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• SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND PREDATORS TO AVOID MINIMUM MANDATORY IF THE DEFENDANT IS RELIEVED OF THE REGISTRATION
• WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY RIGHT NOW AND IMMIGRATION BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR IS DECLARED ONE AND RENEWED

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• </c><01:54:43.119><c> process</c><01:54:43.840><c> and</c> go through the registration process and go
• through the registration process and then<01:54:44.119><c> allow</c><01:54:44.599><c> you</c><01:54:
• </c> phrase called that says without renewal phrase called that says without renewal that<02:21:04.080
• </c> is good for 120 days without renewal is good for 120 days without renewal they<02:21:11.720><c>
• that means the board can have renewal that means the board can have this<02:21:27.280><c> renewed</c

Committee: House Water & Land

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1233, relating to storm management systems, which would add safety and maintenance requirements for detention and retention ponds. Supporters, including Alison Schafers of the Ki Injury Prevention Coalition and Kristen Herstead of the Hawaii Lifeguard Association, said the measure is needed because poorly maintained ponds can become hidden drowning hazards, especially for children, and argued that fencing, signage, and life-saving equipment would have minimal cost. Schafers described the death of her daughter in a detention pond and said the bill reflects recommendations in the Hawaii Water Safety Plan. Members asked about whether the issue should be handled at the county level; testifiers responded that a statewide standard is needed, though counties would likely handle permitting. No vote was taken on the bill during the excerpted discussion. The committee then heard HB 867, relating to recreational facilities, which would require accessible playgrounds. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it submitted comments and that state parks do not generally have recreational facilities affected by the bill, while most such facilities are under county jurisdiction. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Disability Communication Access Board, and the Disability Rights Center all supported the bill’s intent but recommended changes, including replacing the term “special needs” with “accessible,” focusing the requirement on new and renovated playgrounds, and specifying wheelchair-accessible swings. Testifiers emphasized that accessible play spaces promote inclusion for children with disabilities and benefit all children. No final action or vote was reported. The committee also took up HB 1358, relating to a public land trust working group. DLNR supported the measure and said it had provided written comments, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the bill and described longstanding problems with incomplete land inventories, self-reported revenue data, and disputed public land trust payments. OHA said an audit it funded suggests the state owes more than current payments reflect, and other supporters said the bill is needed for transparency, accountability, and a complete inventory of public trust lands, including submerged lands. Committee questions focused on how the public land trust information system is maintained, who updates it, and how revenue reporting works; DLNR said the system is older, has limited dedicated IT staffing, and relies on agency self-reporting rather than independent verification. No vote or final committee action was announced in the excerpt.

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• in innocent people who just are going to school, going to an appointment to get their green card renewed
• in the title registration process, as the...
• Through registration in the title registration process, the name will be under the ownership of the land
• SB 909 addresses that problem by updating outdated contractor registration fees and penalties, tying
• First and foremost, it's going to update contractor registration fees for the first time in almost a

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took action on a number of them. SB 1234 by Senator Alvarado-Gil would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; there was no opposition, a committee member confirmed it would apply to caregivers rather than children, and the bill was supported for moving forward. SB 1257 by Senator Arreguín would require the Attorney General to publish an annual public report on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations such as schools, hospitals, courthouses, and places of worship; supporters from immigrant advocacy and health groups testified about fear and chilling effects in communities, while questions focused on how data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 by Senator Choi would bar foreign adversary entities from buying California agricultural land; supporters cited national security concerns, but committee members pressed on enforcement, straw buyers, and who would be responsible for identifying prohibited purchasers, and the bill was held on a 2-4 vote after debate. The committee also heard SB 1146 by Senator Gonzalez, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, describing deepfake health ads as deceptive and harmful; it passed the committee 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 988 by Senator Grayson would regulate auto glass insurance practices by restricting assignment of benefits, requiring claim numbers and itemized estimates, and addressing steering and billing practices; supporters said it would curb fraud and stabilize premiums, while independent glass businesses worried about steering and market concentration. After discussion of consumer choice and small-business impacts, the bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1288, presented by Senator Grayson on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make a good-faith effort to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would reduce barriers to claiming those assets, especially for nonprofits. Nonprofit witnesses described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements, while SIFMA and bankers opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactivity and verification. The bill passed 8-0 to call. The committee also heard SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; the Attorney General’s office and immigrant advocates supported it as a response to exploitative pricing and poor conditions, and it passed 8-0 to call. Finally, SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors opposed the fee and penalty structure as uncapped and costly. The bill was moved forward on a vote and remained on call after committee discussion.

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• Representative Beerman, I renew my motion that House File 2034 be laid over for possible inclusion in
• Beerman I renew my motion that<00:21:28.919><c> house</c><00:21:29.159><c> file</c><00:21:30.000><c>
• I renew my motion that House File 1843 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.
• </c><01:46:08.599><c> for</c> most registrations for most registrations for ATVs<01:46:11.360><c> did
• </c><01:50:52.079><c> her</c> chair Vice chair purcel renews her chair Vice chair purcel renews her motion

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• Registration<00:36:13.119><c> certification</c><00:36:14.160><c> and</c> Registration certification and
• Renewable resources are inherently variable.
• Uh, you didn't talk about how you do risk analysis on renewables.
• I happen to be a analysis on renewables.
• </c><01:21:06.560><c> that</c> they've got a bunch more renewables that they've got a bunch more renewables

Bills: HF3296 , HF3802

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• MAP Stars is funded through school membership dues and registration event fees.
• MAP Stars is funded through school membership dues and registration event fees.
• MAP Stars is funded through school membership dues and registration event fees.
• </c><00:30:44.799><c> her</c> representative sensor M REM renews her representative sensor M REM renews
• </c><00:47:48.599><c> her</c> representative green will renew her representative green will renew her

Bills: HF1966 , HF54 , HF2043 , HF1171 , HF2741

Committee: House Education Finance

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• Empire Energy is... ...a renewable energy developer, and we work in many rural Nevada counties, including
• Most folks don't go immediately, and some do, but most folks are not coming to get a car registration
• installment loan provider to offer loans to vehicle owners to pay for fees and taxes due at the initial or renewal
• vehicle registration.
• vehicle registration; authorize the DMV to permit the use of digital license plates; and extend the

Bills: AB49 , AB93 , AB108 , AB169 , AB188 , AB212 , AB221 , AB224 , AB251 , AB282 , AB284 , AB296 , AB304 , AB331 , AB356 , AB366 , AB375 , AB409 , AB467 , AB475 , AB476 , AB479 , AB494 , AB514 , AB515 , AB533 , AB542 , AB550 , AB558 , AB567 , AB568 , AB571 , AB581 , AB583 , AB584 , AB585 , AB595 , AB596 , AB597 , SB170 , SB427 , SB460 , SB508

Committee: Senate Finance

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• We can say yes the next time that you obtain your driver's license to renew and make sure that you too
• We can say yes the next time that you obtain your driver's license to renew and make sure that you too
• and make sure driver's license to renew and make sure that<00:44:12.640><c> you</c><00:44:12.960><c>
• </c><01:38:02.400><c> House</c><01:38:02.639><c> Bill</c> vessel registration program.
• House Bill vessel registration program.

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• I renew my motion.
• I renew my motion.
• I renew my motion.
• I renew my motion.
• I renew my motion.

Summary: The House first established a quorum after several member introductions and announcements, including recognition of guests from foster care, a Bayless High School Scholar Bowl team, public utility representatives, and family members. The chamber then moved into House Bills for Perfection, beginning with HB 1812, a voter-roll maintenance measure that requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to send deceased-voter lists to the Secretary of State every 30 days for distribution to election authorities. An amendment added a 10-day processing deadline, and the bill was supported as an election-integrity measure before being ordered perfected and printed. Members also advanced HCS for HB 3308, a sales-tax exemption for materials used to construct facilities or improvements for public use that will be deeded to a political subdivision, such as parks. Supporters said it would help public-good projects while limiting the exemption to public-use construction; questions focused on fiscal impact and ensuring there is a formal agreement to transfer the property. The substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House then took up HCS for HB 3010, a prior-authorization reform bill for health care providers. Supporters said it would reduce administrative burden, add an API-based tracking component, and create a gold-carding process for providers with high approval rates; members from both parties emphasized the strain prior authorization places on physicians and patients. The committee substitute and bill were adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The chamber next considered HCS for HB 2872, a major literacy bill centered on the science of reading. The bill requires phonics-based instruction, early screening in grades 1-3, teacher training, and retention for students who are not reading on grade level by the end of third grade, subject to exemptions for students with disabilities, English learners, IEPs, 504 plans, prior retention, and other good-cause cases. Amendments clarified that three-cueing cannot be the primary instructional strategy and added parent involvement and earlier intervention language; the most contentious debate focused on retention and parental rights, but the amendment passed 103-27-1 and the bill was then adopted and ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House advanced HCS for HB 1826 and related bills to expand authorized epinephrine products beyond EpiPens to include nasal spray and other approved forms for use in schools, child care centers, nursing homes, and by first responders; supporters cited allergy emergencies and needle fear, and the substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The chamber also began debate on HCS for HB 2069/2208, a bill to authorize autonomous vehicles in Missouri, with the sponsor describing safety and economic benefits and the first amendment adding liability, jurisdiction, and U.S.-based operator requirements; a second amendment removed commercial vehicles and made technical changes. Debate on the underlying autonomous-vehicle bill continued, with supporters emphasizing modernization and opponents raising concerns about local control, surveillance, and the lack of independent safety data.

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• Is that upon license renewal, or is every retailer supposed to write a check? It is a go.
• Is that upon license renewal, or is every retailer supposed to write a check today for that?
• On renewal. So if they have a license.
• Would be auto-renewed every year, 95%.
• That was never asked. 95% were just auto-renewed.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• As a former renewable energy developer, I clearly understand the challenge when it comes to getting financing
• SB 1329 protects our climate goals and helps solar energy providers supply renewable energy at low prices
• Nevada also provides a renewable energy tax abatement of 55%, and Oregon has an exemption if the project
• Delaney Hunter, on behalf of EDF Power Solutions and EDP Renewables, in support, and our friends at ACP
• limited liability companies, and it will allow California to collect unpaid taxes and vehicle registration

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

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• authorized to allocate necessary funding and resources to implement the domestic abuse offender registration
• system. ...necessary funding and resources to implement the domestic abuse offender registration system
• So I see the change in language underlined, and you're using the department as renewal students.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

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• Throughout the course of their registration, while they are required to register as a sex offender.
• Sometimes it's lifetime registration. Some convictions carry 15 years.
• would be a better angle to go after probation and parole because they're all intertwined with the registration
• And my question is, I know the Renewed Hope Act of 2026 is being discussed right now at the federal level
• I know you mentioned grants, but is there anything within that Renewed Hope Act?

Summary: The committee held its inaugural meeting and heard opening remarks from the chair and vice chair about the committee’s purpose: studying issues affecting women and children in Louisiana, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the committee proceeded with informational presentations rather than taking any formal votes. Members emphasized the committee’s role in gathering testimony and identifying policy solutions. The first major presentation came from the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention. The director reviewed 2025 data showing 2,963 identified victims, 15,437 service instances, and trafficking reports in 62 of 64 parishes. She explained Louisiana’s coordinated response system, including screening tools, child advocacy center referrals, and the DCFS hotline option for trafficking reports. She also described familial trafficking, new victim outreach and identification tools, and two priority bills: HB 321, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, school use of the tools, service gaps, and whether the data showed increases due to better identification. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material. The presenter said the Louisiana ICAC Task Force received 31,203 tips in 2025, made 545 arrests, identified or rescued more than 80 child victims, and executed over 1,500 search warrants. He described rapid tip-to-arrest responses in recent cases, the expansion of partner agencies statewide, and the creation of an Orleans Metro ICAC task force. Members asked about community presentations, the role of social media in exploitation, the use of geolocation, the prosecution of out-of-state offenders, and the need for more analysts and outreach staff. The discussion also covered sadistic online enticement, sextortion, live-streamed abuse, and the need for parents and schools to monitor children’s online activity. At the end of the meeting, the committee began receiving a legislative auditor’s presentation on the treatment and care of incarcerated women, focusing on jail policies, health care, restraint use, and reentry, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation is completed. No committee votes or formal actions were recorded in the portion provided.

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• </c> process just to collect registration process just to collect registration information<05:05:11.040
• initial public offering registration statement.<05:09:28.080><c> However,</c><05:09:28.638><c> there
• This study, I... are exempt from SEC registration. When are exempt from SEC registration.
• But these securities are not exempt from the SEC's registration and regulatory framework.
• But these securities are not exempt from the SEC's registration and regulatory framework.

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• Madam Clerk, House Bill 1228 by Representative Crews, relative to registration and licensing of hearing
• and classified state employment to repeal certain employment eligibility requirements requiring registration
• certification of registrars of voters and their chief deputies and confidential assistants to earn voter registration
• certification of registrars of voters and their chief deputies and confidential assistants to earn voter registration
• It's renewing the tax exemption that's been in place for a decade.

Bills: HR252 , HR253 , HR254 , HR255 , HR256 , HCR103 , HCR104 , HR244 , HR245 , HR246 , HR247 , HR248 , HR249 , HR250 , HR251 , HCR101 , HCR102 , SCR40 , SCR60 , SB112 , SB131 , SB145 , SB194 , SB268 , SB307 , SB312 , SB319 , SB333 , SB341 , SB346 , SB464 , SB466 , SB488 , SB495 , SB503 , SB507 , SB509 , HR9 , HR196 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR50 , HCR62 , HCR67 , HCR71 , HCR78 , HCR81 , SCR20 , HB123 , HB251 , HB625 , HB662 , HB709 , HB769 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB1011 , HB1057 , HB1155 , HB1186 , HB1224 , HB1245 , HB1247 , HB1253 , HB1254 , HB1255 , HB1256 , SB8 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB20 , SB21 , SB22 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB69 , SB75 , SB77 , SB78 , SB85 , SB102 , SB115 , SB133 , SB140 , SB148 , SB151 , SB165 , SB169 , SB170 , SB185 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217 , SB235 , SB278 , SB280 , SB291 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB330 , SB411 , SB416 , SB420 , SB436 , SB438 , SB449 , SB455 , SB456 , SB477 , SB489 , SB521 , SB97 , SB105 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , HCR72 , HR37 , HCR64 , HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HR217 , HCR11 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR66 , HCR68 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , SCR2 , HCR6 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB258 , HB633 , HB801 , HB61 , HB98 , HB102 , HB139 , HB142 , HB170 , HB185 , HB194 , HB199 , HB231 , HB247 , HB294 , HB336 , HB474 , HB661 , HB842 , HB852 , HB66 , HB153 , HB165 , HB326 , HB387 , HB455 , HB513 , HB603 , HB660 , HB719 , HB762 , HB766 , HB802 , HB816 , HB833 , HB940 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1039 , HB1051 , HB1053 , HB1080 , HB1201 , HB1215 , HB1228 , HB1251 , HB1252 , SB1 , SB23 , SB32 , SB42 , SB43 , SB46 , SB51 , SB110 , SB113 , SB150 , SB154 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB221 , SB253 , SB289 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB502 , SB26 , SB28 , SB29 , SB30 , SB41 , SB44 , SB64 , SB84 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB107 , SB118 , SB142 , SB192 , SB195 , SB199 , SB219 , SB222 , SB234 , SB241 , SB255 , SB275 , SB277 , SB292 , SB294 , SB306 , SB314 , SB482 , HCR32 , HB798 , HB998 , HB1084 , HB1223 , HB59 , HB955 , HB1191 , HB1234 , HB646 , HB824 , HB341 , SB397 , SB442 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB911 , HB926 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , SB47 , SB82 , SB89 , SB149 , SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

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• for election security measures like cybersecurity software, improvements to the statewide voter registration
• This is not a hypothetical and this is for registration to vote in the voting period to go to an early
• There's nothing in this that prevents voter registration from being everywhere.
• The question is whether you're offering something in order to induce voter registration.
• goal of this amendment is to make sure that we provide options for towns and cities as they are renewing

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• Okay, uh Chair and members, uh this Senate File 4319 renews funding for the Getting to Work grant program
• Okay, uh Chair and members, uh this Senate File 4319 renews funding for the Getting to Work grant program
• Residents described how car repairs, insurance, fuel, and registration costs can quickly derail household
• Residents described how car repairs, insurance, fuel, and registration costs can quickly derail household
• I hope you will provide renewed funding for these grants so that agencies like ours can continue to provide

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Bills: SB1265 , SB2154 , SB1286 , SB1365 , SB1491 , SB1525 , SB1581 , SB1775 , SB1810 , SB1884 , SB2118 , SB2174 , SB1771 , SB1805 , SB1916

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, municipalities, city government, town government, property maintenance, nuisance abatement

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• from accessing identifying information, as outlined, does not apply to an eligible person's voter registration
• from accessing identifying information, as outlined, does not apply to an eligible person's voter registration
• , and outlines civil penalties for various violations of document disclosure and registration requirements
• And then TPT registration with DOR, tracking vendors, and responding to resident complaints, and then
• While we do make sure that they are registered with DOR for their tax registration and with the counties

Bills: HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use

Bills: HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB3974 , HB3303 , HB3790 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB4226 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB3648 , HB3500 , HB3037 , HB3428 , HB3257 , HB3432 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940

Keywords: home warranty, service contracts, transparency, insurance regulation, consumer protection, motor vehicles, traffic collisions, car accident, auto accident, crash report, collision report, property damage threshold, Department of Public Safety, DPS, law enforcement reports, insurance claims, financial responsibility, uninsured motorist, private property accidents, public roadway