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• at or near the time of birth certificate at or near the time of birth. birth. birth.
• That language is a common term that's used in legislation.
• That language is a common term that's used in legislation.
• Having considered support certification.
• its language. its language.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• uh gender neutral language to the bill. uh gender neutral language to the bill.
• c> the<00:21:59.679> house The languages passed by the house The languages passed by the house
• Any aggressive language, any escalate."
• And there are two states language.
• For us, have pretty similar language.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we can't amend that language. state. So we can't amend that language.
• language as it exists.
• So the the exact language<01:12:33.760> in<01:12:34.880> um language in um language in
• the language that I just pointed out? the language that I just pointed out?
• The language extends that identical language to those other provisions.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with Senate Bill 22-FN, which would expand child care licensing background checks so the Department of Health and Human Services can receive fuller criminal history information, including pending charges and other non-conviction records, similar to the system already used for school staff. Grant Bossi, for Senator Pearl, and DHHS officials Melissa Clement and Christine Sheay testified in support, saying the bill closes a gap that can allow people with disqualifying charges to work with children. They explained that the FBI record is a snapshot in time, that juvenile records are not included, and that the bill would apply to child care programs including residential group homes. Questions focused on what “confidential criminal history” means and how often checks are repeated; DHHS said checks are done every five years or sooner if new charge information is received. The hearing on SB 22 was then closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 23-FN, which would expand the child endangerment statute and remove the word “purposely” from part of the language. Senator Pat Long said the bill is intended to strengthen protection for children and allow more serious conduct to be charged appropriately. Testimony from law enforcement, including Executive Counselor Dave Wheeler, Sergeant Ryan Rooney of Nashua Police, and Nicholas Georgulis of Manchester Police, supported the bill as a way to distinguish routine misdemeanor cases from the most egregious abuse and neglect cases, such as children living in squalor or being exposed to severe danger. Wheeler and some members raised concerns that the language could be vague or overbroad and cited a prior Manchester firearm-in-a-car arrest as an example of possible unintended consequences; supporters responded that the bill still requires knowingly violating a duty of care and that the serious bodily injury or death standard limits its reach. Rooney also described a fentanyl overdose case involving an 11-year-old and said the current misdemeanor charge did not fully reflect the seriousness of the conduct. The committee recessed SB 23 briefly to open and close SB 161, then returned to SB 23, which remained under hearing with no final vote taken in the excerpt.

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• environments um has uh the certificate environments um has uh the certificate or<00:15:43.920>
• I'd love to see that in the language.
• You know, this language does not delineate penalties.
• Um, I think that that in the language.
• Um you know this language does question.

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• <00:03:31.840> and national board teacher certification and national board teacher certification
• They're certificates in most cases.
• degrees,<00:34:21.040> two certifications, it is degrees, two certifications, it is degrees
• <01:35:04.000> of funding mechanism within the language of funding mechanism within the language
• from Senate File, I believe 69, the property tax relief language.

Keywords: 916, all

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• We'll certifications are complied with.
• So, uh, that language may not be, um, necessary in the language of the bill.
• So uh that language for that process.
• /c> may not be um necessary in the language may not be um necessary in the language of<00:16:23.440><
• Aloha. ...with the AG's office on their language, and I'd only draw attention to the fact that that language

Bills: SB3326, SB2911

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, intoxicating liquor, direct shipment, breweries, distilleries, Hawaii, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard SB 3001 on artificial intelligence in a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Labor and Technology hearing. Testimony included support from the Department of Education and Google, comments from the Office of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office, and late opposition from Agentic LLC. The Attorney General raised constitutional and vagueness concerns and suggested clarifying amendments, while Google said the bill’s risk-based approach and proposed amendments could help establish industry-wide safety standards for minors. The committees recessed and then voted to pass SB 3001 with amendments, adopting DCCA/OCP recommendations on data minimization for minors and UDAP clarity, the Attorney General’s proposed clarifications and deletions, and Google’s nonconflicting amendments; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. The vote passed unanimously among members present, with some members excused. The Commerce and Consumer Protection committee then took up several previously heard measures in decision-making. SB 2045 on combat sports passed with amendments reflecting DCCA and boxing commission recommendations, including clarifying the on-site medical professional requirement, reporting duties, promoter payment, removal of the combat sports registry and ambulance requirement, and other technical changes; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050. SP 2347 on the residential landlord-tenant code passed with amendments striking landlord requirements so OCP could work on a multilingual tenant-rights notice, and SP 2495 on consumer protection passed with amendments requiring OCP to publish an annual report on potential code violations. SB 2777 on insurance was deferred to February 17, 2026 for further decision-making. At a later CPN decision-making agenda, SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons, passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, removing language about foreign artificial persons, and making other consistency and non-substantive changes; both effective dates were moved to January 1, 2027. SP 2033 on renewable energy also passed with amendments clarifying the definition of grid-ready homes, cost-sharing provisions, applicability to interconnecting customers, and safety/certification compliance, with the effective date deferred to July 1, 2050. In each case, the committee voted to adopt the recommendations without objections from members present. The committees also heard SB 3000 on insurance, which would authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions to recover costs and losses tied to climate-attributable harm and future climate risk, including costs incurred by state insurance-related entities. The Insurance Division and Attorney General’s office offered comments seeking clarification and warning about redundancy, implementation issues, possible representation of private insurers, and concurrent litigation concerns. Supporters, including the Center for Climate Integrity, a resident testifier, Sierra Club, and Green America, argued the bill would help shift insurance costs to fossil fuel companies responsible for climate harms and address rising premiums and nonrenewals in Hawaii. Opponents, including the American Petroleum Institute, argued the bill singled out one industry, raised constitutional concerns, and should be deferred because related climate litigation is already pending. The transcript ends with the committee continuing testimony and discussion on SB 3000 and then moving into SB 3326 on energy, where the consumer advocate and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s proposed separation of generation from transmission and distribution, while the PUC stood on written testimony, Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported it, and Life of the Land raised concerns about assumptions and the need for more substance.

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• He asked how long it took to get that certification.
• Amanda said the state police would have to do the inspection certification.
• have your license certification have your license certification inspection.<02:04:00.960> So<
• go through to get that certification? go through to get that certification?
• I had to go to a class at certification.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• separate language or language is on separate language or language is on every<00:49:51.040> street
• executive action it is now the language executive action it is now the language recognized<00:50
• come here that uh that speak a language come here that uh that speak a language other<00:55:49.599
• into a country is learning the language into a country is learning the language and<01:04:55.000
• American Sign Language.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session on several House bills. HB 212, allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a vehicle fails an emissions test, was retained at the sponsor’s request for possible modifications. HB 249, which would have let bicyclists treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as stop signs, was recommended inexpedient to legislate (ITL) by a 9-7 vote, with a minority report expected. The committee then retained HB 298, creating an exception for removing VIN tags from pre-1981 vehicles when needed for repair or restoration, by a 15-1 vote. HB 411-FN, making handheld device use while driving a secondary offense, was recommended ITL by consent after members argued the current primary-offense law is more effective for enforcement and safety. On HB 414, which would have barred DMV license suspensions based on debts owed to private towing or storage companies, the committee rejected ITL and instead retained the bill 16-0 after members split over whether the current law unfairly ties driving privileges to private debt collection. HB 441, addressing visible diesel emissions and “rolling coal,” was recommended ITL 16-0 because members said the conduct is already illegal under existing state and federal law. The committee then took up HB 461, concerning Department of Safety and DMV training and testing materials, where members debated whether driver testing should be limited to English and whether multilingual materials are a safety necessity or discriminatory; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• want to transfer a patient to a rehab facility or other post-acute care setting, while the patient language
• Care for All has a direct consumer helpline that takes over 25,000 calls a year in five different languages
• So per the language of the bill, it should not have required a prior authorization at all.
• The consumers need the services kind of listed in clear lay language in their benefit handbook, so they
• We're also happy to send in some language that may help to delineate some of the improvements and how

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on several health care access and insurance-related bills, with most testimony focused on H.1136 to improve the prior authorization process. The Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Health Care for All, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, physicians, and hospital representatives all supported the bill, arguing that prior authorization delays care, increases administrative burden, contributes to clinician burnout, and can worsen patient outcomes. Witnesses described examples involving delayed cancer treatment, diabetes care, COPD medication, shingles pain treatment, and hospital discharge delays. They said the bill would preserve prior authorization but add guardrails such as longer validity periods, continuity-of-care protections, faster responses for urgent care, clearer lists of services requiring authorization, and more transparency and standardization. The committee also heard testimony on H.1142/S.783 regarding equitable reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), with Senator Lovely and CRNA advocates supporting parity with physician anesthesiologists. They said CRNAs provide the same services at the same standard of care, but private insurers sometimes reimburse them at lower rates than physicians, which they argued is inconsistent with federal and state policy and harms access. Senator Keenan testified in support of a bill addressing claim denials and appeals, saying insurers should provide clearer explanations, time to resubmit claims, and timely appeal responses. Dr. Lorraine Schratz supported H.1126 to align state patient disclosure requirements with federal No Surprises Act rules, and Dr. Michael Trimbley supported H.1120 to recognize direct primary care as not being insurance and to encourage primary care participation. The committee also heard testimony on H.1140/S.801 to remove barriers to patient care by updating insurance statutes to reflect nurse practitioners’ full practice authority, and on H.1168/S.A.18 to eliminate the PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care. Witnesses on those bills described delays and denials affecting autism diagnosis, nutrition coverage, and endometriosis care, and said the proposals would reduce unnecessary barriers and improve timely access. After testimony and a few member questions, the chair closed the hearing; no votes were taken during the session.

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• at some of the highlights of WSU's financial reporting demands or WSU's entities, if we use that language
• As part of this presentation, I wanted to share some language that was included in the 2025–27 biennial
• For the very first time, there was language included to say that appropriations from WIA could now supplant
• You can see Section 951, but the language... This was pretty deep in the budget.
• But the language that, of course, is not highlighted or underlined is the pre-existing statute.

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

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• programs, you probably want to make sure that they're actually resulting in some level of either uh language
• We have some really high quality programs across the state when it comes to dual language.
• Do we provide the infrastructure and support for people to actually offer high quality dual language
• Or if we find that, and, and research already shows that dual language, for instance, is sort of the
• Um, which is where I did the, uh, you know, the pilot funding for, you know, the certificates, um, so

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• The language in the bill is CARE St. Peter, and so the intention is CARE St. Peter.
• Requirements and certification for recovery residences and a work group.
• And that concludes all of the language articles in the DE. And also, I want to thank Ms.
• Additional DHS oversight could be added to this language.
• Will this new language then address only the enhanced rate?

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

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• Regardless of the language spoken at home or any disability of that student.
• learners and students with disabilities, ensuring that these students receive both English language
• Madam Speaker, I represented a community with a large population of English language learners.
• I've seen countless occasions Of English language learners.
• Ensuring that students have the option to take assessment in the primary language, that interpreters

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House met with several welcoming and ceremonial items at the start, including recognition of visiting school groups and a special order to escort Representative-elect Hannah L. Bowen to the Governor’s Office to be qualified. Members also observed moments of silence honoring former Senator Louis P. Bertinazzi and former Representative Evelyn B. Chesky, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s notice of the 6th Essex District special election results was placed on file, with congratulations extended to Representative Owen of Beverly. The main business was consideration of House 4150, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $529.8 million. The House suspended rules, advanced the bill through second and third reading, and later passed it to be engrossed. A consolidated amendment was adopted by a vote of 149-1, and the bill itself passed to be engrossed by 149-1. The House also took up Senate 2508, establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Cetra of the trial court, and ordered it to a third reading. Two floor amendments drew debate and were adopted by roll call. Amendment 61, offered by Representatives Peisch and Moran, codified protections and practices for English language learners and students with disabilities, including district responsibilities for identification, services, assessments, and nondiscrimination; it passed 148-1. Amendment 27, offered by Representative Rogers, clarified that post-certified law enforcement officers at private colleges and universities are included in firearms-related exemptions under the state’s firearms modernization law; it passed 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Representative Chesky.

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• of veterinary medicine, a certificate of inspection, to move those animals out of state.
• You know, they've had the shortened certificate of veterinary inspection.
• And then have to get sign-off with a certificate from a vet. Yes, sir.
• You have extra certifications.
• You have extra certifications.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• the<00:01:19.920> ability<00:01:20.240> for language to enhance the ability for language
• And this language just mirrors the language that is in effect for certified nurse midwives.
• , produce not only a birth certificate, produce not only a birth certificate, but<01:25:52.159>
• So, it's not a birth certificate bucks. So, it's not a birth certificate for<01:26:57.120> them.
• :32:12.080> now,<02:32:12.560> and the language that's in statute now, and the language

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the death certificate. the death certificate. >> Yes,<00:30:51.520> sir.
• Uh, it was very vague language before that.
• <01:49:45.119> What or or what have you that language?
• What or or what have you that language?
• ask because I do see where that language ask because I do see where that language is<01:51:41.920

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The committee substitute has the eminent domain language that now matches the template language that
• The House bill amends language in Chapters 11 and 41 to allow property owners to protest the appraised
• However, we're here because of the issues in the language. Mr.
• So we would appreciate... ...language that helps to ensure that.
• So that language either needs to go away or be cleared up. Happy to answer any questions.

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

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• I made a comment earlier that I read the old bill in comparison to the new language here, and even with
• Just like with the DA appeal versus the defendant's appeal, I think the reason the mandamus language
• The mandamus language is important because it is not expressly clear that the officer would have the
• And in fact, there is a presumption that the language is presumptive, to where a judge... ...language
• The amendment replaces line 401 on page 15 with "certificate of employability."

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records

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• There's considerable language associated with this bill regarding setting up a P3 as one of those incentives
• It says LFC interprets this on page four, the language of the bill to impact only the general fund share
• The net language on page 18 is net of those hold harmless distributions.
• This language really just affects the Constitution, which I think is appropriate.
• And so we're reflecting the language that was enacted or that was approved by the voters and the body

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• To offer methadone at public health offices, the Department of Health would need certification through
• We looked at whether you need a certificate or a degree to do that other level.
• But I mean, sometimes the higher-level positions that require that certificate, that education.
• I'm just a little concerned about the language that appears or doesn't appear.
• And so their language... The language and how you present it is really important.