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• It may be public records some data.
• I recognize there may be some concern about public records being withheld.
• For the record, I'm Bill Kehoe.
• For the record, Danielle Kriege, staff to the committee.
• An auditable paper record.

Bills: SB6215 , SB6160 , SB6313 , SB6049 , SB6164 , SB5046 , SB5842 , SB6035 , SB5853 , SB5888

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: fraud prevention, identity theft, consumer protection, security measures, legislation, government efficiency, state agencies, reporting, bureaucracy, transparency, Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, student privacy, employee confidentiality, public disclosure, data protection

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• I just want to note for the record, I did not put Senator Goehner up to that. Thank you all.
• I just want to note for the record I did not put Senator Goehner up to that.
• Let's begin with Senate Bill 5234 concerning snowmobile registration fees.
• Senate Bill 5234 raises the snowmobile registration fee, the annual registration fee from $50 to $75.
• Thank you, Chair Elias, Brandon Popovac, for the record staff to the committee.

Bills: SJM8016 , SB6230 , SB5234 , SB6081 , SB6265 , SB6170 , SB6131 , SB6155 , SB6176 , SB6238 , SB6253 , SB6311 , SB6032 , SB6262

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: bridge repair, infrastructure, emergency funding, transportation, public safety, cash transactions, pennies, currency, economic efficiency, financial regulation, snowmobile, snowmobile registration, vehicle registration fees, registration fee, Department of Licensing, DOL, recreational vehicles, winter recreation, vintage snowmobile, parks and recreation

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• For the record, Connorship, counsel to the committee.
• Gunn for the record, Connorship, counsel to the committee.
• For the record, OPR staff.
• For the record, Desiree from OPR staff.
• We do not record GPS information for anyone else.

Bills: HB2447 , HB1364 , HB2632 , HB2637 , HB2520 , HB2235 , HB2401 , HB2574

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: shark conservation, marine life, state symbol, ecological importance, biodiversity, bingo, raffles, charity, nonprofit, amusement games, revenue threshold, licensing, fundraising, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, public records, public disclosure

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• For the record, Desiree, on the OPR staff.
• For the record, my name is Hunter Abel.
• For the record, Desiree, OPR staff.
• Again, for the record, Desire and Lee OPR staff, House Bill 2661 creates a task force on public records
• records.

Bills: HB2514 , HB2661 , HB2637 , HB2632 , HB2499 , HB2198 , HB2520

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• their position on the bill, and the agency they represent, if they are representing an agency for the record
• Yes, sir, please let the record reflect that Representative... Isaac is now present.
• House Bill 3359 adds a question to the voter registration application.

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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• Right now, records documenting a person's designation can be accessed through public records or shared
• as Washington already does for medical records, adoption records, juvenile records, and survivor information
• for new registration, the county auditor must send an automatic voter registration notice package.
• records and all that.
• For the record, 687 pro, 1,859 con.

Bills: SB6081 , SB5902 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5892 , SB5973

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy

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• For the record, Desiree Omley, OPR staff.
• For the record, Desiree, OPR staff.
• House Bill 2235 exempts certain law enforcement records from the Public Records Act.
• For the record, I'm Bill Kehoe.
• It can easily cover governance records, design decisions, and retention settings—records that explain

Bills: HB2235 , HJR4210 , HB2520 , HB2491 , HB2499 , HB2408 , HB2435

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions, transparency, Constitution amendment, legislative sessions, session duration, state legislature, governance, emergency meetings, public agencies, accountability, open government, HB2491, WaTech, Washington Technology Solutions, public disclosure, public inspection

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• Each auditor enters and maintains voter registration records in the official statewide voter registration
• Current statute provides that only the following information contained in voter registration records
• No other information from the voter registration records or files is available for public inspection
• For the statewide voter registration database, all requests for public records must be submitted and
• the statewide voter registration database, prohibits county election offices from producing any records

Bills: SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, voter registration database, election security, public records exemption, Secretary of State, county elections office, election infrastructure, cybersecurity, ballot signatures, ballot return envelopes, signature correction forms, voter privacy, personal identifying information, Social Security number, driver's license number, state ID number

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• Good morning for the record. Staff report. Good morning for the record, E.D.
• Record the assignment upon request and payment of a $10 fee.
• For the record, I'm Representative Osman Salahuddin from the 48th Legislative District.
• For the record, Yvonne Baker, staff to the committee.
• same record in which the individual made a statement or executed a signature.

Bills: HB2248 , HB2158 , HB2178

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation, domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, registered agent, trademark assignment, charities division, entity registration, foreign registration, ministerial filing duty, filing refusal, international student exchange, exchange visitor placement organization, doing business in Washington, remote worker, branch campus, notary certification

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• Go ahead, sit and state your name for the record and your position on the bill. Yes, sir.
• So please state your name for the record. Good afternoon. My name is Jeff Davis.
• Just for the record, we have DMV here for questions.
• SB 2705 codifies historical registration exemptions and some classes of equipment.
• license plates, which have always gotten a first set without paying registration fees.

Bills: SB682 , SB1013 , SB1369 , SB1422 , SB2001 , SB2080 , SB2366 , SB2705 , SB2841

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on transportation infrastructure, public safety, and local commemorations. SB 2841 would clarify the overweight corridor designation for the Port of Brownsville so all three statutorily approved bridges are treated uniformly for northbound and southbound overweight traffic; the Port of Brownsville testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 39 would restore the commercial motor vehicle “admission rule” framework in collision cases; Senator Birdwell explained the committee substitute, and the bill was later reported favorably. The committee also heard and later advanced SB 682, SB 1369, and SB 1422, which rename stretches of highway or a bridge in honor of fallen firefighters and military service members, with no opposition testimony and all left pending before final votes. The committee also heard SB 2366, which would create a grant program for short-line railroad projects through rural rail transportation districts for track, bridge, capacity, and restoration work. Senator Hughes and several witnesses from rural rail districts and rail advocacy groups supported the bill, while TxDOT explained current rail funding is limited and that the bill would be the first such grant program for Class 3 short lines; members discussed that the bill would need a floor amendment because state funds cannot be paid directly to railroads. SB 1013 would expand crosswalk protections under the Lisa Torrey-Smith Act to include certain driveway curb cuts along sidewalks; it was supported by the author and left pending before later being reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 2080, which would modernize port and navigation district rules by easing records and procurement requirements, exempting certain security and cybersecurity discussions from recording, and expanding some operational authority. Port Houston and the Texas Ports Association supported the bill, while the City of Corpus Christi raised concerns that the language could expand port economic-development authority beyond navigation purposes and affect local tax bases; the Port of Galveston also noted concerns about the filed version but supported the bill as presented, and the committee substitute was later reported favorably. SB 2001 would create specialty license plates and related parking/toll benefits for permanently disabled peace officers; SB 2705 would codify registration exemptions for certain farm equipment and some specialty plates. Both were supported by witnesses, adopted with committee substitutes where applicable, and reported favorably. Final votes on the reported bills were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, and the committee recessed after leaving some motions open briefly.

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• This bill exempts sex designation information as part of vital records and records managed by the Department
• This bill exempts sex designation information as part of vital records and records managed by the Department
• I really have to be very clear on record here.
• For the record, Danielle Creech, staff to the committee.
• For the record, Danielle Kreech, staff to the committee.

Bills: SB5973 , SB5892 , SB6081 , SB5842 , SB5827 , SB5968 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5888 , SB6123 , SB5853

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: initiative, referendum, ballot measure, petition, signature gathering, circulator, per-signature pay, paid circulator, election integrity, voter fraud, ballot title, Secretary of State, Code Reviser, direct democracy, citizen lawsuit, civil penalties, Washington elections, initiative process, referendum process, grassroots petition

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• For the record, Sandra Meyer, staff to the committee.
• House Bill 2139 raises registration fees for snowmobiles.
• The bill raises the initial and annual registration fee for...
• For the record, Jennifer Harris, staff to the committee.
• It will help more efficiently create more efficient record sharing for those types of records because

Bills: HB2109 , HB2139 , HB2192

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: vehicle loads, public highways, transportation, road safety, infrastructure, HB2139, snowmobile registration, snowmobile fee, vehicle license fee, registration fee, Department of Licensing, RCW, vehicle registration, winter recreation, off-road vehicle, moped, motorcycle, trailer, recreational vehicle, vintage snowmobile

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• For the record, Desiree Omley, OPR staff.
• Under the Public Records Act, a third party who is named in a public record or who is the subject of
• a record can seek an injunction in court to prevent the production of the record, and the injunction
• For the record, I'm State Representative Daypal.
• For the record, Desiree OPR staff.

Bills: HB2356 , HB2574 , HB2572 , HB2460 , HJR4212 , HB2631 , HB2333 , HB2462 , HB2419 , HB2176 , HB2491

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: homicide, public records, transparency, law enforcement, victim rights, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, voting access, military voters, overseas voters, Native American voters, disabled voters, election reform, accessibility, ballot measures, vacancies, elected offices

Bills: HB447 , HB447

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration

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• Seeing none, Madam Vice Chair, for the record, how many have signed in but not testifying?
• For the record, how many have signed in but not testifying? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• And with that, we are adjourned. for the record, how many have signed in but not testifying.

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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• Just so that we can record that.
• Record that.
• We have street journalists who will record things.
• We have street journalists who will record things.
• The term refers to those who regularly gather, prepare, collect, photograph, record, direct the recording

Bills: SB97 , SB55 , SB40 , SB38 , SB120 , SB113 , SB116 , SB117 , SB118

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

Bills: HB242 , HB342 , HB392 , HB493 , HB521 , HB614 , HB631 , HB 1090 , HB 1091 , HB1477 , HB242

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voter registration, elections, Election Code, registrar, county clerk, application rejection, rejection notice, voter eligibility, ballot access, transparency, administrative procedure, Texas, voting rights, election administration, notice of rejection, election, poll watcher, conviction, ineligibility, Texas election code

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• For the record, Yenna Baker, staff to the committee.
• The owner must also record every burial with the county auditor and provide specified information.
• For the record, my name is Jason Gano. I’m the Government Affairs Coordinator for One Drop Homes.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, for the record, my name is Tyler Langford, policy analyst with
• For the record, John Brzynski, staff to the committee.

Bills: HB2239 , HB2304 , HB2095 , HB2248

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: interment, location choices, remains, Washingtonians, funeral services, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, public safety, vulnerable users, pedestrians, protected classes, transportation, corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation

Bills: SF24 , SF27 , SF51 , SSB1045

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: railway, crossing, repairs, upgrades, penalties, public safety, transportation, driver improvement, remedial driver improvement action, driver improvement course, driver education, traffic safety, DOT database, Iowa Department of Transportation, district court clerk, driver license records, registration records, titling records, law enforcement database, moving violation

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• vote record, available as a public record within one hour after the polls closed. ...who voted in an
• files and defines cast vote record as an electronic record of the voter selections as captured by a
• Well, that means all records, not just some records.
• This is going to be on their record that they had a bar complaint instead of scrubbing the record as
• It repeals the specification that voter registration records must be available for public inspection

Bills: SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security