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• in to get their first-time license, the number of folks that come in to renew their license, but to
• So I got my license back in the early 70s.
• What about just before you get your license, you're going to renew your license, we educate the community
• What about just before you get your license, you're going to renew your license, we educate the community
• You enter your license number, like from your ID, your license number, and that way OMV would know that

Summary: The committee first heard and favorably reported House Bill 1175, which updates aeronautics-related definitions to make Louisiana more attractive to the aviation industry. It then approved House Bill 655, giving DOTD clearer authority to contract for operation and maintenance of state ferry systems on a cost-plus basis, with testimony focused on flexibility for the Cameron Ferry and other state-run ferries. House Bill 1037, which reorganizes certain DOTD operations by shifting duties to a chief operating officer and extending work on a unified permitting platform, was also reported favorably, as was House Bill 1174, which recreates the Department of Transportation and Development on a revised cycle. House Bill 714 was voluntarily deferred. The committee next took up several port-related measures. House Bill 871, which would have added two St. Tammany appointees to the Port of New Orleans board, was voluntarily deferred after the author said the timing was premature given ongoing work on the LIT project and regional trade zone issues. House Bill 345, expanding the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program to include rail infrastructure at ports, was reported favorably. House Bill 713, which would cap the Caddo-Bossier Port executive director’s compensation at the statewide average of the top ten port directors, drew extensive testimony for and against; supporters argued the salary was excessive and the port needed accountability, while opponents said ports are different from one another, the local appointing authorities already oversee the board, and the bill could hurt recruitment. The committee voted 12-1 to involuntarily defer HB 713. House Bill 667, which would change the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission from appointed to elected members, also drew strong opposition over cost, voter confusion, and loss of local appointing authority, and it too was involuntarily deferred by a 12-1 vote. The committee then favorably reported House Bill 743, creating the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport District in St. Mary Parish, after testimony that the airport should be managed as a dedicated economic development asset. House Bill 836, which would reconfirm members of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East, was amended to move the reconfirmation date from August 1, 2026, to December 1, 2026, to avoid disrupting hurricane-season operations, and was reported favorably by substitute. Finally, House Bill 730, concerning the use of ADS-B aircraft tracking data, was discussed with an amendment limiting the bill’s application to smaller aircraft; the measure was presented as a privacy and safety bill to prevent assessors or others from using ADS-B data to impose fees or taxes on aircraft owners.

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• A driver's license holder's sex is listed on a driver's license.
• What information is on a driver's license?
• I have a regular license, and many, many citizens have a regular license because sometimes I don't want
• or a vehicle registration or title.
• So we can issue a driver's license.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 20, a prior-authorization and step-therapy measure, on a committee substitute that had already incorporated many stakeholder changes. The sponsor and agency witnesses described revisions to definitions of chronic health condition and serious mental illness, shorter prior-authorization periods, and limits on reporting requirements. Supporters, including a nurse practitioner and disability advocates, said the bill would reduce barriers to needed medications and urged broader protections for chronic and behavioral health conditions. Health insurance and pharmacy benefit management representatives remained opposed, arguing prior authorization is an important patient-safety tool and objecting to the bill’s limits on its use. Senator Hickey offered two amendments: one to conform electronic prior-authorization response times to existing law by changing seven days to three, and one to restore the prior-authorization period from 12 months to three years. The first amendment was accepted; the second passed on a 5-4 vote. The committee then approved the amended substitute 6-3. The committee next heard Senate Bill 111, which would expand the confidentiality of personal information held by the Motor Vehicle Division to include sex, gender identity, national origin, and immigration status. Tax and Revenue officials explained that the bill would not change what documents MVD collects, but would limit disclosure of sensitive information contained in scanned records unless a statutory exception applies. Members asked about what appears on licenses, what is stored in MVD’s system, and whether law enforcement access would change; officials said criminal law enforcement exceptions would remain in place and that the bill mainly affects public disclosure requests. The committee voted 8-1 to give the bill a do-pass recommendation. Senate Bill 218, funding a Los Alamos Emergency Operations Center, was presented as a regional disaster-response and training facility for northern New Mexico. Los Alamos County witnesses said the project would support emergency management training and coordination across the region and requested $5 million. Several senators questioned whether the county had explored bonding, intergovernmental agreements, or regional cost-sharing, and raised concerns about Los Alamos’s debt capacity and whether the project was truly regional. Supporters said the county has a long capital backlog and that the center would serve communities from Santa Fe north. The committee ultimately voted 9-1 to advance the bill. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 14, a major health professional loan-repayment proposal. Senator Hickey described it as an effort to recruit and retain physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals by increasing repayment amounts, prioritizing physicians and doctors of osteopathic medicine for 50% of the fund, and allowing service commitments with some flexibility, including part-time work. Supporters from medical, nursing, and behavioral health groups said the bill would help address workforce shortages and make New Mexico more competitive. Committee members asked about the inclusion of physician assistants, the 90-day start requirement, anti-donation concerns, tax treatment, tribal and IHS providers, and whether the 50% physician set-aside would leave enough for other professions. After discussion, the committee voted 10-0 to send the bill forward with a do-pass recommendation.

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• Senate File 950 will be laid over for possible inclusion. vehicles um senl 950 is intended to vehicles
• </c> with uh typically when a car or vehicle with uh typically when a car or vehicle is<00:51:01.440>
• ><c> being</c> oftentimes those Vehicles end up being oftentimes those Vehicles end up being abandoned
• </c><00:51:22.079><c> and</c> company has released that vehicle and company has released that vehicle
• March without any notice the license his March without any notice the license his license<01:20:41.600

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• when we have winter driving six months of the year, long distances to go, and not everybody has a vehicle
• to take students are actually being able to take their<00:09:30.000><c> EMT</c><00:09:30.560><c> license
• </c><00:10:29.760><c> or</c><00:10:30.000><c> has</c><00:10:30.160><c> the</c> everybody uh has a vehicle
• or has the everybody uh has a vehicle or has the avail<00:10:30.720><c> ability</c><00:10:30.959><c>
• to hold accountable of a better vehicle to hold accountable to<00:13:08.639><c> those</c><00:13:08.800

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3732, with the author moving both the bill and two separate amendments. The DE1 amendment would create a healthcare workforce grant program to let the Department of Employment and Economic Development identify and fund healthcare workforce shortage areas, while the A1 amendment would establish an Office of Community Investment to provide strategic grant management and help align grants with legislative priorities. Both amendments were adopted, and the bill was laid over for later consideration. The bill author explained that the healthcare workforce proposal is meant to address shortages that market forces alone have not solved, citing examples such as CNA training and rural oncologist recruitment. The Office of Community Investment was described as a way to improve grant oversight, set clearer goals, and strengthen collaboration between agencies and the legislature, drawing on the model of the Office of Justice Programs. Testimony from the Mong American Partnership strongly supported the healthcare workforce grant program, describing successful CNA and phlebotomy pathways, but also noting long waitlists and the need for flexible funding. Members discussed the importance of locating training opportunities in greater Minnesota and in communities with workforce gaps, so distance and travel barriers do not limit access. Several legislators said the proposal would help create good-paying jobs, strengthen healthcare access, and support overworked healthcare workers. The bill’s sponsors also emphasized that codifying grant programs can speed up future funding decisions and improve accountability, and they said the measures would return for further consideration in a few days.

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• I remember DMV, which the motor vehicle modernization project is now 10 years in the past.
• on for medical licensing, technical licensing, architects, teachers, physical therapists, things like
• platform that we put 15 agencies and boards on for medical licensing technical licensing architects
• Madam Chairman, to her point, that's exactly why I've never updated my driver's license.
• For that very reason, I'll never have a Real ID driver's license card. I agree.

Committee: House Science & Technology

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This adjustment is really to help support our alternative licensed teachers who are coming in.
• This adjustment is really to help our alternative licensed teachers who are coming in.
• Because I got the same thing, and I called the Motor Vehicle Department.
• And I called the Motor Vehicle Department, not clicking on the link.
• And, you know, I called the Motor Vehicle Department to report it.

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• A person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle is prohibited from permitting the vehicle to stand unattended
• When the vehicle is standing on a road with a grade, the front wheels of the vehicle must be turned to
• vehicle.
• learns that the vehicle has become set in motion and has struck another vehicle or property or has caused
• Vehicle conflicts with wildlife are not rare.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 18 and heard several Senate transportation bills, then announced it would caucus after the public hearings. Engrossed Senate Bill 5081, concerning unattended motor vehicles and remote starter systems, was briefly introduced and described as having no fiscal impact; the sponsor framed it as a public-safety and anti-theft measure, but no substantive testimony followed before the hearing was closed. The committee then heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5203 on wildlife habitat connectivity and safe wildlife crossings, which would require WSDOT and WDFW to develop and update a statewide connectivity strategy, create dedicated wildlife corridors and crossings accounts, and report regularly to the legislature. Supporters emphasized reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions, better habitat connectivity, and access to federal matching funds, while opponents from southwest Washington argued the bill lacked local landowner and county input and could push wolves or other wildlife into agricultural areas. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5705, which would double penalties for using a personal electronic device while driving in school, playground, and crosswalk speed zones and direct the additional revenue to school zone safety accounts. Testimony from the Traffic Safety Commission and the sponsor stressed rising distracted-driving fatalities, the vulnerability of children and pedestrians, and the need for stronger deterrence; members asked about messaging, enforcement, and how the new penalties would be used. Finally, Engrossed Senate Bill 5581 was heard, a broad active transportation and complete streets bill that would update roundabout and crosswalk definitions, integrate shared-use paths into highway planning, and allow WSDOT to use local or tribal facilities as mitigation when they provide equal or better access. Supporters from transportation advocacy groups and local governments said it would improve safety and clarify existing law, while one Lake Forest Park official warned that complete streets mandates can create unfunded costs that delay needed maintenance. The committee closed public testimony on all bills and adjourned without taking final action.

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• There is a new fee on electric vehicle supply equipment, allowing the Department of Commerce to assess
• </c><00:09:36.320><c> supply</c> fee on uh electric vehicle supply fee on uh electric vehicle supply
• charging station in the state of vehicle charging station in the state of Minnesota<00:09:44.480><c>
• supply equipment program account vehicle supply equipment program account in<00:25:15.840><c> the</c
• So, we don't have opposition to any of the proposed construction codes and licensing fees.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• licenses and establishes provisional new motor vehicle dealer licenses.
• Madam Chair, there are no amendments to… …new motor vehicle dealer licenses.
• I have a license. Thank you. Ms. Kane? Ms. Carter? I'm also a licensed realtor.
• And it's, I'm a licensed realtor. Ms. Carter?
• I'm also a licensed realtor, but it doesn't just benefit me.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• House Bill No. 500, by the Judiciary Rules Administration Committee, an act relating to motor vehicles
• for electric-assisted bicycles, amending Section 49-750, Idaho Code, to provide for human-powered vehicles
• Amending Section 54-2808, Idaho Code, ... ...Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
• Amending Section 54-411, Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding license or...
• Repealing Section 54-109, Idaho Code, relating to the revocation or suspension of licenses, hearings,

