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• . ...exemptions are written that there are broad exemptions for the Governor's office and the legislature
• This question is not about punishing the legislature or the governor's office or making a mockery of
• office.
• Our office does sexual harassment training as well in the Office of State Auditor.
• So in terms of my office, not anyone else's office, my office, what emails... ...anyone else's office

Bills: H5004

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition

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• I am the Director of the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, testifying today on behalf

Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB2038, Washington, B&O tax, business and occupation tax, social media tax, platform tax, youth behavioral health, mental health, adolescent mental health, children's mental health, telebehavioral health, behavioral health account, state treasury, digital services tax, internet platform, social media companies, youth services, depression, anxiety, public health funding

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• and I sponsored the act of the bill for the National Guard, revamping the way they did their legal office

Bills: SB216 , SB229 , SB216 , SB229

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, school board policy, church-state separation, parochial education, Bible class, faith-based instruction, student release, attendance credit, State Board of Education, local school board, parental consent

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• Uh, this bill actually was brought to me by the Administrative Office of the Courts, and they have a
• of the courts, the administrative office of the courts, and<00:14:05.680><c> they</c><00:14:05.920><
• Um, many of us may know Miss Crosby, who's been in, uh, supervisor of housekeeping in the governor's
• </c> governor's mansion for about 32 years. governor's mansion for about 32 years.
• This bill is for more law enforcement officers' retirement benefits. >> Yes, sir.

Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabis, beverage prohibition, criminal penalties, youth access, Jefferson County, pistol permit, gun permit, concealed carry, firearm permit, sheriff fee, permit fee, weapons license, gun licensing, school security, Jefferson County Sheriff's Fund, retirement system, Gardendale, Birmingham legislative office, local bill

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• , to provide for an executive director of the office, to provide for offices under the direct supervision
• Yes is the simple answer, and currently in my office, I have two chiropractors who are in my office.
• I have a nurse practitioner in my office, and I also have two registered dietitians that are in my office
• Yes, is the simple answer, and currently in my office, I have two chiropractors who are in my office.
• I do have a hyperbaric chamber in my office, but it's a mild hyperbaric chamber in my office, not a hard

Bills: HB946 , HB1093 , SB26 , SB29 , SB30 , SB195 , SB219 , SB222 , SB255 , SB314 , SCR2 , SCR22

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death

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• House Bill 3175 establishes the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office.
• Sections 1 through 5 establish definitions, the office, the potential personnel in the office, and the
• duties and reporting of the office.
• And if anyone Would like to get into the language about the personnel of the office.
• And when I say reliable, as a navy officer, we have a fleet of nuclear submarines.

Bills: HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

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• The Governor's Office on Indian Affairs has been around for about 40 years, Mr. Chairman.
• We do have Tim Raynon, who is the director of Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.
• Office of Indian Affairs.
• My name is Tim Raynon, and I'm the executive director of the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, and
• SB 6034 is simply a technical fix that formally establishes the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.

Bills: SB6081 , SB5902 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5892 , SB5973

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy

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• I have three people that applied for the positions in my office.
• No person in the office is going to know the office better than the district attorney themselves.
• So right now, the Office of State Police will be...
• Thomas Muley, Office of Technology Services. Mr.
• And I know some things were brought up about the governor's salary in this bill.

Bills: HB513 , HB581 , HB596 , HB660 , HB719 , HB766 , HB802 , HB940 , HB950 , HB1028 , HB1183 , HB1201 , SB233 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB411

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: name image likeness, NIL, student-athlete, college athletics, high school athletics, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic athletics, athlete compensation, athlete endorsements, sports marketing, athlete agent, marketing representative, sports attorney, publicity rights, right of publicity, Louisiana high school sports, NCAA, school policy, athletic association, athletic conference

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• Office of Indian Affairs.
• This bill before you codifies the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs as a cabinet agency of the governor
• This bill codifies the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs as a cabinet agency of the governor, sets
• forth requirements of the office, and requires the office to provide an annual report to the legislature
• Chairman, because we already have what's known as the Secretary of State's office.

Bills: SB5973 , SB5892 , SB6081 , SB5842 , SB5827 , SB5968 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5888 , SB6123 , SB5853

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: initiative, referendum, ballot measure, petition, signature gathering, circulator, per-signature pay, paid circulator, election integrity, voter fraud, ballot title, Secretary of State, Code Reviser, direct democracy, citizen lawsuit, civil penalties, Washington elections, initiative process, referendum process, grassroots petition

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• The Comptroller's Office testimony last week, we were told that our $24 billion surplus, our carryover
• It's really hard to get a clear answer with the tax county office as to why we're paying more every year
• Make you aware that there is a resource witness from the Comptroller's office if anybody has questions
• I'll throw it out there for the comptroller's office to see if they want to take a stab at it.
• So, as was mentioned by the previous witness from the comptroller's office, when the tax rate comes back

Bills: HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22 , HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB22

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• It's been a great collaboration between the Governor's Office, Board of Regents, Treasury, It's been
• a great collaboration between the Governor's Office, Board of Regents, Treasury, Division of Administration
• We've discussed it with the fiscal office.
• We've discussed it with the fiscal office.
• Mike Battle with the Legislative Auditor's Office.

Bills: HB198 , HB325 , HB488 , HB719 , HB749 , HB755 , HB797 , HB823 , HB1028 , HB1194 , HB1222

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, ambulatory surgical centers, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, healthcare funding, Louisiana Department of Health, surgical procedures, TOPS-Tech, scholarship, education, eligibility, college credit, dual enrollment, state funding, HB 488, Belle Chasse Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund, Plaquemines Parish

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• I do have the Ombudsman's office here.
• Okay. the legislative fiscal office. So what is it now?
• The treasurer's office asked if I would bring this bill.
• Alan Boxburger for the Legislative Fiscal Office.
• I have worked with the fiscal office because they are here today.

Bills: SB83 , SB135 , SB143 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB261 , SB276 , SB295 , SB450 , SB465 , SB506 , HB1070

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• One of the biggest concerns that they raised was, you know, police officers needing that front license
• What answer, what response do you have for them that would address those issues from police officers?
• The concerning language in the bill will prevent any police officer from conducting a traffic stop on
• The officer must run the license plate through Tellis and at the same time.
• At least it's not the post office. OK, uh, Mr. Patterson, Mr.

Bills: HB408 , HB787 , HB 1029 , HB 1126 , HB 1136 , HB1607

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration

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• So what leaves office, that'll go away.
• </c><00:09:16.640><c> to</c> officer, a chief resiliency officer to officer, a chief resiliency officer
• of Minority Affairs, and this bill is mainly to rename that office the Office of Civic Engagement. >
• </c><00:12:19.440><c> of</c> the existing law you have the office of the existing law you have the office
• </c><00:12:24.480><c> the</c> is mainly to rename that office the is mainly to rename that office the

Bills: SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81 , SB8 , SB22 , SB137 , HB295 , HB2 , HB343 , HB220 , HB303 , HB81

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs

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• Currently, the statute, NMSA 15-38-1, creates a governor's residence advisory commission.
• Currently, the statute, NMSA 15-38-1, creates a governor's residence advisory commission.
• So obviously, the governor's residence is more than just the place where she lives.
• The governor's going to say that's not the direction I want to go.
• I'm the chief executive officer of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Bills: SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22 , SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22

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

Keywords: Governor's Residence, management committee, government administration, New Mexico, advisory, commission, general services, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, overdose prevention centers, harm reduction, drug overdose, opioid crisis, substance use disorder, public health, addiction treatment, naloxone

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• office with the Texas Workforce Commission.
• Office of the Agriculture Commissioner.
• So creating an Office of Intelligence at the Agriculture Commissioner's Office, I think, will give us
• The Texas Attorney General is a powerful and effective office.
• The Attorney General's office brought us this idea. So they want additional power.

Bills: HB256 , HCR19 , HB256 , HB1308 , HB1554 , HB1743 , HB2308 , HB2351 , HB2858 , HB3676 , HB3784 , HB4312 , HB4552 , HB4823 , HB4852 , HB5007 , HB5010 , HB5520 , HB5524 , HCR19

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• Office of the Attorney General will receive notification from the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment
• goods far beyond the bill's focus on critical infrastructure, kind of day-to-day equipment. in the office
• Commission Office, the Ag Commission, Attorney General, and other places, but that is not historically
• We didn't get it back until yesterday, and as soon as we did, we sent it to your office.
• We're working with the bill sponsor's office to.

Bills: HB256 , HB1308 , HB1554 , HB1743 , HB2308 , HB2351 , HB2858 , HB3676 , HB3784 , HB4312 , HB4552 , HB4823 , HB4852 , HB5007 , HB5010 , HB5520 , HB5524 , HCR19 , HB256 , HCR19

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• It will also make a move from DCFS to the governor's office, and they had advanced that.
• They were asked to advance that from the governor's office this morning.
• governor's office.
• Freiberg, would you like to say anything, or would you like the governor's office?
• At the governor's office, you're talking about? Yes, ma'am. Okay.

Bills: HR249 , HR251 , HB395 , HB902 , SB83 , SB132 , SB157 , SB338 , SB450 , SB484 , SB501 , SB507

Committee: House Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education

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• about before this that you take care of the patients and do the paperwork last, so we are in the offices
• To in America and see for themselves a painting of the Oscar the I hangs on the wall in my office as
• President, under section two on the terms of office and succession in the bill language.
• are appointed or selected will apply to positions as they become vacant because an existing term of office
• So then, if you turn to the governor's selections, the governor can select 6, but only Three of them

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• Once upon a time, that was blown up years ago when they got rid of the Office of State Finance and they
• Bill 3624 by Lawson of the House and Thompson of the Senate, an act relating to counties and county officers
• Bill 3624 by Lawson of the House and Thompson of the Senate, and a relating to counties and county officers
• House Bill 3175 looks to create the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office.

Bills: HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476

Keywords: Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition