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• INSTALLATION OR USE OF TRACKING DEVICES OR APPLICATIONS BY SENATOR TOM LEEK.
• IF IT WORKS IN A BUILDING LIKE GOODWILL WHERE SOMEONE WORKS IN THE BUILDING LIKE AT GOODWILL WHERE A
• WORKING IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF METAL, MACHINE, CAR REPAIR, WAREHOUSE.
• HOW DOES IT WORK? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
• I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED AS TO HOW IT WORKS. YOU MENTIONED STATE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I don't think it worked out the way they thought it was going to work out, but yeah, hopefully you get
• And those are in the works right now by our representatives as well as our senators.
• Representative Patahom asked the committee to slow down so people tracking could catch up.
• Then on page 26, he said, 'Sorry, I should slow down; this is for people tracking that.'
• We are not traditionally a housing committee, so I appreciate everyone working together on this.

Bills: HB310, HB323, HM51, HB194

Keywords: museum, cultural affairs, lowrider, Espanola, appropriation, feasibility study, broadband access, low-income, rural areas, Indian nations, affordable internet, employment opportunities, detention centers, immigration, economic development, repurposing facilities, job transition, rural development, housing, affordable housing

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• Members, great work on the budget. We have a quorum. Members, great work on the budget.
• And so I just want to say, this is good work. We have more work to do.
• And so I just want to say, this is good work. We have more work to do.
• the This work and the rehabilitative work.
• It never works out that way.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• Um, I worked at the university too.
• So we're working on technologies to do that.
• And that doesn't mean they weren't working because they were.
• Task force teams and the public works response team.
• We are located as a new agency, 5.5 years old.

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• It's like two socks working together, okay, working on a mission.
• Another one in pedagogy is because it works in English, it has to work in all the languages.
• Why hasn't it worked?
• What do you all think is not working? Here's what we think isn't working, and we'll be visiting.
• Many of the kids I was working with were reading above their grade level or were on track or at top colleges

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• Most of our students are working adults.
• And drones are a great way to work through that.
• It's just, those assets weren't working.
• Task Force teams, and the Public Works response team.
• We are located as a new agency, five and a half years old.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Pretty broad question, but I would say it does take a lot more work directly with the customer to work
• And for a corner lot like this, that worked.
• I'm familiar with his work.
• Work in public works, engineering manuals, directors' rules—look those things beyond just the land use
• Work in public works, engineering manuals, directors rules, look those things beyond just the land use

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson explained that these codes emphasize building form, orientation, and the public realm more than traditional use and density tables, and that they are typically applied in specific districts rather than citywide or statewide. Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby described the city’s Woodland District code, developed through community charrettes, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards to create a walkable downtown. She said the approach has helped produce a more desirable built environment and more flexibility in permitted uses, but also noted it can be less user-friendly for applicants and still requires some use restrictions; both presenters said a hybrid approach is often best. The committee then heard from DCYF and multiple providers about barriers to opening child care facilities. DCYF officials said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed providers and that a new pre-licensing support team is helping applicants navigate licensing, but local zoning, building, fire, parking, utility, and occupancy requirements still create delays and confusion. Testifiers described long permitting timelines, inconsistent local interpretations, costly upgrades, and utility hookup delays; one Yakima provider said county requirements, a floodplain-related elevation certificate, and a private well issue stopped her in-home child care proposal, while others described traffic impact fees, parking mandates, and zoning barriers that made projects infeasible. Enterprise Community Partners highlighted examples of successful local reforms, including fee waivers, expedited permitting, and zoning changes in several cities, and DCYF said it is working toward a 2026 action plan and a resource guide for providers. In the final section, planners and developers discussed how street standards and frontage improvement requirements can undermine infill and middle housing. Poulsbo’s planning manager said current standards were designed for greenfield subdivisions and often force costly curb, gutter, sidewalk, stormwater, and utility upgrades on small infill sites, sometimes adding tens of thousands of dollars and causing projects to be abandoned. A Seattle-based developer made similar points about small middle-housing projects being burdened by frontage work, curb ramps, buried standards, and EV-ready parking requirements that can trigger expensive undergrounding. Committee members asked about possible state-level changes, including whether child care should be treated as an essential public facility and whether parking requirements had already been reduced; one senator noted that minimum parking requirements for child care facilities were eliminated in prior legislation, with implementation phased in over the next few years.

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• But we're still trying to work with the language and work with folks over...
• I'm always willing to work with members to accommodate them as well.
• Yeah, we're working on that.
• Chairman, I am happy to take your direction and work with you on this.
• We have close to 1,600 uniformed officers that work for the sheriff's department.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• One, I do appreciate you working with our team to accept amendments.
• The framework is already in place, and this work is already being done.
• They just want to go to work and take care of patients and go home.
• They just want to go to work and take care of patients and go home.
• These events are often operated by unlicensed out-of-state vendors who travel from location to location

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We have 26 locations throughout the sale of the Southeast 5 locations in Florida.
• But the work that you and President Passadomo have done, the only live local I trust the work that you
• It is working.
• That's just not how it works.
• I just want to say thank you for working to come up with something it works for everybody.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Located in the hallway behind the hearing rooms.
• I think it's working.
• I think it's working.
• The bill really doesn't give a lot of detail as to how this would work.
• But we've got a really good list working so far. Thanks for being here.

Summary: The committee first took up several bills and voted them out favorably without amendment: SB 2857, relating to prescription drug purchasing proof for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers; SB 1307, relating to the biennial health coverage reference guide; and SB 527, relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia for certain pediatric dental services. Each of those motions passed on a 7-0 roll call. The main discussion centered on SB 1643, which would require prior approval from the Texas Department of Insurance for property and casualty rate changes above 10% from a previously filed rate. The chair framed it as a response to rate volatility and rising homeowners and auto premiums, while several members questioned whether it would slow a market that is already stabilizing and could encourage insurers to file repeated increases just under the threshold. Witnesses from consumer groups supported tighter oversight and argued for a lower threshold, while insurance industry representatives opposed the bill, saying Texas’s file-and-use system and competitive market work better and that the proposal could increase costs or create uncertainty. After testimony, SB 1643 was left pending. The committee then heard SB 1642, which would replace the single Texas Department of Insurance commissioner with a three-commissioner structure and an executive director. Supporters said it could improve accountability and transparency, while opponents argued the current single-commissioner model is more efficient and avoids confusion and added cost. Witnesses also raised concerns about open meetings issues, administrative expense, and the lack of a clear model from other states. SB 1642 was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2530, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association omnibus bill. The bill would make a number of changes to TWIA’s governance and finances, including exempting TWIA from certain taxes, moving its headquarters to a coastal county, changing board composition and voting rules, and lowering the probable maximum loss standard from 1-in-100 to 1-in-50. Supporters said the bill would strengthen TWIA’s reserve funding and improve local relevance, while opponents warned it could increase assessments, reduce reinsurance protection, and create operational risks by relocating the headquarters to the coast. The bill was left pending, and the committee then adjourned.

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• This program works.
• This program works.
• This program works.
• work?
• It's has it worked work? We know it can.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I absolutely agree with you; we can work with you on that, just like I'll work with Representative Noble
• So that's really kind of it, and we would love to work with you on—if you need anything, need us to work
• Base from which to work.
• I think it is working well.
• And as hard as I work and as hard as I've been working, I can't wait for the day that I can own a home

Bills: HB17, HB23, SB 10

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest

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• quickly um I while I have been working quickly um I while I have been working on<00:03:47.720>
• this is something that I've been working this is something that I've been working on<00:04:07.400
• <00:18:18.120> service liaison from Bright Works service liaison from Bright Works service
• um so working diving into this work um so working really<00:18:58.520> hard<00:18:58.919>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Who live and work on the front lines of this crisis, and those that work with them.
• We are the experts in this work.
• It’s working.
• So I know that work will happen.
• So I know that work will happen.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They actually used to work for that office, and they're co-located in our building.
• So the meds I was on really didn't work for me. It wasn't working for me.
• So the meds I was on really didn't work for me. It wasn't working for me.
• And we did hear about a working group that has been working.
• So I think essentially, yes, the work group is working.

