Transcript Highlights:

• But you have probably four main areas of consumer services that are not currently taxed: professional
• And if you look at these other three professional areas, those are going to be used a lot more.
• Services like these are one Professional Services like these are one the<00:30:21.960> other<
• <00:30:34.519> those<00:30:34.720> are other three other professional those are other
• three other professional those are going<00:30:35.000> to<00:30:35.120> be<00:30:35.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Part of it is professional recognition, part of it is professional growth, and professional growth means
• Last but not least, we also have an active care program, which serves active professionals.
• , ma'am, they're part of, well, the Windham School District, yes, yes, they, they, those those professionals
• do appreciate that that might have impacts on your workforce. work with the contractors and the professional
• within TxDOT, you know, there's concerned that maybe some of the districts have overspent their professional

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• President, why is Service Oklahoma being considered the conduit for this specific professional license
• So are there any other select agencies whose professional licenses are currently housed under Service
• And it removes the ability of professionals, caseworkers, doctors, judges... ...professionals, caseworkers
• And so now we're having to consider foreign-trained professionals.
• And this goes with every health care... ...professionals.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• require coverage without cost sharing for items listed on the immunization schedules of certain professional
• Sections seven and eight modify mental health professional affiliation and supervision limits and require
• Um, regarding this paragraph, I guess I would want to get confirmation from medical professionals that
• <00:44:54.240> that<00:44:54.440> this um, medical professionals that this um, medical
• professionals that this doesn't<00:44:55.040> have<00:44:55.320> some doesn't have some

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm a wife, a mom of four, grandma of five, a health care professional for 42 years, and a constituent
• We have fewer mental health clinicians and professionals who are able to work with our students, and
• Over the past few decades, our role is... ...professionals in our schools.
• program with an aggressive effort indicating that traits such as objectivity, sense of urgency, professional
• But that's why I love professional sports. There's no DEI in professional sports.

Bills: S0092, S0110, S0192, S0212, S0260, S0350, S0394, S0422, S0434, S0442, S0484, S0546, S0556, S0684, S0696, S0706, S0748, S0786, S0820, S0824, S0838, S0840, S0848, S0856, S0962, S1000, S1014, S1036, S1050, S1054, S1080, S1118, S1134, S1338, S1480, S1500, S1506, S1622, S1724

Keywords: employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.

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• So when I’m not here, I’m at the school, and there are a lot of professionals like that in education
• and there are a lot of professionals and there are a lot of professionals like<00:52:29.880> that<
• support that we’re seeing in some of these from the Sheriff’s Association to MPPA as well as the Professional
• support that we’re seeing in some of these from the Sheriff’s Association to MPPA as well as the Professional
• what would it look like professionals what would it look like for<01:17:52.000> our<01:17:52.199

Bills: HF550, HF412, HF796, HF140

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, HF412, Minnesota legislature, education committee, K-12 education, school observation, teacher observation, administrator observation, legislative transparency, legislator accountability, House rules, Senate rules, Legislative Reference Library, public reporting, education finance, education policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Numerous barriers were successfully addressed, and the injured worker returned to work as a PA professional
• Numerous barriers were successfully addressed, and the injured worker returned to work as a PA professional
• um it's essentially the professionals um it's essentially the consultation<00:31:12.320> arm<
• We regulate professional boxing and professional and amateur mixed martial arts, and we also have some
• We regulate professional boxing and professional and amateur mixed martial arts, and we also have some

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met under a new Senate power-sharing arrangement with co-chairs, began with member and staff introductions, and then received a jurisdiction overview from Senate counsel. The overview explained that the Labor Committee’s jurisdiction has not changed from the previous biennium and covers fair labor standards, minimum wage, workers’ compensation, occupational safety and health, and related agencies and boards such as the Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Mediation Services, PERB, and the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. It also noted that some topics, including paid leave, fall under other committees, while earned sick and safe time remains within Labor and Industry jurisdiction. Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach and Josiah Moore then gave a detailed Department of Labor and Industry presentation. They reviewed the department’s funding sources, emphasizing that workers’ compensation funds and construction codes/licensing revenues make up most of the budget, while the general fund is a small share. They described the department’s major divisions, including workers’ compensation, construction codes and licensing, labor standards, nursing home workforce standards, and OSHA consultation and compliance, and highlighted practical examples of their work. Examples included return-to-work assistance for an injured worker, compliance training that reduced penalties for self-insurers and claim administrators, and use of the Special Compensation Fund when an employer lacked workers’ compensation insurance. The labor standards section highlighted enforcement actions involving unpaid overtime, pregnancy and parental leave retaliation, wage deductions, and child labor violations, along with totals for 2024 collections and inquiries. The presentation also noted the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s adopted rules, the expansion of construction licensing exams statewide, and OSHA consultation programs such as Min-SHARP and MINSTAR, including a Minnesota employer that recently achieved MINSTAR status. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Serving these kids is complex and requires a team of professionals. settings.
• <00:36:18.720> that going to have and the professionals that going to have and the professionals
• But this gives flexibility to the licensed mental health professionals to determine which services are
• professionals? Miss Pratzky. professionals? Miss Pratzky.
• That should count for something when we are asking qualified professionals to come to Minnesota.

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• <00:03:51.440> services non-fysician professional services non-fysician professional services
• <00:05:00.479> services,<00:05:01.280> which<00:05:01.520> they professional services
• , which they professional services, which they currently<00:05:02.400> do<00:05:02.639> not
• And then hopefully we have the mental health professionals right there to help with that child.
• have the mental health professionals have the mental health professionals right<00:40:03.119>

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:20 - Discussion of 26RS HB 689 00:13:13 - Discussion of 26RS SB 201 00:27:45 - Discussion of 26RS HB 583 00:46:37 - Discussion of 26RS HB 488 00:48:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 2 01:14:34 - Discussion of Kentucky State Plan Amendment (SPA) 26:0001: School-based Medicaid Services Program 01:18:24 - Public Comment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are your mental health professionals in Z who determine that someone needs that level of intensive
• They are your mental<00:37:15.599> health<00:37:15.839> professionals<00:37:16.560>
• professionals in Z who determine<00:37:18.320> that<00:37:18.560> someone<00:37:18.880
• and they don't account for professionals and they don't account for them<00:37:38.880> and<00
• and families, I am professionals and families, I am irritated<00:37:55.839> and<00:37:56.079>

Bills: HF3378

Keywords: human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:21:53.760> that<01:21:54.000> are<01:21:54.159> delivering professionals that
• are delivering professionals that are delivering services<01:21:55.040> to<01:21:55.760> to
• um to make sure that we professional um to make sure that we have<01:24:04.480> the<01:24:04.719
• Now, because of the work of EID providers, school professionals, preschool teachers, Head Start teachers
• license with a with a professional license with a with a board,<01:43:36.719> with<01:43:36.880

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• Uh, we've been at other professional sporting events.
• Uh, the students are conducting professional research.
• They're providing professional forecasting and working with major industries.
• conducting uh professional research. conducting uh professional research.
• <00:15:36.079> forecasting<00:15:36.720> and<00:15:37.040> working professional

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

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• employees mate which is a professional employees mate which is a union<01:14:40.000> of<01:14
• In my hometown of Roseau, Minnesota, the last contract for our education support professionals, so our
• In my hometown of Roseau, Minnesota, the last contract for our education support professionals, so our
• <01:35:21.560> working<01:35:22.000> fulltime are PA professionals working fulltime
• are PA professionals working fulltime with<01:35:22.600> students<01:35:22.960> with<01

Bills: HF1538, HF1965, HF2251, HF2838

Keywords: teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation

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• the um uh uh where the um about the um uh education<00:27:16.480> par<00:27:16.880> professional
• <00:27:17.399> credential education par professional credential education par professional
• Section 2 is related to professional development under the READ Act, and the new language starts on page
• development under the read professional development under the read Act<00:49:18.799> and<00:49
• <01:38:56.639> development expand the professional development expand the professional development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It also provides families with information, guidance, networks of people and medical professionals to
• /c><00:02:38.879> medical networks of people and medical networks of people and medical professionals
• to help them navigate professionals to help them navigate through<00:02:41.760> an<00:02:42.200
• and and the families um uh professionals and and the families um uh with<00:21:55.919> the<00
• Taking a comprehensive approach to the mental health professional workforce with an advisory group, 17

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Note that healthcare professionals are horrified seeing and treating a disproportionate number of children
• Note that healthcare professionals are horrified seeing and treating a disproportionate number of children
• Note that healthcare professionals are horrified seeing and treating a disproportionate number of children
• Note that healthcare professionals are horrified seeing and treating a disproportionate number of children
• are horrified seeing and Professionals are horrified seeing and treating<01:00:40.119> a<01:00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The last school that I speak regarding the five-school makeup of the college is the continuous professional
• <00:04:17.199> development<00:04:18.199> this continuous professional development this
• continuous professional development this is<00:04:18.479> where<00:04:18.680> we<00:04
• <00:35:25.240> police the director professional police the director professional police officers
• <01:16:32.440> development Workforce and professional development Workforce and professional

Keywords: 1183, house

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• leads and both campuses uh professional leads and both campuses uh work<00:07:43.280> very<00
• Well, I think for the advanced senior professional jobs, we have to be able to offer graduate training
• That was a work of two professional women directors at each campus.
• We can use bits and pieces of it right now, but we don't have a professional person, and we would like
• Many professionals will do just one class.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:12:14.399> development transformative professional development transformative professional
• Another large concern in regards to this new standard is the massive amount of professional... committees
• Curricula are being written, resources are being aligned, and professional development is underway.
• <01:15:54.199> development<01:15:54.639> dollar and professional development dollar
• and professional development dollar since<01:15:55.800> the<01:15:55.960> standards<01

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• We will be celebrating 50 years of serving our community next year, but the inclusion of professional
• At the heart of this, and this also dove details into the professional artist materials, the purpose
• artist materials at the the professional artist materials at the heart<00:33:01.000> of<00:33
• With regard to professional artist materials, you've heard Mr.
• artist materials and you've professional artist materials and you've heard<00:34:42.679> Mr<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all