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• ,</c> US Consumer Product Safety Commission, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the<00:20:56.159>
• So processes and procedures in place.
• </c> fewer due process or procedural fewer due process or procedural protections<02:38:36.160><c> uh<
• ><c> decisions</c> when procedures are fair, decisions when procedures are fair, decisions last.<02:38
• 17.920><c> equally</c><02:41:18.720><c> uh</c> procedure should apply equally uh procedure should apply

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The legislature would set the uniform procedure for this provision.
• Processes and procedures that those future Legislatures would put in place. Okay, moving on.
• And this goes back to the procedure, the uniform procedure that the Legislature would put together for
• The Tax and Budget Reform Commission deal with this in its entirety so that it is uniform.
• Why didn't we spend the last year with a bipartisan commission of experts to figure this out?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I believe in their policies and procedures, it would dictate. Chair: Any other questions?
• I can speak to the tone of the county commission, Hillsborough County, because I'm recently off it.
• It's been labored over on the county commission.
• It will be the county commission pursuant to the charter. Any other questions?
• Representative Owen: The county commission will approve the districts.

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• I just want to say, if this procedure is about safety, they are failing miserably because during group
• Same, same procedure.
• The implementation requirements direct both the TDCJ and the Commission on Jail Standards to adopt rules
• and procedures to ensure these screenings are properly conducted. 1826 builds upon our previous work
• Um, so, I had never heard of the Civil commitment commission until I got sworn in, and you mentioned

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• I am also currently serving as chair of the Trial Court Budget Commission.
• , including to examine the state's laws, the rules of court, and the practices relating to civil procedure
• I'm more of a numbers guy from the Trial Court Budget Commission and how we deal with that.
• The statute expressly excludes cases governed by the family law and small claims rules of procedure.
• And this is analogous to an existing provision for certain commissioned military officers that don't

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

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• Senate Bill 169, Senator Lamb, Hospitals, Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions, Procedures.
• </c> medical conditions, procedures medical conditions, procedures favorable. favorable. favorable.
• Jackson, Maryland Health Care Commission membership, favorable, two amendments.
• ,</c><00:48:07.200><c> Sunset</c> State Boards, and Commissions, Sunset State Boards, and Commissions
• </c><01:01:17.359><c> actions</c> uh through and other procedural actions uh through and other procedural

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• I'm the director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
• Similar to the agricultural collective bargaining bill, the Public Employment Relations Commission, or
• Procedures are established in the bill for parties to select an arbitrator, select hearing dates, submit
• Employment Relations Commission or PERC is given concurrent jurisdiction with the courts to enforce the
• Procedures and timelines are established for PERC to conduct the election and to certify the exclusive

Bills: HB2405, HB2406, HB2471, HB2478, HB2492

Keywords: mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations, employee rights, union representation, non-covered employees, wage enforcement, labor standards

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• himself and then would use his own real estate firm to sell the house and pay himself an inflated commission
• With that, I'll leave it there, but there's more detail about the procedures in the bill analysis.
• , especially if it has to be filed under seal. ...be able to understand and follow procedures, especially
• For example, commissioning annual reserve studies, paying the legal costs associated with redrafting
• I am Kathleen Wiedemeyer with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a psychiatric watchdog group.

Bills: HB2453, HB2590, HB2445, HB2386, HB2585

Keywords: psychiatric pharmacists, mental health, pharmacy regulations, healthcare, pharmacological treatments, limited equity cooperatives, common interest ownership, housing, exemption, community ownership, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator, beneficiary interest, transfer of inheritance rights, probate for profit, personal representative, executor

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• HB 623 by Reynolds relating to creating a criminal procedure for the Department of Justice.
• So the related procedures and provisions are.
• To play a civil penalty for the fine imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission referred to the Committee
• Regarding the designated bicycle lane, refer to the Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures
• Hold and reflect the fire's permits referred the convenient licensing and administrative procedures HB

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• post-election audit procedures.
• Election Assistance Commission. Election Assistance Commission.
• Commission. Commission.
• Given that the Fremont County Commission is the only county commission which is drawn into districts
• </c><03:54:38.880><c> does</c> issues and the county commission does issues and the county commission

Keywords: 916, all

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• The first is House Bill 841, an act relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures, introduced by
• Please listen to the first reading of the bill. >> H842, an act relating to the commission on public
• . procedures. procedures.
• on public school employee commission on public school employee health<00:05:33.759><c> benefits</c><
• </c> &gt;&gt; H842, an act relating to the commission &gt;&gt; H842, an act relating to the commission

