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• specifically defines a government entity as a state agency, a statewide system, or a political subdivision
• just to make sure what um uh subdivision just to make sure what um uh what<00:11:26.000> we're
• We request to repeal the rule and codification of the few provisions that remain.
• struggling with complying with the 48 struggling with complying with the 48 hour<00:58:56.720> rule
• :58.319> out<00:58:58.480> of<00:58:58.799> the<00:58:59.160> the hour rule

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

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• I know that I said in a rules committee where there was a discussion about constitutional potential constitutional
• They'll assess regulatory potential regulatory models, including best management practices, permitting
• First, that would have statutory rules and how they're going to be utilized.
• President, those those rules and guidelines have not been released or prepared and sent out by the federal
• I believe that when the rules and guidelines are set out, anything that we can do to set aside money

Bills: HB3418, HB3985, HB3463, HB3002, HB4303, HB3919, HB3416, HB3417, HB3415, HB2206, HB3414, HB3265, HB3310, HB3413, HB4486, HB1219, SR39, SB1177, HB3298, HB2696, HB3941, HB3970, HB3264, HB3321, HB2650, HB3497, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421, HB3177, HB3322, HB3499, HB3500, HB3845, HB3742, HB3622, HB1250, HB2710, HB3831, HB4408, HB1002, HB3008, HB3086, HB3595, HB3678, HB4107, HB3695, HB3315, HB3590, HB3006, HB3151, HB2959, HB2398, HB3026, HB3467, HB4268, HB3372, HB2210, HB4359, HB4427

Keywords: public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust, electronic bidding, school districts, property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, municipal audit, state auditor, local government, financial transparency, gasoline tax allocations, counties, county officers, education

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• <00:50:50.680> have wondering whether um those rules have wondering whether um those rules
• And there's a specific rule for lawyers. It's Rule 4.5 of the code of conduct for lawyers.
• Could you tell me how this relates to Rule 28 of the New Hampshire House of Representatives rules?
• agree with you that right now the rule agree with you that right now the rule at<02:00:24.719>
• I think, as I said, I would read Rule 28 the same way that you and Representative Turcotte read Rule

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met to hear House Bill 520, which would authorize the Department of Education to issue subpoenas in investigations and hearings involving the code of conduct for New Hampshire educators. Representative Lynn, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to give the department standard subpoena power during investigations and in later adjudicatory proceedings, with a process for challenging overbroad subpoenas. He argued that agencies with investigative and hearing authority should also have the power to compel witnesses and documents, and said the bill was narrowed from an earlier broader draft to focus on teacher credentialing and address concerns about scope. Members raised several concerns about whether the department already has enough authority, whether the Attorney General could handle subpoenas instead, and whether the bill creates an imbalance by giving subpoena power mainly to the investigating side. Representative Burroughs said she did not feel she had enough information and was uncomfortable with the bill, especially regarding who bears subpoena costs. Representative Biron questioned the trial analogy and whether both sides truly have equal subpoena rights. Lynn responded that the investigative stage is like a grand jury process, where only the investigating body subpoenas witnesses, while the adjudicatory stage allows both sides to seek subpoenas through the hearing officer. Other questions focused on the bill’s scope. Representative Andreos asked what investigative authority the Department of Education already has, and Representative Organ questioned why the bill is limited to educators rather than also covering vendors, charter school boards, or the EFA scholarship organization. Lynn said the limitation to educators was deliberate, because earlier broader versions drew objections for being too expansive. Representative Tur asked whether the Attorney General could already handle such matters, and Lynn said that while the AG might be able to pursue some investigations or court subpoenas, agencies should be able to conduct their own internal investigations. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• <00:26:11.880> So,<00:26:12.240> it's subdivision 44 for motorcycle.
• So, it's subdivision 44 for motorcycle.
• And then, you know, the various rules that I'm not familiar with about, uh, that would be in the more
• section or subdivision six. section or subdivision six. >> Mhm. >> Mhm.
• only what they're buying, but the rules only what they're buying, but the rules around<00:41:58.880

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The CDC has a prescribed list as well; might be something to model after, for example.
• The CDC has a prescribed list as well; might be something to model after, for example.
• The CDC has a prescribed list as well; might be something to model after, for example.
• The CDC has a prescribed list as well; might be something to model after, for example.
• The CDC has a prescribed list as well; might be something to model after, for example.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• begs leave standing committee on rules begs leave standing committee on rules begs leave to report that
• B3 shall provide following subdivision B3 shall provide following subdivision B3 shall provide to the
• of Public Health would adopt the rules of Public Health would adopt the rules right right right okay
• that responsible for adopting the rules that responsible for adopting the rules that are implemented
• 1 through 4 and then 78 of subdivisions 1 through 4 and then 78 of subdivisions 1 through 4 and then

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Again, we talked about trying to reach the 30% by 2030, as ruled by Act 175.
• <00:54:51.280> in<00:54:51.440> their up a lot of those subdivisions in their up a
• lot of those subdivisions in their IAL IAL IAL designation<00:54:54.119> and<00:54:54.760>
• That law makes some of the Department of Agriculture's rules not comport with federal law.
• <02:07:25.119> not Department of agriculture's rules not Department of agriculture's rules

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• ruling. Correct. ruling. Correct. >> Thank<00:55:38.319> you.
• organization around that and the rules. organization around that and the rules.
• That school has a model UN team.
• Education, we have followed the rules. Education, we have followed the rules.
• with the existing rules. with the existing rules.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um uh<00:08:41.360> subdivision<00:08:42.320> 11B<00:08:43.120> as<00:08:43.360>
• I haven't had a chance to check the rules. Uh, Mr. Zigson is shaking his head no.
• Um, but there is a definition of securities in chapter 10A, section 10A.01, subdivision 35A.
• Zigson is shaking his rules. Uh Mr. Zigson is shaking his head.<01:14:26.960> No.
• chapter 10 a section 10 A01 subdivision chapter 10 a section 10 A01 subdivision 35A. 35A. 35A.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Commenters who impede the orderly conduct of this meeting may be ruled out of order and may be removed
• But, for example, we do not believe that there should be the same rules government...
• Subdivision H, there's a broad right to access.
• The other provision is in subdivision G.
• Madam Secretary, please call the rule. The motion is due pass to Judiciary Committee, Ortega. Aye.

Summary: The committee heard a series of labor-related bills, with most measures focused on worker training, privacy, wages, and safety. AB 296 would require schools or districts to host apprenticeship fairs at least once a year, with flexibility on how they are run and whether programs outside the county can participate. Supporters said it would help connect students to skilled trades and address workforce shortages; school administrators opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate that could be impractical for elementary schools. The bill was later moved on call, with the committee noting it could not vote until quorum was established. AB 1221 and AB 1331 both addressed workplace surveillance. AB 1221 would restrict invasive monitoring tools, require notice to workers, limit the use and sharing of worker data, and require human review before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor groups supported the bill as a response to AI-driven monitoring, while business groups raised concerns about broad definitions, security cameras, investigations, and data-access provisions. AB 1331 focused more narrowly on privacy in off-duty and private spaces, limiting surveillance in places like restrooms, break areas, vehicles, and homes; hospitals and business groups opposed it as too broad and potentially disruptive to safety, cybersecurity, and facility monitoring. Both bills were advanced by committee vote. The committee also heard AB 1181, which would require firefighter turnout gear to be free of cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS by 2027, and AB 1198, which would require prevailing wage rates on public works to reflect the wage in effect when the work is performed rather than when the project was first advertised. Firefighter representatives strongly supported AB 1181, while the chemical industry asked to continue working on scope and timelines. AB 1198 drew support from labor and contractor groups but opposition from local governments and housing groups concerned about mid-project cost increases; it was passed to Appropriations after a roll-call vote. Other measures approved included AB 1235 on skilled-and-trained workers for CSU construction, AB 1251 on ghost job postings, AB 552 on locating the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office outside Sacramento, AB 1110 on updating Cal/OSHA workplace posters, AB 1136 on expanding high road training partnerships, and AB 1234 on wage claim enforcement. AB 692, which would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave a job, drew strong support from nurses and labor advocates and opposition from business and health care groups; it was also passed on a roll-call vote.

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• The second provision, which is the subdivision 11 Senate section 22, is when they are terminated from
• :32.319> the The second provision, which is uh the The second provision, which is uh the subdivision
• 11 Senate section 22, is subdivision 11 Senate section 22, is when<00:03:36.000> they<00:03:36.159
• And I like that we're tightening up our DWI rules.
• I like that we're tightening up our DWI rules.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, and this is just clarifying that notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision
• 14, which is a a 16B9A subdivision 14, which is a a section<00:49:31.200> that<00:49:31.920><
• So the amendment is the existing law, subdivision 14 says for competitive grants, it's 10%.
• 14 it would be 10 because subdivision 14 it would be 10 because it's<00:52:52.160> competitive.
• Mueller, can I ask you, does the bill align with the budget rules? Mr. Chairman, I believe it does.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are a number of states that we can model after.
• So, section one, we're proposing the addition of that new subdivision to subsection 1 of 26.1-07.
• organization to help our, certainly our citizens and our businesses, but did you have anything to model

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Industry and Business reconvened to work on House Bill 1584, which would create a new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulatory structure within the Insurance Department. Insurance Commissioner John Godfrey and Deputy Commissioner John Arnold explained a revised set of amendments negotiated with Representative Casper and the North Dakota Pharmacists Association. They said the bill largely kept the House policy intact but added technical corrections, narrowed some references in Chapter 19-02, created a separate PBM licensing class, set a delayed effective date for licensing, and established emergency authority so the department could begin building the new division. They also described the proposal to fund the program through existing trust fund resources, PBM license fees, and a transfer of about $1.6 million from the prescription drug transparency program fund, while allowing the department flexibility to hire needed attorneys, pharmacists, and examiners. A major point of discussion was Section 10, which would have required the Attorney General to represent and bear costs for lawsuits related to the bill. Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness said the language was too broad and would go beyond normal constitutional defense work, potentially obligating her office to cover all lawsuits against the commissioner or state under the section. Representative Casper said the intent was only to avoid the Insurance Department having to seek emergency funding for litigation, and both he and department officials said they were open to removing the section or narrowing it. After further discussion, the committee agreed to remove Section 10 from the amendments. The committee then voted 4-0 to adopt the amended amendment package, and then voted 4-0 to give House Bill 1584 a do pass recommendation as amended and refer it to Appropriations. Members noted the bill was still a work in progress, but said the revised version was intended to move the PBM regulation issue forward while continuing discussion in the appropriations process.

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• When you look at direct admissions models across the country, direct admissions is a model that we're
• When you look at direct admissions models across the country, direct admissions is a model that we're
• Tell us how your model works.'
• <00:26:18.960> we part of the direct admissions model we part of the direct admissions model
• 00:26:58.440> we're directed missions is a model that we're directed missions is a model that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Who's a person employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state?
• It's the very end, it's the very first line: political subdivision of the state. What is that?
• Act in accordance with department rules. What are the fees, Madam Chair, Representatives?
• Would this ability to make rules, and I think I...
• Mixed-status families as the new rules from the administration for lifting up wages.

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• cards of support wishing to speak, and I would like to make a motion to implement the three-minute rule
• Seeing none, we have a three-minute rule in place. Ms. Carla D. Young, are you here? Yes.
• Seeing none, we have a three-minute rule in place. Ms. Carla D. Young. Ms. Carla, are you here?
• That review should consider available project information, routing risk assessment, and plume modeling
• and let me know what the rules are.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.

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• President, I move to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so that committees may meet during the reading and referral
• authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation, by each political subdivision
• system, to Local Government. ...of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision

Summary: The Senate convened, adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so committees could meet during the reading and referral of bills, and then proceeded to first reading and committee referral of a large number of measures. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including judicial qualifications, alcohol sales at racing facilities, health care provider participation programs, abandoned land receiverships, local mental health authority governance, school trustee employment eligibility, DFPS review procedures, groundwater district management plans, early voting by mail, contracts with companies from foreign adversaries, wastewater permitting, nondisclosure provisions involving child sexual abuse, child abuse reporting, veterans’ claims assistance, hotel occupancy tax collection by accommodations intermediaries, apprenticeship grants, Sunset Commission renaming, health care entity ownership reporting, firearms and school trespass offenses, water trust and water bank issues, construction contract trust funds and payments, Medicaid recoupment, colonia real estate contracts, epinephrine use in schools, forensic analyst apprenticeship training, online ticket sales disclosures, and public water system security incident reporting. The chamber also received and read several resolutions, including SCR 27 authorizing burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery, SCR 28 urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment on regulating money in campaigns and ballot measures, SCR 29 designating El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas, and multiple joint resolutions. Those included proposals on county tax exemptions for rainwater harvesting and graywater systems, creation of a Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund, authorization of sports wagering, dedication of state tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, a statewide referendum on standard time versus daylight saving time, and clarification of impeachment-trial and removal provisions for public officers. After the readings and referrals, the Senate adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 11.

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• But the rule seems to be you Midwest.
• , ensure that when states write the rules, ensure that when states write the rules, they<01:02:49.280
• This program This has been a model.
• And that's a dogon bureaucratic rule.
• The Owls Bowl subdivision level.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• before me referred to past court rulings before me referred to past court rulings claiming<00:32
• AI models are created by writing a set of rules and then using those rules to generate an understanding
• an AI model talks about.
• called jailbreaking to coax AI models called jailbreaking to coax AI models into<03:40:50.399>
• <03:40:55.040> get, smarter and better the AI models get, smarter and better the AI models

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• President, I move for the suspension of Senate Rule 5.14, the intent calendar.
• Rule in order to move the intent calendar deadline to 4 p.m. today. Motion by...
• The rules are suspended. Thank you. The secretary will read the caption.
• To move suspension of the three-day rule, the Secretary will call the roll.
• There being 25 ayes and 5 nays, the rules are suspended.

Bills: SCR8, SCR24, SCR25, SB1, SB65, SB315, SB371, SB372, SB379, SB400, SB402, SB406, SB427, SB487, SB502, SB509, SB535, SB610, SB707, SB740, SB761, SB840, SB875, SB893, SB918, SB925, SB965, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1073, SB1106, SB1121, SB1194, SB1253, SB1300, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1532, SB1555, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR25, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SCR8, SB565, SB372, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency