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• doesn't have a right to know where,... ...Amendment because you don't have a right to, the government
• , or sale of technology produced by a foreign adversary.
• produced by a foreign adversary from critical infrastructure.
• I'm the division administrator overseeing local and state government relations.
• Entities can apply to receive the money back.

Bills: SB1072 , SB1111 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1122 , SB1179 , SB1250 , SB1308 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1487 , SB1547 , SB1549 , SB1551 , SB1552

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

Bills: HB25 , HB15 , HB124 , HB146 , HB73 , HB74 , HB75

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, medical injury, adverse outcome, health care provider, patient rights, confidentiality, settlement, legal counsel, HB124, New Americans Division, Workforce Solutions Department, immigrant workforce, refugee resettlement

Bills: SB147 , SB158 , SB163 , SB147 , SB158 , SB163

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Keywords: construction zone, work zone, speed camera, automated enforcement, photo radar, photographic speed enforcement, traffic safety, highway safety, road construction, maintenance workers, civil citation, civil fine, speeding ticket, owner liability, registered owner, ALDOT, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALEA, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, public safety

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• and other forms of government-type aid. You are correct.
• So it clarifies governance.
• of our governing board in directing our universities.
• I had a question regarding governing boards.
• on efficiency in government.

Bills: HB2476 , HB2893 , HB4848 , HB5062 , SB37 , SB60 , HB2860 , HB4930 , SB646 , SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• The federal government. These reports were completed in 2024.
• </c><01:25:27.040><c> are</c> I don't think our county governments are I don't think our county governments
• </c> government affairs lead for Samsara. government affairs lead for Samsara.
• </c><01:41:15.360><c> uh</c> hundreds of local government uh hundreds of local government uh governments
• </c> accountability in government services. accountability in government services.

Bills: HF4421 , HF1937 , HF4675 , HF4715 , HF4684

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• </c> government funds affordable housing. government funds affordable housing.
• Um, but this is a change government.
• </c> security to ensure local government security to ensure local government cannot<00:14:45.279><c>
• </c> to sell to nonprofit entities. to sell to nonprofit entities.
• </c> There's also a lot of disperate entities There's also a lot of disperate entities that<01:15:51.600

Bills: HF4234 , HF484 , HF483 , HF2614

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• were contracts and expenditures, data integrity, and the automatically categorized U.S. citizen non-foreign
• Private parcels part of federal government lands. We fought that lawsuit and won.
• That was one against the federal government, and those private parcel owners were made whole.
• voter education, and innovative programs, as previously allowed and utilized by countless other government
• voter education, and innovative programs as previously allowed and utilized by countless other government

Bills: SB1037 , SB1040 , SB1259 , SB1281

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs

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• Right now, penalties for stealing from a private entity are higher than stealing from the government.
• Um, it provides that if a government entity enters into a contract with a private entity to perform any
• government function, that private entity is subject to Chapter 13 as if it were a government entity.
• </c> against government. against government.
• </c> trust the government either. trust the government either.

Bills: HF2354 , HF3621 , HF3429 , HF3483

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

Bills: SB197 , SB84 , SB197 , SB84

Committee: House Health

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, SB84, agricultural nonprofit, farm bureau, nonprofit agricultural organization, health benefits, member benefits, family coverage, health insurance exemption, insurance regulation, Title 27, Alabama insurance code, risk transfer

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• entity or a nonprofit organization that administers a government rental assistance program.
• </c> government entity or a nonprofit government entity or a nonprofit organization<01:15:07.840><c>
• that does not operate a nonprofit entity that does not operate a government<01:15:23.840><c> rental<
• The amendment to this bill will enable parties other than government entities to provide assurance to
• </c><01:23:16.000><c> entities</c> parties other than government entities parties other than government

Bills: HF3403 , HF3410 , HF3424

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• Happy Monday, and welcome to the February 16th meeting of the Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs
• It is ensuring government earns and keeps the trust of the public.
• My life reflects what becomes possible... ...how government serves everyone.
• So we've been working since then to make sure... ...in government.
• It was... ...would increase government efficiencies.

Bills: HB2309 , HB2249 , HB2417 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation, workforce diversity, hiring reform, employment eligibility, work authorization, DACA

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• Council<00:02:32.400><c> of</c><00:02:32.560><c> state</c><00:02:32.800><c> governments,</c><00:02:33.920
• Uh, our federal government has not been keeping track of amendment proposals for a convention of states
• But the federal government asked this group to do the investigation.
• has not been uh our federal government has not been keeping<00:09:58.800><c> track</c><00:09:59.040>
• asked this group to to uh do government asked this group to to uh do the<00:10:44.560><c> investigation

Bills: HB0105 , HB0107 , SF0002

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem

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• </c> House Bill 107, Local Government House Bill 107, Local Government Distributions.<00:37:19.200><c
• </c><00:37:45.440><c> The</c> government direct distributions. The government direct distributions.
• </c><00:38:14.000><c> with</c> more funding to local governments with more funding to local governments
• And really what the cost of government is trying to get at is what it costs to maintain government in
• </c> is what it costs to maintain government is what it costs to maintain government in<00:45:47.599>

Bills: HB0105 , HB0107 , SF0002

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem

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• We feel like the state already and other government jurisdictions already offer generous benefits, and
• :31:05.520><c> already</c><00:31:05.919><c> and</c><00:31:06.240><c> other</c><00:31:06.399><c> government
• </c> state already and other government state already and other government jurisdictions<00:31:07.679
• </c> under national governance association. under national governance association.
• </c> entities to qualify for participation. entities to qualify for participation.

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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• The Oil and Gas Board is an entity of the government that regulates those matters and controls where
• The Oil and Gas Board is an entity of the government that regulates those matters and controls where
• The Oil and Gas Board is an entity of the government that regulates those matters and controls where

Bills: SB174 , SB174

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, SB174, alternative energy, alternative energy wells, alternative energy facility, geothermal, geothermal energy, subsurface energy, energy storage, energy capture, energy generation, hydropower, solar energy, oil and gas well conversion, well conversion, plugging and abandonment

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• This is another instance where we're blurring the line between government and religion.
• This is another instance where we're blurring the line between government and religion.
• As our bill analysis points out, there is one type of entity in the agriculture space that was given
• What is allowed in the structure of the ministries and entities and things of that nature.
• I'm the Director of Policy and Government Affairs at Metashear.

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

Summary: The committee considered several bills and reported each favorably. SB 624, by Senator Yarborough, would allow batterers intervention programs to offer optional supplemental faith-based activities, with no participant required to take part. Supporters said it would expand provider options and help address a shortage of certified programs; opponents raised concerns about mixing government-ordered programming with religion and about the state’s prior rule change. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved CS/SB 834, which repeals a 2022 restriction barring licensed insurance agents from partnering with health care sharing ministries to market or sell their programs. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores free speech, consumer choice, and access to faith-based alternatives, while opponents warned about consumer confusion, higher commissions, and weak protections because these ministries are not insurance. After extended debate, the measure passed 8-2. Other measures advanced unanimously or near-unanimously. CS/SB 502, as amended, would give Florida concurrent jurisdiction over certain juvenile offenses on military installations so juveniles can be handled in the state system; it passed 9-0. CS/SB 52 would exempt volunteer armed security for houses of worship from Class D or G licensing requirements, and supporters cited rising threats to churches and the need for organized volunteer security; it passed 9-0. SB 840, a cleanup bill to narrow and clarify last year’s emergency-related land-use restrictions after hurricanes, also passed 9-0, and CS/SB 758, which updates the membership of the Justice Administration Commission, passed 9-0 after an amendment restoring two public defenders to the commission.

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• this bill also contains a legislative finding stating that any individual entering the state from a foreign

Bills: HCR98 , HB180

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: counter-unmanned aircraft systems, C-UAS, counter-drone, drone mitigation, unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, border security, U.S.-Mexico border, aviation safety, airspace regulation, federal preemption, Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, FBI, state-local coordination, tribal and territorial partners, border patrol, cartels

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum present and first took up HCR 98, a resolution urging Congress to improve coordination among federal, state, and local authorities on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology for border security. The author and sponsor described increasing drone activity along the border, saying unauthorized drones are used to track agents, identify weaknesses, and smuggle contraband, and argued for clearer procedures to detect, identify, and neutralize such aircraft. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted 4-0 to report HCR 98 favorably to the full Senate; the resolution was also ordered for local and uncontested calendar placement without objection. The committee then heard HB 180, sponsored by Chairman Birdwell, which would authorize the governor to coordinate directly with Mexican officials and individual Mexican states on border security agreements and appoint representatives to implement them. Birdwell said the bill would codify prior border-security cooperation efforts, improve responses to cross-border challenges such as drug and human trafficking, and include a finding that entrants from foreign countries must use a legal port of entry. No questions were asked, and there was no invited or public testimony. After the hearing, the committee left HB 180 pending. The meeting concluded with no further business and the committee standing in recess subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: SB 312 , SB 945 , SB 946 , SB 1367 , SB 1861 , SB 2044 , SB 2337 , SB 2403 , SB 2819 , SJR 54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• To your government taxes or assessment.

Bills: SB2082 , SB2203 , SB2351 , SB2550 , SCR48

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code

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• 1917, and the recommendation is that it be re-referred to the Committee on Election Finance and Government
• Matt Elling, Minnesotans for Open Government. I'm here today to speak in favor of HF 1917.
• <c> here</c><00:02:36.239><c> today</c><00:02:36.480><c> to</c><00:02:36.599><c> speak</c> open government
• I'm here today to speak open government I'm here today to speak in<00:02:37.000><c> favor</c><00:02:
• I'm in favor of radical transparency in government across the board.

Bills: HF1917 , HF1083 , HF367

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: data practices, public official, transparency, government accountability, employment data, domestic abuse, domestic violence, battered women, victim advocate, advocacy, confidentiality, privilege, evidence law, witness privilege, court-ordered disclosure, shelter, crisis intervention, sexual assault counselor, victim services, protective services