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• Kevin Smith, Administrator, Post-Prison Transfer Board. Thank you, gentlemen. You can proceed.
• Any comments on the Post-Prison Transfer Board? We had no updates for this quarter. Thank you.
• They are able to service Arkansas clients without getting an Arkansas license.
• We recognize that state license, so that's called substantial equivalency.
• So in order to license, you have to have a certain amount of upper-level accounting hours.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a series of agency rules and related requests. The Department of Corrections and Post-Prison Transfer Board reported quarterly updates with no questions, and several Commerce rules were approved, including repeals tied to the minority business enterprise and women-owned business enterprise programs and the Consolidated Incentives Act because they were superseded by Act 116 or duplicative of statute. The Insurance Department’s new rule for online marketplace guarantee providers was also approved, with Airbnb used as an example of the type of platform covered. The Department of Education presented an update to the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program to align payment milestones with Act 502 of 2025, and DFA presented a rule implementing a new tax credit for Arkansas rice used in beer and sake production under Act 874 of 2025. Members asked about verification of grain bills and whether the credit was broadly available; DFA said the rule tracks the statute and requires producers to submit the grain bill with their return. DHS then presented a SNAP rule implementing federal changes from Public Law 119-21, including raising the able-bodied adult without dependents age limit to 64, changing treatment of dependents and exemptions, and adjusting energy assistance income treatment; the rule was approved despite one public comment. Later, DHS Medical Services amended the Medicaid Rehab Hospital Manual to allow rehab hospitals to operate psychiatric units and bill Medicaid for those services, and also secured approval for a recovery audit contractor exemption because Arkansas law bars contingency-fee contractors and the state already has other program integrity safeguards. The Board of Public Accountancy’s rules implementing Act 428 of 2025 were approved after discussion of a new CPA licensure pathway requiring a bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience, changes to substantial equivalency for out-of-state CPAs, and removal of a government/not-for-profit coursework requirement. The committee also approved the Department of Education’s request to be excluded from certain reporting requirements, retained all 18 DAPSAF rules under a review of Group 3, filed outstanding 2023-session rulemaking updates, and adjourned after filing monthly updates.

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• They're asking for the initial licensing fee to go to $1,000.
• many states really require licensing for these guys?
• many states really require licensing for these guys?
• I have a public works license. Okay, we have a Rule 80.
• I have a public work license. Okay, we have a Rule 80.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Uh currently the the uh state licenses licenses licenses 763 763 763 veterinarians<00:06:46.160><c> but
• Obviously, we verify licenses, approved licenses. Um, we have a role in writing the rules.
• ><c> approved</c> Obviously, we verify licenses, approved Obviously, we verify licenses, approved licenses
• Um we have a role in um licenses.
• </c> surveyor to transfer the water rights. surveyor to transfer the water rights.

Committee: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are 800,000 Floridians who don't have the real ID driver's license.
• And also this issue with the Florida driver license.
• So I pulled out my driver's license just to see if I was legal. You are making...
• So this bill lines up the no-valid driver's license penalties with the driving on suspended license penalties
• It repeals requirements for license plate validation stickers.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• IT WAS THE LICENSE THAT CAN BE REVOKED IF YOU DO THAT.
• OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION THAT CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A LICENSE FOR 10 YEARS.
• BECAUSE THEY ARE LICENSED AS WELL.
• ALL THREE ARE LICENSED BY YOU.
• ALL LICENSE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Section 3 is that a license is required. Section 4 is the application for the original license.
• Section 5 is the license. information. 6 is license renewal or denial. 7 is something else to do with
• to Regulation and Licensing, the FID Division, to obtain a license.
• This is under the section 'License Renewal, Denial, and Hearing.'
• they are licensed or cease operations under the new rules and regulations.

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

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• </c> passing the $5 million transfer passing the $5 million transfer Authority<00:09:16.920><c> we</c
• </c><00:09:31.120><c> Authority</c><00:09:31.519><c> and</c> did use that transfer Authority and did
• use that transfer Authority and really<00:09:31.920><c> appreciate</c><00:09:32.760><c> being</c><00:
• Unless you have a CostQuest data license, it's just numbers.
• Unless you have a CostQuest data license, it's just numbers.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's on my driver's license. I am Dorothy Stillman.
• growers began with 861 licenses, but currently as of today is 484 licenses.
• , licensed veterinary technicians, and equine dental providers.
• is easy for both our licenses and the public to use.
• And there was a fairly significant increase in our licensing fees as an Article 8 agency.

