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• If they're offensive, they have offensive language; it's right there and they're broadcasting it.
• I'll highlight some of them as far as profane language, to include words that are so grossly offensive
• There are regulations by the FCC that if the radio broadcast offensive language, there are penalties.
• If they're offensive, they have offensive language; it's right there and they're broadcasting it.
• If they're offensive, they have offensive language; it's right there and they're broadcasting it.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Senate File 7, sponsored by Judiciary, Theft Amendments, an act relating to crimes and offenses, being
• to crimes and offenses, being enacted by the Legislature of the state of Wyoming.
• being enacted by the crimes and offenses being enacted by the legislature<00:55:56.160><c> of</c><00
• an act relating to criminal offense an act relating to crimes<00:56:04.720><c> and</c><00:56:04.880>
• :06.000><c> the</c> crimes and offenses being enacted by the crimes and offenses being enacted by the

Keywords: 916, all

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• has tremendously impacted and offenses has tremendously impacted and improved<00:45:19.960><c> the</
• The forfeited property cannot be disproportionate in value to the criminal offense committed.
• The forfeited property cannot be disproportionate in value to the criminal offense committed.
• This restricts civil asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of felony offenses where the
• where the property owner felony offenses where the property owner has<01:46:43.119><c> been</c><01:46

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard several bills on January 30. SB 286 and SB 287 both concerned supplemental funding for the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney: SB 286 for the career criminal prosecution unit and SB 287 for the victim witness assistance program. Testimony from the department explained that these bills are filed each year because the Attorney General’s core budget allocation may not be sufficient, though the department said the core had recently been increased and the supplemental request might no longer be necessary. For SB 287, the department also warned of a possible federal Victims of Crime Act funding freeze that could cut about $1.88 million and severely harm victim services. Both bills drew support from county and community witnesses, and members asked about prior-year funding and why the requests were limited to fiscal 2025-26; no votes were taken in the excerpt. SB 289, from the State Ethics Commission, would create a more uniform administrative fine process under the ethics code and lobbyist law. The commission said the measure would not change substantive enforcement but would let it issue a notice and order of fine first, with the respondent able to request a hearing within 20 days, which would speed up cases that are not factually disputed. Members questioned whether the bill would deny due process or function like an automatic parking ticket, and the commission responded that respondents could still challenge the fine and that the process would apply to violations with fines under $1,000. The committee also heard SB 304, which would add 11 positions for the First Circuit Adult Client Services Branch; Judiciary testimony said probation caseloads are high, with an average of 116 cases per officer, and the added staff would help meet national supervision standards and better serve higher-risk clients. Members asked whether the positions were already in the budget and about current staffing ratios; the witness said the positions were not already funded and that the Judiciary supported the bill with amendments. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment to exclude spending money to influence elections from protected free speech. Testimony was strongly divided: supporters argued that Citizens United has distorted elections and empowered special interests, while opponents warned the language was too broad and could affect nonprofit advocacy and grassroots groups. Finally, SB 313 would impose a 1% wealth asset tax on individuals with $20 million or more in assets. The Department of Taxation said it had concerns about the bill’s ambiguity and administration and noted it would require annual valuation and likely additional resources; opponents, including family business representatives and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, argued the tax would be difficult and costly to administer, would require sensitive business disclosures, and could force family businesses to pay from company cash. Supporters said wealthy residents should pay a fair share. The committee heard testimony and questions on these bills, but the excerpt does not show final committee votes or actions.

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• bill also strengthens the review process by ensuring individuals serving sentences for violent sex offenses
• going to say that they can be released out in the community and not commit another sexual violent offense
• parole program, but also ensuring that those that are serving a life sentence for a violent sexual offense
• Removing the 707(b) offenses from this bill, those are the youth that are locked in a youth facility
• Concerns, removing the 707(b) offenses from this bill, those are the youth that are locked in a youth

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• by Senator Morris, relative to parties to crime, sentencing of accessories after the fact to sex offenses
• The Code of Criminal Procedure mandates that individuals charged with a second or subsequent offense
• House Bill 547 by Representative Thomas provides relative to election offenses, providing that no person
• Speaker, this amendment basically changed the offense to a misdemeanor and I ask for favorable passage
• Next bill: House Bill 806 by Representative LaFleur, hit-and-run driving offenses, considerations when

Bills: HR84, HR85, HR86, HR87, HR88, HR89, HR90, HCR42, HCR43, HB1087, HB1088, HB1089, HB1090, HB1091, HB1092, HB1093, HB1094, HB1095, HB1096, HB1097, HB1098, HB1099, HB1100, HB1101, HB1102, HB1103, HB1104, HB1105, HB1106, HB1107, HB1108, HB1109, HB1110, HB1111, HB1112, HB1113, HB1114, HB1115, HB1116, HB1117, HB1118, HB1119, HB1120, HB1121, HB1122, HB1123, HB1124, HB1125, HB1126, HB1127, HB1128, HB1129, HB1130, HB1131, HB1132, HB1133, HB1134, HB1135, HB1136, HB1137, HB1138, HB1139, HB1140, HB1141, HB1142, HB1143, HB1144, HB1145, HB1146, HB1147, HB1148, HB1149, HB1150, HB1151, HB1153, HB1154, HB1155, HB1156, HB1157, HB1158, HB1159, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1163, HB1164, HB1165, HB1166, HB1167, HB1169, HB1170, HB1171, HB1172, HB1173, HB1174, HB1175, HB1176, HB1177, HB1178, HB1179, HB1180, HB1181, HB1182, HB1183, HB1184, HB1185, HB1186, HB1187, HB1188, HB1189, HB1190, HB1192, HB1193, HB1194, HB1195, HB1196, HB1197, HB1198, HB1199, HB1200, HB1201, HB1202, HB1203, HB1204, HB1205, HB1206, HB1207, HB1208, HB1209, HB1210, HB1211, HB1212, HB1213, HB1214, HB1215, HB1216, HB1217, HB1218, HB1219, HB1220, HB1221, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1225, HB1226, HB1227, HB1228, HB1229, HB1230, HB1231, HR73, HR74, HR75, HR77, HR78, HR79, HR80, HR81, HR83, HCR36, HCR37, HCR38, HCR39, HCR40, HCR41, HB368, HB433, HB1017, HB1018, HB1019, HB1020, HB1021, HB1022, HB1023, HB1024, HB1025, HB1026, HB1027, HB1028, HB1029, HB1030, HB1031, HB1032, HB1033, HB1034, HB1035, HB1036, HB1037, HB1038, HB1039, HB1040, HB1041, HB1042, HB1043, HB1044, HB1045, HB1046, HB1047, HB1048, HB1049, HB1050, HB1051, HB1052, HB1053, HB1054, HB1055, HB1056, HB1057, HB1058, HB1059, HB1060, HB1061, HB1062, HB1063, HB1064, HB1065, HB1066, HB1067, HB1068, HB1069, HB1070, HB1071, HB1072, HB1073, HB1074, HB1075, HB1076, HB1077, HB1078, HB1079, HB1080, HB1081, HB1082, HB1083, HB1084, SB111, SB122, SB195, SB221, SB404, HR1, HCR6, HCR19, HB27, HB81, HB134, HB154, HB163, HB170, HB194, HB214, HB217, HB220, HB254, HB259, HB290, HB308, HB311, HB360, HB382, HB401, HB410, HB417, HB463, HB514, HB575, HB592, HB718, HB723, HB750, HB755, HB776, HB812, HB830, HB838, HB844, HB882, HB885, HB888, HB950, HB961, HB966, HB980, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HB58, HB69, HB93, HB166, HB199, HB201, HB202, HB218, HB223, HB224, HB231, HB235, HB246, HB338, HB349, HB352, HB379, HB405, HB429, HB535, HB547, HB577, HB588, HB626, HB636, HB652, HB653, HB669, HB688, HB691, HB721, HB738, HB806, HB851, HB857, HB861, HB889, HB904, HB907, HB908, HB929, HB1009, HB13, HB23, HB25, HB32, HB41, HB90, HB120, HB121, HB122, HB127, HB138, HB139, HB141, HB179, HB187, HB213, HB247, HB286, HB332, HB344, HB357

Keywords: physical therapy, healthcare, prevention, wellness, education, Louisiana, landscape architecture, environment, public health, economic development, infrastructure, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, Roger D. Boudreaux, Church Point, mayor, Louisiana House of Representatives, community service, local government

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• House Bill 611 is a bill that creates parity for victims of felony assaults, sexual offenses, and stalking
• Bill 611 avoids that lapse in protection and closes the gap that currently exists between sexual offenses
• </c><00:01:41.520><c> It</c><00:01:41.720><c> creates</c><00:01:42.200><c> a</c> offenses, and stalking
• It creates a offenses, and stalking.
• , stalking, and intimate partner offenses, stalking, and intimate partner violence,<00:02:51.840><c>

Keywords: 958, all

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• second of all whether or not it actually fell under law and whether that was the necessary triggering offense
• And on House Bill 1367, establishing the crime of offensive doxing, I recognize myself to make a motion
• Criminal offense possession of firearm, quarter requiring surrender. >> Yeah, this was the one that touched
• <01:49:57.440><c> section</c><01:49:57.760><c> when</c><01:49:58.000><c> the</c><01:49:58.159><c> offense
• </c><01:49:58.480><c> occurred</c> this section when the offense occurred this section when the offense

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• SB 2112 by Kolkhorst, relating to the punishment of certain criminal offenses related to cultivated oyster
• This bill establishes a felony offense for intoxication manslaughter for defendants who caused the death
• SB 1804 by Alvarado relating to the restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses
• The denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. Mr.
• Contained in those products, requiring a registration, imposing fees, creating criminal offenses, and

Bills: SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SB1762, SB552, HCR109, SB2185, SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, HB2970, HB 109, SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• Election fraud is a serious offense, and this legislation will make the punishment for these types of
• Well, you know, these are nonviolent offenses, and they are very serious crimes, but they are nonviolent
• This is a lot of my tax money that I do not want to see going to jail people for nonviolent offenses.
• And some of these offenses that are in this bill were already considered election fraud.
• It's also adding extra offenses.

Bills: HB1968, HB2279, HB2739, HB2803, HB3909, HB3918, HB4253, HB4475, HB5115, HB5430

Keywords: election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code

Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.

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• </c><01:01:42.079><c> lawyer</c><01:01:43.079><c> um</c> about my skill as a offense lawyer um about
• my skill as a offense lawyer um but<01:01:43.799><c> you</c><01:01:43.920><c> know</c><01:01:44.319><
• and all offenses for a nuisance dog to $100 from $25, that seemed excessive to him because they were
• Instead of changing $25 to $100, it says a warning will be given for the first nuisance offense, $50
• for the second offense within 12 months, and $100 for the third and subsequent offenses committed within

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I've listed current offenses, and then in bold are the new offenses we were seeking to add with that
• So I've listed current more offenses.
• and then in bold are the new offenses and then in bold are the new offenses<00:07:15.440><c> we</c><
• </c> right if you actually saw the offenses. right if you actually saw the offenses.
• </c><00:07:28.240><c> at</c> not only check against these offenses at not only check against these offenses

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In Commit a crime, be arrested for some offense that would cause concern for us.
• Code section 922G, whatever, but you committed the following offense.
• Code section 922G, whatever, but you committed the following offense.
• Thank you. sometimes the offense in question can be sometimes the offense in question can be old<02:03
• </c><02:36:22.080><c> and</c> very unsafe and feels very offensive and very unsafe and feels very offensive

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I mean, we've been using the same person, and it's kind of clunky, no offense.
• No offense? I'd say if you just spend a reasonable amount of money. I mean, I trust your...

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council meeting opened with roll call, approval of the January minutes without changes, and a brief financial update showing the council had a little over $11,000 on hand, with state funding from specialty plate sales continuing at about $3,000 per year. Under old business, the council reconsidered a previously overlooked grant for Robinson’s Rescue and approved sending the organization the $850 it had been due last year. In new business, Jeff Dorson was nominated and approved to serve as the council’s public records liaison. The council also reviewed and accepted standard contest submission rules, with flexibility for the chair to make minor edits before posting them. Dr. Mitchell and Pam proposed matching July 1 through September 30 submission windows for both the pet stamp photo contest and the grant application process, so selections and voting could occur at the October meeting; those dates were approved. The council discussed the website, noting it was outdated and needed improvement. Members agreed to seek proposals and set a reasonable payment range of $500 to $1,000 for website upgrades and maintenance. They also set the next meeting for Wednesday, October 21 at the same time and location, and approved a July 1 through August 30 campaign to sell 136 license plates before opening donations to cover any remaining plates. The meeting adjourned after members agreed to promote the plate drive through social media and flyers.

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• I mean, we've been using the same person, and it's kind of clunky, no offense.
• I'd say if you just spend a reasonable amount of money, No offense?

Summary: The Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council met with Chair Jeff Dorson presiding and approved the prior January minutes without changes. The council reviewed finances, noting a balance of a little over $11,000 and that state funding from specialty plate sales remains about $3,000 annually. Under old business, the council voted to restore an overlooked $850 grant to Robinson’s Rescue from the prior cycle, and the chair said he would send the check within a few days. In new business, Dorson was nominated and approved to serve as the council’s public records liaison. The council also reviewed and accepted standard contest submission rules, with Dorson given flexibility to make minor edits before posting them. Dr. Mitchell and Pam proposed opening both the pet stamp photo contest and the grant application period from July 1 through September 30, with selections and grant votes to occur at the October meeting; the council approved those dates by motion. The council discussed updating its website and agreed to seek proposals for improvements in the $500 to $1,000 range, noting the current site is outdated. The next meeting was set for Wednesday, October 21 at the same time and location. Members also agreed to run a license plate promotion from July 1 through August 30 to help sell the remaining 136 plates, with Holly and the chair’s subcommittee planning flyers and social media outreach. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The first and second offense for custodial interference is subject to a $500 civil penalty.
• The third offense is a class B felony.
• within the state, and if a child is taken out of the state in violation of the custody order, the offense
• is treated as a class B felony on the first offense.
• The third offense is a classB penalty.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, Article 15 requires that any offenses, so that's limit offenses is wide, but crimes specifically
• requires that any offenses, so that's limit<00:52:49.599><c> offenses</c><00:52:50.160><c> is</c><00
• It is a crime or an offense. An offense which is a civil tort.
• An offense which a crime or an offense.
• If you look, so in predicate offense.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Subdivision four on page three identifies that this is a continuing offense.
• The offense is considered continuing.
• that may uh period for older offenses that may uh come<00:50:43.040><c> to</c><00:50:43.280><c> the<
• </c><00:51:14.240><c> that</c> restitution for certain offenses that restitution for certain offenses
• against the Medicaid program is offenses against the Medicaid program is why<01:21:47.679><c> that</

Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation, 1183, house

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• </c> relating to crimes and offenses. relating to crimes and offenses.
• Sex offenses are very complicated.
• We all are horrified, absolutely horrified by sex offenses to children and minors.
• Sex offenses are very complicated. Sex offenses are very complicated.
• We all are horrified, absolutely horrified by sex offenses to children and minors.

Keywords: 916, all

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• magistrate court from a maximum of $50 to a maximum of $200 and requires community service for the first offense
• For a second offense, the fine is raised from $100 to $500, with community service.
• For a third offense, the fine is raised from $100 to $1,000, and a sentence may be imposed through the

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 4893, which would increase penalties for contempt of magistrate court and raise the maximum fine a court may impose without a jury trial. Counsel explained that the bill would raise fines for first, second, and third offenses, add community service, and allow weekend jail or work release for a third offense. The committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and adopted a title amendment. The committee then took up House Bill 5684, a pilot program creating child protection commissioners to help handle abuse and neglect cases. Counsel and the sponsor described the proposal as a way to reduce circuit court backlog, improve the frequency and consistency of hearings, and provide more focused attention to children and families while leaving final decision-making authority with circuit judges. Supporters cited the heavy caseloads, shortages of guardians ad litem, and a Texas model that reportedly improved efficiency; one senator criticized the bill as adding bureaucracy, while others said the system needs a new approach. Members discussed funding through a companion bill tied to the medical cannabis fund, with an initial startup amount and ongoing annual support. Several senators raised concerns about the lack of a sunset date and the need for measurable outcomes. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the Supreme Court’s Administrative Director to identify measurable outcomes, establish a pre-implementation baseline, and provide annual reporting to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, including costs and projected costs. House Bill 5684, as amended, was then reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass.

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• I take offense to the notion that renters don't pay property tax.
• Again, no offense to the public school system, right?
• Again, no offense to the public school system, right?

Keywords: 959, house, all