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• We will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's
• that's just with the applications that have been submitted.
• There's about 3,400 permits that have been applications that have gone through.
• Applications that are submitted before it is in place will have to be processed.
• Applications that are submitted before it is in place will have to be processed.

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• to process the application and time of the application came in before a deadline. >> Well, I'm referring
• Just a moment ago you talked about having hard deadlines for applications.
• We have applications.
• So they may have put in for an application. The school might not have opened, et cetera.
• We provide those lists with the other applications that are out there.

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• Under the bill, once land would be designated as prime farmland, the state cannot issue a site permit
• deputy director of siting and permitting deputy director of siting and permitting policy<00:25:54.040
• Businesses are now seeing permitting certainty from the 2024 Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act.
• I don't know if you heard it, but who are those special event applicants, generally speaking?
• , who are those special event applicants, who are those special event applicants, generally<00:59

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• We will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's
• And in that same time period, the city has permitted less than 350 housing units and built far less.
• And in that same time period, the city has permitted less than 350 housing units and built far less.
• They could not be demolished for development, and applicable for SB 79.
• With the construction costs combined with the permitting delays in California, that will far exceed a

Summary: The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.

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• We amended it in the Senate to make it only applicable to new construction.
• “To make it only applicable to new construction.” “Yeah, and that’s...
• They’re just doing it by metes and bounds, and the permit office doesn’t track that...” “...so when they
• than legislators sitting on the board, and prevents duplicative insurance coverage and cost by permitting
• than legislators sitting on the board, and it prevents duplicative insurance coverage and cost by permitting

Summary: The House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee met and advanced a series of local bills, mostly by unanimous voice vote after brief questions. SB 430 by Sen. Jenkins renewed the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s 1.5% hotel occupancy tax for 12-year periods by voter approval, with discussion about continued planning and coordination among tourism entities. SB 286 by Sen. Duplessis updated the New Orleans Downtown Development District statute by clarifying its status as a political subdivision, streamlining tax collection, removing staggered board terms, and clarifying bond renewal voting boundaries. The committee also favorably reported SB 198 by Sen. Mizell, requiring government projects in historic districts to follow local historic district rules for new construction; SB 172 by Sen. Luneau, expanding a planning-commission waiver process for certain property divisions to municipalities below 150,000 population; and SB 439 by Sen. Gerald Boudreaux, adding pre-screening for esophageal/Barrett’s cancer for firefighters and fire service employees. Testimony on the firefighter bill emphasized the health risks from carcinogen exposure and the value of early detection, and members expressed strong support. Additional bills advanced included SB 458 by Sen. McMath, creating a mechanism for local ethics-entity tax revenues in St. Tammany Parish to be transferred to the district attorney’s office if an inspector general office is created; SB 447 by Sen. Bass, changing Bossier City Police Department promotions from competitive to promotional seniority; SB 281 by Sen. Barrow, expanding the Baker Economic Development District boundaries to include additional commercial areas; SB 385 by Sen. Harris, changing appointments to the City Park Improvement Association board and allowing City Park to opt out of certain ORM insurance coverage; HR 84 by Rep. Walters, urging Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for TSA workers during federal shutdowns; and SB 417 by Sen. Allain, adding two members to the St. Mary Parish drainage district board. All of these measures were reported favorably, with one member recusing himself from the City Park bill due to board membership. The committee then recessed briefly, noting several remaining bills would be deferred if sponsors did not arrive soon.

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• Would that qualify for a destination forward application.
• So we will start applications for trade port designations in the next month, requesting letters in.
• You know, if you could, would see that as helpful for future changes on permitting and regulation.
• That will be an application The quantum innovation hub is an example of one.
• Chairman, no, we are not permitted to do so at this time. All right, thank you, Mr.

