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• What I understood from the interim hearings is that because it's not tested, that's why it's not pushed
• , um, and so the national standardized testing.
• Uh, does not really cover this and so we kind of do this even in our own SAR test in our public schools
• If it's not tested, we don't teach it because we don't have time, but we can work through that.
• The inadequacies of much testing and evidence of carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, meaning altering of genes

Bills: SB 25, SB 314

Keywords: nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health

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• testing. Thank you. testing. Thank you.
• <01:14:22.640> This<01:14:22.880> ensures positive schoolbased test.
• This ensures positive schoolbased test.
• This ensures that once the patient test.
• <01:19:04.800> positive it's not like you if you test positive it's not like you if you test

Bills: HB20, HB2612, HB2404, HB2459, HB2194, HB1880, HB2284, HB1969, HB2458, HB1546, HB2161, HB1721, HB1641, HB2137, HB1782, HB2360, HB1965, HB1897, HB1513

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, mortgage, debt, secured transactions, real property, Hawaii Revised Statutes, cooperative associations, electric utility cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, mutual help, food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 20, which would create a lava zone insurance subsidy/fund. The Insurance Division opposed the bill, arguing that lava zones 1 and 2 are the highest-risk areas, that a subsidy would not reduce the underlying risk or loss costs, that it could invite similar subsidy requests for other hazards, and that the bill may conflict with HICV by diverting funds from the CRF. Members discussed the lack of authorized homeowners insurance in those lava zones, the role of HPIA and the surplus market, and the difference between the proposed lava-zone subsidy and the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. The chair noted 37 submitted testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on HB 20 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2612, relating to mortgages, which would clarify that a mortgage does not exist independently of the debt it secures and is not independently enforceable from that debt. The Hawaii Credit Union League and Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill, while several individuals testified in support, arguing it would restore Hawaii’s long-standing lien-state rule and prevent so-called “zombie mortgages” after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s White decision. Supporters said the bill would protect borrowers from delayed foreclosures and predatory lending practices, while opponents and the Insurance Division emphasized that foreclosure actions still require proof of standing and possession of the note, and that lenders generally pursue foreclosure without seeking deficiency judgments. Committee members questioned the Insurance Division about how the current market works, whether lenders could wait out the statute of limitations and then foreclose only on the mortgage, and whether equitable tolling or later defaults could allow refiling. The division said it is still trying to attract authorized insurers back into the lava-zone market, but has seen little progress. No vote or final action on HB 2612 was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• It was tested on-road, off-road.
• It was tested RPMs. It didn't slip. It was tested onroad,<00:47:11.800> off-road.
• Um, those tests are done, uh, not on the side of the road.
• They're not happy because they test.
• <02:10:30.440> failed because their emissions test failed because their emissions test failed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , inspection test.
• c> test.
• inspection test. inspection test.
• <02:05:24.320> Both for the emissions testings. Both for the emissions testings.
• say onboard diagnostic and safety test. say onboard diagnostic and safety test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I am still testing the audio. Can we increase the sound? You all hear me?
• Testing, testing, audio testing. Let me see if I can turn up my microphone if that'll help any.

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• It expanded food assistance and testing.
• > support<00:09:41.120> for spending for testing, support for spending for testing, support
• ,<00:15:44.240> vaccine community and school testing, vaccine community and school testing
• <00:16:01.839> and flexible pots for COVID testing and flexible pots for COVID testing and
• , vaccination, contact tracing, testing, vaccination, contact tracing, testing, and<00:16:07.759>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 100,000 tests performed to identify infectious disease trends and outbreaks.
• 100,000 tests performed to identify infectious disease trends and outbreaks.
• <00:16:02.000> almost and uh just last year tested almost and uh just last year tested almost
• 100,000 I had almost 100,000 tests 100,000 I had almost 100,000 tests performed<00:16:07.079>
• monitored we have coordinated testing monitored we have coordinated testing for<01:07:58.359>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee convened for its first meeting of the 2025 session, with Chair Melissa Wiklund outlining the new co-chair arrangement, rotating gavel, committee size of 12, and the seven-vote threshold needed to move bills and motions. Members and staff introduced themselves, including several new senators, committee administrators, counsel, fiscal staff, researchers, and new pages. The committee then began its agenda with an overview of the Minnesota Department of Health from Deputy Commissioner Wendy Underwood. Underwood described MDH’s mission and structure, emphasizing public health’s focus on prevention, population health, and the social and economic factors that drive health outcomes. She highlighted the state’s health disparities, the department’s five bureaus, and major work areas including infectious disease response, newborn screening, environmental health, chronic disease prevention, health regulation, health equity, and operations. She also discussed the Center for Health Care Affordability, saying the department has been meeting with stakeholders and has hired a director to begin work on advisory bodies and community engagement around rising health care costs. Members asked questions about physician shortages, burnout, administrative burden, and health care bureaucracy. Senator Grunhagen argued that excessive paperwork and micromanagement are worsening access and workforce shortages, while Senator Abeler asked for data on whether past disparity programs have been effective and whether some efforts should be consolidated. Underwood said MDH has rural health programs, workforce supports such as loan forgiveness, and research on administrative costs and low-value services, and she noted the department has published legislative reports with more data to come. The chair then moved the committee to a broader discussion of public health system development in Minnesota, introducing City of Bloomington officials to present on a recent report.

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• All right, they tested that already.
• That, in this case, uh, the story... opportunity for us to test our systems, opportunity for us to test
• <00:15:13.360> teams, integrations teams, your testing teams, integrations teams, your testing
• , requirements, building, testing, requirements, building, testing, integrating<00:15:55.040>
• <00:15:57.680> it functionality and then testing it functionality and then testing it against

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a bit like a pass-fail test, except you only pass if you get all 31 questions right.
• except uh you only pass if you fail test except uh you only pass if you get<00:23:45.840> all
• with the DNR um they have been testing with the DNR um they have been testing uh<00:41:55.160>
• Not everybody chooses to test their water, but everyone's going to get the opportunity to do it.
• Bowser also does a—I don't know if it's Clean Water Fund-funded—but I call it a stress test.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• at the Nevada Test Site.
• ground atomic testing at the Nevada test ground atomic testing at the Nevada test site.<06:58:56.080
• We have never tested it dollar on it.
• , War conducted over 1,000 nuclear tests, War conducted over 1,000 nuclear tests, far<07:30:34.080
• And if we were to resume testing, the rest of the world would resume testing.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Just a quick short answer to follow up: Did you test these ideas with jurisdictions?
• And that would have to be crafted carefully, again, to meet the three-part test.
• And that would have to be crafted carefully, again, to meet the three-part test.
• We want to test with tubes to see how that compares to Street Vision.
• What is test with tubes? Test with tubes. You refer to it, John, if you could. I'm sorry.

Summary: The committee began with member introductions, then heard a presentation on a draft final report studying alternative funding mechanisms for sidewalks and related pedestrian infrastructure. Consultants said current local funding sources are insufficient, with most jurisdictions unable to complete planned sidewalk networks within 50 years. They evaluated four options: a sidewalk utility fee, a modified transportation benefit district sales tax, a new real estate excise tax option, and expanded stormwater fee use for ADA sidewalk ramps. The consultants recommended authorizing the modified TBD sales tax and new REET option, considering a sidewalk utility despite legal uncertainty, broadening any authorization to all pedestrian improvements, and not pursuing the stormwater fee option. Members asked about legal authority, fairness, revenue adequacy, and whether jurisdictions had been consulted; the presenters said state enabling legislation would likely be needed for a sidewalk utility and that fairness could be defined either by direct benefit or by need. The committee then received an update on the 2025 assessment of city transportation funding needs. The consultants reported that city transportation revenues have grown in some local and federal categories since 2019, but state revenues have remained relatively flat and smaller cities are especially affected by declining fuel tax revenues and limited tax bases. They estimated annual city transportation needs at $4.25 billion, average annual spending at $1.89 billion, and a funding gap of $2.37 billion, larger than in the prior study because of updated data, inclusion of system improvements, and higher preservation costs. Draft recommendations focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency, preserving and increasing state support, and expanding local funding options, including preservation-first spending, a permanent federal fund exchange program, streamlined review processes, better coordination with WSDOT, possible property tax flexibility, and exploration of new local tools. Members raised questions about design standards, the role of density and transit, federal compliance, and whether the report would identify specific consolidation or process changes. The committee also heard a project update on evaluating zero-emission vehicle and electrification programs funded by the Climate Commitment Act. Consultants said they had reviewed roughly 23 programs and projects across seven agencies and were now evaluating options to improve delivery, including process improvements, reorganizing programs, or consolidating governance and administrative functions. Early findings highlighted staffing shortages, duplication and variation across agencies, differing levels of risk, and the challenge of coordinating climate priorities across agencies with other core missions. Members asked about program outcomes, administrative costs, whether some programs should have exit strategies, and how to strengthen the EV Coordinating Council. Finally, WSDOT provided an implementation update on its new public-private partnership authority under SB 5801, saying work is underway to prepare governance, legal, policy, and organizational structures ahead of the January 1, 2027 effective date.

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• You can be licensed in one state and drive in another state without the need for additional tests or
• The contractor is already regulated and the inspectors who do the regular inspection tests.
• So my first session, he came to me, he was like, man, I've, I've, uh, taken the test twice, I haven't
• Obviously, you need to be able to pass a test to go build one of these skyscrapers down here.
• This is the first of two tests.

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• The EQ shall test the biosolids, and DEQ shall give the test results to the farmers and ranchers.
• DEQ shall give the test results to the farmers and ranchers. Thank you, Mr. Arthur.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 3403. The presenter explained that the Senate amendments in Sections G, H, and I were rejected, and that the pilot program was changed from five years to four years. He also noted that DEQ will purchase the equipment, DEQ will test the biosolids, and DEQ will provide the test results to farmers and ranchers. After that explanation, the chair declared HB 3403 open. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 215, which Vice Chairman Kane presented on behalf of Pro Tem Moore. The bill was requested to be open for signatures, and the meeting was then adjourned.

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• iers here today goals I have two test iers here today both<00:20:59.799> Melissa<00:21:00.200
• You can use it to go for a test drive. You can use it for business purposes.
• drive you can use it to go for a test drive you<00:41:19.880> can<00:41:20.040> use<00
• permits customer test drives up to 48 hours using dealer plates, so we appreciate the opportunity to
• customer test statute already permits customer test drives<00:44:32.559> up<00:44:32.680>

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• the DOE, $40 million to develop an additional 2,500 linear feet of tunnel, which will allow us to test
• And so one of the things that we're looking at, for example, is a saliva-based test that will tell you
• And so one of the things that we're looking at, for example, is a saliva-based test that will tell you
• standard is your analysis, which is not easy to do on the job and quickly, whereas the saliva-based test
• They get very frustrated because they can't get into the major mines to do testing.

Bills: SB1046

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology heard Senate Bill 1046, which would bar critical telecommunications infrastructure in Arizona from using equipment manufactured or owned by a foreign adversary, require annual certification to the Corporation Commission, impose civil penalties for noncompliance, and cut off state, local, or federal infrastructure funding for violators. Marina Macklin testified in support, arguing the bill responds to real national-security risks from China, citing examples such as Huawei, Hikvision, and other foreign-linked technology concerns, and saying states can act where federal efforts are incomplete or slow. Members raised questions about cost, timing, and whether the bill duplicates federal action; Macklin said the bill targets public procurement and that state action remains appropriate. The committee then voted 5-1 to return SB 1046 with a do pass recommendation. The committee next received a presentation from Craig Luxbacher of the University of Arizona on mining technology and the state’s role as an innovation hub. He described university work on automation, microgrids, critical mineral recovery, tailings remediation, workforce training, and heat-stress protection, and said Arizona can help de-risk new mining technologies through research partnerships, training networks, and policy support. Members asked about microgrids, federal and state law changes, tariffs, workforce decline, AI, and how the Legislature could help; Luxbacher emphasized the need for coordinated training pipelines, incubators for mining startups, and support for pilot projects and processing capacity. Jeremiah Pate, founder and CTO of Lunisand, then presented on subsurface imaging technology using georadiotomography. He said the system can image deep underground from airborne platforms, helping locate critical minerals, aquifers, tunnels, and hidden defense-related threats more quickly than traditional methods. Members asked about archaeological uses, mineral identification, water detection, whether similar companies exist, and defense applications. Pate said the technology is still developing but is unique in its field-practical airborne capability. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the chair and adjournment.

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• prescribe Schedule II medication for 72 hours only, and allows PAs to perform driver's license vision testing
• So, probably add that in there so that they can not only perform the vision test, but also be able to
• 00:19:59.200> perform<00:19:59.760> the<00:20:00.000> vision<00:20:00.320> test
• ,<00:20:00.680> but<00:20:01.120> also only perform the vision test, but also only
• perform the vision test, but also be<00:20:01.520> able<00:20:01.680> to<00:20:01.760><

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:17 - Discussion of 26RS SB 137 07:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 137 09:42 - Discussion of 26RS SB 147 10:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 147 11:56 - Discussion of 26RS SB 56 13:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 56 14:43 - Discussion of 26RS SB 116 20:17 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 116 21:23 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• Genetic testing takes months and months, and the system is moving swiftly to terminate rights.
• And that certification is simply passing a test.
• All the child's blood work lines up with bone brittleness, and she was referred for genetic testing for
• The Child Protection Team will do a basic bone fragility genetic test that does not come anywhere close
• to covering the full scope of the possible genetic conditions that could be tested for and that can

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• in how pharmacists are allowed to practice when it comes to prescriptive authority and ordering lab tests
• Century Code and provides a limited expansion of the pharmacist's scope of practice to independently test
• prescribe, and substitute medications for a therapeutically equivalent drug, and sets forth clear lab test
• Section 3, page 10, subsection 1H, requires the pharmacist to communicate any test results and prescription
• My one trepidation is on the testing.

Bills: HB1621, HB1624, HB1623, HB1622, HB1625, HB1626, HB1627, HCR3038

Keywords: presidential physical fitness test, physical education, fitness assessment, student fitness, school curriculum, graduation requirements, elementary school, middle school, high school, public schools, nonpublic schools, superintendent of public instruction, exceptions, disability accommodations, North Dakota studies, computer science, cybersecurity, health education, concept-based fitness class, school standards

Summary: The North Dakota House convened in special session with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several rural health-related bills. Senate Bill 2401, as amended, required physicians to complete one hour of continuing education in nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle and also added language allowing criminal history background checks for the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. Supporters emphasized the role of nutrition in reducing chronic disease, and the bill passed 92-0. The House then considered Senate Bill 2402, which expanded pharmacists’ limited prescriptive and therapeutic substitution authority for certain low-acuity conditions and clarified related lab-test and communication requirements. Members discussed examples such as motion sickness, cold sores, lice, hypoglycemia, COVID and flu testing, emergency access to medications and supplies, and limits excluding certain drug classes; the bill passed 91-1. Senate Bill 2403 created a temporary medical facility emergency operating loan option through the Bank of North Dakota for qualifying rural hospitals facing severe financial distress, with extensive debate over the targeted nature of the aid, anti-gifting concerns, repayment terms, and the hospital’s turnaround plan; it passed 80-12. Senate Bill 2404 appropriated funds for NDIT to address federal digital accessibility requirements and for the Public Service Commission’s litigation efforts related to transmission costs, with a backup loan authorization available if needed; it passed 92-0. At the close of the session, leaders thanked members and staff for their work on the rural health transformation package, a committee notified the Governor and the Senate that the House had completed its business, absent members were excused, and the House adjourned sine die.

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• I'm testing on their behalf. I do not, I'm not employed by the hospital. Yeah, I, okay.
• In addition, genetic confirmatory... testing and specialized care is widely available.
• newly approved medications, participation in clinical trials, and avoidance of unnecessary diagnostic tests
• through the successful completion of multiple pilot programs utilizing an FDA-authorized laboratory tests
• It could be a down payment on a car kind of level. for a test.

Bills: SB437, SB528, SB626, SB636, SB884, SB968, SB1044, SB1608, SB2336

Keywords: healthcare, training, abuse, neglect, penalties, chemical dependency, safety, regulation, inpatient competency restoration, competency restoration, forensic mental health, mental health law, criminal competency, incompetent to stand trial, Chapter 46B, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospital, behavioral health, local mental health authority

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• This bill requires hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl as part of any urine
• testing.
• The bill will increase the frequency and efficiency of fentanyl testing ensuring that patients receive
• This is a technical amendment to ensure that hospitals are performing the correct follow-up tests that
• aligns with in the event that they did diagnosed that on the first from the urine test and that aligns

Keywords: 999, senate, all