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• And the other part of that is we have a quality assurance team that goes in and actually tests the solution
• They validate test scripts. They create test scripts.
• They execute test scripts to make sure the solution is working.
• That's a very critical function before we bring end users into our system in user acceptance testing.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

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• auditor to assess the social and financial effects of mandatory health insurance coverage for biomarker testing
• would like to strongly support and humbly ask for your endorsement for this bill to help biomarker testing
• would like to strongly support and humbly ask for your endorsement for this bill to help biomarker testing
• For HCR 35, biomarker testing, chair's recommendation is to pass as is.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on April 17, 2026, and heard testimony on several concurrent resolutions. HCR 18 would request the Department of Health to convene a hospice working group; the Department testified in opposition, saying its enforcement role created a conflict of interest and that the work exceeded its compliance-focused scope. The measure’s introducer proposed amendments to have a legislator, rather than DOH, chair the group and to remove a date restriction on hospices. The committee later recommended HCR 18 be passed with amendments. HCR 32 sought a plan to increase access to the Hawaii State Hospital for certain mentally ill criminal defendants. The Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration and the governor’s office indicated support or willingness to work on the issue, while the ACLU provided comments and OHA supported the measure. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HCR 35, on an audit of the social and financial effects of mandatory insurance coverage for biomarker testing, drew broad support from medical, patient advocacy, and professional organizations, and a surgical oncologist testified in favor, emphasizing the importance of biomarker testing for cancer treatment. The committee recommended passage as is. HCR 105 asked the Hawaii State Center for Nursing to compile recommended safe patient staffing ratios and maintain a repository; the Center said it had already begun the work and was happy to continue, and the committee adopted an amendment changing the focus from “ratios” to “strategies and ratios” before recommending passage. HCR 173 urged Maui Health to work with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui; testimony supported the idea as a way to formalize and expand an existing informal program and improve local health care access, including maternity care. The committee recommended HCR 173 pass with technical amendments. All recommendations were adopted without objection, and the meeting adjourned.

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• My test check 12mic test check 12. Cher sees a quorum.
• comes from, but the legislation that's in my committee, I briefly looked at it, but I believe it is testing
• So this is testing to just as a personal stance to make sure that we are protecting our food supply.

Bills: SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• These funds are being used to support certification testing scholarships, leadership programs, and other
• But there was another part in there when it came to administering a test in multiple languages.
• The cost savings to be realized by either translating actual tests into other languages or providing
• So, it really is a functional issue to not translate our certification tests into other languages.

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• concerns, and it simply says that they have to show proof that they have passed a Physical Agility Test
• 00:07:37.479> a<00:07:37.680> Physical<00:07:38.120> Agility<00:07:38.879> Test
• they have passed a Physical Agility Test they have passed a Physical Agility Test uh<00:07:40.120

Keywords: This meeting was pulled from backups and loaded back into YouTube after the previous live stream failed part way through., 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection met with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, and recognized guests before taking up legislation. The committee first heard Senate Bill 61 from Sen. Craig Richardson, who described it as a private property rights bill addressing swimming pools rented through platforms like Airbnb or Swimply. He said current law can cause a privately owned pool to be treated as a public swimming pool, and the bill would correct that definition. The committee moved and seconded the bill, then approved it unanimously for favorable passage to the House floor. The committee then considered Senate Bill 237 from Sen. Jason Hall. Hall said the bill would waive Kentucky’s physical agility requirement for certain out-of-state police officers in good standing with at least 10 years of service, while a committee substitute also updated 911 dispatching laws and adjusted training requirements for part-time public safety telecommunicators. Representative Blandon said he would offer a friendly floor amendment requiring proof that an applicant passed a physical agility test in their state of origin to address KLC concerns. Representative Sharp raised a concern about how federal certifications would fit into the bill’s state-of-origin language. After discussion, the committee approved the committee substitute and passed the bill favorably, with several members explaining their votes or recording votes afterward. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and a motion to adjourn.

