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• It prohibits exemplary damages unless claimants meet strict evidentiary and statutory thresholds and
• There are major investments, billions of dollars being invested in this technology, and they need to
• ...I would say the majority are consumer debts. Payday lenders, I mean, those types of debts?
• I would say the... ...The vast majority that I see are credit cards, loans, things like that.
• They were able to find— And there's a large majority of those that come back like that.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

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• So it does add a little higher threshold there.
• So put in some thresholds. What Senate Bill 104 does is now add in a process for the governor.
• If those thresholds, she believes, or if she believes those thresholds are met, then... ...she believes
• So there's an additional threshold.
• I'm a major with the United States Police.

Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking

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• And the standard of that is the lowest threshold of proof.
• It just all you um threshold of proof.
• and both parents have equal rights and responsibilities<00:21:03.280> for<00:21:03.600> major
• <00:21:04.000> decisions responsibilities for major decisions responsibilities for major decisions
• <00:21:44.799> decisions responsibilities to make major decisions responsibilities to make

Bills: HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174, HB19, HB170, HB171, HB173, HB174

Keywords: Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, HB170, supplemental appropriations, Education Trust Fund, Alabama education budget, school funding, K-12 education, local boards of education, textbook adoption, school buses, school safety, charter schools, summer programs, afterschool programs, reading intervention, college and career readiness

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• To me, that threshold, we also provide one-on-one pre-purchase counseling as well.
• To me, that threshold, we also provide one-on-one pre-purchase counseling as well.
• To me, that threshold, we also provide one-on-one pre-purchase counseling as well.
• To me, that threshold, we also provide one-on-one pre-purchase counseling as well.
• To me, that threshold, we also provide one-on-one pre-purchase counseling as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Majority Leader Carbone, motion to go into Committee of the Whole Number One, please. Mr.
• Chair, Chair recognizes Majority Leader Carbone. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Majority Leader, close out call for us. Yes, sir. Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone: Mr.
• Judiciary. 8CM 2017 Major Richard Starr Act.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and several proclamations and recognitions, including International Mother Language Day, Nurses Day at the Capitol, Environmental Day, Arizona Aerospace Day, Childhelp, Teamsters Local 104, and African American Legislative Day. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and three excused. The chamber also handled routine business such as committee reports, bill referrals, first and second readings, and announcements of upcoming committee meetings. The main floor action centered on House Bill 2785, a tax conformity measure. Members debated it at length, with supporters arguing it would make tax forms legal, align Arizona with federal tax changes, and provide tax relief to taxpayers and small businesses, while opponents said it was an unpaid tax cut for wealthy individuals and corporations that would force cuts to health care, education, SNAP, and other services. The House passed HB 2785 on a 32-26 vote with two not voting and sent it to the Senate. The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole and considered several Health and Human Services and Commerce bills. HB 2190, HB 2206, HB 2396, HB 2442, HB 2448, HB 2688, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2796, and HB 2797 were debated, with most receiving do-pass recommendations after amendments. Testimony focused heavily on SNAP policy, including payment error rates, work and training requirements, food restrictions, and waiver authority, with Democrats warning of added burdens and reduced access for eligible families and Republicans arguing the bills would improve accountability, nutrition, and compliance with federal law. HB 2689, which would collect hospital patients’ immigration status on a voluntary basis, drew strong opposition over concerns it would deter people from seeking care; it was still reported out of committee, though a later motion to amend the committee report to show HB 2689 failed was rejected 24-32. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and several bills were referred to engrossing before adjournment.

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• 00:46:01.119> produce<00:46:01.440> the<00:46:01.599> vast<00:46:01.839> majority
• suppliers that produce the vast majority suppliers that produce the vast majority of<00:46:02.319
• in the project, but if you go calculated, you know, the threshold to go run those costs on another type
• in the project, but if you go calculated, you know, the threshold to go run those costs on another type
• in the project, but if you go calculated, you know, the threshold to go run those costs on another type

Bills: HF198, HF269, HF185, HF303, HF305, HF189

Keywords: HF198, shared time pupils, shared-time enrollment, nonpublic school, private school, public school, career and technical education, CTE, secondary credit, school funding, state aid, education finance, Minnesota Statutes 126C.01, compulsory attendance, school district, education policy, HF269, Spicer, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment

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• of their employees or all of majority of their employees or all of their<01:13:07.600> employees<
• <01:27:15.679> in there's these materiality thresholds in there's these materiality thresholds
• But we can get you actual more detailed information whether there's a dollar threshold."
• But we can get you actual more detailed information whether there's a dollar threshold."
• But we can get you actual more detailed information whether there's a dollar threshold."

Bills: HF1, HF98

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• The most basic rule of the OPMA is that whenever a quorum of commission members—and that's a majority
• the public has been notified and can attend the gathering. ...of commission members, and that's a majority
• eligibility for the working families tax credit by removing age limits and increasing the income threshold
• It increases the small business B&O tax rate and raises the annual minimum filing threshold to $250,000

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 6, 2026, with quorum present and unanimously approved the October 21, 2025 minutes. The Attorney General’s Office then provided its annual refresher on Washington’s Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, emphasizing broad disclosure requirements, records retention, prompt routing of records requests to staff, and OPMA rules for meetings, conference calls, emails, special meetings, and executive sessions. JLARC staff next reviewed 2026 tax preference legislation, noting 20 bills affecting tax preferences. Examples included repeal of the coal sales tax exemption, changes to data center exemptions, new property tax exemptions for renewable energy facilities and land bank authorities, and a broad tax package in Senate Bill 6346 that created credits and deductions, expanded the working families tax credit, and exempted items such as diapers and hygiene products. Staff also presented the 2026 expedited review report covering 64 tax preferences and explained that it is based on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies rather than full new reviews. The commission approved unchanged 2026 public testimony questions and then adopted the draft 2027–2036 tax preference review schedule, along with a new rolling 10-year schedule format that will be updated each May. During discussion, Representative Pollitt questioned how preferences are prioritized for full review versus expedited or no review, especially for large preferences without performance statements, and staff explained that legislative mandates, expiration timing, and staff capacity drive the schedule. The commission agreed staff would meet with members to discuss possible future adjustments. The meeting concluded with public and staff recognition of Commissioner Grant Forsyth, who is leaving the commission after 13 years of service. Speakers praised his leadership, consensus-building, and long tenure as both commissioner and chair. The next commission meeting was announced for August 4, 2026.

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• I believe you meant to say "increase the threshold." That would be proper. Okay. All right.
• Let me, so let me ask your opinion then, is three too high a threshold?
• What happens in the majority of cases is the court doesn't award the attorneys' fees.
• The reason I mentioned cannabis flour is because... ...the majority of people that consume cannabis are

Bills: HB46, HB272, HB551, HB1661, HB2820, HB3181, HB4145, HB4157, HB46, HB272

Keywords: low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare, legislation, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, election supplies, ballots

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• A vast majority, almost 60 to 70 to 80 percent, depending on which shop you're talking about, are focused
• A vast majority of the procurement of guns being used for taking deer is rifle-calibered, whether it
• there is no mining project that I think would meet your ear that would fall within that 50-mile threshold
• So it would not meet that threshold. Chair Fischer. Thank you, Chair. It's been a couple of things.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• allowances from the cap-and-trade program that are given to utilities, which must sell and use the majority
• that anybody in this building really has a grasp of how the financial markets will grasp what the threshold
• that anybody in this building really has a grasp of how the financial markets will grasp what the threshold
• level is. in this building really has a grasp of how the financial markets will grasp what the threshold

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard two bills focused on electricity affordability and utility costs. AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would restructure the California Climate Credit by shifting it from lump-sum payments to direct reductions in volumetric electricity rates and moving the credit to the summer months when bills are highest. The author and UC Santa Barbara economist Dr. Kyle Meng argued this could significantly lower summer rates and better help households during extreme heat. Supporters, including UCS, NRDC, and some labor representatives, favored the concept, with some urging that the gas climate credit also be redirected. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed 18-0 to the floor. The committee then considered AB 825, also presented as an affordability package aimed at reducing electric bills by addressing wildfire mitigation costs, transmission financing, permitting delays, and a review of ratepayer-funded programs. The bill would authorize securitization for undergrounding expenses, remove the first $15 billion in undergrounding capital investments from the rate base for return purposes, create a public transmission financing program using Proposition 4 funds and IBank support, revive the California Power Authority as a public sponsor, and establish a task force to review energy efficiency and demand response programs. The author and witness Matt Friedman of The Utility Reform Network said the bill could save ratepayers billions over time through lower-cost public financing and securitization. Testimony on AB 825 was mixed. Support came from several consumer and clean-energy groups, while utilities and labor raised concerns about the bill’s impact on utility financial stability, wildfire fund participation, liability, and whether the $15 billion securitization cap could discourage undergrounding. Some witnesses also objected to the task force’s potential effect on energy efficiency and demand response programs. Committee members discussed the need to balance affordability with utility creditworthiness and wildfire safety, and several asked for more analysis of market impacts and liability issues. Despite those concerns, AB 825 passed the committee 13-0 and was sent to the floor.

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• The only difference is that if you meet the threshold for low income, then you do not have to put up
• If you meet the threshold for low income, then you do not have to put up the match.
• application to those individuals in this first group if they were over age 60 and they met the low-income threshold
• In this case, you need a majority vote of the Board of Administration or the total interest of the condo

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

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• That's the threshold; that's the highest we should allow the temperature to increase over industrial
• The Southwest region is the fastest warming, and there are thresholds, and those thresholds matter.
• As soon as the temperature reaches the threshold starting at 80 degrees, they have to provide things
• He said one major cultural change was that back then, when his father was Mayordomo, they didn't use
• Right now, he's looking for funding and working with this commission to make major repairs along the

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• This bill requires FDLE to provide protective services to major party nominees for Governor and Lieutenant
• Governor from the period of their nomination by Representative Roy: major party through their assumption
• party candidates was extremely limited just based on definitions in Florida law of what constitutes a major
• I spent the majority of my time working with children who are waiting to be adopted.
• They generally operate in what we call the gray zone, staying just under the threshold of illegality.

