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• of state.
• SEC states.
• So there was no requirement for us to take people off of our voter roles to let other states know that
• This is not about voter file maintenance, which is the bedrock of election security in any state.
• We were not allowed to have a list of registered voters in the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB479 , HB480

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• House Bill 1770 strengthens the accuracy of Texas voter rolls by authorizing the Secretary of State to
• Currently, maintaining accurate voter rolls across state lines can be challenging.
• The DPS and Secretary of State should be required to check voter data against other states and legislation
• district or state rep.
• State code allows for filing at the state party. There's not a county one.

Bills: HB2139 , HB2253 , HB3632 , HB4171 , HB4309 , HB4508 , SB760 , SB1470

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• Or the state, sorry.
• The voters, I mean, there's just not enough voters to need that much time.
• Federal law preempts state law.
• About how this bill will affect the privacy of voters with disabilities and elderly voters.
• state and help them navigate.

Bills: HB2139 , HB2253 , HB3632 , HB4171 , HB4309 , HB4508 , SB760 , SB1470

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• in the number of voters who were removed from the voter registration list for each of the three calendar
• of voters who were removed from the voter registration list during the previous calendar year.
• Quoting from the National Conference of State Legislatures website, voter registration lists are the
• Everyone benefits from accurate voter rolls. ERIC, the Election... Voter rolls.
• Member states share their voter registration data with ERIC through an encrypted data transfer.

Bills: SB320 , HB67 , HB247 , HB161 , HB165 , HB91 , HB90 , HB471 , HB363 , HB479

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, parental rights, drag performances, public schools, public libraries, overnight programs, gender identity, minor safety, Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, building codes, standardization

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• How many states specifically?
• How many states are we talking about? 20 states...?
• Every state is not the same, and we are an agricultural state.
• Um, it's by the state. The fiscal note is $35,000 for the state.
• But I can't point to a single state... ...but I can't point to a single state election.

Bills: SB245 , SB246 , HB30 , HB30

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: SB245, public assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, food assistance, Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Human Resources, eligibility verification, self-attestation, data matching, fraud prevention, improper payments, program integrity, benefit eligibility, income verification, residency verification, asset verification, electronic benefit transfer, EBT, cross-checks

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• All across this great state.
• to a license issued by this state.
• Proof of members or spouses' residency in this state.
• Members, House Bill 2210 relates to the inclusion of the United States Space Force in the United States
• to military service in the state constitution.

Bills: HCR46 , HB1389 , HB3359 , HB5629

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services

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• It also removes authority for service voters, overseas voters, and voters with disabilities to use the
• election and an election in the state of Oregon.
• Currently, a state employee's demographic details provided to a state agency or higher education institution
• As you know, for the record, Senate Bill 5000 designates the Evergreen State as the official state nickname
• You know, basically, I really think that we should call ourselves the opaque state or the exemption state

Bills: SB5000 , SB5325 , SB6044 , SB6313 , SB6084 , SB6137

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: state nickname, evergreen state, identity, cultural heritage, tourism, state cactus, symbolic designation, ecological significance, state symbols, SB 6044, Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Washington state holidays, RCW 1.16.050, state holiday recognition, religious observance, Hindu holiday, Sikh holiday, cultural recognition, paid holiday

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• any election or who intentionally votes or attempts to vote in both this state and another state at
• any election or who intentionally votes or attempts to vote in both this state and another state at
• On January 6, 2026, the Washington State Court of Appeals Division 2, in the case State v.
• or in an election in both this state and another state if the election date is the same, regardless
• The governor may order the state Civil Air Patrol into active state service, and the state Civil Air

Bills: SB6084 , SB6044 , SB5950 , SB6046 , SB5763 , SB5784

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

Bills: HB 101 , HB1819 , HB1875 , HB1965 , HB2193 , HB2914 , HB3248 , HB3354 , HB3531 , HB101

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, veterans, veterans' affairs, mental health, community mental health, behavioral health, grant program, matching grant, non-state match, community services, family support, county population, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, public safety, homeland security

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• As a Washington state voter, I love voting by mail.
• Wise, you surely deal with as many UOCAVA voters as anybody in the state, maybe in the country.
• You surely deal with as many UACAVA voters as anybody in the state, maybe in the country.
• Washington State is a non-discrimination state. We're safe here.
• And what we're talking about is when someone turns over voter rolls that we have stipulated in state

Bills: SB6084 , SB6137 , SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• this state and another state, if the election date is the same.
• The bill directs the state auditor to prepare a comprehensive inventory of state programs that have been
• the state.
• The proposed substitute removes provisions directing the state auditor to prepare an inventory of state
• Census Bureau for Washington State population estimates.

Bills: SB6084 , SB6044 , SB5950 , SB6046 , SB5763 , SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6123 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB6313 , SB5784 , SB5046 , SB5489

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility

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• agreements with the United Mexican States and its individual states.
• law in our states.
• our state.
• other states help us.
• Um, so is this something that has to be done state by state by state by Congress, because why did you

Bills: HB176 , HB180 , HB176 , HB180 , HB333 , HCR35

Committee: House S/C on State-Federal Relations

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

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• </c> portion of that off my state income tax. portion of that off my state income tax.
• And um, as you know, career tech is a big focus in our state.
• </c> uh state income tax. uh state income tax.
• </c> members, align Alabama with other states members, align Alabama with other states offering<00:24
• So there there a lot of um guard state.

Bills: HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159 , HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding

Bills: HB 109 , HB136 , HB694 , HB 1201 , HB1716 , HB2071 , HB2216 , HB2358 , HB2807 , HB2886 , HCR78 , HB109 , HB136

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: mental health, inpatient psychiatric facility, juvenile treatment, residential treatment facility, emotionally disturbed juveniles, Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, state grant, facility construction, facility expansion, facility operations, Waco Center for Youth, education services, school district, Texas Health and Safety Code, youth residential care, behavioral health, state appropriations, Medicaid, lactation

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• The bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land.
• the state, and I believe that we have already reached our maximum...
• Do you happen to know how much—you may not know—but how much state... ...how much state funding is used
• What is the policy that your organization is stating if that situation happens?
• known as Humane Society of the United States.

Bills: SB1075 , SB1144 , SB1280

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management

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• federal standards like United States Pharmacopeia standards and state laws.
• Right now, there's about six states—seven or eight, let's run ten states—where this has passed.
• In this state, it's been a turf war in every state.
• The rules vary widely by federal regulatory approval, state by state, local. The U.S.
• Food and Drug Administration... ...approval state-by-state local. The U.S.

Bills: HB2746 , HB2750 , HB2765 , HB4036

Committees: House International Trade , House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

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• That's the reason I'm stating that.
• It's a hot issue across the United States. Florida and Tennessee just passed bills.
• I think there are now something like 31 states... Tennessee just passed bills.
• A number of states have banned this. It's banned throughout Europe.
• And I was aware that there were still flights of gray wolf pups into the state.

Bills: SB1005 , SB1202 , SB1278 , SB1279 , SB1280 , SB1287

Committees: Senate Natural Resources , Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

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• agreed-upon bill, and we feel comfortable that it will help and assist many of our school systems across the state
• agreed-upon bill, and we feel comfortable that it will help and assist many of our school systems across the state
• Because this is a bill that was passed in another state and this bill is copied and pasted off another

Bills: SB279 , HB478 , SB279 , HB478

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures, furnishings, reuse, recycling, upcycling, surplus property, public assets, legislative chambers, desk sale, chair sale, state auditor

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• The public and the state agencies should participate in protecting them.
• You know, the state goes into each rescue and registers them.
• agencies, three state agencies to work together to get distribution.
• Let's be clear by definition there are no wild horses in the United States.
• So it's a pretty well-known program throughout the state already.

Bills: HM26 , HB243 , HB109

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• And I would certainly hope that she would state that so that we don't have state troopers unnecessarily
• Chair, to that point—yes, yes—actually the governor did mention this in her State of the State, that
• from the state budget.
• income and stated assets...
• The state does, and the state will continue in this budget.

Bills: HB4138 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4141 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4145 , HB4146 , HB4147 , HB4148 , HB4149 , HB4150 , HB4151 , HB4152 , HB4153 , SB1831 , SB1832 , SB1833 , SB1834 , SB1835 , SB1836 , SB1837 , SB1838 , SB1839 , SB1840 , SB1841 , SB1842 , SB1843 , SB1844 , SB1845 , SB1846

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction