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• of New Mexico, and one of the recommendations that came out of it was that we need to go to a statewide
• A big focus was our health care. And of course, Mr.
• , increasing funding for pre-K to bring down the cost of child care.
• Maintain the investment in employee benefits, and of course that's really focused around health care.
• Maintain the investment in employee benefits, and of course that's really focused around health care.

Bills: SB145 , SB143

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• I am the mayor of the town of Wilkeson.
• Not because of weather, wildfire, or natural disaster, but because of a failure of state-owned infrastructure
• Due to failure of one of the support columns in the approach span and deterioration of many of the gussets
• Part of the planning study was to do a lot of community engagement.
• And the cost of the greenfield options quickly ruled them out, as did the amount of right-of-way that

Bills: SB5987 , SB6170

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization

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• And right now, I'd say the millennials are about 24% around the country of our purchasers, and there
• are 90 million of our 300-plus million people, and that group is only 24% of our purchasers.
• Chair, members of the committee, Bryce Yaden here on behalf of FutureWise testifying in support of House
• of Seattle.
• of Seattle.

Bills: HB2239 , HB2304 , HB2095 , HB2248

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: interment, location choices, remains, Washingtonians, funeral services, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, public safety, vulnerable users, pedestrians, protected classes, transportation, corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation

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• For those of you familiar with the concept of excess insurance, it might help to think of this fund as
• of the fund.
• furthest corners of the world was a Sanskrit prayer. ...into one of the furthest corners of the world
• We have the next panel of Cares Galawoski, Housekeeper, and Richards. Thank you, Mr.
• of us.

Bills: HB2275 , HB2238

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum

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• Take care of it. All right. All right.
• The balancing at the end of the day of voters to votes.
• In place, the balancing at the end of the day of voters to votes because of the secret ballot problem
• Of eligibility of a voter.
• And many of those election judges were friends of mine.

Bills: HB311 , SB447 , SB505 , SB2217 , SB2753 , HB311

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

Summary: The committee heard several election-related bills. SB 447 would let the City of Mission in Hidalgo County permanently move its municipal elections from May to the uniform November election date if it chooses. The bill was described as permissive and intended to increase turnout and reduce costs. Mission’s mayor testified in support, saying voters had already approved the change by a wide margin in a charter amendment election. The bill was left pending after no objection. SB 2217 focused on standardizing election data reporting and reconciliation across counties to improve transparency and comparability. Testimony was generally supportive of the goal, but Dr. Laura Presley and others flagged technical issues, including a discrepancy between a three-ballot mismatch threshold in existing law and a 1% threshold in part of the bill, plus a definition issue involving central accumulators. Supporters said consistent auditing and reconciliation would help election integrity, while the bill was also left pending. The committee then took up SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period that would combine early voting and Election Day into one uninterrupted process, with precinct consolidation and other changes. Supporters said it could simplify administration, reduce equipment changes, and improve security by using one set of machines. Opponents and neutral witnesses raised concerns about cost, staffing, ballot security, reporting changes, weekend voting, and whether the bill was ready for implementation; several urged a pilot or study instead. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. SB 505 would create a process for election workers, candidates, party officials, and measure proponents or opponents to request explanations of election irregularities, with escalation to the Secretary of State for audit or enforcement if responses were unsatisfactory. Supporters said it would provide a way to resolve irregularities and restore confidence, while opponents argued it was too broad, lacked guardrails against abuse, and could be used by partisan actors to pressure counties. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 311 would expand Texas’s online voter registration system to first-time registrants and others, with supporters citing efficiency, lower costs, and broader access, and opponents raising concerns about signature verification and implementation details. Testimony was cut short because of the session deadline, and the bill had not been disposed of in the excerpt.

