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• do not pay system indicators from the do not pay system and<02:53:57.520><c> requires</c><02:53:58.160
• A lot of false positives on the Do Not Pay list.
• A lot of false positives on the Do Not Pay list.
• A lot of false positives on the Do Not Pay list.
• A lot of false positives on the Do Not Pay list.

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• </c><02:40:28.319><c> This</c> sets into the do not pay system.
• This sets into the do not pay system.
• The bill would also impose heavy fines for any misuse of the Do Not Pay system.
• They've done this by using existing tools such as the Do Not Pay system.
• They've done this by using existing tools such as the Do Not Pay system.

Bills: HB8428 , HB8466 , HB5248 , HB6338 , HB7668 , HB8665 , HB7037 , HB6230 , HB6297 , HB1744 , HB3429 , HB2505 , HB6028 , HR428 , HB8107 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB6916 , HB8463

Keywords: fraud prevention, improper payments, anti-fraud training, government oversight, federal program administration, grants management, internal controls, waste and abuse, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, GAO fraud framework, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay, data analytics, payment integrity, state and local governments, tribal governments, federal grants, program integrity

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• So we exercise our rights by filling out an orange card that says do not resuscitate.
• But if you choose to fill out an orange card, DNR, do not resuscitate, it means that when rescue teams
• Chair, you have to pay for the new one too? Yes, you do have to pay.
• So you do pay for the new one, and there seems to be plenty of space on the back for them to put it.
• By a vote of four ayes, three noes, zero not voting, you have given HCR 259 a do pass recommendation.

Bills: HB2170 , HB2417 , HB2418 , HB2771 , HB2772 , HB4018 , HCR2059

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

Keywords: procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology, security, speeding, speed limit, traffic enforcement, driver safety, speed inhibiting device, appropriation, law enforcement, task forces, funding, criminal justice, community supervision, rehabilitation, supervision fee, victim compensation

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• Chairman Bell: I do not have the answer to that question.
• Heath Armstrong: I do not know an exact number, but I can tell you it's not a small amount.
• think it's unfair that they do have to go to other people that are not necessarily in their class.
• So how do you talk about water that's not cheap water? Now we...
• Representative Zwiener: OK, so they're not actually doing it, but there's community concern. OK.

Bills: HB3115 , HB5671 , HB5693 , SB790 , SB1055 , SB1302 , SB1504 , SB1625 , SB1663 , SB2692

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses. The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending. Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

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• You're not saying that you can't do digital, correct?
• No, it will not force you. You can choose to do so. Mr.
• Do you know right now or not? If you're caught, what, sir?
• It's not if you want to; you have to do it between the 11th and 15th day. Mr.
• The bill stipulates that ADOT is not required to accept or interpret directives that do not meet statutory

Bills: HB2127 , HB2257 , HB2305 , HB2573 , HB2772 , HB2941 , HB2957

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges, alcohol education, driver license, nonoperating identification license, medical indicia, health care directive

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• I'm not sure, but I do just want to clarify that's not the only incident.
• It's something you do not keep track of, is that correct?
• A lot of people don't have a do not resuscitate.
• Powell, do you know that answer? No, I do not know that.
• Do you know? Mr. Chair, I do not have the reason.

Bills: HB2163 , HB2256 , HB2305 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2669 , HB2772 , HB2916 , HCM2007 , HCR2004 , HR2003

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption, electric shuttle, photo enforcement, traffic violation, mayoral signature, civil traffic, jurisdiction

Bills: HSB314 , SF304 , HF708 , HSB500 , HSB501 , HSB502 , HSB503 , HSB504 , HSB505 , HSB506

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: medical release, incapacitated, terminal illness, serious medical condition, parole, risk assessment, victim impact statement, supervision, care facility, Iowa, minors, medical consent, healthcare services, sexually transmitted infections, privacy, youth healthcare, healthcare decisions, palliative care, hospice care, life-sustaining procedures

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• </c><00:24:36.600><c> not</c> serve these restrictive covenants do not serve these restrictive covenants
• is because the employers did not have to do this.
• /c><01:09:31.000><c> only</c> employers did not have to do this only employers did not have to do this
• I do have two boys, and this is not one thing that I would ever wish to happen.
• Not not you have to have a friendly felony, which a lot of our participants do not have.

Bills: HF1355 , HF1469 , HF1768

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• We do not believe in martyrdom. We do not celebrate death. That is not what we believe.
• </c> a world where we do not all share the a world where we do not all share the same<00:24:47.360><c
• We do not not believe in martyrdom. We do not celebrate<00:25:01.679><c> death.
• c> not</c> who do not agree with me, who do not who do not agree with me, who do not call<00:26:00.240
• </c> of Miss Sisa uh do not ever occur again. of Miss Sisa uh do not ever occur again.

Bills: HB3422 , HB3394 , HB1998 , HB2808 , HR1190 , HB3381 , HB3301 , HB2225 , HB3352 , HB1713 , HR910 , HR1082 , HB1520 , HB1664 , HB1767 , HB2269 , HB1679 , HB2481 , HB1737 , HR260

Keywords: small business, capital formation, securities exchange act, SEC, Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, underrepresented entrepreneurs, rural businesses, natural disasters, hurricanes, small business investors, capital raising, fundraising, crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital, state securities commissions, blue sky laws, business outreach

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• Why do we have statutes if we're going to say folks don't have to pay attention to them?
• Not do you would you agree that going 1 mile an hour over the speed limit is less Is not as dangerous
• , do they pay the 5%?
• or county would not have to pay this fee.
• It would not allow you to... Do this. It doesn't supersede that.

Bills: SB1519 , SB1775 , SB1900 , SB1948 , SB2080

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• That's not the appropriate use of this committee, and we will not be doing that.
• I'm sorry I mentioned next year; I tried not to do that.
• That's not easy. I do have one tiny technical thing that will not cost you any money right now.
• to work on finding ways that we can do that, because we do not have, to my knowledge, a revenue fairy
• I want to clarify a couple things: the House and Senate do not decide teacher pay.

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment, recreation, state appropriations, biennium, 2026-2027, fees, licensing, regulation, tourism, parks, fairgrounds, carnivals, arcades, HB4156, capital outlay, appropriations, capital projects

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• I'm not a mean guy, but I do still have a teacher voice.
• When people do not have access to mental health counseling and treatment, their conditions can escalate
• And this is not my expertise, I'd rather the people who do this answer that specifically. just for the
• If they decide not to do it, they don't have to do it.
• So you see my, so everything is not so. Do you understand what I'm saying?

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• Who do you think should pay for this?
• do it, who pays it?
• Do you know how many are in this bucket? I do not know how.
• children, do you think that they're actually going to just not do it if it's not easy for them?
• And not only do they exist.

Bills: HB3772 , HB1656 , HB4504 , HB1896 , HB4420 , HB4421 , HB4076 , HB3708 , HB2806 , HB3540 , HB1586 , HB5459 , HB4553 , HB4535 , HB3811 , HB3749 , HB4255 , HB4051 , HB5098 , HB3554 , HB4539 , HB5274

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• Have a do pass from Senator Rosino. Second from Senator Brooks. Mr.
• not fully aware.
• A do pass. Yield for questions. Having a do pass from Senator Howard and seconded by the Chair.
• A do pass. Yield for questions.
• She's not going to. She's tougher than I am. It really has been an honor.

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

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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

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• They're doing their job. This is not a statement about the Capitol Police at all.
• I do not. But I will state this. I do not.
• No, that's not what this bill implies or intends to do.
• And so do we have any legal opinions that state whether or not this is in line with...
• I'm not entirely sure that gets me there, but I do appreciate your response.

Bills: HB1453 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2945 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3094 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3386 , HB3453 , HB3471 , HB3505 , HB3510 , HB3544 , HB3549 , HB3652 , HB3727 , HB3791 , HB3845 , HB3906 , HB4119 , HB4125 , HB4126 , HB4198 , HB4236 , HB4425 , HB4343 , HB4094 , HB3407

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, abortion

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• Blair's not here. Yes, it is. You've even gotten even prettier. So anyhow...
• I moved for adoption and do not yield for...
• Got a do pass the second. We're having debates, no debates. Open up for vote.
• Now I will turn it over to the co-chair for the last He can do that one too.
• Do open questions to for adoption? Members, do you have any questions on the bill?

Bills: SB1265 , SB2154 , SB1775 , SB2139 , SB1552 , SB483 , SB1198 , SB2135 , SB2118

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, municipalities, city government, town government, property maintenance, nuisance abatement

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• I do not seek to roll back pollution controls. I do not seek to pollute water.
• I do not believe man has done it.
• So we would not do a percent of cost. We would do a flat add-on.
• And do you make the statement that they are not doing that?
• And do you make the statement that they are not doing that?

Bills: HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

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• Prescription caps do not exist in human telemedicine, and they are not necessary in veterinary telemedicine
• Vets do not have to provide veterinary care.
• It's not, like Senator Cameron, it's not something I would do.
• We're trying to make sure that we hold those accountable if you do not do the DNR, if you do not let
• Members, and Senator Epstein, will be happy to do an amendment if you are not satisfied that it's not

Bills: SB1176 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1286 , SB1446 , SB1458 , SB1515 , SB1616 , SB1641 , SB1668 , SB1670 , SB1678 , SB1747 , SB1787

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine

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• So let me be clear: this bill is not radical and it's not reckless. It is thoughtful.
• I do not know if the other Cabinet officials do. I can certainly get back to you on that.
• I do not know if the other Cabinet officials do. I can certainly get back to you on that.
• And in doing so, there was what you could sign up for, and not that any of these are not important, but
• Do you want me to address it after the—oh, okay. Do you want to? Mr.

Bills: S0564 , S0572 , S0414 , S0620 , S0500 , S0092

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: student volunteers, polling locations, election administration, community service, Florida statutes, ethics, public officers, employment of relatives, transparency, government accountability, campaign finance, child care, elections, fund usage, political candidates, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy

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• He said too many students do not really know and do not get the experience of what they could do, and
• She said too many students do not get the experience of what they could do and may not be prepared when
• It’s that we’re not paying them to fill out that paperwork that they have to do. Right.
• not able to do that because it's not<01:13:51.520><c> approved.
• Like, that’s not something that we should expect our teachers to do, no matter what we pay them, right

Bills: HF630 , HF1435 , HF1607

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation