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• House Bill 3176 looks to direct the department of Commerce to work towards federal RFIs for innovation
• And yes, when when you think about the federal research strategy as far as the Department of Energy and
• When you break down how many federal dollars were spent in research and innovation in 2025.
• But the opportunity that exists is, in my opinion, the federal administration has emphasized to.
• It's a partnership between the city, county, the OTA, and federal stakeholders and has the support of

Bills: HB2445 , HB2123 , HB3048 , HB3176 , HB3239 , HB3263 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB4317 , HB4321 , HB4322 , HB3673

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension

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• It would not change any federal regulations about disposal.
• Any facility in this country, whether it is state or federal, has to follow federal guidelines if you're
• And that aligns with the federal standards.
• That is for the Commission for Land Office (CLO) and the Office of Conservation Commission (OCC).
• of the Southeast Scenic River Commission.

Bills: SB2122 , SB330 , SB2071 , SB2169 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB2157

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: poultry, agriculture, out-of-state processing, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, regulation, food safety, elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, milk, dairy, dairy farm, milk products, Grade A milk, pasteurization, raw milk, milk inspection

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• That might be a good question for the resource witness from the Funeral Commission.
• The services commission has broad power to regulate the bad actors.
• Kristin Tipps, you are the chair of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
• Does the Texas Funeral Commission have oversight of when a county takes possession?
• Well, no, I mean, as the general commission. Oh, for us. Yeah.

Bills: SB2024 , SB227 , SB268 , SB1467 , SB1580 , HB5537 , SB1313 , SB1677 , SB918 , SB331 , SB2207 , SB2721

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• This happened at the federal level with Juul.
• It can't be done federally. It needs to change. It needs to change to killing clones.
• I'm with Citizens Commission on Human Rights, and we're opposed to the bill.
• I'm Kathy Green, Director of State and Federal Strategy at AARP Texas.
• This can affect their application for Social Security or other federal services.

Bills: SB2024 , SB227 , SB268 , SB1467 , SB1580 , HB5537 , SB1313 , SB1677 , SB918 , SB331 , SB2207 , SB2721

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• We work with other law enforcement agencies, both. state and federal levels.
• Members, House Bill 5627 establishes the Texas Commission on Public School Teacher Retirement funding
• It is a focused time-limited commission that will bring forward recommendations to improve how we fund
• , and we are a little bit concerned about commission creep over the course of those two years in terms
• Sure, we could kind of do it ourselves, but this study, which is really a commission, would do it in

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• Each loan is subject to both state and federal laws with strict underwriting requirements, including
• We were a bit more supportive of that structure. ...tied the interest rate increase to the federal funds
• Last year, these companies did get a 25% increase in their admin fee through the finance commission.

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• Let the record reflect that our election has served for placing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Let the record reflect that our election has served for placing House Bill 96 as amended on final passage
• amended, creates a working group to study the ability for the state of New Mexico to create a space commission
• And then number three, on page three, after line 25, insert: the space commission working group shall
• Your House State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow morning at 8:30

Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• And whereas Representative Herrera was elected to the House District 41 seat in 2018.
• Our time goes back before either one of us were elected to office, when we had a common love for young
• Our time goes back before either one of us were elected to office when we had a common love for young
• Speaker, gentlemen, do you know of any federal programs or any others in this state?
• So there's the federal home rehab, which does home ownership rehab.

Bills: HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Bills: HB3840 , HB3431 , HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3662 , HB4107 , HB3082 , HB2997 , HB3083 , HB3055 , HB2951 , HB3469 , HB3173 , HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275 , HR1031 , HB4359 , HB4115 , HB3467 , HB2978 , HB3026 , HB3032

Keywords: foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property

Bills: HCR180 , HR170

Committees: House Agriculture & Food Systems , House Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: HCR180, Hawaii, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, renewable energy, community solar, floating solar, solar photovoltaic, reservoirs, irrigation, agricultural water infrastructure, in-pipe hydropower, gravity-powered hydropower, clean energy, energy transition, water conservation, community-based energy, distributed generation, rural development, agriculture, biosecurity

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• By way of background, the Washington Medical Commission, or Commission, regulates the competency and
• The Washington Medical Commission, or Commission, regulates the competency and quality of professional
• of licenses issued by the Commission.
• This was brought to me by the Medical Commission.
• Now I think we have a panel from the American Federation of Teachers.

Bills: SB6258 , SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education

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• Fairfax Bridge closed due to deferred maintenance on state-owned infrastructure, it did not meet federal
• Federal funding uncertainty only adds to the challenge.
• We write reports on all of those impacts and we hand those reports off primarily to federal agencies
• And they are viewed, particularly by the federal government, as eligible for emergency relief.
• And most of those processes are dictated by the federal government or the NEPA process, the National

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• So, I used to lobby for the university for 20 years prior to being elected this past time, and I'm looking
• Representative Crow is replacing Representative Cynthia Almond, who's now the Public Service Commission
• You ran your election yesterday, so he was sworn in today. Now you'll be sworn in, so that's fine.

Bills: HB87 , HB96 , HB28 , HB87 , HB96 , HB28

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB87, Marengo County, coroner, deputy coroner, county commission, expense allowance, mileage allowance, travel reimbursement, local act, local legislation, county general fund, public official compensation, county office, Section 45-46-60, Alabama Code, salary increase, allowance increase, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment

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• unless the nonprofit agriculture organization provides notice no less than 60 days in advance of the federal
• Those are federal provisions. What does enforcement mean with regards to those provisions?

Bills: HB506 , HB513 , HB437

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission, employment screening, licensing

Bills: HB609 , HB630 , HB654 , HB676

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: oyster mariculture, aquaculture, farming, water quality, regulations, outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, hunter education, criminal charge, illegal hunting, mule deer, white-tailed deer, sustainability, wildlife conservation, unmanned aircraft, wildlife retrieval, Hunting

Bills: HB224 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614 , HB224 , HB591 , HB609 , HB614

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, law enforcement, emergency scene, scene control, 100 feet, stay back order, public safety and homeland security

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• cannot control necessarily when wildfires start, and in particular, I specifically narrowed it to federal
• Filing for one every time there's a fire on federal public lands doesn't really make sense, as sometimes
• And I think there could be a question about whether or not they could file if it wasn't on federal public
• Representative Sanchez... wasn't on federal public lands.
• You've got a delisting and defunding from the federal government, and what we're doing is encouraging

Bills: HB2013 , HB2292 , HB2334 , HB2349 , HB2350 , HB2845 , HCM2011

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, forest fire, brush removal, defensible space, community hardening, vegetation management, fire-resistant construction, wildland urban interface, WUI, insurance premium tax, property insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial property insurance

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• So typically interest income on federal debt obligations is included for purposes of federal taxation
• So typically interest income on federal debt obligations is included for purposes of federal taxation
• On a federal level, there is no federal ban on kratom, and it's not listed as a controlled substance
• under federal law.
• You said there's no federal ban.

Bills: SB6346 , SB6347 , SB6147 , SB6246 , SB5940 , SB5882 , SB6223 , SJR8206 , SB5762 , SB5828

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: millionaires tax, wealth tax, income tax, state revenue, tax reform, Washington estate tax, estate tax, inheritance tax, death tax, probate, decedent, gross estate, taxable estate, exclusion amount, tax rate, estate planning, heirs, beneficiaries, RCW 83.100, Department of Revenue

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• custody to enter into a contract with the federal government.
• custody to enter into a contract with the federal government.
• I think this is actually a federal issue.
• We actually obey the laws, both state and federal. I ask a yes. Senator Frame.
• We actually obey the laws, both state and federal. I ask a yes. Senator Frame.

Bills: SB6062 , SB6080 , SB6184 , SB6224 , SB6255 , SB6286 , SB6308 , SB6319 , SB5977 , SB5979 , SB6249 , SGA9299

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, contracts, jails, federal custody, municipal agreements, incarceration, law enforcement, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction

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• meet federal air quality requirements.
• They had to admit to the Corporation Commission.
• It must receive a federal early site permit, complete What it must do: receive a federal early site permit
• The EPA is a federal standard, so we can't necessarily do this.
• I think it's important that we work with our federal congressman.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity