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• Section 34 on page 70 is the next section.
• Section 42 and section 43 policy bill.
• policy section 52 on page 83 and section policy section 52 on page 83 and section 53<01:41:54.639
• > 91 sections 59 on page 91 sections 59 on page 91 uh<01:45:08.560> section<01:45:08.960
• section 66 on page 96. section 66 on page 96.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 15, which is a Senate-only section on R118 through R120, goes along with the previous section
• Section 16 is a Senate-only section on R120, and this is related to the previous two sections.
• Section 17, excuse me, Senate section 17, House Article 1, Section 10 on R120 through R125.
• section in section is the only identical section in the<00:36:23.760> policy<00:36:24.320>
• It is Senate<00:36:26.320> section Senate section Senate section 18,<00:36:28.400> House

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on the Environment budget for Senate File 2077 met to introduce members and staff, then walked through the Senate and House budget spreadsheets side by side. Nonpartisan staff explained that the Senate budget was built around a smaller general fund increase and more use of environmental and dedicated funds, while the House met its target through several reductions, including cuts to DNR, PCA, and Board of Water and Soil Resources appropriations. The committee reviewed major agency items for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Zoo, and other accounts, including operating adjustments, permit-related funding, and transfers between funds. Several major differences were highlighted. For the PCA, the Senate included operating adjustments, permitting efficiency funding, composting grants, outreach funding, and a closed landfill investment fund approach that repeals an expiring statutory appropriation, while the House instead extends that appropriation for four more years. For the DNR, the Senate included operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, aquatic invasive species funding, trail grants, outdoor schools for all, abandoned watercraft enforcement, and a sustainable foraging task force; the House had fewer of these fee and policy items and used reductions to meet its target. The committee also noted Senate-only policy provisions on outreach to diverse communities, field citations and mercury certification for skin-lightening products, disabled veteran license fee changes, and a moratorium on foraging rulemaking until July 1, 2027. Agency testimony followed. The MPCA commissioner praised both chambers for recognizing core agency work and urged adoption of operating adjustments, the closed landfill fund access, and the air appropriation increase. The DNR assistant commissioner supported operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, and the veteran license proposal, but raised concerns about the Senate’s foraging task force language, saying it overweights consumptive users and could limit the agency’s ability to manage foraging without clear data. He also noted support for the land transfer funding and said the agency would continue working with the committee on unresolved issues. No votes were taken in this portion of the meeting.

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• That'd be probably Section 7. That'd be probably Section 17.
• Let's start with the sections, the higher education funding formula, Sections...
• Let's go now to Section 18, which is on page 3. Section 18, which is on page 3.
• Section 3. Chamber therapy we've given them that travel authority section 31.
• , you'll see section 3, other funds received; section 23 is carryover authority; section 30 is a transfer

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to work through the higher education budget, beginning with a conflict-of-interest request from Representative Martinson, who was excused from voting because of a partnership that leases office space to Bismarck State College. Members then reviewed the higher education institution budget sheets, covering ongoing and one-time funding items for campuses and system projects such as BSC housing, Lake Region roof repairs, UND’s STEM and National Security Crossroads projects, the UND allied health facility, NDSU projects including New Horizons, DSU deferred maintenance and campus security, Mayville’s Old Main, Minot projects, and the regional health institutes. Members also discussed student financial assistance, the professional student exchange program, IT security funding, and workforce/education innovation grants. Several amendments and policy questions were debated. The committee adopted an amendment to make workforce education innovation grants competitive rather than automatically distributed, and then voted to remove language prohibiting those funds from being used to duplicate academic programs. Members also removed similar anti-duplication language from the New Horizons section. They agreed to extend the UND hyperbaric chamber transfer authority to 2027 and clarified language around UND land-sale proceeds. A proposed amendment to add $5.6 million for the Wahpeton State School of Science building purchase failed for lack of a second, and a proposal to restore fetal alcohol spectrum disorder funding to UND was left for conference. The committee also discussed, but did not add, a tuition cap change, a study on the Praxis exam, and several governance-related provisions. The committee spent significant time on broader higher education policy items, including a $3 million enterprise resource planning request for the university system, a $2 million grant program for students who are pregnant, recently gave birth, or are caring for young children, and a $1.1 million request for library age-verification software tied to the Odin system. Members also discussed dual-credit authority for UND and NDSU, a goal for the UND medical school to increase North Dakota resident enrollment, and intent language regarding the commissioner/chancellor model and presidential search authority. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the amendments and then gave the higher education budget a do-pass recommendation as amended, with Representative Sanford designated as the carrier. The Forest Service budget was also approved, including two additional FTEs, and the committee adjourned after noting it would continue with other budgets the next day.

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• in your packets titled list of sections in your packets titled list of sections included.<00:28:
• > define Sections 27 through 29 define Sections 27 through 29 define controlling<00:30:26.480>
• :30:43.919> that Section 30 establishes requirements that Section 30 establishes requirements
• Sections 31 and 32 modify patients.
• Uh, sections 7 and 9 through 12.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.
• Section two of the bill eliminates an outdated bond requirement.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So uh I will go through the bill section by section.
• So uh I will go through the bill section by section.
• . section. section.
• and insurance section in section four and insurance section in section four and under<00:27:13.679
• section five. section five.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Um that's in section 3. overcharges. Um that's in section 3.
• section 6 that was deleted. section 6 that was deleted.
• to delete Section 20. to delete Section 20.
• Section 20. Is that correct? Section 20. Is that correct?
• seven<00:56:09.640> strikes Um section eight section seven strikes Um section eight section

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's the bulk of the main section.
• Yes, actually, Section 1.3, we worked with the judges of limited jurisdiction on that section.
• we've crossed out references to Sections 1.2 and replaced them with Section 1.4.
• So first, I wanted to go to section, well, I'll go in order, section 1.6.
• I wanted to go into a different section that we were just discussing here internally to Section 1.8.

Keywords: 909, all

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• That's SB 1445, an act amending section...
• ; amending Section 11-1133, Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing Section 12-524, Arizona Revised Statutes
• ; and amending Sections 33-420 and 41-254, relating to real property.
• 15-31, relating to section 21-3301 and rules.
• By adding Section 36-22.02, relating to emergency medical services.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened, recorded attendance, dispensed with reading the journal, and recognized several guest groups, including landscape architects and FFA representatives who delivered plants to senators. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations, often after committee or floor amendments. Topics included public monies and cryptocurrency/stablecoin use by the state (SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SCR 1003, SCR 1033), attorney discipline and family court matters (SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328), public records, scholarship organizations, HOA flag rules, deed conveyances, environmental restrictions on solar radiation management, federal land acquisition consent, small modular reactors, water quality testing, and state revenue-related constitutional changes (SCR 1028). One notable procedural dispute occurred when an Epstein amendment to SB 1043 was ruled not germane; the chair’s ruling was upheld on a 14-10 division vote, and the bill later advanced without that amendment. The Senate also retained SB 1419 on the calendar. On later calendars, the Senate advanced health and human services measures focused on Arizona’s Access program and DCS, including SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631. Testimony on SB 1115 centered on whether Access employees should be barred from remote work, with supporters arguing in-person work was needed and critics warning of staffing and service disruptions without a new facility or appropriation. SB 1233 drew discussion about a short cure period for administrative deficiencies; supporters said the bill addressed retaliatory enforcement practices, while opponents said the timeframe was too short. SB 1345 and SB 1346 also drew Access-related debate, including a floor amendment removing Access from SB 1345 and an objection that the bill could conflict with federal Medicaid law. The committee reports for these bills were adopted, and the measures were sent forward with do-pass recommendations. The Senate also advanced regulatory and utility-related bills on another calendar, including SB 1137, SB 1144, and SB 1205. SB 1137 dealt with underground facilities excavation notification and passed with a Kavanaugh floor amendment described as stakeholder-driven technical detail. SB 1144 addressed veterinary technician certification and education alternatives and passed with committee amendment. SB 1205, concerning motor vehicle booting fees regulation, was amended to require an appeals process for private parking lots using booting services after a senator described a personal experience of paying a boot fee and receiving no response to an appeal. The calendar was still in progress at the end of the transcript, with SB 1286 just beginning to be read.

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• This is section 18.
• Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.
• Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.
• Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.
• Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Engrossed House Bill 1470 is a bill for an act to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-12, sections 20.1
• -03-36.1 and 20.1-03-37, subsection 4 of section 20.1-03-38, and section 20.1-04-12.1 of the North Dakota
• Section 4, technical advisor role.
• And then the last section, section four, it was brought to our attention.
• Section 7, a notice of intent to evict a tenant from a mobile home park under Section 47-32-02 must include

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved journal corrections and recognized visiting students from Underwood School. The chamber also handled several conference committee appointments after failing to concur with Senate amendments on House bills 1022, 1049, 1229, and 1029, and after the Senate failed to concur on House amendments to Senate bills 2010 and 2113. The House then concurred in or passed a series of amended measures, including House Bills 1481 (dental insurance loss ratio and reporting), 1511 (physician guidance on abortion law, with an emergency clause), 1562 (mandated reporter training), 1197 (correctional facilities study), 1095 (child protective services liaison work group), 1317 (barber licensing board changes), 1549 (corrections facility grants and reentry-related provisions), 1354 (appraiser evaluations), 1374 (open meeting exemption for township supervisors during on-site inspections), 1355 (abbreviated notice for administrative rulemaking), 1025 (advanced nuclear energy study), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes), 1592 (Lignite Research Council updates), and 1375 (alcohol service/photo ID provisions). Final passage votes were recorded on each bill, with most passing comfortably and some drawing notable opposition, especially HB 1470 and HB 1549. The House spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol appropriation. Members discussed shifting one-time funding from the general fund to the Electronic Motor Carrier Permit Fund, including body armor, preliminary breath tests, an emergency vehicle course, resurfacing, fleet costs, and handgun/taser replacement, while also noting a federal grant and no new FTEs. Questions focused on salary-line increases and the new-and-vacant FTE pool, with Appropriations explaining that those dollars had been moved back into agency budgets from OMB. The bill passed 84-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 2013, the Commissioner of University and School Lands appropriation, after discussion of Trust Lands operations, unclaimed property staffing, and distributions from the Common Schools Trust Fund; one member was excused for a conflict, and the bill passed 67-22. Senate Bill 2023, the Racing Commission appropriation, passed 65-25 after a brief explanation of the agency’s responsibilities and funding. A major policy debate centered on Senate Bill 2385, which revises mobile home park regulation. Supporters said it creates receivership procedures if a license is revoked, requires clearer tenant notices, limits certain fees, and strengthens protections against eviction and utility overcharges. Two members were excused from voting due to conflicts tied to mobile home park ownership, and the bill passed 84-4. Another extended debate occurred on Senate Bill 2159, which allows the State Energy Research Center to study nuclear-related projects with approval from the Industrial Commission and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. Supporters said it is meant to help study advanced nuclear energy while preserving existing prohibitions on high-level radioactive waste storage; opponents raised concerns that the language could weaken prior protections and open the door to waste-related research or storage. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final vote on SB 2159 is shown.

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• Section 11. A. A law or equity. Section 11. A. A law or equity. Section 11. A.
• Section one section 4163 and 4164 code of Alabama section 4163 and 4164 code of Alabama section 4163
• Section one section 17430 code of Alabama is amended section 17430 code of Alabama is amended section
• with section accordance with section accordance with section 17410.
• Two, this section shall become section. Two, this section shall become section.

Keywords: 920, all

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• Line 22 reflects section 11 and section 12 of the House bill.
• Line 22 reflects section 11 and section 12 of the House bill. This is two studies.
• 11 and section line 22 reflects section 11 and section 12<00:08:41.200> of<00:08:41.360> the
• The section is effective January 1st, 2020. Section five: House-only language.
• This section is effective January 1, 2023. Section 8: House and Senate language match.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee reviewed a side-by-side comparison and fiscal analysis of Senate File 3472, a reinsurance-related bill affecting the premium security plan account, MinnesotaCare, and related health care funding. Staff explained the Senate and House versions of the bill, including how the Senate proposal extends reinsurance for five years and uses a projected $1.087 billion general fund transfer to fully fund claims and administrative costs through fiscal year 2028, while the House version conditions continuation of the program on federal approval of the state innovation waiver. The fiscal presentation also covered appropriations for MNsure, a mental health parity and substance abuse office, and House provisions for delivery reform and a public option study, along with a House transfer of $110.674 million to the health care access fund. Members debated the budget horizon and whether costs should be forecast beyond fiscal year 2025. Representative Schultz argued that the spreadsheet understated the broader fiscal impact of reinsurance and warned about future funding cliffs for MinnesotaCare and other health programs, while other members and staff noted that the state’s standard forecast ends in fiscal year 2025 and that the fiscal note only estimated reinsurance costs through the five-year extension. Supporters said reinsurance was the best available option to reduce premium increases, especially in rural areas, and some pointed to a public option as a longer-term alternative. Opponents argued reinsurance does not address underlying health care costs or deductibles and urged consideration of other reforms. House Research then walked through the policy differences. House-only provisions would change Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association board membership, require platinum plans in certain markets, expand postnatal coverage, require a prescription drug benefit in some plans, set a minimum actuarial value for MinnesotaCare, create an Office of Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability, and direct reports on delivery reform and a public option. The shared provisions would extend the premium security program to 2027 and delay the transfer of remaining premium security plan funds to the health care access fund until 2029, with the House language again contingent on federal waiver approval. No formal vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair closed discussion after hearing no further questions and indicated members would be contacted about next steps.

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• I will start off with Section 1, talking about the bill as amended, and noting that the new Section 1
• Section 17 at the bottom of page 15 and running ahead to Section 18 on pages 16 and 17 relate to the
• Section 26 on page 24, along with Section 27, relates to canvassing of elections.
• <00:44:50.480> the<00:44:50.920> the<00:44:51.160> section section 23 section 23
• is the the section section 23 section 23 is the the section that<00:44:51.640> creates<00:44:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Section 61-6-11.1, NMSA 1978, being Laws 2001, Chapter 96, Section 10, as amended.
• 37-1-30, NMSA 1978, being Laws 1993, Chapter 136, Section 1, as amended, is the only statutory time
• House Bill 151, having been read twice by title, is ruled to remain pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(
• House Bill 151, have been read twice by title, is Rule Dermain Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of
• House Bill 154 has been read by title, ruled to remain pursuant to Article 4, Section 5(B)(2) of the

Keywords: 996, all

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• And in this one section,<00:40:20.160> we section, we section, we omitted<00:40:21.920> the
• I'll now walk you through a section-by-section summary.
• section summary. section summary.
• Section<00:46:15.080> one Section one Section one is<00:46:16.200> the<00:46:16.320>
• Section<00:48:51.680> 4 Section 4 Section 4 26<00:48:53.400> BSA<00:48:53.920> subsection

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by former member Jason Lorber, who spoke humorously about the difference between asking questions and making statements, urging members to be direct and add value in deliberation. The chamber then took up several resolutions: JRH 11, urging Congress to enact the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025, was read and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development; JRS 51, setting weekend adjournment for May 1, 2026, was adopted in concurrence; and H.C.R. 261 was read, recognizing May 2026 as Older Americans Month and designating May 6, 2026 as Age Strong Vermont Day. Members also used announcements to welcome guests and highlight events, including the Age Strong Vermont initiative, a former member’s return, visitors connected to psychedelic medicine advocacy, an art social, fisheries and trout-in-the-classroom guests, a legislative intern, and a reminder about the May 16 NAMI walk. The House then took up Senate Bill 230, an omnibus labor measure relating to fair employment practices. The committee explanation described technical clarifications to parental and family leave for full-time teachers, expansion of protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, removal of outdated statutory language on mandatory retirement for tenured faculty, and clarification that elected and appointed municipal officers are not employees for minimum wage and overtime purposes. The main new policy in section 3B would prohibit non-compete agreements for non-exempt employees, with an exception for collective bargaining agreements, and would restrict certain non-compete and related clauses in health care provider contracts while preserving continuity of care and excluding non-clinical business support services. The committee reported extensive testimony and voted 11-0-0 to recommend the bill favorably with amendment; the House agreed to propose the amendment to the Senate and ordered third reading. The House also began consideration of Senate Bill 179, updating Vermont’s Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. The committee presentation explained that the bill would eliminate the current 9-month deadline for disclaimers, reflecting changes in federal tax law and the much larger modern estate and gift tax exclusion, and would modernize the statute in several ways. Proposed changes include clearer rules for jointly held property, allowing pre-death disclaimers, authorizing trustees and parents in limited circumstances to disclaim on behalf of trusts or minor children, permitting disclaimers by proxy for infirm persons, clarifying partial disclaimers and entity disclaimers, improving delivery rules for non-real-estate property, and specifying that a disclaimer is not a transfer for transfer-tax purposes. The bill was described as a response to outdated law in light of an impending large intergenerational wealth transfer, and the House proceeded with second reading discussion.

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• Section two and three propose similar amendments to section 84.0272, subdivision two, and section 84.96
• . sections. sections.
• amendment to section<00:04:32.440> 84.0272 section 84.0272 section 84.0272 subdivision<00:04:
• Section 11 provides that sections one through five, and sections six through 10, are effective the day
• It's marked as section 12. line 1.21. It's marked as section 12.

Bills: HF3643, HF3426, HF4222, HF4224

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, environment

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• So, I'll note that this amends after sections by inserting after section or replacing section two.
• inserting after section or replacing inserting after section or replacing section<00:05:35.760><
• section two. section two. >> Two,<00:05:36.440> correct.
• section is in section one of the bill. section is in section one of the bill.
• That's in section That's in section one. That's in section one.<00:06:49.240> Yep. one.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• /c><00:08:15.000> three, section after section {dash} three, section after section {dash} three
• Code sections 1373 and 1644.
• Requirements and exemptions in this section shall be construed consistently with section 139.
• covering sections to keep both sections covering sections to keep both sections at<00:14:32.240>
• with section 139. with section 139.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).

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• sections 16 and 17. sections 16 and 17.
• Uh<01:21:00.040> section<01:21:00.480> three Uh section three Uh section three is<01:21
• existing in other sections of law. existing in other sections of law.
• Section 5 and section 11 are related to our tobacco education proposal.
• found in section four. found in section four.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all