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• SB1 shall not exceed 40 minutes, one extension of time not to exceed 20 minutes may be granted by majority
• Board and major County Sheriffs of America Foundation Committee.
• Threshold it eliminates the paperwork for them and with that speaker Members, I move passage. Mr.
• the city's taxable business property tax accounts, approximately 82% are below a taxable. value threshold
• It may be minor to you, but for these businesses that have to do this, it is major.

Bills: HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135, HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer

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• Good afternoon, Chair Lee, Major Centon of District 7, East Honolulu.
• /c><00:30:35.960> or<00:30:36.200> below<00:30:36.519> the<00:30:36.640> threshold
• is a concern I would the threshold is a concern I would imagine<00:31:08.720> that<00:31:08.799
• There is a reason why the majorities of countries around the world, and the multitude of state, national
• times it was like, here's the cutoff, right, and to do that, uh, and to move, you know, pretty much major

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of transportation-related bills. SB 21 on water carriers would create an inflationary cost index mechanism; DOT, Agriculture, DCCA, the PUC, and several harbor and logistics interests supported it, while Pacific Transfer opposed. SB 1478 would require vessel masters to follow harbor master evacuation orders during emergencies; DOT clarified it applies only to commercial ports, with support from Hima and the Harbor Users Group and opposition from the Hailongm Association. SB 108 would authorize DOT to regulate vessel noise near commercial harbors; the White Harbor Users Group opposed, while DOT said it supported the intent but warned the bill may be preempted by federal law. SB 1475 would raise the bond ceiling for harbor improvement projects from $100 million to $600 million, and SB 1473 would cap central services assessments on DOT funds at $5 million and tie them to CPI; DOT supported both, and Budget and Finance explained the central services fee is generally a 5% deduction from special funds with some statutory exceptions. The committee also heard SB 1402 on securing mooring lines in state commercial harbors, which drew support from the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Hawaii Longline Association. SB 1522 on vehicle title transfers was supported by the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Customer Services. SB 599 would require DOT or counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips before disposal; DOT said it would provide scanners, the Hawaiian Humane Society and a private witness strongly supported the bill, and the committee discussed that the measure would not charge pet owners and that Oʻahu microchip rates are about 80% for dogs and 70% for cats. SB 1025 would allow service and non-service animals on mass transit under certain conditions; DHS offered comments, Maui and Honolulu opposed, while the Hawaiian Humane Society, the Environmental Caucus, and others supported it, and an opponent raised concerns about large pets, service animals, and the need for size and off-peak restrictions. Later, the committee heard SB 1096 on license plate-flipping devices, with DOT and Honolulu police supporting it. SB 384 would expand victim restitution in DUI-related negligent homicide cases to include child support for surviving minor children; DOT, MADD, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported it, while the Public Defender opposed, arguing the restitution amounts would be unverified and better handled through civil remedies. SB 597 would extend the deadline for the administrative driver license revocation office to issue decisions, and the Attorney General, police, and Maui prosecutors supported it because of drug-testing delays, especially on neighbor islands. Finally, SB 1285 would create a lower-level impaired driving offense and authorize administrative action; the Attorney General and Public Defender both raised concerns about charging discretion and resource impacts, while county, public health, alcohol policy, and victim advocates strongly supported the bill as a life-saving measure. The transcript ends partway through testimony on SB 1285, with no final committee votes or actions recorded in the excerpt.

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• heard this name for many years, but what you may not know is about four years ago we went under a major
• political or major...
• So, LGIP, the local government investment pool, and SIC, if the population threshold is met.
• So the majority of our small communities did not get those direct payments.
• And with cities, it was a 500,000 threshold.

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• The substitute reduces the threshold for voters to protest the issuance of COs from five percent to two
• Difficult to get, but much more obtainable than a five percent threshold.
• What would be the threshold where they wouldn't support it?
• The majority of our victims are elderly, 70 years of age and older.
• For the vast majority of DailyPay users, we actually send this remaining pay the day before payday.

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• But we always had a threshold, Mr.
• Row, and we started out with a threshold at the point in time of development.
• But we always had a threshold, Mr.
• But we always had a threshold, Mr.
• Like I said, it had major in the past.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Those are some of our major service lines that we cover and see coming through. year as we started our
• strategic plan, our process was built around developing 24/7 service lines in the major specialty areas
• Those are some of our major service lines that we cover and see coming through. major service lines that
• Get another 10 abatement if the majority of the expansion benefits toddlers and infants.
• with EMNRD that we're bumping up against thresholds.