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• And when a new report is needed, doctors and psychiatric nurses in the same practice will be treated
• The purpose of this bill is to ensure that biosolids and septage are treated at the highest practical
• Current law requires Current law requires that an out-of-state veterinarian must have practiced for three
• I ask, I know the former prosecutors know this, but I ask those who haven't practiced criminal law to
• I have a feeling, having someone who doesn't practice but has a general contractor's license, it always

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees on a single roll-call vote, then took up a series of bills, many of them on land use, housing, public safety, child welfare, education, and professional licensing. Early debate centered on CS/SB 208, which would require development fees to better reflect review costs and impose objective compatibility findings for residential projects. An amendment folded in additional housing-related provisions, including manufactured housing and a study of urban development boundaries, prompting extended discussion about Miami-Dade’s Everglades protection area and local control. A late-filed rural-boundary amendment was withdrawn. The bill was reported favorably after support from business, housing, and advocacy groups, with some senators voicing district-specific concerns. The committee then approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments added conservation easement, wildlife corridor, and critical state concern protections, plus a further Everglades-related amendment. Members discussed balancing smart growth, infrastructure costs, and protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Other land-use and growth bills also advanced, including CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment, CS/SB 1138 on qualified contractor pre-application review, and SB 218 limiting the reach of prior hurricane recovery zoning protections in counties not affected by the 2024 storms. SB 1474 on biosolids management was amended to reduce the distance threshold for land application restrictions and delay the effective date, and SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement removed a three-year recent-practice requirement to address shortages. Several public safety, health, and family-related measures also passed. CS/CS/SB 436 expanded felony battery enhancement to include resisting an officer with violence and certain law-enforcement battery offenses. SB 830 extended public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. CS/CS/CS/SB 600 revised bail bond rules, and an amendment preserved the current treatment of charitable bail funds and nonprofits; the committee heard testimony from The Bail Project and others on both sides. CS/SB 914 expanded dry-needling supervision options for occupational therapists, CS/SB 1092 clarified podiatric use of certain cellular/tissue products, and SB 1504 and SB 1718 updated insurance licensing and educator certification pathways. On the education side, CS/CS/SB 7038 made broad postsecondary changes, including tuition waivers, residency clarification, and licensure rules, while CS/SB 186 required seizure-response training and action plans in schools. The committee also advanced multiple child welfare and health bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 560 streamlined psychotropic medication procedures for children in state custody and added youth-voice and insurance-review provisions. CS/CS/CS/SB 902 combined several Department of Health changes, including medical marijuana distance rules, autism microcredential eligibility, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and NICU nutrition information. SB 1002 expanded child welfare definitions to address parental drug abuse and neglect, and SB 1708 eased endorsement licensure for out-of-state veterinarians. Most bills were reported favorably on roll-call votes, with several amendments adopted along the way and limited opposition or abstentions noted on some measures.

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• Federal proposals like Gracie’s Law recognize this as a best practice.”
• Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has also noted that this is a best practice.
• I know for the advanced practice nurses, we're still working on that, getting seven states to the table
• Yeah, I know for the advanced practice nurses, we're still working on that, getting seven states to the
• Again, there's advantages to being one of those first seven states, at least with the advanced practice

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services opened with remarks about shortening meeting times and then heard a JLBC presentation on the effects of H.R. 1 on SNAP. JLBC staff explained that H.R. 1 expands SNAP work requirements, raises the state share of SNAP administrative costs from 50% to 75% beginning in FY 2027, and could require Arizona to pay a share of benefits if its SNAP error rate exceeds 6%. JLBC estimated the administrative cost increase at about $33 million in FY 2027 and $44 million in FY 2028, and said a 2024 error rate of 8.8% could trigger about $139 million in state benefit costs under the new federal formula. The committee then considered HB 2797, which requires DES to regularly review data from other agencies to verify SNAP eligibility, post fraud and noncompliance data, and address out-of-state EBT purchases. Supporters said it would improve program integrity and help Arizona avoid federal cost-sharing penalties; the bill passed 7-5. The committee next heard HB 2180, which appropriates $2.5 million in FY 2027 to the University of Arizona for AZ REACH, a statewide hospital transfer coordination service. Supporters from rural hospitals and the health system described it as a useful, voluntary service that speeds transfers and reduces burden on physicians, while one health system representative asked for better operational coordination. The bill passed 11-1. HB 2184, as amended, would extend fetal death certificate filing requirements to fetal deaths at or before 20 weeks if requested by the mother and require notice of the option to transfer remains to a funeral home before an abortion. Supporters, including a mortuary owner and parents who had experienced miscarriages, said it would give grieving families dignity and closure; opponents raised concerns about reproductive rights and language in the bill. The committee adopted the Bliss amendment and passed the bill 7-4-1. HB 2188, as amended, created a Language Acquisition Grant Program for services to deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers. Supporters said it would streamline funding and preserve family choice among spoken language, ASL, or both, while an opponent argued the bill should more explicitly ensure equal access to ASL and Deaf Culture services; the bill passed 12-0. The committee also considered three more H.R. 1-related SNAP bills. HB 2442 would require able-bodied adults under 60 receiving SNAP to participate in an employment and training program unless exempt; supporters said it would connect recipients to work and training, and it passed 7-5. HB 2448 would bar DES from seeking work-requirement waivers or discretionary exemptions unless authorized by law; supporters said it would prevent broad waivers and improve employment outcomes, and it also passed 7-5. Finally, HB 2206 would require DES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030, submit annual progress reports, and face corrective action if targets are missed. Supporters said it would save taxpayer money and improve accountability, while opponents argued the target was too aggressive without more staff or funding and could strain DES; the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• A site of practice for the physicians and physician and healthcare trainees of the OSU Center for Health
• So, we really depend on other states to help us and guide us in best practices.
• So, good business practices.
• We found some smarter business practices.
• We merged the University of Oklahoma's faculty practice with OU Medicine Inc and privatized that practice

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• So it's 70 million from a technical standpoint, but from a practical standpoint it's less than that.
• It is the practice, and you know, we've talked about this. I've talked about it publicly.
• Right now, with only two staff managing the 20 billion when the best practice is 4 billion.
• That will show the best practices to have Four portfolio managers managing about four to five, maybe
• errors that needed to be rectified, that we didn't have the best internal controls based on best practices

Keywords: 996, all

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• We've worked with farmers and ranchers up there, put practices on the ground, and we're able to measure
• With that, we've begun to assist farmers and ranchers in putting conservation practices on the ground
• With that, we've begun to assist farmers and ranchers in putting conservation practices on the ground
• The map on the right shows all the different practices, basically.
• He attended our course, installed the practices that we teach them how to do, from building the road

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

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• That group of students look like and how we can think about conservation practices, our next generation
• It's critical to note that these are given to individuals who have completed and passed practice exams
• Number two, we know if we can do that, they are more likely to come back and practice in New Mexico.
• Things such as the infrastructure and creating the practice environment do allow us to recruit.
• And so hopefully they take that on into their practice. Thank you.

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• Practices start August 1st. If you've had kids, you know those kids are as active as ever.
• It's best practices. Now, principals will admit, schools will admit, we’ve got work to do.
• I know in my principal world that's just best practice.
• This has a dispute process that's already practiced.
• They've reformulated epinephrine, which, yes, I did practice...

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• She currently practices. medicine in Midland at Wall Street Internal Medicine. When Dr.
• dedicated conservationists with the goal of advancing forest conservation. promoting conservation practices
• I mean if you, here's the truth though, practically speaking, we don't fix pipes till they break.
• I'm on line one, page one, line 35, influencing hiring or employment practice.
• The attempt is to go through all of our agency practices.

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• Now we’ve got to find a way to get students to practice in the school.
• Now we’ve got to find a way to get students to practice in the school.
• got to find a way to get<00:37:57.520> students<00:37:58.240> to<00:37:59.160> practice
• /c><00:37:59.480> in<00:37:59.599> the<00:38:00.040> school get students to practice
• cental Care's new independent practice cental Care's new program<00:38:13.319> will<00:38:13.520

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• This is our work from House Bill 3767, but this is how it gets applied practically in real life.
• Because of the nature of the credential that's needed to do that job, and Because of the amount of practical
• Practically, however, I think it's cumbersome and underutilized.
• Are you making sure that innovative practices are also put into these courses or are they just learning
• To get into a big debate on scope of practice, but just to ask the question, does your Has your study

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• No, they would only be licensed in Florida to practice in Florida, though. Thank you.
• This is a practical, necessary update that helps businesses and consumers alike.
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices. ...at it, right?
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices and how businesses are increasing their services
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices and how businesses are increasing their services

Summary: The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0. The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety. Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.

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• We've also been a national leader in quantifying the value of college and providing practical information
• or program adjustments reflect university standards and direction, align with common patterns of practice
• However, the nature of the practice of law has changed and continues to evolve.
• Having practiced law at a very high level for many years, there are things that I focus on.
• is an area where we found that where health care professionals get their education, they tend to practice

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• I would say in practice, that's not happening with consistent quality control.
• They're practice recommendations, things that local school districts can do.
• He was sick of practice tests for the start that he was having to do in anticipation of third grade.
• Those districts have to actually have materially different budget practices locally.
• So that they can access college they can access specific careers and there's a set of best practices

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Codifying current practices support enhanced communication between local law enforcement and federal
• But essentially that is what's going to happen in practice.
• So how does a practically going to be handled between the state or the federal government?
• But as a practical matter, just 2 other elements.
• I don't think anyone should intellectually practically oppose the idea of mandatory life.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's been the practice of this committee since I've served on the committee to generally make the executive
• It's sort of, uh, one of the, in a very unique circumstance, it's been the practice of the committee.
• The penalties for a UPA violation, an Unfair Practices Act violation, is $5,000.
• It is designed to incentivize certain practices we would like to see on state land.
• Some of those practices people already do. Like I said before, we have 3,500 grazing lessees.

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• And, um, as a practical matter, we would have to get a very large number.
• And, um, as a practical matter, we would have to get a very large number.
• them to perform those uh those practices them to perform those uh those practices lawfully<01:13
• Um, and you're practicing unlicensed.
• supervised practice. supervised practice.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yes, but this is streamlining that practice. Certainly.
• some time practicing family law, but not some time practicing family law, but not too<01:02:50.240>
• And there is either no legitimate reason for the policy or practice, or another policy or practice would
• This is about the department's practices, though, correct?
• >> Senator may proceed. >> Sure. >> Thank you. >> So, this is in practice right now, correct?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and quickly moved through committee reports and second-reader bills, adopting committee amendments and sending several measures to third reading without objection. Bills advanced included SB 10 on State Highway Administration approval timelines for speed monitoring systems; SB 487 on speed monitoring systems in safety corridors; SB 689 creating a task force on post-release services and re-entry; SB 811 requiring reporting of new home sale prices in multiple listing services; SB 877 authorizing a Baltimore City stop sign monitoring pilot in the 41st district; SB 937, the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act, limiting use of criminal history in tenant screening; SB 984 barring private immigration detention facilities; SB 465 on out-of-court statements and second-degree assault; SB 187 on pre-release services for incarcerated women; SB 388, the Decade Act, revising multiple economic development and tax credit programs; and SB 844, the annual corrective bill. Most of the floor discussion focused on explaining amendments and the policy effects of the bills. Supporters described the housing bill as expanding second-chance opportunities while adding safeguards, and a senator asked detailed questions about how landlords could screen for serious offenses and sex offender registry status. SB 984 was described as an emergency measure preventing state and local approval of private detention facilities and authorizing enforcement by the Attorney General. SB 465 was presented as closing a gap in Maryland law on witness intimidation and aligning the state with broader practice. SB 187 would rename and expand the women’s pre-release facility into a re-entry facility and require progress reports. The most extended debate came on SB 165, the on-site wastewater systems bill. One amendment to exempt redevelopment properties from inspection was offered and failed by roll call with 27 votes in the negative. A second amendment to require consultation with Maryland Realtors in developing regulations was then offered; supporters argued it would help avoid delays in property settlements and bring real estate professionals into the regulatory process, while opponents said the bill concerned broader wastewater regulations, not just property transfers. The transcript cuts off during that amendment’s discussion, before the final vote is shown.

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• <00:30:44.680> My<00:30:44.840> question<00:30:45.280> is data practices act
• My question is data practices act.
• <00:32:22.120> It's<00:32:22.240> very via data practices act.
• It's very via data practices act.
• I have not seen significant issues in my practice dealing with people fabricating those documents.

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• This is consistent with prior practice, although it's a new footnote.
• Uh JAC reduced family medical practice.
• ,<02:31:25.600> in because uh Wyoming has a a practice, in because uh Wyoming has a a practice
• What has been the practice in the past on this? >> Mr. Chairman, they have physically signed it.
• in the past what has been the practice in the past on<02:42:27.840> this?

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• <00:26:00.640> reality what do you see that practical reality what do you see that practical
• Not not practiced by most landlords, of course, but too many.
• Not not practiced by most landlords, of course, but too many.
• Not not practiced by most landlords, of course, but too many.
• Not not practiced by most landlords, of course, but too many.

Keywords: 1189, house, all