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• Graduate licensing requirements.
• Sections 7 through 10 and 14 through 16 are from House File 1912 and modify hospital license conditions
• This is the health licensing boards article.
• Courts have consistently ruled that compelled speech by private companies must meet strict scrutiny and
• We changed the rules, you know, that program; we changed it for those that are trying to add another

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• My accreditation number is 41828, and that is all I need in addition to my law license to practice in
• We're trained to apply the law to the facts, yet these licensed and untrained laypersons say they can
• There are limited circumstances in this state under the State Bar's professional conduct rules where
• I am licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota.
• I have my own law firm, and I have ethical rules about charging reasonable fees.

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• Under current law, a Texas hunting license is required per individual.
• Texas hunting license. And they're not harsh in any game.
• Come in They had to purchase a license so we don't get an opportunity to have many.
• Medcalf said, you have to have a hunting license if you're not harvesting anything.
• Follow, we have to follow rules by the registry that we hold the field trials under.

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• Any leasing company that licensed.
• So, this provision is not licensed.
• changed its rule its rule so that changed its rule its rule so that service<01:41:11.440> charges
• that under our current rules. that under our current rules.
• What are the rules?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:06:24.119> currently right there so the the rule currently right there so the the rule
• So a plumber or a licensed plumber or a licensed cosmetologist or a licensed electrician would generally
• probably why licensing wasn't there.
• So a plumber or a licensed plumber or a licensed cosmetologist or a licensed electrician would generally
• So, a plumber or a licensed plumber or a licensed cosmetologist or a licensed electrician would generally

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• who's going to be getting that license who's going to be getting that license from<00:59:26.640>
• of license um because it's category of license um because it's typically<00:59:50.600> only<00
• Um apply for a special event license.
• <01:11:20.280> of<01:11:20.400> 801,000 budget rules of 801,000 budget rules of 801,000
• <01:18:03.480> Um licens- licensing changes. Um licens- licensing changes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our decisions can rule in their favor.
• <00:15:22.000> is including anger when our ruling is including anger when our ruling is contrary
• One is voter ID, one is state ID, and one is driver’s license.
• One is voter ID, one is state ID, and one is driver’s license.
• One is voter ID, one is state ID, and one is driver’s license.

Bills: HF3874, HF3875, HF3378

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Judicial Branch on House File 3874, which was laid over for possible inclusion in a finance bill. State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba and Chief Judge Michael Fritz testified in support of a supplemental funding request focused on judicial branch safety and security, along with funding to cover the employer share of Minnesota Paid Leave costs. Shorba said the branch is seeking help because it did not receive funding for paid leave in the last session and is having to hold positions open to absorb the cost. The safety and security request included five parts: personal data protection for judges and court administrators, home security, two additional staff positions for threat assessment and coordination, security for the chief justice at public events, and a revived courthouse security grant program for counties. Testimony emphasized rising threats and incidents involving judges and court staff, including examples of doxing, home surveillance, and threats involving litigants, and cited increases in reported incidents, threats, and disturbances. Fritz said the branch’s current response system is stretched and that more law-enforcement-trained staff would improve coordination and response. Members questioned why the judicial branch should receive state funding for paid leave when private employers must absorb the cost, and Shorba responded that the branch was excluded from end-of-session funding decisions and that the mandate should be funded for all branches of government. Members also asked about the threat-response process and whether local law enforcement should be used more directly. Another concern raised was whether State Patrol troopers assigned to judicial security would have the training needed for criminal-code enforcement, and Shorba said the branch is discussing that issue with the State Patrol. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• That 13,000 are people who only have licenses for New Mexico.
• work close to the border where they're crossing their license here.
• It's licensed to... CYFD as a residential treatment facility.
• They'll come out, and then we'll get it licensed. We're very excited to do that.
• Another consideration is looking at regulations and rules.

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• to serve clients in Florida without having to obtain a Florida CPA license.
• Other states without getting a license to that state.
• standing in another state by quickly allowing them to become licensed in Florida.
• Senator of the 28th, Rules Chair passes the bill. Purpose, do you rise? Thank you, Mr.
• Madam Rules Chair, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• other areas that have uh CDL licenses other areas that have uh CDL licenses that<00:39:08.480>
• item is an efficiency uh a rule item is an efficiency uh a rule change<03:02:54.960> So<03
• uh per year do you process for licenses uh per year do you process for licenses or<04:25:57.399>
• At the Department of Safety, we license the dealers; we license the mechanics; we license those that
• license the um the dealers we license license the um the dealers we license the<05:15:25.798>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• AB 742, Alhawari, professional licensing priority, do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 714 Fong commercial drivers license. Commercial drivers license training two-year bill.
• AB 803, Garcia. indirect source rules and ARB fees do pass as amended to strike sections 4 and 6 and
• AB 1059, Garcia, Blackout License Plates, hold in committee.
• AB 342, Haney, hours of sales, do pass as amended to require the license fee be adjusted for inflation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Just wanted to go over a few ground rules. We're going to start the hearing shortly.
• Just wanted to go over a few ground rules to review how this will all work.
• Current law does not allow the restaurant Licensing plates for antique automobiles.
• And it's many states just have real license plates.
• Many states just have rear license plates.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on a wide range of bills and topics, including impaired driving, antique and collector vehicles, roadway maintenance, homelessness-related identification cards, a pedestrian tunnel for Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, a bridge naming in Sandwich, historic route designations, and litter prevention. The chairs outlined the hearing process, including three-minute limits for individuals and seven minutes for panels, and noted that elected officials would be taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and then adjourned. On impaired driving, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and tow lot operator Chris Nolan supported a bill creating a 12-hour tow-yard hold for vehicles involved in drug-impaired incidents, similar to the existing alcohol-related hold. On transportation infrastructure and road safety, Representative Howitt testified for several bills requiring reflective tape on temporary loads, restoring road markings after utility work, requiring roadway restoration after excavation, and improving reporting on roadway damage after crashes. AAA Northeast supported bills expanding the distracted driving law to cover video recording while driving, while noting it preferred the offense remain a primary offense. Several witnesses testified in support of bills affecting vehicle enthusiasts, including restoring year-of-manufacture plates for antique vehicles, creating a single rear collector plate, and changing antique vehicle inspection rules. Another major topic was H. 3750/S. 2399, which would provide no-fee state IDs and flexible residency documentation for youth and adults experiencing homelessness; supporters included the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, social workers, city officials, and people with lived experience, all emphasizing that lack of ID blocks access to housing, jobs, health care, and other services. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2414, authorizing a tunnel connecting the north and south campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, with school leaders and students citing safety, accessibility, and traffic concerns. Finally, the committee heard emotional testimony for H. 4374 to name the Quaker Meeting House Road overpass in Sandwich for Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville, and testimony for a resolve creating a roadside litter prevention and cleanup task force.

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• Tire, moves that the rules be suspended.
• Counsel from the House on the suspension of Joint Rule 12 referred to the Committee on Transportation
• The question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor, say aye; opposed, no.
• The rule is suspended, and the petition will be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
• An act authorizing the town of Pembroke to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several local bills and petitions. It considered Senate No. 2544 concerning the number of registered voters who may petition for a special town meeting in Andover, which came from the House with an amendment adding a section 2 and was advanced on a motion to suspend the rules. The Senate also received a House petition from Kip Diggs regarding regulation of vessel transportation in Maston Mills and Osterville in Vonsville; Joint Rule 12 was suspended and the petition was referred to the Committee on Transportation. The chamber then acted on a series of local measures. It passed to be enacted H. 4842, the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board, and passed to be engrossed bills authorizing the town of Berkeley to increase the membership of its Board of Selectmen, amending the town charter of Plymouth, and authorizing Pembroke to grant an additional off-premises alcohol license. Each of these measures was read a third time and approved without recorded opposition. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn and set its next meeting for Thursday at 11:00 a.m. The motion to adjourn was approved, and the Senate adjourned accordingly.

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• I have the right to walk away with a windfall that includes 2 stand alone slot and cardroom licenses
• Considering our livelihoods of 33,000 hardworking individuals in Florida ruled can't communities. >>
• Casino license is a privilege granted by the government. Not an inherent property, right.
• Specifically we have a slots license.
• And without that, if somebody wants to prove a point in hand back the license, we're all screwed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You have to be licensed.
• You have to be licensed.
• “No, this would be for licensed teachers. Just for teachers.”
• DESE also has requirements in the rules for how ESA funding is spent.
• and those rules are currently... ...funding still require the three-year plan, and those rules are current

Summary: The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test. Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.

