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• </c><00:30:57.120><c> and</c> plate if it looks like a LON plate and plate if it looks like a LON plate
• ><c> my</c> loom plate or a moose plate, it's my loom plate or a moose plate, it's my decision.<00:38
• </c><00:38:55.760><c> on</c> moose plate on one and a loom plate on moose plate on one and a loom plate
• . plates. plates.
• plate the front plate can't see what the plate the front plate is<01:57:59.440><c> underneath.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• problem and are we really thinking about all of California because I think the 3.1 million children veterans
• That's money that is also being cut from Head Start programs, education programs, veteran of a special
• Cortese Step up to the plate and provide that. I wish this was the final run.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• alternative foods are available, state law will prohibit that from being served on our children's plates
• different federal cuts that have come down, and I want us to be aware that it does affect Texas. veterans
• hear every day in the news let's be it that our farmers and our ranchers and our children and our veterans

Bills: SJR18 , SCR9 , SCR13 , SB10 , SB11 , SB19 , SB20 , SB25 , SB62 , SB260 , SB263 , SB293 , SB314 , SB384 , SB412 , SB441 , SB442 , SB494 , SB523 , SB569 , SB616 , SB688 , SB707 , SB766 , SB842 , SB869 , SB890 , SB914 , SB929 , SB971 , SB992 , SB1066 , SB1145 , SB1621 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SCR9 , SCR13 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB971 , SB1066 , SB929 , SB765 , SB523 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB688 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB1145 , SB494 , SB290 , SB766 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB263 , SB412 , SB20 , SB441 , SB442 , SB1621 , SB569 , SB314 , SB25 , SB293 , SB914 , SB260 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB20 , SB25 , SB260 , SB293 , SB314 , SB384 , SB442 , SB494 , SB616 , SB869 , SB890 , SB929 , SB992 , SB1145 , SB1621 , SR232 , SR237 , SR242 , SB16 , SB22

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, Supreme Court, judicial independence, Keep Nine, checks and balances, water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display

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• Florence Veterans Community Living Center. Home Lake Veterans Community Living Center.
• </c> I 935.0 0 FTE 10 Home Lake Veterans I 935.0 0 FTE 10 Home Lake Veterans Community<01:54:46.560><
• Veterans community living centers, $21,723,048. Simons Veterans Community Living Center, 236.4 FTE.
• Florence Veterans Community Living Center. Home Lake Veterans Community Living Center.
• Rifle Veterans Community Living Center, 95.3 FTE. Home Lake Military Veterans Cemetery, 150.5 FTE.

Keywords: 981, all

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• On the back on page 402, when we were talking about the veterans' initiatives and the veterans' homes
• Are you talking about the Veterans Community Project? Yes. The Veterans Community Project? Yes.
• Veterans Homes Fund. Veterans Homes Fund. Okay. And those are fixed percentages, right?
• And the Veterans Homes Fund, 1460.
• Veterans cemeteries and the utilities in our veterans’ homes.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Stone, a Washington engraver, to produce an official facsimile on the copper plate of the Declaration
• </c><00:18:04.320><c> on</c><00:18:04.559><c> the</c><00:18:04.720><c> copper</c><00:18:05.039><c> plate
• </c> an official faximile on the copper plate an official faximile on the copper plate of<00:18:05.440
• similar program disproportionately flagged people of color, including a 91-year-old World War II veteran
• , the disabled, the woman, the veteran, the<05:30:25.520><c> Jewish,</c><05:30:26.320><c> the</c><05:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• with metal license plates.
• Paper plate, a set of metal license plates will be assigned at the time.
• Request more plates, how long will it take? Are the plates stored centrally in Austin?
• So they request the plates.
• set, unscrew. someone's plate, put it on their plate.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• me, beside me, I will know that that black license plate would be exclusively the plate you get, and
• , does it say black license plate or does it say regular Louisiana license plate?
• Also, Louisiana is missing out because if you've seen these license plates, these black plates, Mississippi
• a specialty license plate titled L-A-G-O-P license plate.
• GOP and excited about the license plates.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, March 11, with a quorum present and heard several specialty license plate bills. HB 801 by Rep. Martinez would create a classic black specialty plate, with revenue directed to State Police high-speed pursuit training for local law enforcement. Members discussed the need for better pursuit training in light of fatal crashes, adopted a set of amendments and a technical change, and reported the bill favorably with amendments. The committee also advanced HB 891 by Rep. Landry, which creates wildlife conservation specialty plates and adjusts revenue distribution to support conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited and Quail Forever, while also helping the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conservation fund. Testimony from LDWF and the conservation groups emphasized habitat work, fundraising leverage, and conservation benefits. The bill drew extended questioning from Vice Chair Fontenot about Ducks Unlimited’s work, including its projects in Louisiana and other states and whether certain habitat practices affect duck migration; the committee then reported the bill with amendments. HB 587 by Rep. Dickerson would create a PANS/PANDAS specialty plate to raise awareness and return revenue to the general fund to help cover treatment costs. The bill was supported by a parent and child who described the disorder and the impact of insurance coverage for IVIG treatment; it was reported with amendments. HB 331 by Rep. Mack created a Louisiana GOP specialty plate and was reported with amendments after brief discussion. HB 629 by Rep. Lyons created a plate for the Crew of Athena and was also reported with amendments. HB 428 by Rep. Baham created an LSU baseball championship plate recognizing the 2023 and 2025 national title teams and was reported with amendments. Rep. Walters voluntarily deferred HB 129, HB 130, and HB 854, and the committee adjourned afterward.

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• to replace those paper plates.
• So when, when plates leave TDCJ, we are paying for the transportation of those plates from TDCJ to the
• Uh, to discuss how paper plates could be eliminated and be replaced with metal plates.
• or a ratchet set, unscrew someone's plate, put it on their plate.
• I mean, people have been stealing plates since we've had plates, right? Yes sir.

Committee: House Transportation

Bills: HB3622 , HB3621 , HB3151 , HB3882 , HB3661 , HB4273 , HB3644 , HB3706 , HB3708 , HB2021 , HB3986 , HB3972

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

Bills: HB3622 , HB3621 , HB3151 , HB3882 , HB3661 , HB4273 , HB3644 , HB3706 , HB3708 , HB2021 , HB3986 , HB3972

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with HB 3622 and HB 3621, both related to census and state data functions. HB 3622, as amended, removed direct appropriation language and would let Department of Commerce staff carry out census-related duties such as updating local census addresses and upgrading technology. HB 3621 would recreate the State Data Center at the Legislative Service Bureau to coordinate census-related programs across agencies such as Commerce, Tax, and others; both bills received unanimous or near-unanimous support and were reported out due pass. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on HB 3151, which would redefine instructional days so that only time students are actually in the classroom counts toward the instructional minimum, excluding professional development and parent-teacher conference time. The author argued the bill would close Oklahoma’s instructional-time gap and improve outcomes, while members raised concerns about funding, teacher pay, contract negotiations, and how districts would absorb the change. After debate, the bill passed 19-7. The committee also advanced HB 3706, which sets minimum elementary math instruction standards and expands math screening requirements, and HB 3708, which would allow private schools to use scholarship-granting organization funds for capital improvements to increase instructional capacity; both drew questions about funding, scheduling, and the scope of the programs but were reported out due pass. Other measures approved included HB 3661, extending a sunset on a timber equipment tax provision; HB 3882, creating a revolving fund for ODOT’s lake access and industrial access grants; HB 4273, extending a tax credit to certain aerospace engineers at an ARM 1 higher education institution; HB 3644, tied to medical training and best practices after a fatal misdiagnosis; HB 2021, creating a DHS grant program for out-of-school programming, with discussion centered on whether it would effectively favor Boys and Girls Clubs and exclude other providers; HB 3986, extending a sunset; and HB 3972, cleanup language related to the Comanche County prison purchase. Most bills passed with strong support, and the meeting adjourned after the final votes.

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• Part six of the bill relates to the veterans assistance property tax levy and the mental health and developmental
• on this, I think the intent is also to allow counties to create a separate standalone tax for the veterans
• If you can explain again the one part on the levy for the veterans and the developmentally disabled,
• for the briefing I appreciate that if you can explain again the one part on the the levy for the veterans
• authority may be structured to support community needs, including services for children, families, and veterans

Bills: SB6294 , SB6211 , SB5650 , SB6033 , SB6297 , SB6343 , SB6067 , SB6082 , SB6323 , SB6324 , SB5862 , SB5923 , SB6151

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

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• The Administrative Office of Courts received $3 million for mental health veterans and drug courts programs
• Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs received $1.5 million...
• The Department of Veteran Affairs received $1.5 million for the continuation and sustainability of the
• existing veterans pilot program.
• I think we’re going through the new veteran steering committee, and they’re close to awarding something

Bills: HB186 , HB185 , HB184 , HB183 , HB181 , HB312 , HB405 , HB182 , HB460

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• me, or to the side of me, I will know that that black license plate would be exclusively the plate you
• , does it say black license plate or does it say regular Louisiana license plate?
• Also, Louisiana is missing out because if you've seen these license plates, these black plates, Mississippi
• Also, that Louisiana is missing out because if you've seen these license plates, these black plates,
• a specialty license plate titled L-A-G-O-P license plate.

Bills: SB2 , SB40 , SB50 , SB55 , SB69 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB159 , SB160 , SB182

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: highway designation, Pointe Coupee Parish, Falcons Band, signage, local recognition, emergency vehicles, traffic safety, road regulations, vehicles on highways, vehicle procedures, memorial bridge, designate, public signage, Louisiana Highway 315, Terrebonne Parish, seat belt, safety belt, motor vehicles, vehicle restraint, driver safety

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 11 with a quorum present and heard a series of specialty license plate bills. Committee members were reminded to turn off cell phones and testimony cards were explained. Several Department of Public Safety and Corrections/Office of Motor Vehicles amendments were adopted across the bills to require OMV to create plates only when statutory conditions are met and its electronic registration system is updated. HB 801 by Rep. Rhett Martinez created a classic black specialty license plate, with revenue directed to state police high-speed pursuit training. Members discussed the bill’s connection to a fatal high-speed chase in Martinez’s district and the need for better training and technology for law enforcement. The committee adopted amendments, including a change from “holding” to Zachary, and reported the bill favorably with amendments. HB 891 by Rep. Jacob Landry created wildlife/conservation specialty plates and adjusted revenue distribution to support Quail Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conservation fund. Testimony from Ducks Unlimited and Quail Forever emphasized habitat work, fundraising leverage, and conservation partnerships; the bill was reported with amendments after some questioning about waterfowl management and habitat projects. HB 587 by Rep. Dickerson created a PANS/PANDAS specialty plate to raise awareness and return money to the general fund. The bill was supported by testimony from Caitlin Jafreda, who described her daughter’s sudden onset illness, the difficulty of diagnosis, and how insurance coverage for IVIG treatment had recently helped another family. The committee also heard HB 331 by Rep. Mack for a Louisiana GOP specialty plate, HB 629 by Rep. Lyons for the Crew of Athena, and HB 428 by Rep. Baham for an LSU baseball national champions plate recognizing the 2023 and 2025 College World Series teams. All were amended and reported favorably. Rep. Walters voluntarily deferred HB 129, HB 130, and HB 854, and the committee adjourned after Rep. Broussard moved to adjourn.

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• Veterans Home in Tilton.
• veteran... ...they're not the same as a totally disabled veteran.
• , Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Disabled American Veterans, Korean War Veterans Association
• veterans' welcome home.
• I'm not a veteran; my saying is, I didn't serve my country, I'm serving my veterans.

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Do I have to get a new plate again with the same plate?
• </c> that plate do I have to get a new plate that plate do I have to get a new plate again<01:20:20.159
• /c> already has a plate on it the plate already has a plate on it the plate stays<01:22:26.800><c> with
• plates?
• plates?

