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• Thank you, Committee Chair and members of the committee.
• The memories of some of those service members... ...that the memories do not fade.
• Good afternoon, Chair and members of the committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, and Ranking Member, and members of the committee.
• Thank you, Chair Mena and members of the committee.

Bills: HB2514 , HB2661 , HB2637 , HB2632 , HB2499 , HB2198 , HB2520

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Barnard, and members of the committee.
• Executive Director of the Washington and members. For the record, I'm Suzanne Dale S.D.
• Andrea Chartak, Assistant Director at the Department of Commerce and leader of the Office of Economic
• In terms of, I just wanted clarification on if I'm thinking of, In terms of, I just wanted clarification
• In my opinion, there are too many of our service members that aren't getting the benefits and opportunities

Bills: SB5420

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• Good morning, Chair Ryu, members of the committee.
• I've shared with some members of the committee: the development of a Washington state trade strategy
• And members of the committee, for the record, my name is Cassie Losey, and I serve as Director of Government
• barnard there but please all i said hello since i'm in one of her districts and members of the committee
• , and benefits of members of other military branches.

Bills: SB5420

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• I'm a lifetime member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
• of conviction of Indian tribal members who are convicted of offenses related to the exercise of treaty
• Thank you, Chair Goodman, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the committee.
• Chair and members of the committee.
• So good afternoon, Chair Goodman, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the committee.

Bills: HB1982 , HB2156

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: Indian rights, treaty rights, convictions, tribal members, criminal justice reform, Attorney General, AG investigators, limited authority peace officer, peace officer certification, economic crimes, financial crimes, white-collar crime, fraud investigation, search warrant service, electronic service, business records, law enforcement authority, criminal background check, training requirements, Washington RCW

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• The engrossed version of the bill shifted; it remains that the commissioner will be a Cabinet member.
• Being a member of the governor's cabinet, that will be set by the governor.
• The big banner behind it is going to be this view of the members of the 167th and their way home in 1918
• King Solomon... member of the King Solomon and he was a small business owner.
• Service members are parts of families.

Bills: SB67 , HB295 , SB104

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, Governor appointment, oversight board, veterans services, veterans benefits, state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, Alabama Veterans Home Trust Fund, veteran service officers, district managers, assistant commissioners, county veterans offices, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, veterans organizations, American Legion

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• or county supervisor or city counselor or state legislator or member of Congress.
• or county supervisor or city counselor or state legislator or member of Congress.
• or county supervisor or city counselor or state legislator or member of Congress.
• Congress and the the librarian of Congress and the director<03:45:28.960><c> of</c><03:45:29.120><c>
• , love of God, and an example of how to be a member of Congress.

Bills: HB8428 , HB8466 , HB5248 , HB6338 , HB7668 , HB8665 , HB7037 , HB6230 , HB6297 , HB1744 , HB3429 , HB2505 , HB6028 , HR428 , HB8107 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB6916 , HB8463

Keywords: fraud prevention, improper payments, anti-fraud training, government oversight, federal program administration, grants management, internal controls, waste and abuse, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, GAO fraud framework, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay, data analytics, payment integrity, state and local governments, tribal governments, federal grants, program integrity

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• Um I supportive of what you're doing.
• of some of the um especially because of some of the things<00:10:00.480><c> that</c><00:10:00.720><c
• </c> &gt;&gt; Well, and and that would be part of &gt;&gt; Well, and and that would be part of this.<
• Uh, it's sort of a, if you will, a vessel of a DECA, and um it just seems to us now there has been some
• Uh, in reference to Department of Revenue, sellers and producers of compressed natural gas have to be

Bills: HB66 , HB110 , HB114 , SB210 , SB228 , SB231 , HB66 , HB110 , HB114 , SB210 , SB228 , SB231

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members, agency continuation, sunset review

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• Any members of the committee have any questions before we begin?
• Thank you very much, Chairman and esteemed colleagues and members of the committee.
• Chairman, members, thank you for the privilege of being able to present House Bill 4458.
• Members, this bill, I'm laying it out on behalf of our colleague, Chairman Oscar Longoria.
• Members, Senate Bill 1931 relates to the designation of a portion of Business U.S.

Bills: HB4458 , SB651 , SB1227 , SB1931

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: veterans, service members, military transition, Texas Veterans Commission, pilot program, self-reliance, employment assistance, housing assistance, mental health services, career training, veterans service organizations, spouses and dependents, military families, Texas military forces, post-separation support, reentry services, workforce development, benefits navigation, transition assistance, SB 651

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• Thank you for all of you being here, members.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Vice Chair, and members of the committee.
• Chairman, members of the committee, distinguished guests.
• the members of the workgroup.

Bills: HCR7 , HB1557 , HB1608 , HB2061 , HB2201 , HB2210 , HB2426 , HB2754 , HJR165 , HB2513 , HCR7

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• Chairman, thank you, and members of the committee.
• Members, this bill amends the sexual assault survivor Bill of Rights.
• Chairman and members of the committee, thank you all for hearing this piece of legislation today.
• Chairman, members of the committee. Representative O'Connor, I see you sitting there.
• Chairman, members. Chad Brown with the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Mr.

Bills: HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: transparency, accountability, Justice Department, FBI, Jeffrey Epstein, victim protection, investigation, public trust, HR37, House Resolution 37, Honduras veterans, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, military medal, veteran recognition, Congress memorialization, U.S. veterans, foreign deployment, 1981 to 1992, military service awards, combat support

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• After testimony concludes, questions may be asked by the members of the committee; only committee members
• Newton or a member of the staff in the mayor's office.
• Thank you, Chair Rausch, members of the committee, and of course our wonderful majority Senate leader
• Good afternoon, members of the legislature.
• Vote, find new members of the commission to replace the current commission members.

Bills: H5426 , H5434 , S3084 , S3087 , S3088 , S3092

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: North Attleborough, town charter, home rule charter, municipal government, local option, charter amendment, Parks and Recreation Commission, Park Commission, write-in candidate, sticker candidate, ballot access, town election, bylaw, ordinance, board membership, local approval, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, planning board, associate members

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• I think it's very important today that we remember to thank our National Guard, all of the members who
• So today on National Guard Day, I want to say directly to every member of the Washington National Guard
• The Speaker is also very pleased to recognize members of the Washington National Guard who are seated
• The speaker is also very pleased to recognize members of the Washington National Guard who are seated
• in the galleries today. to recognize members of the Washington National Guard who are seated in the

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1604 , HB1798 , HB1002 , HB1065 , HB1155 , HB1269 , HB1916 , HB2120 , HB2123 , HB2158 , HB2178 , HB2264 , HB2309 , HB2411 , HJM4004

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

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• Thank you, Chair Ormsby and members of the committee.
• Good morning, Chair, members of the committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.
• the members of our committee.
• the members of our committee.

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• of emergency.
• The members of those recognized tribes had the rights under treaty to do the things that they were engaging
• The members of those recognized tribes had the rights under treaty to do the things that they were engaging
• If the staff could bring up the Standing Committee report, and I'll ask that all members in favor of
• Um, uh, Some concern of profiling by law enforcement of certain types of drivers.

Bills: HB1228 , HB1982 , HB2156 , HB2165 , HB2173 , HB2203 , HB2220 , HB2362 , HB2403 , HB2464

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI

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• Members, any questions for this panel of witnesses? All right.
• Greetings, Chair. members of the committee, and thank you for this opportunity to speak of you today.
• that those are members of. or by those companies.
• Um, uh, Walmart, I think, is also a corporate member of, of the association.
• Is, are there examples in our past of trade groups that have come before members of the legislature?

Bills: HB367 , HB497 , HB549 , HB983 , HB 1188 , HB 1290 , HB1368 , HB2243 , HB2310 , HB2849 , HB3099 , HB3546 , HB3629 , HB3627

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• Chairman Buckley and members of the committee, thank you for allowing me to lay out.
• We look at it through the purpose of. through a mechanism of having a commission where we have members
• I object to a 13-member commission on teachers' working conditions that does not require any of its members
• of the Texas House, members of the Texas Senate, so we We did that intentionally.
• Chairman and members of the committee. opportunity to lay this bill out.

Bills: HB367 , HB497 , HB549 , HB983 , HB 1188 , HB 1290 , HB1368 , HB2243 , HB2310 , HB2849 , HB3099 , HB3546 , HB3629 , HB3627

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• Any question by any members of the committee? Not seeing none.
• Chairman, and members of the committee.
• Let's go ahead and see, uh, let the members of the committee speak first.
• Any questions by any members of the committee for our speaker? All right.
• ><c> of</c><00:35:50.880><c> the</c> questions by any members of the questions by any members of the

Bills: HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• Um, and something that I've encouraged members before and a lot of members of this committee being in
• Um, and something that I've encouraged members before and a lot of members of this committee being in
• :23.960><c> in</c><00:31:24.360><c> uh</c> of members of this committee being in uh of members of this
• </c><00:52:38.720><c> name</c><00:52:38.840><c> is</c> members of the committee, my name is members of
• /c> Um, six of your members in the House of Um, six of your members in the House of Representatives,<

Bills: HF3489 , HF3393 , HF3785 , SF856 , HF4006 , HF4615 , HF3919 , HF4591 , HF3682 , HF4240

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Journal of the Day. The Secretary will read.
• I move that the reading of the journal be dispensed with, and the journal of the previous day's business
• Senator Ritchey has moved that the reading of the journal be dispensed with, and the journal of the previous
• January 22nd, gubernatorial appointment 9313, Shannon Braddock, as a member of the Seattle College District
• Secretary of State message received. The Secretary of State message received. Senator Ritchey.

Bills: SB5068 , SB5109 , SB5188 , SB5223 , SB5280 , SB5420 , SB5467 , SB5581 , SB5649 , SB5705

Keywords: employment eligibility, firefighters, law enforcement, citizenship, legal authorization, public safety, mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, criminal offense, fingerprinting, state regulations, SB 5280

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• All of these members have structural collapse technician and hazmat operation certificates.
• Chair, and members of this committee.
• Yes, in the earlier iteration of this, just so members would know, there was an attempt to have even
• And this has support of OML as well as of course city officials and school board members across our state
• Members of the committee, House Bill 4107 establishes penalties for unauthorized activation tampering

Bills: HB1002 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3008 , HB3045 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB3695 , HB3831 , HB4107 , HB4408

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25