Bills: SB289, HB395

Keywords: economic development, tax credits, local organizations, Growing Alabama Act, infrastructure improvements, intermodal facilities, agricultural centers, liquor, mark up fee, Alcoholic Beverage Control, wholesale sales, state regulation, cost of merchandise, 1136, house, all

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• first table is administered by the state first table is administered by the state construction<00
• construction management, uh, state construction management, uh, state construction<00:09:30.800>
• Um one one with state match in there.
• were requesting a state state match for. were requesting a state state match for.
• state fair staff day-to-day operations. state fair staff day-to-day operations.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• > superintendent's<00:01:09.280> top one of the state superintendent's top one of the state
• And I come to you with direct state.
• So, the state, here's what happens.
• state and not a privilege. state and not a privilege.
• <00:20:03.760> We state. It's not just Laramie County. We state.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• It expands more opportunity for individuals attending from out of state at the University of Wyoming
• And there are no metal detectors on the campuses of the state universities in South Dakota.
• <00:08:06.479> Wyoming<00:08:06.960> or state at the University of Wyoming or state
• <00:08:58.080> universities<00:08:58.560> in campuses of the state universities in
• campuses of the state universities in South<00:08:58.880> Dakota.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• I didn't give this question to you earlier, but I just realized: where are the for the out-of-state colleges
• and universities and things like that?
• Now that I'm on the right bill, can you just answer where the out-of-state colleges and universities
• Colleges or universities, and then because Oklahoma's in the SCC, that we incorporate that other states
• whenever you say it's all going to just go to the same pot, is that fund and money controlled by the state

Bills: HB3147, HB4299, HB4265, HB4266

Keywords: special license plates, Route 66, Oklahoma, funding, community support, memorial, infrastructure, transportation, Toby Keith, road designation, highway, bridge, license plates, Oklahoma State Beekeepers Association, higher education, special interest, vehicle registration, 914, all

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• I understand that if we do it from the state level of sales tax, but the locals... ...state level sales
• Yeah, so all state bills would have... ...Yeah, so all state bills would have language that would exempt
• Let me state it like this: going forward, this would put it in motion that state sales tax exemption
• Taxation: Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention exempt from payment of state, county, and municipal
• It's a state-passed exemption that would, under this process, apply to the state sales tax, and then

Bills: HB191, HB196, HB134, HB14, HB14

Keywords: juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, interim police chief, public safety, municipalities, state authority, 1136, house, all

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval

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• Nurse Reagan hails from Fresno, California, and is a proud recent graduate of Rogers State University
• My plans for high school or after high school, sorry, are to go to Oklahoma State University Polytech
• Educators from across the state.
• It does require a medical treatment plan, and the state must justify an important state interest in order
• House Bill 4484 allows for the use of state-owned or state-leased vehicles between the residents of certain

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval

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• Do you have agreements with all the universities across the state of Texas?
• Austin State University last year.
• Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, The Woodlands in Conroe, Lamar University in Beaumont, Saul
• Ros State University in Alpine and Eagle Pass, as well as three state colleges including Lamar State
• Institutions like Angelo State University, UTRGV Prairie View A&M, Lamar University, and other comprehensive

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• Present: University of Hawaiʻi in support. Oh, sorry. Thank you. University of Hawaiʻi.
• the State Capitol.
• the state capitol.
• State Energy.
• Universe. I'm okay.

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• The state board would create an impact study for those that are wanting to do this to see how it would
• Um, there's a procedure for protesting it if it's not, and the state board would adopt the rules.
• protesting it if it's not and the state protesting it if it's not and the state um<00:06:03.280>
• >> Throughout<00:11:44.399> the<00:11:44.640> state.
• >> Throughout the state. >> Throughout the state.

Bills: HB8, HB380, HB8, HB380

Keywords: tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools

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• , a state tries and other state tries, then maybe there's some federal action.
• , a state tries and other state tries, then maybe there's some federal action.
• State tries and other state tries, then maybe there's some federal action.
• state state gov as would need to go to state state gov as the<00:24:52.720> attorney<00:24:53.039
• pro process with the secretary of state. pro process with the secretary of state.

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

Bills: HB468, SB366, HB468, HB561, SB227, SB32

Keywords: service of process, funding, Marion County, fees, legal documents, firefighters, rights, personnel procedures, state law, public safety, HB468, local commissions, local authorities, municipal planning commission, planning commission, zoning, land use, municipal official, municipal officer, city council

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• Chuck, I so have appreciated your work in support of the state in many ways.
• If you as legislative liaison for the Arizona State Retirement System.
• We've seen from other states that offer this.
• So you don't have to be a member of the state chamber necessarily. It allows us.
• To be a member of the state chamber necessarily.

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

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

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to consider several bills and two Arizona State Retirement System nominees. It first passed House Bill 2173, which allows taxpayers and tax officers to communicate electronically about proposed property tax corrections or claims, with an acknowledgement required when responses are sent electronically. The committee then recommended confirmation of Thomas J. Connolly and Charles Essex to the ASRS Board, both receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support after brief introductions and no substantive opposition. The committee next approved several ASRS-related bills: House Bill 2089 clarifies that the ASRS health insurance premium subsidy applies only when coverage is not already subsidized; House Bill 2090 changes the disability definition tied to long-term disability benefits by removing the requirement that the 24 months occur within a five-year period; and House Bill 2092 shifts the 30-day waiver window for certain members age 65 or older from the date of hire to the date they become eligible to participate. All three passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes. The committee also passed House Bill 2120, with a technical amendment, allowing Social Security Administration disability determination letters to be used to certify eligibility for the property tax exemption for persons with disabilities. House Bill 2693 drew the most debate. It revises Arizona’s bona fide association health plan and multiple employer welfare arrangement provisions to align with ERISA rather than the rescinded 2018 federal AHP rule, and an amendment added a feasibility study by the Arizona Department of Administration on state employee and school district health plans. Supporters argued the bill would expand affordable, voluntary coverage options for small businesses and increase buying power; opponents raised concerns about consumer protections, preexisting conditions, and the history of association health plans. The committee ultimately passed the bill as amended on a 5-1 vote. Later, the committee passed House Bill 2138, which clarifies that workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters traveling directly to or from work applies to state, municipal, fire district, and fire authority firefighters. It also passed House Bill 2273, a one-time $300 income tax rebate for certain Pinal County residents funded from remaining escrowed transportation-related monies; members discussed whether the remaining funds should instead be directed to roads, but the bill advanced on a 3-2 vote. Finally, House Bill 2786 passed unanimously, exempting rental income from required college textbooks from transaction privilege tax under the personal property rental classification.

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• And this fee is charged to our retailers across the state.
• , mom-and-pop stores across the state, that are buying their products through ABC or buy the products
• I was going to recognize Young Boozer, our state treasurer as well, but uh he stood about a minute, I
• <00:09:56.560> of you're required to buy from the state of you're required to buy from the
• I was going to recognize Young Boozer, our state treasurer as well, but uh he stood about a minute, I

Bills: SB277, HB395, HB482, SB251, HB513

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

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• Would you believe that my favorite part of this bill Would be section 7 when you specifically state there

Bills: HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060

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

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• <00:12:03.279> construction 2514 relating to state construction 2514 relating to state construction
• <00:14:33.519> your uh come to the podium and state your uh come to the podium and state your
• specifically because it's all state specifically because it's all state projects.<00:20:23.919><
• state director for ARP in support. state director for ARP in support.
• <00:39:27.760> benefits,<00:39:28.720> you state has some public benefits, you state

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

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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• <00:09:57.519> including for everyone here in the state including for everyone here in the
• state including those<00:09:58.080> folks<00:09:58.320> who<00:09:58.560> share
• to rise as the state has one of<00:10:42.880> the<00:10:43.120> highest<00:10:43.440><
• <00:11:06.240> And Caregivers throughout the state.
• <00:14:46.079> of going on with the the University of going on with the the University of

Bills: SB2445, SB2125, SB2355, SB2834, SB3237

Keywords: pedestrian, fines, traffic laws, economic vulnerability, safety, walking, public transportation, teacher licensing, teacher shortage, emergency hire, unlicensed teacher, out-of-field teaching, licensed teachers, charter schools, Department of Education, DOE, Board of Education, licensure requirements, teacher certification, alternative licensure

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• States that they are billing Medicaid and getting reimbursed.
• Yes, we have found one state, Virginia, that's doing it. Four states are currently doing it.
• Right now, the four states have just been doing this for about four years.
• First off, Are there other states that have a position like this now?
• We're we're state government. We spend a lot of money on a lot of things.

Bills: HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275

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