Transcript Highlights:

• That lack of transparency, we would suggest, fuels misunderstanding and mistrust, both of government
• That lack of transparency, we would suggest, fuels misunderstanding and mistrust, both of government
• That lack of transparency, we would suggest, fuels misunderstanding and mistrust, both of government
• That lack of transparency, we would suggest, fuels misunderstanding and mistrust, both of government
• That lack of transparency, we would suggest, fuels misunderstanding and mistrust, both of government

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• EVs have far fewer externalities than fossil fuels, meaning they cause far fewer additional bad things
• Representative Kraft continued that EVs have far fewer externalities than fossil fuels, including less
• today is caused by inflation, aging infrastructure, growing transportation needs, and the increased fuel
• amount of material labor<01:07:21.920><c> effort</c><01:07:22.799><c> fossil</c><01:07:23.119><c> fuels
• that go into labor effort fossil fuels that go into generating<01:07:24.520><c> it</c><01:07:25.240>

Bills: HF198 , HF269 , HF185 , HF303 , HF305 , HF189

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• building on existing takeout and delivery practices.
• </c> bar Yeah. and wasn't getting deliveries bar Yeah. and wasn't getting deliveries from<00:38:01.400
• </c> Every time you get a delivery Every time you get a delivery Every Every Every inventory<01:12:02.840
• </c><01:20:46.280><c> comes</c> genius on it, because delivery comes genius on it, because delivery comes
• I'm just the person taking a delivery.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• positions, mostly middle management, and created 109 new positions to support a regional service delivery
• </c> a regional service delivery model. a regional service delivery model.
• Both divisions are dedicated to prevention efforts and the delivery of statutorily mandated services
• </c><00:09:58.160><c> of</c> prevention efforts and the delivery of prevention efforts and the delivery
• We believe the expansion of shift schedules will not only strengthen service delivery, but it will allow

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary received an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on implementation of House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, and court facility projects. AOC leaders said they do not anticipate problems balancing the outgoing biennium or fiscal year 2026, and explained that the budget changes were driven by the need to reduce costs while preserving required constitutional, court-rule, and statutory services. They also said the new filing fee increases authorized by HB 504 took effect that day and are expected to generate up to $5 million, while the reorganization is projected to save about $3 million in general fund dollars. The bulk of the presentation focused on a major reorganization of the Office of Statewide Programs, which includes specialty courts, family and juvenile services, and pretrial services. AOC said the plan eliminates 170 positions and creates 109 new ones, mainly by reducing middle-management layers, expanding regional service delivery, and cross-training staff. Officials said 110 employees had already been offered or accepted placements, 24 had chosen voluntary separation, and the final number of employees leaving remains fluid until the process concludes around August 1. They emphasized that specialty court programs were not eliminated, but state-funded treatment court contracts and behavioral health liaison positions were removed, with treatment costs shifted to Medicaid or participants where appropriate. Members asked about the process, staffing impacts, specialty court participation, juvenile services, and how AOC will monitor the changes. AOC said the reorganization was developed by leadership, HR, and legal staff under direction of the Chief Justice and approved by the Supreme Court, and that it is intended to improve efficiency and frontline support rather than reduce services. They said specialty court participant levels are being watched closely, that CDW services will continue to use outside providers for programming, and that the agency will keep judges and stakeholders informed as the new structure goes into effect. No votes were taken, and the committee did not approve minutes because a quorum was not present.

Transcript Highlights:

• The overall volume of prior authorization requests impairs the delivery of care across our health care
• The overall volume of prior authorization requests impairs the delivery of care across our health care
• Members, California Association of Health Plans members are the backbone of our health care delivery
• After pleading with the medical team, they let us in moments before delivery.
• I've had the privilege of having three pregnancies, or actually more, but three deliveries.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, oversight, and affordability. The first major item was SB 306 by Senator Becker, a prior authorization reform bill. Becker and supporters, including the California Medical Association and California Hospital Association, argued that prior authorization delays care, adds administrative burden, and can lead to serious patient harm. The bill was substantially amended late in the process to have DMHC and CDI identify services and drugs to exempt from prior authorization based on utilization data, with safeguards for fraud, waste, abuse, and patient safety. Health plans and insurers opposed the measure as written, saying prior authorization remains an important utilization-management tool and raising concerns about the 90% threshold, drug inclusion, and how modifications are counted. The committee also heard SB 35 by Senator Umberg, which would let cities or counties inspect unlicensed sober living homes if DHCS does not act promptly on complaints. Supporters said the bill would address weak enforcement and protect residents, while one behavioral health directors group opposed it unless amended. Members generally supported the measure, citing problems with unlicensed facilities and the need for local enforcement backup. The committee then heard SB 62, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark if approved by the federal government. Senator Wiener said the package would add hearing aids, durable medical equipment, and infertility treatment including IVF, acknowledging that premiums could rise but arguing the benefits were worth it. Health Access California and other advocates supported the bill, while the California Family Council opposed it. The committee also took up SB 596 by Senator Menjivar, which would tighten the rules for hospitals claiming an on-call list as a defense to nurse staffing ratio penalties. Supporters, including nurses and SEIU, said hospitals have used vague or ineffective on-call practices to avoid accountability and that the bill would improve enforcement and patient safety. Hospital groups opposed it, arguing that staffing is highly dynamic, that hospitals need flexibility to manage acuity and emergencies, and that the bill could increase costs and interfere with collective bargaining arrangements. Finally, the committee heard SB 40 by Senator Wiener, the Insulin Affordability Act, which would cap insulin copays at $35 for a 30-day supply and restrict step therapy unless a plan covers at least one insulin in each drug type. Supporters, including physicians, diabetes advocates, nurses, students, and patient groups, said insulin is life-saving and too often unaffordable, forcing patients to ration or choose between medication and basic needs. There was no formal opposition testimony, though one member questioned why insulin remains so expensive. The committee also began discussion of SB 363, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full presentation or any action on the measures. No votes are recorded in the portion provided, and several bills were noted as consent items earlier in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• You’ll notice that in law right now we have an A and a B: one saying delivery and one saying increasing
• So 195 combines access and delivery of CTE, and this says review access to and delivery of CTE programs
• So the 195 access and delivery of at us.
• So the 195 access and delivery of CT<01:31:15.600><c> and</c><01:31:15.760><c> this</c><01:31:15.920>
• So it's puts delivery of CTE programs.

Summary: The committee began with housekeeping announcements about clearing office file cabinets by May 22, arranging lockers in another building, and the building’s cold temperature. The chair also reviewed the calendar, noting the May 29 reporting deadline, the May 26 Memorial Day closure, and possible dates for subcommittee or committee-of-the-whole meetings. Representative Damon then apologized for his word choice in a prior vote, and the chair accepted the apology. The committee recessed briefly for caucus before returning to the docket. The first bill taken up was SB 98, extending donations to regional career and technical education center programs. Representative Peoples moved OTP, the motion was seconded, and members noted the bill would allow continued private donations to support the program. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill and then agreed to place it on consent, with discussion noting a fiscal note but no objection to consent. The committee then considered SB 294, concerning lab fees for career and technical education courses. Representative Peoples moved ITL, but members debated whether the bill would create an unfunded mandate or instead simply require that lab fees be addressed in regional agreements. Supporters argued it would make costs transparent and prevent students from being surprised by fees, while opponents said it would shift costs onto sending districts and add to an already underfunded CTE tuition and transportation line. After discussion, the committee voted 10-8 to pass the bill, with Representative Peoples assigned the majority report and Representative Bricky the minority report. Finally, the committee turned to SB 195, which revises the composition and duties of the New Hampshire Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education. The chair initially asked questions about how CTE funding works for part-time students, then corrected that he was on the wrong bill before returning to SB 195. Representative Lad offered amendment 1938H and explained that it largely tracked current law while making changes to council membership, including the appointment process for business and trade representatives. Discussion focused on how the amendment and bill would alter council appointments and whether the current structure should remain, but the transcript cuts off before any final action on SB 195 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• On Wednesday the 11th, we will meet at 3:00, our usual time, to speak about EV fuel, electricity as a
• fuel for cars.
• to<01:25:11.720><c> speak</c><01:25:12.000><c> about</c><01:25:12.520><c> EV</c><01:25:13.200><c> fuel
• </c><01:25:14.160><c> Talk</c><01:25:14.440><c> about</c> to speak about EV fuel.
• Talk about to speak about EV fuel.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• I’m glad hopefully we uh acquitted ourselves well in the delivery of your children.
• </c><00:30:31.919><c> Uh,</c><00:30:32.320><c> my</c> in the delivery of your children.
• Uh, my in the delivery of your children.
• </c><01:28:45.760><c> So</c> within the care delivery system. So within the care delivery system.
• </c> practice of care delivery practice of care delivery &gt;&gt; and<01:28:55.520><c> if</c><01:28:55.760

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have been working with our communities to understand how do we best support four major delivery
• So we have been working with our communities to understand how do we best support four major delivery
• So we have been working with our communities to understand how do we best support four major delivery
• </c> do we best support four major delivery do we best support four major delivery systems.<00:16:32.639
• </c> and especially those four delivery and especially those four delivery systems<00:17:41.200><c> about

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

Transcript Highlights:

• To be honest with you, when you talk about tampering with fuel storage, I mean, obviously, that's part
• When you make sure there's not anything contaminating your fuel, it's just shocking that this is not

Bills: HB2053 , HB2123 , HB2603 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB3982 , HB4058 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266

Committee: Senate Aeronautics and Transportation

Summary: The Senate Aeronautics and Transportation Committee heard two executive nominations first and advanced both unanimously. Tim Gatz was nominated to serve as Cabinet Secretary for Transportation, with supportive remarks from Senator Paxton and Senator Guthrie about his responsiveness and long service; the committee voted 12-0 to advance him. Justin Blake Wilson was nominated to the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission, introduced by Senator Howard as a banker and entrepreneur interested in public service; he also advanced 12-0. The committee then considered several transportation and motor vehicle bills. House Bill 3982 would give certain commercial fleets a 90-day temporary tag and allow nonresidents 60 days to title and license vehicles in another state; it advanced 12-0. House Bill 2123, a backup measure related to a Tulsa/Jenks/Bixby Arkansas River bridge project aimed at easing congestion and improving safety, also advanced 12-0. House Bill 2979 would allow ODOT to establish school zones on portions of state highways at local request, with ODOT identifying 14 qualifying locations and an estimated cost of $266,000; it passed 12-0. House Bill 2997, a consumer protection bill targeting bait-and-switch practices in retail motor vehicle sales and increasing enforcement staffing, advanced on a 10-2 vote after discussion of raising the maximum fine from $1,000 to $10,000. Other measures approved included House Bill 3148, allowing licensed new and used motor vehicle dealers to perform their own VIN inspections, which passed 12-0; House Bill 4108, adding airport operational areas to the list of critical infrastructure and prohibiting trespass there, which passed 12-0; House Bill 4143, raising the damage threshold for a required written collision report from $300 to $3,000 and allowing no report when parties exchange information, which passed 11-1 amid concerns about fault and insurance verification; House Bill 4266, the omnibus license plate bill, which passed 12-0 with a zero fiscal impact noted; House Bill 2053, clarifying outdoor advertising rules for playgrounds and planned unit developments, which passed 12-0; and House Bill 4058, allowing optional blood type information on driver licenses and ID cards to aid first responders and blood supply efforts, which passed 11-0. The chair closed by thanking members and staff, noting it was likely the committee’s final meeting and his last as chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• So it'll be a big savings in fuel.
• Airplane and helicopter fuel, travel per diem, gas, and overtime.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:

• Low-carbon methanol and fuel for chemicals. Low-carbon wood pellets, right?
• Low-carbon methanol and fuel for chemicals, AI infrastructure, power generation, natural gas, hydrogen
• , fuels for transportation, our trucking industry, aviation fuels, renewable diesel, green hydrogen,
• Energy Transfer, Selena Hub in Vernon and Rapides Parish, Energy Lake Charles Power Station, the Grown Fuel
• Project in Moon, the Hyundai Steel Mill, the Lake Charles Methanol, Louisiana Green Fuels, metadata

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Low-carbon methanol and fuel for chemicals.
• Low-carbon methanol and fuel for chemicals, AI infrastructure, power generation, natural gas, hydrogen
• , fuels for transportation, our trucking industry, aviation fuels, renewable diesel, green hydrogen,
• Energy Transfer, Selena Hub in Vernon and Rapides Parish, Energy Lake Charles Power Station, the Grown Fuel
• Project in Moon, the Hyundai Steel Mill, the Lake Charles Methanol, Louisiana Green Fuels, metadata

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• H.B. 2014, fuel formers modeling study appropriation. S.B. 2026, a short water supply commingling.
• Fuel Formers modeling, study, appropriation. S. B. 2026, a short water supply commingling. H.
• It was cheaper to use spent nuclear fuel, which was not totally spent, than it was to actually mine it
• instead of focusing on what is the real problem, which is pollutants, often from burning of fossil fuels
• Petition Waiver Fuel Formulations, Natural Resources; 2147.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, guest introductions, and approval of the journal. The chamber then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, mostly on second reading or in committee-of-the-whole format. Most measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, often after adopting committee or floor amendments. Among the early items, SB 1515 (Industrial Commission revisions), SB 1645 (Auditor General performance audit), SB 1678 (health facilities), and SCR 1023 (Independent Redistricting Commission changes) were debated and approved. SCR 1023 drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would add geographic diversity, expand the commission to three Democrats, three Republicans, and three independents, and tighten population deviation standards to 5,000 people; opponents warned it could skew the commission and reduce nonpartisanship. The Senate also adopted amendments and advanced SB 1399, SB 1507, SB 1564, SB 1621, SB 1629, and SB 1811, with topics including AHCCCS cost reports, school district consolidation, electronic monitoring in long-term care, obesity prevention, behavioral health network adequacy, and public-school internet/wireless device issues. Later calendars addressed elections, public safety, and criminal justice. The Senate advanced SB 1134 (political signs) with an emergency clause, SB 1489 (ballot measures and circulators) after removing certain paid-circulator disclosure requirements, and SB 1725 and SCR 1048 concerning marijuana smoke as a public/private nuisance, shifting much of the issue into civil law and leaving only substantial, deliberate conduct on the criminal side. In public safety, SB 1416 on missing and kidnapped children reporting was amended to require law-enforcement training every two years and documentation of online information-sharing decisions; senators clarified it did not alter the Turquoise Alert. SB 1751 and SCR 1049, both related to capital punishment, were amended to make firing squad an available option rather than a mandatory method in certain cases, with one senator speaking in opposition to the death penalty. The Senate also advanced SB 1012, SB 1573, SB 1661, SB 1662, SB 1569, SB 1634, SB 1647, SB 1655, and SB 1664, covering concealed weapons notice appeals, judicial determinations and religious secular laws, paternity/genetic testing support, probation conditions, election-related voter registration and signature handling, foreign campaign contributions, election worker summonsing, and nomination petition signatures. Several bills were retained or moved between calendars, and the Committee of the Whole reports were adopted, sending the listed bills forward as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• So based on that information, I'd like to know where these SMRs would get their fuel source from.
• Where would this fuel source be coming from? Mr. Carroll? Okay, Mr. Chairman. Senator Hatathlie...
• about 11-plus companies that are in this arena, developing small modular reactors with a number of fuel
• like when we talk about rural communities and then desecration of the environment to extract these fuels
• And I wouldn't wish this type of pain... ...of what became the Cold War era's preferred choice of fuel

Transcript Highlights:

• We have maintenance, mechanical repair, avionics service, fuel storage — these all create...
• :24.919><c> repair</c><00:27:25.440><c> avionics</c><00:27:26.240><c> service</c><00:27:27.039><c> fuel
• </c><00:27:27.480><c> St</c> have repair avionics service fuel St have repair avionics service fuel St
• fuel<00:27:28.200><c> storage</c><00:27:28.840><c> these</c><00:27:29.120><c> all</c><00:27:29.360><
• c> create</c> Fuel storage, these all create opportunities to grow aviation in Minnesota.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• think we averaged about $2.5 million a week in overtime, travel, and per diem, and a lot of that is fuel
• , helicopter fuel, and air assets. ...and air assets.
• That's for us: travel, overtime, and fuel. The cost is...
• They look like a regular fuel truck or a regular water truck, and these look like regular tanks.
• And they look like a regular fuel truck or a regular water truck.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard a presentation from the Legislative Budget Board on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Article 5 budget. LBB recommended $3.7 billion in all funds for 2026-27, a 5.2 percent decrease from the base, while FTEs would rise by 856.7. Major items included funding for driver license services, DPS facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, border security, and rider changes. The committee also reviewed DPS exceptional items not included in the recommendation, including additional staffing, technology, and facility requests. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, criticizing long wait times, call abandonment, and repeated staffing increases without clear process improvements. LBB said the agency’s call-answer rate was about 9 percent in fiscal 2024, with average hold times around 34 minutes, later reduced to roughly 22-25 minutes. Senators questioned whether more FTEs alone would solve the problem and urged a broader efficiency study and better use of technology. DPS officials said they were pursuing process changes, including appointment-system upgrades, online pre-population of forms, and remote issuance options, while noting that Real ID requirements and population growth continue to drive demand. DPS leadership then outlined the agency’s priorities: completion of the Williamson County training academy, recruitment and retention of troopers, capital needs for vehicles and aircraft, and expanded responsibilities at the Capitol complex and the Alamo. Officials said the new trooper funding would help address staffing shortages, public safety, and border operations, and that overtime and deployment patterns had been adjusted to reduce burnout and improve flexibility. They also discussed Operation Lone Star, saying DPS spending is largely overtime, travel, and fuel, and that the agency continues to coordinate with federal partners while awaiting clarity on possible federal reimbursement for border security costs. Senators also raised concerns about oilfield theft, cartel activity, high-speed pursuits, bilingual pay, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, and DPS said it would follow up on some of those issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> services</c><00:48:23.599><c> to</c><00:48:24.599><c> uh</c><00:48:24.800><c> the</c> Rapid delivery
• of services to uh the Rapid delivery of services to uh the people<00:48:25.119><c> of</c><00:48:25.240
• It reflects a mix of delivery mechanisms to reflect the fact that in some cases people still do not have
• It reflects a mix of delivery mechanisms to reflect the fact that in some cases people still do not have
• It reflects a mix of delivery mechanisms to reflect the fact that in some cases people still do not have

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:39:52.400><c> of</c><00:39:52.599><c> Public</c><00:39:52.880><c> Health</c> study the delivery
• of Public Health study the delivery of Public Health Services<00:39:54.119><c> through</c><00:39:54.400
• am here before you today with Senate Bill 251, asking to reestablish the commission to study the delivery
• of the public health study the delivery of the public health services<00:40:51.359><c> through</c><00
• we all know that New Del delivery we all know that New Hampshire's<01:08:58.120><c> Health</c><01:08

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Think of drone delivery services in regulating the ownership or operation of an unmanned aircraft system
• In the Senate, they amended it to expand a one-mile drone delivery radius near an airport to two and
• a half miles, and then also requires the operator of a drone delivery service to consult with the airport

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate and House bills, many of them on consent or with strike-everything amendments. Topics included advanced air mobility for border security (SB 1457), raising the off-highway vehicle weight limit to 3,500 pounds while striking a proposed law enforcement fund (SB 1519), school property leases and a trampoline court safety citation change (HB 2383), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (SB 1041), dental school complaint handling and board jurisdiction limits (SB 1168), pharmacist-authorized testing and HIV prevention guidance (SB 1713), school district insurance/self-insurance requirements (SB 1497), reporting-requirement cleanup for education statutes (HB 2203), historic neighborhood housing zoning (SB 1118), construction contract payment protections in revitalization districts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), workers’ compensation notice and recordkeeping (SB 1428), property tax disability exemption clarifications (HB 2120), insurance modeling/data organization requirements (HB 2174), HOA rules on chickens and pet breed restrictions (SB 1582), first responder death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), and changes to virtual veterinary prescribing periods (SB 1286). Members generally asked clarifying questions, and several sponsors were said to intend to concur or refuse amendments, with HB 2010 headed to conference because the sponsor would not accept the Senate’s five-year refund window. On the second calendar, the committee heard HB 2176 on health facility complaint investigations, allowing DHS to investigate older complaints involving alleged abuse; HB 2050 on radiologic technologists and radiologist assistants, restoring direct supervision requirements with limited general-supervision exceptions; HB 2010 on digital goods, where the Senate reduced a refund window from 10 years to five and the sponsor planned to refuse; HB 2875 on unmanned aircraft, expanding airport drone-delivery buffer rules from one mile to two and a half miles and requiring airport consultation; HB 2428 on county certification of emission reduction credits, clarifying participation is voluntary and limiting new credits if fleet participation becomes mandatory; and HB 2877, which was struck and replaced with a veterinary technician certification pathway requiring 4,000 supervised work hours and allowing nonprofit curriculum evidence. Several members noted support or opposition based on prior votes or policy concerns, but no roll-call votes were taken in the caucus itself.