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• We have Anna appointment to the Florida Commission on Offender Review.
• It's an honor to stand before you today seeking confirmation for my appointment as pro commissioner to
• starts out with being appointed to a committee by the superintendent.
• The process is here. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir.
• Bill is a boost long the process. Thank you. >> Thank you.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We educate our reporting process, work closely with the ER, which is Dr.
• Why did you miss your appointment?
• Find out those things, because maybe they didn't get them back in time for that appointment.
• And that's where you have to approach this process.
• A lot of people know our work for our Engage Together process.

Summary: The first meeting of the Human Trafficking and Emergency Department Task Force focused on implementing Act 267, which created the body to develop a statewide human trafficking protocol to be incorporated into Louisiana’s sexual assault response plans. Chair Rep. Kelly Hennessy Dickerson and Office of Human Trafficking Prevention Director Mary Kate Andropont emphasized that the goal is a practical, transferable, survivor-centered protocol that can be adapted across regions and health systems. The task force also noted its timeline: use today’s presentations and member feedback to draft a protocol before the next meeting, then refine it into a final version. Presenters from hospitals, SANE programs, and advocacy organizations described current practices and gaps. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Operation Rahab and FMOLHS’s human trafficking policies highlighted staff education, badge buddies, anonymous admissions, hotline and law enforcement reporting, and coordination with community partners. SANE and forensic nursing presenters described red-dot privacy alerts, trauma-informed interviewing, and the need to train all hospital staff, not just ED clinicians, because trafficking victims may present repeatedly or in non-ED settings. LaFASA described statewide advocacy and legal support, while Unbound Now and BCFS/Common Thread explained Louisiana’s juvenile trafficking response under Act 662, including 24/7 crisis response, relational advocacy, and care coordination for minors. Members repeatedly raised the lack of safe housing, transportation, and placement options after identification, especially for adults, male survivors, and adults with special needs. Several presenters said that identifying victims is only the first step and that Louisiana still lacks enough resources for discharge and long-term stabilization. The task force also discussed the need for broader training across emergency departments, residency programs, nursing, housekeeping, maintenance, student health, mental health, and law enforcement, with members stressing that protocols should be clear, trauma-informed, and usable statewide. No votes were taken; the main action was to gather testimony, identify gaps, and begin drafting the statewide protocol.

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• I mean, this is a fund; it's a process.
• The governor has that appointment.
• With the Forest Service, but to have the appointment by the governor.
• Is this bill providing for a change in that process? Madam Chair?
• , through the adjudication process.

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• so that everyone has equal participation in the process.
• To not have the hen house being being appointed by the fox.
• Like, what's the process when you make a recommendation to dishes?
• Well, I, I understand that we can amend the bill through the process.
• How does that particular process work? Is there, are there trials?

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• So we will, since they have appointed their conference committee, I will appoint the joint conference
• appropriations process appropriations process after<00:18:19.360> review<00:18:19.679>
• <00:34:08.399> or significant budget cutting process or significant budget cutting process
• > increase<00:34:31.280> those process, we can increase those process, we can increase those
• <00:36:19.520> instead through through a budget process instead through through a budget process

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• Second, are L&I's processes efficient and effective?
• It completes various steps along this process of calculating the harvest.
• We will follow the normal process for this report. Our final report. Yes.
• This body includes members appointed by the legislature and the governor.
• Any questions about process from anyone? Questions about process from anyone?

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee met on September 17, 2025, in hybrid format. After roll call, the committee initially lacked a quorum and deferred approval of the July 15 minutes until Representative Berg arrived; the minutes were then adopted. Members also discussed the proposed 2026 JLARC meeting schedule, including possible changes to address crowded July meetings and the annual tax exemption review workload. Staff presented the annual lodging tax expenditures report, noting that 213 municipalities received distributions in 2024, with 91% reporting compliance, $114 million awarded for more than 1,700 activities, and no independent verification of the self-reported data. Several members questioned the value and usefulness of the report, and the executive committee indicated it may recommend removing the statutory reporting requirement. The committee then heard the preliminary performance audit of the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, which found the office meets its statutory responsibilities and has high user satisfaction, but recommended updating the statute to better match the office’s current capacity and focus and improving performance measures to reflect long-term privacy outcomes rather than outputs. Members asked about FERPA and other federal privacy laws, and OPDP staff said they provide general privacy training and consultation but not law-specific training unless requested. The committee adopted the final report on Washington State recreational boating programs without recommendation, after staff reported that boating revenues support both general government and boating activities and that no participating agencies submitted formal comments. Members asked about boater safety education and possible overlap among the six agencies involved; Parks staff said education has reached more than 500,000 boaters and that fatalities and incidents have declined. The committee also reviewed planned study questions for a JLARC review of Labor and Industries’ enforcement of farm worker laws, with members raising scope questions about the term “farm worker” versus “agricultural worker,” and for DNR’s Eastern Washington sustainable harvest calculation, which JLARC will review as DNR completes its recalculation. Finally, staff outlined the 2026 tax preference performance reviews covering seven preferences, and members asked about racial equity, environmental impacts, disclosure of beneficiary savings, and how the reviews will measure effectiveness; the meeting adjourned before noon.