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• He said the change would avoid confusion or misdates in applications.
• Um the goal of this occupancy permit.
• park declined the application park declined the application without<02:24:04.000> any<02:
• ><02:32:05.359> and they're providing clear application and they're providing clear application
• <04:49:34.320> of because the consistent application of because the consistent application

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• consistent application. consistent application.
• We are the only permitted rehabilitators who care for threatened and endangered turtles.
• > rehabilitators are the only permitted rehabilitators are the only permitted rehabilitators who
• And I see just, you permitting projects.
• <01:28:33.600> uh endangered species under permitting uh endangered species under permitting

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• <01:10:18.520> to relative not previously permitted to relative not previously permitted to
• So to meet with application assistance.
• <02:10:32.120> that ran across any applicants that ran across any applicants that you<02:10
• <02:11:18.800> Those application assistants. Those application assistants.
• <02:11:20.440> that application assistants are folks that application assistants are folks that

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• We issue both state permits and federal permits under the Clean Air Act.
• ><01:17:18.159> permits<01:17:18.560> under state permits and federal permits under state
• ,<01:24:44.560> local permits, uh, fire burn permits, local permits, uh, fire burn permits
• We assist EPA in filling out those permits and offer technical assistance as they review permit applications
• assistance as they review permit applications,<01:34:51.360> but<01:34:51.840> that<01

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• suspend this funding as many applicants suspend this funding as many applicants who<00:16:15.839
• And so it's an important distinction between an applicator and what a handler is.
• , it would be even um as an applicator, it would be even more<00:41:26.680> difficult.
• <00:42:42.640> and distinction between an applicator and distinction between an applicator
• <00:42:55.520> which certified test to be an applicator which certified test to be an applicator

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• No additional procedural requirements otherwise applicable to municipal ordinances or charter amendments
• This bill permits limited liability companies and other corporate forms, including all other business
• Reports due between January 1 and July 1 of the applicable filing year must contain the same information
• This bill permits limited liability companies and other corporate forms including for it limited liability
• filing year must contain the same information required for annual reports the bill of state. applicable

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met to approve minutes and then considered a series of House bills, most of which were reported to the full Senate with recommendations that they do pass. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint county commissioners as voting members of convention and visitors bureau boards, including for multi-county CVBs. House Bill 5087 would enact the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing multi-state practice for licensed cosmetologists in member states and authorizing criminal history checks. House Bill 5638 would clarify the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, shift cybersecurity oversight to annual program reviews, and add software licensing protections; it was amended and reported. House Bill 4483, concerning funeral directors and funeral establishments, was amended only to change an effective date and make technical corrections before being reported. House Bill 5653 would expand confidentiality for Department of Revenue audit-related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and House Bill 4452 would repeal church acreage limits in state code after discussion of constitutional concerns and current practice. House Bill 4801 would expand permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax revenues for demolition of unsafe structures and property planning or improvements, and House Bill 5622 would create an expedited process for municipalities to conform election terms and charter provisions to the requirement that local elections coincide with state elections. The committee also adopted a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4546, which allows business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, extends the correction period for deficient reports, and adjusts fees and enforcement provisions; the amendment removed a conflicting section and made technical corrections. House Bill 5613 would define and expand the use of telematics in fleet management, require related reporting and rulemaking, and include a cost-benefit analysis in the division’s annual report. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based prohibition. House Bill 4819 would revise how criminal records are considered for certain non-Chapter 30 licenses, shifting to a “directly related” standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; members discussed that point before reporting the bill. The committee adopted all amendments presented, reported the bills, and then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• This was just from a temporary working permit to a limited purpose permit, so it was just that language
• House Bill 509 by Representative Owen provides relative to class six permits, requiring hearings to be
• Senate Bill 194 by Senator Miguez provides relative to public assistance, referral of applicants for
• So the acceptable forms of ID are your driver's license, a special Louisiana-issued permit, a United
• Permit, you have a right to close. Thank you, Speaker.

Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Arsenal, Arsenal F.C., Premier League, English football, soccer, football club, Mikel Arteta, Emirates Stadium, North London, Tottenham Hotspur, Gunners, sports resolution, commendation, celebration, championship, silverware, Louisiana House Resolution, ceremonial resolution, domestic violence, forensic medical examinations

Summary: The House was called to order, a quorum was established, and the meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members also observed several personal privileges and recognitions, including International Preeclampsia Awareness Month, the Hudson Cup award presentation to Rep. John Illg Jr., recognition of the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen, and a visit from U.S. Sen. John Kennedy. The chamber also received Senate messages, conference committee appointments, enrolled reports, and a conference report on SB 483 dealing with psychedelic-assisted therapy, which was laid over. The House then moved through a long series of concurrence and rejection votes on Senate amendments to House bills. Among the measures concurred in were bills affecting the Louisiana Women’s Policy Research Commission, the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission, child exploitation reporting on covered platforms, the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board, DCFS background checks, AI disclosure in health care, foster care placement and related terminology, criminal history record confidentiality, parish court jurisdiction, court costs, developmental disability office renaming, insurance claims and contractor licensing, Medicare Advantage coverage, colorectal cancer screening, health facilities, highway memorial designations, jury compensation, school employee protections, juvenile court fees, off-road vehicle seizure, residential property insurance cancellation, child support enforcement, and several others. The House rejected Senate amendments on bills including ethics retroactivity, sex offender registration notification, plumbers licensing, and health insurance formulary placement, sending some to conference. Several bills were finally passed, including measures on obstructing public passages with motorized vehicles, class six injection well hearings, arson of religious buildings, wearing masks while committing felonies, professional board attorney fees, bulletproof vests for peace officers, critical infrastructure protection from foreign adversaries, debit card surcharges, electronic stock certificates, watershed restoration funding, and innovation economic development pilot hubs. The innovation hub bill drew extensive debate over no-bid contracting, transparency, and the role of elected versus unelected bodies; an amendment to limit contracting authority to parish governing authorities was withdrawn, and the bill later proceeded to final passage after extended floor discussion. The House also took up and passed or concurred in multiple other bills and resolutions, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided on a few measures.

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• I see that this is, is this applicable to the renewal or for just the application for a person to be
• able to have their applicant license of pesticides?
• their applicant license as to sign.
• Private applicator licenses. Okay, yes.
• to do that. ...which anybody who has backyard flocks can get a free permit to do that.

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the of our time, we will not permit
• AB 667 would allow applicants of certain BIS licenses administered by the Department of Consuming Affairs
• And just one last thing, is there any data that tells us how many applicants are unable to pass their
• It tells licensing boards, when you review applications, you need to prioritize people who've been locked
• It requires an applicant to obtain certification from the Bureau confirming their status as a descendant

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• bringing their burial Transit permit bringing their burial Transit permit process<00:18:35.200><
• Decisions are made based on data that may or may not be applicable currently.
• Decisions are made based on data that may or may not be applicable currently.
• Decisions are made based on data that may or may not be applicable currently.
• that may or may not be applicable that may or may not be applicable currently<01:08:13.799> real-time

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• Has completed the application requirements to receive a license to teach in Nevada.
• Assembly Bill 221 exempts a physician's office or certain health care facilities from state permitting
• dental patients, provided the physician is also licensed as a dentist, holds a dentist anesthesia permit
• , and administers sedation solely within the scope of that permit.
• , and administers sedation solely within the scope of that permit.

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• These graduates would only be permitted to work in counties with populations of less than 100,000.
• facilities permitted for construction after the effective date on January 1 of 27 must incorporate a
• , facilities permitted for construction after the effective date on January 1 of 27 must incorporate
• by including selected applicants and volunteers and subcontractors in the number of individuals that
• And the bill covers selected applicants and not everyone who applies for a position or volunteers at

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.

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• So a total of 14 states, including Washington, permit mailed and absentee ballots that were sent before
• Mississippi and 13 other states, as well as a number of territories and D.C., permit this for any mailed
• There are a total of 30 states that permit it for military and overseas ballots.
• the Secretary of Defense to require documentary proof of citizenship with the federal postcard application
• has to be 18 as of the federal election, but in Washington and many other states, 17-year-olds are permitted

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• some exceptions, and those exceptions included the carrying of concealed carry weapons that were permitted
• law enforcement of any kind from carrying weapons at polling locations, as well as concealed carry permit
• And that's part of the problem here is that the selective application of federal law.
• What we're talking about is the actual application of this, specifically really, What we're talking about
• is the actual application of this, specifically in rural New Mexico, and how this applies to our polling

Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security