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• Very, very limited.
• There's been limited use of the medical parole statute.
• So there are limitations. So I want to speak to, it's not the optimal care. There are limitations.
• There are limitations on confidentiality in a carceral setting.
• But they're limited. And I understand that. And I appreciate that.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission on correctional consolidation and collaboration heard testimony focused on how Massachusetts uses custody levels, staffing, programming, and medical release tools, with Prisoners’ Legal Services arguing that the system is overusing expensive high-security settings and underusing step-down options. Dave Rainey said the incarcerated population has dropped substantially over the last several years, but spending and staffing have not fallen in proportion. He argued that DOC overclassifies people into medium and maximum security, relies too heavily on behavioral assessment units that function like segregation, and keeps people in restrictive settings such as Souza-Baranowski and Shattuck Hospital longer than necessary. He also said medical parole is underused and that many people with serious chronic illness or advanced age pose little public-safety risk and should be released through existing legal pathways. Sheriffs and other commission members pushed back on some of those points, emphasizing that staffing needs are driven by the acuity of the current population, that corrections is not overstaffed, and that classification decisions involve serious public-safety judgments. They also stressed that some high-cost medical placements are necessary because people remain under sentence and require care, and that furloughs and other release tools can create security risks if contraband or substance use is involved. The discussion also covered the role of county sheriffs versus DOC in reentry, with several members saying county systems tend to do more day-to-day step-down and release planning, while DOC has more difficulty moving people through lower-security settings before release. Ben Foreman of MassINC offered a more systemwide, data-focused perspective, praising the state’s transparency and arguing that Massachusetts has made major progress in reducing incarceration and increasing public safety. He said the state still has an opportunity to improve by right-sizing facilities, investing in community-based mental health treatment, and using the commission to better understand the capital and operating costs of the current system. In response to questions, he said he was aware of DOC studies on programs like furlough but had not reviewed recent ones, and he noted that total-control facilities like Souza-Baranowski have long been criticized in the research literature for poor outcomes. Nora Wassel of the Women and Incarceration Project then testified that the commission should issue an interim report and scrutinize the planned new women’s prison, which she said is not justified by current population trends or available data. She argued that women are overclassified under DOC’s own tools, that reentry beds and minimum-security placements are underused, and that the system may be failing to account for women’s distinct medical and reentry needs. The meeting ended with continued discussion of reentry, furloughs, day reporting, and whether consolidation should mean fewer facilities, better step-down pathways, or both.

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• Regional planning groups use the MAG as a limit for their strategies.
• That ought to be the limit.
• Bill: Well, the MAG is not the regulatory limit. I'm sorry, the DFC.
• But nothing precludes you from putting limits or establishing those same limits on permits that are applied
• I would expect that their authority would be very limited.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This legislation addresses a persistent problem in the state's managed care system, which limits access
• , if statutes of limitations serve important, they're important for a couple different reasons.
• We talk about statutes of limitations in our criminal justice committee with a lot of crimes.
• , which makes experimental rates for limited geographical areas for a limited period of time.
• Some suggestions, I believe, would be limiting the use of pesticides and fertilizers.

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots. The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners. For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.

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• There will be a limit of three minutes per witness during public testimony.
• So over the course of the spring in 2025, we started using SAVE on a limited basis once some of these
• However, the audit was limited to ballots. Matched the election night results.
• The risk limiting audit is designed to validate that you have the right outcome.
• As the election worker pool ages, health limitations naturally increase.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And we think about those as limits.
• ,<00:04:40.560> a finite amount of water, a limit, a finite amount of water, a limit, a number
• <00:11:21.360> of we think are the sustainable limits of we think are the sustainable limits
• And that sustainable limits of use.
• <00:24:49.200> aquifers issues where we have limited aquifers issues where we have limited

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House and Senate leaders must consider, you know, debt limit negotiations, as is a current concern for
• House and Senate leaders must consider debt limit negotiations, as is a current concern for, you know
• They help designate policy limits and show a commitment to good financial planning in the state.
• <01:23:58.679> being income with the limit being income with the limit being 3.25%<01:24:00.880
• <01:34:56.960> General uh the Constitution limits General uh the Constitution limits General

Keywords: 1183, house

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• again it's it's the disclosure and limit again it's it's the disclosure and limit influence<00:18
• And even then, it's limited to certain activities.
• <00:24:36.840> to<00:24:37.039> certain then it's limited to certain then it's limited
• I mean, there is no limit, there is no cap.
• have a lot of tough issues with limited have a lot of tough issues with limited tax<01:20:41.040

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Jeff Sigerson, executive director of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, who outlined the board’s mission and core programs: campaign finance disclosure, economic interest statements, and lobbying registration/reporting. He described the board as an independent agency with six members, noted current vacancies and confirmation requirements, and said the board’s budget request was essentially flat, with a base budget of about $1.793 million and most costs tied to salaries, office space, and other fixed expenses. He also reviewed the board’s enforcement structure, emphasizing civil-only penalties, a complaint-driven process, and the availability of reports, enforcement actions, and advisory opinions on the board’s website. Sigerson highlighted several recent and upcoming changes. Local ballot question committees for city, school district, levy, and bond issues now must register with the board if they exceed $750 in activity, and the board is preparing outreach and online registration tools to help local committees comply. He also discussed the public subsidy and political contribution refund programs, saying the board paid out about $2.12 million to 230 House candidates in 2024, that 93% of candidates signed the subsidy agreement, and that 2023 PCR refunds totaled about $447,000 for candidates and $1.616 million for party donors. He noted that the PCR maximum refund was recently increased from $50 to $75 per donation, and that payments could drop significantly in 2026 if the one-time supplement is not renewed. A major focus of the presentation was the board’s lobbying report and related legislative recommendations. Sigerson said the board is moving from tracking marginal expenses to tracking the subjects and entities being lobbied, and that lobbying will be expanded from certain metro-area governmental units to all cities, counties, school districts, townships, and other political subdivisions, potentially adding thousands of lobbyists. He said the board held two public hearings and received 23 written comments on proposed changes. The board’s main recommendations were to broaden the expert-testimony exception so that certain paid experts at local hearings would not need to register as lobbyists, while still requiring disclosure of who testified, before whom, and on what subject, and to adjust the current lobbying definition for local government employees and officials who spend more than 50 hours a month on intergovernmental lobbying work.

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• It also adds a that limitation.
• Our water resources are limited.
• Our water resources are limited.
• Um, we do have time limits.
• <02:25:32.000> of these claims about the limitations of these claims about the limitations

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:05:28.000> um already have to provide this limited um already have to provide this limited
• Given the current 5-year limit on state contracts, this means the state is in a near constant process
• Given the current 5-year limit on state contracts, this means the state is in a near constant process
• By automating that limits participation.
• Um but we becoming more limited.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• members were benefiting financially while preventing the legislature from conducting its work. not limit
• your discussion with Senator Hall, and one thing that I think that I may have missed: there's a limitation
• There's also a limitation on making expenditures from your campaign account. Is that right?
• We should extend it, and I think we should discuss that and limit it to, I think, September 1st, if I
• HB 18 sets a fair and reasonable limit.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• Current law does not limit fundraising or expenditures during these unexcused absences, only during the
• discussion with Senator Hall, and one thing that I think that I may have missed, um, there's a limitation
• There's also a limitation on making expenditures from your campaign account. Is that right?
• extend it and we, I think in this committee room actually had quite an interesting discussion, uh, and limited
• HB 18 sets a fair and reasonable limit.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

Transcript Highlights:

• > exemption<00:51:16.079> to that amendment limits that exemption to that amendment limits
• <01:59:47.679> just I don't think it should be limited just I don't think it should be limited
• limited to language. limited to language.
• And so if we limit this, we really are limiting to a very small horizon those that could benefit and
• Would it limit it to severance taxes?

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's not limited to IEP. So is that okay?
• This is about limiting access to children the same way we limit access to pornographic sites when they
• This is about limiting access to children the same way we limit access to pornographic sites when they
• access to children the same way limiting access to children the same way we<01:31:10.880> limit
• <02:07:17.360> or single parent being able to limit or single parent being able to limit or

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, is there going to be a criteria for a weight amount or a weight limit or uh is that there?
• <00:04:42.479> or or a weight limit or or a weight limit or >> is<00:04:44.080> that
• Establish conditions upon which an EDP license may supervise students, including limitations.
• Establish requirements for limitations.
• And so what we feel is we don't want to limit veterinary services in no way.

Keywords: 0:00 – Meeting start/roll call 0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes 1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services 27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners 1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E. 1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board 1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief 1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) 1:54:28 - Board of Nursing 1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy 1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority 2:01:34 - Department of Corrections 2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice 2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance 2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.

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• Uh so England and limits urban sprawl.
• <01:25:59.520> I this board would be extremely limited.
• I this board would be extremely limited.
• Uh as opposed to I think what's limited.
• Different species can limitations.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• On line 436, there are training limits, IHS training limits, which are different than the governor's
• > training<00:07:31.919> limits<00:07:32.479> which<00:07:32.800> are limits
• uh IHS training limits which are limits uh IHS training limits which are different<00:07:33.759>
• <00:07:48.720> night 443 is the IHS training limits night 443 is the IHS training limits night
• cent spending including practical limits cent spending including practical limits on<00:41:25.359

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• The T-Cup program is very limited, and so you've heard it over and over.
• So it's important to reconsider these limits based on current science.
• Programs like Teacup are very limited and unfit to get the proper healing that Texans need.
• Programs like Teacup are very limited and unfit to get the proper healing that Texans need.
• It is important to reconsider these limits based on current science about impairment.

Bills: SB 3, HB28, SB3

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• <00:09:39.640> essential these Cuts will further limit essential these Cuts will further limit
• It was limited and stretched over four calendar years instead of the biennial period.
• The proposal is to drastically limit inflationary adjustments within DWS, to limit billing days for residential
• The proposal is to drastically limit inflationary adjustments within DWS, to limit billing days for residential
• somewhat surprising consider the limited somewhat surprising consider the limited County<01:07:52.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, but instead there's a limit capped.
• You know, number one, this limited free agency needs to go.
• You know, number one, this limited free agency needs to go.
• I’ll limit my first part of my answer to JMI Sports clients.
• But uh I know the within the limits.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• So, the A3 amendment addresses uh concerns with DHS establishing one-to-one limits and um currently,
• It's the same limit, if you will, of up to roughly 6 hours a month of the service.
• , age-based limitation in different programs in the coming months and years to come.
• <00:07:51.560> tied the removal of age-based limitation tied the removal of age-based limitation
• , age-based limitation in different programs in the coming months and years to come.

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management