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• As you alluded to already, there is existing rules that the Department of Corrections has that covers
• So I just want to kind of cover that before we get going.
• The case involves financial records and paper documentation across multiple entities.
• The case involves financial records and carry documentation across multiple entities.
• And they were a little... a lot of these entities are now requiring search warrants.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The central pillar of this bill is the mandate that covered application providers must provide verifiable
• Senate Bill 458 by Senator McMath, local ethics entities, provide for the use of taxes imposed for local
• ethics entities.
• Senate Bill 458 by Senator McMath, local ethics entities, provide for the use of taxes imposed for local
• ethics entities.

Bills: HR188, HR189, HR190, HR191, HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, SCR24, SCR36, SCR39, SB64, SB107, SB152, SB185, SB217, SB232, SB278, SB290, SB294, SB320, SB321, SB419, SB424, SB436, SB440, SB468, SB470, SB476, SB482, SB489, HCR32, SCR11, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB679, HB745, HB749, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1193, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, SB256, SB180, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB31, HB225, HB608, HB664, HB897, HB977, HB1003, HB1160, HB1180, HB911, HB306, HB366, HB1161, HB1230, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB772, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1058, HB1082, HB1113, HB1189, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: hunting dogs, field trials, working dogs, dog training, greyhound protection, Farm Bill, federal overreach, sportsmen, sportswomen, wildlife management, conservation, rural communities, Louisiana hunting, hunting tradition, animal welfare, dog breeders, dog owners, outdoor recreation, Kathy Taylor, musical achievements

Summary: The House met with a quorum and handled a mix of ceremonial recognitions, committee reports, and floor action on a large number of bills and resolutions. Members recognized several championship high school teams, including Northlake Christian, Archbishop Hannan, St. Scholastica, Lutcher, and St. Louis, and also designated or commended groups and individuals such as Ascension Parish, the Louisiana Counseling Association, LSU, Dr. Paul Correll, and others. The chamber adopted several resolutions without objection, including measures naming Counseling Day at the Capitol, LSU Day at the Capitol, and honoring Dr. Correll’s retirement, while also receiving and referring various other resolutions and Senate bills to committees or laying them over. The House then took up and passed a series of bills, many with amendments. Major measures included HB 159 creating a Caddo Parish home incarceration pilot program with court, sheriff, and district attorney coordination; HB 364 directing public safety PSAs about celebratory gunfire; HB 414 on background checks for certain health care workers; HB 74 creating a Spectrum Alert program for missing children with autism; HB 568 increasing penalties for visible marijuana use in school zones; HB 786 prohibiting extrapolation in Medicaid provider audits; HB 1033 expanding the definition of critical infrastructure; HB 1041 limiting medical-intervention-based discrimination and mandates; HB 1062 revising the Special School District board; HB 1079 giving charter-school enrollment preference to certain preschool, military, foster care, and custody-ordered students; HB 1139 on discharge planning for involuntarily admitted behavioral health patients; HB 1182 changing occupational therapy licensure credentialing; HB 1214 creating an Office of State Health Care Facilities; and HB 1241 requiring insurers to check for child-support arrears before paying certain settlements. Most of these bills passed by wide margins, often after technical or substantive amendments. Several local and administrative measures also advanced, including bills on utility district per diem, abolishing a police chief position in Edgefield, a crime prevention district fee, and New Orleans historic preservation penalties. The chamber also referred or temporarily returned a number of bills to the calendar, and one local bill on historic preservation in New Orleans was introduced at the end of the transcript. Overall, the meeting was marked by broad bipartisan support for many measures, with recorded roll-call votes on the more contested bills and no major procedural disputes beyond extended questioning on the marijuana-in-school-zones bill and the medical-intervention bill.

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• That have been impacted by the one-year federal H.R. 1 prohibition on Medicaid funding for these entities
• If you meet, so the definition of a prohibited entity pursuant to H.R. 1 is that you received over a
• So can you describe why this existing money is insufficient to cover these clinics until July?
• But when we say that, we are... ...consciously trying to cover over the basic reproductive health and
• Federal government does not cover abortion care.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Services, which was running a trust Case we brought against an entity called CLA State Services, which
• These are entities and individuals who dishonestly claim that they're a charity.
• But another version of false charity is one where an entity might But another version of false charity
• None of the for-profit entities file public 990s or reports with the IRS.
• So one of the biggest keys would be to require the entity that's engaging in this process to at least

Keywords: 904, all

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• They cover all of those.
• I have covered a lot in the Lightning round and I would be pleased to answer any questions on any of
• And then in 2018, we were expanded to cover some additional medications so that we could look at not
• The great work that our agents to out there every day slide, 9 covers investigative highlights.
• It covers the gamut.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources, both HEAL-obligated entities
• The agencies covered tend to have either an environmental and natural resources or health nexus.
• I think I covered a little bit as well about the HEAL interagency work group.
• by this, and not the end—that there's more agencies that do this work that should be covered by this
• A covered agency is explicitly authorized or required by statute to carry out.

Keywords: 904, all

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• She then outlined the topics she would cover: recent U.S. Supreme Court cases, proposed U.S.
• So that is what I intended to cover for those two executive orders.
• I think that covers that. Okay. Madam Chair, second question for Tara.
• I think that covers that. elaborate on that at all or if there's more to say about that.
• I think that covers that. Okay. Madam Sherry, second question for Tara.

Summary: The House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee held a virtual work session focused first on federal actions affecting elections. A representative from NCSL reviewed recent U.S. Supreme Court and pending cases, including a redistricting/Voting Rights Act case and a case on whether mailed ballots received after Election Day can be counted. She also discussed a Trump executive order directing USPS to draft mail-ballot rules, the federal SAVE system’s expanded use for voter list maintenance, DOJ requests for unredacted voter rolls, and reduced federal election-security support. Committee members asked about proof of citizenship requirements, whether DOJ requests are compulsory, and how federal election funding and grants may be changing. The Attorney General’s Office then described Washington’s litigation challenging two election-related executive orders and DOJ’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter registration lists. State lawyers said courts have already enjoined parts of the executive orders, including documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements and voting-system changes, and have upheld Washington’s ballot-receipt deadlines so far. They said DOJ’s voter-roll demands have been rejected by multiple courts and that Washington’s position is that state law limits disclosure of sensitive voter data. Members asked about the legal basis for DOJ’s requests, the risk of immigration-enforcement use, and whether attestation on registration forms counts as proof of citizenship; the office said it does under state law and that no evidence of mass voter-fraud problems in Washington has been shown. Deputy Attorney General Todd Bowers then gave a broader overview of the Attorney General’s federal litigation, saying Washington has filed 61 cases since January 2025, often with other states, and has had notable success obtaining preliminary injunctions and favorable summary judgments. He highlighted cases involving election rules, environmental and energy disputes, public health funding, student loans, housing, and data privacy, and said many challenges involve executive-branch conditions added to congressionally appropriated funds. He also described a growing number of federal audits and inquiries directed at state agencies. Finally, Office of Equity Director Megan Matthews discussed how federal actions are affecting state and local equity work, community organizations, and public confidence. She said the office is coordinating more closely with the Attorney General, governor’s office, other agencies, and local governments through the immigration subcabinet, while also working on data privacy, Keep Washington Working compliance, and community outreach. Committee members asked about the office’s human-trafficking work and how it is encouraging agency compliance; Matthews said the focus is on clearer guidance, technical support, and consistent expectations across agencies. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• For each project, the contractor must get a two-page, partially completed ST-5C from the exempt entity
• As many of you will know, when an airport is federally obligated, the community becomes forced to cover
• Hurley, already covered the stats provided by Massachusetts aviation industry, I would just underscore
• As many of you will know, when an airport is federally obligated, the community becomes forced to cover
• By taxing purchasers, the bill raises costs for all entities trying to use modern advertising tools.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a long hybrid hearing on a wide range of tax bills, with testimony covering cigarette and tobacco taxes, nicotine pouches, contractor rental equipment exemptions, aircraft sales tax exemptions, rolling stock, advanced sales tax payments, a gun and ammunition excise tax, a digital services tax, and a psilocybin cultivation/tax proposal. Committee chairs outlined the hearing process and noted that 39 House-filed sales and excise tax bills were being heard for required reporting by November 28. No votes were taken during the hearing. On tobacco-related bills, supporters including Senator Keenan, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and Tobacco Free Mass backed higher cigarette taxes and closing the synthetic nicotine loophole, arguing the measures would reduce youth initiation, encourage cessation, and offset health care costs. Retailers, wholesalers, and convenience-store groups opposed the increases, warning of smuggling, out-of-state purchasing, and harm to small businesses; premium cigar representatives argued cigars should be treated separately from cigarettes. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3067 and related bills concerning nicotine pouches, with public health advocates supporting taxation and industry witnesses urging a lower, more competitive rate. Several other bills drew sharply divided testimony. United Rentals supported H. 3065 to simplify contractor rental equipment exemption paperwork, while airport and aviation groups opposed bills to repeal the aircraft sales tax exemption, saying it would hurt airport competitiveness and jobs. The Transportation Association of Massachusetts backed rolling stock tax exemptions, saying the current tax discourages fleet investment and interstate commerce. Restaurant industry representatives supported repealing advanced sales tax payments and changing penalty rules, saying businesses were hit with retroactive penalties after unclear pandemic-era changes. On H. 3082, an excise tax on guns and ammunition, gun violence prevention advocates, Roca, and Giffords supported the bill as a dedicated funding source for prevention and survivor services, while sportsmen’s groups opposed it as unfair to lawful gun owners and harmful to conservation funding. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3208, a digital advertising services tax, with Representative Paulino supporting it as a way to capture revenue from online advertising and fund public needs, while the Chamber of Progress opposed it as costly and burdensome for small businesses and campaigns. Finally, multiple witnesses testified on H. 4050 regarding psilocybin cultivation and taxation: advocates from Mass Healing, Roca, the Reason Foundation, and individuals describing personal medical benefits urged a regulated, permit-based system, while the hearing ended after all signed-up speakers were heard and the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• This covers a range from tents to hardened cabins or shelters that we think of for emergency purposes
• He did an excellent job covering all those.
• annexations are Chapter 35.13 RCW and 35A.14 RCW. 35A.14 is focused on code cities, and then 35.13 covers
• Where the subdivision didn't comply with the requirements to cover the dirt.
• Development regulations that one entity might have that another entity doesn't like can also be an impediment

Summary: The committee held a work session on local government issues, beginning with an update from the State Building Code Council on four legislatively mandated code amendments now in CR-102 rulemaking: temporary emergency shelters, reduced minimum dwelling unit size, multiplex housing up to three stories and six units, and single-exit apartment buildings up to six stories. Council staff also described a separate embodied-carbon appendix proposal that remains under public review, with testimony both supporting and opposing it. Members asked about the rationale for some of the code limits, including the restriction on connecting multiplex buildings. The committee then heard a panel on annexations from MRSC, Pierce County, and the Association of Washington Cities. Witnesses reviewed annexation methods, including petition, election, and interlocal agreement approaches, and said larger annexations are increasingly using interlocal agreements because they can address infrastructure, revenue sharing, and public process concerns. They described barriers such as inconsistent local standards, the cost of infrastructure, referendum risk, census requirements, and the difficulty of persuading residents and local officials to support annexation. Members asked about the five-year restriction on residential zoning changes in one annexation method and whether a hearing examiner could reduce political pressure on local decision-makers. A second panel discussed subdivision reform. The Master Builders Association urged raising the short-plat threshold within urban growth areas to 30 lots as a simpler first step, citing permitting delays and added housing costs. The City of Spokane described implementation problems with recent housing laws, including uncertainty about how to review plats under HB 1110, lot-splitting administration, and added notice requirements for unit lot subdivisions. AWC said there was broad agreement that subdivision decisions should be more administrative, but public hearings remained a point of disagreement. The committee also heard from FutureWise, the Washington State Association of Counties, and Lewis County on county development regulation and enforcement, with witnesses emphasizing underfunded code enforcement, inconsistent standards between counties and cities, and the need for better coordination, incentives, and possibly stronger enforcement tools. No votes were taken; the chair said the committee would continue working on possible solutions in future sessions.

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• And would you believe that from a rural district I cover five counties.
• Multiple entities are involved.
• That we just didn't cover, and we just added that to cover all situations where a candidate would have
• They've made a supplemental request for funds because they don't have enough to cover.
• Well, I've heard them propose a county sales tax that might cover that. Second hearing, a do pass.

Keywords: 914, all

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• The bill before you, 5816, adds juice grapes as the covered agricultural product under the Agricultural
• The bill before you, 5816, adds juice grapes as the covered agricultural product under the Agricultural
• Our current reservation covers approximately 1.4 million acres, of which approximately 922,000 acres
• Our current reservation covers approximately 1.4 million acres, of which approximately 922,000 acres
• This is an entity that should be making fiduciary decisions.

Bills: SB5919, SB5816, SJM8015, HB2737

Keywords: fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, federal response, wildfire protection, community safety, infrastructure, natural resources, commercial shellfish, shellfish fees, Department of Health, biotoxin testing, export certificate

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• So rulemaking regulate these entities.
• </c> covered offender registration. covered offender registration.
• I the cover offender registration list.
• </c><00:56:24.480><c> for</c><00:56:24.799><c> such</c> appropriate entity for such appropriate entity
• He said it is not clear whether these facilities are covered.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened its Health and Human Services calendar, noted quorum, and first took up HB 194. The chair explained amendments to add an exemption for a person invited by a patient to attend a birth outside an accredited birth facility when no compensation is involved, remove a date reference in section 9, and accept Department of Health amendments. Members raised no objections, and the committee voted to pass HB 194 with amendments. The committee then heard HB 139 on insurance, with the Attorney General flagging possible unlawful delegation issues and suggesting clarifying language, while the Insurance Division stood on written testimony. A number of health organizations and advocates, including HMSA, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, oncology and fertility groups, testified in support. HB 613 on homeless youth drew broad support from state agencies, counties, youth advocates, and community groups; testimony emphasized the need for permanent safe spaces and more attention to unaccompanied minors, with one witness asking for clarity on funding and shelter capacity. HB 71 on a tax credit for family caregivers drew support from AARP, Alzheimer’s and children’s advocates, and several individuals, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and the cost-effectiveness of administering a small credit. The Department of Taxation said a prior version with a $5,000 nonrefundable credit would have cost the general fund about $397.4 million. HB 716 on health care technology support received strong support from SHPDA, OHIN, and many provider groups, who described it as a one-time investment of roughly $20–25 million to connect rural and neighbor island providers to electronic health records; members questioned how the grant program would be allocated. HB 799 on physician hospital privileges also drew mixed testimony: supporters said it would align Hawaii with updated CMS rules and improve access, especially on Maui, while Maui Health and some members worried it could reduce on-call coverage and hospital safety, leading to discussion of a possible report and sunset date.

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• </c> shortage, um we actually just covered shortage, um we actually just covered some<00:49:13.240><c
• Among them, the entity is not currently suspended or disbarred, and that none of its owners, officers
• Of note, section 8, the term related entity is now defined. grants and expand the responsible grants
• Among them, the entity is not elements.
• Among them, the entity is not currently<00:52:42.160><c> suspended</c><00:52:42.760><c> or</c><00:52:

Bills: HF4364, HF4821, HF4543, HF3945

Keywords: Central and Eastern European Affairs, ethnic council, advisory council, Minnesota state government, immigrant communities, refugees, humanitarian parolees, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Baltic states, Slovakia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Russia

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• </c> districts to other political entities. districts to other political entities.
• </c> ask for data, the entities ask for data, the entities comply,<00:24:29.279><c> and</c><00:24:29.440
• </c> don't think insurance would really cover don't think insurance would really cover that.<01:59:34.719
• :12:08.239><c> enhanced</c> authority provision here covers enhanced authority provision here covers
• Um might be to other tribal entities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:24:02.760><c> like</c> uh tough for smaller entity like uh tough for smaller entity like municipal
• I apologize for being late today, too, as I don't know what was covered.
• I had a a group uh and what was covered.
• <00:41:01.080><c> nonprofit</c><00:41:01.640><c> entity</c><00:41:02.160><c> in</c> entity nonprofit
• entity in entity nonprofit entity in area<00:41:03.800><c> like</c><00:41:04.080><c> South</c><00:41:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Non-elected boards and commissions cover an enormous number of local entities across Louisiana.
• Non-elected boards and commissions cover an enormous number of local entities across Louisiana.
• In fact, Senator Womack's district has over 4,000 square miles that he has to cover.
• But there's a lot of entities that do. Senator Duplessis. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• And so we make sure to cover all matters in those conversations.

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• But if they're covered under that, that is not what we want to do.
• anything like that, then we need to get them out of the bill because that's not what we want them covered
• But if they're covered under that, that is not what we want to do.
• anything like that, then we need to get them out of the bill because that's not what we want them covered
• But if they're covered under that, that is not what we want to do.

Keywords: Public Property - Room 409, 29 January, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

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• I think it's a reasonable question if it's not covered in some way.
• Our current system enables cover-ups.
• And the administrators either cover it up or do not take action.
• But, you know, there are a lot of bases that you've got to cover.
• a handful of entities, is a way that we put something in that is inflexible and long-lasting.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• We are going to be funding the entity that's described in this bill through a combination of repurposed
• HB 909 is seeking for commercial payers to cover behavioral health crisis services.
• It requires Medicaid to cover dental if it is needed for... ...exactly that.
• It requires Medicaid to cover dental if it is needed for another medically covered procedure.
• So they're not making it. ...only covered the cost that they have spent seeking resolution.

Bills: HB12, HB145, HB222, HB291, HB430, HB821, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB979, HB1193

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, provider agreements, contracting actions, participating facilities, network status, survivors benefits

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• Again, the concerns I've raised with respect to the Chapter 380 mutual companies we've covered, and we
• entity, and so that's concerning going forward for us, especially in a hail-centric state like we are
• that deal with consumer credit reporting—those entities are regulated at the federal level as well.
• that deal with consumer credit reporting—those entities are regulated at the federal level as well.
• Consumer credit reporting entities are regulated at the federal level as well. All right.

Keywords: 959, house, all