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• Gas taxes are part of the price you pay at the pump.
• But again, some moving pieces in the gas tax. It is currently 31.8 cents.
• <00:10:29.399> tax so things like increasing the gas tax so things like increasing the gas
• You had said that the state tax was 20th in the nation, gas tax.
• And then we also haven't talked at all about carbon emissions, greenhouse gas emissions.

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

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• c><00:28:07.200> dispensing<00:28:08.000> equipment<00:28:08.760> to labels on gas
• dispensing equipment to labels on gas dispensing equipment to advise<00:28:09.360> consumers<
• They can start at a young age rather than at the gas pump.
• They can volunteer to start at a young age rather than label at the gas pump.
• <00:38:34.800> dispensing gas dispensing gas dispensing equipment<00:38:38.000> chair's

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint AEN-PSM hearing on February 7, 2025 focused primarily on three agriculture-related measures and one animal welfare bill, with additional discussion of pesticide drift monitoring, coffee labeling, and a gas-pump labeling bill. SB 762 would create an Agricultural Crimes Council and authorize agricultural crime investigators; testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and several members of the public was generally supportive, with repeated calls for stronger enforcement, community involvement, and in some cases allowing investigators to be armed. Some testifiers also urged changes to the appointment process for council members, preferring neighborhood boards or local officials over gubernatorial appointments. The committee discussed combining related agricultural crime bills and noted concerns about investigator safety in remote areas. SB 763 would establish an agriculture enforcement program within the Department of Law Enforcement and a special fund. Testimony was strongly supportive from state agencies and farm groups, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective response to agricultural theft, poaching, and related crimes. Several public testifiers linked the bill to broader community safety and asked for clearer funding, training, coordination, performance metrics, and technology use. The committee also heard SB 1022, which would prohibit leaving pets in dangerous conditions in vehicles and allow officers, firefighters, animal control, and in some cases private citizens to rescue animals; the Attorney General said existing cruelty statutes may already cover the conduct and suggested amendments, while HPD opposed the bill. Members asked about liability for rescuers and whether the proposal might affect property-crime enforcement. The committee also heard SB 1304 on pesticide drift monitoring funding, with the Department of Agriculture supporting the measure and explaining it was needed to complete a required project under an EPA-related agreement. A Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action representative raised concerns about the methodology of prior studies, and a public testifier described a recent odor incident near a roadway and school. SB 1015, requiring labels on gas dispensing equipment warning about fossil fuel impacts, drew support from the Department of Agriculture and the Public Utilities Commission but opposition from the Hawaii Energy Marketers Association. SB 500 on coffee labeling and regional origin was also heard, with the Department of Agriculture in support. In decision-making, the committees adopted recommendations to pass SB 762 with amendments, SB 763 with amendments, SB 1022 with technical amendments, SB 1304 with technical amendments, and SB 1015 as is; SB 500 was not acted on in the portion provided.

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• The solution seems really simple.
• Tell us how really, really bad this is, how dire it is, and whether we need to make our own solution
• Uh, so sooner rather than later, we need to come up with, with solutions.
• to go, go into this, um, one of those solutions is already on the books here in Texas.
• Perhaps we can come up with a Texas-based solution as well. Chapter 379B.

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• These solutions are costly, but our members recognize that they are inevitable.
• The truth is transition is less of a solution and more of a surrender wrapped in affirmations.
• Transition might ease the pain for a while, but it will never be an adequate solution.
• When New Jersey citizens cannot pay their bills, put food on the table, gas in their cars, or pay their
• So, again, I am confident that we're going to continue to work to a solution here, but as of right now

Keywords: 1146, all

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• impact of climate change on agricultural production and food prices, we must explore sustainable solutions
• So we're reducing greenhouse gas emissions by making this locally accessible in addition to having that
• We have to really look at holistic solutions, and Market Match is one of those important solutions.
• And as we think about solutions to hunger, we really want to elevate Market Match because it not only
• addresses the crisis of food insecurity, but it also makes sure that small farmers are part of these solutions

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• By processes or methods that are they're largely outside their control and so one potential solution
• But then you talk about the potential solutions provide additional state aid for loss of revenue due
• I guess I would clarify that this is just a potential solution.
• And that's not a good solution. That's not a good answer. We would love to be able to.
• value, show them our data, our information, have time to review their data. data and come up with a solution

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There's an entire set of if you use a garden hose instead of an approved natural gas line, that would
• So they would know then if they make this adjustment to their gas line they need to contact the fire
• 00:09:25.440> an<00:09:25.600> approved<00:09:26.240> natural<00:09:26.720> gas
• gas line, that<00:09:28.080> would<00:09:28.240> be<00:09:28.399> a<00:09:28.720
• line they need adjustment to their gas line they need to<00:09:46.959> contact<00:09:47.279><

Bills: SB197, SB84, SB197, SB84

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, SB84, agricultural nonprofit, farm bureau, nonprofit agricultural organization, health benefits, member benefits, family coverage, health insurance exemption, insurance regulation, Title 27, Alabama insurance code, risk transfer

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• The GA airports have a complex safety infrastructure.
• The GA airports have a complex safety infrastructure. infrastructure. infrastructure.
• <00:06:59.560> airports, a commonwealth is in our GA airports, a commonwealth is in our GA
• , I think the GA has to the GA Uh, I think the GA has to the GA airports<00:17:32.920> have<00
• Um Bowman is the busiest GA airport in the state. 140,000 operations.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force was called to order with a quorum present, and Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation gave the first presentation. He outlined the state’s airport system, noting 58 public-use airports, the department’s small staff, and its funding structure through a jet fuel tax that generates about $23 million annually, leaving roughly $15 million for airport investment after required deductions. Carter highlighted recent projects at airports including Bardstown, Madisonville, Central Kentucky Regional, Paducah, Sparta, Danville, and Henderson, and said the department has also expanded data collection on airport activity, hangars, schools, and training programs. He emphasized that the department recently completed the first statewide economic impact study of general aviation airports and is developing a five-year airport needs plan. Carter said several things are working well, including stronger communication with airports, the public, the legislature, and especially the FAA’s Memphis district office, which now involves the state more in project selection. He said the department is reasonably staffed overall, but identified workforce development and advanced air mobility as major gaps. In response to questions from Senator Nunn and Representative York, he said he did not have specific workforce shortage numbers on hand, but cited Boeing reports showing large national and global shortages of pilots and mechanics, and explained that instructor shortages and low wages limit training capacity. He also said air traffic control is an FAA function, though EKU has shown interest in developing a training program. Carter identified several needs for improvement: more workforce investment, more aviation education in high schools, more scholarships for pilot and mechanic training, more attention to advanced air mobility, and more frequent, institutionalized data collection. He also pointed to major pending capital needs at airports such as Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Harlan, Leitchfield-Grayson County, and Whitesburg-Letcher County, all of which would require FAA and state support. He urged airports to do a better job marketing their economic value and said the state should continue updating aviation studies so lawmakers have current information for policy decisions. The task force then heard from Lexington Blue Grass Airport Director Eric Frankl, who welcomed the new CVG director and thanked the legislature for creating the task force and supporting aviation infrastructure. Frankl said Blue Grass Airport has rebounded from the pandemic and now exceeds pre-pandemic passenger levels, while serving a mix of private aviation, pilot training, corporate aviation, and commercial airline activity. He described ongoing terminal-area planning, parking technology upgrades, and a major parking lot expansion expected to finish by early spring 2026, and said the airport is planning for future technologies such as vertiports and electric aerial vehicles. Frankl estimated that a broader terminal modernization program will cost roughly $500 million to $700 million over the next 5 to 10 years and said the airport needs continued state support to close funding gaps and remain competitive with other states investing in aviation.

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• The bulk of the 50% of the gas tax goes back into the general fund.
• <00:03:13.680> tax um and my explanation on the gas tax um and my explanation on the gas tax
• <00:03:19.599> committed<00:03:20.080> to The gas tax is already committed to The gas
• tax goes back into the of the gas tax goes back into the general<00:03:27.840> fund.
• Your operation is not gas, and it's electricity.

Bills: HB1688, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1915, HB1692, HB1524, HB1884, HB1523, HB2213, HB2186, HB2163, HB1908, HB1910

Keywords: general excise tax, aircraft maintenance, tax exemption, aviation industry, economic competitiveness, water carriers, automatic adjustment mechanism, regulatory compliance, rate adjustments, public utilities commission, Hawaii Revised Statutes, biosecurity, community outreach, transportation rates, vehicle ownership, salvaged vehicles, insurance settlement, electronic signatures, administrative efficiency, vehicle transfer

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.

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• . >> Does this guy know anything about oil and gas? >> I don't know.
• I'm the oil and gas supervisor, the Oil and Gas Commission. >> You can take him off the AWOL list.
• >> Yeah, let's present it. >> Does this guy know anything about oil and gas? >> I don't know.
• I'm the oil and gas supervisor, the Oil and Gas Commission.
• I'm the oil and gas supervisor, the Oil and Gas Commission.

Bills: SJ0001

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all

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• Gas prices right now are painful, something like $4.59 a gallon.
• Gas prices right now are painful, something like $4.59 a gallon.
• should understand the greenhouse gas should understand the greenhouse gas flood<00:55:47.680>
• gas gas uh uh uh goals,<00:55:58.000> reduction<00:55:58.480> goals.
• fuel consumption and greenhouse gas fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions<01:43:24.640><

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Gas prices are at the almost half.
• ><02:51:58.000> work<02:51:58.399> with sense solution rewards hard work with sense solution
• recently come up with amazing solutions recently come up with amazing solutions and<04:30:26.319
• <04:31:24.159> to will help us finally bring solutions to will help us finally bring solutions
• The Tax Court Improvement Act is another one of these solutions.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• used to be the administrator of the road toll bureau, basically responsible for collecting all the gas
• Whether it's a restaurant or even a hotel or a gas station, you know, you see driving on the road and
• you see here's the price for gas, you know, for cash.
• , you know, for here's the price for ga, you know, for cash.<00:32:21.360> Um,<00:32:21.919>
• It's sort of like the little bit of a casino game you play with gas, right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I wanted to get it to the floor for our discussion and hopefully we could find a solution.
• I don't think we got there solution.
• Um, whether it be for this particular project or oil and gas project, whatever it may be, we do a lot
• Uh I think this is really a good solution.
• Uh as a co-sponsor in the solution.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Those gaps were the lack of broadband connectivity and the lack of natural gas.
• Place in construction relative to that gas line.
• Representative Romero, what's exciting is the manufacturing of natural gas.
• Welcome to what I would consider one of the oil and gas capitals of New Mexico.
• As soon as gas goes over $3, guess what? People don't go.

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• So, I hadn't really come up with a solution yet. >> Okay. >> And I have to confess, I have not been uh
• really come up with a solution yet. really come up with a solution yet. >> Okay.
• <01:40:21.920> to what I believe is the true solution to what I believe is the true solution
• So, it sounds like this House bill is a solution to a problem we don’t have.
• solution that none of us like to use. solution that none of us like to use.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee held an open work session on HB 1766-FN, a bill addressing cruelty to livestock, and focused on proposed language changes from the Department of Agriculture. Assistant State Veterinarian Nathan Harvey, speaking for the commissioner, explained concerns about the term “imminent danger,” arguing that the bill should allow seizure based on probable cause when an animal is starving or has a life-threatening condition, rather than tying action too closely to whether the owner is arrested. The department also proposed language on “extreme suffering” that would require euthanasia if the cost of treatment would exceed the allowable reimbursement amount under AGR rules, though members immediately raised concerns about using a dollar limit to require euthanasia. The department further suggested clarifying who may participate in investigations by allowing the state veterinarian or a designate, and noted that the current draft could be read too narrowly. Members discussed the $5,000 emergency care cap in the rules, with Josh Marshall confirming it is an aggregate emergency veterinary care limit. Several legislators said they were uncomfortable changing the bill from “may” to “shall” euthanize, arguing that treatment costs vary widely by species and condition and that a fixed monetary threshold could be too rigid. Representative Bixby also raised a separate concern that the bill’s language may be broader than intended and could apply to all animals rather than livestock only. The department agreed the bill should be limited to livestock and suggested using existing statutory definitions or adding a new section to make that clear. The discussion also turned to humane societies and other organizations that might investigate complaints or board seized animals. A representative from a humane organization said the groups with expertise in care often also have expertise useful to investigations, and that removing them entirely could be impractical because only a few facilities in the state can provide boarding. Members and witnesses explored alternative language that would allow for-profit and nonprofit organizations to participate in either the investigation or the care of livestock, but not both, to avoid conflicts of interest while preserving needed expertise. No votes were taken; the work session ended with agreement to consult the Office of Legislative Services and the department to refine the bill before the next meeting.

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• all the way out of the county and then they'll be driving somebody else somewhere else to buy their gas
• all the way out of the county and then they'll be driving somebody else somewhere else to buy their gas
• <01:23:27.360> So<01:23:28.159> that's buy their gas and groceries.
• So that's buy their gas and groceries.
• So typically, their solution is they want more density. They don't want R4.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:03 Roll Call 00:00:08 Discussion of Indiana Residential Infrastructure Fund 00:01:27 Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust Fund 00:33:30 Discussion of Urban Infill 01:12:37 Approval of Minutes from July Meeting 01:39:00 Adjournment 01:39:42, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households. Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable. Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.

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• That scapegoating and bullying are acceptable and that real solutions to violence can wait.
• I don't want a cop or a gas station employee to look at my vagina just so I can go to the bathroom.
• It is a solution or workaround that can precipitate permanent psychological damage, even within seven
• So I think the best solution is to just sequester men entirely, and only then will women and children
• I tried to explain to him Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-29, and he ignored that.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• One of them involves punching the gas on RNG. One of them involves punching the gas on hydrogen.
• One of them involves punching the gas on RNG. One of them involves punching the gas on hydrogen.
• One of them involves punching the gas on RNG. One of them involves punching the gas on hydrogen.
• One of them involves punching the gas on RNG. One of them involves punching the gas on hydrogen.
• One of them involves punching the gas on RNG. One of them involves punching the gas on hydrogen.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We'll provide additional data and discuss solutions as we go forward. Thank you.
• We'll provide additional data and discuss solutions as we go forward.
• <00:30:29.200> as additional data and discuss solutions as additional data and discuss solutions
• Next, we have Miss Ga Gayon, >> Okay. Next, we have Miss Ga Gayon, RN.
• Proponents of this bill claim it's a solution, that it will make it easier to bring more nurses into

Bills: HF1925

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house