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• I'm also serving as our temporary legislative coordinator for this session, so this is the perfect nexus
• As you may recall, in 2023, this legislation was passed and included instructions for the DNR to conduct
• They may have also been aware of the expiration date associated with this legislation.
• date associated with this legislation. date associated with this legislation.
• <00:28:23.760> looks<00:28:24.280> at study looks at study looks at uh<00:28:26.080>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• like to send forward crummy legislation like to send forward crummy legislation we<00:28:39.679>
• <00:40:54.440> on<00:40:54.599> HB legislate on HB legislate on HB 515<00:40:56.880>
• We had an interim study committee, of which I was on, so the interim study committee spent a lot
• the anybody who's on an interim study the anybody who's on an interim study commission<04:15:51.279
• interim study interim study process<04:16:11.600> so<04:16:12.199> um<04:16:13.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• And finally, establishing a task force to study insurance impacts in Minnesota.
• And finally, establishing a task force to study insurance impacts in Minnesota.
• And finally, establishing a task force to study insurance impacts in Minnesota.
• And finally, establishing a task force to study insurance impacts in Minnesota.
• And finally, establishing a task force to study insurance impacts in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And thank you to the several members who filed legislation. And for all of your guidance.
• And thank you to the several members who filed legislation on this topic.
• I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation. Thank you.
• That would be compliance with this legislation.”
• That's why I filed H-715 legislation to support phone-free schools, legislation that is now part of the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

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• And that's why we turned it into a study.
• So all we were left with was a study, and agreed.
• So I think the study is great.
• But I would like to agree with the study. Thank you. Senator Myrtle.
• And on the top section, line 2 and 3, provides a legislative management study. Got it? Okay. Okay.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee considered a Senate amendment to a bill dealing with cell-cultured protein. The Senate Agriculture Committee explained that the bill had been “hog-housed” into a legislative management study because the original bill and a later version were not workable, federal rules were limited, and related litigation in other states suggested it was better to pause and study the issue. Members noted that the state already has Century Code language prohibiting advertising, sale, misrepresentation, and deceptive packaging of cell-cultured protein as meat, and that the original bill mainly added manufacturing language and a definition. Several members supported the study approach, saying the issue may be more appropriately handled at the federal level and that the bill may have been premature. They also commended the students who brought the proposal forward and encouraged them to continue their work, including on federal issues. One member emphasized the need to protect the state’s beef industry while agreeing to the study. A motion was made and seconded for the House to accept the Senate amendments. The clerk called the roll, and the motion passed with all members voting yes/aye. The House concurred with the Senate amendments, and carriers were assigned for both chambers before the committee adjourned.

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• Peter Hamasaki, Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation Commissioner, in support.
• Well, my background is mostly legislative law at the county level.
• <00:02:50.920> law legislative law legislative law um um um at<00:02:52.960> the<00:02:
• :04:09.720> be health care legislation would be health care legislation would be personally<00
• studied way. studied way.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held a Governor’s Message hearing on two nominations. For GM 750, Tracy Fujita was nominated to the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation for a term ending June 30, 2030. Testimony in support came from several officials and commission members, including the Deputy Attorney General, Maui Behavioral Health Resources CEO Nicole Hokoana, Maui Council Chair Alice Lee, and Uniform Law Commission members. Fujita said her county-level legislative law background at the Department of Corporation Counsel and Office of Council Services would help her serve, and she expressed particular interest in health care legislation. For GM 778, Jessica Schafer was nominated to the Commission on the Status of Women for a term ending June 30, 2030. Support testimony came from Commission Executive Director Yasmin Chaney and multiple others. Schafer said her background includes prosecuting domestic violence cases, working in a human trafficking clinic, investigating sexual misconduct in higher education, and leading gender-based violence programming at the University of Hawaii; she said she is especially interested in sexual and gender-based violence issues but is open to broader commission work. After questioning, the committee moved to decision-making on both nominations. The chair recommended advise and consent for each, and the committee adopted both measures without any no votes or reservations. The meeting then adjourned.

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• If this is a legislative directive, we want information given to Legislative Management, it should come
• from Legislative Council and not from OMB.
• So that's a legislator, but then it's...
• Of legislation.
• They were a shell study.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We are supportive of this legislation. One of the biggest problems... legislation.
• And we are all for responsible legislation.
• I have studies from Indiana University that confirm that.
• This is a $1 million sleep study that we conducted with our own money.
• We spent a million dollars on this study.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Hearing no objection, we're on that third reading of legislation.
• I just want to stand in strong support of this legislation.
• As a legislator, there should be some solutions.
• As a legislator, there should be some solutions.
• Legislative Council Service will post the proposed committee substitute on the Legislative Council Service

Keywords: 996, all

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• So I think it legislation any time.
• transition should this legislation transition should this legislation advance.<01:57:36.159>
• > do legislation legislator legislature to do legislation legislator legislature to do so.<02:
• He said that is the point of interim study: to potentially recommend new legislation.
• He said that is the point of interim study: to potentially recommend new legislation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Relating to physician continuing education requirements, to provide a statement of legislative intent
• We're really looking for our legislators to help be champions in their communities for what the needs
• We're really looking for our legislators to help be champions in their communities for what the needs
• There was a study known as the pot stamp study that was done that showed that if you do have physical
• There was a study known as the pot stamp study that was done that showed that if you do have physical

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Joint Policy Committee met to hear an overview of North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program before taking up the related policy bills. Department of Health and Human Services staff explained that the state received a $198.9 million CMS award, with funding focused on four pillars: strengthening rural workforce, bringing care closer to home, connecting technology and data, and improving population health through prevention. They emphasized that the program is intended to benefit rural and frontier residents statewide, including areas near urban centers when the project serves rural patients, and that CMS approval, provider readiness, and sustainability will drive what can be funded. Committee members asked about how the program would treat border communities, frontier counties, urban providers serving rural patients, multilingual outreach, tribal consultation, and whether there would be information sessions for applicants. HHS said the website will include sign-up and translation features, more listening sessions and training will be offered, and a rural health tribal liaison will work alongside the existing Medicaid tribal liaison. Members also raised concerns about reimbursement timing, cash flow for providers, and whether projects in urban areas could qualify; HHS responded that urban projects may be eligible if they clearly benefit rural residents. The department then outlined the four policy bills tied to the grant scoring: nutrition continuing medical education for physicians, the presidential fitness test, the physician assistant compact, and pharmacist scope of practice. HHS said these policy actions were incentivized in the federal funding opportunity and that failure to pass them could reduce future funding. The committee did not take final action on the bills in this portion of the transcript and recessed for lunch before moving on.

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• I think it's one of those things where you can study it.
• You can keep studying it and nothing happen, or you can study it and communicate, working together with
• I love the idea that we've studied it enough. Let's get going.
• That's our legislative priority, to work with the legislature.
• We got that approved in the last legislative session.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Last legislative session in 2021.
• So one, that's going to be. be a huge topic of discussion in this legislative session.
• Has TRS studied the effects of vouchers or ESAs on other states?
• I can't speak to legislative intent.
• Yes, we request that letter for any potential legislation.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And that legislation set up the Came into the building in 2017.
• And so what this legislation does is it acts on one of the Getting into it.
• And so what this legislation does is it acts on one of the getting into it.
• In that legislation, we created protections for environmental justice communities.
• In terms of the health impacts here, the FDA did a study of...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a major environmental bond bill with amendments covering climate resilience, housing health, plastics reduction, coastal protection, fisheries, and related regulatory issues. Early debate included Senator Keenan’s withdrawn amendment to fund the Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program with $50 million, followed by his adopted amendment banning hotels from providing plastic toiletry packages. Senator Tarr’s amendment to remove the paper bag charge was defeated after extended debate over whether the 10-cent bag assessment functioned as a tax; a related floor speech from Senator Duner argued the fee would burden working families. The chamber also adopted Senator Fernandez’s ocean acidification amendment, which would aggregate ocean monitoring data to support shellfish, water quality, and coastal management, with support from Senators Sear and Driscoll. Other adopted measures included Driscoll’s Houghton’s Pond multi-use trail, Montigny’s New Bedford State Pier redevelopment and harbor oil-recovery provisions, Collins’s Commonwealth Conservation Commission later withdrawn, and several coastal resilience and housing-related amendments. The Senate also approved a series of environmental and public health measures. Senator Moore’s rodenticide restriction amendment was adopted after testimony from animal welfare and conservation groups, with the sponsor describing harms to wildlife, pets, and livestock and noting local municipal support. Senator Lewis’s amendment directing DEP to study the feasibility of banning polystyrene was adopted, as was Senator Mark’s Massachusetts Climate Bank amendment and Senator Edwards’s carbon sequestration amendment expanding attention to salt marshes, seagrasses, and waterways. The chamber adopted amendments on equitable representation, improving indoor air quality, and a Douglas State Forest trust fund that would raise the entry fee from $1 to $2 for maintenance. Several amendments were withdrawn, including Collins’s urban coastal resilience commission and Tarr’s proposed Commonwealth Conservation Commission. Housing and permitting issues were another major theme. Senator Driscoll’s amendment requiring local confirmation before a project is designated a priority housing project was defeated, but his related amendments clarifying the process and requiring consultation with the Housing and Livable Communities Secretary were adopted. The Senate also adopted Crichton’s amendments streamlining permitting for coastal resiliency projects in urban areas and creating a five-year pilot for nature-based solutions, as well as Tarr’s amendment adding dredging and sand placement to general coastal permits. Tarr’s amendment to revise the Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund was adopted, while his later constitutional challenge to a landform-migration provision was withdrawn after he argued it could amount to an uncompensated taking. The session ended with the Senate noting only two amendments remained and then adjourning in memory of Quincy’s former mayor James A. Sheets.

