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• services, stipulates that ambulance services and interested parties have seven days to intervene in an appeal
• bill stipulates that ambulance services and interested parties have seven days to intervene in an appeal
• employee designated as a subject matter expert, from providing testimony in a proceeding relating to the appeal
• officer, and from taking any retaliatory action against an employee for providing testimony in any appeal
• And with that, I'm going to be able to be... ...testimony in any appeal proceeding to determine whether

Bills: HB2134 , HB2253 , HB2270 , HB2402 , HB2404 , HB2673 , HB2941

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• file an affidavit stating that the appellant is unable to pay for certified copies of a record on appeal
• Indigent defense at present statute permits the courts themselves to assess an indigent administrative
• The Constitution guarantees the right to counsel, a jury trial, and appeal.
• state's constitution with Article 2, Section 24, which guarantees the right to counsel, jury, and appeal
• But there is effectively a standard of what appeals to the prurient interest; what is considered generally

Bills: HB2043 , HB2046 , HB2126 , HB2131 , HB2132 , HB2133 , HB2223 , HB2265 , HB2411 , HB2666

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform, venue, employee conflict, superior court, legal proceedings, workplace disputes, weapons, explosives, trafficking, firearm regulations

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• Well, the admissions rule that was referenced in 1961 is a court of appeals case out of Beaumont, Texas
• A first court of appeals case, and I'm a practitioner and have been for 30 years.
• The only case currently is a first court of appeals case where the judge went outside of the code and
• The first court of appeals told the judge he had abused his discretion, and that case... ...needs to

Bills: SB39 , SB2129 , SB2141 , SB2246 , SB2323 , SB2439 , SB2722 , SB 39

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

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• This is not the toll road administration. This is the county administration.
• I'm going to call attention to this general administration.
• I have no idea why the county needs hundreds of millions of dollars for administration of the toll road
• when the toll road has its own administrative staff that runs the toll road, and I was...
• When the toll road has its own administrative staff that runs the toll road.

Bills: SB39 , SB2129 , SB2141 , SB2246 , SB2323 , SB2439 , SB2722 , SB 39

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

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• In many cases, we serve as the drainage authority responsible for administrating and maintaining these
• Second, it will increase costs and administrative burden. Preparing an EAW ...
• Administrative burden. Preparing an EAW requires additional consultant work and staff time.
• Want to thank our pages, Mary and Henry, our committee administrators, Peter Strohmeyer and Amy Zipko
• , Peter Strohmeyer and Amy administrators, Peter Strohmeyer and Amy Zipko.<01:25:24.400><c> You</c><01

Bills: HF4211 , HF3426 , HF4819 , HF3466 , HF3793 , HF3339

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment

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• Food and Drug Administration Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who depend on kratom, the U.S.
• Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Health and Human Services have identified the distinct
• During my past 14 years as a collegiate student life administrator, I have counseled many young people
• During my past 14 years as an in collegiate student life administration, I have counseled many young
• The Constitution guarantees the rights of counsel, a jury trial, and an appeal.

Bills: HB2205 , HB2265 , HB2413 , HB2415 , HB2418 , HB2495 , HB2589 , HB2661 , HB2720 , HB2771 , HB2833 , HB2870

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, court fees, public defender, criminal justice, legal aid, indigent defense, appeals, administrative assessments, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation

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• So then she appeals; there was apparently an appeal process.
• Last year, we had 136 appeals.
• They're not able to appeal law.
• , that next level appeal.
• I want the person filing the appeal to be able to appeal to the group that established the board.

Bills: HB28 , HB50 , HB196 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB316 , HB649 , HB807

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 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, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs was called to order and a roll call showed most members present, with one absent. The chair explained that the committee had arranged witnesses for a later meeting but had received responses from some parties declining to testify, prompting Senator Bettencourt to offer a written motion for subpoenas. The motion authorized the committee chair, under Senate Rule 11.20, to issue subpoenas to BlackRock, State Street, or other financial services companies affecting Texas public pension investments, along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, or representatives. The subpoenas would require testimony and production of records concerning investment practices, the impact on Texas public pension funds, and any investments intended to further political or social causes. Members discussed the importance of obtaining testimony and the limited but necessary use of subpoena power. The committee then voted, with 10 ayes, no nays, and one absent, to adopt the motion. With no further business, the committee recessed until the call of the chair, planning to return after the local calendar.

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• , and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
• So right now AOC is holding money for the Supreme Court, Civil Appeals, and Criminal Appeals.
• Court of Criminal Appeals.
• So right now AOC is holding money for the Supreme Court, Civil Appeals, and Criminal Appeals.
• So right now AOC is holding money for the Supreme Court, Civil Appeals, and Criminal Appeals.

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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• open it up to party chairs and others, I think you're potentially putting a ton of costs and administrative
• I think we are definitely alarmed by the idea of a local election being run by. by an administrator that
• Elections Administrator. So I would respectfully request that you please vote no.
• Let me take that to my election administrator. administrator sir and I can come back to your staff with
• We have really a good... election administrator. She stays on top of it. Okay.

