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• <01:24:04.240> with structure or their W-9 uh documents with structure or their W-9 uh documents
• . document. document.
• <01:36:35.360> um accept everything on this document um accept everything on this document
• I would consider if you this document.
• <01:41:24.920> as would sign this document as would sign this document as what<01:41:26.400

Bills: HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

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• And members, you should have the documents in your committee packets.
• Dball, Madam Chair and members, I'll be working off of the document.
• Dball, Madam Chair and members, I'll be working off of the document.
• It compares it to the Senate position on UAVs. be working off of the document.
• It's be working off of the document.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I mean, I don't think it's objectionable off the top of my head, because as long as they can document
• as long as the top of my head because as long as they<00:14:20.759> can<00:14:21.000> document
• that<00:14:21.560> there<00:14:21.720> was<00:14:21.920> that they can document
• that there was that they can document that there was that effort<00:14:23.000> the<00:14:23.160
• I'd like to ask the funeral association if they can provide some specific documentation of their practices

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held its first hearing of the 2025 session and reviewed several measures. SB 102 would restrict third-party restaurant reservation services from listing or selling reservations without a written agreement from the restaurant; the Attorney General recommended amendments to strengthen the bill against First Amendment and Contracts Clause challenges, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association strongly supported it, saying restaurants should control who represents them. The committee also heard SB 137 on electric utility mergers and acquisitions, with support from Ulupono Initiative and IBW Local 1260. Supporters said the bill would preserve state policy protections, including renewable energy and rate-making goals, and protect workers; IBW also suggested amendments, including a severability clause. The committee discussed a possible alternative approach from the PUC involving solicitation of bids from non-investor-owned utilities, and Ulupono said it would consider that idea but was concerned about preserving time for co-op formation. Members then heard SB 142, which would require insurers paying claims by check to send them by certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt. The Insurance Division stood on its written testimony, while the Hawaiian Insurers Council, State Farm, NAMIC, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association opposed the bill. A senator questioned whether the measure was too prescriptive and could create problems for claimants displaced by disasters; the response was that insurers and claimants usually remain in contact and that other payment methods may already be available depending on the carrier. SB 157 would ban algorithmic price setting in Hawaii’s rental market and require a public education program; the committee noted written testimony in support and comment, but no oral testimony was taken before moving on. SB 158 would create a state-owned bank implementation board within DCCA; DCCA’s financial institutions division, the Budget and Finance Department, and the Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments, while the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed and the Hawaii Credit Union League commented. The committee also heard SB 318, which would require DCCA to adopt privacy rules for direct-to-consumer genetic testing and specify whether genetic information may be used for investigative genetic genealogy. The Office of Consumer Protection and Andrew Crossland opposed the bill, saying federal law and existing state protections already cover much of the area and that rulemaking would be a better way to address it; members raised concerns about federal changes and the need for state protections, but OCP said the bill was not the best approach. SB 332 would prohibit bundling foreclosed homes at public sale and delay finality of sales; L. Strong and written testimony supported it, citing Lahaina’s post-fire foreclosure risks and warning of investors profiting from the disaster. The final measure, SB 525, would require written notice and consent before mortuaries, cemeteries, or pre-need funeral authorities sell or recycle precious metals recovered after cremation. DCCA’s consumer protection and licensing divisions offered comments, while the Hawaii Funeral and Cemetery Association opposed the bill, saying it was surprised by the measure and was unaware of current consumer problems in the industry.

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• documents and take enforcement action against noncompliant health plans or PBMs.
• Due to the timing with SB 41, the DMHC requested the resources in this BCP to review financial documents
• To implement the ongoing review of licensure and financial documents and take enforcement action against
• documents and take enforcement action against noncompliant health plans or PBMs. due to the timing with
• Due to the timing with SP-41, the DMHC requested the resources in this BCP to review financial documents

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've seen providers lacking documentation to support services that were provided.
• You say you didn't have specific providers' names, but yet we have, you know, document after document
• I have a document in front of me that says that's not unique.
• That same language does not exist for documentation requirements across Chapter 256B.
• It had the provider enrollment requirements, and it had the documentation requirements.

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• This is stated within the document.
• this document.
• While it's true that this document is not legally binding, it is my hope that you would ...
• This document doesn't have any legal authority to it.
• It's their document. They wrote it. It's not our language.

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• rise in motor fuel-related crimes, including crude oil and fuel theft, and falsified transport documentation
• This bill enhances oversight by requiring expenditure in documentation and licensing for fuel transporters
• Any of you stopped, so you discovered false documentation? Yes, sir.
• They are trying to circumvent us by presenting that documentation as being valid.
• We'll identify the driver by his documentation and ensure that all information matches what is being

Bills: SB2199, SB2200, SB2201, SB2949, SB2332

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• YOU REQUEST, YOU PAY A $100 FEE AND YOU NOT ONLY GET A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTS BUT YOU GET A FIVE PAGE
• FOR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASES, OUR SYSTEM IS SET UP TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS TO THE OWNERS AND I UNDERSTAND
• BECAUSE ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE THOSE COMPLETED DOCUMENTS AND THAT HAVE GOOD RESERVES, THEY SHOULD BE
• THEY CAN'T PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYBODY BUT THEY SHOULD DOCUMENT.
• I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO DOCUMENT AND INCLUDE IN THE BOARD MINUTES WE REACHED OUT; WE TRIED TO GET ON

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• now reviewed monthly by the CFSD business office prior to payment and reconciled to supporting documentation
• The district also implemented improved internal tracking procedures to document the receipt and distribution
• or had no documented business purpose at the time payment was issued.
• Subsequent to audit review, the district obtained documentation that supported the business purpose of
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue. The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request. After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.

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• I would envision, or I would assume—I don't have documentation on this—that if a product contains PAS
• Well, when you go for Real ID, do you really expect people to have all the documentation?
• So that means an admin person can understand that the pre-author document provider insurance company
• <04:21:01.279> that saying that the pre-author document that saying that the pre-author document
• if that document is company department if that document is available<04:21:20.000> to<04:21:20.239

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• tagged as parole board documents, and those go into a system that... ...parole board documents, and
• An agency that wanted to comply would have picked a reasonable method and documented it.
• Case planning was mentioned during the last session, but we didn't have this document.
• So this is actually the case planning document.
• This has been heavily researched and documented. Well, I appreciate that very much.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence honoring a deceased member, then approved the April minutes. The first major presentation was from Chelsea Florey of Child and Family Services on the Diversion Task Force and related grant programs created with one-time funding from HB 1012. She reported that five of six proposals were funded, with youth diversion services operating in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and a Red River Children’s Advocacy Center program focused on problematic sexualized behavior. Members discussed barriers such as staffing shortages, voluntary family engagement, service fatigue, and the need for better coordination, broader outreach, and possible changes to diversion eligibility rules so low-level cases can remain in diversion longer. Several legislators pressed for more practical system changes and clearer service navigation, while Florey said the task force is trying to build a service array or hub and is leaning on the Children’s Cabinet for broader recommendations. The committee then heard from North Dakota Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, who gave an operational overview and biennium report. He described the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, Pick and Click subscriptions, Players Club membership, and revenue distribution. For the 2023-25 biennium, about $67 million in tickets were purchased, with roughly $16.2 million transferred overall, including money for the general fund, drug task force grants, and compulsive gambling prevention and treatment. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether the amount is set by statute. A lengthy presentation followed from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on criminal justice data connectivity and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that North Dakota’s jail, court, HHS, and correctional systems use multiple separate databases that do not communicate in real time, requiring manual cross-checks and staff communication. He said the department is exploring a centralized hub or other integration approach, but noted challenges with identifiers, vendor contracts, confidentiality, and cost. Robin Schmolenberger then updated the committee on a Medicaid data-sharing project with HHS, saying monthly application assistance is now occurring in correctional facilities and that automated bi-directional data exchange is expected in late 2026 to help suspend and reactivate Medicaid coverage and identify former foster care youth. Members also discussed parole, probation, transitional housing, and the need for better real-time notifications and clearer data definitions. The committee also received an update from county representatives on the 24/7 sobriety program, including a recent attorney general opinion that if a court waives 24/7 fees, sheriffs may use the cheaper twice-daily breath test or urine testing instead of SCRAM bracelets or drug patches. Finally, Bruce Johnson of the Racing Commission presented on an audit report, acknowledging serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, grant documentation failures, a breeders fund eligibility reversal, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has already changed its procedures by tracking fund limits monthly, requiring grant applications and itemized reports, enforcing breeders fund rules as written, and routing purchases through procurement with written contracts. The committee asked follow-up questions throughout but took no formal votes on these presentations.

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• Do we want to try to integrate CIGIS, SAVAN, document storage systems into this as well?
• tagged as parole board documents, and those go into a system that... ...parole board documents, and
• Case planning was mentioned during the last session, but we didn't have this document.
• So this is actually the case planning document.
• This has been heavily researched and documented. Well, I appreciate that very much.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

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• And originally, Madam President, in this document, there was an additional $300 million.
• And originally, Madam President, in this document, there was an additional $300 million.
• And when we page through the document, we don't find anything.
• Well, I shouldn't say anything, because there is money in this document for special education.
• And so another document is going to move through this chamber, a multi-billion-dollar spending document

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.

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• Co-Chair Long, and I would just finally note that this was a document that Co-Chair Long and I worked
• Co-Chair Long, and I would just finally note that this was a document that Co-Chair Long and I worked
• Co-Chair Long, and I would just finally note that this was a document that Co-Chair Long and I worked
• Co-Chair Long, and I would just finally note that this was a document that Co-Chair Long and I worked
• Co-Chair Long, and I would just finally note that this was a document that Co-Chair Long and I worked

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But these initial working documents before you will be updated as we make recommendations and we go along
• After going through the documents that you have in your documents binder, we will be considering members
• You will note and that some of the items are grayed out in your documents.
• LBB, will you go ahead and walk us through the documents?
• Okay, so you have the subcommittee working document in front of you and the first few Pages are basically

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So now the guiding documents. Again, these are all behind tab one of your binders.
• So the first guiding document found under tab one is the Continuing Adequacy Evaluation Act of 2004,
• So the next guiding document is under tab 1B. This is the statutory requirements tracking sheet.
• The next guiding document is under Tab 1C, and that is the definition of adequacy.
• When the resource allocation reports are presented, you may decide to document some initial thoughts

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the previous minutes and then focused on an update from the Department of Education on early childhood programs, especially the state-funded Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program. Secretary Jacob Oliva and Deputy Commissioner Stacey Smith said Arkansas had received a federal Preschool Development Grant and described ongoing work to review ABC slots, which have been flat for years at about 23,800 slots and roughly $114 million. They said about 1,000 slots statewide are currently unfilled despite a waiting list of more than 2,000 families, and the department is shifting toward paying based on enrollment rather than guaranteed slots. Members asked about school choice, income eligibility, year-round access, curriculum flexibility, transportation, and whether funding should be increased or rebalanced; the department said it is collecting data, may survey providers more formally, and is considering whether to modernize income thresholds, daily rates, and other program rules. The committee agreed to form an early childhood subcommittee and asked the Bureau of Legislative Research to help gather historical information on income limits and other program details. The second major portion of the meeting was a legal presentation on the framework for Arkansas school adequacy by BLR education attorney Taylor Lloyd. She reviewed the constitutional basis for a “general, suitable, and efficient” public school system, the Dupree and Lake View cases, and the principle that adequacy and equity are different but related: adequacy asks what resources are needed, while equity asks whether those resources are distributed fairly. She explained that the General Assembly must define adequacy, study it, and react to evidence over time, and that the current adequacy definition includes curriculum and career/technical frameworks, the 38 mandatory Carnegie units, state testing standards, and sufficient funding. She also described the matrix as a funding tool, not a spending mandate, and noted that categorical funds are separate from the matrix. BLR’s Elizabeth Bynum then gave the historical framework, tracing legislative responses from Dupree through Lake View and into the present. She highlighted major changes such as the creation of equalization funding, fiscal distress and academic distress laws, the adequacy study process, the Educational Adequacy Fund, facilities and transportation changes, declining enrollment and student growth funding, and later adjustments to teacher salaries, isolated funding, and categorical programs. She explained that the adequacy study has evolved through committee hearings, surveys, site visits, and outside consultants, and that recent changes include updates to accountability references and the addition or removal of certain funding categories. Members asked follow-up questions about how the matrix is used, whether homeschool or private-school funding raises comparable issues, whether stakeholders include private and homeschool participants, whether school board members should be surveyed, and whether the state should revisit average daily membership versus attendance-based funding. No votes were taken on the adequacy presentations, but the committee did agree to continue the early childhood discussion in a future subcommittee meeting.

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• Although such documents are helpful, they provide little information relative to a video or an audio
• Although the Public Information Act gives individuals the right to inspect public documents, this right
• can be difficult to exercise when a water district spans multiple counties and documents are stored
• there are relationships that are frayed, um, and it's difficult to approach people and get these documents
• That's well documented.

Bills: HB 279, HB 310, HB 365, HB 391, HB 420, HB 422, HB 638

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• <04:30:52.560> and to the use of digital documentation and to the use of digital documentation
• <04:32:08.560> for requiring certification documents for requiring certification documents
• Documents that cost money.
• documents to prove their citizenship. documents to prove their citizenship.
• Documents that count cost money. Documents that count cost money.

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

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• <00:06:46.199> after look at some of those documents after look at some of those documents
• My understanding, Madam Chair, is that the committee had all those documents in front of them before
• So you were talking about reviewing the 990s, the audited financials, and all the other documents.
• So you were talking about reviewing the 990s, the audited financials, and all the other documents.
• So that we can document the services that they're delivering. Thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:15:12.040> about required documentation about required documentation about withholdings
• it also quote matches the documents it also quote matches the documents provided<00:35:31.800>
• showing employee eligibility to work or that said documentation is incomplete.
• I have personally, with clients, could there be forged documents used there? Absolutely.
• And it's not necessarily even forged documents.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all