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• It includes the establishment of the site evaluation committee, which includes moratorium language, which
• establishment of the site evaluation establishment of the site evaluation committee<00:27:39.520
• , and I asked the governor, "So, what will happen if the budget doesn't go through to your site evaluation
• <00:34:24.240> committee um to your sighting evaluation committee um to your sighting evaluation
• So that language was changed a little bit just to say that the application has to include the plan.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Environment and Agriculture Committee met in executive session on SB 302, a bill requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners. The chair announced a staffing change, noting Representative Comtois was no longer vice chair and Representative Barber would serve in that role. The chair then explained that the committee had before it an amendment incorporating Senator Pearl’s updated language and additional technical changes requested by DEES Director Whimsat for FBI background-check requirements, and a separate amendment offered by Representative Patenza that would add language from the budget bill relating to a site evaluation committee, moratorium provisions, and harms-and-benefits language. Representative Patenza argued that the governor’s solid waste and site evaluation language had been developed over years with the committee, the governor’s office, and DEES, and should be moved into a standalone bill so it would not be lost if the budget failed. She said she had been told by Senator Roseford that the budget language would be placed into a separate House bill, and several members supported having a standalone vehicle as a backup. Representative Bixby, Haskins, Gruber, and others said they favored keeping the work alive in a separate bill, while Representative Scully said he disliked non-germane amendments and would vote only for the base bill and the chair’s amendment. Representative Barber asked for clarification on why the amendment was considered non-germane, and the chair and Representative Patenza explained that the budget-related policy had not had a separate public hearing. Members discussed legislative procedure, including whether the committee should recess to allow a hearing on the non-germane amendment and then return to act on SB 302. After discussion, the committee took a show of hands and overwhelmingly favored recessing the executive session to Tuesday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m. in LOB room 301-303, so a separate hearing could be held on Representative Patenza’s amendment before further action on SB 302.

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• And we do appreciate the opportunities for transparency in this bill to further evaluate the accuracy
• If the applicant is not a legal resident, resident, they should receive neither a driver's license nor
• Now an applicant is not required to register to vote at DPS.
• They're confused by the way that the online application. that then requires me to get in works.
• that, let my counties evaluate that. as well, so my hope would be that I would rather see both bills

Bills: SB16, SB76, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB827, SB964, SB1209, SB1210, SB1386, SB1470, SB2035, SJR37, SB 16

Keywords: voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses, limited federal ballot, transportation, infrastructure, funding, public safety, state regulation, election, polling places, voter access, state oversight, electronic voting, voting, polling place, elections, countywide program, election integrity

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• who has a valid placard to an applicant who has a valid removable<02:51:54.399> windshield<02
• <03:01:51.600> And<03:01:51.760> that evaluating these products.
• And that evaluating these products.
• Hawaii faces evaluator shortages that contribute to backlogs and prolonged custody disputes.
• Allowing them to serve as evaluators reflects their qualifications and strengthens court capacity.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.

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• <00:25:33.840> how<00:25:34.080> many evaluate how many evaluate how many >> what's
• > of<04:26:13.520> mental requiring periodic evaluation of mental requiring periodic evaluation
• So those their initial application.
• Those applications their lives around.
• <04:45:13.600> applications uh when they're evaluating applications uh when they're evaluating

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Failure to include the notice in the contract does not invalidate the application of this subdivision
• Failure to include the notice in the contract does not invalidate the application of this subdivision
• Failure to include the notice in the contract does not invalidate the application of this subdivision
• And the minor will be in the list of the housing application, but if the family members are adults who
• Um, the ideas evaluate the proposals.

Bills: HF4077, HF3809, HF3639, HF4478, HF3363, HF3874

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

Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.

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• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• , identification or evaluation, identification or evaluation, development<01:01:15.119> of

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There are a variety of requirements applicable to entities that collect data which relate to the boxes
• Our concern remains that there seems to be an application of the concept of data broker to a whole host
• each, you know, financial uh evaluate each, you know, financial proposal<00:25:45.640> will<00
• :25:45.800> be<00:25:46.360> evaluated<00:25:47.160> on<00:25:47.320> its
• <00:25:47.520> own proposal will be evaluated on its own proposal will be evaluated on its own

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• with real-world applications.
• with real-world applications.
• with real-world applications.
• with real-world applications.
• with real-world applications.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And proper application, there is an amendment, Mr.
• And as a matter of fact, they haven't been evaluated for it.
• I wanted to read the warning, or the statement. 13.1, spike vaccine has not been evaluated for carcinogenic
• TOXIC  OR THAT THEY'RE NOT CARCINOGENIC 462 AND AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY  HAVEN'T BEEN EVALUATED
• Have not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential or impairment of fertility.

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, with HB 1483 temporarily postponed. The most contentious measure was HB 945, which would create a state counterintelligence/counterterrorism team within FDLE. The sponsor said it was aimed at terrorists, nation-state actors, and other criminal threats, not political speech, and noted an amendment would address First Amendment concerns later. Opponents from the First Amendment Foundation, ACLU Florida, and other groups argued the bill was too vague, lacked guardrails, and could enable surveillance of protected speech or political activity. Members also raised questions about fiscal impact, oversight, warrants, and the bill’s July start date. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 945 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then unanimously passed HB 6507, a claims bill appropriating funds to compensate for damages caused by departmental negligence. HB 813, which clarifies Florida’s firefighter cancer law and death-benefit provisions, also passed after an amendment narrowed the bill and added language allowing a firefighter’s family to receive the death benefit if the firefighter separates from employment and dies within one year. Firefighter representatives supported the bill as a compassionate fix, while one local firefighter representative opposed the amendment, saying it would remove protections and create an arbitrary cutoff. Sponsors responded that DROP would not be affected and that the change was intended to help terminally ill firefighters spend their final days at home without losing survivor benefits. Finally, HB 365, dealing with law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism, passed favorably. Supporters, including family members and autism advocates, said in-person training and positive interactions are crucial to preventing escalations and tragedies during police encounters. They described real-life incidents where lack of training led to harmful outcomes and urged adoption of the bill’s training provisions. Members from both parties voiced support, calling the measure overdue and important for both public safety and the autism community. The chair closed the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last budget meeting and adjourned without objection.

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• WE PROVIDE A STATE ASSURANCE PAGES IN THEIR APPLICATION PAGES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO CMS.
• THE IDD PILOT EVALUATION, WE ARE IN PROGRESS TO DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR COTE RELATED TO THE EXPANSION STATE
• TO THE AGENCY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WE HAVE A WELL-DESIGNED EVALUATION FOR THIS PROGRAM.
• WE WERE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE AN ANALYSIS EVALUATING OPTIONS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS USING
• I THINK WE ARE EVALUATING WHETHER THE CENTRALIZED CREDENTIALING WILL BE ROLLED OUT.

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• And they should monitor, manage program performance through monitoring and evaluation.
• So thank you very much for that, in addition to its application to assist the Department of Commerce.
• development goals and to discover we actually don't really have performance outcome goals or an evaluation
• that, you know, an evaluation system, I should say, that takes into account.
• An evaluation system, I should say, that takes into account many different sectors.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee’s Initiative 900 subcommittee held a hybrid public hearing on two State Auditor performance audits. The first audit examined efforts to reduce non-emergency use of emergency systems through CARES programs. Auditors reported that Washington has 52 fire-agency-led CARES programs in 26 counties, but many communities without programs said they need one. Major barriers included unstable funding, difficulty hiring qualified staff, volunteer-based rural departments, and lack of statewide guidance. The audit also found that only about half of programs tracked both required performance measures, and it recommended that the legislature consider private insurance reimbursement options and convene a statewide work group to develop guidance, standards, and possible changes to the role of the Department of Health. Agency representatives and fire officials largely supported the findings and emphasized that short-term grants and one-year contracts make programs hard to sustain. Committee discussion focused heavily on financing, especially Medicaid reimbursement and accountable communities of health (ACHs). Auditors clarified that the 10% figure cited in the report referred to direct Medicaid reimbursement for treat-and-refer services, which some agencies do not pursue because the $115 rate is too low relative to the administrative effort. Several fire officials testified that their programs rely on grants and ACH support, but that funding is often year-to-year and uncertain. They also described the value of CARES programs in reducing emergency room use, jail detentions, and long ambulance wait times, while noting barriers to sharing patient records across systems. Members asked whether the new public safety sales tax authority could help, but fire district representatives said it is not a direct funding option for them. The second audit reviewed performance management in the Department of Commerce’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness. Auditors found that the division does not yet have a statewide economic development strategic plan and that performance management is inconsistent across its 16 programs. In a limited review, all six sampled programs had goals, but only half clearly identified performance measures and targets, and only three tracked outcomes and published results. The audit highlighted leading practices from other states, including strategic planning, regular progress reporting, aligning program goals with agency goals, and using performance-based contracts and grant monitoring. Recommendations urged Commerce to seek stakeholder input, assess internal and external conditions, set goals and measures, align programs with the strategy, and strengthen monitoring and evaluation. Commerce officials agreed with the audit and said the division is already working toward a strategic plan, with a new assistant director to be hired and a target of completing the work by mid-next year. Members pressed the department on how the plan would connect to workforce, higher education, housing, and other economic development systems, and asked Commerce to return to JLARC next year with progress updates. The meeting ended with instructions for submitting written public comments and notice of the next JLARC meeting schedule.

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• would allow the department to receive charges that are pending, not just convictions, so they can evaluate
• They currently evaluate convictions and use similar types of convictions when looking to exclude people
• <00:04:48.720> when<00:04:48.880> they're currently evaluate when they're currently
• evaluate when they're convicted<00:04:49.720> and<00:04:49.840> we<00:04:49.960> would
• Is that a question that's on the application? Are you able to inquire about that? Sure.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And so that's a sense in which getting data on permit applications and using permit applications instead
• Additional questions. data on permit applications and using data on permit applications and using permit
• final permit applications instead of final permit applications instead of final permits.<01:52
• So, um, that's it. wondering if you are also evaluating the wondering if you are also evaluating the
• departments for reports or evaluations departments for reports or evaluations of<02:42:45.200>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• protocols for patients of all ages, continuing patient and family education, periodic comprehensive evaluations
• Periodic comprehensive evaluations and other disease-specific health maintenance services, psychosocial
• Upon application for service, a utility must expand its service territory to a property outside the current
• And finally, if the municipal utility declines a property owner's application for connection, but the

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a doctor of the day announcement. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Charlie Dean, with tributes offered to his service and family. Several introductions were made, including guests in the gallery and visiting students. On the special order calendar, the Senate temporarily postponed bills on Citizens Property Insurance, artificial intelligence, public records, and data centers, then took up and passed several measures. SB 198/HB 505 on virtual currency kiosks was substituted to the House bill, amended to adopt the Senate language, and passed 37-0 to address fraud, registration, transaction limits, warnings, receipts, and refunds for scam victims. SB 382 on electric bicycles passed 37-0 after amendment to broaden the task force to micro-mobility devices and collect crash data. SB 844 on sickle cell disease continuing education passed 37-0, requiring one-time board-approved training for certain licensed health professionals. SB 1014 on municipal utility service outside city limits passed 37-0, prohibiting cities from denying water or wastewater service solely because an owner refuses annexation, subject to service and funding conditions. The Senate also passed SB 428 on the swimming lesson voucher program by 36-0 after amendments expanding eligibility to ages 1 through 7 and adding postpartum drowning-prevention education and safe bathing guidance. SB 540 on the Office of Financial Regulation passed 36-0, creating cybersecurity program and oversight requirements for certain financial licensees and clarifying anti-money-laundering enforcement. SB 1440 on public records passed 35-1 after technical amendments, extending cybersecurity-related public records exemptions and reporting provisions. SB 1594 on veteran benefit payments to minor clients passed 36-0, directing benefits received on behalf of foster youth toward post-secondary education or aftercare rather than agency reimbursement. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to waive rules so all bills passed that day would be immediately certified to the House and the postponed bills would remain on the special order calendar; both motions were adopted. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning for committee meetings and other business.