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• Committee, Representative Ann Donahue has focused on the minutia of legislation and the legislative process
• is considered one of General Lee's greatest, where General Joseph Hooker, who had recently been appointed
• Hooker, who had recently been appointed Hooker, who had recently been appointed to<00:15:04.920>
• Pursuant to your action, the chair appoints the following members to serve on the part of the House:
• These changes included in section 3 regarding rescission authority, clarification of the process.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with routine proceedings, including a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then referred three bills to money committees under House Rule 35A: S.197 to Ways and Means, and S.193 and S.278 to Appropriations. The chamber also read and celebrated HCR 304, honoring the display of Julian Scott’s Civil War painting, The Fourth Vermont Forming Under Fire, in the State House and recognizing the people who helped locate and acquire it for Vermont. HCR 303 was also read, extending best wishes for a speedy recovery to Rep. Ann Donahue; members then offered warm remarks welcoming her back to the chamber. Several members introduced guests in the gallery, and caucus announcements were made before the body moved to the calendar. On transportation, the House took up H.944, the fiscal year 2027 transportation program. The House Transportation Committee reported major differences with the Senate version and, by straw poll, recommended a committee of conference. The House refused to concur in the Senate amendment, appointed conferees, and suspended rules to message its action to the Senate forthwith. The House then considered S.214, which would allow the NEK Choice School District to pay tuition for pre-K students to nearby New Hampshire public-school programs, with administration by Essex North Supervisory Union and possible waivers from state agencies. Education, Ways and Means, and Appropriations all recommended concurrence, citing limited fiscal impact and improved access for children in Essex County; the bill was read a third time and ordered to third reading after debate that included support for rural access and concerns about relying on out-of-state capacity. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to H.171, adding “the role of victim advocates” to officer-involved shooting investigation protocols, and to H.577, the Vermont prescription drug discount card program, which added annual reporting requirements and a terminology fix. The House likewise concurred in Senate amendments to H.588, the annual Office of Professional Regulation bill, including changes on rescission authority, substance-use treatment alternatives, CPA language, pharmacy technician authority, fee placement, and background checks. It then concurred in Senate amendments to H.611, a DVHA housekeeping bill, including 340B protections, a one-year delay for the community-based doula certification program, and codification of current HIV-prevention coverage practice. H.921 was postponed for two legislative days. Finally, the House took up S.227 on immigration protocols in Vermont schools, with the member from Williston describing it as a school safety measure that limits collection and sharing of immigration-status information, provides trusted resources to families, and requires a judicial warrant before law enforcement enters non-public school areas for immigration matters.

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• I hereby appoint the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
• in a little bit of a hiatus waiting for a new administration and for a new Congress to begin the process
• <00:06:31.639> of Congress to begin the process of Congress to begin the process of bringing
• Applying for disaster assistance can be a frustrating and confusing process.
• Applying for disaster assistance can be a frustrating and confusing process.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I move that the following members be appointed to the Conference Committee and/or the Free Conference
• President, with that, I move that the following members be appointed to the Conference Committee and/
• I believe we're still collecting data and information about how that process is going.
• I believe we're still collecting data and information about how that process is going.
• The Speaker of the House of Representatives has appointed the following five members to prosecute the

Keywords: 958, all

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• <00:15:05.680> of building so we can begin the process of building so we can begin the process
• We do have the BI process on that. So, we need to adopt the committee sub.
• .<00:42:36.079> So process.
• So process.
• Some may be, but I don't think that's a process that everybody's doing.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The first thing is, you said five appointments, but did you mean three per person?
• Are you all looking at inflammation due to highly processed food, seed oils?
• It is very clear that we can change the microbiota with this process.
• You had a question about the oversight committee and understand how they're appointed.
• For the peer review process, is that right? That's correct.