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It basically says plate ABC123 either does or doesn't match a plate in a hot list.
• vehicle with this plate.
• So it's a license plate reader. So license plate data goes on there.
• If an IPRA request came in, In saying, has a license plate reader picked up XYZXYZ license plate?
• Is that intended to block the license plate reader, and does it block the license plate reader?

Committee: House House Judiciary

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• Are we using different technology for the plate, or has that issue gone away?
• The ISP or the law enforcement—one of the plates replaced—so that the quality of the plate was better
• and white plates has already generated almost $3 million.
• sale of that plate.
• plate.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 989, all

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• And that's who these Blue Star plates represent.
• So that Gold Star family plate, the Blue Star family plate, means a lot to the people that are left behind
• A Blue Star plate is a special way to do this.
• The Blue Star plate is not a charity plate; it's a one-time event for families who have lost a loved
• But a Blue Star license plate would continue that.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 31 bills covering driver privacy and data, distinctive license plates, public awareness signage, railroad safety, superload permitting, TNC/delivery data reporting, and MBTA safety measures. Chairs Jim Arciero and Brendan Crighton outlined the hearing process, and the committee heard testimony from state officials, advocates, family members of fallen officers and firefighters, transportation industry representatives, civil liberties groups, and others. No votes were taken during the hearing itself, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn. Several speakers supported bills creating a Blue Star Family license plate to honor families of fallen law enforcement officers, and a separate motorcycle plate for fallen firefighters. Colonel Jeffrey Noble and others from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and law enforcement groups said the plates would complement existing memorial practices and provide a lasting public tribute. Family members of officers killed in the line of duty gave emotional testimony in support, and Representative Steve Ultrino and Paul Jakes backed the firefighter memorial motorcycle plate as revenue-neutral, with proceeds supporting the fallen firefighter memorial. The committee also heard testimony on transportation policy and safety bills. Industry witnesses urged modernization of Massachusetts superload permitting rules, saying current requirements are slower and more expensive than neighboring states and delay public projects. Advocates supported a human trafficking awareness bill requiring hotline signage in transit facilities, a driver privacy bill limiting automatic license plate reader data retention and sharing, and a bill requiring two-person crews on freight trains and other railroad safety measures such as hotbox detectors and transportation for railroad employees. Senator John Keenan also testified for expanded naloxone availability in MBTA stations and said the MBTA had not fully complied with prior legislative directives.

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• Under the bill, a new plate would only be required if the plate becomes unreadable.
• Are we using different technology for the plate, or has that issue gone away?
• The ISP or law enforcement, one of the plates replaced, so that the quality of the plate was better.
• the sale of that plate.
• plate.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee approved the minutes from February 12 and February 17, 2026, then considered several transportation-related bills. House Bill 576, which adjusts the ICARs fund to clarify that reimbursements are for Idaho residents or those who were residents at the time of vehicle purchase, was advanced to the floor with a due pass recommendation after brief discussion about whether out-of-state purchasers should be excluded. House Bill 577, which would eliminate the requirement to replace license plates every 10 years and instead require replacement only when unreadable, was also sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation; members raised questions about law enforcement enforceability and prior concerns about nonprofit revenue from plate replacements, and Senator Hart was recorded as a nay vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1224, which would create an exception for slow-moving farm, construction, logging, and similar equipment when no safe or reasonable turnout exists to pull off the road. The sponsor and supporters from the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Chiefs of Police Association, and a farmer testified that the bill responds to real safety issues involving oversized equipment and traffic buildup, and a proposed amendment would align the language with existing code. On motion of Senator Adams, the bill was sent to the 14th order of business for possible amendment. Finally, Senate Bill 1325 proposed a new specialty license plate to benefit Idaho State Police salaries, with proceeds directed to a specific law enforcement fund. Senator Denharttog said the plate would be plain white with black lettering and that it was intended to provide a modest funding source amid broader ISP pay concerns. Senators noted the larger salary issue, but the committee ultimately moved the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senator Adams was recorded as a nay vote. The committee then adjourned.