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• Whereas the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department requires supplemental funding to ensure it
• Whereas New Mexico may enter into an interstate medical licensing compact during the next legislative
• Appropriating funds to supplement the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department's budget. 11.
• Out-of-state licenses.
• Odd, though we do recognize out-of-state attorney's licenses but not doctor's licenses.

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• a license to have events that could serve liquor there.
• There were two provisions that are in the bill for the University of Minnesota licensing.
• And there's some language in the bill that clarifies really where that liquor license can be.
• It's the campus that's requesting that ability to apply for a license.
• There's a member in the House that is in Bloomington and their liquor license is required.

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• verification of a driver's license verification of a driver's license issued<02:15:40.639> by
• revoked to pass a driver's license examination whether the driver wants to reapply for a license or
• revoked to pass a driver's license examination whether the driver wants to reapply for a license or
• before he issues the license. Thank you. before he issues the license. Thank you.
• licensing. So, thank you. licensing. So, thank you. >> Thank<02:25:20.479> you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.

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• Um, those uh license holders who those.
• <00:39:41.119> Uh far through um the licensing process.
• Uh far through um the licensing process.
• So that provision was dropped. licenses or insurance on our streets licenses or insurance on our streets
• <01:40:12.080> revocations length of driver's license revocations length of driver's license

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• obligations to coverings, film substances, and devices over license plates.
• obligations to coverings, film substances, and devices over license plates.
• license, certain organizations, and provides for exceptions.
• The definition is tightly written here to encompass only licensed hospitals.
• So the bill provides better reciprocity for licenses for Wildlife and Fisheries.

Bills: HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR281, HR282, HR283, HR284, HCR112, HCR113, HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, SCR63, SCR66, SCR67, SB414, SB484, SB513, HR168, HR174, HR194, HR216, HR264, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR85, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR104, SCR23, SCR29, SCR33, SCR38, HB75, HB705, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, HR188, HR205, HR3, HR197, HR243, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, SCR35, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB39, HB58, HB112, HB134, HB155, HB187, HB287, HB462, HB782, HB825, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB1200, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, HB842, HB633, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB251, HB582, HB646, HB819, HB998, HB1257, SB197, SB436, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: highway maintenance, signage, transportation safety, DOTD, infrastructure, public safety, federal grants, job creation, carbon storage, carbon dioxide storage, carbon capture and storage, CCS, mineral rights, mineral owners, oil and gas, disposal wells, injection wells, advanced drilling, carbon sequestration, Louisiana energy policy

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• It also streamlines the licensing process by moving to a three-year license cycle and updating renewal
• We have worked on this for the past two years to try to clean up our license and laws and make them a
• We currently license 163 money transmitters.
• It revises the board composition, okay, requires members to be licensed or registered with the board
• It revises the board composition, okay, requires members to be licensed or registered with the board

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on May 13 with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee then heard and advanced a series of House bills, many of them described as modernization or consumer-protection measures. HB 555, as amended, expands the definition of financial exploitation under the Protection of Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, adds training and transaction-delay provisions for financial institutions, and was reported favorably after technical and substantive amendments. HB 1166 creates a disclosure form for vacant residential property transactions and was also reported favorably. HB 267, which changes how candidates for the Louisiana Board of Home Inspectors are submitted to the governor, and HB 1195, which updates rules and penalties for athletic contests, exhibitions, and sports-agent/NIL regulation, were each moved favorably without objection. The committee also advanced several licensing and regulatory bills. HB 917 modernizes life safety and property protection licensing by reducing burdens on some employees and moving to a three-year license cycle; it was reported favorably. HB 1230 overhauls Louisiana’s money transmission laws, replacing older statutes with a new framework for digital payments and stronger consumer protections; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. HB 1103, described as opening Louisiana for business in certain commerce areas, was reported favorably. HB 478 requires utility bills to clearly label and reimburse overcharges within 90 days and was reported favorably. HB 1096 gives electric cooperatives an opt-out from a prior law allowing boards to amend bylaws without member approval, and HB 921 modernizes private security licensing while restoring penalties for unlicensed activity; both were reported favorably, with HB 921 amended. HB 548 adds CPA licensure pathways to help address shortages, especially in rural areas, and was also reported favorably. Several bills drew more extensive discussion. HB 670 would promote wood pellet manufacturing and related workforce development; supporters argued it could create jobs and help manage timber waste, while an opponent warned about pollution, environmental violations, and the risks of biomass facilities. Committee members raised concerns about permitting and environmental oversight, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably, with discussion of possible follow-up with DEQ. HB 259, dealing with BEAD broadband projects, extends notice requirements before excavation, requires coordination with utility operators, and addresses damage reimbursement; an amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. HB 848 clarifies repair obligations for ATV and golf cart sellers, aiming to ensure consumers have meaningful repair access and to level the playing field between small dealers and big-box retailers; it was reported favorably after questions about enforcement and service requirements. The committee also heard HB 672 and HB 670 as economic-development measures tied to brick manufacturing and wood pellets, respectively, and both were moved favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that remaining bills would be carried over to the following week, and the committee adjourned.

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• Currently, a licensed authorized charitable bingo organization is only allowed to retain a maximum of
• In fact, it becomes basically a war between people who have licenses and people who don't attain licenses
• In fact, it becomes basically between a war of people who have licenses and people who don't attain licenses
• and the people who don't attain licenses are still criminalized.
• Don't attain licenses, and the people who don't attain licenses are still criminalized, so there's no

Bills: HB46, HB272

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills and took no final votes, leaving each bill pending after testimony. HB 272 would align venue and evidentiary rules for fraudulent use or possession of credit/debit card information with existing credit card abuse law; the sponsor said it would improve prosecutions, and the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center supported it. HB 1661 would increase penalties for certain election-related offenses, including failure to distribute election supplies and early release of election results; no substantive opposition was heard. HB 551 would protect the residential addresses of people who receive campaign expenditures on public Texas Ethics Commission reports, similar to donor privacy protections, and a witness from Texas Eagle Forum later indicated support for the privacy change. The committee also heard HB 2820, which would raise the amount charitable bingo organizations may keep in operating capital from $50,000 to $100,000. The sponsor and a Texans for Charitable Bingo representative said inflation and operating costs have made the current cap too low and that the bill would help charities maintain stable operations without expanding gaming. HB 3181 would impose stronger consequences for repeated denial of court-ordered child possession and access, including limiting probation and requiring attorney’s fees after multiple contempt findings; a family court judge and a parent testified in support, while another witness argued the bill should be paired with stronger criminal enforcement and that parents already face high costs. HB 4157 would update Texas law for commercial spaceflight by recognizing liability waivers and preserving workers’ compensation rights; no one testified against it. The committee also heard HB 4145, which would let health care providers satisfy a timely billing requirement by sending bills to a patient’s legal representative in a personal injury case, closing what supporters described as a loophole in letter-of-protection situations. Finally, HB 46, relating to the Texas Compassionate Use Program, drew the most extensive discussion: supporters said it should expand access for legitimate medical cannabis patients and add more delivery methods and conditions, while opponents warned against broader marijuana expansion and questioned adding chronic pain and other conditions. The sponsor said he still supports the program and wants a balanced, regulated expansion, but noted the bill is still being worked on. All bills were left pending at the close of the hearing.

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• It is not a licensed professional. It is not someone we can blame when something goes wrong.
• This bill draws a black Licensed professional.
• the most powerful systems with the ability to revoke that license if safety standards are not met.
• Second, the bill protects accountability and licensed professions.
• , doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors, teachers, engineers, first responders, and other licensed

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• <00:03:19.480> And license or seeing prosecution. And license or seeing prosecution.
• Why licensed educator? There's a lot of people that would fit this criteria that aren't licensed.
• Why licensed educator? There's a lot of people that would fit this criteria that aren't licensed.
• And I think you have a good point, especially about licensed.
• The move to online license initial license and licensure renewal has been a very big deal for our members

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Is it anyone who's ever been licensed in the state of Minnesota, ever been licensed anywhere? Mr.
• state<01:25:59.360> of who's ever been licensed in the state of who's ever been licensed in
• Minnesota ever been licensed Minnesota ever been licensed anywhere<01:26:03.080> Mr of<01
• 62697 peace officer means was licensed 62697 peace officer means was licensed under<01:26:29.960
• <01:48:03.920> police Floyd by a Minnesota licensed police Floyd by a Minnesota licensed police

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , if you're licensed with the Contractors Board or you have a business license for construction in the
• contractor board, waive any fees for suspension of licenses.
• Why was your license suspended in the first place?
• why that license was suspended.
• They don't already have a license. So the proof you're asking for is a violation of law.

Keywords: 909, all

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• expiration for rule or statute violations while licensed.
• It reduces the cost of the temporary license for qualified members of the military.
• <00:03:48.159> also state uh with multi-state licenses also state uh with multi-state licenses
• Tribal governments are not required to apply for a license or face a lottery.
• Tribal governments are not required to apply for a license or face a lottery.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:20:25.600> and someone in the room who is licensed and someone in the room who is licensed
• So we stay away from the interstate commerce clause licensing those facilities and then also licensing
• So we stay away from the interstate commerce clause licensing those facilities and then also licensing
• So we stay away from the interstate commerce clause licensing those facilities and then also licensing
• So we stay away from the interstate commerce clause licensing those facilities and then also licensing

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Senate File 4612, a state government bill affecting the Department of Health, Human Services, and Children, Youth, and Families, was taken up with a House language amendment adopted at the outset. The bill’s authors gave sharply different perspectives: one described it as a limited, reactive measure tied to federal Medicaid changes and said it fell short of needed health care improvements, while the other argued it would avoid large federal penalties, add Medicaid work requirements, save taxpayer money, and help certain rural and disability-related services. Members then debated several amendments. A technical House research amendment was offered, followed by a contested amendment on the all-payer claims database. Supporters of that change argued the bill expanded data access and could allow sensitive health data to be sold or used outside the United States, raising privacy and jurisdiction concerns; opponents said the data would remain deidentified, access would be limited to researchers, and the fee structure was a cost-recovery mechanism rather than a sale. The amendment to the amendment failed on a 67-67 tie, and the underlying amendment was not adopted. The committee also adopted an amendment updating mortuary science rules for natural organic reduction and another that would automatically enroll certain people into medical assistance if they did not choose a program themselves. A later amendment creating a therapeutic psilocybin pilot program for mental health and PTSD treatment drew strong bipartisan support, especially from members citing veteran suicide, trauma, and promising research; it was adopted after discussion. The transcript ended while discussion continued on how the program would be administered, including questions about using the Office of Cannabis Management rather than the Department of Health.

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• matter will be taken out of the orders of the day: an act authorizing the town of Milford to convert a license
• for the sale of wine and malt beverages into a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to
• An act authorizing the town of Milford to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages into
• a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises.
• for the sale of wine and malt beverages into a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution congratulating John Leonard on his retirement from the Town of Milton Board of Appeals. The chamber then took up several local and individual bills, including an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway of the Trial Court, which was adopted by standing vote. The Senate passed to be engrossed a bill waiving the maximum age requirement for Boston police officer Cheryl Mullace, a bill allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, and a bill authorizing Milford to convert a wine and malt beverage license to an all-alcohol license for off-premises consumption. On the Milford bill, Senator Rausch offered and the Senate adopted a substitute amendment before passing the bill. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a House petition concerning school choice and referred it to the Committee on Education. Later, the Senate enacted S. 2625 on revenue bonds for Quincy telecommunications facilities, H. 4210 removing the residency requirement for Dalton’s town manager, and H. 4647 establishing the sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, sending them to the Governor. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• An act authorizing the town of Westwood to reissue licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages not
• to be drunk on the premises, and grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk
• An act authorizing the town of Westwood to reissue licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages not
• to be drunk on the premises, and grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk
• An act authorizing the town of Westwood to reissue licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages not

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and welcomed the Bellingham High School girls volleyball team, which had just won the 2025 Division III State Championship, the first state title in the school’s history. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 on a joint petition from John Bartlett III regarding school choice, allowing the petition to go to the Committee on Education. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several bills for House consideration, including measures on expanding ballot access for regional school district votes, authorizing Billerica to set an age limit for original appointment of police officers, improving business improvement districts, a Bridgewater charter amendment for gender-neutral language, and a Westwood alcohol licensing measure. The House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills up on second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The chamber then passed several local bills: House 4173, regulating appointments to the Acton Memorial Library, was passed to be enacted, and House 3912, increasing the Melrose Board of Health from three to five members, was passed to be reenacted. On third reading, the House engrossed Senate 2625, authorizing Quincy revenue bonds for telecommunications facilities, and House 4504 and House 4505, both Nantucket-related measures involving gender-neutral charter language and conveyance of school streets. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to meet Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• We will now turn to our first item of discussion on the vehicle license fees.
• So agenda item one pertains to a backfill for vehicle licensing fees.
• I think the agenda does a pretty good job of laying out all the mechanics of how the vehicle license
• And because that $330 million did not count toward a $280 million vehicle license fee swap obligation
• Gray Davis had just increased the vehicle license fee by 300%.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Licensing and Occupations Committee has met and reports House Bill 36 should pass through Rules as
• They're really ALPRs, automatic license plate readers. The proliferation of those is widespread.
• <00:24:41.440> Also, the right license number. Also, the right license number.
• House Bill 657, an act relating to professional licensing background checks. Senator Boswell.
• <00:49:26.120> and taking taken from Licensing and taking taken from Licensing and Occupations

Keywords: 958, all

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• . >> Um, the last portion is related to our licensing and registration department, which licenses the
• Um the last portion is related to<00:25:47.360> our<00:25:47.600> licensing<00:25:48.080
• > and<00:25:48.320> registration to our licensing and registration to our licensing and
• registration department<00:25:50.240> which<00:25:50.480> licenses<00:25:51.279> the
• <00:25:51.600> private department which licenses the private department which licenses the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam President and Senator, can you get a CDL license, a commercial driver's license?
• Can you get a CDL license, a commercial driver's license in New Mexico, if you're not an American citizen
• Why are we expecting this generation that already has their driver's license?
• Again, we are leaving out a huge sector of our population that does currently have a driver's license
• Have a driver's license.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, the way that it works is that we have two different kinds of licenses: we have new licenses, and
• those licensees require a pre-license inspection.
• Once the new camp meets their pre-license inspection, then we give them an approved license within 30
• So, for FY24, we got to 95% of the licensed camps that year.
• Prohibiting the license.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all