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• How is it evaluated?
• And how quickly it reaches evaluated?
• Each one of the tips would be evaluated, and certainly if we saw that, we would address that.
• <00:58:02.240> and one of the tips would be evaluated and one of the tips would be evaluated
• The applicant, the paraprofessional, or the hiring district.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the intent would be for this to be applicable to both types of mortgage foreclosures.
• would be uh for this um to be applicable would be uh for this um to be applicable to<00:02:44.959
• 02:12:05.360> long report thoroughly evaluated their long report thoroughly evaluated their long
• for the application for the application of<02:18:51.120> the<02:18:51.359> psychedelic
• But it's accredited lab for evaluation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• more comfortable in that more casual conversation that they would have with the doctor during that evaluation
• In reading this last night, it says the applicant certifies on a form prescribed by the board that he

Bills: HB330, HB336, HB322, HB346

Keywords: lead ban, plumbing codes, lead-free, public health, environmental management, respiratory therapy, interstate compact, licensing, military service members, healthcare access, regulation, postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening, new mother, birth mother, newborn discharge, hospital discharge materials

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• Then the board would an application.
• Grant application packages are ready.
• 57.279> is Applications must be hands-ed.
• Applications must be hands-ed. Applications must be hands-ed.
• > the Applications not received by the Applications not received by the deadline<02:46:53.520>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Uh those were to evaluate<00:47:52.920> the<00:47:53.040> effectiveness<00:47:53.560>
• > of<00:47:53.680> seclusion evaluate the effectiveness of seclusion evaluate the effectiveness
• the criminal justice system to evaluate the criminal justice system to evaluate uh<00:48:05.120>
• So, expectations to reduce its use are explicit for the first time. practice is continually evaluated
• . practice is continually evaluated.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• standards require students to analyze climate systems, use models to forecast future change, and evaluate
• <01:12:13.040> the forecast future change, and evaluate the forecast future change, and evaluate
• evaluation process on an annual basis. evaluation process on an annual basis.
• And then as part of<02:03:38.719> your<02:03:38.960> evaluation<02:03:39.520> process
• ,<02:03:40.000> do<02:03:40.159> you of your evaluation process, do you of your evaluation

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools. After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage. In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.

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• Furthermore, the board acknowledged there is no application process, no board-issued credential, and
• On request, the covered company may provide an application developer with an age signal on an ongoing
• for a parent to oversee a child's use of an application as prescribed.
• On request, the covered company may provide an application developer with an age signal on an ongoing
• for a parent to oversee a child's use of an application as prescribed.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.

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• <00:03:54.640> by<00:03:54.879> the this session to their evaluation by the this session
• to their evaluation by the United<00:03:55.360> States<00:03:55.680> Department<00:03:
• So, um, the process right now, and I'm also a disabled veteran, you get evaluated by the VA and you get
• receive title applications receive title applications electronically<01:28:13.760> in<01:
• Hampshire to transmit title application Hampshire to transmit title application information<01:29

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• and you're putting into that application and you're putting into that section<00:20:33.840> of
• It's quite another thing for that application to come in and change a child's birth certificate.
• <00:26:04.720> to thing in my view for that application to thing in my view for that application
• It maintains the current law application of 515B to 308C housing cooperatives.
• It maintains the current law application of 515B to 308C housing cooperatives.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Rather, the legislature will need to evaluate the projects and the successes of the program as they add
• Madam Chair, Ranking Member, applications were solicited twice in 2025.
• There are two open jobs for every qualified applicant in the quantum industry currently nationwide.
• There are two open jobs for every qualified applicant in the quantum industry currently nationwide.
• Have we evaluated the economic shift that this will create, that people from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, or

