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• Currently, the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency can already determine whether a
• So, any EAW can proceed to an EIS if that's determined to be needed based on the rule.
• So, any EAW can proceed to an EIS if that's determined to be needed based on the rule.
• It doesn't determine what happens. It gets us the science and the data.
• It doesn't determine what EIS does.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• right to redeem a property tax lien that is filed in the superior court to include a request to determine
• The bill also allows a tax lien holder, in addition to the property owner, to request the court to determine
• In a year determined to have a fiscal impact of at least $100 million, the governor must determine if
• Just OSPB and JLBC will do their analysis, and they'll determine whether conforming with the changes
• Chairman and Senator Epstein, no, there's no requirement that any determination or evaluation occur,

Bills: HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds

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• Those are very error-prone determinations, and they are labor-intensive determinations.
• Those are very error-prone determinations, and they are labor-intensive determinations.
• to try to determine if there are<00:24:17.679> duplications<00:24:18.320> where<00:24:
• A period of one month or two months for households that the department determines will become ineligible
• A period of one month or two months for households that the department determines will become ineligible

Bills: SB61, SB8, SB58, SB60, SB167

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• Uh, throughout the process, his DNA was connect, uh, was collected to determine paternity with his unknown
• As the representative said, we are, we're working to determine whether we can maybe not get the detailed
• When determining the allocation of parental responsibilities, House Bill 1106 amends the Family Code
• It's this is before a judge that makes those determinations.
• As determined by the investigating police sergeant.

Bills: HB 2646, HB 3941, HB 5153, HB 5155, HB 5394, HB 1106, HB 426, HB 4529, HB 3984, HB 4273, HB 1097, HB 3940, HB 1941, HB 4377, HB 3153

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• I also would like to speak to... ...the need for biological sex to be determined.
• He can't determine what their internal organs are, and he's got to make a decision about whether this
• That bill offers a very clear-cut and dry standard for determining what materials should be relocated
• So they were able to determine for themselves.
• That's not my place to determine for other children.

Bills: HB45, HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money

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• Trust Fund to support the Disability Determinations Program.
• How many Floridians are currently waiting for DOH to determine if they're eligible for federal Social
• a deficit that would limit our ability to complete these determinations for vulnerable Floridians.
• How many Floridians are currently waiting for DOH to determine if they're eligible for federal Social
• We experienced a reduction in the base budget for the Division of Disability Determinations.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These are the health department, disease, stroke prevention, and social health determinants.
• Number three under the RFQs is with Disability Determination for the Social Security Administration,
• This collects data to determine the seatbelt use rate for the state of Arkansas. Okay.
• This collects data to determine the seatbelt use rate for the state of Arkansas. Okay.
• Will be assessed and what kind of timeline success will be determined in? Okay. Yes, sir.

Summary: The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees. Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.

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• eligibility for people when determining eligibility for<00:18:27.960> long-term<00:18:28.560>
• And I guess a doctor could determine, this is what I'm doing, or is that a lawsuit waiting to happen?
• <00:57:48.320> That's<00:57:48.720> set a determined amount of time.
• That's set a determined amount of time.
• I guess a doctor could determine I guess a doctor could determine this<00:59:18.000> is<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I would then turn this over to my testifiers who can determine who's going to All right, Council
• if they would like to impose determine if they would like to impose impose<00:15:17.720> a<00
• or when the city council determines or when the city council determines sufficient<00:51:58.360>
• question and then I might determine question and then I might determine whether<01:05:29.880> I
• <01:10:36.040> that when the city council determines that when the city council determines

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• This bill seeks to reform school district oversight of charter schools and the funding determination
• That's why the legislature commissioned a report on how to improve the funding determination process
• And finally, the bill reforms the current NCB funding determination process.
• The current funding determination process does confirm this and it does confirm that the schools are
• All right, a reconsideration will be granted and we will determine the hearing date. We're done?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And how would that be determined? Because as you and I... ...emergency procedure.
• And how would that be determined?
• And that value would be up to the jury ultimately to determine. It is their negligence.
• And that value would be up to the jury ultimately to determine. Thank you.
• And how do we determine that there are trade secrets?

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

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• school, the board must forward the complaint to the recognized dental school on a periodic basis as determined
• Social Security Administration determination letter to the definition of competent medical authority
• for property tax purposes in determining a total or permanent physical or mental disability.
• Witt members is past the House House Bill 2120 as the so the US Social Security Administration determination
• letter to the definition of competent medical authority for property tax purposes of determining a total

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a Republican caucus review of several Senate and House bills, with staff summarizing committee amendments and members indicating whether sponsors concurred with Senate changes. Topics included electronic monitoring in residential rooms (SB 1041), dental school complaint forwarding and licensure exemptions (SB 1168), revitalization district contracts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), veterinary telehealth prescribing (SB 1286), insurance zero-estimated-exposure policies (SB 1428), advanced air mobility funds for border security (SB 1457), death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), ATV definitions (SB 1519), pet and fowl restrictions in planned communities (SB 1582), and pharmacist independent testing/treatment authority (SB 1713). The caucus also reviewed education-related measures on school district self-insurance procurement (SB 1497) and a strike-everything amendment to SB 1118 that instead allowed duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhomes in historic areas if compatible with surrounding character. The group then considered several blue-sheet House bills. HB 2120 made technical changes to align property-tax disability language with updated statute; the sponsor concurred. HB 2174 changed terminology from advisory organization to modeling and data organization and required model filing; the sponsor concurred. HB 2203 directed ADE to review statutory reporting requirements and report recommendations to the legislature; the sponsor concurred. HB 2383’s Senate amendment simply designated a 2014 trampoline court law as “TIE’s law,” with the sponsor concurring. HB 2877 was amended into an alternative education pathway for certified veterinary technicians, and HB 2875 adjusted municipal and county drone restrictions near airports, expanding the relevant airport buffer and preserving some local authority. Additional bills discussed included HB 2428 on voluntary county emissions-reduction credit permits, HB 2176 on DHS health care institution complaint investigations, and HB 2050 on radiologic technology standards and radiologist assistant supervision. Members discussed that HB 2050’s Senate changes narrowed some supervision provisions to rural counties and critical access hospitals, prompting questions about the scope. Finally, HB 2010 on digital goods refunds was amended to shorten the refund window from 10 years to five years, but a sponsor said the amendment contained a drafting error and refused concurrence, meaning a conference committee would be needed. The caucus then concluded.

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• We are really listening to our partners at Commonwealth to determine how data access and use should be
• if the data should be and determine if the data should be shared<00:12:51.040> or<00:12:51.279
• No longer are you waiting six months to determine something.
• So the data that we submit on that annual report through July the 31st is what determines our funding
• So the data that we submit on that annual report through July the 31st is what determines our funding

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20 CRISP Shared Services 00:01:39 Rural Health Transformation Plan 00:30:55, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services opened its first meeting of the 2026 interim session, took roll, and moved directly into presentations. The main presentation was from Ryan Bramble of Crisp Shared Services, who described the organization’s health information exchange and health data utility model in Kentucky and other states. He emphasized that Crisp is a nonprofit, that data ownership remains with providers, and that governance is local. He also outlined the technical infrastructure, including a master patient index, cloud-based data lake, support for modern standards like FHIR and USCDI as well as older formats, and data quality tools used to normalize and standardize information. Bramble said the model is intended to reduce duplication, lower costs, and support rural providers and future use cases such as reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support. Members asked how the state can ensure the data is actually used and who should drive priorities for health care improvement. Bramble said Crisp can provide tools, expertise, and examples from other states, but local teams such as KHI and state stakeholders must tailor and lead utilization efforts. In response to questions about ownership and coordination, he stressed that successful HIE governance requires a multistakeholder body that includes hospitals, health plans, government, and other interests, with a unified approach rather than multiple competing directives. He also said the Commonwealth has an opportunity to convene those stakeholders and set clear priorities. A senator raised concerns that responsibility for Medicaid and broader health policy has become fragmented and suggested a stronger central role for the state, possibly through the Department of Public Health, to coordinate health priorities. Bramble agreed that a single convening authority and multistakeholder governance are important, and noted that local governance should determine what data is shared and how it is used. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting. After Bramble’s presentation and questions, the committee was told that Secretary Stack from the cabinet would testify next on the rural health transformation plan.

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• How are we going to determine intentionally?
• >> How How are we going to determine >> How How are we going to determine intentionally
• How we determine that intent is typically a factfinder, be it judge or jury, I think.
• How we determine that intent is already.
• judge to determine Senator Smoothman. judge to determine Senator Smoothman.

Bills: SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health

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• <00:37:49.240> by<00:37:49.600> our are uh determined by our are uh determined by our
• <00:45:39.200> the informed that PFA had determined the informed that PFA had determined the
• there might determine to be appropriate.
• determination if they get increased cap. determination if they get increased cap.
• Xcel is still determining potentially?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . determination. determination.
• <00:53:47.920> based to stop your vehicle, determine based to stop your vehicle, determine
• can make that independent determination can make that independent determination whether<00:53:58.720
• It's not to reestablish a public policy that the legislature has determined.
• It's not to legislature has determined.

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• And like I said, a budget should not determine that.
• Basically would determine if the go date will be July 1, 2027, or not.
• It would be at the determination of the Department of Finance.
• Self-determination program updates.
• they're in self-determination.

Summary: The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored. Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants. The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services. Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.

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• That is part of sports, to learn resilience and determination.
• Sex is binary, determined at the moment of conception.
• Female means female as biologically determined by genetics.
• means female as biologically determined means female as biologically determined by by by genetics
• or XX or XY um but chromosomes determine or XX or XY um but chromosomes determine a<01:29:02.360

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so those campuses now have been determined? Right.
• Those campuses now have been determined? Right.
• That hasn't been determined yet. Hasn't been determined yet. Okay.
• It hasn't been determined yet. Okay.
• Community college students are resilient and determined.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• remainder of the committee time doing, is reviewing the bill drafts listed out on the agenda to determine
• If this committee determines, no, it's not, or no, it doesn't impact this agency, then it wouldn't need
• But again, just determining whether or not we believe it requires further analysis.
• So you're saying we could get the analysis back and then make the determination that this really didn't
• They had the option not to participate, and they had their IRS folks look at it, and they determined

Keywords: 908, all