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• You know, y'all allow me to be on this process for all these years, so I mean I know we can do it.
• and Auburn got, so that they can be measured at that standard, all we doing is just setting up a process
• is just setting standard, all we doing is just setting up<00:45:36.319><c> a</c><00:45:36.560><c> process
• close</c><00:45:37.359><c> their</c><00:45:37.599><c> programs,</c><00:45:38.960><c> to</c> up a process
• to close their programs, to up a process to close their programs, to penalize<00:45:39.920><c> them,

Bills: SB344 , SB344

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

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• Together, these of permitting approval.
• </c> Pursuant to clause one of Rule One, the journal stands approved.
• thereof. house the house the approval thereof.
• The pledge of journal stands approved.
• </c> services, and due process protections. services, and due process protections.

Bills: HR991 , HB4593 , HB2312 , HB2270 , HB2262 , HR988

Keywords: H.Res. 991, HR 991, House resolution, request return of papers, official papers, legislative procedure, congressional process, Senate return, H.R. 1834, enrolled bill, House Clerk, procedural resolution, motion to reconsider, gridlock, congressional administration, showerhead, regulation, energy policy, consumer protection, overregulation

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• Senator Owen moves we approve the minutes. Any objections to the approval of minutes?
• Yeah, I think that what you're seeing is a work in process.
• And when you see a work in process, this legislature does not look for every item that we can go shut
• It will be on the Department of Education's website and then have approval by the Surgeon General and
• And that is what this does, and it makes sure that we're very clear on what the rule process will be.

Bills: HCR26 , HB28 , HB195 , HB283 , HB316 , HB319 , HB363 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB636 , HB738 , HB807 , HB905 , HB992 , HB1146

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board

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• It also establishes a careful due process designation process for domestic terrorist organizations, requiring
• It also establishes a careful due process designation process for domestic terrorist organizations, requiring
• I think it's a fact-intensive process.
• What this bill does is it seeks to bring a process to that that is similar to the federal process.
• And so there are similarities between the process. That process does not exist today.

Bills: S0002 , S0002 , S0006 , S0018 , S0026 , S0028 , S0050 , S0178 , S0326 , S0538 , S0786 , S1004 , S1096 , S1178 , S1366 , S1632 , S1634

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, pension contributions, Special Risk Class, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, state officials, negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, child welfare, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, compensation, law enforcement accountability, personal injury

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, including several claims bills and policy measures. It heard and approved, mostly unanimously, bills on curators of estates (SB 326, as amended), remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (SB 1096), a claim for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland (SB 28), a DCF-related claim for L.E. (SB 6), trust administration reform (SB 786, as amended), a Broward County claim for the estate of a deceased minor (SB 18, as amended, 10-1), a DOT claim for the estate of Mark Legata (SB 26), veterans’ courts (CS/SB 50), extracurricular activities in public K-12 schools (CS/CS/SB 538, as amended), and pet sale protections for dogs and cats (SB 1004). The committee also considered the sovereign immunity claims bill (SB 1366), which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House and was reported favorably after testimony from local government, hospital, and school representatives who urged the Senate to hold to its current lower cap levels. The committee later approved a claims bill for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV (SB 2). The meeting included repeated roll calls and favorable reports on each measure, with the only recorded no vote on SB 18 from Senator Osgood. Several bills drew testimony from supporters and, in some cases, objections. SB 50 on veterans’ courts received broad support from veterans’ groups, criminal justice organizations, and community advocates who said it would expand problem-solving court options for veterans dealing with service-related issues. SB 538 on extracurricular activities drew support and opposition, and was amended to address home education eligibility, a school activity fee issue, technical conforming changes, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was presented as consumer protection legislation aimed at retail pet dealers, requiring disclosure of animal health records and financing terms and creating a private right of action for violations. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1178, which would create a foreign interference restriction and enforcement framework targeting foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations. Supporters described it as a national-security measure to limit foreign influence, protect critical infrastructure, and restrict gifts, contracts, and sister-city ties; the sponsor withdrew one amendment and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1632, dealing with ideologies inconsistent with American principles, prompted substantial questioning about due process, domestic terrorist organization designations, Sharia law references, student discipline, and notice procedures. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect constitutional principles and target conduct rather than belief, but the transcript ends while public testimony on that bill is still underway.

