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• And then 10 percent comes from a commercial bank, which was the private bank financing that you'll see
• So one of the things that we differ from a bank is the banks Are generally not going to allow subordination
• Banks, you're going to see that two or three times higher than that.
• A bank, the more debt service coverage ratio they have, the better because they're more secure.
• So they end up possibly going to a lending institution, and I've been part of bank boards for over 40

Bills: SB48 , SB64 , SB100

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• Gaza</c><09:31:49.680><c> and</c><09:31:49.916><c> the</c><09:31:50.080><c> West</c><09:31:50.240><c> Bank
• </c> incursions in Gaza and the West Bank incursions in Gaza and the West Bank that<09:31:51.120><c>
• operations</c><09:32:36.160><c> in</c><09:32:36.400><c> the</c><09:32:36.480><c> West</c><09:32:36.720><c> Bank
• </c><09:32:36.960><c> and</c> Just as operations in the West Bank and Just as operations in the West
• Bank and Gaza<09:32:37.596><c> have</c><09:32:37.756><c> destabilized</c><09:32:38.640><c> prospects<

Bills: HCR84 , HR518 , HCR86 , HB7726 , HB2860 , HB8872 , HR1333 , SB254 , HB7618

Keywords: War Powers Resolution, Lebanon, troop withdrawal, U.S. Armed Forces, military deployment, foreign policy, congressional war powers, executive authority, Middle East, troop removal, concurrent resolution, defense policy, overseas deployment, Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, War Powers, military action

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• I do want to note that the banks are already regulated and examined under the Community Reinvestment
• </c><00:10:06.480><c> are</c> want to note that the uh banks are want to note that the uh banks are already
• So, those other entities like the banks, they'll double check with our office to make sure an entity
• banks.
• So anytime you see a bank that says First National Bank of whatever, that's a national bank chartered

Bills: SB2045 , SB2354

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land. They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.

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• </c><00:08:53.279><c> and</c><00:08:53.480><c> Human</c><00:08:53.720><c> Services</c> form of bankes
• and Human Services form of bankes and Human Services spendings<00:08:55.600><c> you</c><00:08:55.760
• </c> from a smartphone linked to a bank from a smartphone linked to a bank account<00:37:04.640><c> and
• But when it is in your pocket, connected to your bank account, because, you know, most of us have banking
• </c><00:59:22.039><c> on</c> industry is a function of banking on industry is a function of banking on

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• </c><00:14:45.880><c> Stadium</c><00:14:46.639><c> uh</c><00:14:46.759><c> was</c> was when uh TCF Bank
• Stadium uh was was when uh TCF Bank Stadium uh was approved<00:14:47.279><c> by</c><00:14:47.399><c>
• I grew up on the south side of Minneapolis in the West Bank neighborhood of Cedar Riverside, which is
• neighborhood of Cedar in the West Bank neighborhood of Cedar Riverside<00:42:53.520><c> which</c><00
• Restaurants that would want to help food banks, food companies, and even families could be helpful.

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• Under his leadership, Mercer Street Friends expanded its food banks.
• On third reading and final passage, Senate Bill 4217 authorizes the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to
• On third reading and final passage, Senate Bill 4222 authorizes the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to
• , Assembly Bill 4961, sponsored by Assemblyman Calabrese, authorizes the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
• reading and final passage, SCR 135 approves the FY 2027 financial plan for the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank

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• You know, when you think about an account holder at a financial institution, a credit union, or a bank
• An account holder at a financial institution, a credit union, or a bank, and they pass away, there's
• prevent that from happening and to kind of minimize that, this bill allows financial institutions like banks
• My question is, if it's a state licensed bank, can they get it? Yes, sir.
• We've had a discussion earlier this week, and I was informed how state-licensed banks operated a little

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 6, 2026, with five members present and adopted the April 28 minutes. The committee first heard a presentation on the new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, a leadership and networking initiative focused on Louisiana health care challenges such as workforce shortages, rural access, chronic disease, and the economic impact of health care. Speakers described it as a cross-sector program intended to build informed leaders and support collaboration with health systems, insurers, providers, LDH, and the Louisiana Hospital Association. The committee then moved through a series of bills, generally adopting amendments and reporting measures favorably. SB 57, a nutrition/labeling bill, was amended to delay the effective date for the labeling provision until December 31, 2028, and was reported as amended. HB 62 increased membership of the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission and was reported as amended, and HB 193 adjusted membership rules for the Sickle Cell Commission foundations and was also reported as amended. HB 815 would allow financial institutions to receive death certificates to help close accounts and avoid problems with automatic payments and federal benefit clawbacks; it was reported favorably. SB 405, which had been heard earlier, was reworked to codify LDH’s new Ascend nursing home quality initiative, including short- and long-term quality oversight goals, stakeholder involvement, internal expertise, and reporting requirements; after reconsidering prior amendments, the committee adopted the new amendment and reported the bill as amended. The committee also advanced several health and human services bills. HB 222 would allow Medicaid dental coverage when needed to clear a patient for another covered medical procedure, and it was reported as amended after LDH said the cost could be absorbed. HB 420 expanded DCFS background-check requirements to cover staff with access to sensitive records, and HB 475 required verbal consent before AI is used to record or transcribe a medical visit; both were reported favorably. HB 246 updated membership of the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board and the council for grandparents raising grandchildren, including replacing an inactive coalition seat with the state police, and was reported as amended. HB 486 joined Louisiana to the psychology interjurisdictional compact to expand access to psychologists through telepsychology and temporary practice across state lines, and HB 574 updated outdated board names in the Mental Health Advisory Services Board statute; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee heard HB 949, which would create a licensure framework for radiologist assistants to help address radiologist shortages and improve imaging access, especially in rural areas. Testimony emphasized that RAs work under radiologist supervision and would extend capacity without replacing physicians; the bill was reported favorably. HB 584 required foster children to be provided luggage or similar items instead of trash bags when moving placements, and also corrected language in the Foster Youth Bill of Rights from “privileges” back to “rights” while extending the bill’s applicability to children from birth to age 18; it was reported as amended. The committee also reported HB 1214, which restructures certain LDH state facilities into a more unified system, and HB 1092, a technical renaming/terminology cleanup bill, both favorably. Finally, HB 203 added members from Christus Health System and Xavier University’s College of Medicine to the uterine fibroids commission and was reported favorably before the committee adjourned.

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• restoring and recognizing some biblical terms of Judea and Samaria and rejecting the term the West Bank
• I think it's important to acknowledge, while we are discussing erasing the West Bank, that we do not
• this bill in particular: 'The term Judea and Samaria is not a neutral Israeli descriptor of the West Bank
• but an...' the West Bank, that we do not erase the fact that over 21,000 children, as of early 2026,
• this bill in particular. the term Judea and Samaria is not a neutral Israeli descriptor of the West Bank

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a recorded roll call showing 28 present, 0 absent, and 2 excused. The chamber approved the journal and then took up several motions to reconsider or return bills, including requests to return HB 2035 and HB 2249 to the House and to reconsider HB 2192. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole for calendar items. In Committee of the Whole, members considered HB 2248, a public health mandates bill; HB 2313, concerning school employee/teacher strike and remote instruction issues; HB 2379, relating to school district governing board training; HB 2380, relating to school district board meetings and expenditures; and HB 2720, relating to prostitution assessments and the anti-human trafficking fund. HB 2248 drew the most debate over whether it would prohibit schools, employers, and medical facilities from requiring medical interventions such as vaccines; an amendment narrowing the definition of medical intervention was adopted, and the bill advanced. HB 2379 and HB 2380 both received committee and floor amendments focused on school board training and livestreaming/meeting transparency requirements, and HB 2313 and HB 2720 also advanced. The Committee of the Whole reported all four bills as do pass, with HB 2248, HB 2379, and HB 2380 as amended. The Senate then adopted the Committee of the Whole report after defeating an amendment that would have changed the HB 2248 recommendation to fail. The chamber next considered HCM 2001 and HCM 2002, memorials urging federal terrorist designations for the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR, and HCR 2047, recognizing Judea and Samaria; all three passed despite strong opposition speeches criticizing them as targeting Muslim communities or advancing religious/political messaging. The Senate also passed HB 2118 on mobile food vendors, HCM 2009 on mineral access and federal land withdrawals, HCR 2015 on school physical activity and dietary guidelines, HCR 2020 on housing outside designated provider service areas with assured water supply, and HCR 2057 supporting next-generation geothermal energy. Finally, the Senate passed HB 2248, HB 2379, and HB 2380 on third reading, approved the House’s request to adjourn, and adjourned until April 21, 2026.

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• I remember during the banking crisis, people going outside of banks and protesting bankers, and unfortunately
• And do I think people should be allowed to protest that and go outside the bank of whatever building
• I remember during, you know, the banking crisis, you know, people going outside of banks and protesting
• And do I think people should be allowed to protest that and go outside the bank of whatever building

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills focused on consumer transparency, environmental protection, education accountability, and privacy protections. AB 2143 by Assemblymember Irwin would prohibit online marketplaces from accepting payment for noxious weeds shipped into California; supporters said the bill would close an e-commerce loophole that helps spread invasive species, while TechNet opposed it unless clearer standards and safeguards were added. AB 1744 by Assemblymember Addis, the Clear Labels, Clear Seas Act, would bar sunscreen products containing chemical UV filters from being marketed as “reef safe” or similar claims; supporters, including a Sacramento high school eco club and Surfrider Foundation, said the bill would prevent misleading greenwashing, while the Personal Care Products Council expressed concern about implications for the safety of those ingredients. The committee also heard AB 1861 by Assemblymember Lackey, which would require the California Department of Education to maintain a public, searchable database of special education complaint decisions with personal information redacted. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and help identify patterns of noncompliance affecting students with disabilities, while county education officials argued state resources should instead go toward filling special education vacancies. AB 2624 by Assemblymember Bonta would expand the Safe at Home address confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers and restrict online posting of their personal information when intended to threaten or intimidate; supporters described rising harassment, doxing, and threats against immigrant-serving organizations, while Assemblymember DeMaio raised First Amendment and public transparency concerns and Assemblymember Patterson questioned the bill’s limits on protest and publication. Because the committee initially lacked a quorum, several bills were heard and later voted on once quorum was established. Members generally praised the bills and, in some cases, requested to be added as coauthors. When votes were taken, AB 1861, AB 1744, AB 2143, and AB 2624 all passed out of committee, with AB 2624 receiving 11 aye votes and 2 no votes; the others were reported out on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then adjourned.

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• I remember during the banking crisis, people going outside of banks and protesting bankers, and unfortunately
• And do I think people should be allowed to protest that and go outside the bank or whatever building
• I remember during, you know, the banking crisis, you know, people going outside of banks and protesting
• And do I think people should be allowed to protest that and go outside the bank of whatever building

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• I'm with Roadrunner Food Bank. Hello, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• I'm with Roadrunner Food Bank.
• name is Catherine Nolte, and I'm representing the Food Depot and the New Mexico Association of Food Banks
• The New Mexico food banks support efforts to increase healthy food access and strengthen SNAP.
• And I wanted to be able to detail my gratitude in the fact that I've worked with enough food banks and

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

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• bills, House Bill 1590 is now before the House for final passage: an act establishing a sick leave bank
• bills, House Bill 1590 is now before the House for final passage: an act establishing a sick leave bank
• bills, House Bill 1590 is now before the House for final passage: an act establishing a sick leave bank

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then concurred with a Senate referral of a petition by Joan B. Lovely to study discrimination in public accommodations for individuals with service animals, sending it to the Committee on Consumer, Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 for two petitions by Adam J. Scanlon: one asking CHIA to analyze eliminating or capping copays for mental and behavioral health services, and another concerning no-cost calls for incarcerated individuals, referring them to the appropriate committees. The House then took up a slate of bills recommended by the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee and, after suspending Rule 7A, ordered several to third reading. These included Marnie’s Law on inflammatory breast cancer awareness in nursing education, Haverhill election bills, a New Salem election validation bill, Plymouth charter and digital legal notice bills, a Nantucket charter gender-neutrality bill, and a Nantucket land conveyance bill. The House also separately suspended Rule 7A for House Bill 2614 on medical parole and ordered it to third reading. On final passage, the House passed House Bill 4249 on vital statistics to be reenacted, adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 3388 designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day and for House Bill 1024 concerning sewer service in Sharon, and passed House Bill 23/Senate Bill 23 on alternate members to the Squabskine Conservation Commission. The House also engrossed Senate Bill 1830 on continued employment for Herbert A. Chafee II in Brookfield, House Bill 4109 on harbor line changes in New Bedford Harbor, and House Bill 4524 renaming Williamsburg’s Board of Selectmen as the Select Board. The session ended with adoption of an order to adjourn and the House standing adjourned to meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• And in Minnesota, we wanted to give banking institutions, as well as folks that have accounts at banks
• So, regarding this bill, if a bank were to see something that seemed to be potentially fraudulent and
• the bill allows the owner of that account to also name somebody else that can be contacted by the bank
• somebody else that can be contacted by somebody else that can be contacted by the<00:20:20.200><c> bank
• to then notify that person and the bank to then notify that person and say,<00:20:22.000><c> "We</c>

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota’s energy and affordability agenda, with Senator Nick Frentz discussing the state’s clean-energy leadership, rising electricity demand, and the Senate’s 100% clean energy framework. He said Minnesota’s clean energy growth supports jobs, lowers costs for ratepayers, and includes recent wins such as sustainable aviation fuel tax treatment in the supplemental budget. Frentz also said the Senate passed an energy omnibus bill that continues clean-energy permitting reforms, promotes conservation and demand response, and includes a nuclear study rather than lifting the nuclear moratorium. Frentz spent much of the interview defending data centers as both a challenge and an opportunity. He said large hyperscale projects can create major construction jobs and substantial local property-tax revenue, while a 2025 law requires data-center companies to contribute to low-income energy assistance and report water use. He pointed to the Google data center planned for Pine Island as an example, saying it is air-cooled, will pay $5 million a year, and will fund 1,600 MW of clean energy at its own expense, which he argued could save Xcel ratepayers money over time. He also said climate change is already driving higher costs through homeowners insurance and storm damage. The second segment highlighted Senator Zach Duckworth’s housing and banking bills. Duckworth said Senate File 4168 would make it easier to finance investment properties by giving buyers more flexibility to roll closing costs and lender fees into payments, while keeping strong protections in place for primary residences. He emphasized that the bill is not about predatory lending and is intended to expand options for informed investors. He also described Senate File 4652 as an anti-fraud, no-cost measure that lets bank customers name a trusted contact so banks can alert someone if suspicious activity is detected. Duckworth said both bills passed unanimously in both chambers, and he credited quick action and good working relationships across the aisle for their success. The program closed with a broader reflection on the end of session and the Senate’s political climate. It noted that 15 senators are retiring and two are leaving for higher office, and that final floor votes often split along party lines, including one bill passing 34-33. Several retiring senators used farewell speeches to urge civility, compromise, and putting people first, while the segment emphasized that despite partisan conflict, quiet bipartisan cooperation still produced much of the session’s enacted legislation.

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• It relates to a Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank established report.
• advisory board consisting of nonlegislative citizen members and ex officio members to oversee the bank
• and provide recommendations related to the bank and its effectiveness.
• and provide recommendations related to the bank and its effectiveness.
• The Governor's amendments: one, establish the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank Fund with related

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• grade parent or partner company willing to provide credit assurance; or receive pre-approval from a bank
• initiate a study for a large load customer, they would first have to have a letter of credit from a bank
• Yet the bank is going to require the study first... ...yet the bank is going to require the study first
• is creditworthy, or... ...a partner company is creditworthy, or that you have a relationship with a bank
• And also, if you can get them to go pay with a Bitcoin ATM, it's not likely that the bank teller is going

Committee: Joint Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee

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• However, we rely on accredited tissue banks to provide cadaveric specimens for our training facilities
• kindly ask you to please... ...re-examine the bill so it can be written to allow accredited tissue banks
• The Chair recognizes James Bardsley, testifying on behalf of the American Association of Tissue Banks
• I've been a long-time member with the American Association of Tissue Banks, where I helped establish
• And I'm looking at the American Association of Tissue Banks standards.

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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• My name is Robbie Repsor, and I am co-founder, director, and bank president of Edison National Bank and
• Bank of the Island. ...co-founder, director, and bank president of Edison National Bank and Bank of
• Along with my husband, who's the CEO, we co-founded the bank 28 years ago.
• Gulf Coast University actually goes back to 1997, as ironically, we opened the doors of our community bank

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The committee heard and voted on two higher education bills before moving to a long series of university and college board appointment confirmations. CS/SB 742 would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs tied to industry certifications, and would expand the money-back guarantee requirement from three to six programs at career centers and Florida College System institutions. A question was raised about whether the charter school access could reduce district funding or grant availability; the sponsor said it could, depending on available funds. The bill was supported by one appearance form and was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 892, which codifies the Florida State University Election Law Center so it can continue and receive recurring funding. The sponsor and FSU witnesses said the center is nonpartisan and focused on evidence-based research, especially on election administration issues related to natural disasters and public confidence in elections. After testimony and questions, including about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted of testimony from numerous appointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, Santa Fe College, Daytona State College, and Florida Atlantic University. Most nominees emphasized their personal ties to the institutions, support for workforce education, student success, and local economic development. Several highlighted priorities such as keeping tuition affordable, expanding internships and career pathways, strengthening nursing and other workforce programs, and improving graduation and retention rates. Some appointees also described campus-specific goals, including research growth at FAU and Harbor Branch, community engagement at New College, and continued support for health care workforce partnerships at FGCU. The most notable exchange came during testimony from Dr. Joel Rudman for the Pensacola State College board, where Senator Leek questioned him extensively about prior public comments that appeared to reference threats and drug testing legislators. Rudman said his remarks were aimed at Florida House members and not the Senate, denied any knowledge of illicit drug use by current or former senators, and said he was speaking candidly as a private citizen. Public testimony on his nomination included both support and strong opposition, with one speaker praising his community service and another warning about his alleged disruptive behavior and social media posts. The committee also heard from several supporters and appointees who were not questioned further, and the meeting ended with plans to vote on the appointments after all testimony was completed.

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• Everything at BND, of course, being a state-owned bank, it's all within the state.
• We also, the NRDs also run water banking programs.
• So this allows entities to put water use in a quote-unquote bank. It's a paper bank.
• And so then the locals are borrowing the money from the Bank of North Dakota.
• And so then the locals are borrowing the money from the Bank of North Dakota.

Committee: Joint Water Topics Overview Committee

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• This is what you owe on the bank cost.
• This is what you owe on the bank to<00:36:15.160><c> the</c><00:36:15.240><c> bank,</c><00:36:15.600>
• <c> the</c><00:36:15.720><c> mortgage</c> to the bank, the mortgage to the bank, the mortgage or<00:36
• Can't drive down a block without seeing a bank.
• Or for every two, three towns, there's one bank.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• Representative Banks. 26 as amended. Representative Banks.
• Moved by Geringer, seconded by Banks.
• Moved by Larsen, seconded by Banks. All right.
• &gt;&gt; Represent<01:08:54.560><c> Banks.</c> &gt;&gt; Represent Banks. &gt;&gt; Represent Banks.
• Representative Banks. for House Bill 69. Representative Banks. &gt;&gt; I. &gt;&gt; I. &gt;&gt; I.

Bills: HB0026 , HB0042 , HB0067 , HB0069

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs