Bills: SB2026, SB1376, SB1355, SB2115, SB1533, SB1732, SB1217, SB1443, SB1455, SB1457, SB1459, SB1465, SB1944, SB1946, SB1218, SB1942, SB1352, SB2132, SB1920, SB1285, SB1304, SB1305, SB1326, SB1590, SB1767

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

Bills: HB2118, HB1764, HB1815, HB2117, HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566, HB2573, HB1736, HB2425, HB1590, HB1913, HB1573, HB1542, HB1804, HB1976, HB1704, HB1996, HB1541, HB1926, HB1703, HB1866, HB1710

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund

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• And so, in order to reduce fraud, to increase accountability, and to ensure access, this is an issue
• As a young man, Arthur joined the United States Marine Corps and served proudly as a sergeant during
• He received several awards, including the Korean Service Medal with Service Star and the United Nations
• As a young man, Arthur joined the United States Marine Corps and served proudly as a sergeant during
• Tobin Jr., United States Marine Corps, retired, of Orange County, California; and was predeceased by

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.

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• ,<04:21:00.000> and year and some of the waste, fraud, and year and some of the waste, fraud
• Are we going seen in the United States?
• So why questions about fraud and abuse.
• We have a $77 million ABA fraud audit that we know about.
• questions of fraud, waste, and abuse. questions of fraud, waste, and abuse.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:18:50.520> committee<00:18:50.960> fraud<00:18:51.440> prevention fraud committee
• fraud prevention fraud committee fraud prevention committee<00:18:52.960> um<00:18:53.080>
• Each year, United Family Medicine Residency receives about 250 applications for our program.
• rural and and urban each year United rural and and urban each year United Family<01:36:56.880>
• <01:37:15.280> Family in about two weeks United Family in about two weeks United Family Medicine

Keywords: 1183, house

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• During that process, our Victim Services Unit locates victims, notifies them of hearings, outcomes, and
• And then, let's see, here we go, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, vehicle replacement.
• We're the fourth largest economy in the United States, and we're the third largest correction system,
• I don't need to spend a lot of time here again: third largest correction system in the United States.
• Fixed capital outlay: $56 million for new correctional housing units. Let me pause here.

Summary: The committee met to hear fiscal year 2026-2027 legislative budget requests from several justice-related agencies. The Florida Commission on Offender Review requested funding for investigator and revocation staff salary increases to address turnover, plus nonrecurring funds for Wi-Fi, seven vehicles, technology support, and commissioner salary adjustments. The State Courts Administrator presented a broad judicial branch request focused on trial court case-management technology, additional case managers, trust fund authority for child support hearing officers, courthouse furnishings, district court flexibility in staffing, a future courthouse for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, Supreme Court elevator replacement, POM accounting implementation support, judicial security liaison positions tied to the Florida Fusion Center, expanded senior management service authority, and judicial salary adjustments. The Office of the Attorney General outlined pay and operating requests for consumer protection, citizen services, ethics, crime compensation, victim services, vehicle replacement, IT and cybersecurity, lease and operating costs, and PALM-related expenses, while several senators questioned the office about outside counsel contracts, contingency-fee arrangements, transparency, and the use of private law firms. The Department of Corrections made the largest presentation, describing severe staffing shortages, high turnover, rising inmate populations, increased assaults, and heavy overtime use. Secretary Ricky Dixon said the agency’s request was driven by constitutional and public safety needs and included funding for operations, security equipment, inflationary costs, vehicle replacement, offender information system modernization, technology restoration, inmate health services, drug and food cost increases, staffing pilots, maintenance, security infrastructure, Florida PALM, recruitment and retention, and $56 million for new correctional housing units. Members asked about inmate labor, prison safety, overtime, vehicle breakdowns, and whether more National Guard support was needed; Dixon said the agency needed more staffing and pay competitiveness rather than a long-term military presence. A correctional officers’ union representative also urged support for pay raises, citing low pay and staffing concerns. No votes were taken on the budget requests. The chair allowed extended questioning, especially for the Department of Corrections, but noted time constraints and asked agencies to return in a later committee meeting, including FDLE, which was deferred because of a House site visit.

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• States at large... ...affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• Law enforcement, Section 81-14-1, revised statute, relating to a higher and fraud.
• The accessory dwelling unit allowed the accessory dwelling use to my right.
• This is a super violation with respect to each one of their housing units.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• We shouldn't have that money trying to influence a local unit of government or any other unit of government
• We shouldn't have that money trying to influence a local unit of government or any other unit of government
• We shouldn't have that money trying to influence a local unit of government or any other unit of government
• We shouldn't have that money trying to influence a local unit of government or any other unit of government
• We shouldn't have that money trying to influence a local unit of government or any other unit of government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:26:32.240> Just fraud and theft and slander legal.
• Just fraud and theft and slander legal.
• , Ammon uh mentioned, you know, uh fraud, Ammon uh mentioned, you know, uh fraud, uh<00:33:54.280
• Supreme Court case United States v.
• It's to the women of the United States.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So this is the securities unit staffing for the investment advisor broker-dealer examiners.
• So this is the<00:04:06.720> securities<00:04:07.360> unit<00:04:07.840> staffing
• ><00:04:08.400> for<00:04:08.640> the the securities unit staffing for the the securities
• unit staffing for the investment<00:04:09.200> advisor<00:04:09.680> broker<00:04:10.000
• within uh the metag gap uh and fraud within uh the metag gap uh and when<00:37:51.839> and<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Children's advocacy centers play a vital role in supporting victims by uniting teams of professionals
• role in supporting victims by uniting role in supporting victims by uniting teams<00:05:09.000><
• Perhaps the new committee on fraud, waste, and abuse should review this situation. No more delays.
• ><00:14:59.440> new<00:14:59.680> committee<00:15:00.079> on<00:15:00.279> fraud
• 2026 perhaps the new committee on fraud 2026 perhaps the new committee on fraud waste<00:15:01.279

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm the fraud, waste, and Hennessy.
• When we huge room for fraud on that.
• I oversee one of the units as a criminal records unit.
• Um, so that sheet that I have has what of the units I oversee as a criminal of the units I oversee as
• Um during our audit with records unit.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on Senate Bill 401, which DHHS described as a cleanup bill. Testimony from the department explained that the bill would repeal obsolete reporting requirements tied to a repealed municipal reimbursement program and to the now-repealed commission on demographic trends. No one testified in opposition, and the committee voted 12-0 ought to pass, placing the bill on the consent calendar. The committee then heard Senate Bill 402, which would eliminate certain non-compete agreements for physician associates going forward. Senator Gray introduced the bill, and a representative of the New Hampshire Society of Physician Associates said it would improve workforce recruitment and access to care without changing scope of practice or affecting existing agreements. Committee members asked about the length of current restrictions and whether the change would make New Hampshire more attractive to PAs. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and sent the bill to the consent calendar. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 426, which would repeal the permissible fireworks committee. Senator Uler and the deputy state fire marshal said the committee’s original purpose had been overtaken by later changes adopting federal fireworks standards, and that the fire marshal now has the necessary authority. The committee voted 12-0 ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 469, a DMV modernization bill allowing electronic signatures in place of wet signatures for certain motor vehicle title and registration processes. Senator Lang, Carvana, the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association, Copart, and DMV staff all supported the measure, saying it would reduce delays, errors, and paperwork burdens. Members asked about AI, consumer protections, costs, and how electronic signatures would work in practice, including in cases involving deceased owners. The transcript cuts off during that hearing before any committee action on SB 469.

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• Members, House Bill 3244 modernizes Oklahoma’s criminal fraud and identity theft statutes.
• It’s shocking to me when you see that, when you hear about the numbers, we’re in a fraud and identity
• The FTC received approximately $3.5 million in fraud reports... ...in this country, and the FTC received
• approximately $3.5 million in fraud reports in 2019, but in 25, 6.5, so it’s scheduled to be even higher
• Elizabeth Carlock Phillips said it best in some of her remarks as she battles for these all over the United

Bills: HB2299, HB2939, HB2941, HB2960, HB3062, HB3087, HB3114, HB3244, HB3262, HB3304, HB3345, HB3386, HB3431, HB3498, HB3581, HB3645, HB3648, HB3764, HB3852, HB3974, HB4141, HB4144, HB4227, HB4237, HB4343, HB4425

Keywords: Article V, convention, amendments, criminal penalties, legislative authority, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, firearm liability, tort reform, manufacturers

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.

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• C3 is $99,000 to return funds from the unemployment insurance fraud detection and prevention project.
• support the Senior Medicare Patrol, which utilizes outreach to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud
• support the Senior Medicare Patrol, which utilizes outreach to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud
• Next page is page 29, item number 13, DHS, United Methodist Behavioral Health.
• For all these reports, for the United States, for the record, please. Good morning, y'all.

Summary: The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies. Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options. The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• I was in the fraud unit at Health and Human Services for 23 years, and we had a similar situation.
• I was<00:51:08.960> in<00:51:09.040> the<00:51:09.200> fraud<00:51:09.520> unit
• <00:51:09.760> at<00:51:10.000> Health<00:51:10.160> and was in the fraud unit
• at Health and was in the fraud unit at Health and Human<00:51:10.640> Services<00:51:11.200><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:03:00.080> of might have to those local units of might have to those local units of government
• And the ICE agent said, “Because of your accent” in the United States of America.
• States of America, because in the United States of America, because of<00:08:33.440> your<00:
• that should be happening in the United that should be happening in the United States<00:21:26.320
• regulation customer usage of the United regulation customer usage of the United States<00:32:18.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• which is the number of crimes law enforcement is actually solving, has fallen consistently in the United
• By definition, human traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to control their victims.
• Fraud, including false promises of safety or legal protection, further entraps victims in cycles of abuse
• trafficking, I've worked both state and federal cases and have been fortunate enough to work throughout the United

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• which is the number of crimes law enforcement is actually solving, has fallen consistently in the United
• By definition, human traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to control their victims.
• Fraud, including false promises of safety or legal protection, further entraps victims in cycles of abuse
• I've worked, um, both state and federal cases, uh, and been fortunate enough to work throughout the United

Bills: SB 614, SB 872, SB 1199, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1573, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2146, SB 2177, SB 2373, SB 2460, SB 2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• Additionally, a person who is not lawfully present in the United States is ineligible for issuance of
• The bonded title process provides opportunities for title disputes, fraud, and vehicle theft.
• began... requiring fingerprinting for all retailers of motor vehicles, RVs, and trailers to prevent fraud
• After college, Valdez enlisted in the United States Army, where he achieved the rank of Specialist Four

Bills: SB215, SB1104, SB1351, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB1423, SB1568

Keywords: education, funding, school districts, local control, equity, digital identification, identity verification, Department of Public Safety, Texas legislature, wireless communication, Texas, technology, identification program, fee structure, wireless devices, public safety, hunting license, handgun license, fingerprinting, dealer license