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• Seeing a due pass and a second, will there be any discussion or debate?
• Will there be any discussion or debate?
• The threshold for salvage titles on autos to be 70% or 60%.
• Will there be any discussion or debate?
• Looks like we're going to suspend for a minute or so here. Thank you.

Bills: SB1684, SB1443, SB1447, SB378, SB1920

Keywords: SB1684, Oklahoma Highway Remediation and Cleanup Services Act, highway cleanup, roadway remediation, tow truck, wrecker service, liability insurance, DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality, motor vehicles, licensing, public safety, cleanup operators, roadside services, commercial towing, insurance requirement, license fee, revocation, suspension, Turnpike Authority

Summary: The committee considered several bills and moved each one forward without opposition. Senate Bill 1684, presented by Representative Bayshore, would require highway remediation companies to carry at least $3 million in liability insurance before entering roadways to protect the public; it passed 6-0 and was recommended to the next committee. Senate Bill 378, also presented by Bayshore, would modernize the multi-county bail bonds statute by adding flexibility in writing capacity and strengthening financial oversight and transparency; it passed 6-0 and was recommended for the floor. Senate Bill 1447, presented by Representative Marti, would change requirements for the RFP for the state employee prescription drug plan. Marti used the presentation to sharply criticize the State Chamber and outside messaging about the bill, arguing the legislation would not raise drug costs and that similar laws in other states have produced savings; the bill passed 6-0. Senate Bill 1920, presented by Representative Tedford, would raise the salvage title threshold for autos from 60% to 70% to align more closely with neighboring states and avoid prematurely totaling vehicles; it passed 6-0 and was sent to the next committee. After a brief suspension, the committee took up Senate Bill 1443, presented by Representative Sneed on behalf of Chairman Chad Caldwell, which concerns anesthesia services. No questions or debate were raised, and the bill passed 6-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Seeing a do pass in a second, will there be any discussion or debate?
• Will there be any discussion or debate?
• Seeing no discussion or debate, please open the queue for a recorded vote. Sneed, votes.
• If you don't mind, I'd like to take a second to respond to some of the mistruths or lies.
• Will there be any discussion or debate? Another discussion or debate.

Bills: SB1684, SB1443, SB1447, SB378, SB1920

Keywords: SB1684, Oklahoma Highway Remediation and Cleanup Services Act, highway cleanup, roadway remediation, tow truck, wrecker service, liability insurance, DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality, motor vehicles, licensing, public safety, cleanup operators, roadside services, commercial towing, insurance requirement, license fee, revocation, suspension, Turnpike Authority

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• The second purpose is to retire the bonds, or for other purposes if you have accomplished the objective
• So, maybe they overestimated the cost of the bonds, or they invested too much.
• 25% or 30%?
• When a voter enters the voting booth to say yay or nay to a bond project, they are only provided with
• And taking public deposits as well as private deposits.

Bills: SB414, SB621, SB2395

Keywords: bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank

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• Susan's professional career has been in the operating room where she served as an OR nurse, OR educator
• Chair, or Mr. Speaker, members.
• Is there some other place in this language where that cap is relaxed or otherwise removed, or are we,
• So, for example, if you had a group or an organization that.
• I think everybody knows or maybe maybe not everybody.

Bills: SB378, SB985, SB1246, HB3720, SB1500, SB1984, HB4118, SB1644, SB1546, SB483

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

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• Susan's professional career has been in the operating room, where she served as an OR nurse, OR educator
• Chair, or Mr. Speaker.
• ugly or awful.
• Or, God, your hair is a mess today. Or, ooh, that one guy made you mad. Or you did a good job.
• Or, God, your hair is a mess today. Or, ooh, that one guy made you mad. Or you did a good job.

Bills: SB378, SB985, SB1246, HB3720, SB1500, SB1984, HB4118, SB1644, SB1546, SB483

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

Summary: The House convened, called the roll, and heard an invocation focused on “leading with the farewell,” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a series of floor recognitions honoring guests and student groups. Presentations included the nurse of the day, Susan Hollingsworth, and multiple student champions and visitors, including the Clinton High School 4A hip hop state champions, Pryor High School’s Life Smarts state champions, the Elgin High School wrestling team, the Fort Gibson FFA livestock judging team, Putnam City North’s girls basketball champions, visiting students from Douglas, OSU environmental science graduate students, and Oklahoma Energy Resource Board teachers of the year. The chamber then took up several Senate bills. SB 378, updating bail bondsman regulations, passed 77-3. SB 985, codifying the local food for school program in statute, passed 79-0. SB 1246, which would update and speed up DEQ permitting while preserving transparency, drew questions about agency outreach and environmental impacts; after a division vote on advancing the bill passed 30-28, the bill itself passed 81-0. Later, SB 1500 on pharmacy benefit managers passed 81-0, SB 1984 on osteopathic medicine passed 74-0, and SB 1644 creating a reporting mechanism for suspected alpha-gal syndrome passed 82-0. The House also adopted Senate amendments to HB 3720, the local food freedom bill, and passed it 81-0. HB 4118, the family caregiver credit, also passed 81-0 after the Senate amendment restored the title “Caring for Caregivers Act.” A motion was made to reject Senate amendments to HB 2992 and request conference. House Joint Resolution 1100, relating to OMES proposed major rule changes, was read on second reading and referred to administrative rules. A lengthy debate centered on an amendment to SB 1546, a teacher-related bill, which would expand the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Scholarship Fund tax credit to support the Strong Readers Act, the Oklahoma Math Proficiency Act, and certain capital projects for scholarship-granting organizations. Supporters said it would encourage private investment in education and add instructional capacity; opponents argued it would favor wealthy private schools, do little for rural or high-poverty districts, and divert scholarship resources. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was advanced to final passage, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.

