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• , school districts, and the state's public institutions of higher education.
• House Bill 2091 extends this requirement to those public employers. Judges.
• I'm Executive Director of Woossey representing more than 52,000 public employees.
• Office on a pathway to make this policy work.
• The Attorney General's Office should provide exclusive enforcement for this law.

Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• is a work session on Governor Ferguson's proposed 2026 supplemental budget, and then we'll have a public
• We also believe it is critical to... ...delivery and responsible use of public dollars.
• We have more public ports in my district than any. That's true.
• That concludes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6,005. And with that, the committee is adjourned.
• That concludes our public hearing on Senate Bill 6,005. And with that, committee is adjourned.

Bills: SB6005

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

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• We'll be limiting public testimony to three minutes today.
• For all those who are interested in submitting a public comment, please view the notice of public hearing
• The public comment portal will close shortly after adjournment.
• Yes, I'll get my office to work with you. We'll look at that. I'd just love to see it.
• The chair will now call Taylor Kilroy from the Texas Public Power Association.

Bills: HB303 , HB 1107 , HB 1063 , HB1517 , HB1991 , HB2464 , HB3509 , HB3527 , HB303

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• There's a public education aspect.
• And I, I appreciate him working with my office to try to do that.
• We represent 28,000 law enforcement officers across the state.
• Our officers are the face of the justice system, and our officers, as well as the community must feel
• The damaged reputation of those public spaces including downtowns and parks.

Bills: HB268 , HB305 , HB307 , HB380 , HB548 , HB727 , HB268 , HB305 , HB307

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: false reporting, emergency response, criminal penalties, restitution, public safety, penalties, emergency services, public institutions, false reports, criminal penalty, pretrial hearings, criminal competency, legal process, court timelines, restoration of competency, fines, community service, credit, criminal justice, defendants

Bills: SF292 , SF375 , SSB1109 , SSB1139 , SSB1162 , SSB1191

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: vehicle recycling, junk vehicles, title certificate, vehicle acquisition, Iowa law, penalties, vehicle lien, electric bicycles, low-speed vehicles, pedestrian conveyances, maximum power output, transportation, mobility devices, agriculture, farm products, raw farm products, gross weight exemption, overweight trucks, truck weight limits, commercial vehicles

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• and benefited the public.
• and benefited the public.
• public we have to protect that the public<00:14:46.320><c> has</c><00:14:46.560><c> every</c><00:14:
• </c> check into that before it gets to public check into that before it gets to public safety?
• of the Minnesota Appellet the Office of the Minnesota Appellet Public<01:12:31.440><c> Defenders.

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• entities and employees when a public safety officer is killed in the line of duty.
• safety entities that have suffered the loss of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty.
• entities and employees when a public safety officer is killed in the line of duty.
• </c><01:35:24.520><c> the</c> public safety officer is killed in the public safety officer is killed
• public safety officer killed loss of an public safety officer killed in<01:36:38.159><c> the</c><01:36

Bills: HF1354 , HF1901 , HF2124 , HF2130 , HF2260 , HF2099 , HF104 , HF134 , HF1769

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• service officer, and so on. department officer or commission security officer, aggravated promotion
• come by our office?
• In my time in the office.
• Public safety is not one little sliver of a thing. Public safety is. It's everything.
• Public safety is a...

Bills: HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HB799 , HB 1135 , HJR15 , HJR16 , HB36 , HB75 , HB76 , HB166 , HJR15 , HJR16

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• And that's a gross misdemeanor because this is a public trust the public officers and employees hold.
• And that's a gross misdemeanor because this is a public trust the public officers and employees hold.
• And that's a gross misdemeanor because this is a public trust the public officers employees hold.
• As you said, a lot of public safety officers, police officers, are responsible for getting charged under
• Point of public trust. Thank you. In office for a long time.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3990 , HF3825 , HF3826 , HF3827 , HF3822

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• We would still have the Attorney General's office able to bring something against them.
• It looks like it actually is from Secretary's office or from a national business group.
• Secretary Mouton will be able to answer questions for our office, I think.
• Quincy Mouton, Deputy Secretary for GoBiz and the Secretary of State's office, and yes.
• the Louisiana companies that are out there to grab in the public.

Bills: HB207 , HB267 , HB300 , HB464 , HB618 , HB853

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board, auctioneer licensing, professional licensing board, board membership, gubernatorial appointments, consumer members, public at large, Public Service Commission district, East Baton Rouge Parish, venue, domicile, licensure requirements, licensed auctioneer, occupational licensing, state board governance, Act 138, home inspectors, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• I understand that some accommodation was made to have the newspaper publication right at the beginning
• , and then there's another time that the newspaper publication will Happen, but I forgot what the nature
• of that publication is going to be about, what it would include.
• I understand that in that first publication, the public will be notified of how to sign up for alerts
• I've had people come to my office and say, 'Hey, you know, this is if we if it's moving forward, we can

Bills: SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations

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• So we definitely want to start with our public hearing.
• For public hearings, all testifiers will be called upon to provide testimony.
• And thank you for that public service announcement. And please, Tyler Munch.
• Instruction's Office, to testify in support of Senate Bill 5901.
• Any contractor, union or non-union, who wants to bid on future public work projects...

