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• A couple of those will be on the screen. By Zoom. Okay, let's start with Commissioner.
• Now I will direct your attention to the screen. The Chair calls Dr.
• We are currently assessing the potential to build a domestic facility here in the United States.
• USDA is assessing the potential to build a facility here in the United States, correct.
• We're also assessing what systems need to be employed to allow for sufficient surveillance.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so the database that would be available through GovOps would allow us to assess and select from those
• This will through GovOps would allow us to assess and select from those auditors.
• So since 2018, the team at Babel has conducted AI audits, impact assessments, and technical testing of
• in our of the algorithms that push this harmful content onto the screens in our kids' hands, and this
• But folks who could be given more responsibility to truly assess whether there's misconduct here.

Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills, with most of the discussion focused on AI and social media. AB 1405 would create a state registry for AI auditors and set basic transparency, ethics, and qualification standards for those auditors; supporters said it would build trust and provide a foundation for future AI oversight, while some members questioned whether government should define auditor qualifications instead of industry groups. The bill was moved out on a 5-1 vote to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. Supporters, including a grieving parent and Common Sense Media, argued the bill would create accountability for harmful algorithms and design choices, while opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned it was vague, could chill speech, invite censorship, and raise Section 230 and First Amendment concerns. Committee members debated private right of action versus public enforcement, possible shakedown lawsuits, and whether the bill should be narrowed; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open. AB 410 would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and truthfully if asked, rather than only prohibiting deceptive bots in limited commercial or election contexts. Supporters said the measure would help users, especially youth and vulnerable people, know when they are interacting with AI and reduce deception online; one privacy group withdrew opposition after amendments, and other industry groups said they were no longer opposed or had no formal position. The bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations with the roll left open. The committee also approved AB 1327, which lets consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail and requires phone assistance for cancellations; the Contractor State License Board withdrew opposition after amendments, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open.

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• This image on the screen there shows 60 people in different modes of transportation. in Minnesota.
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• And capital security screening tails.
• And capital security screening specific<01:25:37.000><c> to</c><01:25:37.080><c> the</c><01:25:37.240

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• They perform testing because they have to do a clinical assessment and diagnosis.
• A provider has responsibility to follow state and federal regulations, patient assessment, clinical care
• They perform testing because they have to do a clinical assessment of diagnosis.
• Again, it's for one minute, and there is a timer on the screen.
• Madam Chair, yes, that is an accurate assessment of the bill, of what it presents and why it's being

Summary: The House Health and Human Services Committee first heard House Bill 256, which would require school cardiac emergency response plans to address sudden cardiac arrest at school athletic activities and ensure AEDs are clearly marked and accessible at those events. The sponsor and an American Heart Association representative said the bill builds on last year’s law and is meant to improve implementation, not add new equipment costs. Members asked about funding, were told the AEDs are already in place, and the bill received a due pass with no opposition. The committee then took up House Bill 278 on Medicaid reimbursement for toxicology testing in substance use disorder treatment. The sponsor and Southwest Labs argued that current payer policies limit providers’ clinical judgment, that a new flat-rate code for unlimited analytes would improve care, keep Medicaid dollars in New Mexico, and support local laboratories. Several members raised concerns about whether the bill effectively rewrites bundled G-codes, whether it mainly benefits one company, how it affects MCO contracts, GRT/tax issues, and whether the fiscal estimates were realistic. After extensive questioning and conflicting views, a due-pass motion was made but the vote ended in a tie, so the bill did not advance. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 287 to create a permanent, full-time Health and Human Services Committee with a director and expanded membership, similar to other permanent legislative committees. Supporters from advocacy and policy groups said health care is too large and complex to be handled by a part-time interim committee and that year-round staffing would improve oversight and policymaking. Members discussed committee composition, staffing, subpoena power, and the proposed appropriation, and the sponsor said the bill is a starting point that could be refined later. The committee approved HB 287 on a do-pass motion and then adjourned until Monday morning.

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• I'm looking at the screen.
• Our financing is similar to TDI's. and that were financed by an assessment on insurance policies, of
• Member companies must share a portion of TWAIA's losses through assessments as prescribed by statute.
• It's not what I described for TUYES, and one element of its funding structure. are the authority to assess
• And so FairPlan has actually experienced recent deficits and gone ahead. and requested member assessments

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Also, you'll see some other requirements up on the screen. I'm not going to go through all of them.
• And we know that people are making those assessments of what they're going to do.
• I will tell you one other thing that we did this... ...assessments of what they're going to do.
• We deploy damage assessment teams. Our initial focus is cut and toss and clearing roads.
• Assessing any damage, we deploy bridge inspection teams.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.

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• of the sponsoring jurisdiction's total assessed value, whichever is less.
• of the sponsoring jurisdictions total assessed value, whichever is less.
• The assessment must be deposited into a newly created tourism assessment account, which is not appropriated
• At that point, funding should shift to the tourism assessment account.
• Finally, our Washington State Wine Commission has a self-assessment-funded model.

Summary: The committee took up executive action on the capital budget, Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6003, and several policy bills. Staff described amendments to the capital budget that shifted funding among behavioral health, local/community projects, irrigation projects, and juvenile rehabilitation capacity, plus a technical fix to the water pollution control revolving program. The committee adopted Senator Dozier’s budget-neutral amendment and a technical amendment, then advanced the amended capital budget to the Rules Committee. It also moved House Bills 2441, 2124, 2471, 2133, 2610, and 2338 forward with due-pass recommendations, and advanced Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251 on Climate Commitment Act accounts to the Transportation Committee after adopting two amendments and withdrawing three others. A major public hearing focused on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, which would terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1 in 2029, transfer surplus assets, and direct portions to the Climate Commitment Account and the pension funding stabilization account. Staff said the plan is currently about 160% funded and explained the bill’s IRS-review process, statute of limitations, and estimated implementation costs. Testimony was sharply divided: some retirees, firefighters, counties, and cities opposed the bill as an improper use of pension assets and urged benefit enhancements or protection of local medical obligations, while others supported using the surplus for broader public purposes. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2179 on PERS coverage for certain port workers, with ports and the Washington Public Ports Association supporting clarification for railroad employees covered by the federal railroad retirement system. House Bill 1069, allowing Department of Corrections employees to bargain over supplemental retirement benefits, drew support from Teamsters and corrections workers, while House Bill 2091, expanding employee-information sharing with bargaining representatives, drew union support and privacy objections from Washington Policy Center. Finally, Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1210 on targeted urban area tax preferences drew support from labor, local governments, and project proponents, and opposition from contractor groups and environmental advocates over project labor agreement requirements and nuclear-related concerns; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 on community preservation and development authorities and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1974 on land bank authorities for affordable housing were also heard, with both receiving supportive testimony from community and housing advocates.

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• It says assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis.
• </c><01:15:19.120><c> and</c> comprehensive nutrition assessment and comprehensive nutrition assessment
• for red flags, followed by tests and measures to assess the patient's functional status.
• Their education focuses on rehabilitation and functional assessment.
• Their education focuses on rehabilitation and functional assessment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• on the screen on iLegislate and in today's folder on your box account.
• and allocate enterprise fees and assessments.
• The supplemental assessment...
• It does not currently assess insurance companies.
• An assessment as to whether, to the G.

Keywords: 981, all

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• They are screened by staff, and then a faculty committee reviews the applications.
• Speaker, it is not my position to offer some sort of legal assessment its student from the admissions
• Speaker, it is not my position to offer some sort of legal assessment on what prior administrations may
• We provided A 22-page self-assessment and an over 200-page self-evaluation questionnaire.
• I will agree with that assessment. And I will say to you that we could be doing better.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• Two, project site assessment and preliminary design. Three, final project design and permitting.
• And then, finally, a feasibility assessment to utilize stormwater and restore coastal wetlands.
• We'll pivot and move to this polygon, which we possibly collect the data or screen.
• But, yeah, we would basically survey and appraise and assess the status of that lease.
• But, yeah, we would basically survey and appraise and assess the status of that lease.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The board met at the State Capitol and approved the agenda and prior minutes after brief motions and no public comment. Executive Director Michael Hare then gave a CPRA implementation update, describing a large portfolio of active projects and highlighting several that are under construction, nearing bid, or recently awarded, including Port Fourchon shoreline protection, Caernarvon marsh creation, Schooner Bayou saltwater barrier rehabilitation, Cain Bayou marsh creation, West Shore river reintroduction work, Morganza to the Gulf, Raccoon Island restoration, Chenier-O-Tig ridge restoration, Bayou Pigeon and Dismal Swamp boat launches, Grand Bayou marsh creation, Highway 1 terracing, and several National Coastal Resilience Fund projects. He also noted the annual plan public meetings had concluded, with comments accepted through February 17, 2026, and answered board questions about the Rockefeller shoreline project, saying CPRA and the Corps were working through geotechnical and environmental issues and trying to move it forward. The board then received a joint presentation from CPRA and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the White Lake Conservation Area and Management Plan. Speakers described White Lake as a 72,000-acre property in Vermilion Parish with major freshwater marsh, wildlife habitat, hunting and fishing opportunities, and aging infrastructure that currently operates on limited self-generated revenue. The plan, finalized in October 2025, focuses on habitat protection, maintaining wildlife, supporting revenue generation, expanding controlled public access, and strengthening partnerships. Proposed priorities include GIWW shoreline protection, Unit 2/Caddo levee stabilization, and north shoreline protection, with about $30 million secured for engineering and design and total costs estimated around $120 million to $130 million. Officials also discussed a possible lodge revitalization funded only with private dollars, broader landscape-level habitat management, conservation incentives for private landowners, and potential land acquisition for additional public access. Board members and agency leaders emphasized the importance of White Lake to waterfowl habitat and public recreation, and one member urged similar management attention for Sabine, Lacassine, and Cameron Prairie refuges. The final major presentation covered CPRA’s marsh creation design guidelines. Staff explained that marsh creation remains a major share of the coastal master plan and current project pipeline, and reviewed how projects are built using dredged sediment, containment dikes, and pipeline systems. They said the 2017 design guidelines were intended to standardize minimum design and construction practices, but are now being updated to reflect lessons learned, current survey standards, geotechnical practices, construction methods, and issues such as oil and gas infrastructure and land rights coordination. Board members asked about reducing unnecessary geotechnical costs, improving land-rights timing, considering unconfined marsh creation where appropriate, and accounting for why marsh areas are failing in the first place. Staff said they would consider those suggestions as part of the guideline update and then moved into a follow-up presentation on safety, access, and logistics for marine construction in the coastal zone.

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• of the sponsoring jurisdiction's total assessed value, whichever is less.
• The assess property value within area and describing the proposed public improvements, the assessed property
• This funding will be paid out of the general fund until the assessment is in place.
• At that point, funding should shift to the tourism assessment account.
• Finally, our Washington State Wine Commission has a self-assessment-funded model.

Bills: HB1069, HB2091, SB6355, HB2104, SB6003, HB2441, HB2124, HB2610, HB2338

Keywords: collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, electric transmission, energy policies, infrastructure, regulatory framework, transmission systems, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response

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• responsible for a person under guardianship, shift the responsibility of determining who requires screening
• Senate Bill 2903 would enhance transparency and ensure courts have the necessary information to assess

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• Recently, a home in Back Bay valued at $20 million was assessed by the city at $12.5 million.
• Property on Beacon Hill sold for roughly the same at $20 million, assessed later by the city at $5 million
• At the same time, these unfair assessing practices by the city are hammering the middle class, taxing
• Property on Beacon Hill sold for roughly the same at $20 million assessed later by the city at $5 million
• At the same time, these unfair assessing practices by the city is hammering the middle class, taxing

Keywords: 1212, all

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• ,<01:17:35.040><c> possibly</c><01:17:35.440><c> without</c><01:17:35.760><c> parental</c> screening,
• possibly without parental screening, possibly without parental consent.<01:17:36.960><c> And</c><01:
• Screening and testing.
• So, if the screening and testing shows that the child's not exposed, no harm done.
• Uh, if the screening shows that there is an issue, then I think that's better for the child, that it

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It is imperative that you actually select yes when that option comes up on your screen.
• Would that be a fair assessment to say that one Board of Natural Resources member, one tribe on that
• So doing L screening to try and build out the rats, they don’t have the ability to do that.
• Is that a fair assessment of what we're trying to accomplish with this legislation?
• wonderful to have a full single document where all that information is available, as well as the assessment

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several bills, with most of the discussion focused on tribal representation and natural resource management. On HB 2117, which would add a tribal representative to the Board of Natural Resources, the prime sponsor and DNR officials said the bill would strengthen government-to-government relationships without replacing existing consultation duties. Tribal leaders from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation testified in support, as did the Commissioner of Public Lands and DNR’s tribal relations director. County and timber interests said they were not opposed to tribal representation but raised concerns about trust responsibilities, beneficiary interests, and whether the representative should come from a tribe with commercial forest management experience. The committee later closed testimony on HB 2117 and read into the record 192 pro, 124 con, and zero other sign-ins. The committee also heard HB 2516, which would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of certain anticoagulant rodenticides and bromethalin after a Department of Agriculture report and while the Washington State Academy of Sciences studies alternatives and impacts. The prime sponsor argued the bill balances rodent control with concerns about wildlife, groundwater, and human exposure, while opponents from the pest management industry warned it would remove effective tools and worsen rodent problems, especially for low-income and manufactured-home communities. Supporters included the Washington Poison Center, wildlife rehabilitators, Birds Connect Seattle, the Stillaguamish Tribe, and other advocates who cited poisonings in wildlife and children and pointed to non-toxic alternatives and integrated pest management. The committee read into the record 754 pro, 176 con, and five other sign-ins. For HB 2554, which would repeal RCW 77.110 and related language tied to Initiative 456 and tribal fishing rights, the sponsor and the Attorney General’s Office said the statute is unconstitutional and inconsistent with federal treaty law and court rulings. The Department of Fish and Wildlife also supported repeal, describing the measure as removing an unenforceable anti-tribal statute. The committee then moved on to HB 2327, a bill directing JLARC to audit the county forest board lands trust and DNR’s management of those lands. The sponsor, former Rep. Jim Buck, county representatives, and forest industry witnesses supported an independent review of the trust structure and performance; some asked for amendments to address reconveyance options, broader legal and ecological considerations, and consultation with tribes and the Board of Natural Resources.

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• IT ADDS THE CLT TEN ASSESSMENT FOR TENTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FLORIDA PARTNERSHIP ASSESSMENT
• INSURANCE THEM TO BE FUNDED USING REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LEVY AND EXTENDS BACKGROUNDS AND SCREENING
• PEOPLE WHO PERHAPS MAY HAVE A FELONY CONVICTION AND IT MAY NOT EVEN BE ON A LEVEL TWO BACKGROUND SCREENING
• WHO ASSESSES THE FINE? SECRETARY OF STATE?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c><00:14:31.120><c> they</c> and went through an assessment they and went through an assessment they
• understand that problem gambling could be part of what their client is presenting with and recognize and screen
• understand that problem gambling could be part of what their client is presenting with and recognize and screen

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:37 KY Horse Racing and Gaming Corp. 08:32 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 35:28 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard an update from the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation on sports wagering revenue allocations and problem gaming funding. KHRGC reported that in fiscal year 2024, about $34.4 million was deposited to the pension fund and about $931,000 to the problem gaming assistance fund; fiscal year 2025 to date, the totals were about $18.5 million and $556,000, respectively, bringing all-time problem gaming funding to about $1.48 million. Members also discussed wagering volume, with KHRGC stating Kentucky had about $3.5 billion in wagers from September 2023 through December 2024 and about $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2025 to date. KHRGC explained that it tracks the funds sent to CHFS and the self-exclusion list, but does not track the number of people seeking help or the outcomes of those calls. The Division of Mental Health then described how the problem gambling assistance account is used. Patty Clark and Sarah Cooper said the fund supports education, counseling, public awareness, counselor certification, and treatment-related costs, with $50,000 reserved for administrative expenses. They said the department has spent the last 18 months establishing criteria, funding standards, performance measures, monitoring, and application procedures, and that it issued notices of funding opportunity in October. They reported about 1.49 million in the fund through the end of January, with awards including support for the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling conference, a public awareness campaign by Project Ricochet, and a youth-focused campaign by Shaunie Transformation Youth Coalition. Testimony also focused on the scope of problem gambling in Kentucky and how the helpline works. The department said fewer than 10 clinicians in Kentucky are specifically certified in problem gambling, though all addiction clinicians can provide services, and estimated about 165,000 adults show problem gambling behaviors, with 47,000 to 64,000 potentially meeting criteria for a gambling disorder. They said helpline calls rose to about 3,240 in 2024, but only about 25% were from people seeking help, with most callers seeking information about online wagering. Members asked about anonymity, follow-up, co-occurring alcohol or drug issues, and whether the fund should reimburse Medicaid or directly cover treatment costs. The presenters said calls are anonymous, outcomes are not tracked unless callers follow up, and the program is currently focused on building provider capacity and targeted outreach rather than direct reimbursement or a statewide campaign.

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• So it requires public institutions to do that. to have threat assessment teams similar to the Marjory
• It provides a safe, secure campus by requiring public institutions to annually conduct security assessments
• I'm very pleased that it included security assessments of the facility.
• Each campus is to provide their security assessment, and if that campus deems that they need the cameras
• That investment is already expanding physician education, increasing early screening to prevent life-threatening

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• If we had gotten it wrong, or if we had had a screening that didn't pick up something and there was an
• reading scores have remained stagnant for the better part of a decade as measured on our state assessments
• The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress scores saw Florida's grades 4 and 8 reading
• Currently, a student who meets graduation credit requirements but fails to pass a standardized assessment
• or maintain a GPA required to graduate, Fails to pass a standardized assessment or maintain a GPA required

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and took up seven bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, HB 1367 on school attendance was presented as a response to rising chronic absenteeism; it would standardize attendance definitions and reporting statewide, and it passed 18-0 after supportive testimony from education and business groups. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless devices during the school day, while allowing district policies for designated use areas and existing medical/disability exceptions; members discussed classroom disruption, bullying, public safety, and accommodations, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved PCS for CS for HB 1135, requiring ECGs for student athletes in grades 9-12, with exemptions for religious objections and provisions on cost, liability, and medical clearance; the bill drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who described children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and was reported favorably after unanimous support. Members then approved CS for CS for HB 597 on diabetes management in schools, which would allow schools to keep glucagon pens and authorize trained personnel to administer them in emergencies; an amendment clarified charter schools are included as public schools. HB 1309 on reading interventions and instruction would expand reading support and training for grades 4-12 and require district reading plans to include evidence-based interventions; it also passed without opposition. CS for HB 981 on athlete representation and compensation would cap certain NIL agent fees, allow some high school athletes to earn NIL compensation, and create a framework for registered advisors; members raised concerns about predatory practices and coach involvement, but the bill passed favorably after amendment. Finally, HB 1111 would eliminate the certificate of completion option for students who do not meet graduation requirements, with the sponsor arguing it would better motivate students to earn a standard diploma and improve postsecondary and workforce opportunities. Members discussed the need for stronger supports to help students meet graduation standards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing all agenda items.