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• No license or something like that is exactly. That's what I was, you know, explaining that.
• The district does advertise because, as you all know, I believe, if the residential customers in the
• The other three districts at the time were running their own tire program.
• Can we go into the program where we're at, Senator Stone, to ask a question? If you need to.
• Can we go into the program where we're at, Senator Stone, to ask a question? If you need to. Okay.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Damon Moore, Eric Davis, Kelly Minty, Tony Fasina; Appraiser Certification and Licensing Board, Aaron
• Residential and Manufacturing Structures Board: Matthew Luther and Doug Sturgeon.
• The State Board of Licensing Social Workers: Eli Kinsley and Shaira Marilla Simmons.
• At the same time, we were slashing programs in the schools across the state.
• with tribal offices to deliver summer programs for Native youth.

Keywords: 907, all

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• the safe at home program. the safe at home program.
• :54:36.080> rates<01:54:36.880> for residential services framework rates for residential
• He did work-study programs.
• He did work-study programs.
• Existing license holders would be able to renew and continue operating under that license. quickly go

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Paul, the program in St.
• Paul, and the program in St.
• Paul, and the program in St.
• So I think it's a great program.
• So I think it's a great program. I debt. So I think it's a great program.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions, 1183, house

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• The original language said they needed to have a specific kind of license, an M license, and that was
• House Bill 2957, relating to driver's licenses.
• ...Department of Liquor Licenses and Control by 4.5 FTEs.
• and other reductions to university programs.
• is a very expensive program to administer.

Keywords: 1182, all

Bills: SJR39, SJR47, SB227, SB1942, SB1627, SB625, SB1716, SB1303, SB2180, SB504, SB1209, SB1448, SB1597, SB1679, SB2182, SB2112, SB2170, SB2084, SB1496, SB1595, SB1655, SB1876, SB1621, SB1944, SB1266, SB2072, SB2104, SB1769, SB1827

Keywords: property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly, constitutional amendment, voter ID, elections, Oklahoma, proof of identity, gross production tax, ad valorem tax, property exemption, Oklahoma Tax Commission, oil and gas production, regulatory impact, economic implications, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity

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• Services for a commercial construction project, allows floodproofing for non-residential structures,
• Under the pilot program, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Children and Families must
• Same thing with driver licenses. You need it for security reasons.
• This is a license to discriminate. And for those... This rolls that back.
• This is a license to discriminate.

Bills: S0330, S0526, S0862, S1072, S1078, S1192, S1250, S1296, S1298, S1642, S1698, S7022

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

Summary: The committee heard several bills and confirmations, with most measures reported favorably. Senate Bill 330 clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, codifying the medical definition of heart disease and allowing transferring law enforcement officers to rely on a prior physical if a new agency does not provide one. Support was waived in by the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and the Fraternal Order of Police, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 526, as amended by a delete-all amendment, addressed commercial construction contracts, permit standards, fee reductions when private providers are used, floodproofing, product approval categories, and adoption of certain electrical code standards; it drew support from several construction and business groups and one opposing appearance, then was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1192 created a pilot program for callback queues at the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families to reduce hold times for callers seeking re-employment assistance and public benefits, and it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 1078 established transition procedures for a governor-elect, including agency liaisons, briefing materials, office space, and access to records; an amendment shifted IT support to the Department of Management Services, narrowed access to confidential records, and increased penalties for unauthorized disclosure, after which the bill was approved. Senate Bill 7022 extended a public records exemption for classroom examinations and assessment instruments through 2031 and expanded coverage to school district boards and public schools; it was also reported favorably. Senate Bill 862, as amended, set a $60,000 salary goal by 2030 for state correctional officers, probation officers, and institutional security specialists, with annual raises subject to appropriations; members and witnesses emphasized recruitment, retention, and safety, and the bill passed. Senate Bill 1250 removed the requirement that the Commission on Human Relations use registered mail for certain notices under the Florida Civil Rights Act, allowing less expensive notice methods, and it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 1698 allowed certain employers to post required workplace notices electronically instead of physically, and it passed without opposition. The committee also recommended confirmation of 10 appointees to the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the State Retirement Commission. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 1072, which created an anti-Semitism task force within the Department of Legal Affairs to review anti-Semitism in Florida, improve community relations, advise on law enforcement training, assess digital media literacy efforts, evaluate hate crime statutes, and recommend policy changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address a growing problem and noted that Florida already uses the Holocaust Remembrance definition of anti-Semitism in statute. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it could chill protected speech, especially criticism of Israel, and could be used selectively against students, activists, Muslims, Arabs, and Jewish anti-Zionists; several also said existing hate-crime and civil-rights laws were sufficient and that the task force should include protections against Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate. One member raised concerns about the constitutionality of creating such task forces in light of prior actions by the Attorney General. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote with Senator Bracey Davis voting yes along with the majority. Senate Bill 1642, the Freedom in the Workplace Act, was also heard and drew significant questioning. The bill would bar public employers and contractors from requiring pronoun use, certain gender-identity-related training, or non-binary sex options on forms, and would protect employees and contractors from adverse action based on religious, moral, conscience-based, or biology-based beliefs. Senator Polsky questioned whether the bill could interfere with anti-harassment training and workplace discipline, while the sponsor said the measure was meant to prevent government coercion and extend protections similar to those in school settings. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of this bill.

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• John's has a great program.
• Speaker, AB 573 makes a modest increase in the tobacco retail license fee.
• These are some of the most successful programs.
• It is what we do in our school lunch programs that are the basis for.
• The program embodies the values of our state.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <01:41:20.719> now division is looking into the program now division is looking into the program
• If I know the EFA program is Speaker.
• <02:59:40.720> construction slowing residential construction slowing residential construction
• This program is being year's session.
• , you're into programming, mechanics, you're into programming, mechanics, business,<03:11:36.560>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Currently, program approval encompasses all district special education programs, all private provider
• Currently, program approval encompasses all district special education programs, all private provider
• approvals all individual program approvals all individual program approvals<01:09:55.920> as<
• <01:10:40.560> we for these two educational programs we for these two educational programs
• <01:20:12.600> they licenser so they're all licensed they licenser so they're all licensed

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on HB 222, which would repeal the requirement that a chartered public school and the resident school district sign a memorandum of understanding on how students with disabilities will receive special education services. The prime sponsor, Rep. Peggy Balboni, said the bill was requested by the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators and the New Hampshire Alliance for Public Charter Schools. She argued that federal and state law already require districts to provide FAPE and that the MOU requirement has created extra work, legal costs, and delays without improving services. She said many MOUs remain unsigned, but students are still receiving services and complaint numbers have not changed. Rep. Mooney also supported repeal, calling the MOU duplicative and impractical because IEPs and 504 plans already govern services. Testimony from Jane B. Brulu of the special education administrators’ association and Beth McLure of the charter schools alliance echoed that view, saying the MOU has not helped students, has added hours of work and legal fees, and has mostly been a source of disputes over funding and service costs. McLure said her school has worked with more than 15 districts and has always been able to reach agreements, though the first year of the requirement took substantial time and money. Committee members asked about the original purpose of the law, unsigned MOUs, and whether disputes could be resolved without the requirement. A representative from the Department of Education said the MOU was originally proposed to address reports that some students were not getting services on time and to provide some oversight, but the department has no authority to order charter schools or districts to agree and no appeal process if they cannot. The department also said it does not currently audit charter school special education services because it lacks authority to monitor charter schools directly, and it urged the committee to consider some alternative oversight if the MOU requirement is repealed. The hearing on HB 222 was then closed, and the committee announced it would begin the hearing on HB 699 after a short break.

