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• They still count against the enterprise limits for the policies we have.
• We have an internal policy, which is on the screen, that is on top of that enterprise limit.
• So the enterprise limit comes first.
• </c><01:16:23.800><c> and</c><01:16:24.000><c> component</c><01:16:24.400><c> units</c> other Enterprises
• and component units other Enterprises and component units um<01:16:25.600><c> the</c><01:16:25.719><

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• exceeded $250 million and involved up to 70 defendants, ranging across both for-profit and nonprofit enterprises
• 26.040><c> and</c><00:02:26.280><c> nonprofit</c> for-profit and nonprofit for-profit and nonprofit Enterprises
• <00:02:28.920><c> it's</c><00:02:29.160><c> significant</c> Enterprises it's significant Enterprises
• </c><01:05:20.640><c> coordinations</c><01:05:21.279><c> in</c> um important Enterprise coordinations
• in um important Enterprise coordinations in is<01:05:21.720><c> included</c><01:05:22.119><c> in</c>

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm not sure, maybe Lander or Riverton could be bigger, but it's a huge enterprise.
• </c> it's a huge enterprise. it's a huge enterprise.
• We wanted to start our own um zoning ordinances, code, all that.
• </c><03:15:15.680><c> We're</c> zoning ordinances, code, all that.
• We're zoning ordinances, code, all that.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Keywords: 916, all

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• politics by making sure that neighbors and constituents had power over land use, development, and zoning
• </c><00:10:20.079><c> In</c> over land use development and zoning.
• In over land use development and zoning.
• Look at what we have to do to restore enterprise and fresh water across our region. Mr.
• and fresh water across our enterprise and fresh water across our region.<00:27:12.320><c> Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Bill 2417, Senator King's bill about investigations and actions brought by the AG under the Free Enterprise

Bills: SB82 , SB1807 , SB2254 , HB119 , HB130 , HB581 , HJR98 , SB1988

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs met to consider several pending measures and adopted committee substitutes on multiple bills before voting them out. Senate Bill 2403, Senate Bill 1888 (jury wheel procedures in certain counties), Senate Bill 2417 (Attorney General actions under the Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act), Senate Bill 2459 (personal identifying information for judiciary employees), and Senate Bill 2943 (discrimination involving occupational licenses) were each reported favorably to the full Senate, with most passing unanimously and SB 2943 passing on a 10-1 vote. The committee also certified SB 1888, SB 2417, and SB 2459 for the local and uncontested calendars, and later did the same for SB 2943. The committee then considered House Joint Resolution 98, the Convention of States resolution, which was reported favorably to the full Senate on an 8-3 vote. House Bill 1393, dealing with daylight saving time and keeping the state on daylight saving time year-round, was also reported favorably, with the committee noting it heard the House bill rather than a Senate companion. House Bill 2884, concerning financial relationship disclosures for defense contractors, was likewise reported favorably, with the final tally announced as 11 ayes and 1 nay. No testimony was taken in the excerpt, and no substantive debate was recorded beyond brief clarifications about the bills and their companions. After completing the votes and calendar motions, the committee recessed.

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• Uh, then last year in a case called Loper Bright Enterprises, the Supreme Court threw that precedent

Bills: SB248 , SB242 , HB44 , SB266 , HB44

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation, license suspension, tax assessment, tax refund, administrative appeal, circuit court, Montgomery County

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• And at the end, his enterprise defrauded Medicaid of well over a million dollars.
• </c><00:34:48.000><c> So</c> that will work across the enterprise.
• So that will work across the enterprise.
• </c><01:42:16.239><c> so</c><01:42:16.480><c> other</c> across the statewide enterprise so other across
• the statewide enterprise so other people<01:42:17.040><c> don't</c><01:42:17.280><c> give</c><01:42:

Bills: HF3043 , HF2891

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud, 1183, house

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• </c> funds for Microsoft enterprise funds for Microsoft enterprise agreements. agreements. agreements
• And we're seeing that a lot across the TRP, across the entire enterprise.
• </c> TRP across the entire enterprise. TRP across the entire enterprise.
• That might be the only subscription in the entire enterprise, but we accommodated said person, and I
• ,</c><00:29:39.200><c> but</c><00:29:39.520><c> we</c> the entire enterprise, but we the entire enterprise

Keywords: 916, all

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• My understanding is this is also open to businesses and enterprises to make donations.
• The difference between that and this is that that's a state-level credit against business enterprise
• [laughter] against our business enterprise or against our business enterprise or business<01:48:19.199
• And at one point you had mentioned that, um, I think on the business enterprise side of the entity that
• side of the the business enterprise side of the the entity<02:01:08.400><c> that</c><02:01:08.639><c

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• organizations, one was a large charity, Feed the Children, boards that pay people in the private enterprise

Bills: SB37 , SB1489 , SB452 , SB724 , SB1067 , SB1741 , SB1273

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• Boards that pay people in in private enterprise have these requirements.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• Good morning, Gracia La Castillo-Krings, on behalf of Enterprise Community Partners, another co-sponsor
• Those sanctions are nearly identical to the sanctions contained in the small business enterprise preference
• I mean, you know, I live in a high fire zone, and this could have been any of us.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• conducting a full and transparent and legally rigorous fact finding Investigation into the criminal enterprises

Committee: House House House Investigatory Subcommittee

Keywords: 996, all

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• We envision a place where both governments, private enterprise, and educational institutions alike can

