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• That's<00:54:59.200> a<00:54:59.359> very<00:54:59.520> valid That's a very valid
• The fiscal note talks about a sticker.
• better about than I would, where the sticker might go.
• Welcome, sir. sticker would end up going, but sticker would end up going, but but<04:24:48.560> that
• sticker might go. sticker might go.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So now we get to the I Voted sticker.
• <00:38:47.599> um<00:38:47.760> so now we get to the I voted sticker um so now we get
• to the I voted sticker um so if<00:38:48.160> the<00:38:48.319> person<00:38:48.599>
• <01:15:45.480> address many were returned is no valid address many were returned is no valid
• um vote that's cast by a voter is valid um vote that's cast by a voter is counted<01:37:34.159> as

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That might be sticker shock on the other side but the metrics and the change in the metrics is critical
• I think Senator Bernard asked a very valid question when it came to that and I am not convinced that

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I think that's a valid interest. We should all be like for me, at least I have a balancing test.
• A small circle of providers and attorneys can inflate the sticker price 46, even 10 times, then present
• agreed to accept that amount as payment in full, they later signed an affidavit demanding its full sticker
• Instead, they see a sticker price that no one pays. The bill doesn't limit care.
• , but I'm working actively to validate that the Senate possibly is considering a weaker version of Trey's

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• the ticket with latex on it, image with the latex removed. from removing the latex, we can then validate
• Well, we're using third party validated license. payment providers to do so, and as I've mentioned prior
• can go to the Texas Lottery Commission website, the Texas Lottery Commission website and mobily. validate
• But now that we know that state funds and state state workers were used to create the validation process
• Ones that are busybodies and don't wanna sit still, they arrange. stickers for us and make designs while

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• THE INSPECTION PRE AND POST IS TO VALIDATE THAT THEY DID WORK AND ALLOWS THE HOMEOWNER TO HAVE AN UPDATED
• THAT'S HOW WE VALIDATE IT AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE ELIGIBILITY. IT HAPPENS ON THE FRONT END.
• WE DID THAT FOR FOUR TO FIVE COMPANIES AND THEY VALIDATED THAT WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE ON HOW WE ARE DUE
• WE HAVE DONE THAT VALIDATION OR TRIED TO DO THE VALIDATION WITH THOSE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
• SLAPPING A STICKER ON A MILKSHAKE FROM MCDONALD'S. NO OFFENSE MCDONALD'S.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and then a sticker with them, your windshield sticker?
• There was a lot there, but Are you saying two license plate plus a sticker?
• , the sticker would be optional.
• Like I don't have to put this damn sticker on my car if I have a license plate.
• Is this gonna interfere with the sticker that he has on your.

Bills: HB 408, HB 787, HB 1029, HB 1126, HB 1136, HB 1607

Keywords: cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration

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• be building to expand their state-of-the-art space energy laboratory to accelerate maturity and validation
• It's very comprehensive, and I think it really validates a lot of the directions that the department
• You can't get more validation in the business community than that.
• This is where there's a little bit maybe of sticker shock in terms of one-time monies, but I understand
• This is where there's a little bit maybe of sticker shock in terms of one-time monies, but I understand

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• . >> I understand there is a cost for creating this new license plate instead of having a sticker to
• I can tell you that the amateur radio community is a valid community that rolls out anytime there is
• is is a valid community uh that<01:05:36.400> rolls<01:05:36.799> out<01:05:37.200>
• <01:06:12.000> to others um it it has some validity to others um it it has some validity to
• for a decal plate, which I do sticker for a decal plate, which I do not<01:13:09.920> believe

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:07:38.319> ID<00:07:39.080> to conjunction with any valid ID to conjunction with
• any valid ID to register<00:07:39.720> to<00:07:39.919> vote<00:07:40.240> on<00
• :07:54.840> are allowable forms of ID to any that are allowable forms of ID to any that are valid
• election<00:07:55.759> day<00:07:56.000> registration<00:07:56.520> like valid
• his job it was to hand out the stickers his job it was to hand out the stickers and<01:30:50.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While Minnesota has the standard I Voted sticker, some have noticed that many states have unique stickers
• While Minnesota has the stickers.
• new designs for the I Voted sticker. new designs for the I Voted sticker.
• And I would also sticker at the end.
• [laughter] That we're going to redesign a sticker.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 190,000 last year were signed in with the sticker.
• And if we can’t do it with the first funds, then what does the sticker need to do?
• Yeah, because the sticker—like, you know, the 37,000 have no VLTs.
• What does that sticker need to go to?
• But at the end, it sets a stage for allowing those 2,400 units to pay the sticker.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I turn away cases that are probably valid, but it's something that I just did for them.
• God forbid there should ever be a Think New Mexico report, or a bumper sticker, or letters to the editor
• Over the last couple of days, we need to understand that this is not a bumper sticker issue, and you
• The rest of the state is living off of bumper stickers and letters to the editors.

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• But I believe counsel mentioned earlier that we are looking at using stickers in the future.
• They would lose their money that they put into the sticker.
• And you could potentially give each person who pays for that privilege five stickers?
• And I know that they were talking about the difference between transponders and a sticker.
• A sticker, a transponder, it doesn't matter. You've got a program. It's for $27.50.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Infrastructure Committee first returned to engrossed House Bill 4419, which would require the West Virginia Parkways Authority to hold public hearings and give notice before increasing tolls, rents, fees, or charges, and would allow legislative auditing of related revenues and sinking funds. The committee debated two amendments related to E-ZPass transponders: one from the Senator from Jefferson to clarify that the Parkway Authority would not be required to read every plate failed on a 4-4 tie, and one from the Senator from Wetzel to codify a restriction on transferring single-fee transponders between vehicles was rejected after discussion with counsel and the Parkways Authority about current policy, convenience for users, and possible effects on the bill. The committee then approved a motion to send HB 4419 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, but first be referred to Finance, and a separate motion to send it to Finance passed. The committee also considered engrossed House Bill 4563, on which Senator Randolph moved for a second reference to Finance because of fiscal concerns. After discussion of the newly filed fiscal note and the bill’s potential revenue impact, that motion failed by a 4-5 division vote. The committee then voted to report HB 4563 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 4538, which increases fines and penalties for failing to obey traffic control instructions or speeding in construction and work zones, and also references penalties tied to distracted driving provisions. Counsel noted the bill’s possible overlap with existing vehicular homicide penalties and that it had no fiscal note. Jason Pizzitella of the Contractors Association testified in support, emphasizing work-zone safety and recent fatalities, while senators from Fayette, Randolph, and Jefferson also supported the bill and discussed the need to protect workers and drivers. The committee adopted a motion to report HB 4538 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and then adjourned.

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• You would all see in the student center there are stickers on the walls by pro-abortion activists that
• And those stickers that pro-abortion activists are putting up have QR codes. that you scan, and they
• As a student, I have personally seen stickers posted around campus containing QR codes that direct young
• Can they drive using a validated driving simulator?
• It also specifies that hash validation must be done for each type of equipment used in the election,

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB510, SB871, SB1868, SB2024, SB2166, SB2309, SB2880, SJR27, SJR39, SJR40, SB 31, SB 33

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• But I believe counsel mentioned earlier that we are looking at using stickers in the future.
• Just to follow up, so you have plans to go to a sticker? That has been internal discussions, yes.
• So there are a lot of internal discussions about modernizing tolls, and the sticker process is what a
• A sticker, a transponder, it doesn't matter. You've got a program. It's for $27.50.
• A sticker, a transponder, it doesn't matter. You've got a program. It's for $27.50.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Chair, Senator Hawj, a good, valid question. Again, it would be handled like any traffic violation.
• To your second question about what happens with the registration sticker... these plates and what happens
• the about um uh what happens with the the registration<01:17:13.040> the<01:17:13.440> sticker
• So I don't understand, first off, why we switch to the new flat sticker on a piece of aluminum license
• I've had trailer plates that have just, once they went to that sticker plate, I went through two of those

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate File 75, a pilot project to test autonomous or semi-autonomous mowing and vegetation management along state highways. Senator Jasinski said the bill is intended to reduce traffic delays caused by ditch mowing and improve worker safety by moving crews out of active traffic. An A1 amendment was adopted to shift the funding source from the general fund to trunk highway funds. Testifiers from Bot Crew described robotic mowing technology, including remote piloting, autonomous navigation using LiDAR, cameras, GIS data, and obstacle detection, and said the machines could work at night and potentially reduce labor needs while improving safety. Members asked about mowing around guardrails, bridge features, and sensitive plants; the company said the system could be programmed to identify and avoid certain vegetation and could also be used for seeding. The committee then approved the bill, as amended, and re-referred it to finance. The committee next received the Department of Public Safety’s presentation on the governor’s budget request. Commissioner Bob Jacobson outlined an operating adjustment for DPS divisions, a request for grant administration authority to allow a portion of grant funds to cover oversight costs, and then turned to division-specific items. State Patrol Colonel Christina Bovich presented a request for $48.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a new metro headquarters, plus a recruitment proposal that would provide $1 million in each of 2026 and 2027 and $10 million in later years to expand recruiting, advertising, and academy capacity. She also proposed a change to the excessive-speed penalty so that driving more than 35 miles per hour over the limit would trigger a six-month license revocation, regardless of the posted speed zone. Members questioned the headquarters funding source, the cost of recruitment efforts, and academy expenses; Bovich said the academy costs about $350,000 per person and that the recruitment request would support broader outreach, including nationwide recruiting. Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hansen then presented a request for an additional $485,000 per year in trunk highway funds for planning and administration. He said the money is needed to cover rising operating costs, maintain the federal match for traffic safety grants, and support new federal public participation and engagement requirements tied to traffic safety funding. No votes were taken on the DPS budget items during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• These reports are submitted each January by TNCs and then validated and prepared for analysis by CPUC
• In recent years, the CPUC staff have improved the data submittal and validation process for these reports
• We also provide a data portal that performs an initial compliance check and data validation.
• If the legal analysis determines confidentiality claims are not valid and the information should be released
• Dodgers sticker.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 1085 by Representative Bagley, provides relative to vehicle inspection sticker requirements
• Representative Bagley: This is Representative Bagley's sticker bill.
• analogs, provides for an increase in fees, provides relative to wholesale dealers' verification of a valid

Bills: HR308, HR309, HR310, HR311, HR312, HR313, HR314, HR315, HR316, HR317, HR318, HR319, HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR273, HR276, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR113, HCR114, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, HB255, HB378, HB509, HB1090, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB295, SB433, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB1199, SB268, SB283, HB782, SB149, HR84, HB646, HB998, SB56, SB163, SB197, SB97, SB326, SB341, SB518, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB441, SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and a quorum, then spent much of the day on recognitions and commemorative resolutions. Members honored coach Jeffrey Craig Whittington, tourism and the Louisiana Oil Makers Association, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Tangipahoa Parish Fair, Washington Parish festivals, ACOG’s 75th anniversary, Louisiana Tech women’s basketball, and Memorial Day. A major Memorial Day presentation commended Lane Frenchy Boudreau for helping recover the body of Army Sgt. First Class James H. Moore in Vietnam; the House observed a moment of silence and presented a flag to Moore’s family. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled bills, and committee reports, and introduced several new resolutions on topics including Pope Leo XIV, orphan wells, scenic rivers, Teche water quality, and the LaMelle family’s pilgrimage to Rome. The House then took up numerous resolutions and bills, often adopting them without objection. Among the measures adopted or advanced were studies on neighborhood crime prevention districts, parish solid waste and disaster resiliency in Washington Parish, the Louisiana Climate Action Plan, the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail, cash-rounding practices after penny production ends, residential construction costs and inspection practices, roundabout education, Taiwan relations, TSA worker loan assistance in Shreveport, human growth and development standards, and the state income tax credit for water utility customers. The chamber also adopted or concurred in several Senate amendments on bills dealing with financial disclosure, video voyeurism, personal information protections, online child safety, STEM advisory council changes, dual enrollment tuition, fleet vehicle registration, menhaden fishing rules, recording fees, amusement ride insurance, drone footage authentication, garbage and trash contracts, insurance prescription periods, retirement system changes, juror qualifications, fireworks, inspection stickers, employment discrimination, and inactive boards and commissions. Several measures drew discussion or division. H.B. 1199, requiring coverage for genetic testing and treatment for SCN2A-associated disorders, passed 94-0 after being discharged from Appropriations. H.B. 302, which would prohibit vape sales within 300 feet of schools, passed 86-4. H.B. 84, encouraging an interest-free loan program for TSA workers at Shreveport Regional Airport, passed 64-27. H.B. 1054 on self-authentication of law enforcement drone footage passed 78-12, and H.B. 1137 limiting employment discrimination protections to state employees passed 71-23. The House rejected Senate amendments on H.B. 468 (residential real property wholesaling), H.B. 1117 (insurance contractual payments and prescriptive periods), H.B. 956 (fireworks dates), and H.B. 74 (Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism), while concurring in or adopting amendments on many other bills. The session ended amid continued consideration of Senate Bill 56 on the West Bank/Lafitte levee governance structure, including an adopted amendment to ensure Lafitte-area representation on the board, with extended remarks about the history and accomplishments of the existing levee authority.

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• How are we supposed to validate this information, um, if, if we can't agree to what is authentic information
• sending a product to Mexico that has dramatically different labeling laws than the US does, uh, we sticker
• It's a very, very labor intensive process, and we often have to sticker across our own logo to put the

Bills: HB25, HB38

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, interest rate, ad valorem taxes, homesteads, property tax, tax deferral