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• The bill is given a favorable report. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, committee.
• All in favor of a favorable report say "aye." Any opposed? The bill is given a favorable report.
• The bill is given a favorable report. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, members.
• In the 2024 Surgeon General's report, it reported that 54.3% of youth smokers ages 12 to 17 reported
• In our annual state of tobacco control report, Alabama received an FS. control report, Alabama received

Bills: SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396 , SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• Representative Bryant moves that House Bill 2798, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full
• Representative Garcia moves that House Bill 1718, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full
• That there is a complete no-cost option for this service.
• Million in assets report every six years.
• reports to provide enhanced consistency and predictability.

Bills: HB3014 , HB3109 , HB3126 , HB3474 , HB3594

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony

Bills: SSB1031 , SSB1032 , SSB1039

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: SSB1031, SF 213, Iowa, Department of Administrative Services, DAS, state librarian, library services, public libraries, state agency libraries, Enrich Iowa, open access, interlibrary loan, library funding, performance measures, biennial report, unified plan of service, library standards, administrative reform, state aid to libraries, DIAL

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• So, we've got a motion for favor report, a second. Is there any discussion among the members?
• All opposed, the bill gets a favorable report. Thank you for that. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB190 , HB515 , SB190

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: SB190, prostate cancer, prostate screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, cost-sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, family history, genetic marker, men over 50, men over 40, health benefit plan, insurance coverage, mandated benefits

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• fourth Tuesday of May will be the day after Memorial Day, and that will probably double or triple the cost
• of... ...the cost of every county during elections.
• I move to give it a favorable... ...Chair, I move to give it a favorable report.
• Ayes have it, and the bill is given a... ...Ayes have it, and the bill is given a favorable report.
• I know in Shelby County, our costs... ...know in Shelby County, it's a bunch of money.

Bills: HB258 , HB308 , HB258 , HB308

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: primary election, election calendar, off-presidential year, May primary, second Tuesday in May, fourth Tuesday in May, runoff primary, special primary, presidential primary, election administration, candidate filing, ballot access, political parties, county election officials, state election law, Alabama elections, elections, voter registration, publishing requirements, cost-saving

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• On page 3, it says cost causation principles. What is a cost causation principle?
• proportionally. ...and pays for those costs proportionally.
• Chairman, with seven yeas and zero nays, we will report your bill, 2992, to have passed.
• These facilities must fund all of their electric infrastructure upgrade costs.
• And I'd support a bill that cleanly prohibits subsidies that enforces cost causation.

Bills: HB2989 , HB3724 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB4246 , HB3989

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: wildland fire, wildfire, electric utility, electric cooperative, utility liability, vegetation management, power lines, grid hardening, public utility, rate recovery, National Electric Safety Code, NESC, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, wildfire mitigation, fire prevention, landowner incentives, cost-share program, revolving fund, property damage, trespass

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• It also required each owner of a data center in Washington to publish a sustainability report.
• It also directed the Department of Ecology from distributing no-cost allowances under the CAP-invest
• program to electric utilities to mitigate the cost burden of the program on data center customers.
• allowances to a coal facility reporting emissions occurring on or after January 1, 2026, if those reported
• It moves the first WITA reporting date...

Bills: SB6124 , SB6171 , SB6284 , SB5609 , SB6172 , SB6246 , SB5932 , SB6269 , SB6223 , SB5975

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, artificial intelligence, data privacy, technological impacts, cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas

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• </c><00:24:44.559><c> The</c><00:24:44.799><c> cost</c> much per day this would cost.
• The cost much per day this would cost.
• </c> cost perspective on the market? cost perspective on the market?
• Chair, okay. >> Um, Representative Leling, cost might be. Um, and those are things cost might be.
• It costs a lot of money.

Bills: HF3521 , HF1807 , HF1270 , HF2070 , HF3136

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• We have... cost recovery riders, and we also have a purchase power. cost recovery factor which to my
• So even if you know what the costs are. are and you set a rate to recover those costs to the extent,
• to go up, some costs are going to go down.
• those things that decrease the cost?
• So the costs are increasing, right?

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• The bill has been given a favorable report. Uh, Representative. A favorable report.
• The bill's given a favorable report. 14 ayes, one nay. The bill's given a favorable report.
• Bill's given a favorable report. Congratulations, Steve. Thank you. Report. Congratulations, Steve.
• It's lower risk and it's less risk to healthcare and other costs through Medicare and Medicaid costs
• Well, that's making a comparison, I think, from what...

Bills: SB107 , HB158 , HB353 , HB354 , HB357 , HB181 , HB465 , HB526

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: SSUT, simplified sellers use tax, sales tax distribution, municipal revenue, municipal population, annexation, deannexation, incorporation, boundary change, federal census, decennial census, Department of Revenue, local government finance, revenue sharing, municipal boundaries, population recalculation, probate judge, Boundary and Annexation Survey, Alabama municipalities, HB158

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• reading, assignment or reassignment of bills and resolutions, bills, resolutions, conference committee reports
• and joint committee reports, motions placing new business before the House.

Bills: HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB3974 , HB3303 , HB3790 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB4226 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB3648 , HB3500 , HB3037 , HB3428 , HB3257 , HB3432 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940

Keywords: home warranty, service contracts, transparency, insurance regulation, consumer protection, motor vehicles, traffic collisions, car accident, auto accident, crash report, collision report, property damage threshold, Department of Public Safety, DPS, law enforcement reports, insurance claims, financial responsibility, uninsured motorist, private property accidents, public roadway

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• The bill is given a favorable report. Now let's go to the next bill.
• Seeing no objections, the bill is given a favorable report. Call the next bill, HB84.
• The bill is given a favorable report. Call the next bill, HB312.
• Seeing no objection, the bill is given a favorable report. Call the next bill, HB460.
• The bill is given a favorable report.

Bills: HB186 , HB185 , HB182 , HB183 , HB184 , HB312 , HB460 , HB405 , HB186 , HB185 , HB182 , HB183 , HB184 , HB312 , HB405

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

Bills: HF2440 , HF2327 , SF2168 , HSB771 , HSB772 , HF2310 , HF2331 , HF2537 , SF2467 , SF2466

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: nonpublic school, pupil transportation, reimbursement, education funding, administrative errors, unemployment compensation, rehabilitation program, workforce development, summer youth internship, communication methods, employment services, apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, intermediary sponsor, lead apprenticeship sponsor, employer partner, pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, career training, work-based learning

Bills: HSB766 , HF2310 , HF2441 , HF2612 , HF2713 , SF2467 , HF1047

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI healthcare, clinical AI, medical AI, autonomous medical practice, AI licensure, health technology regulation, digital health, machine learning, algorithmic medicine, telehealth, prescription authority, medical board, patient safety, health insurance reimbursement, Medicaid, insurance coverage, provider network, algorithm audit, bioethics

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• Bill's given a favorable report. Representative Falner, thank you for your work.
• /c><00:17:07.520><c> given</c><00:17:07.760><c> a</c><00:17:07.919><c> favor</c><00:17:08.240><c> report
• Bill's given a favor report. &gt;&gt; Okay. 90. Bill's given a favor report.
• SB 5 is given a favorable report. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, committee members. We are adjourned.
• </c> is given favorable report. is given favorable report. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:20:28.320><c> you.

Bills: HB329 , SB5 , HB329 , SB5 , HB43 , HB75 , HB396 , HB43 , HB75 , HB396

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, computer science, education reform, digital literacy, high school graduation, teacher training, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast

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• Yeah, so imagine not only the cost in time but also the cost in dollars to do those kinds of transports
• So there's an additional cost.
• It costs each soldier about a hundred, it costs the United States government and the state of Arizona
• It costs each soldier about a hundred, it costs the United States government and the state of Arizona
• The cost associated with precincting, isn't the cost associated with precincting borne whether or not

Bills: HB2006 , HB2165 , HB2245 , HB2348 , HB2806 , HB2901 , HB2902 , HCR2016

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• The chair moves that House Bill 3126 Amendment be reported favorably to the full Chair: House with the
• If I'm reading that, in my mind, it seems that could still be reported.
• You could have a police report, an FTC order, or an order from a court, and filing a false police report
• In the bill, it describes either the police report, an FTC report, or a court order.
• The new option will provide a quick cost-effective choice for customers.

Bills: HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3833 , HB4134 , HB4233 , HB4238 , HB4243

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code

Bills: SSB1035 , SSB1034 , SSB1033 , SSB1031

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: Iowa lottery, lottery, lotto, on-line lotto, self-service kiosk, instant tickets, pull-tab tickets, gaming regulation, Department of Revenue, lottery commission, lottery security, public records exemption, open records, Chapter 99G, general fund, lottery fund, revenue transfer, state revenue, gaming integrity, vendor restrictions

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• Business decisions from royalty reporting to regulatory matters... reporting and such like that.
• Reductions in existing plant costs are needed to balance the incremental gross plant cost deferrals.
• The Railroad Commission told the Midland Reporter-Telegram last November that plugging costs have doubled
• We just issued a report today on that.
• I think the cost calculations that the Railroad Commission uses are not true costs, they're not true

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