Summary: The House convened with 70 members present, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then approved the House Journal without objection. In committee reports, House Concurrent Resolution 21 and House Bills 494 through 498 were reported and referred to the State Affairs Committee. The House also received several resolutions and memorials, including House Joint Memorial 9, House Resolution 19 condemning political violence and honoring victims and public servants affected in 2025, and House Concurrent Resolution 22 declaring 2026 the Year of Volunteerism and the America 250 in Idaho Service Challenge; these were referred for printing. The House introduced and read first a series of bills, including HB 499 on unmanned aircraft systems near Department of Correction facilities, HB 500 on electric-assisted bicycles and related motor vehicle definitions, HB 501 on ballot measure petition circulation requirements, HB 502 and HB 503 on the Idaho Forest Products Commission and Soil and Water Conservation Commission, HB 504 on Idaho Lottery bulk ticket purchases, HB 505 as a broad occupational and professional licensing cleanup bill affecting many boards and disciplinary provisions, and HB 506 on sales tax rebate provisions. All eight bills were sent to printing. During announcements, members noted an Idaho PTA Taco Tuesday event and student artwork display, a request to provide snacks for pages, a Convention of States informational meeting, and cookies in the lounge to celebrate the Indiana Hoosiers’ NCAA championship. The House then reviewed upcoming committee meetings and adjourned by motion until 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

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• </c> being done by appropriately licensed being done by appropriately licensed people.<00:04:14.159><
• </c> school. they don't have a licensed school. they don't have a licensed special<00:10:07.279><c> or
• One, in vehicles. Current law just isn't enough. Current law just isn't enough.
• One, in<00:39:21.839><c> vehicles.
• Current law just isn't in vehicles.

Bills: HF4893

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding, 1183, house

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• lights and obscuring or altering license plates to evade detection or commit crimes.
• The House bill makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to alter the appearance of a license plate.
• that had obscured license plates.
• and franchise motor vehicle dealers.
• Both suspects exited the vehicle. Both suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• number six is the confirmation of Nicholas Mueller for the reappointment to the off-highway motor vehicle
• Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission. He's served in the commission since 2022.
• are fundamentally transforming the vehicles that we use in the medium- and heavy-duty sector.
• Unlike the passenger vehicle market, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle trucks lack publicly available pricing
• Senate Bill 1338 by Senator Jones, an act relating to vehicles. Senator Jones. Thank you, Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered a Memorial Day prayer, and welcomed a third-grade class from Sacred Heart Parish School to the chamber. Members then handled several procedural motions, including suspending a joint rule to allow budget subcommittees to meet during blackout period and removing certain bills from inactive or consent files. The chamber confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments, including Nicholas Mueller to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, Arthur Krantz to the Public Employment Relations Board, Chris Ferguson to the California Student Aid Commission, and Brian Haynes to the same commission. The Senate also adopted several resolutions, including SR 102 recognizing National Safe Boating Week, SCR 172 proclaiming Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, SCR 177 declaring World No Tobacco Day, SR 107 for Lupus Awareness Month, and SR 115 marking the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris in California wine history. On third reading, the Senate passed a series of bills on topics including beverage container recycling fees (SB 1341), school employee misconduct procedures (SB 1083), wildfire preparedness for water suppliers (SB 1153), insurance cost-sharing accounting (SB 1199), nonprofit government liaison services (SB 1240), energy coordination and fuel supply planning (SB 1337), language access in elections (SB 1360), gaming fee transparency (SB 920), mental health evaluation in Care Court-related cases (SB 1016), reckless driving penalties (SB 1198), greenhouse gas reporting for subsidized medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (SB 1213), the Go Green financing program (SB 1265), repossession transport interference (SB 1338), and wildlife coexistence (SB 1135). Most measures passed on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 920 passed 28-1, SB 1265 passed 26-5, and SB 1135 passed with two no votes. The session concluded with a Veterans Caucus adjournment-in-memory ceremony honoring 82 fallen service members, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled floor session.

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• When the vehicle is standing on a road with a grade, the front wheels of the vehicle must be turned to
• vehicle.
• A person who has left a motor vehicle standing after starting... ...of a motor vehicle is prohibited
• vehicle.
• in the motor vehicle.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

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• And there were 35 municipalities that reported they had no licensed kennels within their municipality
• So in total, 1,408 kennels were reported to be licensed within the Commonwealth.
• We’re also listing all of those facilities that are reported as being licensed on our website so that
• They basically went in and said, oh, you don’t have the licenses and collars here.
• the provisions of the license.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 1212, all

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• The first request is the Division of Motor Vehicles Vision and Map modernization.
• The Vision system serves as the backbone of New Hampshire motor vehicle operations.
• Every driver license issued,... Operations.
• Every driver license issued, vehicle registration processed, driving record maintained, title transaction
• Replacing this vehicle will Replacing this vehicle will reduce maintenance cost, improve operational

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• Calendar 941, Senate Print 7928A, Senator Mayer, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Calendar 941, Senate Print 7928A, Senator Mayer, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Licensed in other jurisdictions to practice in this state. Read the last section.
• Calendar 1273, Assembly 9209A, Assembly Member Conrad, an act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law. >
• ASSEMBLYMEMBER CONRAD, AN ACT TO AMEND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. &gt;&gt; READ THE LAST SECTION.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s journal and proceeded to a lengthy third-reading calendar. Early business included several motions to discharge Assembly bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, along with a few bills laid aside for the day. The chamber also recalled two bills from the Assembly, restored one bill to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration, and received amendments on two other bills without changing their calendar status. The Senate then took up a large number of bills across topics including labor, energy, insurance, consumer protection, environmental conservation, health, banking, elections, public service, education, workers’ compensation, criminal justice, local government, and tax law. Most measures passed with broad support, though several drew recorded opposition. Notable debate included Senator Mayer’s explanation for a bill intended to prevent treatment-court participants, including veterans, from losing their driver’s licenses twice after completing diversion programs; Senator Ryan’s support for a bill expanding prosecutors’ ability to treat repeat sexual abuse as persistent abuse; and a sharp exchange on a bill repealing New York’s HIV/STI criminalization law, with Senators Borrello and Chan opposing it and Senator Salazar defending the repeal as necessary to reduce stigma and protect survivors. The chamber also adopted and recognized several resolutions and guest presentations. Members welcomed the Tri-Valley Secondary School girls cross country champions, Miss America Cassie Donagan and Miss New York Teen Nadia Anwar, and the Hudson High School varsity boys basketball team. Later, the Senate took up a resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Month, with multiple senators speaking in support of greater awareness, reduced stigma, and improved care for pregnant and postpartum New Yorkers. At the end of the session, the sponsors opened the day’s resolutions for co-sponsorship, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, June 1 at 12 noon, with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• So before us today, as mentioned, House Bill 663, the Ag in the Classroom license plate.
• It's real-life events for kids, and 75% of funding for Ag in the Classroom comes from the license plates
• Like the bill sponsor mentioned, he did say that 75% of our budget comes from the Ag license plate.
• I have a black license plate. So I love my friends of the Potato Commission.
• , vehicle control, controlling the areas around the car, the nature of how things are moving.

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Bill No. 500, by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, is an act relating to motor vehicles
• and amending Section 49-714, Idaho Code, to provide for electric-assisted bicycles, human-powered vehicles
• to revise provisions regarding the administrator of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
• 54-610, Idaho Code, relating to proceedings for suspensions, revocations, or other disciplines of licenses
• Repealing Section 54-109, Idaho Code, relating to revocation or suspension of licenses, hearings, and

Keywords: 989, all

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• House Bill 36, introduced by Representative Hockman-Vigil, an act relating to licensing, amending sections
• unlawful taking of, embezzlement of, fraudulently obtaining, or receiving, or transporting stolen vehicles
• or motor vehicles apply towards sentencing, regardless of which section of law was violated previously
• earned wage access services providers, including provisions for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses
• An act relating to law enforcement, establishing the Enforcement Bureau within the Regulation and Licensing