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• Jarrod Fowler, Florida Medical Association waste not position.
• request the records in their possession within 14 days, allow inspection of all records in their position
• And at that time, actually, quite frankly, both physicians offices, the original position and the reef
• Our position practitioners across the state. That is the bill. Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
• We'll hear from Allison Carbajal from the Florida nurse practitioner network waiving in a position.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Additional witness comments will be limited to name, organization, and position.
• As I said, CSAC has a support-and-concept position.
• Our position is opposed unless amended. Thank you.
• State your name, organization, and position.
• Since this law has been incorporated in other states, I'm positive that we can find a solution.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met and began without a quorum, first hearing AB 612 by Assembly Member Rogers and later AB 435 by Assembly Member Wilson. AB 612 would direct Caltrans to update the highway design manual so local jurisdictions consult with fire departments on major road improvements. Supporters, including the California Professional Firefighters and labor representatives, said the bill would improve emergency response and prevent road designs from hindering fire apparatus. County representatives said they were not opposed but wanted the bill narrowed to avoid mandatory consultation on minor maintenance projects or in areas without a local fire district. Several members praised the bill as common-sense safety legislation, and it was moved forward to Appropriations. The committee then adopted its rules and approved a seven-bill consent calendar. AB 435 would update California child passenger safety law to require children under 10 to be properly restrained in the back seat, require children ages 10 to 13 to remain in the back seat unless they pass the five-step seat belt fit test, and require the five-step test before a child may ride in the front seat. The author and supporters, including Safe Kids Greater Sacramento, Safety Belt Safe USA, AAA, the Automobile Club, and hospitals, argued the bill would align state law with national best practices and improve child safety. Committee members raised concerns about enforceability, implementation timing, pickup trucks, large families, and low-speed vehicles, and the author said he was open to amendments and additional data, including California-specific information. AB 435 was advanced to the Committee on Appropriations after discussion. AB 612 also received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee held rolls open to allow additional members to add on, then later confirmed the votes and adjourned.

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• It's very challenging to reduce those positions timely in order to generate savings.
• As mentioned, a large portion, 80% of our budget is tied to positions, which makes it challenging, and
• So the fines are basically like double the mid-range salary for all those vacant positions up to 90%.
• Do you believe that by having these job positions that we'll start to be able to comply with the fines
• I've been in this position for seven years now. And I'm now responsible for our Vogue program.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Do you have a position on that?
• /c><00:10:22.480> a would be reinsurance do you have a would be reinsurance do you have a position
• on that you know today what we position on that you know today what we wanted<00:10:25.480> to
• So right now Democrats are in a position that two years out we're going to be at least $5.1 billion in
• that two years out we're going position that two years out we're going to<00:15:37.920> be<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:13:03.120> is right, my town council position is right, my town council position is Castle
• , two elected positions, two elected positions, but<01:13:19.360> yet<01:13:20.480> we<
• I was duly elected to this position I was duly elected to this position while<01:13:58.320> I
• So I I left my position city with it.
• If you test a kid for strep, the potential test positive could be it could test positive for strep and

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal. Members then made several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Appropriations, Agriculture/Water/Natural Resources, State/Civic/Military/Veterans Affairs, and Finance. The chamber also observed a moment of silence honoring the 13 victims of the Columbine High School shooting on its anniversary, with names read into the record. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 19, which celebrates Colorado’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, supports stronger trade and academic ties, supports the double-taxation agreement, and endorses Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. Supporters highlighted Colorado exports, especially beef, and the long-standing economic and democratic ties between Colorado and Taiwan. The resolution passed on a 60-yes vote with five excused. The House then moved into special orders, including House Bill 1346, which would allow the Department of the Treasury to use a third-party purchaser to sell remaining insurance premium tax credits. Supporters argued the bill would help fully place the credits and avoid a revenue shortfall, while opponents criticized it as a form of borrowing against future revenue and market gaming. After debate, House Bill 1346 passed. The chamber also began consideration of Senate Bill 40, a Prop 123 cleanup bill related to affordable home ownership and land banking. Amendments L16 and L17 passed, while amendment L18, which would have required more reporting on project costs and outcomes, failed. Debate on the bill centered on housing affordability, program flexibility, and whether the state is effectively measuring results.

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• No position. Yeah. >> Yeah, the base bill. No position. Yeah.
• Um, my question is this: Well, I guess first, is this your position or your department's position or
• Dartmouth's position?
• Dartmouth's position?
• position or your department's position position or your department's position or<05:28:44.798>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• believe this is the secretary position. believe this is the secretary position. >> Yes.
• >> Yes, this is the secretary position. >> Yes, this is the secretary position.
• amendment on their AWC position. Um amendment on their AWC position.
• Um, I believe it's 20% funded by local revenue. position that is being transferred from position that
• Attorney felony position one of two. Attorney felony position one of two.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This is a good bargaining position.
• So I really do see this not only as a bargaining position; it’s the position of the House, but it also
• <00:34:48.040> the<00:34:48.240> house position it's the position of the house position
• understand here as far as my position understand here as far as my position was<00:51:34.280>
• of the entire Senate but it's position of the entire Senate but it's the<00:58:33.839> position

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• I used to work at Julie Watford's position at the Home Care Aid Council.
• And I also had Betsy Krimmins's position at Mass Home Care.
• Your support is crucial for these bills to be enacted and make a positive impact.
• The Health Policy Commission, which I'm a commissioner of—I actually recently resigned my position—did
• I have had the privilege of being a ...all of you who have been in those positions over the years.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence held a hearing on several bills, led by Chair Tom Stanley and Senate Chair Patricia Jehlen. The committee first heard testimony on H. 765/S. 487, an act relative to councils on aging, which would update outdated statutory language and allow directors of councils on aging to make staffing decisions when a council is structured as an advisory body. Representative Donahue and Betsy Connell of the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging said the change reflects how most councils now operate and would resolve conflicts like the one that arose in Sherborn. Members asked about whether the bill would affect town managers, volunteer roles, and whether the language should more clearly exempt informal volunteer help; supporters said the bill is aimed at municipal staffing structures, not unpaid volunteer assistance. The committee then took extensive testimony on H. 789/S. 470, an act to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a statewide licensure system for non-medical home care agencies and entities. Julie Watt, Jay Krillovich, Betsy Krimmins, Lisa Gargoni, Tim Foley, and several providers and advocates supported the bill, arguing that licensure would establish baseline standards for background checks, training, service plans, insurance, complaint procedures, and labor-law compliance, while helping consumers identify legitimate providers and reducing fraud and abuse. Several witnesses described problems with unlicensed or poorly supervised providers, and family members and dementia advocates emphasized the need for dementia-specific training and better oversight for vulnerable clients. Tim Foley also raised concerns about private equity’s growing role in home care and said stronger regulation is needed to protect consumers and workers. Committee members focused on practical questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach informal paid helpers, volunteers, or people doing occasional household tasks, and what agency would enforce the rules. Supporters said the bill is intended to cover entities advertising home care services, not unpaid volunteer help, though they acknowledged regulators would need to work out details. John Sneeth of Tribute Home Care offered a more cautious view, saying licensure should not unduly burden smaller providers or reduce competition, and that enforcement would be key. The hearing also included testimony from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers, who strongly supported the bill’s dementia-training provisions and described how trained caregivers improved safety and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. At the end of the hearing, the committee also heard support for H. 778/S. 473, regarding the Commission on LGBTQ Aging, with Lisa Krinsky urging funding for a full-time director and continued support for the commission’s strategic plan. After public testimony concluded, the committee adjourned the hearing by motion and voice vote.

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• With the aid of Goodwill's career services, she was offered a medical assistant position.
• With the aid of Goodwill's career services, she was offered a medical assistant position at Arkansas
• That includes learning labs, positional huddles where they can work with their peers across the country
• , these are the school staff positions that are identified as necessary for an adequate education.
• It can include an assortment of positions.

Summary: The House and Senate Education Committee first approved minutes from February 2 and 3, then took up an interim study proposal on adult education and the Excel Center model. Representatives from Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, the Excel Center network, and the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities testified that roughly 300,000 Arkansans over age 19 lack a high school diploma or GED, and argued that the Excel Center provides a supported diploma pathway for adults who struggle with GED testing. Witnesses highlighted wraparound services such as free child care, transportation assistance, tutoring, life coaching, and career services, and cited outcomes including high retention, growing enrollment, and research showing higher employment and earnings and lower criminal justice involvement for graduates. Committee members raised questions about the state’s role, existing adult education programs, and how the study would be structured; the motion to adopt the ISP passed, though there was some procedural disagreement about when questions should have been taken. The committee then heard a detailed adequacy funding overview from BLR staff Katie Walden and Adrian Beck on Arkansas K-12 education finance. They reviewed national funding principles and explained Arkansas’s system, including state and local revenue sources, the Public School Fund, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, the Educational Adequacy Fund, and the Facilities Partnership Program. Staff said K-12 state and local revenues totaled $6.6 billion in 2025, with foundation funding making up the largest share of district and charter funding, followed by additional, categorical, and supplemental funds. They also explained the matrix-based foundation formula, the role of the uniform rate of tax, and how categorical and supplemental funds support areas such as alternative learning, English learners, special education high-cost cases, teacher salary equalization, declining enrollment, and student growth. Members asked several follow-up questions about how specific funding categories are defined and used, including student support staff, instructional aides, special education high-cost occurrences, ALE funding, teacher salary equalization, and the inclusion of Excel Center amounts in state-local funding totals. Staff said some of those details would be addressed in a later presentation and offered to provide additional records, including district lists and historical information. The meeting ended after the funding overview, with no additional votes or actions beyond the ISP adoption and adjournment.

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• So again, I am very appreciative of what the Senate has done to this point to get us to this position
• And the housing tax credit also, we have a position on supporting the growth of affordable healthcare
• I just—I always look at the long game, so that's always been my position.
• You guys are in a tough position.
• So you guys are in a tough position. I do not begrudge you at all.

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• And that's that's kind of that construct of managed care that I do believe is positive for the state
• Mark as it relates to the outcomes was as positive for all of us that given U.S. 8 measures to actually
• We know that artificial intelligence is a great tool and can be utilized for many positive things.
• So if >> its denied there's an appeal process and our contract is not allow that same position to look
• at it again, a different position has to look at the appeal.

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• This position is based on: A, the agreement to make revenue share payments to the state in exchange for
• Within our union positions, the vacancy rate is often as high as 33 percent.
• I am curious about what the ADA coordinator position for the state is. Is that one person?
• Is that multiple positions?
• And it didn't sound like that was a multitude of positions with that title.

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• Any additional witnesses will be limited to name, position on the bill, and the organization they represent
• For those wishing to provide further comments, we are accepting written testimony through the position
• I know they could be positively impacted by a bill like this.
• Please provide your name, organization you’re with, if any, and position on the bill. Great.
• I'm going to provide your name, organization you're with, if any, and position on the bill.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a lengthy agenda of Senate bills, with most measures ultimately advancing on party-line or broad bipartisan votes after substantial testimony and several amendments. Early in the hearing, SB 418 by Sen. Menjivar was presented as a health access bill to codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and require coverage for up to a 12-month supply of medically approved hormone therapy; supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care amid federal threats, while there was no opposition testimony. The committee later also took up SB 456, which would exempt muralists from contractor licensing requirements for commissioned fine art murals; supporters said recent enforcement had chilled mural projects and harmed artists and communities, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 641, part of the wildfire response package, and SB 774, a sunset review bill for the Department of Real Estate and Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, also advanced with support and no opposition. SB 775 and SB 776, sunset extensions for the behavioral sciences, psychology, and optometry boards, passed after witnesses described technical changes and the need to keep the boards operating. SB 777, dealing with abandoned cemeteries, drew testimony from local governments, industry, and counties; after amendments removed a local takeover mandate and shifted the bill toward a stakeholder working group and study process, opposition softened or was withdrawn and the bill moved forward to Local Government. SB 790, on interstate reciprocity for online higher education, generated the most debate, with supporters arguing California students and institutions need stronger consumer protections and access to the national reciprocity framework, while opponents said the bill’s terms conflicted with the existing compact; it passed as amended to Appropriations after committee members emphasized continued work on student protections. The consent calendar, including SB 389 and SB 861, was also approved, and the committee adjourned after additional vote changes were recorded.

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• And when you have a fund that someone's putting money in and it's actually a positive, more positive
• of this committee because it's been my position since day one, but I really appreciate.
• Uh, when I was asked to be on this committee and, and, um, to share the positions with Representative
• So going back to the, um, to the work plan I was trying to, um, Position my comments according to how
• Then gives us reason why we should look at ERB as a model when it comes to how they're um positively

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• If you'll state your name and your position on the bill. My name is Jim Popp.
• All right, Charlie, is that your name and your position on the bill?
• State your name and your position on the bill.
• If you could state your name and your position on the bill?
• Sally, if you'd state your name and your position on the bill? Thank you.

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

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• Any additional witnesses will be limited to name, position on the bill and the organization they represent
• any, for those wishing to provide further comments, we are accepting written testimony through the position
• Please provide your name, organization you're with, if any, and position on the bill.
• Provide your name, organization you're with, if any, and position on the bill.
• Please just provide your name, organization you're with, if any, and position on the bill. Mr.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Clancy welcome name position and you have two minutes.
• Take your name, position, and you have two minutes. Thank you.
• Say your name and position my dad.
• State your name, position on the bill, and you may begin. Good morning, thank you.
• We should not be put in a position.

Bills: SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1206, SB 1460, SB 1802, SB 1906, SB 1917, SB 2340, SB 2455, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 705, SB 748

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee was marked by discussions on several significant bills, with a keen emphasis on legislative updates and committee substitutes. Notably, Senator Blanco presented a new committee substitute for SB2610, which modifies the employee cap from 100 to 250 and extends the update timeline for cyber security programs for small businesses. This substitute was adopted unanimously, reflecting a collaborative agreement among the committee members. Additionally, there were discussions surrounding SB1856 as Senator Crayton provided insights into how stakeholder feedback influenced the bill's committee substitute. The committee ultimately voted in favor, pushing it towards the local and contested calendar, indicating the bill's progression through legislative channels.

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• So, I my position gives the agency.
• So, I my position gives the local<00:16:36.720> fire<00:16:36.959> wardens<00:16:37.519
• Well, I believe the board's not allowed to take a position on House Bill 470.
• Well, I believe the board's not allowed to take a position on House Bill 470.
• Well, I believe the board's not allowed to take a position on House Bill 470.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and adopted the consent calendar without objection. It then postponed the Board of Licensed Dieticians item until next month after granting a waiver, and also postponed the Board of Accountancy item to next month so the agency could respond. The Board of Registry and Optometry received conditional approval. Staff noted the board had addressed editorial comments, but flagged one substantive issue involving the drug formulary and whether it should be exempt from rulemaking requirements; the committee agreed to add that as a legislative suggestion for later review. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources interim rule drew more discussion, focused on a provision regulating kindling size for Category 3 fires. Staff and committee members questioned whether the agency had authority over Category 3 fires under the statute, but agency representatives said the interim rules were needed because the prior rules had expired and forest rangers lacked enforcement authority while final rulemaking was pending. The committee ultimately granted conditional approval to interim rule 25-4, with one member voting against it over concerns about consistency with the law. The Board of Examiners’ Dental 304 rules were presented next. The agency explained that it had revised the rules to address prior committee concerns about anesthesia and sedation for children, including creating a pathway for oral surgeons and dentist anesthesiologists to obtain exemptions for under-13 patients, setting a 20-patient-every-two-years threshold for certain permits, adding pediatric minimal sedation permitting, and loosening moderate sedation rules for pediatric dentists. Members also discussed whether the rules were compatible with House Bill 470, and staff said they appeared compatible and would not require additional rulemaking. The committee then approved the dental rules, and after that it adjourned after announcing it would cancel the continued meeting and take up remaining business next month.

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• For those unable to testify in the allotted time frame, your registered position will be reflected in
• So my vote today may or may not reflect my position on the floor. Thank you. Lozano? Aye. Meza?
• What was being advocated for last year by the folks who were advocating for the same position?
• This is important as it contributes to positive mental health and attitude.
• Giving these veterans a purpose supports positive steps to re-entry.

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity