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• Then took the other, just as fair, and having perhaps a better claim, because it was grassy and wanted
• These appointments were cleaned up, and the town manager, upon approval of the select board, can appoint
• These appointments<00:27:08.320><c> were</c><00:27:08.559><c> cleaned</c><00:27:08.880><c> up</c><00:
• 27:09.120><c> and</c><00:27:09.360><c> the</c> appointments were cleaned up and the appointments were
• cleaned up and the town<00:27:09.760><c> manager</c><00:27:10.240><c> upon</c><00:27:10.559><c> approval

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• It was overturned on the floor, and the reason being, you know, the waiver of injury claims against Pop
• The apartment was completely cleaned out. There was absolutely no furniture, nothing.
• The apartment was completely cleaned out. There was absolutely no furniture, nothing.
• I do have some notes on the top, or I can email a clean copy to you all. >> I think emailing.
• </c><01:44:25.040><c> I</c> email a clean copy to you all. I email a clean copy to you all.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This establishes enhanced prepayment review for fee-for-service MA claims.
• </c> MA claims. MA claims.
• um and cost reports and other claims um and cost reports and other billings.
• from managed care specified claims from managed care plans. plans. plans.
• So, I know right now this committee is trying to help clean up the circus a little bit.

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• Did they leave the aggregate behind and not catch that at the time to simply clean up?
• But they had gotten away with it for so long because of sort of arguable claims about the law and the
• the inheritance that she was entitled to. ...mother received notice timely enough to actually claim
• to be a peace officer in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe that claim.
• to be a peace officer in a way that would lead a reasonable person to believe that claim.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2158 would authorize remote notarization of tangible records and remote oaths/affirmations, with record-retention requirements and no fiscal impact; the prime sponsor and staff described it as an access-to-justice measure, and the bill drew strong support in signed-in testimony. Substitute House Bill 2239 would create a framework for family burial grounds on private land, including setbacks, notice, recording, local regulation authority, and grandfathering of existing sites; supporters said it would help rural families and some tribal members bury loved ones on family land, while WSDOT raised a technical concern about the setback from rights-of-way. Substitute House Bill 2178 would reconcile statutes with court rules on malicious mischief aggregation, infraction deadlines, payment plans, and treasurer handling of certain funds; the sponsor and AOC described it as a technical cleanup with no fiscal impact, and it was supported by AOC. The committee then heard Engrossed House Bill 2445, which would tighten probate procedures to curb “probates for profit” by extending the time to petition, narrowing who qualifies as a suitable personal representative, changing venue, adding notice and reporting requirements, and regulating agreements with transferees for value and heir-finding firms. The sponsor, Attorney General’s Office, and Northwest Justice Project said the bill would protect grieving families from predatory actors, while some probate attorneys warned it could sweep too broadly and affect legitimate heir-finding services; the sponsor said he was open to further discussion and written recommendations. Substitute House Bill 2543 would update county clerk fees to match new appellate court rules and modernize outdated references such as CDs; county clerks and county officials supported it as a technical, cost-recovery measure. Finally, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 would create a standalone gross misdemeanor for false identification as a peace officer, replacing part of the criminal impersonation statute and adding prohibitions on badges, vehicles, and attire that mimic law enforcement, with exceptions for lawful, artistic, and inherited items. The sponsor, the governor’s office, and a city representative supported it as a public-safety and trust measure, citing impersonation incidents and protections for immigrant communities. The committee also began hearing Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2532 on nitrous oxide, which would make it a gross misdemeanor to sell or distribute nitrous oxide canisters for personal use while exempting medical, veterinary, dental, food, industrial, and automotive uses; members questioned how the law would be enforced and whether additional controlled-substance treatment would be needed. No votes were taken during the hearing excerpts provided.

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• The Supreme Court unfortunately made vote suppression claims much harder and more costly to bring.
• that reason, all those barriers mean that there has not been a single successful vote suppression claim
• The Supreme Court unfortunately made vote suppression claims much harder and more costly to bring.
• assessing these Thank you. flawed set of guideposts that courts must consider in assessing these claims
• But many of our auditors don't have good tools for cleaning up the voter rolls and updating them.

Summary: The committee held a work session on voting rights in the United States and Washington, beginning with testimony from Marissa Wright of Campaign Legal Center and David Montes of the ACLU of Washington. They described the federal Voting Rights Act’s main protections—preclearance, vote suppression, and vote dilution—and argued that Supreme Court decisions such as Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich have weakened those tools. They said Washington should consider stronger state-level protections, including a preclearance program and broader safeguards against discriminatory voting practices. Members asked about Washington’s history of discrimination, voter roll purges, noncitizen registration, and remedies under the Washington Voting Rights Act, including ranked-choice voting and district-based systems. The committee then heard from the Office of Equity and several commissions, which described their roles in advising state government and working with communities. They focused on the immigration sub-cabinet created under Executive Order 2509, saying it is intended to improve coordination across agencies, the legislature, the courts, and community organizations on issues such as data privacy, language access, health care, education, and accountability under the Keep Washington Working Act. Members asked about the use of NGOs, accountability for KWW violations, and the sub-cabinet’s goals, and the panel said the effort is meant to help government respond more quickly and collaboratively while centering immigrant, disability, LGBTQ, and other communities. The final panel was from the University of Washington Elections Database Project, which presented data on vote-by-mail ballot challenges, cures, and rejections from 2020 to 2024. They reported that about 1.5% of ballots are signature-challenged in most elections, roughly 60% of challenged ballots are cured, and overall rejection rates are about 1% in general elections and 1.5% in primaries. The researchers said voters of color, younger voters, and some tribal-area voters experience higher rejection rates, and that differences appear tied to signature mismatch, language access, ballot timing, and familiarity with the system. In the last panel, Maria Fernandez and Vicki Frausto of EIA described voter education and civic engagement work in Yakima County and Sunnyside, including concerns about intimidation, language barriers, signature mismatch, and at-large election systems; they said stronger Washington Voting Rights Act protections would help communities elect candidates of choice. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• requests than in the past, but we also see many more nurse practitioners with some type of specialty claim
• So with access to that All-Payer Claims Database, we can start cross-referencing with our loan repayment
• And once again, let's all cheer for getting robust payer claims data that we've been waiting for.
• thank you so much for your presentation. ...So much on the LFC, and we are going to get all-payer claims
• Thank you for your attention, and please clean up after yourselves.

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• what if a climate change lawsuit were filed against the oil and gas industry, what would the damages claimed
• If we pollute water, it has an impact and it takes a long time to clean up.

Keywords: 914, all

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• This is an attempt to clean up the wall on personnel and student communications, trying to capture all
• it's just that initial cooperating piece that then it makes it ensures that the investigation and the claim

Bills: HB1937, HB2210, HB2398, HB3021, HB3129, HB3312, HB3557, HB4358

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• One, I appreciate the attempt at maybe cleaning up and fixing some of the language here.
• that you can have: you might have somebody that moves to my area on Truman Lake; that's where they claim

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c> clean energy.
• It tries to use the Clean clean energy.
• </c><05:51:59.760><c> as</c> being less dirty and not clean as being less dirty and not clean as itself
• House Bill 1455 clean energy sources.
• Should reliable, affordable, and clean.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The amendment further requires the claim and supporting medical record documentation to be reviewed,
• review to include any claim denial or adverse appeal determination based on the medical necessity of
• And so this bill is to ensure that when a claim goes to an appeal process, that the providers or the
• the claim for. ...actually have experience in the field that they're reviewing the claim for.
• Our citizens do not have to try to figure out how to file a civil rights claim with the DOJ.

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today, Sacramento County is a leader in agriculture, clean energy, and technology, and remains one of
• These claims are absolutely false.
• These claims are as a part of genocide. These claims are absolutely<01:19:41.280><c> false.
• I would claim my time, Mr. Speaker.
• </c><03:48:43.120><c> this</c> clearly earn the ability to claim this clearly earn the ability to claim

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Thank goodness, we've never had any malpractice claims.
• Okay, members, we need to clean up a preview motion we made.
• This is a physician professional claim element.
• That's a professional claim component.
• Utilize the APCD, which collects claims all over the place, to evaluate how these claims are being billed

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• The OPC claimed in an email to me that she spoke to my sister and said, quote, that she's happy where
• up with some kind get the house cleaned up with some kind of<01:18:50.840><c> hope</c><01:18:51.199>
• I have highlighted the like components that are in the administrating claiming from the Department for
• We submitted that plan, um, to get an administrative claiming rate to CMS, which they did approve, um
• It includes claim submission, reimbursement policies, utilization management.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The owner has not come forward to claim those dogs.
• breeder sourcing requirements, meaning that pet shops could only source from USDA-licensed breeders with clean
• There are far-reaching USDA-licensed breeders with clean records and from hobby breeders.
• The current language may empower officers to challenge the right to wear a mask, claiming that they are
• The current language may empower officers to challenge the right to wear a mask, claiming that they are

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a lengthy hybrid hearing of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, with testimony spanning local board training, animal welfare and enforcement, municipal charters, water district dissolution, and other home rule matters. Chairs Rausch and Lewis set strict time limits because of the large number of speakers and explained that written testimony would also be accepted. Members heard from local officials, advocates, municipal employees, and residents, with many bills receiving broad support from municipal and advocacy witnesses. Several speakers supported bills requiring or expanding training for local boards and commissions, including pre-service training for planning, zoning, and other land use boards. Supporters said training would help volunteers understand complex laws, improve consistency, reduce legal challenges, and speed up housing and development decisions. Related testimony also backed a bill to modernize historic district commissions and another to allow associate planning board members to serve more broadly when needed to maintain quorums. A major portion of the hearing focused on animal legislation. Witnesses supported bills to expand citations for cruel conditions beyond dogs, update dangerous dog procedures, improve animal health inspections and breeder oversight, strengthen tethering rules, and protect pet consumers. Animal control officers, humane organizations, and some victims of dog attacks described enforcement gaps and the need for clearer standards, while several dog trainers and the American Kennel Club opposed parts of the dangerous dog bill and tethering restrictions, arguing they would limit humane training tools and professional discretion. The committee also heard strong support for a bill to create a statewide pet shop and consumer protection framework. The committee also heard testimony on several local home rule petitions. Medford officials and residents strongly supported a new city charter that would replace the current at-large council with ward-based representation and periodic charter review. Wayland representatives supported a bill to preserve the library’s Millennium Fund as intended, Cambridge officials backed creation of an employment and job training trust, and Carver officials supported dissolving the North Carver Water District due to compliance and financial problems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and follow-up materials.

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• Imagine if every community had a sustainability director to help residents embrace energy efficiency, clean
• Well, we went to court, and every judge went along with what the town claimed.
• They claimed the assessment was when the bill went out.
• We bought our property in 1991 with clean title, and they sent out the bills in 1992.
• After we bought the property, the town claimed that we were liable for a sewer betterment that was imposed

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout. A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility. The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral. Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.

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• Statutory dedications are more of the clean water and drinking water revolving loan funds.
• Statutory dedications is more of the clean water and drinking water revolving loan funds.
• largest increases are for the alignment of budget authority for self-funded health services plans, drug claims
• You see the administrative cost is about close to $78 million, while the claims are about $2 billion
• projects, a $4 million increase for the transfer sent to OTS, and a $334,482 decrease for the removal of claim

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• mechanism to ensure prospective candidates have actually been a member of their party and not just claim
• mechanism to ensure prospective candidates have actually been a member of their party, and not just claim
• Can't go around spending millions of dollars painting over roads and crosswalks, claiming they won't
• The things you need to clean up, we clean up, but you work with the supervisors of elections and you

Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 1342, a transit-oriented development bill intended to expand housing near fixed transit corridors. The sponsor said the measure builds on the Live Local Act by reducing regulatory barriers and encouraging private investment around transit investments. An amendment was adopted that narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and exempted certain sensitive areas including military installations and environmentally sensitive lands. Supporters argued the bill would increase housing supply and maximize the return on state transit spending, while local government groups and other opponents warned it would preempt local zoning, impose uniform density rules, and create infrastructure, evacuation, and public input concerns. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 1334, an elections bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship in certain voter registration and verification processes, update candidate qualification rules, require U.S. citizen markers on driver licenses and ID cards, and clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method. Two technical amendments were adopted. The sponsor said the bill would streamline verification by allowing agencies to rely on Real ID and DHSMV records, reduce duplicate documentation, and improve communication between state systems. Senators questioned the fiscal impact, data-sharing procedures, storage of sensitive documents, effects on students, disabled voters, and people without driver licenses or Real IDs. A large number of public speakers opposed the bill, arguing it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled people, low-income residents, naturalized citizens, and people with name changes, while a smaller number supported it as an election integrity measure. The bill was ultimately not finished in the portion of the transcript provided, but the committee continued taking testimony and questions. Later, the committee took up CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. A strike-all amendment was adopted to align the bill with the House version and authorize FDOT to fund vertiports and charging systems as part of public-private partnerships, including up to 80% of the non-federal share when federal funds are available and up to 100% if FDOT elects to do so. The sponsor framed the bill as helping Florida lead in advanced air mobility, and the measure was reported favorably with support from industry and local government representatives. Finally, the committee heard SB 174, which would designate a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and direct FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The sponsor said the designation was tied to Turning Point USA activity at FIU and civic engagement. Several senators objected in debate, arguing Kirk was divisive and that the state should reserve road memorials for figures more broadly deserving of honor; others defended the designation as symbolic and non-regulatory. The transcript ends during the sponsor’s closing remarks, before a final vote is shown.

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• It will help us bring clean drinking water to many residents in that growing area all up and down the
• The final point, Madam Chair, members of the committee, is on line 11 regarding the clean energy tax
• So, kind of a little bit of a graph here and what has gone on this year with how much we spent on claims
• We have approximately $215 million that we've spent for the school year 2024-2025 in claims. $169 million
• What is your contingency plan if the federal claims shrink?

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• Claim data, etc., which are some of the people we've reached out to, to try to get this data and then
• jump in here and say this committee has been begging, whining, crying, and demanding for all-payer claims
• With all payer claims data, but we, as a body, have no enforcement abilities, and I've said this before
• And so any data that we get in, we would be happy to do all of the technical work to clean it and get
• individuals who are in the system are integrated into these systems to work in downtown Albuquerque and clean