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• House Bill 2013, amending section 49-424, A.R.S., relating to state air pollution control.
• House Bill 2013, amending section 49-424, A.R.S., relating to state air pollution control.

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• We live in the worst air pollution in the nation in our home.
• We live in the worst, the worst air pollution in the nation is in our home.

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• Then Kurt paid a $3 air pollution control fee. That is to help fund the emissions program.
• Then Kurt paid a $3 air pollution control fee.

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• sponsor, is these contaminants in rural New Mexico can shut down farms or ranches if we see these pollutants

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• the animal shall be forfeited if the owner does not make the payment, unless a financial hardship reduction
• pay the full amount shall result in forfeiture of title to the animal unless a financial hardship reduction
• than 150,000 gallons a day of surface water, creates a rebuttable presumption against undue water pollution

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Summary: The House first took up S. 298, the Vermont Voting Rights Act. Members explained the Senate’s further proposal of amendment, including changes to language about how the State Ethics Commission may respond to ethics inquiries, a directive for the Secretary of State and Ethics Commission to work out a shared process for the candidate financial disclosure form by January 30, and a technical PAC-related wording change. The committee reported an 11-0-0 vote in favor, and the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. The chamber then suspended rules to take up S. 328, the omnibus housing bill, and heard detailed committee reports from General and Housing, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The bill addresses common interest community resources, a service-supported housing advisory council, expansion of the 10% for Vermont program to 12.5%, an off-site construction accelerator pilot, VHFA’s rental housing revolving loan program, special assessment districts, municipal housing planning requirements, and several reports on housing-related issues. Ways and Means described revenue impacts from the cash-balance expansion and revised the off-site construction pilot and loan program language; Appropriations removed a section already included in the budget and adjusted advisory council per diem funding. The House adopted the amendments, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and messaged the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then suspended rules to take up S. 197, relating to payment reform for primary care. The House Health Care Committee recommended a strike-all amendment, saying the health care system is in crisis, premiums are rising, access to primary care is limited, and clinicians are burdened by documentation and administrative work. The committee vote on its amendment was 10-0-1, and the bill was also referred to Ways and Means and Appropriations because of fiscal implications. The transcript cuts off as the House was beginning consideration of the bill.

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• for the motor eliminating funding for the motor vehicle<00:44:17.680> air<00:44:17.920> pollution
• vehicle air pollution abatement fund. vehicle air pollution abatement fund.
• paint cans will ensure the proper disposal of hazardous waste, keeping it out of landfills and not polluting
• industry-bipartisan-sponsored bill, carefully crafted with broad industry support that aligns with New Hampshire solid waste reduction

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• Industrial polluters in the 1960s and '70s warned that regulations to stop them from pumping toxins into
• The reality is that, like those polluters, companies that profit from the collection and manipulation
• , I think... ...interactions where we may be working with the insureds to make some sort of risk-reduction

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Summary: The committee hearing focused on a package of Massachusetts privacy and technology bills, especially measures to ban the sale of location data, establish a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, and regulate biometric recognition and surveillance pricing. Chairs and sponsors argued that self-regulation has failed, that data brokers and large tech companies routinely collect and monetize sensitive information, and that state action is needed because federal protections are weak or absent. Several speakers tied the bills to reproductive health, gender-affirming care, domestic violence, children’s data, and other sensitive uses of location and biometric information. Supporters included legislators and advocates who backed H. 86/S. 197 (Location Shield), H. 78/S. 45/H. 104/S. 29 (comprehensive privacy bills), H. 99/S. 47 (surveillance pricing in grocery stores), and H. 36/S. 36 (biometric recognition accountability). They emphasized data minimization, bans on selling sensitive data, consumer rights to access, delete, and opt out, and in some cases a private right of action. Several witnesses said Massachusetts should lead or align with other states, while others argued that stronger protections are needed because data can be weaponized by stalkers, anti-abortion actors, abusive partners, insurers, or law enforcement. Industry and coalition witnesses urged the committee to favor a more standardized, interoperable framework modeled on laws already adopted in other states, warning that novel definitions, data-minimization rules, and private rights of action could create compliance burdens, confusion, and costs for businesses, including small businesses. They argued that entity-level exemptions for sectors already covered by federal laws like HIPAA or GLBA promote consistency, and that Attorney General enforcement is preferable to private lawsuits. Committee members questioned witnesses on patchwork concerns, the scope of exemptions, and whether the proposed bills would harm or help consumers and small businesses. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; written testimony was noted as due later, and the committee continued taking testimony from multiple panels and virtual witnesses.

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• It offsets revenue gains from expenditure reductions with the family affordability credit.
• It offsets revenue gains from expenditure reductions with the family affordability credit.
• It offsets revenue gains from expenditure reductions with the family affordability credit.
• It offsets revenue gains from expenditure reductions with the family affordability credit.
• And we are removing the automatic reduction tied to the revenue forecasts.

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• The idea that we would set that progress back by implementing a 25% reduction in the sales tax contribution
• I appeal to you this evening to get you to understand that any amount of reduction in our annual sales
• This bill would reduce DART's budget to an extent where drastic service reductions will be necessary.
• ...which will cause serious harm to everyone in the region with increased pollution, traffic, and decreased
• A reduction in funding to DART would severely hamper their ability to report to work.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• Um, assess the ecological impact of urban runoff pollutants on our wetland habitats and native aquatic
• on our wetland habitats and pollutants on our wetland habitats and native<03:51:39.760> aquatic
• Electric buses, decarbonization, emissions reductions, all the superstitions that, uh, your religion
• Air pollution mitigation enterprise, $17 million per year, ozone enterprise, $17 million per year, ozone
• reduction, and I think actually there's another $7 million per year that went to the, uh, the Bozone

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• We want to know how much it's going to pollute. Is it going to affect our wells?
• We want to know how much it's going to pollute. Is it going to affect our wells?
• /c><00:08:54.000> it's<00:08:54.240> going<00:08:54.320> to<00:08:54.399> pollute
• <00:08:54.720> Is<00:08:54.880> it how much it's going to pollute.
• Is it how much it's going to pollute.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• Our homeowners insurance was denied coverage because the residue was considered a pollutant.
• Our homeowners insurance was denied coverage because the residue was considered a pollutant.
• 00:12:57.600> was<00:12:57.839> considered<00:12:58.160> a<00:12:58.399> pollutant
• <00:12:59.040> We residue was considered a pollutant.
• We residue was considered a pollutant.

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• I'm assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency supports the electronic and battery product stewardship proposal
• and committee members, for the record again my name is Kirk Delus, commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution
• and committee members, for the record again my name is Kirk Delus, commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution
• members, again for the record, my name is Kirk Delus, assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution

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• House Bill 2013, an act amending Section 42-424, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to state air pollution

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• adequate water supply requirement; HB 2551, state lands leases; HB 2556, watershed health; HB 2517, pollutants

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• And to rein in pollution from the country's four, the county's four refineries. Simply put.

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• HB 560 by Patterson relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators in the state,

Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.

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• This is due to many factors, including pollution and other activities. It's just going to continue.

Bills: HB1, HB143, HB1, HB92

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• It, it, it usually ranges, but a lot of it is focused around truck traffic noise, light pollution, those
• a toxicology division that sets, uh, affects screening levels for emissions that, uh, of other pollutants
• What are we going to do with this kind of pollution?

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Last year flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest
• Last year flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest
• Last year, flooding, among other things, severely damaged the Rapidan Dam, the air pollution of forest

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