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• On to procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.
• This bill basically takes away Coastal Commission annual reports that they ever do on assessments and
• I have seen firsthand how she is able to point to rules and procedures with her eyes closed.
• I don't know about you, but I've never had a cat request a decline procedure.
• We raise concerns about whether something is an ethical or proper procedure all the time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> fundamental question is a procedural fundamental question is a procedural one. one. one.
• </c> procedures were passed the legislature. procedures were passed the legislature.
• </c><00:58:07.920><c> So</c> procedures are not permitted. So procedures are not permitted.
• These procedures are rare.
• </c> procedure with respect to legislation. procedure with respect to legislation.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 525, which would have transferred administration of the program for the deaf and hard of hearing and the related board to OPLC. The chair said the sponsor was no longer interested in moving forward, and Representative Schmidt moved ITL. The motion passed 14-0 with two members absent, and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee then considered Senate Bill 182 on the maternal mortality review committee. The chair described a narrower amendment that would keep the name change, clarify operations so recommendations are returned to the appropriate entities, and expand contact with family members and close contacts, while dropping a proposed addition of a Department of Corrections member. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then moved ITL and placed on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 185, dealing with OPLC investigations and backlog reduction, received an update from OPLC General Counsel Nicholas Fry. He described efforts to improve public communication, clear the complaint backlog, standardize intake and expert review, add automated responses and website updates, use weekly legal-viability reviews, create preliminary investigation protocols, and establish a process for law-enforcement referrals. Members asked about board involvement and criminal-conviction cases; Fry said boards are kept informed and that such matters can proceed either through complaints or application/background-check processes. Representative Groa requested a follow-up update in January, and the committee agreed to an oral report then if needed. The bill was then voted ITL unanimously and placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 349 on optometrists performing ophthalmologic laser procedures. Dr. Angelique Sawyer testified in support, saying the amendment adds more specific proctoring and qualification requirements, based on language requested after earlier hearings, and that similar systems exist in other states. Representative Sers confirmed that the new sections were the key additions, while Representative Schmidt said he remained open to the concept but wanted a thorough review and asked about a subcommittee. The discussion was still ongoing when the transcript ended, with no vote recorded on HB 349.

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• Wilford and Senators Rodriguez and Cutter, concerning the continuation of the Public Utilities Commission
• and, in the Public Utilities Commission and, in connection therewith, implementing the recommendations
• This bill empowers the Colorado Civil Rights Commission to file charges against schools and individuals
• This is the same commission whose rulings were reversed in U.S. Supreme... ...U.S.
• The commission whose rulings were reversed in the U.S.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Written by DESE, Auditor Suzanne Bump, the Rural Policy Advisory Commission, three legislative commissions
• That's why we've spoken so often about the need for a Foundation Budget Review Commission, because we
• The Senate passed a Foundation Budget Review Commission.
• Tarr, standing commission on high-quality curriculum. Question comes on adoption.
• Now, Madam President, as we know, the Administrative Procedures Act and the Commonwealth would countenance

Keywords: 1212, all

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• What we have before you is a proposal for our Truth Commission.
• What is the Truth Commission? It's essentially a temporary body.
• Did, Madam Chair, did the state have a January 6th Commission or was that a federal commission?
• And when would this commission begin?
• Partisan is the Commission will be. Thank you, I think, Mr.

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• Members and guests, before we begin today's hearing, I'd like to briefly go over the procedure we'll
• General Counsel of the Texas Animal Health Commission, Dr.
• The Texas Animal Health Commission started to take notice of this northern migration.
• So, COPEG is the commission, U.S.
• They won't call Texas Animal Health Commission and say, "Hey, I think I have a screw worm."

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The commission local governments.
• </c> and how do we identify as a commission and how do we identify as a commission here<00:29:30.080>
• </c> commission meetings. commission meetings.
• </c> on the commission commission members. on the commission commission members.
• commission commission &gt;&gt; before<01:55:05.760><c> the</c><01:55:06.000><c> 7th.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

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• This statute created a mechanism, a procedural vehicle, if you will, called Form 1002.
• That should be a question for the Workforce Commission.
• That should be a question for the Workforce Commission.
• a procedure, or you wouldn't know that?
• They are going through the Administrative Procedure Act process.

Bills: HB282, HB293, HB390, HB456, HB460, HB561, HB819, HB1023, HB1047, HB1101

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• The committee substitute says that all state agencies shall develop procedures for reducing the total
• The Historical Commission.
• Since 2007, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission has prepared a report of reports.
• What happens is that the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, every two years, they create...
• And the library commission, the Library and Archives Commission, has recommended, you know what, no one's

Bills: HB565, HB3743, HB4310, HB5083, HB5129, HB5195, HB5331, HB5469, SB21, HB3185, SB 21

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• So, we're policy or procedure step.
• The real estate commission is made up, and I think most boards and commissions are similar.
• </c> commission.
• Other boards and commissions commission.
• </c> commission, not with the association. commission, not with the association.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• He said he is on his 15th year on the Legislative Audit Commission and has seen a lot of audits.
• Representative Quam then said that, in his 15th year on the Legislative Audit Commission, he has seen
• Representative Quam then said that, in his 15th year on the Legislative Audit Commission, he has seen
• He added that if they were following the procedures they had, it should have been zero.
• No, we're going to follow the procedures to make sure that it's the right channels.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the appointment of New Mexico Compact Commissioners, requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission
• Drafting Number 232625, a bill providing additional bonding authority to the State Transportation Commission
• Licensure Compact. of New Mexico Compact Commissioners, requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission
• financing of highway projects, providing additional bonding authority to the State Transportation Commission
• An act relating to commitment procedures, providing a definition for harm to self and harm to others

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• I tried to go to the Commission.
• , commissions on types of oils, commissions on raffle and advisory boards.
• I said the value of that commission, sending a message about the value of that commission.
• I will rephrase it: by removing one commission when many could be, it looks as if that commission has
• when many could be it one commission when many could be it looks as if that commission has no value

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and approved the journal. A lengthy pages’ recognition program followed, with lighthearted awards and remarks about the students’ backgrounds and plans. The House then received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice of signed bills and enrolled measures, and reports from standing committees on enrolled, engrossed, and printed legislation. The chamber considered several measures under suspension of the rules. House Resolution 32, relating to administrative rules review, passed 68-1. Senate Bill 1270 as amended, requiring labeling and disclosure for cell-cultured animal protein, passed 70-0. Senate Bill 1335 as amended, addressing veterinary education and requiring recipients of state-funded out-of-state vet training to return to Idaho and practice large-animal veterinary medicine, passed 54-16 after debate about the state’s veterinarian shortage and the need to recoup the state’s investment. Senate Bill 1299 as amended, barring government from requiring digital identification for access to services and preserving physical ID options, passed 70-0 after questions about whether it affected police dogs. Senate Bill 1376, an elections cleanup bill shifting some candidate filing duties to county clerks and adding verification steps, passed 64-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 1416, the appropriation for the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, by 55-14, and Senate Bill 1417, Parks and Recreation enhancements funded by fees and federal dollars, by 69-30. House Bill 494 as amended in the Senate, on background-check cleanup for Health and Welfare, passed 69-30; House Bill 728 as amended in the Senate, on education-related transparency and continuity, passed 68-7; House Bill 703 as amended in the Senate, on land surveyor board cleanup, passed 67-0; House Bill 825 as amended in the Senate, on the America 250 license plate and Heritage Trust Fund flexibility, passed 67-2; House Bill 788 as amended in the Senate, a medical preceptorship pilot with a sunset, passed 39-30; House Resolution 33, covering committee review of several natural resources and licensing agencies, passed 68-2; House Bill 949, a net-zero trailer bill consolidating STEM Action Center and Workforce Development Council appropriations, passed 69-1; House Bill 950, appropriating $200,000 for a Medicaid managed care consultant, passed 60-10; and House Bill 951, an Attorney General enhancement bill tied to the Consumer Protection Fund and ICAC support, failed 33-37 after debate over whether the funding was truly needed. Senate Bill 1294 as amended, requiring newborn hearing-screen referrals outside hospitals while preserving parental choice, passed 37-32 after discussion of early hearing loss detection and the bill’s referral-based structure. The House also agreed to send Senate Bill 1351 to the amending order and recessed, then reconvened to take up additional messages and first-reading bills, including child protection and related measures.

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• </c> entities such as the joint commission entities such as the joint commission and<00:25:31.120><c>
• Would that be procedure.
• So those procedures are not going to be affected by this.
• So existing procedures have already been laid out.
• "Hi." smoke uh procedures in hospitals. smoke uh procedures in hospitals.

