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• Oftentimes this falls under the local permitting jurisdiction.
• Oftentimes this falls under the local permitting jurisdiction.
• Oftentimes this falls under the local permitting jurisdiction.
• It doesn't permit generation.
• It doesn't permit generation.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The temporary Committee on Rules on the part of the House shall be authorized to meet jointly with the
• temporary Committee on Rules on the part of the Senate, and when constituted in such manner, shall be
• The temporary Committee on Rules shall be authorized to utilize joint and House committee resources of
• Ordered that there shall be a temporary committee on ways and means to consist of the members of the
• The temporary House Committee on Ways and Means shall be authorized to meet jointly with the temporary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House met in an adjourned session and began with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker announced a special committee to escort Representative-elect Carol Doherty and Representative-elect Ann-Margaret Ferrante to be qualified by the Governor and Council. The main business was a series of organizational orders for the new General Court. The House adopted orders creating temporary House committees on Rules and on Ways and Means, each made up of members who served on those committees at the end of the previous General Court. Both temporary committees were authorized to meet jointly with their Senate counterparts and to carry out the duties of the permanent committees until permanent appointments are made. The House also adopted an order allowing the Council to the House of Representatives to perfect bills and resolves ordered to a third reading, or amended by the Senate, before the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading is appointed. Each of these orders required suspension of the rules, which was granted by voice vote. The House then adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11 a.m., and finally adjourned to meet then in informal session.

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• There's a Social Security definition, and/or they have a disability parking permit.
• definition and or they have a disability definition and or they have a disability parking<00:03:54.319> permit
• <00:03:54.720> We've<00:03:54.879> worked<00:03:55.040> with parking permit.
• We've worked with parking permit.
• Bloomington is before you seeking a two-year extension for its spending plan, TIF authorized under the temporary

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't know if that is permanent or temporary, but as of today, that's how it is.
• Temporary, but as of today, that's how it is.
• The next one is Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Electronic Permit.
• They are putting in a newer version of the current e-permit system that they have right now.
• of conversations that have to happen around right-of-ways, working with local, state, and federal permits

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

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• handed over the care, expecting to be separated from my patient because midwives are usually not permitted
• In ending over reliance on self-attestation or self-reporting, it was meant to be a temporary... ...self-attestation
• It was meant to be a temporary emergency tool during the COVID days, not a permanent standard, which
• spending quite a bit, billions, and it's harming, in fact, Arizonans by some of the things that we permit
• are you saying that there are individuals who are...” “...enrolled in access who are not legally permitted

Bills: HB2190, HB2202, HB2233, HB2251, HB2252, HB2396, HB2437, HB2689, HB2796

Keywords: physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC

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• This is not a temporary move.
• That put it in the jurisdiction, and because of that, we had to deny that permit.
• <02:14:16.239> outdoor a typically permitted outdoor a typically permitted outdoor advertising
• <02:14:29.679> The as long as the permit is valid. The as long as the permit is valid.
• <02:16:10.400> an<02:16:10.800> error that was permitted an error that was permitted

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.

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• purchased the Great River Energy facility in Elk River with the assumption that they would be able to be permitted
• That they would be able to be permitted by law the 90,000-square-foot canopy.
• And the work that is required to happen between the Department of Commerce and a permit of Human Services
• And it includes in the global agreement the temporary vehicle registration fee reduction.
• EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE AT THE ROY WILKINS AUDITORIUM AND IT INCLUDES IN THE GLOBAL AGREEMENT THE TEMPORARY

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If there are temporary technical glitches during our turn to testify via Zoom, we may have to move on
• If there are temporary technical glitches during our turn to testify via Zoom, we may have to move on
• documents that they're doing<00:14:54.079> and<00:14:54.240> the<00:14:54.399> permitting
• <00:14:55.120> it's<00:14:55.680> properly doing and the permitting it's properly doing
• and the permitting it's properly infrastructured<00:14:56.880> which<00:14:57.120> is<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint House committees on Housing and Education heard HB 1713, HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and transfer remaining balances in the school impact fee and certain fair share accounts to the school facilities special fund. The Department of Education testified in opposition, while the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, the Attorney General’s office (with comments and suggested constitutional amendments), the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, NAP Hawaii, Avalon Development Company, Mark Development, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Landis Research Foundation, BIA Hawaii, and others testified in support. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments. The DOE said the bill would weaken a key tool for matching school facilities to residential growth, while supporters said the current program leaves funds unused or restricted in ways that limit their effectiveness. A lengthy discussion followed about the difference between the older school impact fee program and the separate fair share agreements tied to land use entitlements and change-of-zone approvals. DOE Deputy Superintendent Jesse Suki explained that fair share funds are tied to the district where they were collected, may be too small to build a full school on their own, and are held until needed for projects such as Core Ridge, Central and West Maui, and other planned schools. Committee members pressed DOE on why funds had remained unspent for years, how much money was in the accounts, and whether the department had reviewed audit findings about the program. Members also questioned whether homeowners ultimately bear these costs through developers passing them along. The committee did not take a vote during the portion of the meeting provided. The discussion ended with members and DOE debating whether the current statute should remain in place, whether past entitlements should be affected, and whether the bill should be amended to better address remaining construction-related obligations and the use of collected funds.

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• statutory changes on the local level to include recognizing NPOs as evidence when seeking to obtain a temporary
• protective order and make it admissible as evidence in proceedings to obtain both protective orders and temporary
• Additionally, under New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated 173-B:3, the law already arguably permits
• 14:20.639> law<00:14:20.880> already<00:14:21.440> arguably<00:14:22.079> permits
• 173B3, the law already arguably permits 173B3, the law already arguably permits admission<00:14:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• so they could establish a temporary so they could establish a temporary position<01:35:27.600>
• potentially codifying a practice that may have been outside the line of what our legislature has permitted
• potentially codifying a practice that may have been outside the line of what our legislature has permitted
• potentially codifying a practice that may have been outside the line of what our legislature has permitted
• potentially codifying a practice that may have been outside the line of what our legislature has permitted

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.

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• So, if you could come on up in articles of three, Shireen Gandhi, who is our temporary commissioner of
• I don't even know who the governor is, and you're temporary, so clearly it wasn't you.
• RPMN appreciates the temporary building.
• You're going to sometimes hire temporary help.
• fluctuation you may need a temporary fluctuation you may need a temporary staff<02:14:50.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Creating a floor for rodeo standards below which operators would not be permitted to fall would add some
• system was built about 40 years ago and really is a charitable effort intended to help a bit with temporary
• Developments in the last few years have brought this industry closer to operation, with farm and hatchery permits

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.

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• So, battery upon a person causing temporary disfigurement is a misdemeanor.
• What I said was Colorado specifically has a similar provision where they're not permitted to be pledged
• The court may permit additional Additional discovery on the question of punitive damages.

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• Section Four includes a temporary provision for the HCA to set up the application process, including
• Action is needed at the federal level to systemically address the problems that have permitted the program
• Efforts to match rate to risk work best When insurers are permitted to consider objective, scientifically

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• <00:08:35.200> license temporary license temporary license were<00:08:37.360> they<00:08
• Under that line, a provider with a temporary license and the chapter is not eligible to apply.
• Those dollars would not yet have been paid into the fine monies. temporary license and they need to be
• in temporary license and they need to be in compliance<00:08:59.440> and<00:09:00.160> why
• basic or temporary comprehensive license.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• flight<04:19:37.600> restriction<04:19:38.880> struck<04:19:39.199> the temporary
• flight restriction struck the temporary flight restriction struck the wing<04:19:39.520> of<04
• within a temporary flight restriction. within a temporary flight restriction.
• Union Calendar No. 475, H.R. 6427, a bill to amend Title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of
• correction to the current statute authorizing the FAA, through its existing approval process, to permit

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• with the law against discrimination and clarifying that classification based on biological sex is permitted
• with the law against discrimination and clarifying that classification based on biological sex is permitted
• It permits sales to in-state stores and allows the reuse of egg cartons, provided they’re properly labeled
• clarification from the federal administration for child and families regarding the use of TANF funds, our Temporary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• it down based on naturalized citizens, unauthorized immigrants, lawful permanent residents, and temporary
• developers to delay paying development fees until certificate of occupancy instead of when building permits
• Permitting fell 20% in 2024. Twelve out of 15 counties in Arizona have a housing deficit.
• Permitting fell 20% in 2024. Twelve out of 15 counties in Arizona have a housing deficit.

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• a public negotiation process between the landowner and the county when applying for a development permit
• Between the landowner and the county when applying for a development permit. That is the bill, Mr.
• Okay, if a property is certified as an agricultural enclave under the new temporary provisions in this
• quality enhancement area constitutes compensating stormwater treatment under the Environmental Resource Permit

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then took up a long special order calendar and passed a series of bills, often by substituting House companions. Early measures included trust law modernization to create a nonjudicial trustee discharge process, military affairs changes expanding leave and retirement-related provisions, a bill to prepare for the end of penny use by standardizing cash rounding, and a podiatric medicine bill regulating cellular or tissue-based products and informed consent. The Senate also approved veterans court expansion, RV park assessment clarification, alcohol-loss tax deduction authority, bail bond and pretrial release revisions, and a military-installation jurisdiction bill to allow juvenile cases on bases to be handled in state juvenile court under certain conditions. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with the bail bond bill passing 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and confirmation that existing law on return of charitable bail funds would remain unchanged. The chamber then paused for a lengthy farewell presentation honoring Senator Lori Berman, featuring a video, remarks from many senators, and Berman’s own closing speech reflecting on her 16 years of service, her legislative priorities, and her call for civility, bipartisanship, and continued support for issues such as school safety, Israel, anti-Semitism, and affordability. After the tribute, the Senate resumed and passed additional bills, including one expanding insurance coverage definitions for portable electronics and eyewear, a workforce and nursing education funding bill broadening support for health science programs, a recovery residences regulatory streamlining bill, a felony battery enhancement bill adding resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense, and a child welfare bill extending visitor thresholds in out-of-home placements, making the Step Into Success program permanent, and creating a best-practices program. The chamber also advanced a candidate qualification bill tightening party-affiliation requirements and adding a House provision on recent legal name changes; debate began on that measure as the transcript ended.

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• infrastructure packages, runway reconstruction, safety upgrades, improvements to terminals, streamline permitting
• processes. ...runway reconstruction, safety upgrades, improvements to terminals, streamline permitting
• or reschedule, and failing to return to work when recalled to work by a former employer after a temporary
• to have left to operate their function, everything they do from garbage, from police to fire, to permitting

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.