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• The bill that I subbed out in the House on the floor had some language in there about public health inspections
• There is a piece in here too that talks about the foreign worker resource fund that’s created.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• It welcomes students from across the United States and from many foreign countries.
• Under her leadership, the CCC has transformed from a language school into a comprehensive agency providing

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• It welcomes students from across the United States and from many foreign countries. countries. to 11
• DCC has transformed from a language school into a comprehensive agency providing critical services like

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• of public service as veterans who have faithfully defended the United States against enemies both foreign
• These storefronts hide an industry that enables cartel activity, human trafficking, and foreign influence
• This industry is plagued by foreign criminal interests and bad actors, making it nearly impossible to

Bills: HB3725, HB3260, HB3660, HB3369, HB3370, HB2937, HB3419, HB3264, HB3266, HB3267, HB3268, HB3310, HB4311, HB3841, HB3024, HB3075

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• 4, Section B of the TRA stipulates that wherever the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign
• <00:13:30.320> or<00:13:31.200> relate<00:13:31.680> to<00:13:32.000> foreign
• Where the laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign countries, nations, states, governments

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I haven't read the artful language.
• It is not right to give foreigners a better deal than Americans.
• Based upon the language you recited twice.
• According to the language of the bill, it seems like extra steps.
• They don't speak the language of their country. I will work on a plan.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

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• class if he decides that he wants to be able to take a foreign language.
• class if he decides that he wants to be able to take a foreign language.
• class if he decides that he wants to be able to take a foreign language.
• <01:45:08.480> It able to take a foreign language. It able to take a foreign language.
• language from 1784 and I was glad Mr. language from 1784 and I was glad Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that is not just Representative Greenman's language; it is the language of those folks.
• We all look at the language more closely. We had language that we were looking at more closely.
• We'll add this language. We'll accept this language. Now, that's how I negotiate.
• And like this language, we can't take this language. We had that conversation for hours.
• We'll still move forward with our language. The language that the department accepts.

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• immediate freeze on all federal hiring, a freeze on all new federal regulations, and a freeze on all foreign
• America it's in America it's [Music] And two days ago I signed an order making English the official language
• I have also imposed a 25% tariff on foreign aluminum, copper, lumber, and steel, because if we don’t
• I’ve also imposed a 25% tariff on foreign aluminum, copper, lumber, and steel, because if we don’t have
• I officially designated this gang, along with MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Mexican drug cartels, as foreign

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• that<00:30:09.600> definition The language that alters that definition The language that
• 00:47.360> as<02:00:47.520> it the only remaining language as it the only remaining language
• So, that but there is some language So, that but there is some language there<02:00:52.960> that's
• Well, if I look at the face of the bill and I see language that's in the current law and that language
• Well, if I look at the face of the bill and I see language that's in the current law and that language

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with an invocation, and welcomed guests including the doctor of the day, a Johns Hopkins student, and visiting scouts. The chamber then moved through first-reading introductions of several House bills, including measures on bullying and harassment reporting, the Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act, Baltimore County nuisance actions, parole hearing commission procedures, a blockchain technology task force, and a task force on deed fraud, all of which were referred to standing committees. The main floor action centered on layover bills. Senate Bill 932, concerning social media platforms displaying a user’s usual location, was amended to broaden the protected location reference and to protect participants in the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program; after discussion about whether minors and child-abuse victims were covered, the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, drew multiple county-specific amendments. Howard County and Baltimore County amendments sought to give priority to existing local tobacco businesses for the new licenses. Supporters said the changes would protect established local shops from out-of-state entities, while opponents argued the bill should remain statewide and not be amended county by county. A motion to special order the bill failed, and the amendments were adopted before the bill was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 84, on collective bargaining for graduate assistants, also advanced after a committee amendment was adopted. A District 2 amendment was offered to clarify that graduate assistants are employed as teaching, administrative, or research assistants, but the floor leader opposed it, saying the bill’s definition was already clear and the change would create confusion. The minority leader questioned the definition and the relationship between graduate assistants and employees, prompting discussion of collective bargaining as bargaining by employees through representatives. The transcript cuts off before final disposition of that amendment.

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• That policy bill is going to contain the permitting language. This is what we do.
• establishing a spoken language establishing a spoken language healthcare<01:37:10.679> interpreter
• 22.23 deletes and reinserts language 22.23 deletes and reinserts language related<01:39:55.840><
• Um, but my question has to do—I saw a couple expiration of uncodified language.
• Can you explain why those language.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That may be a foreign concept to certain people. However, this is a state constitutional amendment.
• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it. Okay. Mr.
• Chair, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it.
• And there's express language in here that says that is the case. And with that I'll conclude.
• Chair, Senator Fernandez, Article 4, Section 1 of the Constitution does have language regarding this.

