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• It's outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, and that process started back in 2017.
• That is out of the Code of Federal Regulations, and you'll see the key phrase there, line 1.20, under
• the Code of Federal Regulations.
• There's a whole bunch of stuff in the Code of Federal Regulations I could bore you with, but it's in
• This is authorized under Minnesota law 2023, chapter 60, article 12, section 76, which was a one-time

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• So this would effectively turn the bill into requiring just a QR code on the menus.
• I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about QR codes.
• And QR codes just don't provide that.
• And some of them are by a lack of ability to access that QR code.
• that places a $1.5 billion tax on commercial coverage.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.

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• But I do have an individual, a chapter official, who's here to add his insight to this. Excellent.
• When chapters are requesting funding in this sense, they don't have access to the money that's there.
• I'm here for any questions that you might have. ...receiving the tax benefits thereof.
• I'm the director for Sierra Club's Grand Canyon Chapter, which is the Arizona chapter, and we are opposed
• chapter, and we are opposed to Senate Bill 1419.

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

Summary: The committee took up several appropriations and policy bills, beginning with SB 1488, which would provide $600,000 for a workforce development study on coal-impacted communities in northern Arizona, including areas affected by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station. The sponsor and supporters said the study is intended to help communities transition economically, diversify, and support new jobs; the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. SB 1523, appropriating $340,000 to the Navajo Nation for the Ganado waterline pipeline project, was also advanced after testimony that the project would bring clean drinking water to about 235 homes and that the remaining funding gap had been reduced to the requested amount; it passed 7-0 with one member not voting. The committee then approved SB 1041, which would appropriate $500,000 to the Arizona Trail Fund. Supporters described the Arizona Trail as a statewide recreational and cultural asset that needs maintenance and continued support, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. SB 1445, which would allow smaller cities and towns to use approved on-site bacteriological testing equipment and limit how often ADEQ may require sampling, drew concern from one member about whether the language could be read as restricting sampling during discharge events, but supporters said it would save small towns money; it passed 5-3. Members also advanced SB 1580, a $2.545 million appropriation for fire incident management software and hardware for fire and law enforcement agencies. Fire officials said the platform would improve accountability, information sharing, drone integration, and interoperability during incidents; the bill passed 5-3. SB 1363, which would create additional rural dispensary licensing opportunities for underserved areas, drew support from rural advocates and opposition from the dispensary industry over the number of licenses and transferability language; it passed 8-0. SB 1418, which would streamline siting for small modular nuclear reactors in certain counties, was supported by proponents who argued it would help Arizona meet future energy demand and opposed by counties and environmental groups concerned about local zoning, public review, and waste; it passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1419, a rooftop solar consumer-protection bill requiring added disclosures and inspections, was supported by county officials and some consumer advocates but opposed by solar industry representatives and environmental groups who said it could discourage rooftop solar and restrict speech; it passed 6-2. The committee then began hearing SB 1447, which would extend the groundwater withdrawal fee moratorium and related fund deadlines for Pinal County water projects, with supporters saying the extension is needed to continue well rehabilitation and infrastructure work after Colorado River and CAP-related cuts.

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• , and then privilege taxes, otherwise referred to as occupational taxes.
• <01:04:54.079> otherwise taxes and then privilege taxes otherwise taxes and then privilege
• <01:04:56.240> taxes.
• or net profits tax.
• We're talking about potentially the payroll tax or gross earnings tax.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard an update from representatives of the Kentucky County Clerk’s Association on the transition to electronic recording and land records modernization. They reviewed the 2021 task force work, the legislation and budget funding that followed, and the requirements for county clerks to provide online search portals and complete 30-year property record searches, with a 60-year standard expected next summer. Speakers said most counties are still working through scanning and verification, with only a small number fully complete, and emphasized that verification of records is the main bottleneck because it requires staff time and careful matching of indexes to deeds. They also noted limited vendor availability, differences among counties in what records are already digitized, and that the association and land title attorneys are now working more closely on future “continuous improvement” legislation. The clerks also raised related issues, including concerns about deed fraud as more records become searchable online. They said some counties already offer notification services that alert property owners when a document is recorded, which can help owners respond quickly to suspicious filings. They also discussed the filing document storage fee and KDLA digitization grants, saying the funding structure has generally worked but that two grant cycles have been missed. Another topic was whether, once records are fully digitized and searchable, some permanent records should remain publicly accessible or be moved to a safer archive. In response to committee questions, the witnesses said the remaining delays are less about money than staffing shortages and the need for more manpower to complete verification, and they said they would follow up on the balance in the KDLA fund and other details. The committee then received a presentation from an Area Development District representative, who described the districts as regional, nonpartisan service organizations that help cities and counties pool resources, provide technical assistance, and leverage public and private partnerships. He highlighted examples of regional cooperation, including veterans-directed care and other shared programs, and argued that the districts create efficiencies and economies of scale for local governments and the state. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It also removes the ability of schools to be reimbursed tax dollars spent on litigation if the parent
• However, it removes that a school district would be reimbursed tax dollars that they had to spend in
• Architects to perform building code Architects to perform building code inspections<03:10:08.040
• <03:25:22.920> which the United States code which the United States code which applies<03:
• BPT bet and insurance premium tax the BPT bet and insurance premium tax the increase<03:50:14.720>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Senate 4530, an act to amend chapters 83 and 84 of Title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase
• levies over an alleged tax liability. levies over an alleged tax liability.
• <03:29:58.800> until unpaid taxes until unpaid taxes until it<03:30:00.640> eventually<
• low-income housing tax credit program. low-income housing tax credit program.
• tax changes in the working family tax tax changes in the working family tax credit<06:21:54.558>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This bill builds on Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022.
• and then it aligns coverage requirements and reforms that have arisen during the implementation of Chapter
• Chapter 258 of the Acts of 2014 basically required that we provide 14 days of coverage through detox
• What does Chapter 258 do? It gives people who need inpatient substance use treatment 14 days.
• Given this large body of evidence backing the intervention, two team-based billing codes for CSC were

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• The Texas Government Code, Chapter 2161, commonly referred to as the HUB program for historically underutilized
• exceeded his authority in direct violation of the statute setting up the HUB program, Texas Government Code
• Chapter 2161.
• Chapter 2161.
• This lawsuit is against Goliath, the state of Texas, using our tax dollars in order to fight against

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So First Amendment is bar code 1, 8, 7, 5, 8, 6, by Senator Deciglie.
• There is one Amendment bar code 377-5345. We fall Amendment by Senator Deciglie.
• Florida chapter waiving in support. Thank you.
• So the revisions and this bill clarifies that chapter 7.21.
• There is one amendment timely filed bar code 2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 8, by Senator McClain.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm all for taxing people less.
• What I can tell you is that, first of all, in the taxing, from a taxing perspective, the utility gets
• zero tax dollars.”
• I’ll begin with water rights permitting, which is governed by the Texas Water Code, Chapter 11.
• 18 of the Water Code and related statutes.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• <00:50:54.360> taxes<00:50:54.800> and just got your property tax taxes and just got
• pay some property taxes.
• pay some property taxes.
• pay some property taxes.
• Property tax?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 143**, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the **Senate Tax
• to report hazing. creating a civil cause of action, providing additional consequences requiring a code
• Senate Bill 159**, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the **Senate Tax
• **Secretary of Tax and Revenue**, **Secretary Chardin-Clark**, who will be giving a presentation, as
• well as from our own offices to talk about Tax 101.

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• In 2011, the legislature adopted Chapter 2267 of the Government Code, which is widely referred to as
• I've been working in the P3 industry for 18 years and was the primary author of Chapter 2267 and Chapter
• Had we used Chapter 2267 at the outset, or if we had a functioning P3 model, Chapter 2267 at the outset
• But it was a reform bill, Chapter 2267A.
• We have no taxing authority. We have no ordinance-making ability. We have no taxing authority.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Section 28, 41.14, amending Title 20, Chapter 4, Arizona, Revised, Statutes.
• ; amending Title 11, Chapter 2, Article 2, Section 11-169.31; amending Title 12, Chapter 8, Article 2.1
• A tax shift is a problem because then it's unfair.
• Builders must comply with state building and electrical codes in this bill.
• Planning Laws 2022, Chapter 316, Section 4 is amended by Laws 2025, Chapter 21, Section 13, relating

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, received House messages and first-read a large number of bills, then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 2, SB 1419 on solar energy inspection contractors was amended with a Carroll floor amendment and passed; a Sundareshan amendment aimed at requiring utilities to shield residential ratepayers from costs tied to large loads such as data centers was debated at length, but failed on a 12-15 division. SB 1498 (Department of Public Safety appropriation) and SB 1502 (unlawful flight/reckless endangerment) also received do-pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate later rejected an attempt to add the failed data-center amendment to the report by a 13-14 vote. On Calendar 3, the Senate advanced SB 1165 (insurance cost sharing for breast exams), SB 1206 (storm-related insurance claims), SB 1212 (health insurance reimbursement rates for vaccines), SB 1215 (firefighters’ occupational disease/workers’ compensation), SB 1290 and SB 1291 (agricultural property notices/classification), and SB 1347 (fertility preservation coverage), with committee amendments adopted on most of them. A Warner substitute floor amendment to SB 1347 was adopted to address insurer concerns by allowing prior authorization with a 72-hour processing requirement and clarifying storage-cost responsibility. The Senate also retained SB 1503 on the calendar. On Calendar 1 and the additional calendars, the Senate advanced SB 1013 (public employees merit hiring), SB 1108 (cash transactions and rounding, with an emergency clause added), SB 1178 (naturopathic physicians), SB 1186 (document retention/proposals/donations), SB 1286 (veterinary visits and prescriptions), SB 1366 (commercial buildings and telecommunications), SB 1431 (municipal design prohibitions), SB 1671 (gaming/racing/boxing conflict-of-interest continuation), SB 1004 (ESA students’ interscholastic activities), SB 1116 (AHCCCS access/claims review/behavioral health), SB 1162 (health care institution licensing complaints), SB 1179 (group home monitoring), SB 1475 (school district governing boards/eligibility), SB 1821 (DCS training and child placement), and SCR 1012. Several floor amendments were debated and adopted or rejected, including a Kavanaugh emergency-clause amendment to SB 1108, a failed Sears amendment to SB 1178 on prescription drug price gouging, a failed Sundareshan transparency amendment to SB 1186, a failed Kavanaugh amendment to SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions, a Gowan amendment to SB 1366, a Payne amendment to SB 1077, a Carroll amendment to SB 1479, a Petersen amendment to SB 1566, and an Angius amendment to SB 1018 expanding the definition of foreign law to include certain harmful practices. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar.

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• Chair, Representative, the conservation tax is a tax on oil and gas produced here.
• Chair, Representative, it's a tax. It's a conservation tax. Representative: OK. And Mr.
• So in come these monthly tax expenditure assessments or tax E-reports.
• Is this tax expenditure, the rural jobs tax credit? Is it worth it or not?
• Are these tax credits open to... Not tax credit.

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• That obstacle was Chapter 135.
• Chapter 135 is infringement.
• Yet Chapter 135 does exactly that.
• Chapter 135.
• So I am less safe under Chapter 135.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused heavily on firearms legislation, especially bills to repeal Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (including H. 2618/S. 1671 and related repeal measures) and bills on firearm industry accountability (H. 2672/S. 1653). Supporters of repeal, including Senator Peter Durant, Rep. Ken Sweezey, gun owners, instructors, sportsmen, and women’s gun-rights advocates, argued that Chapter 135 overreaches, creates confusion in licensing and training requirements, burdens lawful gun owners, restricts pepper spray and semi-automatic firearms, and is being enforced in ways they said criminalize responsible conduct. Committee members defending the law said it was the product of years of work, public listening sessions, and multiple drafts, and argued that Massachusetts remains the safest state for gun violence and that implementation issues, such as live-fire training, had been delayed to allow time for regulations and infrastructure. Several witnesses also testified on H. 2672/S. 1653, which would create firearm industry standards of conduct and allow civil actions against manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that engage in unsafe or unlawful practices. Supporters from the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, Brady, Giffords, and survivors described the bill as a way to hold the industry accountable, reduce the flow of crime guns, and give victims and the Attorney General a path to sue bad actors. They cited data on crime-gun traces, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, and examples from other states that have enacted similar laws. Opponents, including gun dealers and industry representatives, argued that existing law already punishes illegal sales, that most crime guns are stolen or diverted after lawful sale, and that the bill would improperly target manufacturers for the actions of others. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to remove the non-resident ban on semi-automatic firearms for hunting (H. 2710/S. 1676), with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supporting the change as a way to restore access for returning residents, veterans, and hunting programs that had been displaced. Later testimony returned to repeal and related gun-law bills, with sportsmen’s groups arguing Chapter 135 was rushed, confusing, and harmful to youth hunting and lawful ownership. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; it was a public testimony session with extensive questioning by committee members.

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• The closing of the Richmond Free Press marks the end of a meaningful chapter for our community.
• Compensatory relief when a locality is found to be willfully violating the Code of Virginia.
• This legislation amends sections of the Code of Virginia relating to the Brown v.
• I've looked in the code.
• I've looked in the code, and I've looked at this bill and 1524 and a couple others.

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• procured under chapter procured under chapter 103D.<00:08:07.840> Thank<00:08:08.080>
• regulated under the midwives chapter regulated under the midwives chapter could<00:09:10.640>
• Third reading of House Bill 796, Senate Draft 1, relating to tax credits. Is there any discussion?
• <00:43:13.200> on fees paid for licensing, and taxes on fees paid for licensing, and taxes
• Further, if this bill exists to generate revenue via sports wagering tax, we should realize that all

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And referred to the Senate Health, Public Affairs Committee, then Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation
• 1978 to include the Santa Cruz de la Cañada land grant merced as a land grant governed pursuant to Chapter
• title, is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Health, Public Affairs Committee, then Senate Tax
• title, is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Health, Public Affairs Committee, then Senate Tax
• Amending sections of Chapter 7. Senate Bill 73.

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• an all-female chapter, it looks like.
• Their chapter was just in Spain, right?
• credits to the geothermal energy production income and corporate income tax credits, creating a tax
• 77, Section 31, as amended. being lost 1993, Chapter 77, Section 31, as amended.
• 264, Section 3, and Laws 1987, Chapter 347, Section 3, as amended.

Keywords: 996, all