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• Judge Herman, I have you here on behalf of the Statutory Probate Courts of Texas and yourself registered
• Now, on top of that, you want to rob me of my inheritance for the benefit of this. Thank you, sir.
• I'm a victim of elder abuse.
• As each of you should know, a forcible detainer is what we see about 99% of the time.
• I think we discussed yesterday and today something about them being able to—and this takes care of it—being

Bills: SB1015 , SB2933

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training

Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence heard testimony on Senate Bill 1015, which would clarify that the comptroller is responsible for distributing excess judicial fund payments back to statutory probate courts. Judge Guy Herman testified in support, saying the bill would help ensure probate courts receive funding they are entitled to, while Ed Heimlich testified against the bill with broad criticism of probate courts and judicial practices. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2933, which would add elder abuse training to required judicial education for several categories of judges and judicial officers; Dr. Bruce Hargrave supported the bill, citing the prevalence and underreporting of elder abuse and the need for judges to recognize warning signs. No votes were taken on either of those bills, and SB 2933 was left pending. The committee then reconsidered Senate Bill 38, an eviction-related bill, and Vice Chair Hayes described two agreed floor amendments: one limiting the summary disposition procedure to forcible entry and detainer cases involving squatters, and another requiring a notice to pay rent or vacate for tenants who had been timely payers but missed a payment. After discussion, the committee voted 6-4 to report SB 38 without amendments. The committee also adopted or advanced a series of other bills and resolutions, including SB 293, SB 1141, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1558, SB 1838, SB 1940, SB 2127, SB 53, SB 251, SB 311, SB 387, SB 441 (with a substitute), SB 1164, SB 1335, SB 1574 (with a substitute), SB 1719, SB 1760, SB 1839, SB 1923 (with a substitute), SB 2807, and SJR 27 (with a substitute). Most measures were reported favorably on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few close votes on SB 942, SB 311, SB 2807, and SJR 27. SB 942, relating to retroactive child support beginning at conception, initially failed 5-5 but was reconsidered and then passed 6-5. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• The economics of it and the rising cost of health care for them is a major problem and takes a lot of
• of Insurance.
• sure that they're taken care of.
• This is a major, major... ...taken care of, and this is a major, major step.
• provider delivers emergency care, the nonprofit agricultural organization shall pay the out-of-network

Bills: HB506 , HB513 , HB437

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission, employment screening, licensing

Bills: HB609 , HB630 , HB654 , HB676

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: oyster mariculture, aquaculture, farming, water quality, regulations, outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, hunter education, criminal charge, illegal hunting, mule deer, white-tailed deer, sustainability, wildlife conservation, unmanned aircraft, wildlife retrieval, Hunting

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• </c> used to have that data right in front of used to have that data right in front of me,<00:05:03.680
• </c><00:10:01.839><c> each</c> work out the roles and duties of each work out the roles and duties of
• Of go together.
• the goal of the bill?
• </c> &gt;&gt; that's the goal of the bill? &gt;&gt; that's the goal of the bill?

Bills: HB8 , HB380 , HB8 , HB380

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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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• The job of the task force will be to review the efficiency, effectiveness, and necessity of all state
• The Secretary of State is fully in favor of this and thinks that they can accomplish this without major
• Right, we have a new pastor in one care to make a second.
• Last year, we had some of that going on in the State Department of Education.
• And that was something that Matter of Fra, I think, a member of this committee, who ran that legislation

Bills: HJR1032 , SB1273 , SB1433

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, state government, task force, agency review, board review

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• Keep us in the center of your will in the best interest of the people of the state of Alabama.
• Of the people of the state of Alabama. I pray this in Christ's name. Amen. All right.
• given to proponents and opponents of parole leave of an inmate to authorize non- Leave of an inmate
• So we have heard of incidents.
• So instead of... person. You got me? So instead of that, they'll stop you in your one minute.

Bills: HB397 , HB523 , HB397

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board, victim representation, inmate rights, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

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• I'm Floyd, president of the University of South Alabama. He's interning for our committee.
• On the body of water, is there not... ...the body of water, is it not restricted today? No. Okay.
• And that's just kind of how I feel about it.
• What I don't agree with is the 50 miles of the Gulf part that you added... 50 miles of the Gulf part
• a balance of using the waterway but yet keeping it safe.

Bills: HB473 , HB397 , HB397

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption

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• care of other business.
• And so it sounds like the marketplace has already taken care of that, to incentivize the locator contractors
• They don't take care of things.
• You know, there's just more there than they can take care of, but we, as landowners, need to be able
• They've got more than they can take care of.

Bills: HB2766 , HB2891 , HB3334 , HB3791 , HB3911 , HB4021 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4384 , HB4426

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance

Bills: SB243 , HB338 , SB265 , SB233 , HB302

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, firearm license, concealed carry, carry permit, sheriff, permit fee, local bill, county revenue, school funding, school security, retirement system, Sheriff's Fund, legislative delegation office fund, Gardendale, Birmingham, firearms regulation, Second Amendment, local government finance

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• of Public Safety, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas, and the Texas Department of Transportation
• We show you registered as Alan Craddick on behalf of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers
• Unfortunately, the rigors of the end of session and the importance of House Bill 471's passage prevented
• of soft skills.
• of the parties.

Bills: HB322 , HB331 , HB673 , HB 1147 , HB 1154 , HB2488

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, benefits, compensation, presumption of disability, emergency services, healthcare, Medicaid, mental health, substance abuse, treatment access, cost, insurance coverage

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• counties because patients are transferred. for level one care and often other kinds of care, such as
• So we are concerned that diversion of patients would mean loss of life. loss of access to critical care
• However, there are conditions under which we feel like the emergency nature of health care is really
• It's not kind of a clinic that we have certain kinds of care that we want to put in there.
• Obligation to ensure that we can continue to provide the highest level of care for our community.

Bills: HB1453 , HB1718 , HB2043 , HB2207 , HB2798

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• But not because of this bill, I just want to be very careful.
• Medicaid does pay for over half of the births in the state, half of the nursing facility care in the
• for medical care and other administrative costs. trade of care, and then we cap the profit.
• And the focus of this work is the development of integrated continuum of care analytics.
• Many of them are still discharged to lower levels of care.

Bills: HB150 , HB869 , HB876 , HB 1043 , HB1494 , HB1522 , HB150

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• Timing of it, they might be planning on running for reelection, and then all of a sudden a vacancy is
• If something happened with the most likely vacancy, of course, any of us could die at any minute, and
• Do one of y'all want to come up and give a highlight of what it is? Whichever...
• The project of music albums means we have a lot—of course, in North Alabama, there's a good portion of
• Two million of that 30 million...

Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: driver licenses, validation, identity, state laws, regulations, K-12 education, athletic associations, student-athlete eligibility, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, governance, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, motor vehicle crimes, restitution, law enforcement, HB243, Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Safe Streets Act, DUI, drunk driving, impaired driving

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• from each of the two largest caucuses of each chamber.
• I don't want to take a lot of time, but I do want to kind of lay out the severity of this problem.
• I don't want to take a lot of time, but I do want to kind of lay out the severity of this problem.
• the appointment of members and the expenditure of funds from this account voluntarily of funds from
• do want to kind of lay out the severity of this problem.

Bills: HB2092 , HB2114 , HB2172 , HB2251 , HB2374 , HB2410 , HB2552 , HB2588 , HB2718 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: passenger rail, transportation, committee, advisory, infrastructure, defective license plates, vehicle registration, Department of Licensing, state regulations, route jurisdiction, abandonment, local governance, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation

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• Department of Health and Human Services, Directory of New Hires, State Association of State Workforce
• Because of the threat of a lawsuit and because of the massive change in counsel, Stifel said that there
• of Arizona.
• of money.
• of SB 1271.

Bills: HB2070 , HB2129 , HB2227 , HB2439 , HB2667 , HB2745 , HB2773 , HB2825 , HB2873 , HB2876 , HCR2005 , HCR2044 , SB1002 , SB1036 , SB1054 , SB1271 , SB1432 , SB1435 , SB1437 , SB1439 , SCR1022 , SCR1031 , SCR1033

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest