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• Louis County.
• Um those um county,<00:30:12.320> cities,<00:30:12.600> and<00:30:12.720> towns<
• They are in the thousands, but when I compare Ramsey County, Washington County, Maplewood, and Woodbury
• They are in the thousands, but when I compare Ramsey County, Washington County, Maplewood, and Woodbury
• <01:10:37.480> Sieben Gruenhagen Kunesh Housley Clark Sieben Gruenhagen Kunesh Housley Clark

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• I'm here on behalf of Wimberley Water Supply Corporation, a nonprofit corporation located in Hayes County
• But if you deplete it quicker, and you take the wealth down to zero from parts of that county at the
• expense of providing to somebody on the other side of the county, is that good public policy?
• And so if we get there and we didn't lose half or quarter of a county to get there, that's the goal of
• Senate Bill 1055 by Senator Nichols, moves that Senate Bill 1055 do pass to be printed Clark Colorado

Bills: SB 1169, SB 1285, SB 1583, SB 1611, SB 1898, SB 1976, SB 2160, SB 2161, SB 2658, SB 2661, SB 2662, SB 2692, SB 1055, SB 1359, SB 2660

Keywords: water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer

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• Jill Clark, and Ms. Jaslyn Jones.
• It's eliminating some positions from the county offices.

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• . >> Senator Clark. >> Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Senator, for this.
• Senator<00:59:08.040> Clark. Senator Clark. Senator Clark.
• the statutory damages only if it's reckless or knowing, which probably makes your question, Senator Clark
• Chair. >> Senator Clark. >> I agree that this wouldn't be a daily thing.

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• Clark County for the of federal land to Clark County for the establishment<05:27:42.320> of<05
• <05:27:48.878> County<05:27:49.520> to of Land Management and Clark County to of Land
• Management and Clark County to issue<05:27:50.320> utility<05:27:50.638> and<05:27:50.958
• Originally, Clark County had this authorization in order to make the permitting process shorter.
• County.

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• He is an agriculture teacher at Greenwood High School in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
• He is an agriculture teacher at Greenwood High School in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
• He is an agriculture teacher at Greenwood High School in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
• Speaker, and his greatest impact is on the kids in Nassau County, Florida.
• Speaker, and his greatest impact is on the kids in Nassau County, Florida.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• >> Senator<01:16:44.800> Clark, >> Senator Clark, >> Senator Clark, >>
• , >> Sheriff Hel from Renville County, >> Sheriff Hel from Renville County, welcome<02
• Um, Senator, a county would be that, you know, for Dakota County, we would contract with an agency to
• > we be that you know for Dakota County, we be that you know for Dakota County, we would<03:08
• ,<03:19:20.239> I no matter what town, city, county, I no matter what town, city, county,

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• >> Clark, the amendment. >> Clark, the amendment.
• No, I live in Bowwin County on the south end. Bibb County is... It was Bibb County.
• Bib County is end.
• Bib County is >> It<01:08:44.960> was<01:08:45.040> Bib<01:08:45.279> County.
• >> It was Bib County. >> It was Bib County.

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• Blair Smith, Director of Technical and Quality Assurance at Clark Pest Control, excuse me.
• My name is Blair Smith with Clark Pest Control, and I'm here on behalf of the California Pest Management
• Good morning, Josh Gaggar, on behalf of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, in support.
• Currently, 17 county health systems, 12 UC hospitals, 37 critical access hospitals, and 171 federally
• The first section just clarifies that when a county land surveyor is returning a record of survey, they

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several health, professional licensing, consumer protection, and animal welfare bills. Early items included AB 1307, which would create a pilot program allowing up to 30 qualified dentists from Mexico to work in underserved California areas; the California Dental Association moved from opposition to neutral after amendments, and members discussed access to care and oversight. AB 1703 would restrict use of osteopathic titles and the practice of osteopathic manipulative treatment to licensed DOs; it drew strong support from the Osteopathic Medical Board and physician groups, but non-physician osteopaths opposed it, arguing they have long provided safe care and that the bill would criminalize their work. AB 2250 made technical cleanup changes to hemp enforcement laws and AB 1758 raised the seller-of-travel assessment for the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund; both had support and no opposition. AB 1794 would allow prescribed enteral formula to be shipped directly to patients’ homes, and AB 1939 would allow licensed professional fiduciaries to form corporations, both with support and no opposition. AB 1775 would expand expedited licensing and other state support for service members discharged under a federal transgender military policy; it received emotional support testimony and some committee concern about expanding priority categories, but no opposition. AB 2477 would create a limited provisional period for new pest control employees to work under supervision while licensing is pending, and members discussed amendments and oversight before moving it forward. AB 1999 would modernize veterinary law by creating shelter-veterinarian and retired-volunteer pathways, changing VCPR rules, and narrowing the owner exemption for surgery; it was strongly supported by veterinary and animal welfare groups, with some discussion of autonomy and implementation. AB 2010 would permit high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter clinics and mobile sterilization units without a separate surgical suite; the Veterinary Medical Board opposed unless amended, while animal welfare groups supported it, and members emphasized the need for safety and clarity. AB 2311 would let public health care district hospitals directly employ physicians, with amendments intended to protect physician autonomy; CMA remained opposed unless amended, while district hospitals and other supporters said it would improve recruitment and access. The committee also heard AB 2402, which would update the definition and fee structure for multi-service health club studios, but the discussion was cut off in the transcript. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass several bills out on call, including AB 1307, AB 1598 consent, AB 1703, AB 1758, AB 1775, AB 1794, AB 1939, AB 1999, AB 2010, AB 2250, AB 2311, and AB 2477, sending them to the appropriate fiscal or policy committees, with some recorded no votes on a few measures.

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• It's a compact member, and Secretary Sheridan Clark has recently served as our Chair.
• Secretary Chardin-Clark, whom I think highly of, her agency relies on the data that they provide to do
• We just got to annex Bernalillo County to Arizona because that's where the bulk of them are happening
• That means that we're going to make investments in Bernalillo County. That's the only way to do it.
• For example, if we're working with Sandoval County to bring business into the Rio Rancho area on PDV,

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• That is Irian, Koch, Schleicher, Sterling, Concho, Ramos, and Tom Green County.
• Coincidentally, I'm also the judge in Brown County, which.
• There's also a family recovery court in Williamson County that I was a part of.
• I enjoy Brown County.
• I'm the Chief of EMS for Lavaca and Colorado County.

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• For the record, I am Hanadi Nadim, representing Assembly District 34 in Clark County.
• I don't know if that changes county to county, but what I do know is that if it happens at all, it's
• I don't know if that changes county to county, but what I do know is that if it happens at all, it's

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• In rural counties, where care and transportation are not a simple...
• They serve 64 counties, often driving to... They serve 64 counties, often driving to moms' homes.
• Only 24 counties have hospital obstetrics, while 43 counties have been abandoned.
• So, does that answer your question, Miss Clark, or not? Not at all.

Bills: SB87, HB491, SB43, SB101

Keywords: midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, HB491, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school lunch, cafeteria, artificial dyes, food additives, food coloring, synthetic dyes, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40

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• /c><00:10:30.280> report<00:10:30.920> on<00:10:31.240> the<00:10:31.440> county
• <00:10:31.840> correctional for a report on the county correctional for a report on the county
• Sections one and six are from Senate File 2868, authored by Senator Clark.
• These remove random drug Senator Clark.
• <00:48:51.640> Administered with CARMA, the County Administered with CARMA, the County Administered

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• Jill Clark, and Ms. Jaslyn Jones.
• It's eliminating some positions from the county offices.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum of 98 members present, and granted leave for Representative Jack Ladyman. The chamber approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal and received committee reports from Joint Budget on several appropriations bills, along with an executive communication from Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders noting approval of House Bill 1001 as Act 2. The Speaker also recognized several guests, including law enforcement personnel, physicians, a nurse, STEM students, line workers, and Council of State Governments visitors. The main business was the budget calendar. The House adopted amendments to House Bills 1018, 1023, 1036, 1041, 1055, 1068, and 1077, covering items such as title changes for East Arkansas College, DHS resource reallocations, Nursing Board positions, Capitol Police positions for the Winthrop Rockefeller building, transfer of the early childhood nutrition program to the Department of Agriculture, DFA position changes and the Rural Health Transformation Program, and DHS county office staffing reductions. The chamber then sent the amendments to engrossing. Members passed House Bill 1060, the State Library appropriation, by 77 yeas, 15 nays, and 3 present; Senate Bill 5, the Tobacco Settlement Commission appropriation, by 90 yeas, 5 nays, and 3 present; Senate Bill 13, the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission appropriation, by 98 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present; Senate Bill 39, the Arkansas State University appropriation, by 97 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 present; and Senate Bill 56, the Auditor of State continuing education appropriation for local offices, by 81 yeas, 14 nays, and 3 present. The Speaker announced the House was ahead of schedule and moved next week’s floor schedule from Tuesday-Thursday to Monday-Wednesday, with a likely Monday start time around 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. The House then adjourned until 1:00 p.m. the next day.

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• What I know is from Lee County.
• County Public Schools.
• I am from Pasco County.
• Johns County, Florida.
• I live in Lee County, but I drive to Charlotte County because Charlotte County has bargained for the

Bills: S0042, S0688, S0762, S1168, S1296, S1298, S1300, S1318, S1332, S1376, S1548, S1570, S1574, S1632, S1634, S1750

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes

Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 42 on specific medical diagnosis and child protective investigations. A late-file strike-all amendment was adopted that made only stylistic changes to align with the House version. Supporters said the bill would help DCF and child protective teams better identify rare medical conditions and give parents a chance to defend against mistaken abuse findings. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1570, which restores a prior program to help locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination with sheriff’s offices and CARD centers, with nonrecurring funding included. Members then advanced several education, disability, and public services measures. CS for CSSB 182 created a teacher training and mentoring program for high-performing current and retired teachers to mentor teachers in D- and F-rated schools, and CS for CSSB 794 required background screening for employees in residential and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities while directing APD to study support coordination quality, workforce issues, and service gaps. Testimony on SB 794 strongly supported better training, lower caseloads, and more consistent support coordination. The committee also favorably reported CS for CS SB 1168 on background screenings, CS for CS SB 214 to allow rural special districts to pay verified invoices directly, CS for SB 1376 to create grants for genetic counseling education, and SB 1574 (Maddie’s Law) to add newborn screening for biliary atresia; the latter drew emotional support and testimony that early screening could save lives and reduce transplant costs. The committee heard and passed a number of other policy bills, including CS for CS for SB 1510, the DEP agency package, after environmental groups warned that one provision could delay basin management protections and allow more septic systems in impaired watersheds; the bill still passed favorably. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 688 to license naturopathic doctors, SB 1318 on scholarship account reversion rules, CS for CS for SB 682 on domestic violence injunctions and penalties, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local affordable housing update. Several bills were briefly postponed or taken up later in the meeting. In the latter portion of the meeting, the committee approved CS for C.S. for SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria, CS for C.S. SB 762 on assigning conflict capital cases across regional counsel offices, SB 1332 on career offender registration requirements, CS for CS for SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a child, and CS for SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The committee also debated CS for SB 1226 on Public Employee Relations Commission procedures and union certification rules, including a late-file amendment setting a 60% threshold and 25% quorum for recertification; the discussion focused heavily on constitutional concerns, union rights, and differences between first responders and other public employees. The transcript ends while that bill’s debate is still underway, with the committee having already taken numerous favorable votes throughout the meeting.

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• Chair, with me I have my expert witness, Catherine Clark, a Santa Fe County Clerk.
• counties.
• All 33 county clerks support this legislation as well as the Mexico County.
• Speaker, I really think the counties, especially poor rural counties, need this money more than the Children's
• If the county has the authority to do that, and the county declares it, then communities in this area

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• This is an amendment that the county<00:03:19.599> commission<00:03:20.080> association
• <00:03:20.720> wanted<00:03:21.040> to This is an amendment that the county commission
• And then we've had a bad accident, I believe it was in Clark County.

Bills: SB205, SB242, SB205, SB242

Keywords: appropriation, education funding, priority schools, Alabama education, State Department of Education, codification, state law, legal revisions, Alabama code, legislative updates, underground damage prevention, notification system, construction safety, infrastructure, commercial driver license, English proficiency, work authorization, impoundment, false documentation, 1136

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• My district starts in South Thurston County, goes through portions of Lewis, Cowlitz, and Clark.
• In the Clark County, Portland area. So that's a description of that scenario.
• , our state and counties.
• I'm the director of county engineer for Chelan County.
• The counties have, right?

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

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• whereby she's working with county whereby she's working with county leaders<00:24:41.600> to<
• ><00:32:26.720> housing now, typically counties manage housing now, typically counties manage
• <00:48:22.319> to already doing it to the counties to already doing it to the counties to
• Whatever y'all can do to county.
• <01:10:11.840> um<01:10:12.000> that county agency holds that um that county agency

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