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• really why the sunset was set up: to make sure that you all had the opportunity to come back and evaluate
• I know our property tax, our home is re-evaluated and goes up three percent.
• So in this case, what's happening is they make an application on a property they own and they'd like
• The individual applicant for the electric subsidy for the PV subsidy provides the capital.

Bills: SB101, SB58, SB55

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government

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• Finally, the bill outlines the applicability of civil penalties for violating the underground facility
• requires the committee to examine whether current statutes regulating scrap metal dealers deter crime, evaluate
• to this question, is simply that this is a good time to be able to, we think, step back, take an evaluation
• housing of the catalytic converter were specific to the manufacturer and the number of vehicle applications

Bills: SB1128, SB1137, SB1144, SB1145, SB1186, SB1235, SB1238

Keywords: scrap metal theft, study committee, Arizona, regulated industries, public safety, underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency heard several bills and took action on three of them. Senate Bill 1137 would update underground facility excavation rules by requiring white lining before notice, creating coordination meeting requirements for large projects, adding an interactive response system, and directing the Arizona Corporation Commission to adopt rules. Supporters from SSC Underground, Arizona 811, and the Associated General Contractors said the bill would improve communication, reduce delays, and modernize the 811 system; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns raised concerns about staffing, project scope, meeting requirements, and liability, but said it was working on amendments. The committee passed SB 1137 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1145 would shift licensing and regulation of behavior analysts to the Committee of Behavior Analysts under the Psychology Board, reduce the board from 10 to 8 members, and remove the requirement for two behavior analysts on the board. Supporters said the current structure creates delays and that the change would let the board focus on psychology issues while the committee handles behavior analyst matters. A self-advocate also supported the bill, citing long waitlists and the importance of behavior analysts for people on the autism spectrum. The committee passed SB 1145 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1128 would create a study committee on scrap metal theft to review current laws, industry compliance costs, and penalties, and report recommendations by December 1, 2026. The Arizona Scrap Recyclers Association supported the bill as a way to evaluate whether current reforms remain effective, while members discussed the difficulty of tracing stolen metal and the need to keep the process bipartisan. The committee passed SB 1128 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1238, which adopts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to allow multistate licensure privileges, also received support from the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants, who said it would improve workforce mobility, help military families, and expand access to care; the committee passed it on a 7-0 vote. The committee then held SB 1235 at the sponsor’s request and adjourned.

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• The deadline for the application was just Friday, so we'll have more information about the teacher retirement
• system credit The application deadline was just Friday, so we'll have more information about the teacher
• Have you all evaluated that formulary and come up with a Number that you would request of us to put reading
• My plan is to evaluate FTEs quarterly as we learn more about what's happening at the agency and what

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• Of course, the language is And the board would still have purview to decline a grant application for
• Modeling is a key driver to our evaluation and development of the DFCs.
• Representative Romero, we have not received an application for this project, we're just aware that it's
• Bill 5219. simply directs a Texas Water Development Board to conduct an interim study that will evaluate

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• I appreciate the opportunity to lay out House Bill 3474 relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment
• requirements to improve the consistency and predictability of investment practices and performance evaluation
• And applicability requirements, but would not make substantive changes to the requirement itself.
• And secondly, the bill would modify the applicability of the IPPPE reporting thresholds for subsequent

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• Evaluating and replacing government.
• > are<01:16:17.679> uh Uh our large applications are uh Uh our large applications are uh
• Ble, what's an enterprise application?
• Ble what's a what is an enterprise application? application? application?
• <02:13:34.480> of application of application of of<02:13:37.760> a<02:13:37.840> a

Keywords: 1189, house, all