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• or not there's language we can use to tighten it up between hearing and a floor, maybe come up with rules
• know, maybe between hearing and floor, if we can work on some language to maybe require some sort of rule
• And when you have people, and then they have an automatic driver's license suspension in some cases.
• And when you have people in that kind of debt and then they don't have their driver's license because
• And part of the reason that people can't get their license and get their insurance is because of this

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works met with five members present and approved the May 14, 2026 minutes. The committee first considered HCR 32, which urges the Port of New Orleans to secure backup motors for the aging St. Claude Avenue Bridge; members discussed the bridge’s importance, the relatively low cost of the motor, and the traffic and emergency-response impacts of repeated breakdowns. HCR 32 was reported favorably. HCR 68, a request to Congress for funding to remove unusable bridges along Highway 90 as part of reconnecting the corridor toward New Orleans East, was also reported favorably after brief discussion about federal representatives and coordination with DOTD. House Bill 582 was deferred without objection. The committee then took up HB 762, which clarifies that the Office of Motor Vehicles may, rather than must, refer certain delinquent reinstatement-fee debts to the Office of Debt Recovery or other collection channels. Testimony from OMV and the bill author emphasized that the measure was intended to clean up prior language and preserve OMV discretion, while senators raised concerns about political influence, collection practices, and the impact of fees and debt on drivers. HB 762 was reported favorably. HB 730, concerning automatic dependent surveillance broadcast devices on aircraft, was amended to limit its application to aircraft over 2,500 pounds and to prohibit the use of the imposed fees on smaller aircraft. Supporters said the bill restores the original safety purpose of the devices and prevents their use for fee collection; the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also reported favorably on HCR 53, which creates a study committee on oversized vehicle permits and their parish-level impacts, and HCR 60, which urges DOTD to pursue the DRIVE initiative to study and improve safety on the I-12 corridor. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• This is an amendment to the Labor and Licensing Board appropriation.
• Consolidation around labor and licensing services.
• It's an appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing.
• This appropriation is for the Department of Labor and Licensing.
• Pursuant to House Rule 33, I move that we adjourn until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, granted several leaves, and received a gubernatorial communication noting approval of House Bill 1002 (Act 1). The chamber also recognized guests, including state troopers, a nurse of the day, students, a cheer team, Entergy representatives, and a representative-elect, before moving to the calendar. Members passed House Bill 1003, the Arkansas House Representative Staff appropriation, by 94-0 with the emergency clause. On the budget calendar, the House considered a series of appropriation amendments and bills affecting agencies and institutions including the Labor and Licensing Board, University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, the State Treasurer, DFA, county turnbacks, career technical education, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and the Fort Chaffee appropriation. Several amendments were adopted by voice vote, and the House then batched and passed multiple appropriation bills, while some were pulled out for separate votes. In separate roll-call votes, House Bills 1021, 1027, 1029, 1049, 1056, 1061, 1074, 1075, and 1079 passed, while House Bills 1014, 1060, and 1062 failed. The chamber also adopted House Resolutions 1004 and 1005, which were described as necessary to introduce a non-appropriation bill. The meeting ended with adjournment set for 11:00 a.m. the next day, and committee announcements noted upcoming House Rules, Special Language, and Joint Budget meetings.

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• pulled from Hawaii administrative rules pulled from Hawaii administrative rules 89- 89- 89- C<00
• prescriptive Authority with a license prescriptive Authority with a license requirement<00:15:10.199
• the opportunity for a license.
• I always desire to hold a license.
• We are not against licensing.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• That being said, our rules match the FEMSA, the federal pipeline safety administration rules.
• We have meetings as a part of our rule makings, our commissions.
• Licenses, buyback, commercial licenses, yes. And so you were having trouble buying.
• Harris administration passed some rules and I think put up like $2.6 billion.
• It was established under Spanish rule.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• That idea is repugnant to every rule of political calculation.
• They’re very, very simple rules.
• Rules of the House. Mr. Majority Leader. Mr.
• the proposed rule changes to Rule 9 as printed and distributed.
• as the rules of the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session.

Keywords: 1182, all