Transcript Highlights:

• of the century you know I I do a game of the century you know I I do a game of the century you know
• up there that we can put them games up there that we can put them games up there right there just be
• in here what y'all think I hope the game in here what y'all think I hope the game in here what y'all
• in a record-breaking 29 inning game in a record-breaking 29 inning game in 1966 that same year he led
• I think we think this stage of the game I think we think this stage of the game I think we need our

Bills: SJR 36 , SJR 2 , SB 4 , SR 45 , SR 47 , SR 63 , SR 66 , SR 70 , SR 85 , SCR 14 , SB 10 , SB 11 , SB 10 , SB 11

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• protection for our well-intentioned veteran service organizations by allowing them to petition the Gaming
• protection for our well-intentioned veteran service organizations by allowing them to petition the Gaming
• These illegal slot operations fuel secondary criminal activity, undermine Florida's regulated gaming
• Commission as to the legality of the game.
• And the new executive director of Florida Gaming, Alana Zimmer. Good afternoon.

Bills: S0530 , S0658 , S0608 , S1708 , S0680 , S0980 , S0204

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered and reported several bills. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments adopted, including changes to lottery department contracting language and machine-purchase flexibility; the committee then reported the bill favorably. SB 204, which increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a declaratory-statement process for veteran service organizations to confirm machine legality, drew support from gaming interests and some soft opposition from a veterans group concerned about implementation; it was also reported favorably. The committee then took up a proposed committee substitute combining SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and vacation properties. The combined bill would require certain rental properties near water bodies or with pools to install specified alarms, locks, fences, covers, or similar safety devices, with enforcement through DBPR and a grace period for correcting some violations. Senators emphasized the bill as a response to child drowning deaths, including those involving autistic children, and the PCS was reported favorably. SB 980, as a delete-everything amendment, would create the Florida Agegate Act to restrict advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in areas accessible to those under 21, with penalties and inspection authority; after questions about counterfeit products and enforcement, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1708, which removes a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for veterinary licensure by endorsement while keeping other competency requirements, and SB 680, as amended, which creates a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, subject to metering and affidavit requirements. Several members recorded votes after the roll calls, and the meeting ended with an invitation to return later for another bill before adjournment.

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• getting in and then also amending it at this late point. then also amending it at this late point in the game
• House members that we passed a rule back in the House a long time ago—at least 20 years ago—that any gaming
• During the time when we were working on the gaming bill, a lot of us were in the background working as
• Um, what's the current status of gaming in Greene County? Well, gaming in Greene County...
• Well, gaming in Greene County, the pari-mutuel facility, which is the green track, closed down.

Bills: SB312 , SB316 , SB90

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABC Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control, special event license, special events retail license, nonprofit special events retail license, special retail license, event storage license, government venue license, alcohol storage, alcohol transfer, beer, wine, liquor, on-premises consumption, public venue, government-owned property, municipal property, county property, state property

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• </c><01:43:28.320><c> animal,</c> to the kill site of a big game animal, to the kill site of a big game
• New fees could not exceed the prevailing rate for the existing big game tags.
• And the amendment is specific to the four big game species. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• </c> game, member. game, member. It<01:53:09.000><c> does</c><01:53:09.240><c> not.
• </c> specific to the four big game species. specific to the four big game species.

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• Um, we looked at we think they need to have a little more skin in the game when we got oil and gas to
• Um, we looked at we think they need to have a little more skin in the game when we got oil and gas to
• Um, we looked at we think they need to have a little more skin in the game when we got oil and gas to
• Um, we looked at we think they need to have a little more skin in the game when we got oil and gas to
• There might be a basketball game on, I'm told. get back. And and the thing that I think get back.

Bills: HB179 , HB354 , SB57 , SB137 , HB431 , HB179 , HB354 , SB57 , SB137 , HB431

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer chaplain, public schools, public K-12 education, public charter schools, local control, teacher support, student support services, religious volunteer, faith-based support, church-state separation, background check, sex offender registry, school volunteer, education policy, district attorney, compensation, constitutional amendment

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• This was just authorization only for the game and fish to approve the use of game and fish funds for
• 45.160><c> the</c> This was just authorization only for the This was just authorization only for the game
• approve</c><00:04:47.280><c> the</c><00:04:47.400><c> use</c><00:04:47.680><c> of</c><00:04:47.800><c> game
• </c> game and fish to approve the use of game game and fish to approve the use of game and<00:04:48.120
• the Senate side, this provides for the relief of previously appropriated funds of $2.5 million from Game

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first addressed an unintended consequence in the Joint Conference Committee report involving dual and concurrent enrollment funding. Staff explained that a dollar-for-dollar reduction tied to Senate File 81 would have fully funded public school dual/concurrent enrollment while leaving no funds for non-public school students. Senator Salazar moved to strike that provision, the motion was seconded, and it carried. Budget and Fiscal Administrator Don Richards then walked through the conference committee report and the major adopted amendments. He reviewed Senate and House amendments affecting items such as sign language interpreters, rural veterinary education, predator management authorization, petroglyphs and pictographs, senior services, community college funding, school district entitlement payments, the School Foundation Program reserve transfer, a tourism-related rodeo museum change, archaeological work on human remains, a jet airplane reduction, abortion-related language, livestock ear tags, provider rates for developmental disabilities, student-athlete endorsement restrictions, a forensic audit for the Wyoming Business Council, and the Yellowstone tree inscription. He also described several deleted sections and policy changes, including removal of spending-policy provisions, flex authority language, and other budget sections. Richards further summarized new or revised appropriations and conditions, including funding for local cybersecurity, stormwater fees, the Wyoming Natural Resource Trust Fund, lab services, IT modernization, Wyoming Public Television, matching funds, cloud services, and restored governor FTE requests. He noted a compromise on the outdoor trails matching program, a conditional $10 million University of Wyoming operational review appropriation tied to future cost savings, and a stablecoin appropriation. He also explained that the report retained the base-bill reversion language, discussed the remaining general fund balance and statutory reserve, and said the committee would circulate the amendment and signatures for floor action later that day. The meeting then adjourned without further action.

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• It's just an assumption that people are going to do gaming in Hawaii.
• It's just an assumption that people are going to do gaming in Hawaii.
• </c><00:44:57.360><c> It's</c> market for these gaming products.
• It's market for these gaming products.
• </c> do gaming in Hawaii. do gaming in Hawaii.

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• And you also happen to mention that Arkansas Game and Fish was going to be involved in this.
• How is Arkansas Game and Fish going to be involved in this?”
• We lease our acreage around Lake Maumelle to the Game and Fish Commission at a reduced rate.”
• If it doesn’t touch the lake and can’t get to the lake on it, how would this land with Game and Fish
• If it doesn't touch the lake and can't get to the lake on it, how would this land with game and fish

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• improving our proficiency rates, and making sure that our students want to be at the top of their game
• Madam Chair and committee, Senate Memorial 3 asks the Department of Game and Fish and Forestry It's a
• And so just to give you a little bit of background, Madam Chair, this, just in summary, requests Game
• According to the Game and Fish Department, it was not focused on by the Martinez administration, so no
• When I read this, I have learned a lot about the roles at Game and Fish this session.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• then we'll be they can win one more game then we'll be they can win one more game then we'll be have
• on up cut the game on up cut the game on up there oh we can do it it ain't protocols there oh we can
• and they see their their Senator game and they see their their Senator game and they see their their
• hour game at I'm going tell you what I was doing by games I I I I was was at I was doing by games I I
• the girls game so you can see me now and the girls game so you can see me now and the girls game so

Bills: SB 26 , SB 28 , SJR 36 , SB 616 , SB 565 , SB 384 , SB 28 , SB 28 , SR 131 , SR 168 , SR 174 , SR 175

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's be honest, Donald Trump lit this fire when he pressured Texas to change the rules mid-game.
• Texas to change the rules mid-game.
• So don't sit here and play games when on April 9th, 2025,... ...and play games when on April 9th, 2025
• So don't sit here and play games. We know what's at stake.
• So don't sit here and play games. We know what's at stake. Don't interrupt me. Here and play games.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 19, 2025, to consider ACA 8, SB 280, and an informational hearing on AB 604. The meeting began with several failed motions to adjourn, to read public comments into the record, and to recess so members could review the roughly 16,000 public comments submitted through the committee portal. The chair emphasized the hearing’s expedited format, transparency measures, and rules limiting witness testimony, and noted a letter from Speaker Rivas authorizing Assemblymember Berman to present ACA 8. ACA 8, described by supporters as the “Election Rigging Response Act,” would place before voters a temporary congressional redistricting plan tied to AB 604 and triggered only if another state, especially Texas, adopts a partisan mid-decade redistricting. Supporters, including Assemblymember Berman, labor groups, CTA, Planned Parenthood affiliates, SEIU, and other allied organizations, argued the measure was a response to partisan gerrymandering elsewhere and a defense of democracy, with voters having the final say in a November 4, 2025 special election. Opponents, including current and former redistricting commissioners, good-government groups, business and taxpayer organizations, and many members of the public, argued the proposal undermines California’s independent redistricting model, was rushed without adequate public review, could cost roughly $200 million or more, and would invite litigation and partisan manipulation. The committee also debated a proposed amendment that would bar legislators who voted for ACA 8 from later running for Congress in districts adopted under the measure. After extended procedural disputes, the committee voted to lay the amendment on the table. The hearing then continued with extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly divided between strong support and strong opposition, but the transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on ACA 8 or SB 280 before the excerpt ends.

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• we can help you with admin works at, and some of them also have some—I forget about this part—some games
• they do facilitate, some games where they play sports and activities, and they're able to hire some
• He got introduced to Discord from his gaming and then got into those dark, dark places of Discord.
• But let's say they're in a gaming situation.
• But let's say they're in a gaming situation.

Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.

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• congressional delegation, Idaho's governor, and the directors of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
• implementation of wildlife crossings as a means of improving public safety and the conversion of big game
• Idaho's governors, or excuse me, Idaho's governor and the directors of the Idaho Department of Fish a game
• implementation of wildlife crossings as a means of improving public safety and the conversion of big game
• designed her state seal to include elk antlers as a symbol of Idaho's devotion to conserving wild game

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• on this committee, just from a practical standpoint, because at the end of the day, it's a numbers game
• The bill that you passed, you know, was saying, like, let's take it into what Game and Fish does.
• Do we pay the county right now for what Game and Fish is currently doing?
• Do we pay the county right now for what Game and Fish is currently doing?
• The best property taxpayer from a non-private fund would be the Game and Fish Department.

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Operation Game Thief was established in 1981 by the 67th Legislature.
• hunting and fishing license of any type to make a donation of $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the Operation Game
• costs for this program are the assistant commander works on staff as a bridge, is a regular hired game
• I'm going to be talking about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Senate Bill 384 Operation Game Thief program
• I'm going to be talking about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Senate Bill 384 Operation Game Thief program

Bills: SB384 , SB503 , SB565 , SB616 , SB740

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: hunting license, fishing license, donation, operation game thief fund, wildlife conservation, livestock, electronic registry, marks and brands, Texas Animal Health Commission, animal identification, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.

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• Some vapes have built-in gaming controllers that reward players with in-game points or competitive advantages
• These gaming and social media integrations make nicotine addiction feel like play.
• Some vapes have built-in gaming controllers that reward players with in-game points or competitive advantages
• Some vapes have built-in gaming controllers that reward players with in-game points or competitive advantages
• as they do inhalers or video games as they do today. today. today.

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• It is unconstitutional to have slot machines outside of our limited gaming areas.
• </c><01:02:10.000><c> in</c> largest expansion of online gaming in largest expansion of online gaming
• um on your iPhone and with that i gaming um on your iPhone and it<01:02:37.839><c> brought</c><01:02
• </c><01:03:17.760><c> The</c> gaming areas. What's a slot machine? The gaming areas.
• And so to expand the number of Colorado citizens who are losers in this game seems like a really big

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and House messages. Committee reports advanced a number of bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 163, House Bill 1320, Senate Bill 160, House Bill 1210, and several board and commission appointments recommended for the consent calendar. The chamber also received House action on multiple bills, including concurrence in Senate amendments to House Bills 1239, 1262, and 1110, a request for a conference committee on House Bill 1084, and transmission of several other measures to the Revisor of Statutes. The Senate then took up Senate Joint Resolution 22, designating July 12-18, 2026, as Plastic Pollution Awareness Week. Senator Cutter spoke in support, arguing that plastic pollution harms environmental and human health, disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, and cannot be solved by recycling alone. The resolution was adopted on a 25-9 vote, with several senators recorded in opposition, and co-sponsors were noted. The chamber also recognized guests from the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents and the National Association of Tax Professionals, as well as visitors from the Colorado School of Mines and former Senator John Evans. Later, the Senate considered special orders on the consent calendar, including House Bills 103, 1026, and 1051, and adopted the committee reports and the bills. House Bill 1026 was amended and House Bill 1051 was advanced to third reading and final passage. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 117, concerning permissible methods for the sale of lottery tickets. Senator Bridges explained that the bill was intended to respond to lottery rules allowing online sales and credit card purchases, but said the measure had been narrowed in committee and then raised constitutional concerns under Colorado’s prohibition on slot machines outside limited gaming areas. The transcript ends during that debate, before final action on Senate Bill 117 is shown.

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• I've heard a lot of excuses about your golf game.
• So it's similar to what you're saying that everybody's fair game on this.
• The game breeder program was well defined. It had very strict rules.
• The game breeder program was well defined. It had very strict rules.
• They are a game animal.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• thoughts on this topic: It's for those of you who may not have seen this a few years ago, we added Game
• and Fish similarly or we added Game and Fish similarly or Parks.<00:31:38.880><c> Parks.
• Chairman, [clears throat] I know that the gaming is looking for a home committee and I just wondered
• We have the select committee of gaming inside the Judiciary Committee. Sounds like it could be fun.
• the judiciary of gaming inside the judiciary committee.<01:05:30.680><c> Sounds</c><01:05:30.960><c>

Summary: The Judiciary Interim Committee met under time constraints and asked members to rank interim topics for a letter to Management Council. The committee then took brief public testimony on a series of proposed study topics, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript. Early testimony focused on landlord eviction rights, where speakers said the court eviction process is too slow, can worsen housing shortages, and leaves landlords unable to recover rent, fees, or damage costs. The foster care topic was presented as a request to examine whether the system gives too much weight to reunification and not enough to the child’s best interests, especially for younger children. A Blue Envelope Program proposal was also discussed; supporters said it would help law enforcement communicate with autistic or otherwise communication-challenged individuals during traffic stops and emergencies, and improve consistency statewide. The committee also heard a proposal to study Wyoming’s homicide-by-vehicle statute, with testimony from a constituent whose mother was killed by a repeat dangerous driver. Speakers argued the current law leaves a gap because prior DUIs, high-risk driving history, and other aggravating factors do not meaningfully affect charging unless intoxication or extreme conduct is present. Related testimony from Wyoming Pathways said the change should be a tool in the toolbox for prosecutors and could improve safety for pedestrians and drivers. Senator Cooper then raised campaign finance reform and dark money, urging a resolution asking Wyoming’s congressional delegation to seek a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore state control over election spending transparency. Additional topics included a request from the Wyoming Livestock Board to review peace officer statutes so its investigators could act on felonies committed in their presence or prevent imminent bodily harm, while remaining within their current duties and certification. Representative Lee asked for review of non-disclosure agreements in public-private partnerships and executive sessions so the public can eventually understand how such agreements were used. Senator Pearson asked for interim consideration of shared custody amendments, saying fit parents should have a fair opportunity for shared parenting after separation. Representative Storer proposed revisiting DUI penalties, especially for refusal of chemical testing, arguing that refusal often prevents prosecution and that the law should impose treatment and license suspension consequences. The committee also heard a request to review statutes involving political parties, and the state court administrator asked for interim study of remote public access to court records, citing ongoing automation efforts, privacy concerns, and funding needs.

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• So it's a long-term game, so to speak, of trying to get the right matches in there so that the property
• So, it it's it's<00:02:16.080><c> a</c><00:02:16.239><c> long-term</c><00:02:17.120><c> game,</c><00:
• so</c><00:02:17.920><c> to</c><00:02:18.160><c> speak,</c><00:02:18.560><c> of</c> it's a long-term game
• , so to speak, of it's a long-term game, so to speak, of um<00:02:19.840><c> of</c><00:02:20.879><c>

Committee: Joint Public Property