Bills: SB16 , SB76 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB827 , SB964 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1386 , SB1470 , SB2035 , SJR37 , SB 16

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity

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• That's still the province of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Court of Criminal Appeals?
• As I read Senate Bill 1210, they would stay with the Court of Criminal Appeals.
• However, when the Court of Criminal Appeals in deciding a criminal appeal has to interpret a constitutional
• It effectively subjugates the Court of Criminal Appeals to the...

Bills: SB16 , SB76 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB827 , SB964 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1386 , SB1470 , SB2035 , SJR37 , SB 16

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity

Bills: SB319

Committee: House Shelby County Legislation

Keywords: civil service, local government, employment policies, boards and commissions, appeals process, 1136, house, all

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• Administrative decision, not something in the control of the employer.
• Lastly, the bill authorizes L&I to issue an administrative order for amounts owed when it initiates an
• to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.
• to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.
• I think I've always felt there should be an appeals process here when there is a concern.

Bills: SB5847 , SB6067 , SB6136 , SB6014 , SB5972 , SB5869 , SB5874 , SB6058 , SB6039 , SB5944 , SB6188

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial insurance, injured workers, medical provider network, occupational health, occupational medicine, medical care access, L&I, Department of Labor and Industries, self-insured employers, state fund claims, utilization review, provider credentialing, provider network, treatment guidelines, evidence-based medicine, claims management, claims managers, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• Curious as these restrictions are, however, concerns have been raised that election administrators may
• Senate Bill 2819 addresses this issue by prohibiting county elections administrators from holding an
• The substitute enhances procedural protections and administrative transparency.
• As a lobbyist to influence legislative, executive, or other forms of administrative action.
• A year in the Reagan administration, he went to start one, which was very advantageous for him.

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• Even with a new administration in place, the national government today is a libido...

Bills: SB312 , SB945 , SB946 , SB1367 , SB1861 , SB2044 , SB2337 , SB2403 , SB2819 , SJR54

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• It's administration. We have a plethora of jobs inside the fence line.
• It's administration. We have a plethora of jobs inside the fence line.
• And so then she appealed to this organization called the T-SAC, T-C-AC, and en masse, a whole bunch of
• So this law basically says a teacher may appeal.
• So this law basically says a teacher may appeal the decision of the T-SAC, with the proviso that the

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

Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.

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• It removes an unnecessary administrative barrier that delays care and increases costs without improving
• Although I appealed, I had to settle to avoid their ruinous fees.
• The statute of limitations for wage-related civil actions is tolled during L&I's administrative process
• The bill also provides that if there's a conflict between a CBA and an executive order, administrative
• The bill also provides that if there's a conflict between a CBA and an executive order, administrative

Bills: SB5437 , SB6152 , SB6058 , SB5944 , SB6039 , SB6117

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: noncompete, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant, nonsolicitation, employment contract, worker mobility, labor law, wage suppression, trade secrets, confidentiality agreement, franchise, independent contractor, employee mobility, economic growth, entrepreneurship, job mobility, restraint of trade, customer solicitation, post-employment restrictions, FTC noncompete rule

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• sponsors here, so I'm going to open the public hearing first on HB 2426, Improving Efficiency and Appeals
• House Bill 2426 relates to improving efficiency and appeals to the Pollution Control Hearings Board,
• noncompliance with the Growth Management Act, and the Shoreline Hearings Board hears and decides appeals
• I believe it was about 11 months between a permit appeal being filed and that permit appeal process beginning
• of the Pollution Control Hearings Board, an administrative appeals judge, or a qualified member of another

Bills: HB2426 , HB2606

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, 904, all

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• We've worked with Administrator Barrs, who will be in town this week, FMCSA Administrator Barrs.
• This administration, the Trump administration, threatened California, New Mexico, and Washington for
• This administration, the Trump administration, threatened California, New Mexico, and Washington for
• or a different administration... ...over the last couple of years because of a Trump administration
• or a different administration.

Bills: HB2056 , HB2057 , HB2224 , HB2257 , HB2265 , HB2311 , HB2352 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2446 , HB2532 , HB2592 , HB2752 , HB2809 , HB2957

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement

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• assessment for the Court of Appeals judicial officers and staff members.
• Appeals.
• administrative action.
• When they take administrative action, agencies offer quasi-judicial administrative hearings to hear appeals
• And that recommendation comes from the Board of Judicial Administration.

Bills: SB5865 , SB5880 , SB5912 , SB5855 , SB6011 , SB6009 , SB5868 , SB5974

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: garnishment, debt, form standardization, financial protection, legal processes, toxicology testing, laboratories, accreditation, public health, standards, indigent defense, task force, criminal justice, legal aid, public defense, face coverings, law enforcement, public safety, civil liberties, court security