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• At the Urban League, some of the work that we do is working with people who are looking for employment
• to out-of-state locations.
• We're all working on our strategic plans. We are all working on our respective goals.
• But this works.
• It works.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket of bills focused on MassHealth benefits and reimbursement, health equity, behavioral health, public health, dental access, 340B drug pricing, tobacco cessation, and coverage for children. The chairs emphasized rising health care costs, provider shortages, administrative burdens, and persistent inequities by income, race, geography, and immigration status. Much of the testimony centered on H.1416/S.901, an act to advance health equity, with legislators and members of the Health Equity Compact arguing for statewide benchmarks, stronger health equity leadership, reimbursement for interpreter services, community health workers and patient navigation, Medicaid graduate medical education support, and a health equity zone trust fund. Witnesses described disparities in life expectancy, maternal mortality, access to primary care, and the impact of federal Medicaid and social service cuts, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. The committee also heard strong support for H.1368/S.847 on rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill MassHealth children. Testifiers from industry, academia, hospitals, and families said early sequencing can end long diagnostic odysseys, improve treatment decisions, shorten hospital stays, and save money, while also providing emotional relief and information for families. The hearing then moved to H.1407 on MassHealth rate parity for inpatient behavioral health providers, where Rep. Scanlan and the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems said the bill would codify existing administrative parity so managed care plans cannot pay less than the MassHealth fee-for-service rate. On H.1392/S.853 to preserve and protect public health, witnesses supported higher vaccine administration fees to improve provider participation and immunization rates. The committee also heard testimony on H.770/845 to protect 340B providers in MassHealth, and on S.848 to require reporting and transparency around 340B revenues and outside administrative costs. Additional bills drew testimony on tobacco cessation coverage for MassHealth members, with advocates supporting broader access to counseling and medications through medical, behavioral health, and dental providers. On H.1409, a nursing home operator asked for more flexibility in a MassHealth staffing-related penalty tied to patient days per resident. On H.1401/S.888, supporters of the “Take 10” dental access proposal said adult MassHealth dental coverage is underused because too few dentists accept MassHealth, leading to long travel times and avoidable emergency room visits; they urged incentive payments for dentists serving new adult MassHealth patients. Finally, on H.1403/S.855, “Cover All Kids,” advocates and immigrant community members urged removal of immigration status as a barrier to full MassHealth coverage for children, while also backing a related bill to ensure 12 months of continuous coverage for children. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked questions on costs, reimbursement levels, and implementation details.

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• Higher amenities and location.
• Higher amenities and location.
• do, I won't open the work session yet. do, I won't open the work session yet.
• I want to make sure this is the work session on 652." >> "We're not in a work session yet.
• > Department of Revenue tracks Department of Revenue tracks um<01:22:07.160> that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the legislation so there's a lot of work the legislation so there's a lot of work involved<01:02
• Who does all this work?
• We're working with DAGS to locate space for leasing and to develop a plan for redevelopment of the current
• <04:21:57.479> uh<04:21:57.600> we're<04:21:57.720> working alternative location
• uh we're working alternative location uh we're working with<04:21:58.159> dags<04:21:58.760><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We're still working on it. We still have a lot of work to do.
• We're still working on it. We still have a lot of work to do.
• We're still working on it. We still have a lot of work to do.
• We're still working on it. We still have a lot of work to do.
• We're still working on it. We still have a lot of work to do.

Keywords: 1183, house