Bills: SB2211, SB2025, SB2038, SB2050, SB2051, SB2090

Keywords: emergency funding, food assistance, healthcare, federal shutdown, Hawaii, DHS, jury duty, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, exemption, patient care, financial hardship, medication abortion, anonymous prescription, pregnancy rights, healthcare privacy, pharmacy regulations, chiropractic education, clinical training, student supervision

Summary: The House Committee on Health held its first hearing of the session and opened with housekeeping notes, introductions of members, and an explanation that the agenda would be taken out of order to accommodate a sign language interpreter. The committee first heard HB 469, relating to parking for disabled persons. Testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill, explaining that a travel placard would help people with disabilities who must travel interisland or to the mainland for medical care. Members asked about emergency travel, misuse prevention, and how to distinguish the travel placard from existing disabled parking placards; witnesses said the bill would need to be tied to administrative rules, and agreed the placard should clearly show an expiration date and likely be a different color. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 218, relating to hospital surgical smoke. The Department of Health supported the measure, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii supported it with amendments, saying hospitals already follow existing standards but that any new policy should account for different procedures and provider safety. A committee member questioned the proposed amendment language and whether it was too flexible; the witness explained the intent was to allow case-by-case application because some procedures generate only brief exposure. Members also asked what surgical smoke is, and the witness explained it is produced when electrical or cauterizing tools are used on tissue and creates vapor or fumes. The bill remained under discussion with no final action reported. The committee next took up HB 814, which would fund a public information campaign and related services on cannabis use among youth. The Department of the Attorney General said the bill should be amended to clarify whether the funding would be used for contracts or grants and to include proper grant standards if grants are intended. The Department of Health supported the bill and said the funds would expand prevention, treatment, recovery, and public education efforts, including social media outreach, PSAs, and school-based youth services. Multiple organizations and individuals testified in support, emphasizing the harms of youth cannabis use and the need for prevention and treatment resources. Members asked what the department currently does, whether it is fulfilling existing law on science-based cannabis information, and what kinds of treatment would be provided; the department said services would mainly be intensive outpatient, outpatient, counseling, and related youth-focused supports. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• commission.
• wouldn't trigger a commission review, like a... ...over that threshold, it wouldn't trigger a commission
• So there does appear to be a lot of fees and licensing and commissions—5% commission on the toll back
• to the commission.
• when seeking commission approval.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• Kentucky colonel. ...University of Kentucky and is proud to also be a commissioned Kentucky colonel.
• manual. ...of the House and Senate committees about this election procedures manual.
• We are not election procedures manual experts. I urge a no vote on this bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Chair, indeed, our House Elections Committee is full of elections procedures manual. Mr.
• Many experts on the election procedures manual there. So that's point number one.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• for what what we're right procedures for what what we're right procedures for what what we're trying
• and intersection uh of policy procedure and intersection uh of policy procedure and politics okay uh
• policy and procedure politics okay uh policy and procedure politics okay uh policy and procedure the
• on higher the Alabama Commission on higher the Alabama Commission on higher education and applies to
• Harvard 2021 that was commissioned Harvard 2021 that was commissioned Harvard University University

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• Chairman Chappell, Director Griffin, and Johnny Bray, as well as the Washington State Gambling Commission
• As of yesterday, Victoria Woodard was appointed to the vacant commission position.
• He's our head of the Gaming Commission.
• I'm the executive director of the Cowlitz Tribal Gaming Commission.
• And we're grateful for the gaming commission and helping and working together alongside with us.

Keywords: 904, all

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• This is the HEART Unit, which testified before this Commission.
• special commission in the course of a year.
• And this is really a question, I think, for the commission, which is what specifically is this commission
• The Commission highlights rather than the Commission feel, so again just trying to get it to a more factual
• It is very hard for this commission to... Examples.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error. The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony. Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.

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• House Bill 1904 prohibits performing declawing procedures on cats.
• number of procedures performed on an annual basis.
• I've had my own veterinary businesses, and I've also commissioned in the U.S.
• I've had my own veterinary businesses, and I've also commissioned in the U.S.
• I've had my own veterinary businesses, and I've also commissioned in the U.S.

Bills: HB1904, HB2106, HB2211, HB2247, HB2329, HB2339

Keywords: animal welfare, cats, declawing, animal rights, pet care, healthcare, contract modifications, provider notifications, insurance carriers, health facilities, HB 2211, medically tailored meals, medical nutrition therapy, medical assistance, Medicaid, Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, nutrition support, chronic disease, dietary accommodations