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• Uh, the committee substitute simply adds a section to track federal law, um, such that.
• And, and let me ask one, is, is Texas out of compliance with the federal statute?
• Audited the state of Texas on its child welfare practices and compliance with federal law.
• Um, The federal court system.
• Well, how is our federal judiciary going to view that?

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

Bills: HCR 10, HCR 9

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9

Bills: HCR10, HCR9

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9

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• It is my honor to lay out HB 3002, which simply requires debt collectors to make the same disclosures
• HB 3002 would make it mandatory for all debt collectors seeking to collect a debt in this state. to inform
• Well, you have an ability to dispute the debt again or request a validation again, and it just... you
• What are the, if you know, the current requirements under the Fair Debt Collection Act?
• the debt from, such as name and information, pretty much anything that is already standardized.

Bills: HB1342, HB2889, HB3002, HB3254, HB4820, HJR40, HJR40

Keywords: private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility

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• That was sent to debt recovery? That was collected. Collected on debt recovery.
• And if we don't, if we allow someone from OMV saying we're not going to send debt to debt recovery, how
• And if we don't, if we allow someone from OMV saying we're not going to send debt to debt recovery, how
• to the debt collectors.
• money back from the Office of Debt Recovery.

Bills: HCR32, HCR53, HCR60, HCR68, HB582, HB730, HB762

Keywords: Saint Claude Avenue Bridge, Port of New Orleans, backup motors, infrastructure, traffic management, oversized vehicles, permitting, economic impact, transportation, local regulations, Louisiana economy, Interstate 12, I-12, Interstate 55, I-55 interchange, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, D.R.I.V.E. Initiative, highway infrastructure, transportation planning

Bills: SB205, SB222, SB205, SB222

Keywords: appropriation, education funding, priority schools, Alabama education, State Department of Education, medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance

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• that have been decimated by federal that have been decimated by federal immigration<01:07:54.079
• In 2024, New York... federal government and federal agents federal government and federal agents may<
• <01:17:30.159> immigration extensions of the federal immigration extensions of the federal
• facilities<01:24:49.199> in and there are federal facilities in and there are federal
• So federal agents acted unlawfully.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• We are staring down federal funding cuts that will continue to shift more burden onto the state.
• It demands that we account for federal instability.
• demands that we account for federal demands that we account for federal instability.<00:59:16.040
• one big beautiful bill that was passed by the federal government.
• was passed by the federal that was passed by the federal government.<01:07:49.359> Thank<01:07

Bills: HR203, SB2802, SB3081, SB2902, SB2005, SB3252, SB2096, SB2095, SB2046, SB2999, SB3103, SB83, SB2041, SB3234, SB3156, SB3154, SB2146, SB2053, SB2010, SB2009, SB2667, SB3215, SB2698, SB2363, SB2372, SB2673, SB2948, SB2277, SB2057, SB3085, SB3025, SB2761

Keywords: H.R. 203, House Resolution, Hawaii education, teacher of the year, educator recognition, Jessica Canyon, Natsumi Yamasato, Jodi Kadoyama, Mānana Elementary School, National Blue Ribbon School, Teach For America Hawaiʻi, public education, K-12, elementary school, STEM education, literacy, teacher appreciation, school excellence, Hawaiʻi Legislature, keiki

Bills: SB45, SB61, SB222, HB385

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice

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• The goal is that they have full notice of the cost of buying debt, and many times you... ...the cost
• of buying debt, and many times you find that in the smaller populated counties and cities as they're
• lacking, and they sign the line, do the deal, and realize when values go down, they can't service the debt
• As you know, bond debt can stretch over consecutive terms, so one council or commission could really
• It's about debt. Yeah, that's what I... ...buy debt.

Bills: HB134, SB217, SB180, HB157, HB92, HB335

Keywords: vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency

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• with Undue Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• Undue Medical Debt, Debt, formerly RIP Medical Debt, is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014
• of medical debt for St.
• Medical debt is debt that no one asked for, no one applied for, and no one wanted.
• At Undue Medical Debt.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions

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• Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• Medical Debt and our Minnesota hospitals to buy down hospital debt.
• , the medical debt.
• , the medical debt.
• debt.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions, 1183, house

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• Now, wildlife belongs to the state, and migratory birds belong to the federal government. ...hold them
• However, due to federal mandates under the Clean Air Act, 17 counties in Texas are still required to
• This requirement creates a clear disparity in how Texans... ...are treated under state and federal law
• It simply lifts a one-size-fits-all approach once it is no longer federally mandated.
• ...from federal ozone and particulate matter standards. We will get back to you with that.

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• issuance of debt for school districts. issuance of debt for school districts.
• as we go through, sometimes with federal as we go through, sometimes with federal changes,<00:03
• debt for port authorities. debt for port authorities.
• of the other when you go to the federal of the other when you go to the federal and<00:29:04.600
• as a deductible amount federally. as a deductible amount federally.

Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• The federal government decimate all these critical infrastructure for a particular reason, and really
• And the death of America federal... we got state bill changing it. Um, James Blunt in here still?

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• we're capping the interest rate at 3% for medical debt.
• We're capping the interest rate at 3% for medical debt.
• The interest rate on medical debt is capped at 3%, which is similar to what other states have done.
• Just a FYI, like in my district, my hospital, we have monumental debt that we don't even collect.
• There's so much debt out there that they don't collect already. Anyway, okay, thank you.

Bills: SB147, SB414, HB220, HB750, HB799, HB827, HB952, HB953

Keywords: roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, automatic renewal, cancellation policy, subscription service, transparency

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• There was also a federal statute that came out a couple of years ago dealing with the portability of
• Currently, there is a little bit of a disconnect between Chapter 55 of the Occupations Code and this federal
• In this instance, the federal law provided more benefits and more efficiency and ease to the service
• So, as you say, it sounded like there are areas that maybe, from a federal level, we could get better
• The questions at the agency level of, is it federal or is it state? I don't believe so.

Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255, HB102, HB300

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, scholarship, military, Texas Armed Services, military spouses, occupational licensing, state agency, license requirements, reciprocity, training and education, debt obligation, voter information, ballot, elections, transparency

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• But in many cases, these farmers are able to manage that debt and, most importantly, keep farming.
• Some of that is just federal funding numbers as well. And so we look for more obtuse.
• We know that the state and federal funding has not increased.
• And there's an even bigger part of federal money out there that we had in our hands.
• We need to bridge to federal crop insurance programs.

Bills: HF3692

Keywords: Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house