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• And at this time, I'd like to ask Commissioner Steven Stodgill of the Public Safety Commission to please
• Accolades and personal dedication complement the mission of the Public Safety Commission to safeguard
• During his previous tenure on the Public Safety Commission, Mr.
• Code of Criminal Procedure. more, what do you, and this may be way down in the weeds, but what do you
• Anything else that Sunset had... recommended that the commission is having difficulty.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The commission must be co-chaired and staffed by the legislative branch.
• I'm looking at the members of the commission. Do we know who...
• Is it the Administrative Procedure Act?
• So Dave Herrera from the Northwest Indian Fish Commission is here.
• of the Fish Commission.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 2598, which would create a Salmon Advisory Commission made up of tribal leaders, state agencies, legislators, and local governments to develop recommendations on salmon and steelhead recovery. Prime sponsor Rep. Lekanoff described the bill as a way to bring executive, legislative, and tribal leaders together on salmon recovery and treaty obligations. Staff noted a fiscal note of roughly $35,000 in out years. Supporters emphasized salmon’s cultural and treaty importance and the need for coordinated leadership, while the lone public testifier, Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center, opposed the bill as another statewide layer of bureaucracy and argued that recovery efforts should focus more on local, watershed-level action. The committee noted 10 signed in pro, 886 con, and one other, but no vote was taken on the bill in the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2620, which would repeal the recently adopted Forest Practices Board rule expanding riparian buffers on non-fish-bearing streams and impose new standards for future riparian buffer rulemaking, including an economic viability standard for the timber industry and additional consensus and alternative-analysis requirements. Rep. Dent said the bill was intended to restore communication and collaboration in the forest practices process. Testimony was sharply divided. Tribal representatives and environmental advocates said the rule was the product of a long, science-based adaptive management process under the Forest and Fish framework and was needed to protect water quality, salmon habitat, and treaty rights; they argued the bill would undermine that process and conflict with Clean Water Act compliance. Forest industry and small forest landowner witnesses supported the bill, saying the process had lost trust, ignored alternatives, and imposed significant economic harm on rural communities and family tree farms. DNR and Ecology testified in opposition, saying the rule was based on science and that the bill would weaken water-quality protections and jeopardize HCP compliance. The committee recorded 592 signed in pro, 489 con, and one other, with no vote taken during the hearing. After the public hearings, the committee moved into executive session on five bills. Staff briefly described House Bill 2104, which would make permanent the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildfire response; House Bill 2348, a DNR request bill on land and material sales advertising; House Bill 2544, which would require an adjudication process for the Upper Columbia River with a proposed substitute; House Bill 2554, which would repeal Initiative 456 concerning state declarations on tribal natural resource management; and House Joint Memorial 4009, urging federal action on wildland firefighting consolidation. The committee then recessed briefly for caucus and began executive action, starting with a motion to report House Bill 2104 out of committee with a do pass recommendation.

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• In development of written procedures.
• Although the panel develop procedures.
• </c><00:15:58.160><c> clearly</c> procedures would help by clearly procedures would help by clearly outlining
• </c> get our standard operating procedures get our standard operating procedures going<00:26:21.600><
• Collegiate Sports Commission. He came Collegiate Sports Commission.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• So in those cases, and with the prior three-member commission, there were no lawyers on the commission
• as an agency and use our commission procedures that most lawyers would recognize and follow.
• The Commission was created to protect existing and future water rights for its member entities, The commission
• What people would pick the nominating commission?
• The commission meetings would be transparent.

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> System Oversight Commission. System Oversight Commission.
• </c> Revitalization Commission. Revitalization Commission.
• I'm on the commission for the city.
• </c> without all of the procedural without all of the procedural requirements<00:42:17.359><c> that</

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee heard several government operations measures, beginning with SB 2064 on state construction projects, which would create an office of the state architect within DAGS to oversee design review and approvals for state construction. DAGS said it stood on its written testimony, DECAB supported the bill, DOT supported it, and HGA opposed it. No audience testimony or member questions were taken, and the chair moved on. The committee then took up SB 2312 on government contracts, which would make records held by private contractors performing government functions subject to UIPA. The State Procurement Office, Attorney General, OIP, ERS, DHS, and HGA offered comments or opposition, while the League of Women Voters, Public First Law Center, All Hawaii News, Grassroots, and several individuals supported the bill. Public First Law Center argued the bill closes a loophole and does not expand or reduce existing exemptions, while OIP and others raised concerns about privacy, confidential information, and the need for clearer procedures. Members discussed possible clarifying amendments, including changing “government function” to “agency,” and the bill was left for further consideration. Other measures discussed included SB 2662 on government accountability, which would require justification and caps for external consultants; ERS and DOT opposed it, while the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii and Airlines Committee of Hawaii argued consultants are often more efficient and necessary for major projects. The committee also heard SB 2744 on due process, for which no testimony was received; SB 2809 on budget-related reports, with comments from B&F and the Tax Foundation; SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, opposed by the Governor’s Office and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and supported by one individual; a bill on continuous legislative sessions, with comments from B&F, LRB, and Hope for Hawaii; SB 2336 on tree management standards, supported by an individual and the Outdoor Circle; and SB 2075 on public procurement local preferences, which drew broad support with comments from SPO and the Attorney General and discussion of simplifying the preference structure. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly moved measures along after testimony and questions.

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• On to procedural motions. Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized for your procedural motions.
• I have seen firsthand how she is able to point to rules and procedures with her eyes closed.
• As the Assembly Member pointed out, the procedure is the equivalent of...
• I don't know about you, but I've never had a cat request a declaw procedure.
• We raise concerns about whether something is an ethical or proper procedure all the time.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee hearings and guest access, re-referring bills, and removing one bill from the consent calendar. The chamber also observed Holocaust Remembrance Day with a lengthy ceremony and remarks from many members across caucuses, emphasizing the importance of remembering the Holocaust, combating antisemitism and other forms of hate, and supporting survivors and descendants. ACR 59, the California Holocaust Memorial Day resolution, was adopted by voice vote after 76 coauthors were added. After the ceremony, the Assembly took up the daily file. AB 390, which strengthens California’s “slow down, move over” highway safety law, passed 64-0. AB 439, making small changes to the Coastal Act and reporting requirements, passed 44-11 after debate over Coastal Commission oversight. The body also approved a rules waiver to allow the Education Committee to meet on AB 1468. Later, AB 50, allowing Medi-Cal enrollees to access over-the-counter contraceptives without a prescription, passed 67-0 urgency and 67-0 overall; AB 55, streamlining alternative birth center licensing, passed 68-0; AB 596, protecting workers’ right to wear masks or respirators unless there is a direct safety hazard, passed 53-8; AB 631, requiring animal shelters to post intake and outcome data, passed 60-0; and AB 792, allowing consolidated negotiations for court interpreter contracts, passed 52-1. The Assembly also passed AB 867, banning cat declawing, by 68-0 after bipartisan support; AB 1089, expanding local permitting authority for Western Joshua Tree projects, by 16-0; and AB 1154, clarifying ADU rules, by 63-1. SCR 57, proclaiming Dolores Huerta Day, was adopted 66-0. The second-day consent calendar was then adopted 71-0. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory remarks for Mary Hammer, a longtime San Lorenzo Valley community leader and environmental advocate, followed by recognition of her family and friends in the chamber.

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• the only ones who national commission the only ones who monitor<00:13:30.800><c> um</c><00:13:31.120
• ><c> patient</c> perform procedures, provide patient perform procedures, provide patient education,<00
• &gt;&gt; Are<00:19:12.640><c> there</c><00:19:12.880><c> certain</c><00:19:13.280><c> procedures</c><
• 00:19:14.160><c> that</c><00:19:14.400><c> you</c> &gt;&gt; Are there certain procedures that you &gt
• &gt;&gt; Are there specific procedures &gt;&gt; Are there specific procedures &gt;&gt; for<00:20:23.039

Bills: HB31, HB31

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all

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• We had a meeting last year on committees and commissions.
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.
• We had a meeting last year on committees and commissions.
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.
• That would be the procedure question. So how we have the procedure person here?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 118 in executive session and adopted Amendment 0882H, which would remove the House and Senate members from the Child Care Commission while leaving the commission in place. Members said the amendment was a continuation of earlier committee discussion and supported it as a needed change. The committee then voted 12-0 to recommend ought to pass as amended, and HB 118 was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 142, dealing with Gold Star Mother’s Day. The sponsor explained that the bill was unnecessary because existing statute already directs the governor to issue a proclamation for Gold Star Mother’s Day and to urge appropriate observance, including flag-related ceremonies. Several members discussed how to ensure the proclamation and flag observance would happen and whether the committee report should note the existing statute. Other members said they would oppose killing the bill because the recognition was important. The committee voted 9-3 to table/ITL the bill, and HB 142 was declared inexpedient to legislate. The final major item was a public hearing on a non-germane amendment to House Bill 456, with a related draft amendment also discussed. The sponsor said the amendment would raise the annual membership allowance from $20 to $75, rename fees as dues, prohibit dues from being used to pay lobbyists, require NHMA dues to be brought before voters as a separate warrant article for transparency, and require separate accounting so lobbying funds are not co-mingled with other funds. Supporters said the goal was to keep taxpayer-derived money from funding lobbying while preserving non-lobbying services such as legal advice and training. Opponents argued the proposal was an overreach and would micromanage local towns. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c><01:15:41.360><c> for</c> establish policies and procedures for establish policies and procedures
• </c><01:18:43.199><c> in</c> put out inclination such Commission in put out inclination such Commission
• </c> also if the commission also if the commission and<01:23:25.159><c> theity</c><01:23:25.719><c> will
• Daniel Park for the Public Utilities Commission.
• </c><02:23:27.080><c> we'll</c> the Public Utilities Commission we'll the Public Utilities Commission

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency. Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later. The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.