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• Jason Jamison from Legislative District 4. Can you please help me welcome him?
• Cody Sanchez, legislative representative for SMART Local 1081. Mayor... Thank you. Thank you.
• Cody Sanchez, legislative representative for SMART Local 1081.
• my eighth grade social studies teacher at McKinney Middle School.
• In addition, we have two act. who wrote some of the legislation that became law last year.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened for an opening-day floor session marked by ceremonial activities, including the invocation, posting of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and musical performances. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jason Jamison, and a large number of special guests, dignitaries, family members, and community leaders. The Speaker delivered extended remarks about Arizona’s history, the responsibilities of legislators, and the importance of civility and respect in the chamber. Guest speakers included ASU football coach Kenny Dillingham and University of Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, both of whom spoke about leadership, culture, teamwork, and the role of athletics in uniting and retaining talent in Arizona. The House then took up organizational business. Members adopted amendments to the House rules for the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session, and then adopted the amended rules as the governing rules for the session. The chamber also approved an emergency declaration for bill readings, allowing bills, resolutions, and memorials to be read by number and short title only. The Speaker announced two new standing committees for the session: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, chaired by Representative Justin Wilmeth, and Rural Economic Development, chaired by Representative Teresa Martinez. A House Organizational Committee was appointed to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready for business and to join a committee to notify the Governor. A lengthy portion of the meeting was devoted to points of personal privilege, during which many members introduced family members, constituents, local officials, educators, business leaders, veterans, and advocacy groups. Several members highlighted issues such as water security, affordability, education, health care access, reentry services, veterans’ citizenship, and support for working families. The session concluded with the House recessing and then reconvening for the formal start of legislative business, including committee membership changes and the first reading of a large slate of bills covering elections, taxes, education, health, water, transportation, public safety, and other topics.

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• We know legislators will be faced with a challenging budget situation in the coming years, but we look
• We know legislators will be faced with a challenging budget situation in the coming years, but we look
• We know legislators will be faced with a challenging budget situation in the coming years, but we look
• We know legislators will be faced with a challenging budget situation in the coming years, but we look
• We know legislators will be faced with a challenging budget situation in the coming years, but we look

Bills: HF729, HF728

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, respite care, children, licensed settings, home and community-based services, 1183, house

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• Our groundwater study shows that our wells are going to dry up by 2042.
• Chairman, we've been working on shot clock legislation for 4 sessions now. M.
• We finally got the shot clock legislation and worked with TML and others on HB M.
• There are several other bills that are being proposed this legislative session.
• Have you all done a study or anything that suggests that?

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• And I just, I don't have a problem again with this legislation.
• We appreciate him bringing this important piece of legislation forward.
• We appreciate him bringing this important piece of legislation forward.
• The home study. And we're good. We've got to move. Ms. Wilcoxon. Appreciate it.
• It doesn't have to be brought to us by somebody. can create really good legislation.

Bills: HB136, HB451, SB425, SB466, SB905, SB1986, SB2311, SB2450, SB2805, SB2826, SB2919, SB3001

Keywords: Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.

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• And this is one of the impacts of that study, but of other studies that have since occurred.
• And this is one of the impacts of that study, but of other studies that have since occurred.
• And this is one of the impacts of that study, but of other studies that have since occurred.
• And this is one of the impacts of that study, but of other studies that have since occurred.
• And this is one of the impacts of that study, but of other studies that have since occurred.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we passed legislation to expand kid care to 300%.
• Have you all just, you know, done any studies or study the potential impact that Florida could have been
• We are engaging with our legislative partners, legislative staff, keeping them informed by to find out
• what our priorities of our legislative partners.
• Those steps at the agency took to translate your legislative direction.