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• I mean we would whatever that would be uh I presume now if there was a late filing there could be penalties
• owe but there is a distinct penalty for failing to file, separate from whether or not you have um overpaid
• a distinct penalty for failing to<01:44:53.920><c> file</c> to file to file separate<01:44:56.000><c
• And so, it's pretty 77% of that 512 from late filings, past due payments. 11 to 12% are audits.
• late filings, past due of that 512% from late filings, past due payments.<01:46:09.840><c> 11</c><01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the penalties for forgery.
• So usually, the death penalty is applied in cases, um, you know, or sorry, the death penalty is pursued
• Now, you're, you're anti-death penalty generally, right?
• The death penalty is the epitome of this.
• Um, but the death penalty itself is so problematic.

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• File item number one, AB 1729.
• Okay, we are going to go back to file order, and that is file item numbers five and six.
• On the consent calendar, we have file item 4, AB 1245; file item 9, AB 1980; file item 14, AB 2417; and
• file item 18, AB 2780.
• File item number 12, AB 2054, Gibson. File item number 12, AB 2054, Gibson.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Senate file 4401 is in front of Dibble. Senate file 4401 is in front of us. us. us.
• </c> file number 4401. file number 4401. Um,<00:00:45.920><c> uh,</c><00:00:46.079><c> Mr.
• Those include Senate File 4541, which has to do with supply chain streamlining; Senate File 4519, which
• So, Senate File 4168 will retain the 5% limit on finance lender fees and the limit of prepayment penalties
• So, Senate File 4168 will retain the 5% limit on finance lender fees and the limit of prepayment penalties

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• need to do before we have that huge penalty on SNAP?
• Yes, yes, please, on the penalties and when the feds are going to implement penalties.
• Senators, that amendment is late-filed. Delete-all Amendment 802-316 by Senator Grall.
• Is there objection to taking up the late-filed amendment? Yes, I have an objection.
• So without any further objection, we will continue with CS for SB 1178 and the late-file amendment.

Bills: S0006, S0026, S0206, S0532, S0576, S1012, S1110, S1178, S1192, S1758, S1760, S7046, S7048

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met and considered a large agenda of bills, reporting several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and the estate of Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, which was approved for $3.8 million. The committee also passed a cybersecurity internships bill creating a Department of Commerce program with Cyber Florida, and SB 532, which lets clerks of court retain the full amount of certain excess revenue and clarifies foreclosure-sale procedures. Veterans housing measures, CS for CS for SB 1602 and SB 1604, were approved to create a pilot program and a related trust fund for vacancy relief and risk mitigation for veteran housing. The committee also favorably reported SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics, with emotional testimony from a student and family describing the high cost and importance of activity-specific prosthetics. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 1012 after adopting an amendment that removed inmate emergency and specialty medical service compensation provisions while retaining changes to the contractor-operated institutions inmate welfare trust fund. Another bill, CS for CS for SB 1614, was narrowed by a delete-all amendment to focus on limiting the use of excess fees for new building construction by local governments. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate, with some support testimony submitted in writing or waived. The most extensive discussion centered on CS for CS for SB 17, a major Medicaid and public assistance overhaul. The bill would create a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight, allow the Legislature to retain its own actuary, tighten Medicaid program oversight, update encounter-data reporting, set performance standards for managed care plans, revise pharmacy benefit manager rules, and require DCF to implement SNAP fraud-reduction and payment-accuracy reforms, including photo IDs on EBT cards and updated work requirements. It also would direct agencies to seek federal waivers for Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied adults and expanded behavioral health services. After lengthy questioning and testimony, the committee adopted amendments adding a transitional medical benefits glide path for people who gain employment and later lose Medicaid eligibility, and exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would improve accountability, reduce fraud, and save money, while opponents warned it would create administrative burdens, increase paperwork, and cause eligible people to lose coverage or food assistance. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• There are some other penalties associated with it.
• And I want to go over the penalties for language.
• I want to go over the penalties for language violation.
• But I would advocate that I think that that penalty should be higher.
• they had to file fees.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It's a late-filed amendment. I have not seen it.
• This is a late-filed amendment. I have not seen it. I would like to have a little more explanation.
• It's a late-filed amendment. I have not seen it. I would like to have a little more understanding.
• This is a late filed amendment. I have not seen it. I would like to have a little more explanation.
• Senators, there is a late-filed amendment, barcode 528760, without objection.

Bills: S0050, S0054, S0176, S0178, S0198, S0290, S0420, S0502, S0538, S0706, S0834, S0936, S0962, S1004, S1080, S7022

Keywords: veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, cognitive function, psychotropic drugs, violent offenders, autopsy procedures, medical records, school safety, campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting. The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.

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• We got a late entry into something that I think you guys wanted to pass out to the committee.
• penalties.
• Does she have to file suit? No, I mean, it's up to her discretion. It's up to discretion.
• I think the court is the one who does the civil penalties.
• I think the court is the one who does the civil penalties.

Bills: HB220, HB259, HB463, HB536, HB750, HB830, HB950

Keywords: child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, emergency services, telephone charge, wireless service, reporting requirements, communications district, wireless communication, school safety, community permits

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• Or the party involved before a lawsuit is filed.
• penalties.
• That's the kind of a rate filing, um, uh, uh, process that we're seeing in file and use.
• If you look at file and use.
• And its cousin, which is use and file where companies start selling their product and then they file

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• And so we'll proceed now to file item 27, AB 2108. Proceed now to file item 27, AB 2108.
• I apologize for being late.
• design files.
• Yes, so the sort of file-distributing files for 3D-printed guns are already illegal.
• Next is file item... Next is file item 8, AB 2624 by Assemblymember Bonta.

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of bills. Early items included AB 2605, which would require statewide reporting on public defense services; supporters said California lacks basic data on how indigent defense is delivered and that the bill would help identify under-resourced counties, while no opposition appeared. AB 1650 would require rental vehicles used in law enforcement operations to display agency identification; supporters framed it as a transparency and community-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement tactics, while sheriffs and police groups opposed it unless amended, arguing it could compromise undercover and task-force operations and raise legal and indemnification concerns. AB 1930 would require notice to the Attorney General before business entities respond to subpoenas involving legally protected abortion or gender-affirming care information; supporters said it protects patient privacy and provider safety, while opponents raised constitutional, law-enforcement, and business-burden concerns. The committee also heard AB 458, directing state procurement guidelines for firearms and accessories so agencies buy from responsible vendors, with support from police chiefs, gun-violence prevention groups, and local officials, and no opposition testimony offered. The committee then heard AB 1588 on sideshows and street takeovers, which would update the definition of sideshows, include motorcycles and dirt bikes, and align penalties with street racing. Supporters, including police, city, transportation, and road-safety advocates, said the bill responds to dangerous events, property damage, and injuries; opponents from civil liberties and public defender groups argued higher fines and criminal penalties are ineffective and disproportionately harm low-income people, favoring roadway design and community-based prevention instead. AB 910, the Survivors Act, would expand affirmative defenses and vacature relief for survivors of trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence; supporters, including a survivor who described decades of abuse and wrongful conviction, said the bill gives survivors a chance to tell their stories and seek relief, while district attorneys opposed expanding relief to violent offenses and warned it could erase restitution and undermine victims’ rights. AB 2624 would expand Safe at Home confidentiality protections to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters described threats, doxxing, and harassment against immigrant-serving organizations, while opponents claimed the bill was prompted by investigative reporting on fraud and would chill journalism and transparency. The committee also heard AB 31, making the tribal police pilot program permanent and creating a missing and murdered Indigenous persons task force, which drew strong support from tribal representatives and no opposition. Later, AB 1959 sought to close a resentencing loophole tied to a 2001 Santana High School shooting case by restoring judicial discretion in resentencing for certain juvenile offenders; supporters said the current process can lead to automatic release even after parole denial, while opposition testimony began with concerns that the bill was responding to one case and lacked broader evidence. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly noted they supported several bills but could not formally vote because the committee lacked a quorum, so motions were held for later action.

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• And then we'll go on in file order if that's okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• But we'll move on to file item 1, AB 1684, Assembly Member Ward.
• Up next, file item 2, AB 1892, Assembly Member Davies.
• As Senator Garcia, that's file item 5, AB 2145. All right. Whenever you're ready.
• Up next, file item 6, AB 2238, a bill by Member Rubio, who has two bills, six and seven.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Why would you, if we helped increase the penalties, why would you need this?
• The bill did not increase the penalties. That is correct. The bill did not increase the penalties.
• This provides certain penalties for crimes committed in an order-out corridor.
• Very late. Yes, indeed.
• Sorry, I'm late.

Bills: AB275, SB371, SB457

Keywords: criminal procedure, wiretap, law enforcement, child protection, sexual offenses, SB371, Nevada, trespass, criminal trespass, NRS 207.200, property rights, misdemeanor, warning period, 24 months, 36 months, no trespassing, posted signs, fencing, private property, public property

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• Chairman, I believe you have—thank you, Megan, for the late submission, allowing the late submission
• And then there's a button in the VBA Excel file.
• In the VBA Excel file, they can click, and then it'll export the data file that they can share then with
• Chairman, there are penalties in place for folks that pay late.
• Chair, I believe that, you know, if there's a penalty, which there are penalties statutorily in place

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met to begin its study of the feasibility and desirability of revising the content of the real estate tax statement to improve property tax transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive under House Bill 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, and the Legacy Fund portion of that credit. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual tax cycle, from county budgeting and valuation notices to budget hearing notices, levy certification, cap calculations, and final tax statement mailing. They emphasized that counties and auditors do extensive coordination with taxing districts and neighboring counties, and that the process is labor-intensive and often manual. Members discussed the limited public response to budget notices and tax statements, the difficulty of explaining the legislative tax relief line, the 3% cap and valuation issues, and whether more frequent assessments or different timing would improve understanding. Several members and witnesses noted that many taxpayers only engage when they receive their final bill, and that clarity may be more important than adding more detail. NDACO also presented a rough cost survey from eight counties, estimating an average tax statement cost of about 74 cents and a statewide total near $600,000 for printing and mailing tax statements alone, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing. Witnesses noted that House Bill 1176 added other mailings and notices, increasing county workload and cost beyond the statement itself. The committee then heard from software vendors, who explained how their systems handle tax billing, budget notices, valuation notices, primary residence credit processing, and tax levy calculations, and they identified the 1600/1685 primary residence credit and discount interaction as a current programming challenge. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.

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• We will accept any public comment and any bill placed on the suspense file by the committee today, and
• We have no file on this bill. Okay, thank you. And any questions? Do we have a motion?
• The bill also directs the CPUC to establish penalties for IOUs that do not timely process energization
• The bill also directs the CPUC to establish penalties for IOUs that do not timely process energization
• The bill also directs the CPUC to establish penalties for IOUs that do not timely process energization

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So let's they got a late filed Amendment bar code 8, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, by Senator Pizzo.
• , section considering the late filed amendment.
• A late filed amendment bar code 3, 9, 6, 7, 8, 6, by Senator. Raul.
• Senator Grall you're recognized to explain the late filed amendment. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.
• There is a late filed amendment. Let's take that up and then go back to the Bill.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• 00:58.719><c> be</c> file 4080 uh to be file 4080 uh to be referred<00:01:00.800><c> to</c><00:01:00.879
• </c> Uh, next up is House File 1857. Uh, next up is House File 1857.
• I'm here in support of House File 1857. I'm here in support of House File 1857.
• </c><01:07:27.599><c> 1857,</c> the proposed bill in House File 1857, the proposed bill in House File
• </c> passes and goes forward with penalties passes and goes forward with penalties and<01:12:57.040><

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

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• We have Senate File 3735 before us. We have Senate File 3735 before us.
• Uh Senate<02:22:47.280><c> File</c><02:22:47.600><c> 3959</c> Senate File 3959 Senate File 3959 is<02
• </c> Senate File 3625. Senate File 3625.
• Um, Senate<02:48:36.319><c> File</c><02:48:36.640><c> 4292,</c> Senate File 4292, Senate File 4292, uh
• Senate<03:07:57.520><c> file</c><03:07:57.840><c> 4370</c> Senate file 4370 Senate file 4370 is<03:08

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Stronger penalties can serve as a deterrent. Violent or repeat behavior.
• And so there was a court order actually filed, but because there was a court order actually filed, but
• I am ...and to protect children before it's too late.
• We don't get too many death penalty bills in this committee, right?
• But in this case, of course, we're talking about the corporate death penalty.

Bills: HB2495, HB2557, HB2594, HB2615, HB2800, HB2861, HB2862, HB2931, HB2995, HB4042, HB4070, HB4117, HB4136

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

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• I'm sorry for running late. And Senator Salazar, and you want me to know. Yeah, I do. Okay.
• Discussions of check cashers to file suspicious activity reports.
• or that there was to prevent DFS from, you know, assessing penalties or that there was a good faith
• But I'm told that if a mortgage is filed against a piece of property, that county clerks, for example
• , are legally prohibited from informing someone that a lien has been filed against their deed.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Banking Committee met with Chair James Sanders Jr. and reviewed a full agenda of banking-related bills. Early action included approval of a bill requiring licensed check cashers to file suspicious activity reports, and a bill on civil penalties for fraud or misrepresentation in financial products or services, though several members objected to removing the intentionality standard and warned it could broaden enforcement too far and discourage lending in New York. The committee also advanced a bill prohibiting fees for periodic paper statements, a bill on asset-based lending transactions, and a bill requiring reporting of suspected financial exploitation. Members spent substantial time on a bill regulating automated lending decision tools. The sponsor and chair said the measure would allow AI use but require a human review or appeal if a borrower is denied, while some senators raised concerns about competitiveness for state-chartered banks and possible overlap with existing human oversight. The bill was reported out and referred to the Internet and Technology Committee for further review. The committee also approved a DFS study bill on the financial stability and licensing of the check-cashing industry, with a suggestion that the study also examine risks of expanding the industry. A major discussion centered on the “Deep Protection Act,” aimed at preventing foreclosures tied to deed theft. The sponsor described cases involving elderly homeowners and fraudulent transfers, while opponents argued the bill was vague, could create unintended consequences or private litigation, and might affect only a small share of mortgages because it applies to state-chartered institutions. The sponsor said the bill would be amended and noted interest in related county clerk reforms. The committee ultimately sent the bill to Judiciary. The final bills addressed mortgage payment schedule fees and unsolicited mail loan checks; both were approved. The meeting ended after the chair emphasized open debate and committee review as part of improving legislation.

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• Those late payments range from three to 128 days late, averaging 34 days late.
• late.
• late.
• </c> days late or, you know, 100 days late. days late or, you know, 100 days late.
• 150</c><00:57:16.319><c> days</c> 184 days late, 179 days late, 150 days 184 days late, 179 days late

Keywords: 1183, house