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• This bill is not about the lottery; this bill is about how Texans interact with the lottery.
• The rise of online lottery.
• a lottery game by telephone.
• By way of background, I've worked with lotteries and for lotteries for almost 15 years now.
• They do business with the lottery, so it's the lottery in those states that's selling it.

Bills: SB650 , HB3667 , SB28 , HB3201 , SB1184 , HB1800 , SB 28

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine

Bills: SF15 , SSB1035 , SSB1083 , SSB1090 , SSB1084

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: real estate, broker license, salesperson license, licensing, license application form, Iowa Real Estate Commission, professional licensing, broker-to-salesperson, salesperson-to-broker, license effective date, license renewal, occupational licensing, real estate regulation, administrative procedure, Iowa lottery, lottery, lotto, on-line lotto, self-service kiosk, instant tickets

Bills: SSB1035 , SSB1034 , SSB1033 , SSB1031

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: Iowa lottery, lottery, lotto, on-line lotto, self-service kiosk, instant tickets, pull-tab tickets, gaming regulation, Department of Revenue, lottery commission, lottery security, public records exemption, open records, Chapter 99G, general fund, lottery fund, revenue transfer, state revenue, gaming integrity, vendor restrictions

Bills: SF252 , SF597 , SF599

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: veterans trust fund, Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs, county directors of veteran affairs, county veteran affairs, lottery revenues, lottery transfer, veterans benefits, veterans services, war orphans educational assistance, veterans families, state trust fund, fund balance threshold, appropriation trigger, SF 252, SSB 1050, SF 617, partition fences, land management, local government, Iowa resources

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• That repeals an annual transfer of $450,000 from the General Fund to the Housing Support Account for
• </c><00:09:07.760><c> from</c> Account and it's an annual transfer from Account and it's an annual transfer
• </c><00:09:50.320><c> of</c> That uh repeals an annual transfer of That uh repeals an annual transfer
• </c> eliminating that transfer. eliminating that transfer.
• remainder transferred to the general<00:31:43.560><c> fund.

Bills: HF2783 , HF2603 , HF2846 , HF2354 , HF1836 , HF2713 , HF1198 , HF1389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

Bills: SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

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• It's a constitutional amendment which provides relative to lottery proceeds benefiting veterans.
• voters and they will vote on whether they want to take half a million dollars annually from the net lottery
• will read: Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to appropriate $500,000 from the lottery
• House Bill 165 proposes to require the state treasurer to transfer $500,000 annually from the lottery

Bills: HB165 , HB603 , SB77 , SB140 , SB185

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

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• with where your family came from, but at the same time we'll turn around and sell your data and transfer

Bills: HB537 , HB474 , HB527 , HB449 , HB380 , HB449 , HB380

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: preliminary hearing, criminal procedure, Aniah's Law, pretrial detention, defendant rights, property rights, law enforcement, removal procedures, unauthorized occupancy, trespassing, liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, DNA, genetic testing, privacy, consent, criminal penalties

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• The state lottery retail provisions have been modified.

Bills: HF2783

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• you're doing a public work project, should you pay a business license because all you're doing is transferring
• 00:15:56.399><c> doing</c><00:15:56.560><c> is</c><00:15:56.639><c> you're</c><00:15:56.880><c> transferring
• </c> you're doing is you're transferring you're doing is you're transferring money<00:15:57.839><c> is

Bills: HB268 , SB279 , SB304 , SB303 , SB298 , HB268 , SB279 , SB304 , SB303 , SB298

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building

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• Which is the veteran's lottery bill trust fund.
• Basically, what we're gonna do is set up a lottery game to fund veterans' needs.
• But this is Step one of a two-step process, setting up the veterans' lottery.
• lottery trust fund.
• , but if they know that the lottery game is going for veterans, they might play it.

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• The Lottery Commission never asked about the source of the wire transfer.
• The lottery operator. Lottery operator.
• Lottery.
• lottery.
• Well, this lottery model, this lottery courier model.

Bills: SB28 , SB687 , SJR34 , SCR9 , SB523 , SB62 , SB847 , SB706 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB 28

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• back to the lottery proceeds fund, which is what funds the MFP.
• We're going to kick that back over to the lottery proceeds fund.
• The Texas lottery has contributed more than $296.3 million to veterans programs.
• It's roughly about a half a percent of the total net proceeds of the lottery.
• It is just the proceeds that are coming from the lottery proceeds fund.

Bills: HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

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• </c> date is so I want to give the lottery date is so I want to give the lottery office<00:14:50.079>
• </c> clean bill and it came from the lottery clean bill and it came from the lottery office<00:15:15.079
• </c><00:16:06.240><c> strongly</c> support the Minnesota Lottery strongly support the Minnesota Lottery
• He had a lottery bill, okay, and we also heard today that he's one of the top producers for the lottery
• For the lottery, so now the question would be if you were to go to the lottery without their knowledge

Bills: HF1867 , HF1240

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency

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• different accreditation or They've gone to a different school in a different state for their credits to transfer
• someone who moves here and they've got some credit hours from an out-of-state college that they transfer
• specifically some of our military bases and They're already in a college or university, their credits transferred

Bills: SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

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• The lottery commission changed its administrative rules to help criminals rig the lottery.
• dissolving the Lottery Commission.
• All contracts, leases, assets, and obligations of the Lottery Commission will be transferred to TDLR.
• The Lottery Commission's budget will also transfer to TDLR.
• from purchasing lottery tickets.

Bills: HB668 , HB677 , HB766 , HB3133 , SB3070

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: SF93 , SSB1048 , SSB1050

Committee: Joint Veterans Affairs

Keywords: veteran affairs, commission qualifications, Iowa veterans, county commission, military service, veterans affairs, certification, training requirements, continuing education, veterans services, Iowa legislation, veterans, trust fund, lottery revenue, appropriation, fund distribution

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• Finally, the bill appropriates $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the Health Services Lottery Money Fund

Bills: SB1095 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1178 , SB1179 , SB1249 , SB1253 , SB1346 , SB1347 , SB1446 , SB1561 , SB1813

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

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• dated January 30, 2026, at 4:31 p.m., changes the appropriation to be made from the Health Services Lottery
• From the Health Services Lottery Monies Fund rather than the State General Fund, and that I'd be happy
• you, the amendment that I've also offered would take the funds instead of the General Fund from the lottery

Bills: SB1017 , SB1149 , SB1162 , SB1192 , SB1249 , SB1253 , SB1331 , SB1333 , SB1334

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

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• Finally, the bill appropriates $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the Health Services Lottery Moneys Fund

Bills: SB1131 , SB1249

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging