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• account when you were born that's bank account when you were born that's now<01:03:53.280> maybe<
• A Mini Kids Act is about more than just a bank balance.
• about more than just a bank balance. about more than just a bank balance.
• Essentially, the governor's recommendations are policy changes in absence of new money to mitigate the
• Essentially, the governor's recommendations are policy changes in absence of new money to mitigate the

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• It showcases efforts like community outreach, school safety programs, and hazard mitigation planning
• It showcases efforts like community outreach, school safety programs, and hazard mitigation planning
• It showcases efforts like community outreach, school safety programs, and hazard mitigation planning
• <02:50:56.760> it response recovery and mitigation it response recovery and mitigation it
• the association of counties the banking the association of counties the banking department<03:15

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee heard an overview and budget presentation from New Hampshire Fish and Game, led by new Executive Director Stephanie Simi and Business Division Chief Kathy Leonti. The agency described its mission to conserve and manage fish, wildlife, and marine resources, and emphasized growing pressures from disease, climate impacts, habitat change, and increased public demand. Simi said the department is largely funded by hunting and fishing license revenue and federal grants, is reviewing staffing and internal processes, and faces critical needs including permanent funding for environmental review staff, infrastructure and IT modernization, and possible service reductions if additional support is not found. Members asked about specific program and policy issues, including chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits and hares, moose population decline, and a proposed bait-disease bill. The department said it is actively monitoring diseases and did not see a need for the bait bill at this time. Legislators also discussed the Hike Safe program, which the department said has grown from an expected $100,000 annually to more than $300,000, and a possible boating version of that program, which the department said remains under consideration but would involve complex logistics and multiple agencies. Questions were also raised about rescue costs, out-of-state hikers, and whether boat registrations could be used as a revenue source; Fish and Game said boat registration is handled by the Department of Safety, though the department receives $5 per registered boat for the public boat access program. The budget discussion focused on revenue projections, use of unrestricted Fish and Game funds, and dependence on federal reimbursements. Leonti said the department met the governor’s general fund target but not the Fish and Game fund target without using surplus unrestricted funds, leaving only about $100,000 in the fund by the end of the biennium. She said the budget uses more than $18 million in Fish and Game funds annually against about $14 million in unrestricted revenue, and that five of 193 full-time positions remain unfunded. The department warned that if federal grants were halted, it could cost about $5 million over five months and force the Fish and Game fund to cover the gap. Committee members also requested that future presentations be sent electronically in advance, and the department agreed to do so.

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• > grants<00:27:11.800> program The regional food bank grants program The regional food bank
• I share this story because food banks I share this story because food banks are<00:35:37.280>
• This bill creates a regional food bank This bill creates a regional food bank grant<00:36:43.200
• stream of support so that food banks stream of support so that food banks across<00:36:46.840>
• Bank where I've worked for 12 years. Bank where I've worked for 12 years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• have something to protect because often well-funded organizations have assets, employees, payroll, bank
• In his line of work, occasionally people produce false documents, such as pay stubs, bank statements,
• In his line of work, occasionally people produce false documents, such as pay stubs, bank statements,
• to take up the cases because... ...enforcement agencies, they decline to take up the cases because banks
• deed in California, opened an LLC in my dad's name in San Diego, using it to open an account at a bank

Bills: HB2028, HB2047, HB2136, HB2244, HB2364, HB2406, HB2415, HB2557, HB2573, HB2589, HB2720, HB2749, HB2825, HB2861, HB2862, HB2870, HB2970, HB4070, HB4117, HCR2004, HCR2051

Keywords: community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights

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• wide range of responsibilities, including roads, bridges, taxes, safety, law enforcement, disaster mitigation
• And that was actually a legislatively directed study led by the Bank of North Dakota.
• Bank of North Dakota.
• market at those high prices, whereas if you had cavern storage available, you would have been able to mitigate

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of the Mincota Power Cooperative headquarters before returning for presentations on large energy consumers, especially data centers. The first presentations focused on how North Dakota should respond to rapid growth in energy-intensive projects, with speakers emphasizing the need for reliable transmission, local decision-making tools, and factual information for county and township officials who are being asked to weigh major projects with limited staff and technical support. The North Dakota Transmission Authority director said local governments are being asked to make high-impact decisions on pipelines, transmission lines, large agriculture, wind, solar, carbon dioxide pipelines, direct-air capture, and data centers, and urged development of simple statewide decision tools and support from the League of Cities and Association of Counties. The Department of Environmental Quality’s air division director said North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the nation, but large data centers can create air-quality concerns because of diesel backup generation; he said the department is requiring air monitors at some facilities and expects grid power and, potentially, cleaner natural gas backup to reduce emissions. Members asked about emissions standards, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession at DEQ. The Department of Water Resources director said North Dakota’s water law is based on common ownership and prior appropriation, and that data centers generally use relatively small amounts of water, often in closed-loop systems. He said the Missouri River and groundwater supplies are ample for projected needs, that the department’s permitting process protects senior water rights, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use a very small share of Missouri River flow. Members asked about downstream impacts and compared data center water use with fracking. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson urged the committee to study how other states regulate data centers, warned against litigation-driven delays and overly broad local ordinances, argued reclamation bonding should be handled at the state level if at all, and said data centers can bring jobs and tax base but should remain subject to local zoning. The committee ended the morning session for lunch and later heard an EERC update from CEO Charles Gorecki on the center’s 75 years of work in energy and environmental technologies, especially oil and gas development and related research.

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• necessary, so I know that you and everyone you're working with knows who to reach out to in order to mitigate
• Again, knowing that we have several applications into the federal government in order to mitigate and
• We do have a concern on one of our banks.
• Into the finances, developing a budget, paying our bills, establishing a bank account—all of those things

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• Bank accounts are getting hacked and personal information is, is getting used.
• It's the element, the identity of the defendant is the element of every crime from DWI to bank robbery
• Mitigation strategies within 30 days. Congressional momentum is also building.
• safeguarding the homeland from the threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2024 aim to expand mitigation

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• You have to take the bank account that you were saving money to buy your family a house, empty it to
• that mitigate the active effects of those alkaloids.
• that mitigate the active effects of those alkaloids.
• that mitigate the active effects of those alkaloids.
• that mitigate the active effects of those alkaloids.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That goes to the bank.
• A key flood mitigation strategy to blunt the effects of flooding is dredging, removing built-up sediment

Bills: HB1532, HB2731, HB3483, HB4308, HB4580, HB4582, HB5509, HB5663

Keywords: Lake Houston, dredging, maintenance district, flood control, environment, public works, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code, unincorporated areas, right-of-way, public highway, parking lot, livestock sales, live animals, vendor regulation

Summary: The committee heard and discussed several local-government-related bills, mostly with committee substitutes. House Bill 2731 would let certain border counties regulate roadside vendors selling live animals in unincorporated areas and along public rights-of-way; the substitute narrowed the bill to live animal sales only and excluded livestock and other roadside commerce. House Bill 3483 would streamline TCEQ review of special utility district revenue bonds by removing tax-bond requirements that do not apply to SUDs. House Bill 4308 would create a county industrial development district framework, limited in the substitute to certain counties including Fort Bend County, to help finance industrial sites and related infrastructure. House Bill 5663 would create a Wood County Hospital District memory-care-focused district with no taxing power, intended to help pursue grants and other funding for a new facility. House Bill 4582 addressed attainable housing in Dallas and Tarrant counties, allowing local reimbursement tools for developers under a uniform, optional framework. House Bill 5509 would let municipalities suspend or revoke a hotel’s certificate of occupancy if law enforcement and a criminal court both find probable cause of human trafficking, with the substitute adding due-process protections. House Bill 1532 created a Lake Houston dredging and maintenance district funded by revenue from dredged material sales and revenue bonds, with no taxing authority or eminent domain. House Bill 23, heard as pending business, would revise the process for local governments to rescind development documents and adjust third-party reviewer liability and eligibility rules. House Bill 4580, concerning property tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as the Houston Rodeo, was amended to remove language about exempting revenue from property use and instead focus on land used for agricultural, youth, and educational support. Public testimony was generally supportive on the bills heard, with witnesses including county officials, utility and water association representatives, hotel industry representatives, and housing developers. Several speakers emphasized the need for faster financing or permitting tools, flood mitigation, housing affordability, anti-trafficking enforcement, or local economic development. Some members raised concerns about scope, precedent, consultation with affected senators, and due process, particularly on House Bill 4582 and House Bill 5509, but the committee largely accepted the committee substitutes as improvements. No public testimony was offered on several bills, and most measures were left pending before later being voted out. The committee took recorded votes on multiple pending bills and reported them favorably, often with committee substitutes adopted in lieu of the filed versions. House Bills 1532, 2731, 3483, 5509, 5663, and 4580 were reported out, with 1532 and 5663 passing unanimously and 3483, 2731, and 5509 also receiving favorable votes despite one present-not-voting on 3483. House Bill 23 and House Bill 4582 were left pending subject to call of the chair. The committee then recessed until adjournment or later.

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• It allows banks to participate in this system.
• Texas Research Incentive Program, or TRIP, and $369 million to the Teacher Retirement System to mitigate

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Critics might argue that establishing a new commission creates bureaucracy, but the bill mitigates this
• The Central Bank Corp. Senator West, if you're ready on stage. Senate Bill 646. Mr.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• HB 3805 by Lambert relates to the enforcement powers of the Banking Commissioner regarding the regulation
• HB 3811 by Plesao relates to youth injury mitigation and information training for coaches and youth athletic

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Banks and pantries to serve are less fit, fortunate and food, insecure, Floridians and to purchase transport
• Community water fluoridation at low levels as one most cost-effective disease mitigating exercise.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Right now, we have one risks potentials for the agencies and things we could do better in mitigating
• and our managers are, if you went through and looked, it'd be you know Guggenheim, all these various banks
• You know, they might be able to arrange a bank loan, but that's all the stuff you hear about the Pell

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• I don't have $3 million in my bank account. Neither do I.
• Have I ever had $3 million in my bank account?
• , do we withhold anything on the contract to the termination of the contract in order to help us mitigate

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Thanks for mentioning the Bank Act I used to supported that important legislation which is one of the
• Anybody who is involved in the banking. of that, the transportation of that.
• low or slow so we're we're catching up with that technology deploying tools that can detect and mitigate

Keywords: Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.

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• off-roading vehicle fund for law enforcement to reduce speed and increase safety, and for damage mitigation
• ... ...to reduce speed and increase safety and for damage mitigation to private properties, including
• HB 2539, wildfire mitigation. HB 2540, power public utilities, Rules.
• It is important because any bank who wants to lend money wants to make sure that they lend it upon an
• It is important because any bank who wants to lend money wants to make sure that they lend it upon an

Keywords: 1182, all

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• grant program that FEMA funded, and then as a result of those serious damages and the hazard mitigation
• So to be clear, just because a property owner went through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program that FEMA
• Here's a guarantee you can take to the bank: this will be my last debate in this chamber forever.
• are about to make a tough decision, they figure out a way to not make that tough decision, or to mitigate
• the level, the level, to not make that tough decision or to mitigate the level or the degree of what

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• The abutments that hold the bridge up on the banks of the Root River have disintegrated over the 125
• So this is also a safety hazard that we could mitigate with the passing of this bill.
• So this is also a safety hazard that we could mitigate with the passing of this bill.
• <01:21:52.800> In<01:21:53.120> the decades is breaking the bank.
• In the decades is breaking the bank.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• Maybe your mitigating circumstance.
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• Andrew Angelos Banks Andrew Angelos Banks excused.<04:05:03.680> Bear,<04:05:05.120> Brady,

Keywords: 916, all