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation

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• <00:26:13.919> and to break the eligibility process and to break the eligibility process and
• So the department is responsible for managing the appointments of health officers.
• and then officially appoints that health officer into the role, and then we track that appointment over
• The department processes the nomination and then officially appoints that health officer into the role
• , and then we track that appointment over the three years.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on December 19, 2025, approved the draft minutes from the November 21 regular meeting, and received a DHS commissioners update. Patricia Tilly reported on the state’s rural health transformation application, saying CMS had provided only one question and positive feedback, that the final federal award amount was still pending, and that DHS was preparing an accept-and-expend item for fiscal review using an up-to amount. She also said the new Hampstead YDC facility remains on track, with substantive construction expected by late summer 2026 and move-in likely in early January 2027. In response to questions, she confirmed the playground/outdoor activity area had been in the original design and was added when funding became available. Henry Litman, Medicaid director, discussed the Senate Bill 248 study committee report on palliative and hospice care. He explained the distinction between palliative care, which can be provided while a patient still seeks curative treatment, and hospice care, which involves electing not to pursue curative services. He said the committee’s work pointed to a need for better education for providers and the public, and described ongoing conversations with the Foundation for Healthy Communities and Home Health and Hospice about developing materials and possibly addressing how palliative services are bundled. He also said the study committee itself did not generate future legislation, though members could pursue it separately. Litman then answered questions about Medicaid eligibility and long-term services and supports, including delays in processing, the backlog from pandemic-era redeterminations, and efforts to speed reviews. He said the department is using temporary staffing funded in part by last session’s legislation, working with the New Hampshire Healthcare Association, counties, and UNH Law to streamline policy and training, and relying more on electronic asset verification while still guarding against improper asset transfers. He emphasized the goal of balancing faster access to benefits with compliance and fraud prevention. Robert Rodler followed with the annual tuition waiver update for children in foster care or guardianship. He reported 82 applicants and 65 waivers granted, including 35 for USNH schools and 30 for the community college system, and noted a correction would be issued for inaccurate continuing/new student figures in the report. Senator Gray said he intends to pursue a separate budget appropriation for these tuition waiver costs in the future so the funding would be clearly identified and easier to track. No additional votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Unlike Oahu, on Maui, we have a small appointed planning commission that approves such projects.
• This bill would fasttrack a process that would leave both the public and the Maui Planning Commission
• out of the process.
• It ensures that when the people of Hawaiʻi participate in the electoral process, when they open their
• Over the past couple months, Senate Bill 2471 passed through the legislative process.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Before we take up the bills, let's take up the confirmation hearing appointments.
• Before we take up the bills, let's take up the confirmation hearing appointments.
• And every so often in this process, you get hit like a ton of bricks.
• Yes, as a matter of fact, this has nothing to do with the approval process.
• Senator Rouson, I want to thank you for this, just how the process works.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• They can appoint somebody, correct? Yes, sir. And that’s it.
• To refining our processes and best practices.
• process that's been in place for several decades.
• ...processing. Where does this reside?
• And so it is an iterative process.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Uh, we have a policy comparison tool that's in the process of being overhauled.
• Well, That's kind of not the way the process works. The way the process works is.
• TWIA board members are appointed by and accountable to the commissioner of Insurance.
• So the commissioner and TDI, uh, appoint those board members.
• And we do not contract or appoint with agents.

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• Back to each chamber through the normal bill process, but this process does not have the ability, nor
• Then, you have to get the known samples processed at UNT, and it's a longer process.
• The process is a bottom-up approach.
• The regional flood planning process was modeled after the very successful water planning process that's
• That participate in that process.

Keywords: flooding, emergency response, communication systems, first responders, disaster management, Texas Water Development Board, regional planning, public safety

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.

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• Uh I was honored to recently be appointed to the United States uh National Coal Council by Secretary
• How long did that process take for that fuel plant and kind of what does that process look like?
• ,<00:20:52.000> you you know, the nuclear fuel process, you you know, the nuclear fuel process
• Just kind of walk me process look like? Just kind of walk me through<00:21:38.720> that.
• To your question about process, uh, what we do is we do a triannual process.

Keywords: 916, all

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• There's an enrollment process. People become actual residents. You have to be screened to get in.
• I was also recently appointed to the county's Behavioral Health Leadership Committee.
• There's a lot more contact that they're going to be having throughout the process now.
• It's been a really wonderful process.
• What's the process?

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• It allows adequate time after the start of the Commonwealth's fiscal year for administrative processing
• That came from a process that MassCreative, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and some of our regional
• The governor would appoint the laureate from a list submitted by a nominating committee.
• The governor would appoint the laureate from a list submitted by a nominating committee.
• The appointed choreographer laureate would encourage participation in the arts by elevating our dance

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development held a hearing on October 21, opening with a moment of silence for former committee chair Senator Edward Kennedy. Chairs Senator Paul Mark and Representative Sean Garballey then heard testimony on several bills related to tourism funding, arts infrastructure, public art, Native heritage, and a choreographer laureate. A major focus was legislation to require earlier distribution of regional tourism council grants from the Tourism Trust Fund, with testimony from regional tourism leaders from North of Boston, Metro West, Cape Cod, and Senator Joan Lovely. Witnesses said delayed grant allocations make it difficult to plan fall, winter, and shoulder-season marketing, and they argued that an October 1 or September 1 deadline would help preserve tourism’s economic impact without increasing appropriations. They cited tourism’s role in jobs, tax revenue, and regional economic development, especially for smaller and less prominent tourism regions. The committee also heard strong support for the Creative Space Act and the PLACE Act, which would help municipalities preserve affordable creative workspace and create a public art funding mechanism tied to state construction projects. Testimony from MassCreative, MAPC, arts organizations, muralists, and local arts leaders emphasized loss of workspace, displacement of artists, and the economic and community benefits of public art. Additional testimony supported bills to protect Native American heritage by preventing the sale of funerary and sacred objects in public or nonprofit collections, and a bill to establish a first-in-the-nation choreographer laureate of the Commonwealth. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.