Transcript Highlights:

• They shall promptly submit a report to the legislature that they have reviewed that and that there are
• Upon that review, we came across a college, Rose State, who had this explicit policy.
• While I think many operate in something similar to this, when I serve on the policy review task force
• with that, so I have done several reviews. ...policy review task force with that.
• So I have done several reviews.

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We had subcommittees that were set up that... ...would do periodic reviews, annual reviews of all of
• This was a third-party independent review of expenses, program outcomes, and all of the various things
• OPCN itself is reviewed annually by the health department.
• We went and reviewed the organizations receiving money from the United Way.
• They want to know that there are independent people who are reviewing the results of the grants that

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several measures. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 2787, a one-time $2 million supplemental for the Choosing Childbirth program through the State Department of Health. Supporters said the money would prevent a lapse in services for more than 4,000 mothers and children, especially in rural areas, until the organization can reenter the bidding process in 2028. Opponents questioned the nonprofit’s transparency, donor base, leadership, and prior use of state funds, arguing the Legislature should not provide another supplemental without clearer accountability. The bill passed 70-19, and the emergency clause also passed. The House also considered Senate Bill 546 on data privacy. After floor amendments removed the emergency clause and set a January 1, 2027 effective date, the bill was explained as a comprehensive consumer data privacy measure applying to certain businesses operating in Oklahoma. It would give consumers rights to access, delete, and opt out of the sale of personal data, with enforcement through the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division and civil penalties for violations. The bill passed 84-4. In addition, House Bill 2786 received a joint committee report and passed with no debate; it provides supplemental funding to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to complete fiscal year 2025 payments to CCBHCs and other vendors, and its emergency clause also passed. The House adopted House Resolution 1034 recognizing February as Black History Month. The chamber also heard several introductions and announcements before adjourning.

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• The changes are part of our normal review.
• We divided all of our rules into a five-year review process.
• So these rules were not previously reviewed or reviewed for clarification until this year.
• These rules were not previously reviewed or reviewed for clarification until this year. Thank you.
• For example, like the small employer rule, we just reviewed, we remove languages on page, language on

Committee: House Business

Transcript Highlights:

• This is one of the public record exemptions review bills.
• for SB 7012 from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is an open government sunset review
• The exemptions apply retroactively and will undergo sunset review in 2031.
• A conviction integrity review, or CIR, unit is a unit established within a state attorney's office for
• the purpose of reviewing plausible claims of actual innocence.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• I WANT TO MAKE SURE IN YOUR FINDINGS AND REVIEW OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS HERE AAA REALLY DID NOT HAVE I
• WANT TO MAKE SURE IN YOUR FINDINGS AND REVIEW OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS HERE AAA REALLY DID NOT HAVE MAJOR
• I FORGET THE NAME BUT THE PLS A PROGRAM FROM 2014 I THINK. >> Chair: HAVE YOU REVIEWED ALL OF THE USA
• YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION AGAIN. >> Chair Persons-Mulicka: DOES THE DEPARTMENT PLAN TO GO BACK AND REVIEW
• OR HAVE YOU REVIEWED WHETHER ANY UA STUDENT ACCOUNTS WERE FUNDED AT ANY POINT IN TIME BE ON THE $50,000

Transcript Highlights:

• Sunset Review Act.
• Secretary: Senate Bill 720, a bill to be entitled an act relating to review under the Open Government
• Sunset Review Act.
• Secretary: Senate Bill 720, a bill to be entitled an act relating to review under the Open Government
• Sunset Review Act.

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• So when water conservation districts performance review. But David?
• When we were engaged by Pog, we were asked to conduct a performance review of the 49 independent soil
• The provisions change twice during the review period.
• So our review covered a four-year time period from October of 2020 through the end of our fieldwork in
• . reviewed. >> Thank you.

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• And we don't even know who that person is that's reviewing that prior authorization.
• It was the purpose. ...reviewed this prior authorization. It was the purpose for the bill.
• Jackson. reviewed this prior authorization. It was the purpose for the bill. Absolutely.
• Members, I've actually worked both with the Agriculture Department and L.D.H. to review this bill.
• Members, I've actually worked both with the Agriculture Department and L.D.H. to review this bill.

Bills: HB288 , HB403 , HB420 , HB783 , HB815 , HB915 , HB927 , HB933 , HB944 , HB962 , HB971 , HR74 , SCR3 , SCR20 , SB5 , SB34 , SB37 , SB190 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB415

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• When you review IPSs, people think, well, you know, that's like a big deal. We don't think so.
• And then the investment staff, once a year, will review those policy statements across all the client
• and review section of the old policy statement.
• and review section of the old policy statement.
• Yes, and it has been reviewed by the AG's office. Okay, very good.

Committee: Joint Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board

Transcript Highlights:

• think that statement provides the purpose as to why we're here today on short notice, in order to review
• the quickness of this meeting being put together, I want to make sure the public has a chance to review
• 52.239><c> to</c> to make sure the public has a chance to to make sure the public has a chance to review
• If they haven't, I'll I will review it.
• more chance to review and consider and<00:13:32.800><c> evaluate.

Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider a proposed Senate Rule 15-9 prohibiting campaign contributions in Senate-controlled areas of the Capitol, prompted by concerns about lobbyists and others distributing checks to legislators while legislation is pending. The chair read a leadership statement condemning campaign contributions during session when donors’ interests are under consideration, saying such conduct creates at least the appearance of impropriety and undermines public trust. The initial draft would bar soliciting, offering, delivering, accepting, or receiving campaign contributions in Senate-controlled spaces such as the chamber, gallery, floor, corridors, lounge, lobby areas, and committee rooms. Senator Barlo raised concerns about defining the Senate’s authority and the scope of the prohibited areas, asking whether the rule would apply year-round, during interim meetings, or to online donations received while in the building. Other members responded that the Senate could only regulate areas under its control and that the rule should focus on the Capitol building itself, where fundraising should not occur. The chair noted that many other states have similar restrictions, and members discussed whether the rule should also cover campaign contributions during legislative session, not just inside the building. Senators Guru, Rothfus, and Biteman generally supported a stronger rule aimed at preventing vote buying and preserving the integrity of the institution, while acknowledging the need to refine language for enforcement and scope. The committee reviewed examples from Alaska and Wyoming’s constitutional bribery language, and staff and members proposed revised wording that would prohibit any person from knowingly soliciting, offering, delivering, accepting, or receiving campaign contributions in the state capital complex at any time, and separately prohibit senators from knowingly soliciting or knowingly accepting contributions by affirmative act during regular or special session. The discussion ended with no final vote taken, and members indicated they would continue working on the language with staff.

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• So it's capping cumulative local fees and requiring concurrent agency reviews to cut time and expense
• Kentucky does have primacy over adoption of its building code, and we do have a chance to review them
• Kentucky does have primacy over adoption of its building code, and we do have a chance to review them
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• </c><00:18:50.080><c> up</c> municipalities are um are reviewing up municipalities are um are reviewing

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Northern Kentucky building industry representatives Brian Miller and Matt Mains on housing affordability and construction workforce issues. They argued that regulatory and code requirements add significant cost to new homes, citing an estimate of nearly $94,000 per home nationally and $15,000 to $20,000 per home in Boone County over the past decade. They recommended reforms to building code adoption, architectural design mandates, permit fees and delays, and setback/land dedication rules, saying these changes could reduce costs by $25,000 to $35,000 per home without affecting public safety. They also discussed workforce training efforts through the Enzwe Building Institute, dual-credit programs, apprenticeship incentives, and workforce grants, saying these efforts have helped hold wage growth below regional trends and improve housing affordability. Committee members asked about the breakdown of regulatory costs, the effect of energy codes, and ways to speed up permitting. The presenters said the costs were roughly split among federal, state, and local requirements, with local regulations adding about $25,000 to $35,000 and some energy-code changes adding about $19,000 per home. They said faster plan review, coordination with the Kentucky Division of Water, and addressing municipal staffing shortages could cut 30 to 45 days from approvals. Members also discussed the difficulty of building starter homes under about $350,000 and the need for more missing-middle housing, with the presenters saying such homes are hard to produce without sacrificing quality. The committee then took up Representative Kim Moer and Dr. Dale Bertram’s discussion of marriage and family therapist licensing and healthcare workforce data reporting. They explained that the bill would allow Kentucky to recognize out-of-state marriage and family therapists who meet licensure requirements, have no disciplinary history, and have passed the national exam, in order to reduce barriers and address provider shortages, especially in rural areas. They also described a separate workforce data reporting section that would require licensure boards to collect consistent information on where licensees practice and whether they are actively seeing patients, including through telehealth, so the state can better understand its healthcare workforce. Members supported the portability idea, noted that some qualified applicants are currently working in Indiana instead of Kentucky, and asked whether the data collection could be handled administratively; the sponsors said the bill would create consistency across boards. The committee also briefly discussed occupational board updates and the need for stronger communication between legislators and licensing boards, including architecture licensure issues and efforts to recruit more professionals.

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• Review Act.
• Review Act.
• Review Act.
• Government Sunset Review Act. Senator McLean, you are recognized to explain the bill.
• Review Act.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, pledge, and several member introductions and recognitions, including resolutions and visiting groups. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles, which would allow local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under specified safety conditions; it passed 32-5 after debate over safety concerns. SB 102 on exceptional student education created a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; despite concerns about unfunded mandates, it passed 36-0. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults authorized alternative service methods for scammers through the apps they used to contact victims and passed 37-0. SB 130 expanded and eased procedures for compensation of victims of wrongful incarceration, including extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive bars; it passed 38-0. SB 158 eliminated cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under the state employee health plan and passed 38-0. The Senate then considered SB 234 on crimes against law enforcement officers, prompted by the killing of Officer Jason Raynor. The bill clarified that a person may not resist an officer with violence and added a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. A late amendment to restore “good faith” language failed, and after extensive debate over due process, racial profiling, and sentencing concerns, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. SB 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. SB 274 designated portions of roads in Orlando as Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way; it passed 38-0 and then received 37 co-sponsors. SB 280 created an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualification requirements and passed 38-0. SB 296 repealed the statewide middle and high school start-time mandate and returned the issue to local districts with reporting requirements; it passed 38-0. Later, SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, with the sponsor emphasizing anti-Semitism and the need for education and remembrance. The transcript also included additional ceremonial remarks and recognition of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members in the gallery. Throughout the meeting, most measures advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous support, while SB 234 generated the most substantive disagreement and was set aside for later consideration.

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• So under SB 1202, committee substitute, a homeowner may hire an authorized third party to review the
• You take development documents, you can submit those to an authorized third party to review those. and
• It enables the use of smart technology that can automate the bill. plan review.
• Additionally, as was mentioned, the bill will not affect the interconnection review process for Texas
• Importantly SB 1202 builds on existing law which already allows licensed engineers to perform reviews

Bills: SB264 , SB542 , SB924 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1036 , SB1057 , SB1058 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1376 , SB1569 , SB1664 , SB1697 , SJR50

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• They would get frustrated that the, well, the fiscal note, anybody that's been on fiscal review, anybody
• Like, I know when we get information from fiscal review, I know DOR works through those...
• Information from fiscal review. I know DOR works through those individual returns.
• And I said on fiscal reviews, so I, I see those notes quite often, and we get a lot of unknowns.
• it's not prescribed, so it would be up to the committee. ...or, you know, for that matter, if fiscal review

Committee: House Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, with the Committee on Legislative Review, please come to order.
• That concludes the executive session for legislative review. I now would go into the open session.
• The Missouri lawmakers, which was yes, would receive and review reports that the Treasurer's Office created
• We would receive and review reports that the Treasurer's Office creates.
• conclude the hearing on House Bill 3205, and this concludes the hearing for the committee on Legislative Review

Committee: House Legislative Review

Summary: The Committee on Legislative Review met in executive session and voted House Bill 2408 due pass by an 8-0 roll call. It then considered House Bill 3092, where a House Committee amendment was adopted and rolled into a House Committee substitute despite objections that the amendment had not received a public hearing and would repeal significant insurance-related provisions. The substitute for HB 3092 was then approved 6-3. The committee also adopted an amendment and House Committee substitute for House Bill 3004, which passed unanimously 9-0. In open hearing, Representative Hausman presented House Bill 3090 as a transparency measure requiring the state treasurer to report annually on special treasury funds that have had no spending for five years and whether those funds were moved to general revenue. She said the bill would help lawmakers identify inactive accounts and unused money. Members asked how the reporting would work, what funds might be affected, and whether the bill would move unused balances into GR after five years; the sponsor said it would. No witnesses testified for or against, and the hearing closed. The committee then heard House Bill 3205 from Representative Castile, which would regulate third-party litigation funding, require disclosure of outside and foreign-linked funders, restrict funding from foreign adversaries, and give enforcement authority to the Attorney General. Members questioned the bill’s scope, including whether the foreign-terrorist language could be read too broadly and how liability and funding-risk provisions would work. Testimony in support came from Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Insurance Coalition/Missouri Civil Justice Coalition, and medical associations, all arguing that litigation funding can distort lawsuits, hide outside influence, and expose businesses and plaintiffs to abusive or foreign-backed financing. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing concluded.

Transcript Highlights:

• The way that the review on these bills works is the revisor drafts language, sends it to GOP House Chair
• There's a lot of specialists that have to review the language, not just politicians who aren't implementing
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• /c><00:33:14.159><c> subject</c><00:33:14.480><c> to</c> Boundary assessments shall be subject to review
• And this process shall include consultation with affected stakeholders and, when necessary, review of
• And this process shall include consultation with affected stakeholders and, when necessary, review of
• And this process shall include consultation with affected stakeholders and, when necessary, review of
• And this process shall include consultation with affected stakeholders and, when necessary, review of

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard HB 511, House Draft 1, relating to public lands. The bill would remove the requirement that a land survey be completed before public lands are set aside to a state department or agency. Testimony from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land and Natural Resources was generally supportive of the bill’s intent, with requests for clarification. The Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the measure, arguing that surveys are costly and time-consuming and can delay transfers needed for agricultural use and land stewardship. One member of the public testified in strong opposition, arguing that eliminating surveys would weaken due process, transparency, and the state’s fiduciary duties over public lands. The chair then proposed amendments to narrow the bill’s effect. The amendments would create tiered survey requirements based on land risk: high-risk lands would still require a survey before transfer, while low-risk state agricultural lands with clear historical records could defer surveys if sufficient mapping or GIS data exists. If a survey is deferred, the recipient agency would have to complete one within five years unless exempted by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. The amendments would also allow GIS and related mapping tools for approximate administrative boundaries, require a centralized digital registry of public land transfers, and establish a mediation process for boundary disputes before litigation. Senator McKelvey said he had concerns about the original bill but would support it with the amendments. The committee chair recommended passage with amendments, noting the bill would also go to the Judiciary Committee. The committee adopted the recommendation by vote, with the chair and vice chair voting aye and Senator Dort voting no.

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• . ...review of AB 988 of 2022 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan and suicide prevention and intervention
• This year, the Speaker is implementing the outcomes review process to do just that.
• We will now move to our outcomes review. Thank you, Chair Ramos.
• in the wake of this review process.
• I also want to thank the Speaker and the committees for undertaking this outcomes review process.

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• But I remember that evening I thought it was going to go to fiscal review.
• And I actually withhold an opinion if I think it should go to fiscal review.
• And I actually withhold an opinion if I think it should go to fiscal review.
• So if it goes to fiscal review, it goes to fiscal review, and if it doesn't, it doesn't.
• And to me, that means we should send it to fiscal review.

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• Since 2020, the consortium has generated over 30 peer-reviewed publications on produced water, with several
• Importantly, much of the peer-reviewed research examining the effects of treated produced water on human
• I have a peer-reviewed scientific report from Pennsylvania, which I’ll explain, and I’d like to leave
• And I was one of the people who was reviewing environmental bills.
• We have the opportunity to review the science. We have been reviewing the science for decades.

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources