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• :30.400> and<00:19:30.640> 1.12 1.11 and 1.12 1.11 and 1.12 says,<00:19:32.400> "Except
• c> provided<00:19:33.520> by<00:19:33.760> law,<00:19:34.240> the says, "Except
• as provided by law, the says, "Except as provided by law, the inspector<00:19:34.880> general
• The 'except as provided by law' clause is really critical because it indicates that while we want this
• uh situation causing a lack exceptional uh situation causing a lack of<01:42:52.400> quorum<01

Bills: SF856, HF3168, HF3528, HF389

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society

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• You're a stickler about having no other tax bill except a tax bill and sometimes a conformity bill.
• You're a stickler about having no other tax bill except a tax bill and sometimes a conformity bill.
• I am making an exception. I don't usually do that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So Senate Bill 4 is exactly like we passed it out of the House, with the exception of one technical change
• The only exceptions are people who are in the trades. ...than what a high school graduate.
• The only exceptions are people who are in the trades.

Keywords: 964, all

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• I'm a lifelong Alabama resident, except for about five years when I was sent to a job in Atlanta for
• So, no objection to using the previous roll with the exception...
• Using the previous roll with the exception of Senator Gavan with an extension, so we have 14 Yes and

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• But I believe the agency would still have some leeway for certain exceptions if someone was acting in
• That’s the only exception that I ask for.” “I’ll provide some additional information.
• Senator, where in this bill does it give the LDH the exception for emergency services?”
• “It gives LDH the exception for emergency services.
• It doesn’t state that you can’t have an exception by the secretary for emergency health care service.

Bills: HR267, HCR105, HCR107, HCR110, HCR113, HCR114, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB237, SB333, SB433, SB483, SCR37

Keywords: diabetes, amputation, amputations, diabetic foot ulcer, peripheral artery disease, PAD, wound care, podiatry, vascular disease, endocrinology, limb salvage, health policy, public health, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, Louisiana Department of Health, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, patient education, screening

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• But I believe the agency would still have some leeway for certain exceptions if someone was acting in
• That's the only exception that I ask for. I'll provide some additional information.
• Senator, where in this bill does it give LDH the exception for emergency services?
• It gives LDH the exception for emergency services.
• It doesn't state that you can't have an exception by the Secretary for emergency health care service.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs. The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition. The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.

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• Moving on to page three, we have another Senate-only provision similar to a previous section, except
• This would allow for new or existing customers to request a payout and creates an exception for virtual
• section, except this one relates<00:03:08.360> to<00:03:08.480> credit<00:03:08.760>
• <00:04:00.160> for payout and creates an exception for payout and creates an exception for
• Um these provisions are all same except Um these provisions are all same except for<00:14:25.120

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to walk through nonpartisan side-by-side comparisons of House File 4188, focusing on differences between House and Senate language across consumer protection, insurance, financial services, health, and technical provisions. Staff highlighted numerous Senate-only items, including rules for financial providers communicating through trusted contacts, virtual currency requirements for banks and credit unions, a prohibition on virtual currency kiosks beginning in 2026, mortgage servicing and student loan servicing changes, the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act, insurance and travel-related provisions, scrap metal licensing changes, protections related to minors accessing chatbots and AI companions, and several technical or conforming repealers. Staff also noted that some provisions were identical or substantially similar between the chambers, including mortgage originator standards, student loan borrower protections, securities-related changes, unclaimed property provisions, and technical updates in the bill’s miscellaneous articles. The Senate-only health-related articles were also summarized, including repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, technical changes to the reinsurance program, and a series of health insurance provisions on enrollment-growth notices, limits on officer and director salary increases under certain capital conditions, guaranteed issue rights for certain Medicare supplement enrollees, data-sharing between Commerce and Health, restrictions on using artificial intelligence alone to deny claims, reimbursement for clinical trainees, home care nursing coverage, and PBM transparency. The Senate’s telecommunications article was described as largely technical and conforming, with repeals of obsolete statutes. Staff also noted that some standalone bills had already passed and would be removed from the comparison report. Public testimony followed. Thomas Elness of AARP Minnesota supported inclusion of the cryptocurrency kiosk bill, expressed support for guaranteed issue protections for a narrow group of consumers affected by discontinued plans, and urged adoption of changes to the consumer protection restitution account, including raising the cap to $10 million per fiscal year. Representative Lee testified that the restitution account proposal should be treated as policy rather than finance because it has a zero fiscal note, and said the House would accept the Senate’s $10 million cap. Robin Rowan, representing the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association, urged adoption of Senate travel insurance language, requested a House-style change to lead-generation recordkeeping language, and supported a Senate provision allowing employers and insurers to coordinate notice to employees when group policies are cancelled. The Department of Commerce then responded to questions, explaining that the prescription drug affordability council would be sunset because the board already has other avenues for public input, that the reinsurance changes were technical and did not alter the prior agreement, and that the abandoned cryptocurrency provisions rely on statutory definitions of inactivity and known examples such as keys stored in safes or deposit boxes.

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• is that we each have choices and the choices we make matter, and our end-of-life decisions are no exception
• is that we each have choices and the choices we make matter, and our end-of-life decisions are no exception
• is that we each have choices and the choices we make matter, and our end-of-life decisions are no exception
• is that we each have choices and the choices we make matter, and our end-of-life decisions are no exception
• is that we each have choices and the choices we make matter, and our end-of-life decisions are no exception

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So most teachers get some training in helping students with exceptional learning needs.
• needs and exceptional funds just to have a basic classroom.
• and except for utilities, that would produce $363 million.
• <05:24:54.200> for the state of New Hampshire except for the state of New Hampshire except
• 56.840> for<05:24:57.840> uh exempt property and except for uh exempt property and except

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on HB 563, which would revise the education funding formula for pupils receiving special education services by replacing the current single special education amount with three differentiated categories. Representative Rick Ladd, the prime sponsor, said the bill largely tracks a House-passed version from the prior session with minor figure adjustments, and explained that the proposal uses projected FY26 amounts for three categories based on time in general education versus more intensive placements. He also noted that the bill does not address catastrophic aid directly, but that special education aid, CAT aid, and proration all remain issues for later work sessions. Ladd and supporters argued that weighted categories better reflect actual costs and are more sustainable than treating all IEPs the same. Representative Margaret Drye said the approach was one of the best ideas from the education funding subcommittee and urged the committee to support differentiated aid. Representative Ames asked how the category amounts were derived, and Ladd said Category A follows the FY26 base, Category B is a higher weight, and Category C is a still higher weight for more intensive services, though he acknowledged the exact multipliers were developed earlier and could be revisited. He also said the committee would continue discussing whether the weights are appropriate and how they interact with CAT aid. Testimony from Bonnie Dunham strongly opposed the bill. She argued that funding based on placement rather than actual service need would create incentives to move students into more restrictive settings, could stigmatize children with labels such as "Category C," and would undermine the least restrictive environment requirements under federal special education law. She described her son’s experience in inclusive settings as beneficial and said the bill would have penalized the district for serving him there. In response to questions, she said schools and parents should base funding on the child’s actual needs and costs, not on placement, and urged the committee to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate.

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• And it and it says on line 14 except for counties. You have that. Okay. I see that, Madam Chair.
• And it and it says on line 14 except for counties. You have that. Okay. I see that, Madam Chair.
• And it and it says on line 14 except for counties. You have that. Okay. I see that, Madam Chair.
• And it says on line 14 except for counties. You have that. Okay. I see that, Madam Chair.
• to talk about local control um except to talk about local control um except sometimes<01:21:38.640

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• prosecutions there there are exceptions prosecutions there there are exceptions to<01:19:02.280>
• , of which this 8.31 would not be an exception.
• <01:29:13.639> of<01:29:13.840> which number it lists 12 exceptions of which number
• it lists 12 exceptions of which this<01:29:14.600> 8.31<01:29:15.480> and<01:29:15.679
• They don't go to any individuals, except maybe there are some exceptions in that statute that Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . ...reporting of medical and pharmacy claims data; provide for confidentiality, public records exceptions
• Senate bills, except for Senate Bill 357, will be referred to the Bureau.
• Senate bills except for Senate Bill 406, Senate Bill 417, and Senate Bill 448 favorably.
• Senate bills except for Senate Bill 406 will be referred to the Bureau. Boy, yeah, Barry, Chair.
• Senate bills, except for Senate Bill 406, will be referred to the Bureau.

Bills: HR252, HR253, HR254, HR255, HR256, HCR103, HCR104, HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, SCR40, SCR60, SB112, SB131, SB145, SB194, SB268, SB307, SB312, SB319, SB333, SB341, SB346, SB464, SB466, SB488, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, HR9, HR196, HCR27, HCR28, HCR50, HCR62, HCR67, HCR71, HCR78, HCR81, SCR20, HB123, HB251, HB625, HB662, HB709, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB895, HB1011, HB1057, HB1155, HB1186, HB1224, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1254, HB1255, HB1256, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB97, SB105, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, HCR6, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB61, HB98, HB102, HB139, HB142, HB170, HB185, HB194, HB199, HB231, HB247, HB294, HB336, HB474, HB661, HB842, HB852, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB455, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, HCR32, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB59, HB955, HB1191, HB1234, HB646, HB824, HB341, SB397, SB442, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB926, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB47, SB82, SB89, SB149, SB382

Keywords: consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction, building codes, inspection practices, housing costs, task force, HR254, House Resolution 254, Ty Hebert, Acadiana Legislative Delegation, Louisiana State University, LSU, graduation, commendation

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• No, it is—the exception was made. Well, there's always hope. For us, not for you.
• The House of Representatives has graciously decided to make an exception for the President of the United
• Application for a minor special exception or variance submitted by a large destination resort for the
• Once wetlands are filled, floodwaters have nowhere to go except to adjacent properties.
• Can't counties already go through this process to consider these exceptions and have land removed from

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.

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• 19:14.559> like that there is no harmless error like that there is no harmless error like exception
• <00:19:15.200> whatsoever<00:19:15.919> and<00:19:16.160> it's exception whatsoever
• and it's exception whatsoever and it's terrifying.<00:19:18.320> And<00:19:18.480> so<
• to use third-party non-public data in their trial appraisal reports under the limited statutory exception
• statutory exception relating to assessors<00:29:06.000> records<00:29:06.640> was<00:29

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chair, I feel the same way he does, except with a no vote, but I do believe you said you were going to
• Chair, I feel the same way he does, except with a no vote, but I do believe you said you were going to
• allows a defendant to choose lethal injection, lethal gas, or firing squad as a method of death, except
• We haven't called to anybody except talking. Okay. Veronica Brandscombe and Rhonda DeCere.
• So, ...except one, and that person is dead right now, and their family is speaking on their behalf, that

Bills: SB1071, SB1315, SB1317, SB1416, SB1493, SB1537, SB1542, SB1584, SB1626, SB1740, SB1751, SB1804, SCR1047, SCR1049

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training

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• I started wearing masks decades ago because of— And there's they've added a medical exception in there
• 17.839> There's<00:09:18.959> uh<00:09:19.920> because<00:09:20.240> I exception
• There's uh because I exception in there.
• with<00:13:24.240> maybe<00:13:24.480> the<00:13:24.720> one come to see me except
• with maybe the one come to see me except with maybe the one and<00:13:25.360> they're and they're

Bills: HB168, HB220, SB187, SB270, SB265, SB220, SB242, SB277

Keywords: loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership

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• Um, I don’t really have anything else to say, um, except what I’ve, uh, wrote down, but we are in support
• Um, I don’t really have anything else to say, um, except what I’ve, uh, wrote down, but we are in support
• Um, I don’t really have anything else to say, um, except what I’ve, uh, wrote down, but we are in support
• Um, I don’t really have anything else to say, um, except what I’ve written down, but we are in support
• Um, I don’t really have anything else to say, um, except what I’ve written down, but we are in support

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.

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• these areas are broadly consistent with those academic areas of kindergarten through grade eight, except
• These are the same 38 units referenced in the adequacy definition that are required to be taught, except
• these areas are broadly consistent with those academic areas of kindergarten through grade eight, except
• These are the same 38 units referenced in the adequacy definition that are required to be taught, except
• For Hispanic/Latino students, the average percentage is similar to the statewide average except in F

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And we're saying, well, yes, those are all exempted, except in effect these are exceptions to that exemption
• Those would all be exempted, removed from the exception. They would now be covered.
• Uh except for each other site.
• Uh except for each other against them.
• Uh except for each other each<01:11:01.800> other<01:11:01.960> site.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We believe off duty officers should have the same obligations as other folks. exception exception exception
• Uh, with a few exceptions delineated in the bill, including for public health, for undercover officer
• <01:32:53.199> bill, exceptions delineated in the bill, exceptions delineated in the bill,
• So if my colleagues have a quibble with paragraph B, with the exceptions, let's talk about that.
• , paragraphs uh B with the exceptions, paragraphs uh B with the exceptions, let's<01:47:48.639>

Bills: HF3433, HF3402, HF3412, HF3405, HF3404

Keywords: assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine