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• But the second item is also allowed for the person to use it in athletic events.
• President, because there are homeschool activities as well that are sporting events.
• We just got to make them available at the athletic events. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Can you elaborate how many of the schools already have a defibrillator on site at the athletic events
• It's unknown if they're bringing that to the sports events.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• company or a limited liability company owned by two individuals who are family members.
• individually owned limited liability individually owned limited liability company<00:35:42.000><
• > company company or a limited liability company company or a limited liability company owned<
• <01:22:07.199> And<01:22:07.520> I II and uh of events after that.
• And I II and uh of events after that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've got various events.
• I would say data is an asset and a liability.
• I would say data is an asset and a liability.
• And we had a big event for a little weekend.
• Yeah, the TR event and the America 250 event that was going on in Medora, I know that went really, really

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.

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• <01:53:57.679> in because is that then an outside event in because is that then an outside
• event in investment<01:53:59.280> interest<01:53:59.760> that<01:54:00.480> their
• And yes, that does sort of burden us with respect to our federal tax liability.
• And there are some other liability.
• children's events or to hospital<05:35:50.718> visits,<05:35:51.440> we<05:35:51.680><

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from April 30, 2026, and then moved through a series of announcements and introductions, including recognition of guests from Aurora Public Schools, remarks about International Workers Day and Law Day, and several social announcements about food events and a Cinco de Mayo potluck. The chamber also heard a brief recess and then proceeded to third reading business. The first major action was House Joint Resolution 10:30, sponsored by Representatives Gonzalez and Joseph, which designates a portion of Colorado Highway 14 in Weld County as Mono and Matt Road in memory of Eduardo Mono Hernandez and Matthew Garcia, two Greeley Central High School student-athletes killed in a 2014 crash. Sponsors and supporters described the resolution as a permanent tribute to the young men and to the Greeley community. The resolution passed overwhelmingly, 62-0, with three excused. The House then considered Senate Bill 143, updating the name of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee, and Senate Bill 124, concerning information related to the automated protection order notification system. Both measures passed on third reading, each by a vote of 43-19 with three excused. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 43 until Monday. Finally, the House took up House Bill 1421, which would prohibit certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession and create the Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee Sharing Prohibition Act. Supporters argued it would prevent private equity from influencing law firms and protect client-focused legal judgment, while opponents raised concerns about separation of powers, the judiciary’s role in regulating lawyers, and possible effects on rural legal services and consolidation. One member requested and received an excusal from the vote due to a potential conflict. The debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for the bill in the excerpt.

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• hear 4542 that has to do with the event hear 4542 that has to do with the event licensing.<00:03
• I mean, it seems like in subdivision 5 there's like limited liabilities that are included.
• like limited liabilities like limited liabilities that<00:53:25.440> are<00:53:25.680>
• because they are afraid of liability because they are afraid of liability issues.<00:54:16.559><
• You may not have the traumatic event.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• own liability.
• for the group or total liability of all.
• So that's the joint and several liability.
• In other words, whatever liability is established would be a liability of all those three entities, not
• That if we're expanding the liability.

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• Lombardo, you're recognized to explain your bill, House Bill 635, Cybersecurity Standards and Liability
• It also covers covert entities and third-party agents who receive a presumption against liability in
• think for me to better understand, I would like to get some better understanding just around the liability
• Liability is limited both on the local government side, as well as the vendor. Representative G.
• Providing these liability protections for good faith actors will incentivize reporting and provide state

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• <00:11:53.800> we voting on this right so in any event we voting on this right so in any event
• makes to ensure that our our liabilities makes to ensure that our our liabilities are<02:16:23.079
• <02:40:40.120> starting<02:40:40.600> in liability starting in liability starting in 2017
• The unfunded liability is responsible for paying down that unfunded liability. you have to do is be 80%
• <05:14:07.160> Wetlands these extreme weather events Wetlands these extreme weather events

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented an overview of its budget and operations, emphasizing that it is the lowest-spending agency in state government and that its general fund allocation has declined since 2019. Commissioner Arling House explained that DAS also handles back-office functions for several administratively attached boards, which has affected staffing and spending comparisons. He said the department’s current general fund spending is roughly split between retiree health and other operations, and that the presentation was based on adjusted authorized spending rather than the original budget figures. A major portion of the meeting focused on retiree health benefits and the long-term effort to control costs. Deputy Commissioner Cassie Keane described how the state moved from a projected deficit in retiree health to savings through a series of changes, including higher premium contributions, co-pay adjustments, and shifting Medicare retirees into Medicare Advantage arrangements to capture federal reimbursement. She said the state has about 12,500 retirees and spouses on the plan, with roughly 10,906 Medicare retirees and 1,580 non-Medicare retirees, and that the savings have depended heavily on federal funding and procurement decisions. She also noted that Medicare retirees pay Part B premiums and that the state has grandfathered older retirees from some premium contributions. Members asked about what the expenditures cover, why the state offers retiree health instead of simply giving retirees a payment to buy coverage themselves, and whether out-of-pocket costs changed under Medicare Advantage. Keane said the plan covers actual health claims or insurance premiums, that co-pays and maximum out-of-pocket limits remain in place, and that the state has no authority to change benefit details without legislative action. She explained that retiree health is a long-standing employee benefit that wraps around Medicare and is not collectively bargained in the usual sense, though its eligibility rules and cost-sharing have been tightened over time to better target the benefit to long-term state service. The discussion also covered vendor performance problems. Keane said Anthem recently won the contract back from Aetna, but its pharmacy subsidiary, Caroline, caused serious service disruptions. DAS responded by withholding payments, assessing more than $2 million in performance guarantees, and hiring a third-party auditor to review the pharmacy processes. The current contract runs through the end of calendar year 2026, and officials said they are watching federal Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes closely because future savings are uncertain.

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• to help employers ensure that the information on those I-9 forms are correct, removing potential liability
• E-Verify is designed to remove the liability from those employers.
• So, in that scenario, we're shifting the liability onto the individual employer.
• So, the liability still is not with the employer if the employer follows the process.
• If all of that checks out, there's no liability for the Employer as far as the identity theft.

Bills: HB3725, HB3260, HB3660, HB3369, HB3370

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• <00:15:52.079> and<00:15:52.320> is tax year 2024 liability and is tax year 2024 liability
• <00:16:15.759> into<00:16:16.079> tax tax liability carries forward into tax tax liability
• Um, is there a reason that Republican lawmakers weren't at that event?
• <01:18:58.159> yesterday to be present at the uh event yesterday to be present at the uh event
• Do you lawmakers weren't at that event?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That seeks to impose<00:11:59.279> civil<00:11:59.600> liability<00:12:00.079> for
• c><00:12:00.320> damages<00:12:00.720> to impose civil liability for damages to impose
• They're all of the same liability as the accomplice.
• that person they did the background check on had a subsequent event.
• So, um, unless you a subsequent event.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Lastly, we oppose House Bill 1087, which would impose civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations
• This would impose civil liability for those representatives that make any types of errors with regard
• and we don't think that's appropriate. insurance agency to compete with much larger entities in the event
• Lastly, we oppose House 1087, which would impose civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations
• This would impose civil liability for those representatives that make any types of errors with regard

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills. Topics included public adjusters (H. 1100/S. 785), electronic cancellation notices (H. 1123/S. 701), insurance rebates and loss-mitigation devices (H. 1233), flood hazard determinations (H. 1087 and related flood bills), organ donor insurance protections (H. 1248/S. 727), mental health parity in disability policies (S. 780), motor vehicle service contracts (H. 1139/S. 812), modernization of business-to-business insurance transactions (H. 1105), and a bill changing the GIC withdrawal notice deadline (H. 1150). Committee chairs set a three-minute testimony limit and heard from legislators, industry representatives, advocates, and affected consumers. Testimony on public adjusters was sharply divided. Insurance agents and property-casualty industry representatives argued that bills barring insurers from prohibiting public adjusters would interfere with policy terms, while public adjusters and several consumers described cases where adjusters helped secure substantially higher settlements and said some surplus lines policies already contain anti-public-adjuster endorsements. On electronic notices, the insurance industry supported consumer opt-in email communications, while agents warned that email-only cancellation notices could cause consumers to miss cancellations. On rebates/loss mitigation, insurers supported allowing risk-mitigation devices outside the policy to encourage innovation, while agents opposed the bill as an improper inducement. Flood-related bills drew opposition from insurers who said flood determinations are complex and federally governed. The committee also heard strong support for organ donor protections from a kidney transplant recipient and the American Kidney Fund, who said the bill would prevent insurance discrimination against living donors and could encourage more donations. On disability parity, a disability insurance specialist opposed S. 780, arguing that mental health limitations are a consumer choice that helps keep coverage affordable, while the bill’s sponsor said it would prevent unequal limits on behavioral health claims. The committee also heard support for H. 1139/S. 812 from the service contract industry, and support for H. 1105 from APCIA as a modernization measure for specialty commercial lines. No votes were taken; after testimony concluded, the chairs closed the hearing.

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• In any event, my initial conversation with the folks over at the company that had made this advance to
• standpoint to young men and women. ...financial feedback from a liability standpoint to young men and
• They have to show that they have a certain minimum coverage, liability coverage, available to them. .
• ..certain minimum coverage, liability coverage available to them.
• We do networking events.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders. The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them. The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes. The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.

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• So, the unfunded liability as of June 30. 2024 was $8.7 billion.
• What that unfunded liability represents is essentially our accrued liability minus our assets.
• So, we look at your unfunded liability. It's an additional $1.4 billion on your unfunded liability.
• On the unfunded liability, the amortization period is at 80 years.
• It doesn't have an immediate impact on your unfunded liability because your unfunded liability doesn't

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• greater confidence and a more positive self-identity, stating that they have greater control over events
• An act related to liability.
• An act the Rural Electric Cooperative Wildfire Liability Act, requiring wildfire mitigation plans, providing
• providing for approval by the Public Regulation Commission, requiring public establishing limits on liability

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• The $1 million in liability insurance, $1 million in occupational accident insurance to protect drivers
• This bill does not alter our $1 million liability coverage, which addresses accidents where a driver
• the right balance between cost to the consumer and assuring that we're fully protecting them in the event
• In that situation, tragic as it was, of course, that's auto liability.
• And we carry $1 million in auto liability nationwide. It doesn't matter to the state.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• in... ...with thousands of employees here in Alabama as a larger group that is here today for this event
• This event made Maggie Lena Walker the first African American woman both to charter a bank and serve
• We talk about strict liability in terms of civil litigation, but in this case, it would be strict liability
• that if you... ... would be strict liability that if you had those pieces or parts of pieces to create
• first aid or help to individuals affected by an emergency or disaster, they are shielded from civil liability

Bills: SB 26, SJR 36, SB 26, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SR 109, SR 122, SR 126, SR 130, SR 136, SR 137, SR 141, SR 142, SCR 20

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer

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• So, again, just to review what we've done: we have made sure that there is no liability, that everyone
• So we respond to traumatic events as well as medical.
• My only concern is to tag this for rules on the Good Samaritan liability.
• That liability piece is reading a little wonky to me.
• That liability piece is reading a little wonky to me.

Bills: HB2127, HB2257, HB2305, HB2573, HB2772, HB2941, HB2957

Keywords: special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure heard several bills, beginning with HB 2957, which would require physical driver licenses to be accepted for identification purposes and prohibit cities, towns, counties, and districts from requiring digital mobile IDs for government services. The sponsor framed the bill as a privacy and choice measure tied to concerns about Real ID, biometric data, and federal overreach. Supporters said it preserves a non-Real ID option and protects privacy, while opponents raised concerns about travel requirements and whether the bill could affect proof of legal status. The committee approved HB 2957 on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2941, which would make certain motorcycle lane-splitting or passing behavior subject to reckless driving penalties. The sponsor and a motorcycle rights representative explained the difference between lawful lane filtering and unlawful lane splitting, saying the bill would add enforcement teeth for unsafe conduct and improve safety. Members discussed the distinction between filtering and splitting, and several related personal safety concerns. The committee passed HB 2941 unanimously, 7-0. HB 2305, dealing with private towing carriers, would establish statewide rules for private-property towing, including rate standards tied to DPS agreements, documentation and photo requirements, notice to law enforcement, and penalties for unlawful towing. Supporters said the bill would create uniformity and curb predatory towing, while the Arizona Trucking Association raised concerns about the DPS rate structure and the need for further stakeholder work. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the bill applies only to motor vehicles towed from private property and then passed the bill 7-0. HB 2257, a strike-everything amendment changing the distribution of watercraft fee revenues and requiring an annual expenditure report, also passed after Game and Fish warned of a significant fiscal impact and committee members discussed Mohave County’s water patrol needs; the vote was 4-3. Finally, the committee heard HB 2573, which as amended was narrowed to address a 45-day gap before repeat DUI offenders can install ignition interlock devices. Supporters said the change would improve public safety by allowing earlier use of the technology, while members discussed whether it would weaken DUI laws and how the interlock system works. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2573, so no committee action is shown for that bill in the provided text.

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• Energy or other market shocks, future geopolitical events or wars, or changes to legislation.
• Forecasts are updated, revised, and changed over time as we get better data or as variables and events
• prices are very challenging to project; they'll move very quickly depending on the news cycle and events
• But it is a growing liability for you all if no fix is taken into account.
• And then you go and you look at what liabilities might be out there, what the requests might be, and

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• This bill sponsored event off campus.
• We actually have metal detectors at most of the events that we have.
• We actually have metal detectors at most of the events that we have.
• 01:25:48.320> events<01:25:48.960> would<01:25:49.199> event<01:25:49.520> centers
• policy would events would event centers policy would events would event centers or<01:25:50.239>

Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education