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• You're fine with all that stuff. That's all I'm looking to protect. Any other questions?
• <00:51:57.440> But they move them out automatically.
• But they move them out automatically.
• <01:18:02.480> I'm civil fines, they got to be higher.
• I'm civil fines, they got to be higher.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Insurance companies are automatically a Insurance companies are automatically a member<00:09:10.800><
• A big solid would be you guys to dive in and help us fine-tune and craft these and consolidate them so
• A big solid would be you guys to dive in and help us fine-tune and craft these and consolidate them so
• A big solid would be you guys to dive in and help us fine-tune and craft these and consolidate them so
• A big solid would be you guys to dive in and help us fine-tune and craft these and consolidate them so

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• you're doing, it's part of your job and then you put that you're personally liable for a financial fine
• on the person who is committing the offense, then that would mean the county would have to pay the fine
• We're not set up right now where it automatically stays open another hour. Correct.
• Now, they may have become a citizen, uh, after they obtained that, and that's fine.
• So if I publish something 60 days before an election, that would be fine.

Bills: HB304

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

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• Personally liable for a financial fine imposed by the AG, like to me, that's pretty absurd to impose
• on the person who is committing the offense, then that would mean the county would have to pay the fine
• The tabulation supervisor is in charge of the automatic tabulating equipment, maintaining order at the
• Anyway, they may have become a citizen after they obtained that, and that's fine.
• So, if I publish... ...something 60 days before an election, that would be fine.

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• And if it's an A or B rating, I think you said, it would be automatic. So, what's going on?
• education. we faced a lot of challenges with the funding of special education. 2018 I know we were fined
• state share much more. balance, so we likely have permanently solved the problem that led to those fines
• And so as long as SPED spending is either maintaining or increasing, we'll be fine with that requirement
• In fact, what is really not all that well known is that there is, in fact, an automatic inflationary

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• reviewing it that that's absolutely fine reviewing it that that's absolutely fine uh<00:35:01.680
• So please protect patients and remove the fines.
• So please protect patients and remove the fines.
• So please protect patients and remove the fines.
• remove the fines remove the fines M<01:51:36.159> thank M thank M thank you<01:51:38.800>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided. The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• you; walk me through how a judge is able to make that finding with regard to a death sentence as automatic
• automatic Unlawfully here, and then the automatic sentencing of death, that it was unclear and ambiguous
• And I think if we're going to automatically send someone to death, that ought not to be ambiguous.
• And I think if we're going to automatically send someone to death, that ought not to be ambiguous.
• Please join me in recognizing and welcoming back Senator Randy Fine. Welcome to the Florida House.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B on immigration, along with discussion of anticipated Senate changes. The sponsor described the bill as creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, establishing an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, expanding cooperation with federal immigration authorities, increasing criminal penalties for certain offenses by unauthorized aliens, ending undocumented-student fee waivers, and providing substantial appropriations for enforcement and related programs. Members also questioned the Senate version’s proposed mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses involving unauthorized aliens, as well as pretrial detention, 287(g) participation, DMV reporting requirements, and the bill’s effects on schools, teachers, social workers, and local agencies. The sponsor and supporting members repeatedly said the bill required broad cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and that existing federal law would control where conflicts arose. A major portion of the debate focused on whether the bill would allow or require immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive settings, and whether teachers, school resource officers, and social workers could be placed in conflict with federal privacy or professional obligations. Members also raised concerns about detention based on suspected status, the standard of proof for immigration-status determinations, prison and jail impacts, workforce shortages, and the fiscal effects on counties and state agencies. The sponsor said the bill did not provide DMV funding, that the state would need to study some implementation questions, and that the appropriations included $25 million for a local law enforcement participation incentive program and up to $350 million for broader implementation and coordination. Several amendments were offered and failed. Representative Chambliss proposed protecting schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; Representative Escamani offered amendments to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers and to grandfather currently eligible students; Representative Woodson offered a similar Dreamer-related amendment; and Representative Bartleman proposed barring local law enforcement from entering schools during school hours to detain children solely for immigration status. Supporters of these amendments argued they would protect children, preserve educational access, and prevent trauma in schools and houses of worship. The House rejected each amendment by voice vote, and the transcript ends during debate on the Bartleman school-safety amendment before final disposition is shown.

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• Now are they automatically guilty of a misdemeanor, or before there seemed like there was discretionary
• Now<00:25:52.800> are<00:25:52.880> they<00:25:53.040> automatically<00:25:53.600
• > guilty<00:25:54.200> of<00:25:54.320> a Now are they automatically guilty of a
• Now are they automatically guilty of a misdemeanor,<00:25:54.920> or<00:25:55.520> before<
• automatic cars kind of could never do. automatic cars kind of could never do.

Bills: HF4062, HF4063, HF4065, HF3926, HF4216, HF3176, HF3728, HF3988, HF3865

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

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• >> That's<00:29:43.200> fine. >> That's fine. >> That's fine.
• The system automatically sends text messages, makes phone calls, locks doors, diverts buses, and sets
• The<01:03:54.079> system<01:03:54.559> automatically The system automatically The system
• automatically send<01:03:56.480> text<01:03:56.799> messages,<01:03:57.440> make
• that will um automatically that will um automatically indicate<01:53:13.679> that<01:53:14.159

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fine. We’ll give the United States Senate the same opportunity if we vote to keep it open.
• Fine. We’ll give the United States Senate the same opportunity if we vote to keep it open.
• <01:13:12.719> Fine.
• Fine. We'll give the United today? Fine.
• > gets<03:14:16.960> their automatically when one gets their automatically when one gets

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And then if a venue wants to do something else on their own, that's fine.
• Uh our concern is that we're going fine.
• Um I I don't um that's fine. hilarious. Um I I don't um that's fine.
• <01:14:36.239> I<01:14:36.560> don't of water, they're fine.
• I don't of water, they're fine.

Bills: HF1392, HF2233, HF695, HF2228, HF1289

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

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• <00:20:06.679> established<00:20:07.159> in Not more than the fines established in
• wants to completely ignore this and challenge the Attorney General's office to come get him with a fine
• General's office to come get him with a fine. Happy to force this bill if it was put into law.
• <00:35:06.800> disclosures start with rule 22 automatic disclosures start with rule 22 automatic
• Yeah, that's fine. All right, and we'll know, and you'll feel, you know what? I'll let you.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 733-FN, a bill concerning third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors funding lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, increases litigation abuse, and contributes to higher insurance and consumer costs. He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with guardrails and reporting requirements on specified pages of the bill. He also noted a couple of drafting fixes, including adding the word “knowingly” and incorporating a missing section later. Members raised questions about the bill’s foreign-entity language, especially the provision allowing a governor or the Department of Safety to designate a country as a threat to critical infrastructure. Representative Cole said he would have lawyers review that issue. Another member asked whether the bill would prohibit a party from obtaining outside funding for a lawsuit; Cole clarified that the bill is intended as a reporting measure, not a ban, and that disclosure would be required. He also said the bill is aimed at American citizens rather than foreign-backed financing, and that some states had considered caps on such arrangements, though this bill does not. Brandon Gratz of the Attorney General’s office testified that the enforcement language appears too limited, because it would allow only civil penalties and not broader Consumer Protection Act remedies such as injunctions or restitution. He suggested the Attorney General may not have meaningful authority under the bill as written and raised possible insurance-law issues. Commissioner D.J. Benton-Court of the Insurance Department said the disclosure could help insurers better assess risk and potentially soften the hard insurance market by improving transparency, competition, underwriting, innovation, and claims management. He also said the bill likely needs further work on jurisdiction and enforcement, and that the committee may need to coordinate with the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and possibly banking regulators. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• It's automatic cuts and assumed just as a function of an excavator removing phosphate rock.
• Just they just kind of how would a consumer fine, I guess is my Quest Records employee recognized sorry

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• That everything is fine, let's put it that way. But it looks good.
• The automatic denial of bail without an individualized assessment of risk has already been negotiated

Bills: SB3073, SJR87

Keywords: Texas criminal procedure, magistrate, probable cause, written findings, arrest review, criminal justice, Article 15.17, pretrial release, judicial recordkeeping, court transparency, law enforcement, defendant rights, criminal proceedings, no probable cause, magistrate findings, bail reform, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, public safety, 1185

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• We stated that if you have a residence, you're automatically allowed to build an accessory dwelling unit
• development codes or become compliant with the development codes, that the state's model code would automatically
• Either way, it's fine. I didn't know that it would be this bad. I know. I was like, what?
• Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
• And with that, Madam Chair, I'm fine. Thank you very much, Senator Gonzalez. Thank you.

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• Where do they typically go, those fines, or fines? It's silent. You're silent on it, not?
• typically encoded through digital tools, such as smart contracts, allowing decisions to be made automatically
• typically encoded through digital tools, such as smart contracts, allowing decisions to be made automatically
• Anyone else wishing to— that's fine. Please come forward. Welcome, Dr. Lee.

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• If they don't, they're subject to penalties like fines and the threat of losing their liquor license.
• Short-b barrel rifles include weapons such as sawed-off shotguns and some semi-automatic style rifles
• Weapons in this category have the potential to be as powerful as semi-automatic rifles, yet can be half
• was, that was, you know, we had decades of the federal government saying these items are perfectly fine
• Arlington ISD left his duty belt unattended in an elementary school bathroom of the Jones Academy of Fine

Bills: HB259

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation

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• The phone rang caller ID said Texas fine the victim information and notification system.
• Robotic voice greeted me hello this is the Texas fine network calling to inform you that Gerald Wayne
• Fine, he's already out on bond.
• And that's a business degree that we protect, because their automatic input to that is to say, well,
• Any attempts to deny bail automatically without any consideration of the likelihood... that the suspect

Bills: SB9, SB1047, SB1048, SJR17, SJR49, SB40, SJR1, SJR5, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 1

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• If you want public health and safety there inserted, fine.
• 44:08.840> safety<00:44:09.200> there<00:44:09.560> inserted,<00:44:10.120> fine
• health and safety there inserted, fine. health and safety there inserted, fine.
• 01:27:41.480> not confidential hearing, but it's not confidential hearing, but it's not automatically
• And that would be automatically granted.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• . >> I'm suggesting that perhaps we take that tack in this and say, fine, you can prohibit a new structure
• :28:26.320> and<00:28:26.640> say tack in this and say tack in this and say >> fine
• prohibit<00:28:28.960> a<00:28:29.200> new<00:28:29.440> structure >> fine
• , you can prohibit a new structure >> fine, you can prohibit a new structure based<00:28:30.000
• Um, so you'd have a great amount of non-conforming structures that automatically, if this bill were signed

Keywords: 1189, house, all