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• Oh, and if I will say, Representative Kerbs is the co-author. Well, then now I'm definitely not.

Bills: HB4409 , HB4414 , HB4484 , HB4486 , HB3057 , HB2588 , HB4434

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing

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• Chairman, Chief, what is your authorized strength through your department? We are 95 sworn.
• We know that we have unassigned authorizations out there today.
• An unassigned authorization means the individual has been authorized for service, but the service hasn't
• There is a refund process in place today for the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority.
• Giving the state the same authority that counties already have.

Bills: SB1072 , SB1111 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1122 , SB1179 , SB1250 , SB1308 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1487 , SB1547 , SB1549 , SB1551 , SB1552

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

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• It also establishes that an acting local health officer has the same duties, powers, and authority as
• The Board of Hearing and Speech is the disciplining authority.
• authority of pharmacists.
• I strongly support expanding pharmacists’ prescriptive authority per Senate Bill 5924.
• by this chapter, and limits diagnosis authority to drugs and devices in Section 3 of the bill.

Bills: SB6226 , SB6305 , SB5924 , SB5990 , SB5185 , SB5845 , SB6071 , SB6258

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: SB 6226, Washington, audiology, audiologist, hearing aid specialist, speech-language pathologist, telehealth, teleaudiology, clinical autonomy, clinical judgment, in-person care, remote care, Board of Hearing and Speech, hearing instruments, hearing aids, dispensing hearing aids, standards of care, professional licensure, health professions regulation, patient-centered care

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• It requires TDI to engage in rulemaking and gives the agency authority to act as an umpire for the appraisal

Bills: HB345 , HB721 , HB2580 , SB815 , HB3057 , HB4603 , HB3233 , SB495 , HB3863 , HB3914 , HB4570 , HB5099 , HB5173 , SB458

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: insurance, appraisal process, disputed losses, residential property, policyholder rights, insurer obligations, natural disasters, appraisal expenses, umpire selection, policyholder, insurer, umpire, claims management, health care, cost disclosure, benefit plan, administrators, traumatic brain injury, health benefit plans, insurance coverage

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• We want to thank the author of the bill for his willingness to work with us on this alternative language
• In fact, I actually had conversations with the author of the bill. the bill, and I think the original
• It grants the Texas Department of Insurance authority to audit and inspect a utilization review agent's
• Is there an author? All right. Sounds good. There are no witnesses registered to testify.
• All right, the committee will stand at ease while we wait for our next bill author. ...bills and whatnot

Bills: HB345 , HB721 , HB2580 , SB815 , HB3057 , HB4603 , HB3233 , SB495 , HB3863 , HB3914 , HB4570 , HB5099 , HB5173 , SB458

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: insurance, appraisal process, disputed losses, residential property, policyholder rights, insurer obligations, natural disasters, appraisal expenses, umpire selection, policyholder, insurer, umpire, claims management, health care, cost disclosure, benefit plan, administrators, traumatic brain injury, health benefit plans, insurance coverage

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• Just to ask the author some questions. You yield, sir? I do. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Question of the author? Do you, Senator Middleton? I do, thank you.
• I agree with the author that no woman should ever have to take these pills alone.
• I joint-authored a bill of Senator Bettencourt's, SB 19, that actually just prohibits.
• Questions of the author, Mr. President. Senator Hinojosa, do you yield? I do. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB 8 , SB 1 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB20 , HB18 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , HB20 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SR85 , SR87 , SB8 , SB5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam

Bills: HB130 , HB190 , HB123 , HB250 , HB130 , HB190 , HB123 , HB250

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB130, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Sunset Law, sunset review, licensure board, professional geologists, geology, geologist licensing, board appointments, congressional district representation, gubernatorial appointments, state boards and commissions, professional licensing, regulatory board, Alabama Code 34-41-4, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, mining industry, petroleum industry, geological sciences

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• Also, under the Florida Digital Service, it is authorized to contract for health information commodities
• So it puts this in place and codifies it and authorizes the state to go for federal grants, and then
• And also, for members, we're hosting that reception to meet her husband, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Under Rule 2.10, for emphasis, the President has authorized...
• Under Rule 2.10, for emphasis, the President has authorized the continuation of this meeting until the

Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

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• But basically, this bill authorizes the formation and operation of a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit
• We haven't had any issues yet with DAOs that have not responded to our enforcement authority, and that's
• sort of a separate policy area: enforcement authority against some of these companies that I know is
• 02.880><c> having</c><00:37:03.040><c> the</c><00:37:03.200><c> enforcement</c><00:37:03.680><c> authority
• </c><00:37:04.320><c> over</c> us having the enforcement authority over us having the enforcement authority

Bills: HB168 , HB220 , SB187 , SB270 , SB265 , SB220 , SB242 , SB277

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: loitering, mask policies, school safety, crime prevention, public health, board appointments, governor authority, multi-member boards, state governance, legislative authority, Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code, Title 10A, corporate governance, nonprofit governance, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership

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• </c> August 2024, the Office of Congressional August 2024, the Office of Congressional Conduct<03:48:
• </c><04:40:32.798><c> The</c> authority from the police chief. The authority from the police chief.

Bills: HR893 , HB6019 , HB4058 , HB5107 , HB5214 , HB4071 , HB4070 , HB3965 , HB2259 , HB1736 , HR1327 , HR581

Keywords: censure, conflict of interest, domestic violence, military contracts, ethics, HB6019, H.R. 6019, Senate data, legal process, subpoena, warrant, court order, notification requirement, Senate offices, legislative branch, data disclosure, privacy, records access, Congress, repeal

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• district coordinator for Texas' Third Congressional District.
• district coordinator for Texas' Third Congressional District.
• district coordinator for Texas' Third Congressional District.
• Swalwell, the author of the House version of this bill.
• In New York's 9th Congressional...

Bills: HR878 , HB2659 , HB1608 , HB2261 , SB260 , HB5078 , HB2212 , HR782 , SB2392

Keywords: cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, CISA, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, FBI, interagency task force, Volt Typhoon, People’s Republic of China, PRC, state-sponsored cyber actors, Chinese cyber threats, cyber espionage, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, national security, information sharing, threat intelligence, digital forensics, sector risk management agencies

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• We must use our authority. We idally by. We must use our authority.
• </c><04:23:50.080><c> oversight</c> importance of congressional oversight importance of congressional
• Losing congressional authority over this critical sanctions infrastructure would effectively cede more
• Losing congressional authority over this critical sanctions infrastructure would effectively cede more

Bills: HR36 , HR530 , HB1800 , HB2416 , HR1316 , HB1724 , HB1540 , HB1486 , HB1512 , HB1503 , HB1912

Keywords: federal programs, government efficiency, budget cuts, committee, oversight, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, procedural rule, floor procedure, appropriations, military construction, Veterans Affairs, VA funding, fiscal year 2026, immigration enforcement, special interest aliens, DHS reporting, monthly report, inadmissible, deportable

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• We do not have any questions for the author or for you.
• This is that portion of the session where we're fighting to get authors in and quorums all right.
• As The commissioner, the authority to review claim-level data to ensure compliance.
• 1868.2, the authorization of co-pay assistance.
• I will say this: the authors asked me to run this bill on the floor.

Bills: HB591 , HB765 , HB826 , HB870 , HB938 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1236 , HB1241

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs, generic drugs, biosimilars, formulary placement, drug formulary, cost-sharing

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• The program authorizes school districts and charter schools to place current and retired high-performing
• The program authorizes school district and charter schools to place current and retired high-performing
• They don't have the ability to do that because the bargaining group has usurped that authority.
• Administrative agencies should not be broader quasi-judicial authority.
• They should not have that authority.

Bills: S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

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• The first of which is a general bond authorization of $1.1 billion.
• Those bonds are authorized as general obligation bonds.
• So that bond authorization is increased by $500 million, up to $2.45 billion.
• There is an expiration of some unused bond authorizations that were authorized back in the 1990s.
• The additional bonding authority for the SR 520 corridor is critical.

Bills: SB6225 , SB6005 , SB6354

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause

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• Circuit clerks authorized<00:12:46.800><c> to</c><00:12:47.040><c> participate</c><00:12:47.519><c> in
• </c><00:12:47.839><c> superary</c> authorized to participate in superary authorized to participate in
• >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your permission to kind
• >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your permission to kind
• We're adjourned. >> And I can get the port authority if it's with your approval, you know, with your

Bills: HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181 , HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave

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• The MUT are their local taxing authority.
• Once the authorization is granted.
• Authority is their executive director. The Noises River Authority was enabled in 1935.
• House Bill 30. 310 is also a high priority for the Nueces River Authority.
• This led five river authorities, the Angelina Natures, the Oasis, Red River, Sulphur.

Bills: HB279 , HB310 , HB365 , HB391 , HB420 , HB422 , HB638 , HB279 , HB310

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• Lower Colorado River Authority, I think they're already posted, but those sorts of things. districts.
• Have you reached out to the author to work with him on these issues and the concerns that you may have
• Have you contacted the author?
• First, thank you for reaching out to the author early on. Appreciate that. Ms.
• Which is to work with the bill author.

Bills: HB279 , HB310 , HB365 , HB391 , HB420 , HB422 , HB638 , HB279 , HB310

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• To the author, thank you for bringing this forward.
• Will there be questions of the author on the SJR?
• Will there be questions of the author on the SJR?
• Will there be questions of the author on the bill?
• And I thank the author for bringing it.

Bills: HJR1024 , SB1316 , SB1491 , SB1552 , SB1679 , SB1877 , SB2040 , SB2133 , SB2153 , SB2174 , SB2180 , SB227 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SJR48

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

Bills: HCR75 , HR1259 , HR1251 , HCR96 , HR1346 , HR1252 , HR1274 , HR1275

Keywords: Iran, military force, War Powers Resolution, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, Congress, national security, China human rights, People’s Republic of China, PRC, political prisoners, religious freedom, free speech, arbitrary detention, dissidents, Hong Kong democracy, Uyghurs, Zion Church, Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu