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• In 2019 and 2020, respectively, the University of Washington and the King County Department of Public
• Turning to the proposed substitute before you, it requires the University of Washington Department of
• to assess the feasibility of developing an affordability and The Washington State Department of Commerce
• And so it would essentially shift the risk of the time and cost of doing this from a developer to the
• of transmission developers.

Bills: SB6124 , SB5652

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, aviation, airport noise, air pollution, environmental justice, health disparities, public health, ultrafine particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds, asthma, heart disease, cancer, sleep disruption, hypertension

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• Century Farm from the Florida Department of Agriculture.
• The developers of this project have invested close to $4 billion, employed thousands of workers, and
• It specifically addressed the issue of radars that was resolved to the satisfaction of the Department
• cutting the Department of Education?
• CUTTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Bills: HB2181 , HB1510 , HR1000 , HB3425 , HB3424 , HB3428 , HB3423 , HB3055 , HB2591 , HB4550

Keywords: Inspectors General, removal standard, government oversight, accountability, transparency, IG, watchdogs, federal oversight, executive branch, presidential removal, for-cause removal, independent oversight, anti-corruption, waste fraud and abuse, malfeasance, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, inefficiency, neglect of duty

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• In partnership with the Department of Social and Health Services Research and Data Analysis Administration
• I'm here to encourage you to please support HB 2309 and for support of workplace and workforce diversity
• Our state workforce is about 75% white, and in fiscal year 2024, 24% of state hires have been people
• Our union's organizing department is in charge of identifying workers who are ready to join a union and
• For her and thousands of other public employees in our workforce, this leave gives the opportunity to

Bills: HB2309 , HB2249 , HB2417 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation, workforce diversity, hiring reform, employment eligibility, work authorization, DACA

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• We saw folks on both sides of the aisle testify on this in terms of its, in terms of it being a... ..
• .of it's in terms of it being a real pain.
• I am chairman of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. I am here today in support of House Bill 2205.
• The dramatic expansion of availability of sports gaming across the country has yielded a rash of sports
• of the reward.

Bills: HB2205 , HB2309 , HB2206 , HB2123 , HB2120 , HB2411

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: sports wagering, gambling regulation, state control, licensing, consumer protection, state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation

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• rights, groundwater development, the powers of local government, and the power of the state.
• Four years ahead of schedule on building out because it's one of their number one selling developments
• So if you're doing those kinds of developments, you need more acreage-type developments, if you will,
• By authorizing the development of MUDs, the state of Texas absorbs the cost of developing this critical
• It doesn't change the character of anybody's neighborhood. It just allows the development of a new.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• So if you're doing those kind of developments, more acreage type developments, if you will, that you
• By authorizing the development of MUDs, the state of...
• They're located in counties with a population of 300,000 and above, ensures the development of a law
• Of affordable housing for our growing workforce.
• So I've worked with you on workforce issues, how... workforce issues about the lack of many of the businesses

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• the clerk of the committee.
• southern part of the United States.
• Members, questions of the author. All right.
• Members, we do have one resource witness from the Department of Public Safety, Jason Day.
• This is the codification of federal law.

Bills: HCR98 , HB180 , HB180

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection. The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony. After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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• Again, a lot of these facts were developed after I... order the investigations later.
• I also spent several years as Vice President and General Counsel of the Iowa Lottery.
• Okay, so none of y'all are from here Iowa, Iowa, okay, and they were California and where else is it
• of Financial Services or Department of Revenue that has sort of ancillary expertise and capability to
• And we have Amelia Flores here as a resource from Texas Department of Public Health.

Bills: SB28 , SB687 , SJR34 , SCR9 , SB523 , SB62 , SB847 , SB706 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB 28

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• c><00:09:42.000><c> elementary</c> the site of one of our old elementary the site of one of our old elementary
• I'm the executive director of the Washington County Community Development Agency, and I also serve as
• I'm the executive director of the Washington County Community Development Agency, and I also serve as
• </c><00:41:56.240><c> um</c> share of work um in terms of um share of work um in terms of um interaction
• </c> bit of pressures um for all kinds of bit of pressures um for all kinds of reasons.<00:42:07.200>

Bills: HF3600 , HF3809 , HF3608

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing, community land trusts, competitive development, development programs, Minnesota, HF3809, Minnesota eviction law, landlord-tenant, residential lease, minor child, children in eviction, eviction complaint, defendant prohibition, expedited eviction, expedited hearing, summary eviction, tenant protections, housing policy, civil penalty, nonwaivable lease terms

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• And these amendments provide for the use of working groups to develop...
• And these amendments provide for the use of working groups to develop a comprehensive and uniform plan
• of the act.
• Chairman, Charlton McGinley, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
• There's a doctor in New Orleans that my department has worked with that has a lot of good information

Bills: HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory

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• </c> Department of Education in support. Department of Education in support.
• The department department of education.
• ><c> of</c><00:38:29.920><c> now</c> department of education as of now department of education as of
• Um, maybe for Department of...
• > Law</c> employee, uh, of the Department of Law employee, uh, of the Department of Law Enforcement<01

Bills: SB3082 , SB3110 , SB3251

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• He graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, Boomer, and completed his
• to recognize and applaud the exceptional achievements of the youth of this great state, particularly
• First of all, I just want to thank Senator Stanley for giving us this recognition and for all of you
• of science in sports media with a minor in sports management and serving three years as president of
• Resolved by the Senate of the Second Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature that the Oklahoma State

Bills: SR29 , SB667 , SB1466 , SB1942 , SB1989 , SB1670 , SB1716 , SB1521 , SB1273 , SB1433 , HJR1032 , SB1969 , SB1953 , SB1277 , SB1287 , SB1061 , SB1916 , SB1589 , SB2178 , SB1444 , SB1438 , SB1501 , SB1873 , SB1364

Keywords: Black History Month, Black Oklahomans, civil rights, Tulsa Race Massacre, Greenwood, Jim Crow, segregation, all-Black towns, Boley, Langston University, Clara Luper, NAACP Youth Council, Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail, Black history, African American history, racial justice, commemorative resolution, Black excellence, state history, heritage month

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• </c><00:32:47.360><c> of</c> Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Corrections
• </c><02:32:42.160><c> of</c> decided to rename the Department of decided to rename the Department of
• /c> Department of Defense into the Department of Defense into the Department<04:34:50.959><c> of</c><
• of</c> require the Department of require the Department of Transportation's<05:34:59.760><c> Inspector
• the Department of War.

Bills: HB3838 , HR682

Keywords: nuclear deterrence, space force, military personnel, healthcare, supply chain, energy security, environmental regulations, defense budget, military funding, defense activities, appropriations, immigration penalties, Department of Defense, Department of Energy

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• Welcome to the first meeting this year of the Tourism Committee.
• This particular bill deals with Community Development Districts.
• We've got a Community Development District bill that goes statewide.
• Statewide, we add those particular Community Development Districts.
• books at the end of the year for the... ...of books at the end of the year for the examiner.

Bills: SB25 , HB243

Committee: Senate Tourism

Keywords: SB25, community development district, community development districts, alcoholic beverage tax, alcohol sales tax, sales tax proceeds, county treasury, special fund, grant distribution, tourism funding, economic development, local grants, education grants, civic activities, community activities, tourism activities, Alabama Code 35-8B-5, county revenue, legislator recommendation, local government finance

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• And my concern there is the Department of Game and Fish—I don't know... ...is the Department of Game
• the definition of wildlife, and the Department of Game and Fish has been changed to the Department of
• The Department of Game and... Madam Chair, therein lies a problem, I feel.
• The Department of Game and Fish issues licenses for hunting and that type of stuff.
• In my opinion, it should be the Department of Agriculture, who is well versed in that.

Bills: SB154 , SB187 , SB193 , SM3

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law

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• a minor's list of friends, contacts, or followers, and prohibit the use of any of the above.
• Maybe some of the folks can ask some of those questions.
• Department of Justice, and that's actually classified in federal acts.
• of law of the land."
• Hearing no objection, the Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development is now adjourned.

Bills: SB1361 , SB2105 , SB2690 , SB2713 , SCR38 , SB2637 , SB2881

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business

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• These folks serve as fire and arson investigators under the Texas Department of Insurance.
• Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department
• Department of Justice investigation of these entities.
• for the completion of the board's legislative with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation,
• We show you registered as Christopher Miller on behalf of the University of Texas at Austin Police Department

Bills: HB 111 , HB1545 , HB2145 , HB2467 , HB2520 , HB4136 , HB4181 , HB4214 , HB4218 , HB4219 , HB4359 , HB4437 , HB4822 , HB111

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: Texas Public Information Act, open records, public records, government transparency, confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, governmental body, Chapter 552, public information law, nonprofit association, quasi-governmental entity, economic development, trade secrets, proprietary information, commercial financial information, Alamo restoration, local workforce board, TDCJ contract facility, civil commitment facility, water supply corporation

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• of Commerce.
• So quite a bit of bandwidth to produce lots of research and economic development.
• The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has operated the Arizona Minority Business Development Agency
• the chairpersons of the Senate Finance Committee and of the House of Representatives International Trade
• We created the ACA after the Department of Commerce was shuttered, so it's literally our baby.

Bills: HB2754

Committees: House International Trade , House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Keywords: Arizona Commerce Authority, business development, economic growth, small business support, job creation, Board of Directors, e-verify, grant administration

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• Making full use of Minnesota's established child advocacy centers, funding the development of new CACs
• </c> funding the development of new CACs, and funding the development of new CACs, and mandating<00:21
• The department may correct me if I'm wrong, though. funding to the department to kind of funding to the
• </c><00:29:58.560><c> of</c><00:29:58.640><c> Children,</c> childhood at the Department of Children,
• And instead of being able to one department to be able to access it, it has to go through Department

Bills: HF4277 , HF3819 , HF3489 , HF4408 , HF3901 , HF4316

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• charged by the Department of Justice.
• > of</c> schemes charged by the Department of schemes charged by the Department of Justice.<03:18:54.319
• Department of Health and Human Services unprecedented authority to withhold all child care and development
• </c><05:34:28.480><c> of</c> which would give the US Department of which would give the US Department
• c> of</c><06:11:09.760><c> Justice</c> But when the Department of Justice But when the Department of

Bills: HCR84 , HR518 , HCR86 , HB7726 , HB2860 , HB8872 , HR1333 , SB254 , HB7618

Keywords: War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, troop withdrawal, U.S. Armed Forces, military deployment, foreign policy, congressional war powers, executive authority, Middle East, troop removal, concurrent resolution, defense policy, overseas deployment, Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, War Powers, military action