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• This bill adds safeguards to these essential professions, enhancing their safety.
• And for that reason I I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• For these reasons, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Assemblymember Ward.
• And for that reason, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you.
• AB 1043 adds a necessary and common sense safeguard.

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• Anyways, this bill here, I'm for it for a number of reasons, but the number one reason I'm for it is
• So what do you think is reasonable?
• Here's the reason.
• So I'm going to be a no for that reason.
• the religious reason.

Committee: Senate Rules

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• You want as many safeguards and protections as possible regarding that loan and that mortgage.
• You want as<00:03:12.720><c> many</c><00:03:12.879><c> safeguards</c><00:03:13.280><c> and</c><00:03:
• 13.519><c> protections</c><00:03:13.920><c> as</c> as many safeguards and protections as as many safeguards

Summary: The discussion focused on two Minnesota Senate bills authored by the senator: Senate File 4168 and Senate File 4652. SF 4168 would give buyers of investment properties more flexibility in financing, including the ability to roll certain closing costs and lender fees into the loan, with the senator emphasizing that the measure is limited to investment properties and is not intended for primary residences. He stressed that the bill is meant to provide options, not force borrowers into any particular structure, and repeatedly distinguished it from predatory lending, saying it has nothing to do with fraudulent or abusive mortgage practices. SF 4652 addresses fraud prevention at banks by allowing account holders to designate an additional contact person who can be notified if a bank suspects suspicious activity and cannot reach the account owner. The senator described it as a common-sense, no-cost, anti-fraud measure aimed at early detection and protecting both banks and customers. He said fraud is a widespread problem and that the bill would help institutions act quickly when something appears wrong. The senator said both bills moved quickly because he wanted to get them heard and passed this session, and he noted that he was the sole author on each. He said the bills passed unanimously in both the Senate and the House. In broader comments, he credited bipartisan relationships and committee cooperation for helping the bills advance, and said the session showed House-Senate collaboration on practical legislation, with more political items being pushed toward compromise and further discussion.

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• ultimately this would ban or prohibit those substances from being sprayed over the state in an attempt to safeguard
• c><00:03:53.760><c> an</c><00:03:54.000><c> attempt</c><00:03:54.319><c> to</c><00:03:54.720><c> safeguard
• </c> the state in an attempt to safeguard the state in an attempt to safeguard um<00:03:57.280><c> the

Committee: Joint Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res

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• brain science and innovation, a future where neurotechnologies are leveraged for social good and safeguarded
• > good</c><00:16:14.560><c> and</c> leveraged for social good and leveraged for social good and safeguarded
• </c><00:16:16.160><c> And</c><00:16:16.320><c> we'll</c><00:16:16.480><c> also</c> safeguarded from misuse
• And we'll also safeguarded from misuse.

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• So you feel like we have the proper safeguards to make sure that every kid that's just gonna get a cavity
• We believe that requiring criminal history checks for employees is a reasonable request that should prevent
• around data privacy, here's where I think we could talk about terminating the contract within a reasonable

Bills: SB227 , SB269 , SB407 , SB463 , SB527 , SB547 , SB1283 , SB1380 , SB1383 , SB1511 , SB1640 , SB1784 , SB2069

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• agency after other members of DOGE had trouble persuading career officials to cut corners and ignore safeguards
• And I think that's reasonable.
• charge of that thinks that social security is a Ponzi scheme, then I think folks in Georgia have real reason
• Administration to prevent my constituents from losing access to their hard-earned benefits and for that reason

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Frank Bisignano, Social Security Administration, Doge, nomination, committee, customer service, staffing issues

Summary: The meeting of the Finance Committee primarily focused on the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Members discussed the nominee's qualifications extensively, raising concerns about his past connections to Doge and the implications for Social Security. Several Senators expressed doubts about Bisignano's ability to improve the existing issues faced by the Social Security Administration, particularly related to staffing, customer service, and the potential for service cuts that could ultimately harm beneficiaries. The atmosphere was contentious, with divisive opinions visible among the committee members as they scrutinized Bisignano's past dealings and strategies.

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• need to follow them can actually see them all written out what what they have to do is there is a reason
• Simon, can you give us some idea of how often the EPA changes their rules in this area and some reasoning
• is to ensure wastewater systems are planned and built in a manner that protects public health, safeguards
• rules is to ensure wastewater systems are planned and built in a manner that protects public health safeguards

Committee: House Environment, Energy and Technology

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• The inventory must include a description of the program's key internal controls and safeguards against
• have a right to expect that when we are spending public money, we are frugal, careful, and have safeguards
• easy-to-read way, with here's what the requirement are now, here's what's being proposed, and the reasons
• have a few issues with some of those reports that just—we don't think anyone's reading them is not a reason

Bills: SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6313 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB5046 , SB5842 , SB6035 , SB5853 , SB5888

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: fraud prevention, identity theft, consumer protection, security measures, legislation, government efficiency, state agencies, reporting, bureaucracy, transparency, Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, student privacy, employee confidentiality, public disclosure, data protection

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• The inventory must include a description of the program's key internal controls and safeguards against
• have a right to expect that when we are spending public money, we are frugal and careful and have safeguards
• easy-to-read way, with here's what the requirement are now, here's what's being proposed, and the reasons
• think anyone's reading them is not— That just because we don't think anyone's reading them is not a reason

Summary: The committee began by waiving the five-day notice rule for Senate Bills 631 and 5046. It then held public hearings on several measures. Senate Bill 6215 would require the state auditor to compile an inventory of audited state programs and an annual statewide high-risk list focused on fraud prevention; the sponsor said it would improve transparency, while the State Auditor’s office raised concerns about cost, scope, record retention limits, and the bill’s timeline. Senate Bill 6160 would eliminate or modify dozens of agency reporting requirements across state government; OFM and the sponsor described it as a government-efficiency measure, while some senators noted they wanted to preserve certain reports. Senate Bill 6313 would create a Capitol Centennial Stewardship Account to support repairs, remodeling, interpretive facilities, and public engagement at the Capitol ahead of its 100th anniversary in 2028. Senate Bill 6049 would exempt certain employee engagement survey responses and Healthy Youth Survey records from public disclosure; OFM, students, and other supporters argued the bill would protect privacy and encourage honest participation, while the record showed substantial opposition sign-ins. Senate Bill 6164 would exempt information submitted to Washington Technology Solutions for digital experience platform services from disclosure; WOTEC and some media representatives supported it as a narrow privacy measure, while one coalition opposed it as overly broad. Senate Bill 5046 would designate November 22 as Kimchi Day, which the sponsor framed as a cultural recognition bill, with little opposition noted in testimony. In executive session, the committee considered Senate Bills 6035, 5853, and 5888. It adopted a proposed substitute for SB 6035, which concerns an electronic ballot portal and tribal voting access, and sent it to Rules. It also adopted a proposed substitute for SB 5853, which shifts administration of a statewide emergency notification system for elected officials from the Secretary of State to the Military Department, and sent it to Ways and Means. Finally, it passed SB 5888, which removes Senate confirmation for members of the Washington State Women’s Commission, and sent it to Rules. The committee then adjourned.

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• </c> to support this bill for those reasons to support this bill for those reasons and<02:50:44.760><
• It's helping them understand what's a reasonable contract, what's a reasonable price, so when they're
• . what's a reasonable contract what's a what's a reasonable contract what's a reasonable<03:23:21.040
• would</c><03:32:47.920><c> uh</c> reasonable what's reasonable so would uh reasonable what's reasonable
• So the reasonableness, it comes back to what is reasonable based upon what's available.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• In several locations, it is language reasonably relate to is use what and who determines what reasonably
• And for that reason, we ask you to vote down this amendment.
• We have checks and balances for a reason.
• We have checks and balances for a reason.
• a reason.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report and a rules report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also heard several recognitions and a farewell speech from Representative Nixon, who reflected on constituent service and her legislative priorities. On the floor, HB 1405, relating to a statewide project for missing persons with special needs, passed unanimously. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about the handling of surplus conservation lands and agricultural uses; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, was explained as a broad package restricting foreign-country influence in government, procurement, gifts, cultural agreements, and related areas. An amendment adding restrictions on surrogacy and adoption involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern was adopted after debate over possible impacts on families and adoption practices, and the bill then passed 80-20. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197, a bill to modernize state information technology procurement and contracting, unanimously after debate about improving oversight of large IT projects. HB 1103, allowing local governments to fast-track action on derelict vessels, also passed unanimously. The chamber then considered CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations, including limits on development fees, changes to local voting thresholds for comprehensive plan and boundary actions, manufactured homes in RV parks, and resort-related provisions. Several amendments were debated, including one on local control and rural boundaries that failed and another strike-all amendment ruled out of order; the bill ultimately passed 71-38. The final item reached before the transcript ended was a local bill for the Pace Fire Rescue District in Santa Rosa County, described as adjusting its assessment formula to provide tax relief.

Transcript Highlights:

• What and who determines what reasonably related to means?
• And for that reason, we ask you to vote down this amendment.
• We have checks and balances for a reason.
• a reason.
• It is not reasonable to expect a doctor to know what It is not reasonable to expect a doctor to know

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We understand the need to step out for what whatever reason, just be sure that there are never five or
• I look forward to working with you. working with you and all of these committee members to safeguard
• The reason why we kicked Eric to the curb is because it didn't work. It was crap. can I say that?
• The DPS non-citizen list maintenance data that we get from them, the reason why we get it and the reason
• Safeguarding election equipment and ensuring integrity and accuracy is a top priority. for our association

Committee: House Elections

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• By being the neck, it's the reason I love the Lord.
• The reason for the implied repeal went away at that time.
• Sir, I have a question about reasonable medical judgment.
• historical reasons.
• It also puts in place essential safeguards.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB4 , SB23 , SB1762 , SB34 , SB60 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB75 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB627 , SB2037 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB646 , SB3 , SCR27 , SB552 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SJR1 , SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB546 , SB647 , SB648 , SB1493 , SB1709 , SB2001 , HB5669 , HB3115 , HB5655 , HB5675 , HB5689 , HB5690 , HB5653 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB2775 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148

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• Thank you for your time and consideration, and I'm happy to answer any questions within reason.
• And it's for those reasons that it was filibustered two years ago when it was put before the Senate.
• And it's for those reasons that it was filibustered two years ago when it was put before the Senate.
• In an urban area, for instance, one of the reasons we've done mapping at a very detailed level is the
• So there's a lot of reasons to want to do the coordination. Very happy to try and...

Committee: House Emerging Issues and Professional Registration

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on Senate Bill 905, moving the bill “do pass.” After roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes and 4 nays, and SB 905 was reported do pass. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 959, presented by Senator Doug Beck on behalf of Senator Roberts, who was on active duty. The bill would create the Missouri GIS Council within the Office of Administration to improve statewide geospatial data coordination, planning, training, and education. Supporters, including Greater St. Louis, Inc., the State 911 Service Board, and BioSTL/Next Missouri, said the council would improve emergency response, broadband and infrastructure planning, economic development, and government efficiency, while also including privacy protections that prohibit collection of personally identifiable information. An opponent from Armour Vine argued the bill was “big brother” and raised concerns about government access to geospatial data and privacy, suggesting the measure could be used to track citizens. Committee members questioned both sides about whether the bill collected personal data and whether similar information is already available through cell phones or mapping systems. Supporters responded that the bill concerns address and map data, not individual tracking, and emphasized its value for 911 routing and public safety. No vote was taken on SB 959, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> reason does a member rise? reason does a member rise?
• Speaker, if I further know this bill has reasonable safeguards so the individuals who have turned their
• </c> further know this bill has reasonable further know this bill has reasonable safeguards<02:36:24.960
• </c> reason does a member rise? reason does a member rise?
• The reason does not to work. The reason does not particularly<05:55:21.280><c> matter.

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• intellectual property of our universities, maintain Texas' competitive edge in research and innovation, and safeguard
• Chairman. public testimony on the bill, but I want to make sure if anyone's here and for some reason

Bills: SB37 , SB1489 , SB452 , SB724 , SB1067 , SB1741 , SB1273 , SB 37

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:

• I hope that answers your question as to the reason and purpose behind this legislation.
• And so, I will respectfully plead whatever amendment at this time safeguard of the department.
• And and while that is certainly reasons.
• The reason they put it there is, one, she was the first woman to run for governor.
• Um I I I think that's I apparent reason.

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner’s supervisory role over the legislative facilities committee nurse and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice. The sponsor’s aide and DHHS legislative director explained that the change updates outdated language last amended in 1995, aligns the statute with current practice, and was reviewed with legislative staff and nursing regulators, who were said to be comfortable with the proposal. Members asked why the change was needed and whether the commissioner had actually been supervising; the response was that the language no longer reflected how the position functioned. The chair said the bill might still be a simple consent item, but additional modifications were being discussed, so the hearing was closed with no vote taken at that time. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, authorizing the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. The sponsor’s aide described Bradley’s legislative and congressional service and urged the committee to move the bill ought to pass. Members asked practical questions about whether the portrait was completed, its size, and where it would be hung. The witness said the portrait was not yet completed and that size and placement had not been determined, though the committee was told the historical committee would decide placement. A committee member noted that portrait sizes and locations are already being reviewed because of space concerns, and the hearing ended without a vote. A work session followed on the portrait bills, with the chair using them as a vehicle to discuss broader problems in the statutes governing portraits and the historical committee. He said the committee had gathered information from other states and suggested possible policy ideas such as portrait moratoriums, waiting periods after death, size limits, and clearer placement rules. Members discussed the need to update the RSAs and better define the historical committee’s authority. The committee did not take final action during the work session, but the discussion indicated that the portrait bills may be held while broader statutory revisions are considered.

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the reasons was alluded to, which I'm a new dad.
• For that reason, and that reason alone, we urge you to enact a one-time redistricting for congressional
• I mean, there's a struggle here for a general reason. Because I haven't seen them.
• For these reasons, we urge an aye vote when you get a chance to vote on this.
• We're safeguarding that by this bill today. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Elections