Bills: SB48, HB250, SB17

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• We are here to evaluate conduct, identify... failures and hold people accountable.
• They were additionally evaluated based on their expertise in the core curriculum. and to ensure regional
• So again, Chairman, we don't have a role in evaluating individuals. courses.
• Application of it, so I think I don't know what we can do between now and next session, but I do think
• Is it really because it's bureaucratic in nature, they drowned you in paperwork and applications?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The idea is that we do some self-evaluation, not... It's easy to find it in other people.
• Do some self-evaluation. It's easy to find it in other people. It's hard to see it in ourselves.
• entity. ...its functions transfer to the Cyber Command and removes the legislature as an applicable
• its functions transfer to the cyber command and removes the legislature as an applicable entity.
• Instructional materials in Texas are also evaluated to meet the Texas suitability standards.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• They conduct all the evaluations. They employ the specialists.
• But ...evaluations, you name it, et cetera, et cetera.
• evaluation comes out to determine a child has special needs, there's an IEP meeting.
• School systems have a team of professionals, access to status, evaluation, and legal guidance.
• School systems have a team of professional access to status, evaluation, and legal guidance.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Park: With state support, we are confident that we have the abilities to put in applications in order
• Park: With state support, we are confident that we have the abilities to put in applications in order
• Park: Yes, we are confident that we have the abilities to put in applications in order.
• provide the Department of Health with the information they need to make decisions on certification, evaluating
• provide the Department of Health with the information they need to make decisions on certification, evaluating

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several measures focused on health, environment, and research. HB 970 would allow chiropractic students to participate in clinical practice under direct supervision; the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic offered comments and asked for a delayed implementation date until July 2027 to allow time to adopt rules, while the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the bill. Members also discussed that there are currently no chiropractic schools in the state. The committee then heard HB 1185, which creates a plant-based building materials working group, and HB 1337, which establishes an endemic plant seed bank pilot program. Supporters of HB 1185 said the bill could help create green jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing materials such as bamboo, hempcrete, and bio-cements, with questions raised about in-state processing. For HB 1337, witnesses supported the goal of preserving endemic species but said a large-scale refrigerated storage and seed-production facility would be needed; one witness estimated startup costs of about $6 million for one island and noted existing seed banks are small-scale and not designed for reforestation. HB 1300 would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center multi-ethnic cohort study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Asians, including environmental and social factors such as proximity to landfills. The Cancer Center, ACS CAN, and labor representatives supported the bill, emphasizing health disparities and concerns about landfill exposure; committee members asked about federal funding, and the Cancer Center said it would pursue NIH, private, and foundation support, with the state share described as $500,000 per year for two years. HB 736 would create a wastewater technology testing pilot program at the Water Resources Research Center; supporters said it could help certify cheaper alternatives to costly cesspool and septic upgrades, and the Department of Health supported the measure. The committee also heard HB 531, which authorizes special license plates for the Cancer Center; supporters said it would raise visibility and funds, and the Cancer Center estimated revenue would likely be under $100,000. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• But let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• Let's be clear: behind every delayed application or suspended payment is not simply a provider.
• <01:25:15.520> And<01:25:15.760> of continuously evaluate that.
• And of continuously evaluate that.
• <02:29:02.080> were measured by how many applications were measured by how many applications

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• who's checking it able to be evaluated who's checking it and<01:46:38.960> how<01:46:39.080><
• annually by the school board evaluated annually by the school board with<01:51:30.360> results
• recruitment supervision and evaluation recruitment supervision and evaluation of<01:58:30.280>
• <03:34:42.479> each turn away hundreds of applicants each turn away hundreds of applicants
• <03:56:58.359> lose meaning the other 250 applicants lose meaning the other 250 applicants

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by announcing that afternoon hearings, including House Bill 283, would be moved to Representatives Hall because of expected public interest. It then took up House Bill 671, which would establish a kindergarten literacy readiness program. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, described the measure as a way to close gaps in early reading readiness and said it was intended as a first step, with only a placeholder appropriation while details are developed. He framed it as a targeted effort to help children who are not entering first grade ready to read. Testimony on HB 671 was largely supportive. Representatives asked about the bill’s structure, whether a specific program had been identified, how it would interact with play-based learning, and why the provider was limited to a registered nonprofit. Waterford.org representatives Teresa Rosenberger and Rob Riley testified in support, describing Waterford Upstart as a home-based, evidence-based early learning program already used in New Hampshire. They said the program provides adaptive instruction, family coaching, and technology support, including computers, tablets, internet access, and translation services in more than 100 languages. They also said the model has been successful in New Hampshire, including a Nashua pilot and later statewide efforts, and that similar legislation has existed in other states. Rep. Jonah Wheeler also spoke in support of the bill. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 671. After a fiscal note for HB 671 was distributed, the committee moved to House Bill 781, which would require school districts to adopt policies for a cell phone-free education and includes an appropriation. The transcript cuts off as Rep. Litchfield was introduced to testify on that bill, so no testimony, debate, or vote on HB 781 is included in the excerpt.

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• We are not diminishing the amount of analysis that that will be completed and evaluated by the Water
• for the Delta Stewardship Council, along with our CEQA document that the Stewardship Council then evaluates
• bill changes the rules of the game mid-process for all who have invested time and resources into evaluating
• What we are evaluating, and the results are kind of there.
• it takes time for them to come up with financial investment grade modeling to lock in and have evaluation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The board of managers, as a collection, gather the information, and every January I have an evaluation
• <00:43:11.280> of<00:43:11.520> the January I have an evaluation of the January I have
• an evaluation of the goals,<00:43:12.560> objectives,<00:43:13.280> the<00:43:13.520><
• <01:50:32.560> of judgment that there is an application of judgment that there is an application
• reertification of credentials applicable reertification of credentials applicable to<01:52:14.560

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• section 5 modifies the required information that must be included for scrap metal copper license application
• AI, mostly generative AI, which is not even the kind of AI that would be used in the context of evaluating
• used in the kind of AI that would be used in the context<00:15:39.360> of<00:15:39.480> evaluating

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up H.F. 4188, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Policy Omnibus, and moved through a series of agreed-upon motions to adopt various House and Senate language articles and sections. The adopted provisions covered a wide range of topics, including residential mortgage loan servicing standards, student loan borrower protections, rental home marketplace guarantees, group coverage cancellation, limited lines travel insurance, insurance lead generators, collection agency and credit services organization definitions, proof of identification requirements, scrap metal copper licensing, technical changes to ASTM references and report filings, securities-related provisions, unclaimed property issues involving virtual currency and funeral prepayment funds, repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, reinsurance program changes, and health insurance reporting and oversight provisions. Most motions were adopted without opposition after brief staff explanations and member encouragements to vote yes. In the health-related sections, the committee adopted language requiring insurers and nonprofit health service plan corporations to notify the Commissioner of Commerce about significant enrollment increases, expanding access to all-payer claims data for oversight, and requiring the sharing of PBM annual transparency reports with the Commissioner of Health. The committee also adopted language on artificial intelligence in utilization review, initially defining AI and prohibiting exclusive reliance on AI for adverse coverage determinations. Representative Elkins then offered an amendment to remove the specific AI definition and replace it with broader language referring to automated processing, arguing that technology-neutral drafting is more durable and that a human must remain in the loop for coverage denials; the amendment was adopted. After the agreed-upon items were completed, members indicated the chairs would huddle to work on the remaining issues and return after recess. The meeting then recessed to the call of the chair.

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• hope the stories demonstrate why survivors’ voices matter and why reforms should consider broader applicability
• we always need to look at what other states are doing, what the case law shows, and continue to evaluate
• we always need to look at what other states are doing, what the case law shows, and continue to evaluate

Summary: The Civil Law Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered House Bill 165 by Representative Abear, a constitutional amendment to dedicate $500,000 annually from lottery proceeds to a veterans service grant fund. The committee adopted a technical amendment removing “up to,” approved the 6.8A report, and reported the bill with amendments without objection. The committee then heard Senate Bill 185 by Senator Presley, which would make nondisclosure agreements in civil settlements involving child sexual abuse victims against public policy and unenforceable. Senator Presley and Elizabeth Phillips testified in support, describing the bill as part of the “Trey’s Law” movement to prevent survivors from being silenced. Additional supportive testimony came from Gillian Edwards Coburn, and committee members discussed how NDAs work in civil cases and the need to protect children’s ability to speak. The bill was reported favorably without objection. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 77 by Senator Miller, a Law Institute measure on the effects of leases of movable property. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to protect good-faith lessees of items such as heavy equipment when a merchant leasing the property lacks authority to do so. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also heard Senate Bill 140 by Senator Miller, which clarifies that multiple successions may be handled in the same proceeding when jurisdiction is proper. Members discussed the cost and efficiency benefits for families, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 603 by Representative Wright, a constitutional amendment authorizing state investment in digital assets and precious metals. Members questioned whether the language could include Bitcoin and how such investments would be monitored, with the sponsor saying implementation would be handled later by statute and public officials. The committee adopted the 6.8A report and then voted 5-3 to report the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.