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• for ourselves, but for preserving the enduring ideals of liberty, justice, and unity that stand the test
• unity<00:04:16.160> that<00:04:16.400> stand<00:04:16.799> the<00:04:17.000> test
• /c><00:04:17.280> of<00:04:17.519> time<00:04:18.280> in unity that stand the test
• of time in unity that stand the test of time in your<00:04:19.199> immense<00:04:20.000> being

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• worked with the Department of Public Health to set forth what their requirements would be on the testing
• We had to lay out what they were testing for.
• Department's lab shall directly administer or contract for methods of... ...methods of sampling, analysis, testing
• responsibilities but also leaves open the possibility for something down the road that may need to be tested

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• WE RECOGNIZE THEM TO SERVE AS A DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION FOR UTVS UTVS MANUFACTURERS DESIGN, TEST AND
• I SUGGEST TO YOU THE ONE TO ENGINEER, DESIGN, TEST AND MANUFACTURE VEHICLES ARE THE ONES QUALIFIED TO
• WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT A UTV VEHICLE IS THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND THEY ARE TESTED FOR
• THAT WORKFORCE HAS GOT TO BE TO DEPLOY AND TEST.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There's now a very simple blood test that reveals the pathology for Alzheimer's, and, as is mentioned
• And it could be, you know, maybe this blood test is cheaper to use than maybe a colonoscopy.
• So these other two biosimilars and the Humira family have not been tested to be interchangeable with
• Whether it's a good thing or not, every extra test, every extra coverage that we do is adding cost.
• Whether it's a good thing or not, every extra test, every extra coverage that we do is adding cost.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• directly providing funding to either utilities or developers to do these small-scale projects and test
• We'd have to ensure that we have alert and notification systems and that they're being tested, as well
• We'd have to ensure that we have alert and notification systems and that they're being tested, as well
• And then as proponents actually come in, that's where the real testing of the system will occur.
• The test was seeing if the steam generated during the react...

Keywords: 908, all

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• directly providing funding to either utilities or developers to do these small-scale projects and test
• directly providing funding to either utilities or developers to do these small-scale projects and test
• out the feasibility of the technology. and test out the feasibility of the technology.
• And then as proponents actually come in, that's where the real testing of the system will occur.
• The test was seeing if the steam generated during the react...

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.

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• Testing. The House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism will come to order.
• There is other interest in testing or proving out that technology... ...interest in testing or proving
• Watson brought up, which is even when that happens, you still have to operationally test the flies in
• towards the end of March, first of April, and they're doing that for good reason too because those tests
• And in a lot of cases, those guys want to make sure that those tests don't expire before deer are caught

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• So let's look at some of those outputs a little more closely, and we'll start with test scores.
• So when people talk about where New Mexico ranks nationally, it's usually based on this test.
• Students take a reading and math NAEP test in 4th and 8th grade.
• So on page 10, you'll see reading and math proficiency rates on the New Mexico state test.
• There was an Office of Nonpublic Schools, and we had the option of testing.

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• I've heard from many providers that their wait times for this testing are over a year long.
• <01:23:08.440> are their wait times for this testing are their wait times for this testing
• and inadvertent delays in services that have been created through lack of access to these testings,
• Secondly, to the psychological testing Secondly, to the psychological testing needs,<01:25:33.240
• codes to at least 100% of testing codes to at least 100% of Medicare<01:25:40.120> will<01:25

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• just start discussing that it seems almost undemocratic, that it seems like it doesn't pass the smell test
• 05:27.840> a<00:05:28.000> sudden<00:05:28.960> um<00:05:29.039> you're test
• that all of a sudden um you're test that all of a sudden um you're supposed<00:05:29.520> to<
• lot of those surveys, you know, to test lot of those surveys, you know, to test market<00:35:55.359
• group. the all of the factors that test group. the all of the factors that test the<00:36:28.000

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• services that are so desperately testing services that are so desperately needed<00:51:51.040> by
• Um, because oftentimes, you know, no one knows until you have to test them. that products are illegal
• MPCA has been testing products that they bought from Walmart, CVS, some of them online, and then also
• Because oftentimes, you know, no one knows until you have to test them.
• :58:26.880> they<00:58:27.040> bought been testing products that they bought been testing

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• I just want to flag first regarding the nexus test.
• test.
• meet the nexus test, the constitutional test.<01:52:10.960> we<01:52:11.280> could<01:
• <04:36:58.561> So, >> It hasn't been tested in court.
• So, >> It hasn't been tested in court.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on HB 1065, a housing bill that would clarify when multifamily and mixed-use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land, define infrastructure standards, and preserve municipal discretion over where such development can occur. Prime sponsor Representative David Priest said the bill is intended to help address the housing shortage by using already developed commercial areas without overriding local planning. The New Hampshire Municipal Association, through Brody Dees, said it supports the bill and views it as a priority, but noted it is still discussing related language with stakeholders and wants clearer definitions for multifamily development, infrastructure, and adaptive reuse while preserving local control over commercial land use. Testimony was mixed. Ivy Van, a certified planner, opposed the bill because she said the infrastructure language is too restrictive and could exclude properties served by private utilities or septic systems. Chris Freeman, a housing provider, was generally supportive but recommended technical changes, arguing the infrastructure definition may be too broad and that the adaptive reuse language could unintentionally block useful building modifications. He said the bill should be clarified so it does not discourage reuse projects. The committee then moved to discussion of an accessory dwelling unit bill, with Representative Turkot describing changes that would shift some ADU approvals from a matter of right to conditional use or special exception, allow municipalities more control over attached versus detached units, set parking standards tied to single-family dwellings, and adjust size limits. He argued the bill would restore local discretion and prevent ADUs from becoming primarily rental units. Representative Reed pushed back, saying detached ADUs can help meet housing needs and provide opportunities for small landlords, while other members questioned how the bill would affect existing detached structures and breezeways. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair also noted a recess and time limits for later testimony.

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• <00:38:08.000> Pollock, test I do have a testifier, Mr.
• Pollock, test I do have a testifier, Mr.
• <01:29:27.199> for pregnant person being tested for pregnant person being tested for toxicology
• <01:29:30.400> for and then a newborn being tested for and then a newborn being tested for
• aren't even all the and the drug tests aren't even all that<01:29:57.679> accurate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We also call, like, uh, test fire Michael Lindreen and Michael Stury.
• We also call, like, uh, test fire Michael Lindreen and Michael Stury.
• I stores tested high levels of mercury.
• > these<01:07:31.200> homes<01:07:31.599> tested homes and many of these homes tested
• <01:07:51.280> more organization and FDA have tested more organization and FDA have tested

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The only difference between an individual receiving a CRT and an RRT credential is the testing.
• The only difference between an individual receiving a CRT and an RRT credential is the testing.
• The second exam is where individuals are tested on simulation of clinical experiences.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing held a public hearing and then executive session on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083. The bill, as explained by the sponsor, would require respiratory therapists in Missouri to hold an active RRT credential rather than a CRT, while grandfathering current CRT licensees, and would also add random renewal audits to confirm licensees maintain active credentials. The Senate substitute also included provisions affecting interior designers, physician licensure background checks and disclosure requirements, social worker supervision experience, and speech-language pathologist clinical fellowship supervision requirements. Testimony was generally supportive of the respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, and social work provisions, with witnesses saying the changes would improve patient care, reduce barriers to licensure, and help address workforce shortages, especially in rural areas. The interior design portion drew the most discussion, with Representative Nolte disputing the sponsor’s claim that the relevant board was in full agreement and saying the board had concerns; the interior designers’ witness responded that they had negotiated changes with board representatives and made additional revisions. One witness also asked the committee to consider adding language from House Bill 2300 and Senate Bill 895. In executive session, the committee adopted an amendment that added or clarified language on residential care and assisted living facility accreditations, a three-year work-experience requirement for temporary licensure language, cleanup language regarding an osteopathic college, and a speech-language pathology fix clarifying supervision could be from any state. The committee then rolled the amendment into the substitute and voted do pass on House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083 by a vote of 21-1, with Representative Nolte voting no.