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• Or a production facility and everything from that meter to the well or production facility.
• Any kind of maintenance of the power poles themselves or the overhead lines or anything like that.
• or lessee.
• , the Railroad Commission or the...
• Importantly, SB 2689 does not mandate participation or impose any fees or penalties on private businesses

Bills: SB410, SB795, SB2510, SB728, SB2689, HB143, HB143

Keywords: Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, beverage container recycling, deposit return system, container deposit, bottle bill, recycling refund

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• If you want further clarification or comfort other than my word, Mr.
• event or any private catered event.
• Shall notify prior to then delete any community festival or event.
• Or any issue within this bill itself.
• Representative Crescia has a comment or question.

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• Senate Bill 378 modernizes the Oklahoma multi-county bond bail bonds statute by controlling flexibility
• But, I mean, this bill, based on what I read, requires or allows, by statute, an increase of bond indebtedness
• they get charged or anything else.
• Discussion or debate? Chair sees none. I have a due pass and a second. Discussion or debate.
• Or the impact on minority stockholders, have you been able to provide more information or come up with

Bills: SB378, SB540, SB1061, SB1475, SB1531, SB1534, SB1684, SB1824, SB1826, SB2049

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry

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• </c> off-site infrastructure that support or off-site infrastructure that support or facilitate<00:22
• </c> and then appeal to the Supreme Court or and then appeal to the Supreme Court or are<00:30:10.399
• </c> those EA assessments, they don't or those EA assessments, they don't or EIS's,<00:36:47.920><c>
• </c> &gt;&gt; like state governmental projects or &gt;&gt; like state governmental projects or state<
• Are there any nos or<01:27:55.760><c> reservations?</c> or reservations? or reservations?

Bills: HB1924, HB2121, HB1928, HB1979, HB1650, HB1543, HB1981, HB1982

Keywords: mattress recycling, waste management, producer responsibility, environmental health, steafardship program, electronic cigarettes, disposable devices, environmental protection, plastic pollution, lithium batteries, pollution control, public health, deposit beverage container, bottle bill, container deposit law, container redemption, recycling refund, extended producer responsibility, EPR, deposit return system

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to waste, recycling, and environmental review. On HB 1924, which would establish a mattress stewardship program, the Department of Health said it stood on written testimony and offered comments, while Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and one individual supported the bill and the International Sleep Products Association opposed it. No questions were raised and the committee moved on. A large portion of the hearing focused on HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale of disposable vapes in Hawaii. The Department of Health supported the measure but suggested the bill may be better placed in a different part of state law because the cited waste-management section regulates products after consumption, while still praising the effort to remove disposable vapes from the market and environment. Testimony in strong support came from the Coalition for Tobacco Free Hawaii Youth Council, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii COPD Coalition, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, the City and County of Honolulu, and many individuals; supporters emphasized youth vaping, toxic waste, lithium battery fire risks, and environmental harm. There was at least one opposing individual and the International Sleep Products Association was listed in opposition. The committee noted there were many written testimonies and no immediate vote was taken. The committee also heard HB 1928 on the deposit beverage container recycling program. The Department of Health stood on written testimony. The Solid Waste Task Force of Hawaii Environmental Change Agents and Upstream supported the bill but urged amendments to better integrate reuse and reusables, strengthen enforcement, clarify definitions, and protect existing redemption centers. The Hawaii Food Industry Association supported the concept of a backdrop program but preferred strengthening the existing program and raised concerns about undefined fees, existing infrastructure, and future audit costs. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the bill, and the chair said the measure needs work and that decision-making would occur in a few days. Finally, the committee took up HB 979 on environmental review and HB 1650 on environmental assessments. For HB 979, OPSD offered amendments, HCDA supported the bill but suggested clarifying the affordable-housing definition, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative supported it, and Earthjustice was asked about the court process for environmental challenges; the chair asked about shortening the challenge period and the relationship between environmental court, the intermediate court of appeals, and the Supreme Court. For HB 1650, OPSD and the State Historic Preservation Division stood on written testimony, OHA asked to retain historic sites, and several groups and individuals testified in support or opposition. Opponents argued that removing Wiki special district and historic sites from Chapter 343 trigger language would weaken environmental review and risk impacts to iwi kūpuna and historic resources.

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• ><00:04:49.840><c> a</c> insurance Commissioners is an or it's a insurance Commissioners is an or it's
• > or</c><00:10:44.920><c> credit</c> loan or unsecured loan or or credit loan or unsecured loan or or
• or or other online paper uh via email or or other online website<00:19:27.120><c> links</c><00:19:27.559
• </c> said every time that limits change or said every time that limits change or things<00:24:36.840>
• or uh or any reflection of the work or uh or any issue<00:45:07.040><c> within</c><00:45:07.280><c> this

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• </c> in one or both of those descriptors. in one or both of those descriptors.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Yeah, or actual SEEK funding. &gt;&gt; Yeah, or actual SEEK funding.
• </c> question or comment? question or comment?
• </c> Anyone Anyone else seeking comment or Anyone Anyone else seeking comment or question?
• In a credit union, you can make a deposit, but you don't own the organization or have a part ownership

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Votruba Young Scholars Academy 00:01:55 Taxation of Financial Deposit Institutions 00:36:50, 958, all

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• This tax would be in effect until the latter of either 30 years after the last issued bonds or the latter
• </c><00:05:01.600><c> or</c> issued bonds or issued bonds or or<00:05:03.320><c> the</c><00:05:03.600
• call or a pager away.
• </c> system or reassure our employees or system or reassure our employees or bring<00:14:52.440><c> our
• </c> something or worse. something or worse.

Bills: HF4841, HF4234, HF3697

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

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• The federal low-income housing bonds.
• ,</c> users of these private activity bonds, users of these private activity bonds, uh<00:05:06.919><
• didn't get bonds.
• They are not making the decision around the amount of bonds that are needed for feasibility or are actually
• </c> &gt;&gt; Uh Representative Keeler or Ms. Holger? &gt;&gt; Uh Representative Keeler or Ms.

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

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• Jordan or Mr.
• allocation, LIHTC or low 4% tax credit bonds, which fall in this pool.
• c> low</c><00:37:21.920><c> uh</c> activity bond allocation LITC or low uh activity bond allocation LITC
• or low uh 4%<00:37:22.720><c> tax</c><00:37:23.040><c> credit</c><00:37:23.359><c> bonds</c><00:37:23.760
• or inadequate or we anything is missing or inadequate or we need<01:29:05.040><c> more</c><01:29:05.520

Bills: HF3217, HF2252

Keywords: bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds

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• . bonds. bonds.
• </c><00:54:19.920><c> roads,</c><00:54:21.040><c> how</c> uh or water supply lines or roads, how uh or
• </c><00:57:57.119><c> or</c><00:57:57.440><c> that</c> funds to the MHCR program or or that funds to
• Or<00:59:04.240><c> is</c><00:59:04.400><c> it</c><00:59:04.880><c> let</c> Or is it let Or is it let
• Is there any member questions or<01:25:49.360><c> comments?</c> or comments? or comments?

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• In other words, they've gone on with the project, although the bonds or the funding did not pass.
• Therefore, if you decide to issue revenue bonds or water bonds, for example, through the Texas Water
• ...or these types of bonds to circumvent or bypass those revenue gaps?
• In bonds, with $1.5 billion dedicated to multifamily housing, the bonds or the debt are the mortgage
• Neither the bonds nor the tax credits are the obligation of the city, county, or state.

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• or his testifier. Representative O'Driscoll. Thank you, Madam Chair and members.
• Or they can afford to pay for the care that they need.
• We don't want premiums to go up, or another way, we don't want profits to go down.
• Any questions or discussion on the A5 amendment? I'm sorry, my apologies, the A9 amendment.
• O'Driscoll, any thoughts or comments? Madam Chair, you are exactly right.

Bills: HF1224, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• We don't want premiums to go up or profits to go down.
• We don't want premiums to go up or profits to go down.
• We don't want premiums to go up or profits to go down.
• We don't want premiums to go up or profits to go down.
• </c> A10 uh co-chair Drisco any thoughts or A10 uh co-chair Drisco any thoughts or comments<00:17:35.600

Bills: HF1224, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage postponement, homeowners, redemption period, Minnesota Statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• I now have three or four copies, thank you.
• It has provisions related to safety deposit boxes and their automatic renewal.
• Neither medical company has asked for or wants to desert the medical market.
• You saved my life," or "You're helping me." It's just very emotional.
• three times the potency in hemp products from any other state or of other states.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• I now have three or four copies. Thank you.
• </c> an insurer provide a copy of an auto or an insurer provide a copy of an auto or homeowners<00:10
• </c> have a testifier or the next testifier. have a testifier or the next testifier.
• </c> You saved my life or you're helping me." You saved my life or you're helping me."
• </c><01:14:34.080><c> It's</c> grassroots or small businesses. It's grassroots or small businesses.

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance