bill would interact with the Tort Claims Act. The committee also heard from TEA staff and employee-group witnesses who discussed possible injunctions and stronger no-hire protections. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4, an accountability and assessment bill that would restore A-F ratings, change the state testing system, and replace STAAR with shorter, more instructionally useful assessments. Senator Bettencourt explained the committee substitute, including annual ratings, limits on taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and a phased-in testing redesign with beginning, middle, and end-of-year assessments. Testimony was generally supportive from education and business groups, though some witnesses favored norm-referenced testing while others emphasized criterion-referenced, TEKS-aligned assessments; one witness noted social studies assessments were restored in the bill. The hearing concluded with additional invited testimony and no final vote reported in the transcript.

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• expediting crime solving by requiring a report of serious injury arising from criminal activity while protecting
• And so, can you point to me where in the bill it says that because it's collected by the tax commission
• It is collected by the transmitter, paid to the Oklahoma tax commission, then deposited in that fund.
• Just from the chair, Erick, I think the banking commission, if I'm not mistaken, does some of that training

Bills: SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

Bills: SSB1069

Committee: Joint Local Government

Keywords: gambling, casino, gaming license, license moratorium, Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, excursion gambling boat, racetrack casino, pari-mutuel, internet gaming, online gambling, sports betting, problem gambling, gaming revenue, market saturation, rural counties, border counties, sponsoring organization, nonprofit distributions, adjusted gross receipts, public safety

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• </c><00:59:47.599><c> taxpayer</c> agree that we've got to protect taxpayer agree that we've got to protect
• This protects uh motans and the visit.
• </c><01:41:53.679><c> taxpayers</c> front end ways to protect taxpayers front end ways to protect taxpayers
• </c><01:42:35.040><c> the</c> clear guidance that we can protect the clear guidance that we can protect
• </c> protecting also those who need the most. protecting also those who need the most.

Bills: HF3423 , HF2354 , HF3634

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation