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• Chuck, I so have appreciated your work in support of the state in many ways.
• So this is modeled after legislation that's been done in nearly 30 other states to expand coverage options
• Chair, Senator Bravo, what we've seen in other states is that members are often—small businesses are
• So I want to be clear about one thing: we are requiring, for the tax exemption, which is in the state
• So I want to be clear about one thing: we are requiring, for the tax exemption, which is in the state

Bills: HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2120 , HB2138 , HB2173 , HB2273 , HB2693 , HB2786

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• All those in favor say I. Any opposition? The ayes have it, sir. And SP 277 is received in favor.
• All in favor say Representative Barnes. All in favor say I. I. I.
• All those in favor Representative Jones. All those in favor say<00:05:13.919><c> I.
• All in favor Representative Chip Brown. All in favor say<00:06:17.759><c> I.</c><00:06:18.319><c> I.
• All those in favor Representative Paul. All those in favor say<00:11:50.560><c> I.

Bills: SB277 , HB395 , HB482 , SB251 , HB513

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up

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• </c> This is done in the states that have the This is done in the states that have the best<00:22:05.000
• You don't pay teachers enough in this state for us only to have one job.
• You don't pay teachers enough in this state for us only to have one job.
• You don't pay teachers enough in this state for us only to have one job.
• this state for us only to have one in this state for us only to have one job.<00:24:18.640><c> So,</

Bills: SB2567 , SB2448 , SB3046 , SB2231 , SB2526

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: harassment, restraining order, temporary restraining order, injunction, protective order, public employer, public servant, public employee, government employee, state employee, legislator, judge, judicial branch, executive branch, local government, political subdivision, workplace violence, threats, stalking, employee safety

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• In fact, it reinforces OCC's efforts with the backing of the legislature.
• I just wanted to be clear that I didn't miss anything in the shuffle there.
• But for adoption, you'll have a do pass in a second. Any Discussion or debate?
• Why do we need this in statute? I guess. Thank you for the question.
• So, right now, plug-in solar isn't something that's widespread and available.

Bills: HB3724 , HB3392 , HB3466 , HB4060

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466

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• And then I'll get back in the queue.
• The money that comes in that would be coming in from the veteran's game.
• So you know in the state of the state gosh it was just a week ago and change we heard the governor talk
• about how we have5 billion dollars available in reserves Funding is always a choice in this building
• Please, Mister Chair, I moved to in HJR 1070, page two, section 1, line six, by removing the word 'in

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• Gary Lamb, for State Park Council, in strong support of this measure.
• Uh, it is long overdue for paid family leave in the state of Hawaii.
• Paid family leave is long overdue in the state of Hawaii. Mahalo.
• </c> state director for ARP in support. state director for ARP in support.
• /c> should have to make in a state that we should have to make in a state that we are<00:39:57.760><c

Bills: SB2198 , SB2140 , SB3055 , SB3090 , SB3091 , SB3092 , SB2761

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• There are 9 brick and mortar accredited programs in the state of Oklahoma and two online brick and mortar
• Will that in turn get paid, or will the clinic get paid at this point in time?
• million in this field.
• state.
• And, actually, since it is something that may happen in certain parts of our state with overdose, that's

Bills: HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: public health, domestic violence, human trafficking, healthcare facilities, hospital protocols, behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, micropigmentation, medical procedure, physician oversight, nursing certification, state regulations, psychological autopsy, mental health, suicide prevention, state health department, investigation

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• That’s it in a nutshell. Okay. We don’t want any communist entities operating in our state.
• our country and in our state, and may pose a problem in our state.
• putting out those applications for the farmers, ranchers, and the people that are building in state
• She's moving in a form that said, and she stated that herself, this is a format now that I can use in
• the state, using some of this in the judicial system.

Bills: HB2167 , HB2168 , HB2169 , HB2171 , HB2790 , HB2905 , HCM2005

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• Now, the plan—most people get Plan G in the state.
• Now, the plan, most people get plan G in the state. Used to be H that gave you international.
• When you say different plan, there are, and we have authority as a state in the different plans, or A
• to women in our smaller communities around the state.
• I mean, to a few of the summons, even what we can do more in our states.

Bills: SB21 , SB42 , SB81 , SB101 , SB139

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• located in the state treasury, which always require an appropriation; accounts held in the custody of
• This expansion is needed in Yakima and throughout the state.
• Patrol, beginning in state fiscal year 2020.
• In the fiscal note, the State Patrol reports an indeterminate impact.
• Is there any kind of thing in this bill, in your opinion, that makes this state or the people that live

Bills: HB1607 , HB2159 , HB2441 , HB2521 , HB2531 , HB2543

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, preK, education funding, childcare, youth development, state budget, HB 2441, line of duty death, survivor benefits, medical insurance premium reimbursement, surviving spouse, domestic partner, dependent children, public employee death benefits, retirement system, Washington State

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• discrimination in the free state of Florida.
• I've noticed in my time here that you have something in common with my home state of Illinois.
• States Attorney or United States District Court for the applicable district in this state has waived
• law is also a crime in this state.
• churches in the United States.

Bills: S0052 , S0502 , S0624 , S0758 , S0834 , S0840

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493, Class G license, Class C license, security services, faith-based institutions, public safety, military jurisdiction, delinquency, concurrent jurisdiction

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• I will say Washington State is a national leader in addressing the issue of preventing and ending youth
• They are also subject to the regulatory authority of other state and federal agencies in specific areas
• general, prisons and other locations where we house various populations in our state and outside of
• general, prisons and other locations where we house various populations in our state and outside of
• Does anyone know if there is a state in the U.S. that's doing it right?

Bills: HB2185 , HB2200 , HB2230 , HB2319

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School

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• We are going to reduce all of your remarks to the journal in writing, all of it, so we can have it in
• Just like the other commemorative plates that the state issues.
• We also include in Rangers, in this Ranger tag, veterans, we include reserve components, and we include
• I was in the Army on active duty for three years. And then I was in reserves for about eight years.
• There were no Ranger units when I was in the Army.

Bills: HB 1023 , HB2537 , HB3302 , HB3324 , HB3644 , HB3722 , HB3815 , HB4053 , HB4789

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: specialty license plates, military honor, Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, Texas Superior Service Medal, Texas Outstanding Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, military honors, Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, veterans, Texas Homeland Defense Medal, military, commemorative recognition, transportation code, claims assistance, disability benefits, court representation, legal services, naming, commemoration, local honor

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• As a state in foster care in Minnesota.
• is in and the shortfalls in the state grant program.
• is in and the shortfalls in the state grant program.
• is in and the shortfalls in the state grant program.
• </c> of the I think state benefit uh in in of the I think state benefit uh in in results<01:18:18.640

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Members, let's recognize veterans by designating November. ...as Veterans Month here in our great state
• Specialist Lenz honorably served in the United States Army and tragically passed away while stationed
• The Tuskegee Airmen were the first black pilots in the United States military who got their name from
• In Texas, we are blessed with beautiful public lands in every region of the state, including state parks
• We have land all over the state of Texas, not just in West Texas.

Bills: HCR92 , HB 114 , HB561 , HB 1171 , HB1894 , HB2026 , HB2143 , HB2337 , HB2564 , HB114

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use

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• personnel in class. classrooms has broader implications for communities across the state.
• our state and in our communities.
• The increase in the state compensatory allotment is a step in the right direction.
• There is no reason our district and many others across the state should be in crisis while our leg is
• So the students in my district as well as the students across the state of Texas.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• In funding from state sources.
• In terms of what the state puts in from state revenue sources.
• When we create We created that program in 1999, over 90% of the students in the state of Texas were in
• In the state of Texas, you must be a non-profit in order to qualify for a charter.
• public school in our great state.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Jonathan Feinstein, Texas State Director. In Texas, and he'll be testifying for the bill.
• in the state of Texas could make $9,000 more—$71,700.
• We were producing less certified teachers in the state of Texas.
• Your willingness to invest in the children of our state strengthens the future of our great state, and
• So, in the United States, one in ten children lives in Texas.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• We filed in the history of the state of Texas.
• public education in the history of our state.
• be in school funding, whether it be in all aspects of public education in the state of Texas.
• districts in Tier 1 who have a state-local share.
• of certified teachers in the state of Texas and in the entire country.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• I look at it as a tool, potentially a stick, to say to folks, particularly in state government but also
• The language of the rules clearly stated that the prohibition on contact remained in effect until a final
• And your important role in the legislative oversight of state agencies.
• , not just in the Commonwealth but in this country.
• It says in here you started this process in April 24.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight

Summary: The committee met to review MassDOT’s failed service plaza procurement and the Inspector General’s findings. Chair Montigny opened with a broad critique of procurement culture, conflict-of-interest risks, and the need for stronger oversight, saying the committee’s role is bipartisan and investigative and that subpoenas would be used if necessary. Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro then summarized his investigatory letter, saying MassDOT had created procedures that could have supported a fair process but did not follow them. He identified eight major problems, including inadequate conflict-of-interest disclosures, undisclosed relationships and communications with Applegreen and Suffolk Construction, violations of contact rules, inconsistent weighting of evaluation subfactors, weak documentation of scoring, unclear information-sharing with subject matter experts, live roll-call scoring that increased perceived bias, and insufficient board/committee review before approval. He recommended clearer disclosure forms, stronger training, better documentation, sealed scoring, clearer rules for internal communications, and more public board involvement. Committee members pressed the Inspector General on whether the conduct violated law, how to define and police “appearance” of conflicts, whether employees should be held accountable, and whether prior evaluators should be excluded from the new process. Shapiro said his report did not conclude that laws were violated, but that the process was seriously flawed and that accountability should be handled within agencies. He also said he would provide additional written recommendations on broader procurement standards and noted that some oversight functions may need clearer definitions and better recordkeeping across agencies and quasi-public entities. The chair and members emphasized that the problems appeared systemic rather than limited to one administration or one contract. MassDOT Interim Secretary Phil Ting and Undersecretary Jonathan Gulliver then described the new procurement approach. They said the prior process had been a failure, but that the new effort is a complete reset with no one from the prior evaluation participating. MassDOT plans to split the plazas into three geographic packages, use a design-build/public-private partnership framework, and create a P3 Commission with appointments from the governor, legislative leaders, and treasurer, plus review by the Inspector General and Attorney General. They said the new scoring will be more objective, with financial scoring set at 60% and based on a guaranteed maximum price and other mathematical measures rather than projected revenues, and that technical and financial evaluations will be separated in a double-blind process. Members signaled cautious support for the changes but continued to question whether the new structure and oversight will be enough to prevent a repeat of the earlier procurement failures.