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• , non-public.
• Schools, public and non-public. These are children.
• Uh, Madame Chair, Representative Keeler, non-public schools may work with school resource officers.
• </c><01:32:02.480><c> officers.
• </c> school resource officers. school resource officers.

Bills: HF3409 , HF3487 , HF3401

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• </c> public emergencies. public emergencies.
• </c> Coordinator at Wilmer Public Schools. Coordinator at Wilmer Public Schools.
• Public education runs on trust.
• </c><01:29:25.840><c> public</c> education is all about. public education is all about. public education
• </c> public health and community well-being. public health and community well-being.

Bills: HF3409 , HF3487 , HF3401

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education

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• They are the backbone of public safety and stability.
• They are the backbone of public safety and stability.
• Instruction's Office.
• I'm testifying today as a member of the public.
• I am Chantel Harmon Reed, Director of Public Health for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• Seven bills up for public hearing, several senators, private sponsors in the room.
• So we'll go ahead and suspend public hearing on this, and we'll move on to 6025. Please.
• We'll go ahead and close out public testimony on 5917. And we'll go back to the top.
• I'm Matt Lund, Chief Contracting Officer for UW Medicine Health System.
• I'm Matt Lund, Chief Contracting Officer for UW Medicine Health System.

Bills: SB5915 , SB5988 , SB6025 , SJM8002

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• recognized for the presentation of Senate Bill 1516 is simply directing the Oklahoma Department of Public
• The new language is on page e Just directs the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to allow them to
• I can understand it's probably to that last question out of their control, but to you as post office,
• This camera would communicate to a live OHP officer at the end of the work zone.
• Notification would trigger a nearby law enforcement officer who could then pull the driver over.

Bills: SB1220 , SB1221 , SB1239 , SB1309 , SB1349 , SB1434 , SB1516 , SB1531 , SB1538 , SB1861

Committee: Senate Aeronautics and Transportation

Keywords: memorial designation, interchange, Terry Walker, transportation, Oklahoma, driver license, tracking system, expedited delivery, Service Oklahoma, REAL ID, public safety, apportionment, state revenue, funding, vehicle registration, infrastructure, state roads, bridges, economic development, highway construction

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• records, public records exemptions, or they require that?
• Any further public testimony on the amendment? Thank you.
• We have public testimony on the bill as amended. Thank you.
• We have no public appearance cards on the amendment.
• We have no public appearance cards on the amendment.

Bills: S0036 , S0864 , S0268 , S0844 , S0514 , S1404 , S0914 , S1758

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education

Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records bill for emergency physicians. A strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and the sponsor said it was intended to protect current emergency department physicians and eligible family members who submit a written request. Emergency physician Dr. Sean Patterson and several health care organizations supported the bill, citing threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported SB 268 favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then heard SB 514, creating the Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women, with priority for those affected by substance use disorder. Members discussed how the Department of Health would implement the pilot, collect data, and work with existing maternal health partners. An amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and help address Florida’s maternal health crisis. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 36, on use of professional nursing titles, drew extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be able to use the title “doctor” in clinical and advertising settings while clearly identifying themselves as nurses. The sponsor said the bill was about transparency and patient clarity, while several senators raised concerns that patients could confuse DNPs with physicians. Supporters from nursing groups said the bill protects earned credentials and does not expand scope of practice. The committee adopted an amendment aligning the bill with the House version and reported SB 36 favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also reported favorably SB 864, creating a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data; SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain health professionals; SB 1404, revising memory care licensing for assisted living facilities; and SB 914, clarifying dry needling authority for occupational therapists. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad public assistance bill affecting Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described reforms including stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. Members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, eligibility verification, and due process concerns, while the sponsor said the bill would require federal approval and legislative review before implementation. Three amendments were adopted to adjust drug list update timing, expand public testimony on the high-cost drug list, and require faster prior authorization responses with a temporary supply in emergencies. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of SB 1758.

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• It would authorize a new county-imposed public utility tax.
• It would also remove provisions related to the county public utility tax.
• It would authorize a new county-imposed public utility tax.
• It would also remove provisions related to the county public utility tax.
• It will allow for additional funds to go to public safety.

Bills: HB1717 , HB2133 , HB2135 , HB2140 , HB2442 , HB2559

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, sales tax, housing programs, tax incentives, economic development, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, local government funding, permanent legislation, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, local government, tax authority

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• Arizona already has two really good public tax credit programs for public and private schools.
• Chair, if I could: one is a public entity, but it's all public money.
• So I was a public school teacher for many years. I'm still a public school parent.
• of public schools.
• A conveyance record is a public document maintained by the county recorder's office, often searchable

Bills: SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1044 , SB1135 , SB1136 , SB1142 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1252 , SB1254 , SCR1003

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, scholarships, tax credit, education funding, nonprofit organizations