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• real estate residential closings.
• Miami-Dade has had the program since the 70s, and we adopted Miami-Dade has had the program since the
• At the beginning of our program, we called it the 40-year building safety inspection program, which now
• we just go with the building safety inspection program.
• The program has, in fact, most of the—I'll be honest—most of the buildings that when this program started

Summary: The committee on Regulated Industries convened with a quorum and began a panel discussion focused on condominium milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS), with members framing the topic as part of Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety reforms. The chair and panelists reviewed how the state got here, emphasizing that the problems predated Surfside and were driven by long-term deferred maintenance, underfunded reserves, and aging buildings. Panelists included representatives from Florida Realtors, engineering and reserve-study firms, a CPA, a community association attorney, and Broward County’s building safety official, all of whom described their roles in inspections, reserve planning, and code enforcement. Testimony centered on what inspectors are finding in the field. Panelists said the most common problems are not subsidence but wear-and-tear and maintenance failures, especially in stairways, balconies, roofs, parapet walls, waterproofing, and corrosion. They described examples of buildings with hidden deterioration, hurricane-exposed damage, and associations that were underfunded despite prior inspection regimes in Miami-Dade and Broward. Dr. Barbosa explained that Miami-Dade’s recertification program began in the 1970s and Broward’s in 2005, with current timelines generally requiring notice, a first milestone review, and then time to begin substantial repairs; she said the program has improved compliance but that SIRS has added confusion. Members also raised concerns about the cost and implementation of SIRS, including whether reports are being used to generate unnecessary work, whether contractors or firms have conflicts of interest, and whether the law’s use of “fully funded” is being misunderstood. Panelists said the statutory reserve requirement is better understood as baseline funding, not having all money in the bank immediately, and suggested clearer definitions and possibly changing the terminology to “adequately funded.” They also discussed the need to separate required structural items from optional or cosmetic items in reserve reports, improve transparency for buyers and lenders, and ensure associations provide documents through websites and other portals. No votes were taken. The committee used the meeting as an information-gathering session and signaled that more panels and discussion would follow, with members and witnesses agreeing that the state may need further clarification, education, and possible statutory adjustments to reduce confusion while preserving building safety.

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• This bill targets these providers' licenses.
• get their program started.
• ability to start and continue those programs.
• We do have licensed physicians working for us.
• So this is the state Medicaid program.

Bills: HB2211, HB2229, HB2389, HB2403, HB2445, HB2502, HB2620, HB2813, HB2872, HB2889, HB2960, HB4028, HCR2007

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

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• in our adult program.
• Support Program in our adult program. Support Program in our adult program.
• . program. program.
• resilience programs. resilience programs.
• do the RX program? do the RX program?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, plumbers, residential home builders.
• I mean, it's their business license fee.
• they're paying $10,000 business license they're paying $10,000 business license fee.<00:15:30.480
• mean, it's that's their business license mean, it's that's their business license fee.<00:15:46.079
• So licensing and and that sort of thing.

Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298

Keywords: lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building

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• Several middle schools are participating in the Youth and Government program.
• Engrossed House Bill 5323, relating to indexing of license and stamp fees.
• Engrossed House Bill 5323, relating to indexing of license and stamp fees.
• This would include foster care, kinship care, or a residential placement facility.
• It requires a license, establishes a fee for the license, prohibits the use of a vape or smoke shop as

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• nursing assisted living and Residential nursing assisted living and Residential Care<00:28:01.240
• <00:29:56.080> has fiscal year however our program has fiscal year however our program has
• <00:30:30.919> by lot of efficiencies in our program by lot of efficiencies in our program
• concerted effort ourselves as a program concerted effort ourselves as a program to<00:36:59.599>
• areas which program areas or program areas which program areas or program areas multiple<01:37:31.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled organizational business, electing Representative Mark Pearson as chair for the coming term, appointing Representative Lucy Weber as clerk, and approving the November 22 minutes with abstentions from members who were absent. Members also noted excused absences for Senator Avard and Representative Jessica Lontine. After the vote, the committee moved to the DHHS commissioners’ update. DHHS associate commissioners Patricia Tilly and Chris Santinello described a process-improvement effort to improve transitions for youth moving from DCF care into adult developmental services and Medicaid. They said the old process was fragmented, dependent on personal relationships, and not sustainable, so staff from DCF, the Bureau of Family Assistance, Developmental Services, and public health used a Kaizen/Lean event to map the workflow, identify bottlenecks, clarify roles, and create a more consistent playbook. Members asked about IT support and whether the process would create new bureaucracy; DHHS said current systems are antiquated, especially DCF’s CWIS, but the goal is to streamline coordination, not add bureaucracy, and future systems like Granite Families may help with reminders and age-based ticklers. Several members praised the work, including a CASA volunteer who said the added attention has improved services for vulnerable youth. The committee then received the annual healthcare-associated infections update from Ctin Hansen of the Division of Public Health Services. Hansen reported that New Hampshire’s HAI program, created by statute, tracks infections in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities. For 2023, hospitals reported fewer infections than predicted nationally, with 135 infections statewide and 174 C. diff infections also below national rates; hospital influenza vaccination was 89.9%. Ambulatory surgery centers reported low infection counts and an 80.1% staff flu vaccination rate; dialysis centers reported fewer infections overall than the prior year but higher local access-site infections, with staff vaccination at 52.6%; and long-term care facilities reported a 50.1% flu vaccination rate, up from 37.8%. Hansen also said the program conducted over 100 investigations, handled 84 antibiotic-resistant organism reports, completed 20 infection-prevention assessments, and operated on a budget of about $348,000 plus grant funding, including an Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity Grant that was later reduced.

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• property and I you know I residential property and I you know I could<00:24:41.720> see<00:24
• to visit, and the landlord has no right to deny or interfere with that license.
• interfere with that license interfere with that license background<01:07:26.680> checks<01
• organizer who is not a residential organizer who is not a residential tenant<01:19:26.880> of
• <01:19:30.080> building accompanied in the residential building accompanied in the residential

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard Senate File 558, a bill to create a formal process for removing unauthorized occupants from real property, often described as a “squatters bill.” The author presented an A2 amendment, which was adopted, and explained that the bill would give sheriffs a structured complaint and verification process, allow fees, provide immunity when the process is followed, and impose civil remedies for wrongful removal and criminal penalties for false complaints. The bill also includes a provision on holdover situations, clarifying that certain unauthorized guests of tenants are unlawful occupants rather than tenants, and a use-of-excess-force provision was mentioned. Supporters said the measure is intended to give property owners and law enforcement a clearer, faster, and more consistent way to handle situations where people occupy property without a lawful basis, especially in rural or seasonal properties and in some landlord-tenant disputes. Senator Uty read a letter from Hubbard County Sheriff Corey Oas describing recurring problems with rental issues, couch hopping, and subletting without landlord knowledge, and a testifier from Pine Island described several local examples of prolonged and costly occupancy disputes, including a restaurant tenant who stopped paying rent and a rural property trespass incident. Committee members in support emphasized the need to balance tenant rights with property rights and to avoid leaving sheriffs to make ad hoc decisions. Michael D. from Homeline opposed the bill, arguing that existing trespass and harassment restraining order laws already address unlawful occupants and that the proposal creates due process concerns by allowing removal without a court hearing. He also warned that the bill’s definition of unlawful occupant could jeopardize oral leases, which are allowed under Minnesota law. In response, supporters said the bill is meant to distinguish true landlord-tenant relationships from trespass situations and to provide a workable process consistent with Minnesota law. At the end of the discussion, the chair announced that Senate File 558 would be laid over for possible inclusion. He also said Senate File 222 would be laid over, Senate File 559 would be moved with a recommendation to pass to the Judiciary Committee, and the fourth bill on the agenda was informational only.

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• believe, 49% of land zoned residential believe, 49% of land zoned residential in<01:15:15.600>
• <01:43:44.159> zoned than 40% of its residentially zoned than 40% of its residentially zoned
• work in the residential building trades. work in the residential building trades.
• residential construction in the 1980s. residential construction in the 1980s.
• It was primarily for residential units.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• To the Operation Game Theft fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license, Chair moves that House
• Members, this is a bill we heard previously relating Texas Farm Bureau and Ranchlands Conservation Program
• Likewise, freshwater fishermen purchase a freshwater stamp with their license.
• Duck hunters purchase their state and federal duck stamps with their hunting license.
• Uh, that that money will go back to the programs that support that, that fishery along the coast.

Bills: HCR6

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

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• about dog licenses. I got a response. about dog licenses. I got a response.
• This helps Education Program.
• This amendment cuts that program program program entirely.<04:37:41.439> Who<04:37:41.760>
• program will not be able to continue. program will not be able to continue.
• many of these essential programs. many of these essential programs.

Keywords: 1189, house, all