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• of Texas and that you are in favor of the bill.
• of the bill.
• I also go by the name of "Trash Man of Buffalo Bayou."
• I also go by the name of "Trash Man of Buffalo Bayou."
• Um, kind of more of a step is what we generally see.

Bills: HB1730, HB1823, HB2048, HB2266, HB2440, HB3333, HB4086, HB4271, HB4413, HB4839, HB4841, HB5151

Keywords: PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, forever chemicals, public health study, environmental regulation, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, food packaging, chemical exposure, firefighters, chemical manufacturing workers, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Railroad Commission of Texas, Department of State Health Services, University of Houston, occupational exposure, contaminants

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• , regardless of whether they were enrolled in the plan at the time of their original procedure or treatment
• All medical procedures come with some risk of regret, but we don't address other medical procedures with
• . ...care coverage of these procedures.
• So, did your insurance end up covering any of these procedures or any of this?
• Insurance coverage is, of course, important, but it also implies the creation of insurance codes for

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• Part of it is due to the concentration of... of risk and the risk of storms.
• of years.
• of risks.
• Right, the premium is a percentage of the cost of the house, the value of the house.
• It impacted the building codes; they switched the building codes to support this, so big fans of this

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• chapter of the National Association of chapter of the National Association of Housing<00:03:12.159
• support of House File 4141 on behalf of support of House File 4141 on behalf of um<00:07:20.960>
• <00:08:14.960> the line of contact with the members of the line of contact with the members
• of um some of the just one example of um some of the things<00:09:28.880> that<00:09:29.120><
• Passage of House of examples like this.

Bills: HF4141, HF3951

Keywords: housing authority, criminal penalty, assault, public safety, redevelopment, submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, 1183, house

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• of all of the essentially uh takes care of all of the construction<00:10:26.040> costs<00:10:
• <00:16:00.120> our of dtif the dedication of our of dtif the dedication of our exceptional
• of wrongdoing by commissioners<00:29:47.039> of commissioners of commissioners of agencies<00
• > an an audit um of the leadership of an an audit um of the leadership of an entity<00:42:44.599>
• So my questions have to deal with policy, procedure, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor, right

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• There are a lot of different... tools that can be used to shore up our building codes, but we need the
• These are the kinds of policy issues and differences in cost, and what's the role of building codes that
• One of the major recommendations of the 2024 State Flood Plan was to raise codes and standards.
• Chapter 16 of the Water Code allows counties to adopt ordinances to participate in the National Flood
• Chapter 232 of the Local Government Code allows counties to adopt model subdivision rules.

Bills: HB48, HB 66, HB 68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB 3, SB 18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

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• Considering that less than 10% of hit-and-run drivers are arrested and successfully prosecuted in criminal
• That's not sort of a current function of our gambling code. >> Representative Greenman.
• That's not sort of a current function of our gambling code. >> Representative Hudson. >> Thank you, Madam
• of our gambling code. of our gambling code. >> Representative<00:34:59.200> Hudson.
• I'm the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• House File 3407 expands criminal law to regulate the activities of ordinary gun owners.
• Let's fight back on some of the actual criminal behavior that are leading to some of these shootings
• > some some of those criminal behaviors, some some of those criminal behaviors, some gang<00:37
• But I mean, is it really focused on some of these areas where there's a lot of criminal behavior, where
• c> our to the criminal code, most notably our to the criminal code, most notably our theft<00:56:

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• . >> I'll take care of it.
• You got... >> You still have... a bunch of you. Okay, we have a quorum.
• We're seeing a tremendous amount of roll up in franchisors, that's owners of franchises being procured
• 05:42.320> owners<00:05:42.639> of up in franchiseors that's owners of up in franchiseors
• week in hours of operation. Burger King. week in hours of operation. Burger King.

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• From the point of view of looking at how we are going to get control over the misuse of public funds,
• I'm the Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• that represent tens of thousands of property taxpayers in the state of Minnesota.
• We are a membership that is made up of private criminal defense attorneys.
• I'm here on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) to show support for

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

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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• continued practice of increasing the number of expungements.
• And so I'm kind of wrestling with um I know we made an exception for criminal justice agencies and I
• akin to being um in a this is kind of akin to being um in a criminal<00:08:47.680> justice<00
• right now, one out of every two of our right now, one out of every two of our constituents<00:37
• Some of which or some of our programs.

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

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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• I'm the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• > property of financial information of property of financial information of property taxpayers
• We are a membership that is made up of private criminal defense attorneys.
• <01:24:34.199> private<01:24:34.719> criminal that is made up of private criminal that
• is made up of private criminal defense<01:24:35.880> attorneys<01:24:36.880> I'm<01:24

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

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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• rainfall of revenues.
• This legislation has a positive impact on the state of Texas of $25 million. Mr.
• So House Bill 5169 addresses this issue by introducing a new section of the tax code which prohibits
• As part of their acquisition, they became part of this sales tax loophole.
• to the city of Frisco.

Bills: HB 105, HB982, HB1483, HB1508, HB2575, HB3646, HB3993, HB4083, HB4580, HB4725, HB5169, HB5511, HJR73, HJR102, HJR174, HB3746, HB4240

Keywords: economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC

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• Impounded at the request of law enforcement, there's already a procedure, you know, where to go to an
• We have Aaron Waite, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, speaking.
• Again, I'm the president-elect of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, representing over
• 1,000 criminal defense lawyers across the state of Florida.
• 1,000 criminal defense lawyers across the state of Florida.

Bills: S0086, S0554, S0760, S0774, S0778, S0844, S1022, S1230, S1246, S1594, S1630

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, nonprofit, corporation, Florida Nonprofit Corporation Act, membership, articles of incorporation, governance, pretrial release, bond conditions, violations of release conditions, violent crimes, victim safety, public safety, warrantless arrest, probable cause, pretrial detention

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• I'm the superintendent at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• Peace officers and correctional officers are increasingly becoming targets of criminal and malicious
• /c><01:35:28.480> belts criminalizing the non-use of seat belts criminalizing the non-use of seat
• That will come down to Minnesota rules of civil procedure and different evidentiary issues.
• That will come down to Minnesota rules of civil procedure and different evidentiary issues.

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• In a time when we are seeing a rise in pregnancy criminalization and a culture of surveillance around
• This legislation provides a clear and needed definition of fentanyl for purposes of criminal sentencing
• The impetus of this bill is taking our criminal penalty statute and enhancing it depending on...
• I'm the president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• I'm the president of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. We oppose this bill.

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

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• HB16 by Leach relating to the operation and administration of the practices and procedures related to
• So any kind of criminal investigation or lawsuit would still have access to these documents.
• 39 of the Texas Penal Code when allegations of criminal activity are made against those responsible
• The offenses under Chapter 39 of the Penal Code are abuse of official capacity, official oppression,
• Procedure in Section 511.021 of the Government Code, and I think you described those previously as the

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB 10, HB27, HB23, SB 15, SB 18, HB 17, HB 16, SB 10, HB 27, HB 23, SB 15, SB 18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

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• The chair announces the signing of the following: In the presence of the House, the following bills and
• HR number five by Leah Wilson amends the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to
• HR number 17 by Money amends the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and
• HR number 18 by Mick Laughlin amends the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to
• of Representatives who intentionally broke quorum during a special session of the 89th Legislature.

Bills: HB17, HB16, SB 10, HB27, HB23, SB 15, SB 18, HB 17, HB 16, SB 10, HB 27, HB 23, SB 15, SB 18

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support

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• code, all of these other codes.
• the compliance of energy code, but<01:31:26.719> electrical<01:31:27.199> code,<01:31:
• code, all but electrical code, plumbing code, all of<01:31:28.400> these<01:31:28.560> other
• And it's hard to of these other codes.
• Um, the resources of code is very vital.

Bills: HF3004, HF3663

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth

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• The point of public notice is to make sure that the rightful owner of the property is aware of what's
• Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code is specific to self storage facilities and self storage only.
• Of course we do.
• of it.
• of tomorrow.

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556