Bills: HB294 , HB405 , HB519 , HB294

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties

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• H. 934, an act relating to the fee for selling hunting licenses.
• It's the attempt property transfer tax.
• </c><00:48:25.000><c> tax</c> fall under the property transfer tax fall under the property transfer tax
• </c> will be subject to the property transfer will be subject to the property transfer tax<00:48:48.440
• , transfers, transfers, and<00:57:27.240><c> also</c><00:57:27.800><c> in</c><00:57:28.000><c> the</c

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• **Senator Nichols**: Were you on hold when you called the driver's license?
• Efficiencies with the driver's license systems are essential.
• **Chair**: And are we going to transfer assets?
• How do you transfer, and who exactly in the federal government is it transferred to?
• landowner to sign off on that transfer.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• What this piece of legislation does is it creates a white license plate.
• Bill will be transferred to the Senate.
• Bill transfers back to the Senate. Gentleman from 22. No correction to title.
• Bill transfers back to the Senate. Gentleman from 22, Mr.
• The bill will be transferred to the Senate. Gentleman from 22, Mr.

Keywords: 989, all

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• , the $1,000 annual licensing fee, mandatory requirements for a license application of a person seeking
• a pharmacy benefit manager license, and update the license application form.
• </c><00:23:18.679><c> and</c> pharmacy benefit manager license and pharmacy benefit manager license and
• update<00:23:19.240><c> the</c><00:23:19.360><c> license</c><00:23:19.840><c> application</c><00:23:
• 20.520><c> form</c><00:23:21.520><c> the</c> update the license application form the update the license

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met on February 10 with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of agency regulations, most of which were accompanied by staff-suggested amendments for drafting conformity under KRS Chapter 13A. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 9:10, the Secretary of State’s 030 KAR 2:11, the Office of the Attorney General’s 04 KAR 5:10, the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s emergency 201 KAR 17:120, the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ 301 KAR 2:41, the Department for Environmental Protection’s 401 KAR 47:110 and 48:320, the State Police regulations 502 KAR 1:012 and 1:121, the Department for Public Health’s 902 KAR 4:15, the Department for Medicaid Services’ 907 KAR 1:15, and the Department for Community Based Services’ 921 KAR 1:400 were all discussed and, where applicable, staff amendments were approved without objection. The Workplace Standards emergency regulation 803 KAR 2:320E was also presented without amendment, and the Department of Insurance’s 806 KAR 9:360 was taken up but ultimately deferred at the agency’s request. Several regulations drew brief substantive discussion. The Fish and Wildlife rule on foxhound training enclosures was explained as expanding both commercial and non-commercial provisions for training with dogs involving red fox and coyotes, with enclosure standards intended to protect wildlife inside and outside the facilities. The environmental protection rules were tied to House Bill 478 and addressed permit-by-rule timelines, reporting, and operating standards for certain construction and demolition debris landfills, including sites up to two acres; members asked whether these facilities were private or municipal, and staff said they were a mix, often tied to private demolition contractors or single projects. The State Police fee increase for hazardous materials endorsements was described as reflecting a federal TSA fee change, and the witness estimated the new fee at about $23. The most extended debate concerned the Board of Education’s 704 KAR 3:535 on full-time virtual and remote learning programs. The agency amendment would cap enrollment in such programs at 10% above a district’s prior-year in-person enrollment, while also clarifying accountability, staffing, and monitoring requirements. Education officials said the cap was intended to address concerns about district capacity and student performance, and they cited Cloverport as an example of a district with high virtual participation and participation-rate issues. Members expressed concern that the amendment was too open-ended for regulation and suggested the issue might be better addressed in statute; no motion was made to adopt the agency amendment, so the regulation was left to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The Department of Insurance also discussed implementation of Senate Bill 188, saying it had received more than 3,000 complaints since the law took effect and was still working through enforcement and complaint processing before asking to defer its PBM licensing regulation.

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• It will also allow the board to receive donations beyond licensing fees.
• The Board of Midwifery is funded only by license fees and fines. HB 128 is a simple bill.
• </c> receive donations beyond the licensing receive donations beyond the licensing fees.<00:53:06.079
• upon request. the following says a licensed midwife the following says a licensed midwife shall<01:01
• Right now, there's no transfer; the transfer suspends any subdivision requirements.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Kevin Smith, Administrator, Post-Prison Transfer Board. Thank you, gentlemen. You can proceed.
• Any comments on the Post-Prison Transfer Board? We had no updates for this quarter. Thank you.
• so basically we're recognizing a CPA from another state ...license.
• They are able to service Arkansas clients without getting an Arkansas license.
• We recognize that state license, so that's called substantial equivalency.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a series of agency rules and related requests. The Department of Corrections and Post-Prison Transfer Board reported quarterly updates and had no questions, so both were filed. The Department of Commerce sought repeal of rules tied to the minority and women-owned business enterprise programs and the Consolidated Incentives Act, explaining the rules were repealed by implication or duplicative of statute; all were reviewed and approved. The Insurance Department presented a new rule implementing Act 426 of 2025 for online marketplace guarantee providers, using Airbnb-style host damage protection as an example, and it was approved. The Department of Education updated the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program rule to reflect statutory payment amounts for milestones and diplomas, and it was approved. DFA presented a rule creating a reporting method for the Arkansas rice beer and sake excise tax credit; members asked about verification of Arkansas rice use, and the rule was approved. DHS presented a SNAP rule implementing federal changes to work requirements and energy assistance counting, including raising the able-bodied adult without dependents age limit to 64 and removing some exemptions; it was approved after questions about terminology and waiver-related issues. The committee also approved DHS Medicaid rules allowing rehab hospitals to bill for psychiatric units and exempting Arkansas from the federal recovery audit contractor requirement, citing other program integrity measures already in place. The State Board of Public Accountancy, under Labor and Licensing, presented rules implementing Act 428 of 2025, including a new CPA licensure pathway with a bachelor’s degree plus two years’ experience, substantial equivalency for out-of-state CPAs, and removal of the government not-for-profit accounting requirement; despite some negative comments, both rules were approved. The committee then granted the Department of Education’s request to be excluded from certain reporting requirements, and approved its request to retain all 18 Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation rules under Act 781 review. Remaining outstanding 2023-session rulemaking and monthly updates were noted in packets with no questions, and the meeting adjourned.

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• No, I would say the licensed activities—that is what it is intended to cover.
• No, I would say the licensed activities—that is what it is intended to cover.
• And look, we appreciate your perspective as a former B-52 bomber pilot and as a licensed pilot.
• So right now they have to be registered with a licensed security company.
• The $8 million difference is not forgiven; that money is transferred.

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.

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• Uh, I just looked into your state about hunting license because I want to get a hunting license, deer
• You transfer it here. You could laws. You transfer it here.
• more than the pistol licenses.
• pistol licenses more than the<03:41:35.200><c> pistol</c><03:41:35.520><c> licenses.
• </c><03:48:20.720><c> a</c> possess, purchase or um or transfer a possess, purchase or um or transfer

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> business uh license business uh license applicants.<00:18:47.919><c> Section</c><00:18:48.400><c
• Make changes to the transfer unit.
• It's entitled Correctional Licensing Provisions.
• The licensing improvement and simplification act provides clarity to licensing requirements for DOC-licensed
• </c><00:44:03.040><c> to</c> one-time funding for a transfer to one-time funding for a transfer to Mandot

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our license is perpetual, meaning once we issue a license, the assessment is what we use to cover the
• More than 1,000 but less than 5, there were 271 licenses; 5,000 to 10, 77 licenses; 10,000 to 100, 11
• If the license transfer applications received since the license fee increase was passed, what percentage
• I would need more clarification about these license transfer questions, so we'd be happy to talk about
• We remain very concerned that the assessments and licensing fees under the Debt Collector's Licensing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Right now the situation is that license plate readers can capture your license plate by any of a number
• <00:05:16.560><c> plate</c> bill about automatic license plate bill about automatic license plate readers
• capture that license plate readers can capture your<00:05:28.080><c> license</c><00:05:28.479><c> plate
• </c> actually represents XYZ 123 license actually represents XYZ 123 license plate<00:11:53.440><c> and
• </c><00:32:13.679><c> driver's</c><00:32:14.159><c> license</c> sticker on the license driver's license

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 958, all

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• Typically, suspensions are based on matters of provider fraud or when a provider has lost their license
• </c> including the Uniform Prodigent Transfer including the Uniform Prodigent Transfer Act,<04:44:45.440
• act</c><04:44:58.798><c> that's</c> uniform fraudulent transfer act that's uniform fraudulent transfer
• </c> financial distress then that transfer financial distress then that transfer can<04:46:06.320><c>
• </c> avoid a transfer avoid a transfer uh<04:47:26.798><c> the</c><04:47:27.280><c> propundance</c><04

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1189, house, all