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• I'm the State Representative for Stoneham and Winchester.
• there's within their state.
• the number of these communities across the state.
• just under 25% of the state population.
• State courthouses are a uniquely sensitive space.

Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: homelessness, homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, shelter rights, anti-camping, anti-loitering, public space, public land, encampment, sleeping in public, life-sustaining activities, right to rest, right to sleep, vehicle dwelling, RV living, tiny home, civil rights, municipal liability, affirmative defense

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• So, we would like to just state agency.
• /c><00:53:25.119><c> this</c> Representative Frederick uh stated, this Representative Frederick uh stated
• </c><01:16:12.159><c> or</c> conviction of fraud in another state or conviction of fraud in another state
• </c><01:36:26.159><c> Um</c> requirements in our state plan. Um requirements in our state plan.

Bills: HF3935 , HF2216 , HF4354 , HF4210 , HF4212

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• One slide that caught my eye showed that the state of Oklahoma is now the only state in the nation with
• And I think as a state, if we focus on innovation, that if we land our R&D in the state of Oklahoma,
• You know, Oakland was a huge energy-dominant state.
• They're probably looking at the state on their own.
• So you're saying they're working out of state.

Bills: HB2445 , HB2123 , HB3048 , HB3176 , HB3239 , HB3263 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB4317 , HB4321 , HB4322 , HB3673

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension

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• It could be distributed as dividends to shareholders in other states, what have you.
• is requesting it under this bill, is being borne by the state instead of the county. ...since the state
• I think it's a great idea, but I think the state should lead by example.
• I think it's a great idea, but I think the state should lead by example.
• I think it's a great idea, but I think the state should lead by example.

Bills: S0018 , S0028 , S0260 , S0848 , S0934 , S1014 , S1102 , S1264 , S1566 , S1622 , S1724

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Keywords: negligence, compensation, child welfare, law enforcement accountability, personal injury, police negligence, law enforcement, monetary compensation, civil rights, city liability, electric vehicle, EV, battery fire, lithium-ion battery, towing, wrecker service, vehicle storage, submerged vehicle, saltwater damage, fire marshal

Summary: The committee heard and approved several bills on water quality, public safety, utilities, and transparency. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment and water quality enhancement areas was presented as a follow-up to prior water quality legislation and was reported favorably with no opposition. SB 28, a claim bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy, drowning prevention, and autism advocates who described Florida’s high child drowning rates and supported requiring at least one pool or water-safety feature at short- and long-term rentals; the committee adopted two amendments, including one requiring license applicants to certify compliance, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1724 on municipal utility services, which addresses outside-city utility service agreements, revenue use, rate limits, and customer meetings; an amendment added gas utilities back into the bill. CS/SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a section viewed as conflicting with the Live Local Act and then reported favorably. SB 1622, creating a one-time waiver for certain late-filed financial disclosure fines, was supported by speakers and reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 260 on electric vehicle storage at towing facilities was amended to focus on storage only and to limit the extra fee period until inspection clears fire risk; the bill drew mixed testimony from insurers, towing-related interests, and fire officials, but was reported favorably. Later, SB 1264 on private schools was presented as easing zoning and occupancy barriers for small schools and microschools, with supporters saying it would help meet demand for school choice; members raised concerns about local implementation, but the bill was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits was amended to apply only to residential properties and to clarify capacity and annexation-related exceptions; it was supported by local-government and environmental testimony and reported favorably. CS/SB 1102, expanding the local government infrastructure surtax to include body camera costs, was amended so any use would require a new referendum and was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related information, drew testimony from counties, cities, and transparency advocates about costs and uniform templates, and was reported favorably after amendment, with several senators noting concerns for smaller local governments while supporting the transparency goal.

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• and in other states.
• The OIC will look at the actuarial reports from the very few CCRCs in our state.
• State your name for the committee record and proceed. Mr. Beck, you're on mute.
• Midwives provide incredibly important services to people in our state.
• Midwives provide incredibly important services to people in our state.

Bills: HB2384 , HB2402 , HB2505 , HB1904 , HB2145 , HB2182 , HB2211 , HB2242 , HB2247 , HB2329 , HB2339

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: continuing care retirement community, CCRC, life plan community, senior housing, retirement community, long-term care, assisted living, nursing home, actuarial analysis, solvency, financial oversight, resident contracts, entrance fee, disclosure statement, registration, insurance commissioner, DSHS, consumer protection, elder care, aging services

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• And so in this state, we want to make sure that even if we don't have enough beds available at a state
• According to state statute, this is our job.
• Sometimes they get into a state hospital. Or a state supported living center.
• Not enough beds in the state facility.
• the Department of State Health Services.

Bills: SB670 , SB1388 , SB627 , SB912 , SB269 , SB528 , HB2711 , HB4819 , HB5248 , HB4175

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: SB 670, investigational sun protection products, sun protection, sunscreen, FDA approval, clinical trial, phase one trial, patient access, informed consent, physician prescription, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Medical Board, compassionate use, experimental treatment, medical freedom, patient autonomy, healthcare regulation, dietitian, dietitians, licensed dietitian

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• Bill, if you would state your name, who you represent, position on the bill for the record, please.
• State your name, who you represent, position on the bill for the record.
• State your name, who you represent, position on the bill for the record, please. Good morning, Mr.
• Texas ranked as the 11th most deadliest state for pedestrians.
• Chair now calls Jake Crossley, family and- Farming city state for the bill if you would state your name

Bills: HB769 , HB2132 , HB3383 , HB3792 , HB5431 , HB5682 , HB5677 , HB5678 , HB5680 , HB5681 , HB5683 , HB5684 , HB5685 , HB5686 , HB4078

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: environmental regulation, sustainability, business compliance, state oversight, local control, pollution, renewable resources, grant program, neighborhood organization, pedestrian infrastructure, Texas Department of Housing, financial assistance, neighborhood organizations, grants, urban development, safety, public safety, housing development, low income housing, tax credits

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• We don't need to create a state law and blanket the whole state with all of this.
• or any state, whether it be the state of Alabama.
• But I am not gonna order by no state.
• in the state.
• I mean, you know, I think it saves the state money. Know, I think it saves the state money.

Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• We have traditionally been a top 10 school district in the state of Alabama, and we've lost a lot of
• One of you would like to come forward and state your name, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• The registry is already the law in the state of Alabama; it is not being enforced.
• If they meet the federal premarket criteria, they can get on our state premarket registry.
• So I can go through it line by line or simply state the amendments.

Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• Ostro, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the state, sits right here and is also available
• But it's especially challenging in state government.
• The goal is 45 call centers for state agencies utilizing AI technology.
• And I would like to qualify it's not necessarily a reduction of leaving the state.
• So I think it's a very good investment for the state to make and serving.

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

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• I am the only pediatric hospice nurse up there in the whole state.
• Such children could, in other states, benefit from the current care.
• , but 50% from the state.
• So does the state have to write some new rules... Thank you.
• David Gallegos, State Senator, District 41, Eddy and Lea County.

Bills: SJR1 , SM2 , SJR1 , SM2

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management

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• expenditures, state liabilities, state debt, bonds, and public finance, and just about everything that
• It's on the constitutional law of state budgeting.
• It's undermining the fast-growth tech companies, the job growth engines of our state, and every state
• from doing business in Washington State.
• helped our state tax code go from the first, the worst, most regressive state to the second most regressive

Bills: SB5893 , SB6229 , HB1376 , SGA9306

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: forest health, wildfire reduction, appropriations, environmental policy, natural resource management, capital gains, taxation, small business, state revenue, investment, economic growth, tax prepayment, tax regulation, financial planning, economic policy

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• Do their states have that also?
• of the United States.
• And we are part of a 50-state federation of states where the decisions of the U.S.
• State... ...because another state has done something is really not the purview of Washington State to
• We'll now call up our Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs, and the former Secretary of State, Sam Reed.

Bills: HJR4209 , HB2260 , HB2259

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration

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• You bring up State v. Steel.
• I'm from the state of Kansas.
• This law is now in 31 states, and it's primarily due to my wife and I going state to state.
• agencies in Washington State.
• Other states have this, including red and blue states. The sky hasn't fallen there.

Bills: HB2161 , HB2332 , HB2102

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, driver privacy, data protection, personal information, surveillance, consumer rights, legal obligations, financial responsibility, debt management, consumer protection, court systems

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• What we did is take the federal statute, what is in federal law, and transpose it to state legislation
• for veterans benefits as an agent or attorney unless he or she has been accredited by the United States
• but just remember the last couple of days I've been on phone calls with veterans all throughout the state
• They've adopted the federal language to put into the state bill.

Bills: SB206 , HB554 , SB206

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: codification, laws, Alabama Code, Secretary of State, technical corrections, legislative acts, license plate, military, combat veterans, criminal penalty, distinctive tags, veterans benefits, advising, deceptive trade practices, accreditation, compensation

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• We are also disaster-prone, with an extent of the state... ...of the state.
• My desired in-state mission success is that we are the most veteran-sought-after state in the nation
• My desired in-state mission success is that we are the most veterans sought after state in the nation
• And we bring those folks into the state as we encourage retired and recently separated the state.
• We have training partners all over the state. World. We have training partners all over the state.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits. Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.

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• State Fair. I see Dan there. Alex, you're fired from the State Fair. We have another issue for me.
• rep for the area, state senator...
• Every state has to have a state fair. Is it a boon or net plus for the neighborhoods around it?
• Kids aren't coming like they used to from around the state to the New Mexico State Fair.
• State Fair in New Mexico, we have over 500,000 people in a total population of the state of 2.1 to 2.2

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

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• From out-of-state or from in-state, if you know. Madam Chair, Representative Chavez, out-of-state.
• that helps our state so much.
• I do pay attention to the states. The states do pay more; that's a reality.
• And one state, only one state...
• At how our state loan repayment program compares with our neighboring states.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• We will be sending them to look at low error rate states. I have A lot of connections in states.
• So Every state is really interested in what those states are doing.
• Not really by the states.
• On the state side, we have a number of other state subsidies that further help to lower those costs.
• Okay, so it's the state source from private insurance? The state source? Mr.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• Chair Reeves: 29 tribes in our state.
• Our state public lands should support our state climate goals and be compensated for doing so.
• Other states, like Michigan, are already implementing carbon projects on public state lands, and Washington
• The courts have reaffirmed in state law that state forest lands, the ones that are managed specifically
• of Washington becoming a state in 1889.

Bills: HB2170 , HB2544 , HB2578

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: natural climate solutions, ecosystem services, revenue generation, economic opportunities, environmental policy, water rights, adjudication, Columbia River, environmental impact, natural resources, tribal members, fish and wildlife, commission, indigenous rights, state regulation