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• After that time, the number of licensed rehabs had dropped off.
• We do license wildlife rehabilitators. We have a process where we work with them.
• As a previously licensed rehabilitator, I can...
• I have a separate building with running water and electricity.
• Today, we have fewer than six licensed Today, we have fewer than six licensed rehabbers statewide.

Bills: HB448, HB448

Keywords: wildlife rehabilitation, conservation, good samaritan, injured animals, orphaned animals, debilitated wildlife, wild birds, wild animals, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, permit exemption, animal rescue, animal welfare, veterinary medicine, veterinary licensing, animal cruelty, wildlife care, rehabilitation act, non-federally protected species, endangered species

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• Okay, so it's going to handle the processing of the licenses and the noticing of the... ...of the licenses
• The new entity would collect license fees. You'll look at what those license fees are.
• pays $25 a year for a license fee.
• So when they apply for the license... ... so when they apply for the license, they're going to get their
• license.

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

Bills: HB611, HB897, HB902, HB931, HB1030, HB1092, HB1100, HB1118, HB1138, HB1143, HB1160, HB1185, HB1216

Keywords: pregnancy help centers, healthcare services, licensure, Department of Health, medical services, counseling, regulatory compliance, public health, healthcare data, privacy, pregnancy services, confidentiality, client rights, Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative, trauma-informed, child education, mental health, training program, adverse childhood events, religious instruction

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• Madam Chair and members, back in 2008 the state enacted legislation to license behavior analysts.
• There were less than 30 who would have been eligible to be licensed.
• It causes delay in licensing, causes delay in adjudication of disciplinary actions.
• behavior analysts they created a standalone separate board at that time there was less than licensed
• There was less than 30 that would have been eligible to be licensed.

Bills: SB1128, SB1137, SB1144, SB1145, SB1186, SB1235, SB1238

Keywords: scrap metal theft, study committee, Arizona, regulated industries, public safety, underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency heard several bills and took action on three of them. Senate Bill 1137 would update underground facility excavation rules by requiring white lining before notice, creating coordination meeting requirements for large projects, adding an interactive response system, and directing the Arizona Corporation Commission to adopt rules. Supporters from SSC Underground, Arizona 811, and the Associated General Contractors said the bill would improve communication, reduce delays, and modernize the 811 system; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns raised concerns about staffing, project scope, meeting requirements, and liability, but said it was working on amendments. The committee passed SB 1137 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1145 would shift licensing and regulation of behavior analysts to the Committee of Behavior Analysts under the Psychology Board, reduce the board from 10 to 8 members, and remove the requirement for two behavior analysts on the board. Supporters said the current structure creates delays and that the change would let the board focus on psychology issues while the committee handles behavior analyst matters. A self-advocate also supported the bill, citing long waitlists and the importance of behavior analysts for people on the autism spectrum. The committee passed SB 1145 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1128 would create a study committee on scrap metal theft to review current laws, industry compliance costs, and penalties, and report recommendations by December 1, 2026. The Arizona Scrap Recyclers Association supported the bill as a way to evaluate whether current reforms remain effective, while members discussed the difficulty of tracing stolen metal and the need to keep the process bipartisan. The committee passed SB 1128 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1238, which adopts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to allow multistate licensure privileges, also received support from the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants, who said it would improve workforce mobility, help military families, and expand access to care; the committee passed it on a 7-0 vote. The committee then held SB 1235 at the sponsor’s request and adjourned.

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• That a licensing authority shall revoke a license holder's license upon their imprisonment.
• That clarifies the licensing authority may issue a provisional license to an applicant who is imprisoned
• authority for the purpose of determining eligibility for a license.
• Lastly, it adds licensing authorities to the list of entities TDCJ.
• We can help accomplish this by creating standardized licensing paths, similar to those of other licensed

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity

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• that are licensed by one agency in facilities licensed by another.
• that are licensed by one agency in facilities licensed by another.
• licensing requirements on state licensed licensing requirements on state licensed group<01:30:09.119
• of municipal rental licenses.
• of municipal rental licenses.

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• practitioner to the appropriate licensing board of jurisdiction.
• I'm licensed as a prescribing psychologist.
• , we still could actually sanction their license.
• to regulate this type of licensing.
• your license or any state ID.

Bills: SB2024, SB227, SB268, SB1467, SB1580, HB5537, SB1313, SB1677, SB918, SB331, SB2207, SB2721

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• The code formerly established in the Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensing Act.
• I'm a 49-year licensed practicing funeral director in Odessa.
• Senate Bill 2721, you'd have to be licensed.
• I think it's 42 or 48 hours every two years just to keep our license.
• From the state licensing fee to the Texas Medical Board.

Bills: SB2024, SB227, SB268, SB1467, SB1580, HB5537, SB1313, SB1677, SB918, SB331, SB2207, SB2721

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• Currently, companies have to register each tank and track down the tank to put a sticker on the license
• who spends 15 days a month tracking down frack tanks at various locations to get a sticker on the license
• HB 2686 would remove the sticker requirement and simply give frack tanks a license plate that does not
• We just get rid of the sticker and keep the same license plate.
• It's just getting rid of the state in the, in the fees based on the license plate, right?

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• Currently, companies have to register each tank and track down the tank to put a sticker on the license
• who spends 15 days a month tracking down frack tanks at various locations to get a sticker on the license
• HB 2686 would remove the sticker requirement and simply give frack tanks a license plate that does not
• It's just getting rid of the sticker and the fees based on the license plate, right?
• Their fee for the license plate remains, but they're not having to use a sticker on it.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• In 2015, we got our license to foster, which would ultimately open the door for us to... to adopt our
• silly it was to be sad over him missing a football game, when now he wasn't able to see me get my license
• This bill will allow vehicles to display only a rear license plate if the windshield insignia is also
• I mean, if you're a truck driver, then you have to use a driver's license, whereas I'm not required to
• have a Texas driver's license to operate a train.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• Present, willing to provide information: Brad Hassart with the Licensing Board of Contractors.
• How hard is that for me to get a contractor's license? They say it's quite lengthy.
• Brad Hassart with a licensing board of contractors.
• How hard is that for me to get a contractor's license? They say it's quite lengthy.
• But so, but the licensing for the dealers and all, is that still stay under the Motor Vehicle or no?

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. SB 143 would create a special protective equipment fund for bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment was adopted to standardize fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund and direct remaining severance tax revenue from sand and stone mining into it; an amendment was adopted to align it with HB 802, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members discussed the bill as a way to support watershed and flood-related restoration efforts, including the Amite River Basin. SB 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior law; members noted it carried no fiscal note and that the Division of Administration said the review could be done at no cost. The bill was reported favorably. SB 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Contractors Board, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and increasing inspection rates statewide; an amendment was adopted to conform fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.

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• Sections two and three modify a licensing statute, 122A.20, relating to teacher licenses.
• charged with one of those triggering offenses, where the teacher's license would be automatically denied
• Sections two and three modify<00:03:28.800> um<00:03:28.879> a<00:03:29.120> licensing
• statute 122A20 um modify um a licensing statute 122A20 um relating<00:03:32.480> to<00:03:32.799
• > teacher<00:03:33.200> licenses.

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

Bills: HB55, HB104, HB55, HB104

Keywords: mortgage, payments, financial institutions, borrowers, principal, escrow, homeownership, abandoned property, digital assets, state treasurer, unclaimed property, liquidation, finders, contracts, electronic reporting, fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama

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• So you have a parimutuel license currently? Yes, we've had one since 1977.

Bills: SB268, SB262

Keywords: mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling

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• , but he believed each individual small business that owns and operates is, to a certain extent, licensed
• <00:40:17.839> for<00:40:18.000> different certain extent um licensed for different
• certain extent um licensed for different reasons<00:40:18.599> and<00:40:19.040> also
• <00:41:03.000> from<00:41:03.359> from part of receiving a license from from part of
• receiving a license from from the<00:41:04.000> city<00:41:05.000> okay<00:41:06.160><

Bills: HF2371, HF2147, HF2557, HF1165, HF2466, HF2465, HF2482

Keywords: informed consent, sensitive examinations, healthcare, patient rights, anesthesia, hot water pools, rental properties, public health, safety regulations, Minnesota Statutes, health care access, hospital surcharge, fund allocation, medical assistance, health funding, health care, education, bonding capacity, financing, Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority

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• Yet, after failing to secure a license, they have resorted to... secure a license, they have resorted
• our annual license fees twice—yet still have zero revenue to show for it.
• We were awarded an integrated license the third time around.
• Y'all, this is not the time to add more integrated licenses, as I...
• I think even the ones that got the license are after that too.

Bills: SB185, SB194, SB72

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, prescription refills, animal care, regulatory compliance, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, medical cannabis, cannabis license, integrated facility license, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, AMCC, medical marijuana, dispensary, cultivation, processing, license appeal

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• a license rather than one who is licensed.
• I am a registered professional land surveyor and also a licensed state land surveyor.
• The recovery of legal expenses by electric and water utilities during rate proceedings.
• These costs can significantly impact consumers' monthly electricity bills.
• Water rate cases are not as expensive as the electric rate cases.

Bills: SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

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• , the nuclear electricity.
• produce clean electricity for up to 80 years or more.
• I don't know, maybe you've heard of an electric eel.
• My electric bill through a hot summer is now $30 a month.
• Uh, paying their electric bills.

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• well as a requirement for notification to the landowner of the property. that notification to the electric
• They would be selling back to the electricity provider, all of which was a lie.
• This would be... a great help for the consumers, electric consumers of Texas.
• Incentives told that this would be free told that they wouldn't have to pay an electric bill and many
• I'm proud to bring forth this bill that requires electric utilities to do four things.

Bills: HB14, HB 106, HB146, HB267, HB274, HB 1127, HB1359, HB1393, HB1584, HB1640, HB1710, HB2152, HCR101, HJR8, HR51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund