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• the process for provisional licensing.
• But they're doing the rules based on HB 128, Madam Chair.
• That's what rules are for—to fill in the gaps.
• I'm really happy with the rules.
• Now, everybody, you have the rules. Look at them.

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• Rule right now that go to this one.
• regulations concerning the licensing regulations concerning the licensing they<00:51:04.160>
• So the licensing fee, if you have a group license, if you have five dogs or more...
• both both are in rules right now and it both both are in rules right now and it needs<02:19:50.000>
• some sense I don't think our rules some sense I don't think our rules specifically<02:21:57.920>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting covered two main items. First, the solid waste subcommittee reviewed draft language for HB 707, focusing on landfill siting and permitting standards. Members and the Department of Environmental Services discussed replacing repeated references to “aquifer” with “drinking water well,” clarifying that aquifer is a broad term, and considering whether a statutory definition was needed. They also debated the bill’s setback and time-of-travel provisions, including the 10^-5 standard, a 1,500-foot distance, and whether the bill should rely more on performance-based criteria than prescriptive distances. Another major topic was permit denial language tied to applicants with significant histories of repeated serious violations or landfill-related litigation; the department said it already has related authority in current rules, but noted some wording was still too vague and could be tightened. No vote was taken, and the chair closed the hearing with plans to continue work later. The second item was a work session on HB 424, which would direct the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food to create forms for businesses to request information about service animals and establish a study committee on fraudulent or untrained service animals. Several members said the problem raised by the bill was real but expressed concern that the legislature may be limited by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Others argued that a study committee would likely not produce a workable solution and might conflict with leadership’s direction to avoid unnecessary study committees. Members discussed whether the bill should be retained, amended, or instead replaced with a letter or resolution to the federal delegation. The committee appeared to lean toward ITL and possibly pursuing a letter to federal officials, but no final vote is reflected in the transcript.

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• And again, that's the future of driver's licensing and uh it's underway.
• for the new driver's license for the new driver's license modernization<00:18:48.320> system.
• Um modernization, like a lot licensing.
• have to wait to get a license. have to wait to get a license.
• Now, when the new driver's license Now, when the new driver's license systems<00:19:38.480> complete

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:47 Maintenance 12:40 Approval of Minutes 12:55 Vehicle Regulation 21:08 General Admin and Highways 34:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum at first, then later approved the minutes once quorum was established. The committee heard presentations from Transportation Cabinet officials Mike Hancock, Jeremy Slinker, and Sean McCarnieran on maintenance, vehicle regulation, general administration, highways, and related capital projects. Hancock emphasized that maintenance is the cabinet’s most visible public service, especially for snow and ice removal and routine roadway upkeep, and said rising costs have outpaced funding. He cited a 61% increase in highway construction costs since 2020 and said maintenance spending was $488 million in FY 2024 and $511 million in FY 2025, while the FY 2026 baseline request was $483.3 million. The cabinet’s additional maintenance request would add $23.6 million in FY 2027 and $38.6 million in FY 2028, with expected impacts on litter pickup, mowing, vegetation management, and pothole repair if not funded. The cabinet also outlined five maintenance-related capital projects: additional funding for Ballard County maintenance/salt storage, Hopkins County maintenance/salt storage, Whitley County maintenance/salt structure, and the District 2 office and materials lab, plus reauthorization of the Breckinridge County maintenance and salt facility. Hancock also asked for budget language allowing the cabinet to use unexpected restricted and federal funds more quickly, similar to existing authority for federal earmarks. McCarnieran described the governor’s inclusion of funding for the ASHTOWare system, employee health exams, priority IT projects, and a District 7 office renovation request, noting that some items were not funded because they ranked low among competing projects. He also said the governor’s budget included a $7.5 million annual maintenance pool for the cabinet’s 1,200 facilities and requested additional restricted fund authority for Trimark and the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. Slinker focused on the Department of Vehicle Regulation, saying recent investments in staffing and equipment had reduced wait times and improved customer service in driver licensing offices. He requested $535,600 to keep temporary contract workers in place for the rest of the year, warning that without it regional office operations would have to be reduced. He said the surge in demand was driven by new 15-year-old licensing requirements, vision testing, and Real ID implementation, but believed the volume was beginning to level out. He also outlined FY 2027 and FY 2028 plans totaling $20.38 million and $19.85 million, including six new regional offices and a shift away from temporary workers toward state positions. Additional requests included $106,000 for debt service on the new driver’s license modernization system and operating costs of $5 million in FY 2027 and $2.5 million in FY 2028 to support the transition from the old system. Members asked about the cabinet’s funding sources, and officials said the road fund is the primary source, supported by motor fuels tax, usage tax, driver-related receipts, and some restricted funds; they stressed that the requests were not for additional general fund dollars. Questions also covered employee health exam reimbursements, the annual Trimark/Cumberland Gap contract, and the District 7 renovation request. No votes were taken on the budget items during the meeting, beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Ouellette of Westport moves suspension of the rules.
• Ouellette of Westwood moves suspension of the rules. Rules are suspended.
• Livingston of Boston moves suspension of the rules to take up Senate 2563 for third reading.
• Stanley of Waltham moved suspension of the rules to take up House Number 4706.
• Rules are suspended to take up 4706.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of several resolutions, such as congratulations to the Williamsburg Grange on its 125th anniversary and to Fire Captain Melissa Blodgett on her retirement. The chamber also concurred in a Senate petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Bristol County Sheriff’s Department employee and suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance local petitions, including one involving the Dalton Fire District and another renaming a Chelmsford bridge. The main floor action centered on several Ways and Means bills. The House advanced a bill amending laws relative to individuals with disabilities, replacing outdated and offensive terminology in the General Laws with person-first language; members spoke at length in support, emphasizing dignity, inclusion, and the bill’s non-substantive nature. The bill was engrossed by a roll call vote, 152-0. The House also took up and engrossed a bill to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a licensing and oversight framework for private-pay home care agencies, establish standards for contracts, background checks, training, insurance, and consumer protections, and create advisory committees to guide implementation. An amendment establishing a Family Caregiver Commission was adopted 154-0, and the bill itself was then engrossed 153-1. In addition, the House passed or engrossed several other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to land in Sharon, a sick leave bank bill for a Trial Court employee, a Marblehead parking fines bill, a Hingham municipal property bill for a center for active living, and a Taunton bill allowing continued employment of Police Chief Edward J. Walsh. The chamber also handled numerous calendar items, holding or passing over many while advancing a few. The session ended with a special adjournment in memory of former Representative George L. Sacco Jr., and the House adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Chairman and members, House Bill 2598 relates to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations
• Members, the term 'licensed specialist in school psychology' refers in statute to professionals trained
• Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council rules, however, allow them to use the more widely understood
• code is consistent with state agency rules and regulations is essential for clarity, accountability,
• It also includes Robert's Rules of Order and formal meeting procedures.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Members licensed social workers are not eligible for the Homes for Texas Heroes program, excuse me, which
• Generally, Senate Bill 845 would add licensed social workers to the Homes for Texas Heroes loan program
• Uh, this is a bill that, uh, again, adds license social shortage to this program at no cost to the state
• I think it's under some kind of federal rules that we have to bring it up every 2 years, sir.
• It provides consistency and predictability for all home-ruled cities across Texas, safeguarding them

Bills: SB 250, SB 375, SB 536, SB 845, SB 1633, SB 1944, SB 1957, SB 2081, SB 2137, SB 2262, SB 2299, SB 2419, SB 2452, SB 2522, SB 2549, SB 2594, SB 2605, SB 2631, SB 2639, SB 2675, SB 3029, SJR 60, HB 22, HB 1392, HB 2525

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

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• The removal of the exceptions will appropriately codify the admission rule fully.
• Incorporating long-standing case law used in courts for decades into Texas statute, the admission rule
• The admission rule puts plaintiffs and defendants on an even footing to present their cases and helps
• If a company decides not to use the admission rule, then all evidence of negligent entrustment will be
• The rules should be slightly different, maybe scaled to size or something like that.

Bills: SB 682, SB 1013, SB 1369, SB 1422, SB 2001, SB 2080, SB 2366, SB 2705, SB 2841

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision

Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.

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• Before we go on, Rules Chair Pasadomo, you have an introduction. I do, thank you.
• The Supreme Court ruled that victims' names are not confidential.
• Not consultants will rule my behavior and conduct.
• I'm not going to rule and lead on probation. I'm going to follow my heart.
• Madam Rules Chair, you are recognized. Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• That is why the bedroom rule is such an important rule.
• > rule.
• : a licensed electrician, a licensed plumber, a licensed septic installer, licensed to perform stormwater
• shall be licensed, a licensed electrician,<02:53:28.000> a<02:53:28.319> licensed<02:53
• <02:53:33.600> to licensed septic installer, licensed to licensed septic installer, licensed

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They are licensed gas fitters, they are licensed plumbers, they are licensed electricians who navigate
• We have 2,183 on-premise licenses, and the sales correlated to those licenses are $95.2 million.
• We have 1,369 licenses, and that brings in $1.2 million. We have a total of 6,281 licenses.
• some licenses...
• There's a handful of licenses out there, quite frankly, that are problem licenses.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The House Administration Committee meeting is now called to order in accordance with House rules.
• Many have advanced clinical licenses requiring years of supervised experience and national examinations
• School social workers are licensed mental health professionals who support students, families, schools
• I'm a proud licensed clinical social worker at Town Point in Dover, and an original family member and
• I respectfully ask that you support SB 231 so that licensed clinical social workers who have passed a

Bills: SB231

Keywords: school social workers, salary supplement, LCSW, mental health, education funding, Delaware Code, certification, professional standards

Summary: The House Administration Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 231, which would extend the existing 6% salary supplement for school-based mental health professionals with advanced credentials to school social workers who hold licensed clinical social worker credentials and have passed the national exam. The bill sponsor and multiple witnesses described school social workers as essential to student mental health, crisis response, attendance, and family support, and argued the measure corrects an oversight and inequity in the current salary supplement structure. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted to release the bill. The committee then heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 212, a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Supporters, including sportsmen’s groups and individual residents, said the amendment would preserve longstanding traditions, support wildlife management, and guard against future threats to hunting and trapping. An opposing witness argued there was no current threat in Delaware and said the Constitution should not be used to protect trapping or elevate hunting and trapping over other wildlife management approaches. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to release the substitute bill. Finally, the committee took up Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Response Act, which would create a 25-foot buffer around first responders at emergency scenes after warning, with misdemeanor penalties for knowingly entering or remaining in the zone to interfere with duties. Supporters said the bill would protect police, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics from interference, while opponents from the ACLU and the Office of Defense Services raised concerns about vague terms, potential First Amendment impacts, enforcement clarity, and jurisdictional issues. Committee members also questioned how the buffer would be marked and enforced. The sponsor and staff said they would continue working on the language, and the committee voted to release the bill.

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• for the Legislative Education Study Committee, an act relating to school personnel, creating new licenses
• the Construction Industries Commission and the trade bureaus to produce cost studies for proposed rules
• Representative Thompson (member_12088), an act relating to professional licensure, creating a new license
• for speech-language pathology assistance and repealing the Apprentice in Speech and Language License
• This resolution amends the joint rules of the House and the Senate to limit the number of bills a member

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• <00:26:42.640> requirements the new tax and licensing requirements the new tax and licensing
• charging station owners ruled out by WYDOT this past summer.
• past<00:32:21.440> summer ruled out this past summer ruled out this past summer unintentionally
• /c><01:09:42.319> and licensed electricians generally and licensed electricians generally and
• Finally, I just want to safety rules.

Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

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• to the family child care licensing to the family child care licensing modernization<00:09:47.240
• the C3 license, as well as adding the class C license itself.
• C2 license and the C3 license, as well as adding the class C license itself.
• <01:51:44.200> um have a license um have a license um the<01:51:45.040> ability<01:
• that license type? Yeah, Madam Chair. that license type? Yeah, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• President, I move to waive the 30-bill limit imposed by Rule 17-7. Thank you, Majority Leader.
• Substitution motion by Senator Cruz-Perez: Resolved that pursuant to Rule 17:3, Assembly...
• Motion by Senator Lagana: Resolved that pursuant to Rule 17:3, Assembly Bill A-40...
• The amendments have been stripped according to the rules. Senator Stack moves the amendments.
• The amendments have been distributed according to the rules. Senator Ruiz moves the amendments.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• Please report to the Rules Room immediately.
• Please report to the Rules Room immediately.
• Committee, please report to the Rules Room immediately.
• How does that fall into the rules of non-debatable points of order?
• Proceeding to Rule 10E, the remarks will be submitted. talk about.

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• licenses certain appeal rights.
• uh removing a licensing fee increase. uh removing a licensing fee increase.
• 09.120> chapter Crisis Nurseries licensed under chapter Crisis Nurseries licensed under chapter
• for crisis nursery licensing.
• align with what the federal rules are. align with what the federal rules are.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I just renewed my license.
• They're illegally swapping license plates.
• Um, after ICE agents shot license.
• illegally swapping license They're illegally swapping license plates.<00:05:06.639> They've<00
• Is there rulings that have been ignored.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and several DFL senators held a press conference after a floor session to announce a package of bills responding to recent ICE operations in Minnesota. Murphy said the proposals are meant to restore and protect Minnesotans’ rights after the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Prey, arguing that authorities should render aid when they injure someone. She said one bill, to be heard the next day in Sen. Ron Latz’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, would create a civil remedy for victims of constitutional violations by federal agents and their leaders. Another bill would give the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension independent investigative authority in cases where federal agents kill Minnesota residents, after the BCA was reportedly shut out of recent investigations. Sen. Lindsey Port described a bill to bar federal law enforcement from hiding their identities while on duty, citing masked ICE agents, alleged use of fake license plates and impersonation tactics, and a recent incident in which a health care worker was allegedly boxed in by masked men. Sen. Elise Mann said the package would designate hospitals, schools, daycares, colleges, and courthouses as protected spaces and require a judicial warrant for ICE entry, arguing that federal agents have been entering hospitals and schools and detaining people at vulnerable moments. The senators framed the effort as a response to unconstitutional enforcement tactics rather than immigration policy, and said they hoped for bipartisan support, though they acknowledged the legal issues may be challenged under federal supremacy and could reach the courts. In response to questions, the senators said the civil-rights bill is intended to create a state-court cause of action against federal officials acting under color of law, because current remedies are limited. They said people in schools or hospitals should not put themselves in danger if confronted by armed agents, and that the law would provide later accountability. Latz said the Judiciary Committee would take up the bills and that Minnesota must have a seat at the table in seeking justice for affected residents. Asked about funding for related community burdens, Murphy said it was not a budget year but the state has a rainy day fund and balance available from last session.

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• A report from the Standing Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
• They were pulled over driver's license.
• Frequently not addressing this issue and having a valid driver's license, that it is addressed with a
• <00:17:21.039> that<00:17:21.280> it having a valid driver's license that it having
• <00:54:27.040> Um co-chairs of the rules committee. Um co-chairs of the rules committee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Others could eventually qualify for that based on the rules.
• Others could eventually qualify for that and based on the rules.
• I guess we'll have to wait for rules from DHS. Follow up. Thank you. Well, thanks.
• To follow on to that, these organizations that you have are licensing exempt. Is that correct?
• So they don't have all of the safety inspections and everything that a licensed child care would have

Bills: HB3622, HB3621, HB3151, HB3882, HB3661, HB4273, HB3644, HB3706, HB3708, HB2021, HB3986, HB3972

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting