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• While we have a licensing system that involves licensed bail agents, we also have people with no licenses
• We have a licensing system that involves licensed bail agents.
• Points often lead to higher insurance costs and license suspensions.
• spirit Because their licenses are revoked.
• debt-based license suspensions.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• AND AUTHORIZES THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE THROUGH THE MAIL AFTER OF FLORIDA LICENSED AUDIOLOGIST OR HEARING
• STRIKE ALL CLARIFIES PRESCRIPTION HEARING AIDS DISTURBED IT MAY NOT BE ACTIVATED UNLESS A FLORIDA LICENSE
• SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR AND WE COULD LOSE OUR BODYSHOP LICENSE.
• LEGIBLE ENOUGH OR ACCURATE OR DETAILED ENOUGH IT IS A SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR AND I CAN LOSE MY LICENSE
• POWER CHAIR WIRING IS ALSO DECIDED TO SPICE THINGS UP AND EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE IS A RANDOM ELECTRICAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That would bring Level 1 licenses to $55,000, Level 2. licenses to $65,000 and Level 3 licenses to $75,000
• It discusses a Level 3 counseling license. Are there other licenses?
• Do counselors start with a Level 3 license, or do we have Level 1 and Level 2 licenses?
• So, they start with the Level 3 license right after graduation. Mr.
• However, PED does issue Level 1, 2, and 3 school counselor licenses. ...three school counselor licenses

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• <00:04:25.680> capacity, licensed capacity, licensed capacity, according<00:04:27.680> to
• These classrooms are licensed are there.
• licensing at this point about 44,000. licensing at this point about 44,000.
• she became the 63rd person to become a licensed psychiatrist in the United States.
• psychiatrist in the United licensed psychiatrist in the United States.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:12:23.079> as the senator mentioned we are licensed as the senator mentioned we are licensed
• I am the licensing unit chief for the Bureau of Licensing and Certification at the Department of Health
• I am the licensing unit chief for the Bureau of Licensing and Certification at the Department of Health
• <00:32:38.399> suspensions Investigations and license suspensions Investigations and license
• has to decide between rent electricity has to decide between rent electricity or<00:51:11.040>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Our licensing teams work directly with impacted licensees to make sure they know about evacuation orders
• In terms of preparedness activities, licensed child care facilities are required to document disaster
• Right now my challenge is that I am trying to get a child care license in a rental property.
• And so these listening sessions can help us to improve on the next disaster for licensing.
• showed up, and in 16 days we had a license.

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And don’t worry, our electric rates are already plenty high.
• And don’t worry, our electric rates are already plenty high.
• And don’t worry, our electric rates are already plenty high.
• Given the under a temporary license.
• <03:32:42.000> uh directly supervised by a licensed uh directly supervised by a licensed uh

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• chemicals for drilling mud and fluids used for well clean out, total alkalinity and hydroxide, electrical
• Electric vehicles or other emissions-free vehicles that take that air pollution away, whether it's from
• Impact this legislature's ability to invest in electric vehicles and other sorts of infrastructure.
• Be argued to be a challenge for social license for production in our state.
• They looked down at the license plate and reported it to then-Governor Tony Anaya, and he got on it.

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• on electric reliability concerns and capacity constraints related to large electric loads.
• That's the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
• on electric reliability concerns and capacity constraints related to large electric loads.
• extremely vulnerable to electric extremely vulnerable to electric reliability<00:20:31.840> and
• electricity, get a little update. electricity, get a little update.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• , the increased demand for electricity, the increased demand for electricity, the<04:04:26.000>
• And on page eight, it talks about the member states just have to compile a list of eligible licenses
• Uh, for the military spouses who hold a license that's not encumbered, the receiving state will grant
• the license may require the teacher to complete state-specific requirements as a condition.
• Who hold a license that's not encumbered, uh, the receiving state will grant an equivalent license, and

Keywords: 916, all

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• Two-thirds lacked vehicle access, and 26% had a driver's license.
• 26%<00:48:17.080> had<00:48:17.240> a<00:48:17.280> driver's<00:48:17.840> license
• 26% had a driver's license. 26% had a driver's license. 63%<00:48:20.480> reported<00:48:
• Systems in greater Minnesota are increasingly adding electric, propane, and natural gas buses to their
• ,<00:49:07.040> propane increasingly adding electric, propane increasingly adding electric

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The next bill is S. 3818, Ruiz, authorizes creation of Borinqueneers license plates.
• Thank you. ...license plates.
• of merchandise that obstructs license plates.
• That obstructs license plates. There are amendments.
• The committee amendments would clarify that the bill only concerns license plates that are purposely

Keywords: 1146, all

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• SURGICAL SMOKE IS THE RESULT OF THAT CONTACT WITH LASERS AND ELECTRICAL SURGICAL SMOKE IS THE RESULT
• OF THAT CONTACT WITH LASERS AND ELECTRICAL SURGICAL PENCILS DURING THE SURGERY.
• SMOKE IS PRODUCED IN 90 PERCENT OF SERVED JURIES WHEN HUMAN TISSUES COME IN CONTACT WITH LASERS AND ELECTRICAL
• ON THE FIRST DAY THE GUEST IS VISITED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR LICENSED NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR

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• for PBMs in this bill that will be given to our Division of Insurance, who currently manage their licensing
• because we know that even if there's a wildfire, we still need to make sure everybody's getting electricity
• We need to know that even if there's a wildfire, we still need to make sure everybody's getting electricity
• Zoe Houghton here on behalf of the National Electrical Contractors Association.

Bills: AB93, AB204, AB414, AB504, AB598

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

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• to affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity
• to affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity
• to affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity
• Senate Bill 2949 would equip the state with stronger enforcement tools such as license suspensions and
• Senate Bill 355 by Middleton and Blanco, relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• they would be eligible for the multi-state license, and some would only get a single-state license in
• licensed.
• Rent, food, transportation, electricity, phone, they all add up to a lot each month.
• Rent, food, transportation, electricity, phone, they all add up to a lot each month.
• They do the licensing. So my understanding, they do the licensing.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education heard testimony on a broad set of bills focused on making public higher education more affordable and accessible, protecting student information, and changing social work licensure rules. Chair Rogers and Senator Comerford opened by emphasizing the committee’s focus on financial aid, tuition and fee waivers, scholarships, admissions, and institutional changes, and they reminded witnesses about the three-minute testimony limit. No votes were taken during the hearing. A large portion of the hearing centered on the “Super Act” (H. 1423/S. 218), which would eliminate the master’s-level social work licensing exam and create grant support for social work internships. Supporters—including students, practitioners, educators, and advocates—argued that unpaid internships and the exam create financial barriers, worsen workforce shortages, and disproportionately affect Black, brown, older, ESL, and other marginalized candidates. Opponents from the Association of Social Work Boards argued the exam is a necessary public-protection standard, helps maintain uniform licensure, and is important to the social work licensure compact; they said workforce shortages should be addressed through pay, working conditions, and caseloads instead. Committee members asked detailed questions about compact participation, exam accommodations, and how other states such as Rhode Island and Connecticut have handled similar changes. The committee also heard extensive testimony in favor of debt-free public higher education bills (H. 1436/S. 929). Witnesses, including students, faculty, advocates, and Senator Eldridge, said Massachusetts should expand on free community college by covering tuition and mandatory fees at public colleges and universities, with additional aid for living costs for lower-income students. Supporters said student debt delays homeownership, family formation, and career entry, and that the state should use Fair Share revenue to invest in public higher education. Some committee members voiced support but also raised concerns about prioritizing K-12 funding and the cost of expanding free college further. Several witnesses also supported bills to extend tuition and fee waivers to young adults raised by grandparents or other kinship guardians outside the DCF system, arguing that these students face the same trauma and financial barriers as foster youth but do not receive the same benefits. Representative Donato, Joseph O’Leary, Shauna Manning, Sandra Vecchio, Karen Gardner, Judy Walter, Elaine Arsenault, and others described the financial strain on grandparents raising grandchildren and urged parity with DCF-related waivers. In addition, Senator Jake Oliveira testified for a bill to protect public higher education student directory information from data mining and unauthorized sharing, and Deirdre Cummings testified for an open educational resources bill to reduce textbook costs. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on kinship care and college access, with committee members thanking witnesses and indicating follow-up on some bill language issues.

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• <00:05:06.240> board may result in licensing board may result in licensing board discipline
• to harmed persons by licensed to harmed persons by licensed professionals. professionals. professionals
• <00:26:55.160> shock We aren't talking about electric shock We aren't talking about electric
• experienced that harm from licensed experienced that harm from licensed therapists<00:40:53.240>
• complaint against a licensed complaint against a licensed professional. professional. professional

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HR 606 by Raymond, James Anthony Tamayo, HR 607 by Fairley, Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative, HR 608
• To advertise and promote charitable bingo, referred to the Committee on Licensing and Administrative
• companies, requiring an occupational permit and authorizing a fee, referred to the Committee on Licensing

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Madam Chair and members, here to present AB 253, which will allow homeowners and developers to hire licensed
• checks for small residential projects, providing an alternative mechanism for applicants to use licensing
• There are some issues like structural and electrical and plumbing, et cetera.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, this is a cleanup bill requested by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
• Senate Bill 2311 strengthens the current educational requirements for RTCs. for RTC license applicants
• Senate Bill 2943 would enact provisions requiring state agencies that issue the occupational licenses
• This is just saying that someone's license can't be taken away from them for that reason.
• At the request of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations, the bill simply clarifies their

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Keywords: special education, school districts, legal fees, reporting requirements, transparency, hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, student privacy, numerical class rank, education policy, academic programs, high school, fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education