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• or promulgated so they have not been promulgated so this is just for us to go ahead and start the process
• of that approval thank you for the question they have proposed these permanent rules and we either approve
• them or or disapprove we're going to be with the amendment we will be approving these rules Senator
• The voters have approved it.
• And you know, whether we like it or not, this is something that the voters approved.

Bills: SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1094 , HJR1095 , SJR49

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• Clearly, I was victimized, as he was, in this last election process. process, and to represent Thompson's
• Do we have any sort of civil process injunctive relief, for example?
• This is a very, you know, this is a very structured process.
• Of course, that's going to go through the PUC process, right, and the contested case process, but...
• Thank you for opening the door on process.

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• PUC to approve, modify, or reject a plan within 180 days.
• That poll in particular, can you explain to the committee what the inspection process process was and
• That's part of the restoration process.
• It's approved or not by the PUC, and then it's done or not.
• Processes claims. I'm sorry to hear that from your constituents.

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• It eliminates is a proven process.
• </c> regular appropriations process. regular appropriations process.
• ><c> pass</c><04:45:17.600><c> the</c> expediting the process to pass the expediting the process to pass
• </c> instrumental in this process. instrumental in this process.
• </c> legislation this Congress approved legislation this Congress approved against<09:18:48.238><c> Russia

Bills: HB2913 , HR518 , HB8646 , HR1336 , HCR84

Keywords: Ukraine, support, foreign affairs, military aid, international relations, agriculture, funding, food safety, nutrition, pest management, House resolution, procedural resolution, Rules Committee, Rule XIII, clause 6(a), waiver, supermajority, same-day consideration, reconciliation, budget reconciliation

Bills: HB454 , HB429 , HB454 , HB429

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: HB454, Alabama, local law, local legislation, legal notice, public notice, legislative notice, publication requirements, Section 106, constitutional notice, tampering with legislative record, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, House Judiciary, bill advertising, sponsoring legislator, unauthorized alteration, legislative process, new crime, publisher liability

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• So yes, we did talk to them as part of that review process.
• This just simply formalizes that process. Has it been a problem?
• And with that, give us a few more details about that process after the acceptance process.
• If an accreditor exists, then they are promptly to begin the process to change to that accreditor.
• I think a couple more bills have made their way to my committee in the rules process, so we will have

Bills: HB3700 , HB3315 , HB3242 , HB3379 , HB3129 , HB3132 , HB2950

Committee: House Postsecondary Education

Keywords: education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process

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• 26 are approved as distributed electronically. Seeing no objections.
• This existing process is cautious, individualized, and grounded in professional assessment.
• These concerns include alleged violations of the Rangers' own code of conduct, due process rights, and
• We have elections coming up in 30 days, and the membership's only way, if we don't follow a process,
• So it would just be a matter of moving the Rangers in their background investigative process and access

Bills: SB1048 , SB1071 , SB1092 , SB1314 , SB1391 , SB1400 , SB1401 , SB1452

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: juvenile services, Coconino county, rehabilitation, detox center, financial appropriation, Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, appropriations, salary increase, corrections, public safety

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• We had... process and how it works, the mayor of process and how it works, the mayor of Montgomery<00
• Ever since the city council approved and the mayor approved us having a $15,000 pay incentive, we've
• Ever since the city<01:00:34.319><c> council</c><01:00:34.880><c> approved</c><01:00:35.280><c> and</
• approved and the mayor approved<01:00:36.720><c> us</c><01:00:37.040><c> having</c><01:00:37.280><c>
• a</c><01:00:37.520><c> a</c><01:00:37.839><c> $15,000</c><01:00:39.119><c> pay</c> approved us having

Bills: HB450 , HB469 , SB298 , HB450 , HB638 , HB469 , SB298

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• We'd move them into the rulemaking process.
• And so I want to make sure we walk through this process gently where we don't create a different type
• And so through the administrative rules process, which we have been honing down and doing a very good
• job of going after that administrative rules process to make that matter.
• So this puts it running through the rules process.

Bills: SB1415 , SB1714 , SB1962 , SB26 , SB172

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• Board approval creates a clear, standardized pathway into nursing.
• This process is public, inclusive, and specifically designed to modernize the This process is public,
• That's an approval process versus the accreditation process for the national accrediting agencies.
• The competencies for the approval process are there to assure that you have competent, caring graduates
• process that allows our programs to expand to meet the needs.

Bills: HB2498 , HB2443 , HB2567 , HB2363 , HB2422

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: nursing education, nursing program standards, board of nursing, state board, national accreditation, accreditation body, nursing school, nurse educator, clinical simulation, simulation director, lead nurse educator, NCLEX, licensure exam pass rate, corrective action plan, technical assistance, higher education, program approval, Washington RCW, professional development, nursing licensure

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• You'd have to go through a permitting process to get access to water.
• utilized. be used for building inspections during the construction process.
• SB1450 will help eliminate unnecessary delays in the housing development process.
• We would also support any potential changes to create a clearer framework for the third-party process
• Second, it creates a more clear and detailed process.

Bills: SB1708 , SB2523 , SB1450

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: county platting, subdivision platting, Local Government Code Chapter 232, Section 232.022, Section 232.0014, model subdivision rules, Water Code Section 16.343, Texas county subdivision law, residential subdivision, land conveyance, gift deed, family transfer, consanguinity, affinity, third degree relative, five acres or less, county land use, platting exemption, rural land division, property subdivision

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• impact and a concern that will surely resonate with anyone familiar with the general fund budgeting process
• annual grant program, and anything funded... annual grant program and anything funded by the NVO process
• Okay, that wraps up the public hearing process. My final thoughts would be, I was glad to hear Mr.

Bills: HB606 , SB271

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas

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• So that's a fundamental difference between what was not approved by the people.
• It spells out the process by which these districts would be adopted as you said.

Bills: SB1530 , SB1579 , SB1778 , SB1847 , SB1990 , SB1992 , SB2060

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria

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• process and LEC process, dedicate their lands in perpetuity to agriculture.
• through a mapping through a process through a mapping process<00:49:45.040><c> and</c><00:49:45.200>
• and LEC process dedicate their process and LEC process dedicate their lands<00:49:48.160><c> in</c><
• </c> out a pathway to get that process out a pathway to get that process started.<01:01:56.640><c> Um
• </c> done annually versus another process done annually versus another process instead<01:06:26.480><

Bills: HB2425 , HB2596 , HB2573 , HB2017 , HB1931 , HB1736 , HB1594 , HB1828

Committees: House Agriculture & Food Systems , House Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: agriculture, sugarcane, permitting process, land use, conservation district, diversified agriculture, economic impact, invasive species, plant sales, weed risk assessment, consumer protection, environmental impact, workforce development, biosecurity, training program, partnerships, tax credit, Hawaiian home lands, investment costs, nonrefundable

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.

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• When our kids went through, it was a terrible process. We're hearing all that negativity.
• and $2,000 to process each petition request.
• OSPI is directed to establish rules and processes for the application and awards and must report total
• OSPI is directed to establish rules and processes for the application and awards and must report total
• Districts in enhanced financial oversight must get approval from their appointed special administrator

Bills: SB5841 , SB5922 , SB5858 , SB5943

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: financial aid, postsecondary education, student support, application process, higher education access, school transportation, school buses, pupil transportation, transportation vehicle fund, school district finance, fund transfer, reimbursement schedule, depreciation schedule, zero-emission buses, electric school buses, bus electrification, charging stations, fueling stations, vehicle replacement, major repairs

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• Now, if we actually have a mature, reasonable process in This chamber, where Democrats would also be
• Musk, an unelected official, who operates outside of government, who doesn't need to be approved by the
• The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval
• Pursuant to clause 1 of Rule 1, the Journal stands approved.
• I have been particularly troubled by the process in federal funding to small businesses, inflationary

Bills: HR818 , HR832 , HR825 , HR828 , HR804 , HR754 , HR788

Keywords: impeachment, judge, criminal conduct, judicial behavior, Supreme Court, assassination attempt, sentencing, ideology, National Chemistry Week, education, STEM careers, science promotion, public engagement, government transparency, communication, House of Representatives, appropriations, furlough, Federal agencies, military service