Bills: SJR36 , SJR2 , SB4 , SR45 , SR47 , SR63 , SR66 , SR70 , SR85 , SCR14 , SB10 , SB11 , SB10 , SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• We envision a place where both governments, private enterprise, and educational institutions alike can

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• Yeah, it's an enterprise fund, but it's not a restricted fund. Is that a good way to say it?
• Yeah, it's an enterprise fund, but it's not a restricted fund. Is that a good way to say it?
• Yeah, it's an enterprise fund, but it's not a restricted fund. Is that a good way to say it?
• Yeah, it's an enterprise fund, but it's not a restricted fund. Is that a good way to say it?
• </c><00:24:18.799><c> moving</c> organize the uas um Enterprise moving organize the uas um Enterprise

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• This nation is built on free enterprise.
• We ought to be emphasizing in every sense how students can thrive in free enterprise.
• Government consumes the revenue by taking from the wealth that is generated out of free enterprise.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports and appointment recommendations. Committees reported favorably on a number of bills and appointments, including local government, health and human services, transportation and energy, business/labor/technology, and judiciary items. The chamber also announced a change on the Senate Finance Committee, with Senator Adrian Benavidez appointed to replace Senator Julie Gonzales for the remainder of the session. A major floor item was House Bill 1136, creating the Pathways to Public Service Program in the Department of Personnel and Administration to identify coursework that could qualify students for entry-level state government jobs. Supporters said it would help attract young people to public service and fill state vacancies using existing resources; opponents argued it promoted government employment over private-sector careers and could expand government unnecessarily. After debate, the Senate adopted the bill on second reading, and the Committee of the Whole report later reflected that HB 1136 passed second reading and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1023 recognizing Latino/Latina Advocacy Day after reading it at length and hearing remarks in support of civic engagement and Latino participation in policymaking. In addition, the chamber concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 74, which clarifies penalties and procedures related to excessive claims in public construction performance bond disputes; the bill then passed again on re-passage. Several other bills, including Senate Bill 63 and remaining calendar items, were laid over to later dates, and the Senate also considered and began processing consent-calendar gubernatorial appointments.

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• If there's any business enterprise that any of you know of, please encourage them to engage in New Mexico
• As a division and as an enterprise agency, we hope that this will not only enhance their quality of life
• The division is an enterprise agency that has to generate 75% of our own operating revenue every year

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• On page number 10, you'll be looking at the enterprise network assessment.
• It's similar to assessing and securing the enterprise network statewide to comply with the minimum cybersecurity
• We are now going to be able to roll out these classification labels at an enterprise level to everyone

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

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• and see if they’re meeting zoning.
• zoning.
• So in your example of one-acre zoning, current one-acre zoning, unless that lot had 50 times whatever
• The Zoning Act also seeks to eliminate nonconformities, which occur if they predate zoning or if zoning
• The Zoning Act has laid out a framework for the zoning process, which is implemented through locally

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-03, House Bill 5000, which would allow single-family homes on small lots in areas with adequate infrastructure. Committee chairs outlined the Article 48 process and the hearing format, then heard first from two subject-matter experts. Under Secretary Chris Clutchman of Housing and Livable Communities explained that the proposal would amend Chapter 40A’s Section 3 (the Dover Amendment) to require most municipalities, except Boston, to allow single-family homes on residentially zoned lots of at least 5,000 square feet with 50 feet of frontage and access to public water and sewer, while still allowing reasonable local regulations on setbacks, height, bulk, and short-term rentals. He distinguished the proposal from Chapter 40Y starter-home zoning, said implementation would likely require regulations to address issues such as wetlands, infrastructure capacity, and nonconforming lots, and answered committee questions about lot subdivision, MBTA Communities, and the relationship to existing zoning tools. Attorney Susan Murphy testified that the petition would significantly override local zoning and could create conflicts with existing statutes, including Chapter 40A Section 6 protections for certain nonconforming lots, subdivision control law, and other residential zoning districts. She raised concerns about how “access” to water and sewer would be defined, whether the measure could apply in business or industrial districts where residential uses are allowed, and whether the proposal could allow large homes on small lots without any affordability limits. She also warned that the measure could have significant infrastructure impacts and argued that the Legislature should consider broader, more comprehensive housing legislation rather than expanding exceptions to the zoning framework. Committee members asked both experts about frontage, lot size, infrastructure capacity, and how the proposal would interact with 40Y and MBTA Communities. The proponents, led by Andrew McCulla of the Legalized Starter Homes Coalition, argued that Massachusetts faces a severe housing shortage and affordability crisis, citing high home prices, high rents, declining listings, and outmigration of younger residents. They said the measure would legalize modest single-family homes on smaller lots, increase housing supply, and help first-time buyers and downsizing seniors, while leaving most other local rules in place. Other proponents, including representatives from Abundant Housing Massachusetts, the Charles River Regional Chamber, and individual residents, emphasized workforce retention, the need for more starter homes, and the view that large minimum lot sizes are a major barrier to production. Committee members pressed the panel on the lack of any home-size or affordability requirement, possible effects on 40B compliance, the number of new lots and homes that might result, and the fact that the ballot initiative would not be amendable by the Legislature. The hearing then turned to opponents from the Massachusetts Municipal Association, who urged the committee to take no action. MMA leaders said zoning should remain a local decision made by residents and elected local officials, and argued that the proposal would preempt local control with a one-size-fits-all mandate. They also said the measure is impractical because many communities with water and sewer are already at or near capacity, so infrastructure availability does not necessarily mean development capacity. The hearing ended during the MMA’s testimony, with no vote or final committee action taken.