Bills: HCR2048

Keywords: elective officers, salary regulation, compensation, Arizona Constitution, voter approval, legislative commission, 1182, all

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• among the most honorable of all those in public service, protecting every American from enemies both foreign
• This is reading legislation we've been working on with agreed language with the Senate.
• How about the right to actual tax relief instead of decorative language?
• Language on some notice that they get from the assessor.
• It's a clarification language. Moved to adopt, yield to questions. No questions. Represent a fact.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• I just want to point out the committee's substitute is language that we've worked on, is supported by
• All parties kind of got together and came to an agreement on this language before you.
• So, this is just cleaning up with the intent of that language from 2024 to really put a definition of
• And then there's some cleanup language that kind of clarifies what that receiver office can do.
• Senate Bill 2178 is, believe it or not, some compromise language.

Bills: SB1969, SB1953, SB1277, SB1287, SB1061, SB1916, SB1589, SB2178, SB1444, SB1438, SB1501, SB1873, SB1364

Keywords: massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits

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• I FLY FOR THE JOY TO STAY PROFICIENT AND CUT MY TIME TO DRIVE A HERE FROM FOREIGN A HALF HOURS TO ONE
• THEY JUST HAVE A LANGUAGE IN THEIR PAPERWORK AND THEIR FILES. THAT IS WHY THEY DON'T MANDATE IT.
• THE LANGUAGE DOES EXIST BUT THERE IS NO LAW THAT MANDATES THAT FDOT HAS TO FUNNEL THROUGH WITH IT.
• Chaney: WHERE IS THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO OPT OUT? >> Rep.
• I APPRECIATE WHAT THIS BILL LANGUAGE SPEAKS TO WITH FLORIDA BEING ONE OF THE MOST DEADLIEST PLACE FOR

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• Chair, if, if I can please open up the, before I give my testimony, uh, give an opening prayer in my language
• And I don't know what the language is in in whatever the border state compact is, but the way this bill
• Uh, under current interstate compact language and in line with its promise to private landowners, the
• Um, we, but since we've looked at the language and we thought that there was some, uh, better ways to
• , uh, uh, enhance how we can coordinate and, you know, so to have some more, um, inclusive language to

Bills: HB176, HB180

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding

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• And again, you would want to include foreign laws.
• If you look at the middle box, under the law on marshals, similarly, there’s some pretty old language
• And to update some of this other language, no longer require them to attend all court hearings, but do
• There’s some language that I really don’t want to repeat that describes why.
• There's some language that I really don't want to repeat that describes why. and I really don't want

Summary: The committee held a work session in Mill Creek focused first on the eviction process. Judge Michael Scott of King County Superior Court described historic highs in unlawful detainer filings across Washington, especially in urban counties, and said King County has reduced its backlog and average time to resolution to about 60 days by adding two dedicated eviction judges and using more judges when needed. He also described how King County and other counties are implementing the right to counsel for indigent tenants, and noted that additional housing commissioners may help. Office of Civil Legal Aid representatives Philippe Knapp and Jane Paxe said the statewide appointed counsel program has represented more than 30,000 tenants, referred clients to social services, and helped many remain housed, but they warned of a funding shortfall that could eliminate about 17 attorneys and leave roughly 2,000 tenants without representation. A landlord-side panel argued that eviction timelines remain too long and fragmented, creating unpaid rent, safety issues, and uncertainty for both landlords and tenants; they urged more uniform procedures, streamlined rental assistance, and procedural changes to reduce refiling and delays. The second work session addressed theft and vandalism of critical infrastructure, especially copper and telecom cable theft. Committee staff reviewed existing criminal and regulatory laws covering malicious mischief, theft, scrap metal businesses, and metal property deception. Comcast, Mason Public Utility District, and the Recycled Materials Association testified that theft of aerial cable and copper has become a crisis affecting power, internet, 911 service, schools, hospitals, and line-worker safety. Utility representatives described outages, hazards, and rising costs, and asked for stronger audits of scrapyards, tougher penalties for theft affecting critical infrastructure, and tighter rules on payment and identification. Recyclers said they oppose the thefts and already operate under heavy regulation, but acknowledged enforcement gaps and the need for better coordination; committee members discussed possible bill concepts and asked for written recommendations. The final work session covered standards for law enforcement personnel. Criminal Justice Training Commission Executive Director Monica Alexander and Assistant Director Kimberly Bliss explained current certification and decertification rules, including background checks, training requirements, mandatory and discretionary grounds for decertification, and the hearing process. They said elected sheriffs are not currently required to undergo the same pre-election background check as other applicants, though they can still be decertified if already certified, and they reported a backlog of more than 1,000 cases with about 70 to 80 new cases coming in each month. Retired Judge Ann Levinson then outlined ways the legislature could strengthen and align standards for chiefs, sheriffs, and marshals, including requiring certification within a set time, setting a minimum age, requiring recent state background checks, and making loss of certification a vacancy in office. Committee members asked questions about accountability for elected sheriffs, background-check administration, and decertification outcomes.

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• specialist with the office of Foreign specialist with the office of Foreign Affairs<00:28:53.559
• and then they also propos a language and then they also propos a language that<00:33:47.080>
• <00:52:57.359> in<00:52:57.520> it<00:52:57.960> that language in it that language
• So is deleting the language okay, or do we need additional language to clarify?
• So is deleting the language okay, or do we need additional language to clarify?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 26, SD 2, relating to affordable housing, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development explained a prior transit-oriented development study that identified roughly 59,000 possible units and about 25,000 affordable units from known projects, and said the bill would help fill gaps by evaluating additional public lands for housing suitability and possible co-use with existing facilities. Members asked about the need for resources and staffing to do that work, and OPSD said it would need time and consultant support to carry it out. Testimony on the bill included support from state and county housing agencies and comments from planning and land use entities. On SB 66, SD 2, relating to housing and historic preservation review, SHPD and OHA both testified. SHPD said the bill would not override existing burial-site protections and that county staff with proper qualifications could make historic-property determinations locally, while OHA asked for clearer language requiring consultation when Native Hawaiian historic sites are involved and clearer procedures if an adverse effect is found. Committee members and SHPD discussed whether the bill should explicitly preserve existing Chapter 6E processes, whether counties have qualified staff, and how quickly a county would have to decide if it cannot complete the review itself and must use a third-party reviewer. Supporters said the measure could speed permitting and keep decisions local; one opponent argued it could rush approvals and strain infrastructure. The committee also heard support from housing, construction, business, and food-industry groups, and opposition from some preservation and community advocates. The committee then heard SB 332, SD 1, on foreclosure-related protections, with testimony focused on Lānaʻi and concerns about speculative real estate after the foreclosure moratorium ended. SB 414, SD 2, on restoring access to disaster-affected areas, drew support from HHFDC, DHS, and the Maui Chamber; HHFDC noted DOH plans for a temporary paved access road to the Kayola temporary housing site and said agencies were discussing which parcels would be needed. On SB 102, SD 2, relating to affordable housing and third-party historic review, SHPD said it would need to do more upfront screening and that the bill’s timelines and third-party provisions should be clearer; OHA said the measure should include a sunset and better staffing, and asked that the department fill positions to meet review demand. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

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• The language surrounding the Clean Water Act is not the only defect with this bill. execute this bill
• Why wouldn't I do it when I have in my hand language that motivates me to do it?
• language language that<02:29:40.000> motivates<02:29:40.640> me<02:29:40.800> to
• clever language. clever language.
• vuperative language. vuperative language.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it.
• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it.
• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it. Okay.
• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, I don't have the language in front of me. I have read it.
• And there's express language in here that says that is the case.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard HCR 2048, as amended by a strike-everything amendment. The amendment would constitutionally prohibit the state from confiscating scholarship account monies from children of military families who are eligible for education scholarship accounts (ESAs) and can use the funds for tuition and fees at eligible postsecondary institutions. It also would make any later bill or voter-approved measure that violates that prohibition void in its entirety, with no severability, for measures enacted or approved on or after November 1, 2026. Representative Way, the sponsor, said the measure was intended to protect military families from having education funds taken away and argued that military children face unique disruptions because of deployments and frequent moves. Supporters including Matt Beinberg of the Goldwater Institute, Kevin Beasty of the Arizona Christian Education Coalition, Peter Gentala of the Center for Arizona Policy, and Senator Rogers said the amendment was needed to safeguard military families and preserve their ability to use ESA funds flexibly, including for college savings. Opponents, including Senators Alston, Fernandez, Kuby, and Epstein, argued the proposal was unnecessary, overly broad, and an attempt to preempt or invalidate a pending ESA-related citizen initiative. They also raised concerns about ESA accountability, public school funding, and constitutional issues involving voter initiatives and judicial review. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then voted on HCR 2048 as amended. The final committee vote was 6 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 not voting, giving the measure a do-pass recommendation.