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• To Pution, Si, our island community.
• So, this is a very resilient community because they've had to be a resilient community.
• . community. community.
• It's community. Mr.
• Everyone in the House chamber please rise for a moment of silence. community. community.

Bills: HR1300 , HB2616 , HB1993 , HCR86 , SB1003 , SB2393 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HR1299

Keywords: H.Res. 1300, HR1300, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, veterans affairs, VA, NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, firearms background check, gun control, veteran privacy, Department of Justice, disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, DIC, veterans benefits, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, National Mall, House procedure, floor consideration

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• ,</c><05:20:24.878><c> for</c> community banks, for midside banks, for community banks, for midside banks
• a small community bank.
• a small community bank.
• a small community bank.
• I remember uh, Bank of community bank.

Bills: HR1299 , HB5317 , HB4544 , HB3234 , HB1993 , HB3726 , HB2954 , SB2393 , HB3482 , HR1352 , HB4684 , HB2252 , HB6506 , HB7432 , SB4530

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, homeownership, rental assistance, HUD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, zoning reform, land use, building codes, single-stair buildings, point-access block, infill development, housing supply, housing affordability, HOME Investment Partnerships, CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, FHA, Federal Housing Administration, small-dollar mortgage

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• ICE activity has had a direct impact on our food banks and food shelves and local communities, as families
• ICE activity has had a direct impact on our food banks and food shelves and local communities, as families
• ICE activity has had a direct impact on our food banks and food shelves and local communities, as families
• ICE activity has had a direct impact on our food banks and food shelves and local communities, as families
• Now I work at the food bank.

Bills: HF45 , HF1148 , HF3624 , HF3586 , HF777

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• ><c> credit</c> Community banks and hometown credit Community banks and hometown credit unions<04:50:
• Community banks make that possible.
• Hiding as a community bank bill.
• Community banks, Main Street banks, midsize banks.
• You're not saving the community banks. You're not saving the community<05:33:18.000><c> banks.

Bills: HB6955 , HB8800 , HR1118

Keywords: banking reform, financial institutions, community banks, credit unions, regulatory relief, economic stability, mergers and acquisitions, supervisory practices, CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program, National CACFP Week, child nutrition, school meals, after-school meals, Head Start, child care, day care, adult day care, emergency shelters, military child care

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• ,</c><03:25:38.479><c> then</c> community banks and credit unions, then community banks and credit unions
• /c><03:50:30.399><c> track</c> community banks with a strong track community banks with a strong track
• manage</c><03:52:20.720><c> their</c> community banks to manage their community banks to manage their
• <c> to</c> and community banks will continue to and community banks will continue to qualify<03:56:07.520
• :27.600><c> that</c> Community banks, including those that Community banks, including those that are<

Bills: HB2853 , HB2071 , HR1259 , HB8352 , HB2267 , HR1252 , HR1251 , HB4478 , HB3709 , HB4437

Keywords: organized retail crime, retail theft, cargo theft, supply chain crime, shoplifting, organized theft groups, cargo diversion, stolen goods, fencing, online marketplace, e-commerce, gift cards, prepaid cards, money laundering, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, interstate theft, transnational crime

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• </c> Anoka Ramsey Community College and St. Anoka Ramsey Community College and St.
• </c> they're from our community or not. they're from our community or not.
• </c> in their community? in their community?
• </c> bank grant program.
• Uh these food banks bank grant program.

Bills: HF2078 , HF777 , HF841 , HF1112 , HF1098 , HF1926

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

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• How do I, you know, with the community pantry that I have, I get calls, and it's from people talking.
• But I do believe that they're probably similar to our denomination or our faith community in that this
• I believe that, if anything, this is something we should do more: encourage our faith community in all
• And it's much appreciated, and it's a great help in every community where they act.
• That funding for states and local communities, long before the department existed, starting in 1980,

Bills: HCR14 , HB201 , HB218 , HB352 , HB626 , HB636 , HB738 , HB749

Committee: House Education

Keywords: Department of Education, federal overreach, education policy, Tenth Amendment, local control, fine arts, high school diploma, arts education, capstone project, academic achievement, student recognition, Louisiana education, food insecurity, hunger, student hunger, school meals, free lunch, community eligibility provision, McKinney-Vento, homeless students

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• services. ...or address the lack of health care and community services in the community, so your first
• services. or address the lack of health care and community services in the community so your first floor
• Fred Meyer left zero pharmacy in that community anymore.
• Communities all over the state are seeing this.
• It would help the entire community.

Bills: HB2517 , HB2480 , HB2588 , HB1529 , HB2223 , HB2006 , HB2573 , HB2141

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: municipal permitting, transit projects, high capacity transit, infrastructure, urban development, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority

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• </c><00:17:26.720><c> because</c> really outreach to the community because really outreach to the community
• </c><00:26:26.400><c> are</c> funds the work that food banks are funds the work that food banks are already
• Therefore, the the our communities.
• And at Maloy, it was a community year.
• Anyway, hubs or supporting food banks.

Bills: HB1952 , HB1951 , HB1929 , HB2497 , HB2208 , HB2572 , HB1737 , HB1953 , HB2551 , HB2549

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

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

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• The bank is charging points.” “Like a bank would charge points.
• Banks have fraud officers, security officers.
• Because if this is not connected to a bank at all, what protections are there in place that a bank would
• Over time, we are not banks. All of our lending capital comes from lines of credit with banks.
• So if you don't qualify to go to a bank or a credit union necessarily...

Bills: HB489 , HB545 , HB555 , HB583 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB814 , HB913 , HB952

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: transfer on death, TOD, beneficiary designation, investment accounts, brokerage accounts, securities, nonprobate transfer, estate planning, succession, probate, community property, forced heirship, financial advisor, broker-dealer, custodian, transfer agent, banking, wealth transfer, inheritance, Louisiana Revised Statutes

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• And one way in which, if anyone's ever been to a food bank, a lot of the foods in food banks are also
• Now, uh and I'm going out by food banks.
• </c> two together to update the food bank two together to update the food bank definition<00:42:53.599
• c> bills</c> community f community foundation bills community f community foundation bills because<00
• c> are</c> because the community foundations are because the community foundations are large<00:48:56.559

Bills: HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326 , HB187 , HB341 , HB4 , HB175 , HB326

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB187, court fees, docket fee, sheriff's fund, sheriff's office, jail operations, law enforcement, county sheriff, court filing fees, Alabama Code 12-19-312, solicitor's fund, clerk's fund, forensic services trust fund, budget flexibility, public safety, municipal court, district court, circuit court, cosmetology, makeup application

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• House Bill 5085 seeks to build on existing knowledge surrounding seed banks Representative Gervin Hawkins
• : and seed preservation by creating a report on the impact of seed banks and seed preservation on access
• Representative Gervin Hawkins: As members of the legislature and voices of our community, we must remain
• Seed banks preserve crop diversity and support Representative Gervin Hawkins: local farmers, gardeners
• Third, seed banks and seed preservation are educational.

Bills: HB5085

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: seed banks, food access, environment, biodiversity, agriculture policy

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock met with a quorum present and heard testimony on House Bill 5085, which would create a report on the impacts of seed banks and seed preservation, especially as they relate to food access, biodiversity, disaster recovery, and education. Representative Gervin Hawkins presented the bill, citing examples such as the Bastrop wildfire and the role of seed banking in restoring ecosystems and supporting food security. No one testified against the bill, and the author closed after questions. The committee then voted to report HB 5085 favorably to the full House without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion passed on a 6-3 vote. The committee also considered Senate Bill 1035, with a committee substitute adopted that made a minor wording change from "or" to "and." SB 1035, which creates a legal pathway for agricultural operators to challenge unlawful local regulations and recover court costs and attorneys' fees, was reported favorably on a 9-0 vote. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2155, which implements TDLR recommendations to modernize the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners by improving licensing, complaint resolution, and enforcement processes. The bill was reported favorably to the full House without amendment on a 9-0 vote. After disposing of these items, the committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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• Because what had happened, they hacked a bank in India. And they ended up having to close.
• Chairman, do we have a witness on this from the banking department? Chair: Yes, we do. Thank you.
• Chair: The Chair calls Marcus Adams on behalf of the Texas Department of Banking.
• Cash out of her bank accounts, etc. And there was nothing she could do.
• We show you registered as Marcus Adams on behalf of Texas Department of Banking.

Bills: HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3833 , HB4134 , HB4233 , HB4238 , HB4243

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code

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• It was... ...you know, walking and duplexes, and just have community feel.
• It’s causing delays for affordable housing projects in our community.
• For community and economic development, predictability is essential.
• I'm the Kittitas County Community Development Director.
• No small matter to our local community members.

Bills: HB2103 , HB2388 , HB2316 , HB2006 , HB2224

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: renewable energy, nonemitting generation, public entities, contracting, electric generation, distributed energy, agricultural land, energy generation, renewable resources, siting regulations, land use, urban development, vegetation management, shrubsteppe, environmental regulation, economic development, sales tax, rural counties, industrial land banks, growth management

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• :49:12.239><c> banking</c> adds meaningful community banking adds meaningful community banking reforms
• </c> community banks.
• And it reforms the bank community banks.
• </c><03:49:45.840><c> banking</c> and unleash our community banking and unleash our community banking
• Those are the community banks.

Bills: HB1531 , HB6644 , HB3190 , HB3390 , HB3682 , HB5616 , SB3705

Keywords: Taiwan, China, banking organizations, financial regulators, national security, housing, affordability, institutional investors, vacant properties, grants, homeownership, urban development, Burma, sanctions, foreign relations, accountability, economic oversight, military accountability, discount window, Federal Reserve

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• We're not defending the Jewish community with this.
• And my whole life has been dedicated to my faith, my community, Florida.
• of inclusive in our community.
• of inclusive in our community.
• We should be a community that embraces people, not find and them.

Bills: S0330 , S0526 , S0862 , S1072 , S1078 , S1192 , S1250 , S1296 , S1298 , S1642 , S1698 , S7022

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee took up several bills and one set of confirmations. SB 330, relating to disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, was explained as clarifying the heart disease presumption and allowing transferred law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if the new agency fails to provide one; it was reported favorably. SB 526, a broad commercial construction bill, was amended with a title amendment and a delete-all amendment before being reported favorably. SB 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at certain executive agencies to reduce hold times, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1078 established gubernatorial transition procedures, including liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment narrowed and reassigned some duties and increased penalties for improper disclosure, and the bill passed favorably. SB 7022 extended and updated a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031, and it was reported favorably. SB 1250 removed the Florida Commission on Human Relations’ requirement to use registered mail for certain notices, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it passed favorably. SB 1698 allowed certain employer notices and posters to be posted electronically instead of physically, and it was reported favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force within the Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, review hate crime statutes, and issue annual reports. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with many speakers opposing it on First Amendment, academic freedom, and equal-protection grounds and arguing it could chill criticism of Israel or be used selectively; supporters said it was needed to address rising anti-Semitism and that the state’s definition of anti-Semitism had already been adopted in statute. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. SB 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members questioned a separate provision allowing deployment of correctional officers during emergencies, including whether that could intersect with immigration enforcement, but the sponsor said he would follow up and that the bill was aimed at recruitment, retention, and workforce stability. The bill received support from law enforcement and corrections groups and was reported favorably. SB 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, generated the most contentious discussion: it would bar certain pronoun-related requirements, prohibit mandatory training or activities related to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression as a condition of employment, require sex on employment forms to reflect biological sex, and extend similar protections to public employees and contractors. Supporters framed it as protecting free speech, conscience, and against compelled speech; opponents argued it would authorize discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people, invite litigation, and harm workplace safety and inclusion. An amendment moved the bill into the chapter governing public employers and employees, and the bill was then reported favorably.

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• Aishanur was a warm, loving, and devoted member of the Washington community. She stood for justice.
• She cared for the community around her.
• Aishanur was a warm, loving, and devoted member of the Washington community. She stood for justice.
• She cared for the community around her.
• In 2002, my son and I volunteered in the West Bank on a human rights mission similar to Aishanur's.

Bills: SB5837 , SB6011 , SB6009 , SB5868 , SB5974 , SB5720 , SB5833 , SB5936 , SB5993 , SB6070 , SB6002 , SJM8014 , SB6086

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: guardianship, conservatorship, protective arrangement, protective arrangements, supported decision-making, supported decision making, court visitor, adult guardianship, limited guardianship, full guardianship, adult conservatorship, less restrictive alternative, capacity, legal capacity, respondent rights, due process, vulnerable adults, disability rights, elder abuse, estate management

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• Brad Banks, here on behalf of the Association of Counties.
• Communities are stronger and safer when people aren’t forced to live in fear.
• My name is Anna Tello, and I am with Communities for All College.
• their communities and back into their families' arms as quickly as possible.
• Our communities are not feeling safe and are in crisis.

Bills: SB5925 , SB5906 , SB6070 , SB6002

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: Attorney General, civil investigative demand, CID, subpoena-like demand, investigative authority, consumer protection, civil enforcement, pre-suit investigation, document production, interrogatories, deposition, oral testimony, confidentiality, trade secrets, judicial review, enforcement action, Washington RCW, law enforcement powers, government transparency, due process

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• the teams, the teammates, the university as a whole, TV deals, merchandise, that contributes to community
• The university as a whole, TV deals, merchandise, that contributes to community, state, and tourism.
• School-based health centers work to maintain communication with families, involve parents in health care
• School-based health centers work to maintain communication with families, involve parents in health care
• Lee Jefferson, and I'm the executive director of Louisiana Alliance focused on redefining communities

Bills: SR119 , SCR65 , HCR47 , HB196 , HB218 , HB256 , HB325 , HB352 , HB434 , HB448 , HB476 , HB608 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB749 , HB818 , HB1059 , HB1112 , HB1242 , HB1249

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming

Bills: HB1550 , HB1592 , HB1964 , HB2002 , HB2063 , HB2118 , HB2128 , HB2669 , HB2765

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: veterinary, regulation, licensing, practices, board, administration, facilities, pest control, wildlife management, agriculture, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, HB 1964, Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 251, agricultural operations, farmers, ranchers, livestock