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• So that's going from... ...from 600,000 to about 127,000 applications.
• In fact, our hospital police officers, three years ago, we only received 290 applications.
• Just last year, we received over 4,000 applications for hospital police officer positions.
• We walk somebody through the application process. How do you apply for a job?
• We walk somebody through the application process. How do you apply for a job?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• M and M interpreted the law to mean that if an applicant can produce certain documents outlined in the
• The public employer did not have any discretion to disqualify an applicant whose conviction directly
• In this case, an applicant was disqualified from a position within the Department of Education after
• The Court of Appeals held that once an applicant provides documentation listed in that statute, the applicant
• The Court of Appeals held that once an applicant provides documentation listed in that statue, the applicant

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• reactors, or SMRs, if that SMR is co-located with a large industrial energy user that received all applicable
• industrial energy user that does not obtain a CEC in compliance with this act to comply with all applicable
• That applicant would just have to prepare an expensive hydrologic study with a professional to make that
• existing statute, we're codifying a policy that has been applied for many years by the department so applicants
• sure that this is consistent with the policy statement so that implementation for permit holders, applicants

Bills: SB1202, SB1287, SB1418, SB1785, SCM1007

Keywords: groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, irrigation, active management area, domestic use, stock watering, water rights, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use, industrial users, water storage, recovery well, Arizona Revised Statutes, water management

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• Members, the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2052... to add clarity to the bill on the applicability
• One beneficiary or all beneficiaries can together submit the application for ownership transfer as needed
• substitute introduces a new provision stating that the beneficiary's admission becomes void if the application
• Beneficiaries must submit the application for ownership transfer within a year and a day of the death
• Additionally, applications for ownership transfer must be mailed by certified or registered mail, return

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• And the reason is the existing GIA applications happened prior to the funding freeze and, of course,
• Because I did see that you guys have an application for $250,000 already for this year.
• Because I did see that you guys have an application for $250,000 already for this year.
• Because I did see that you guys have an application for $250,000 already for this year.
• Because I did see that you guys have an application for $250,000 already for this year.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:17:55.760> by<00:17:55.919> a<00:17:56.080> water suspante of application
• by a water suspante of application by a water carrier.<00:17:56.960> Requires<00:17:57.280>
• , the the signed form will application, the the signed form will look<00:37:09.599> different.
• Jersey law um which is for applicants Jersey law um which is for applicants uh<00:41:42.160>
• further deliberate on the applicable further deliberate on the applicable quotes<01:43:37.040>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1688, which would provide a general excise tax exemption for certain aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and facility construction, received comments from the Department of Taxation and support from Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Kohala Coast Resort, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Testimony indicated the measure was intended to clarify an existing exemption rather than create a new one. The bulk of the hearing focused on HB 2386, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms and a water carrier inflationary cost index. The Department of Transportation said it would change its testimony to support the bill, citing a 2020 working group recommendation, while the PUC and DCCA offered comments. Matson, the Maritime Group, Hawaii Harbors Users Group, and Young Brothers supported the measure, arguing it would modernize regulation, improve predictability, and help maintain reliable interisland shipping. Hawaii Farm Bureau offered comments, while Hawaii Food Industry Association, Maui Brewing Company, Lani Kai Brewing Company, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii opposed it, arguing automatic rate increases were not the solution and that underlying costs and efficiencies should be addressed first. The chair noted the bill was essentially the same as one previously considered, and asked questions about how Hawaii’s water carrier regulation compares with other states. The committee also heard HB 1691, which would allow electronic signatures for certain motor vehicle title transfers after total-loss insurance settlements and remove the notary requirement for that narrow transaction. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and one individual supported it, with Copart saying the change would reduce delays and could allow a faster, largely electronic settlement process. Members asked about county impacts, and Copart said counties would only see a different form with no added cost or electronic integration. HB 1680, requiring county finance directors to notify agencies through a centralized system for vehicle transfers, drew opposition from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services and one individual in support. HB 2516, raising helmet requirements for electric foot scooters and bicycles and requiring helmets for high-speed or Class 3 electric bicycles, received support from DOT, DOH, AAA Hawaii, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. HB 193, allowing deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement, drew support from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, the Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, and an individual who suggested amendments to broaden the bill to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and adjust the proof standard. HB 2442, increasing required accessible and van-accessible parking spaces in larger parking lots, was supported by the Disability and Communication Access Board, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability Rights Center, which said the bill would address shortages of accessible parking and may need technical amendments to align terminology with the ADA.

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• We generated 2,200 applicants in two weeks for this 11,000-person town in eastern Indiana that a lot
• > in<00:29:04.000> two We generated 2200 applicants in two We generated 2200 applicants
• <00:34:53.359> And authority, would be the applicant.
• And authority, would be the applicant.
• So part of your application process is showing that you are not going to displace people at the same

Bills: HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354, HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• Applicable.
• effective date and the applicability. effective date and the applicability.
• <01:28:37.920> Applicable.
• Applicable. So, effective Um, okay. Applicable.
• <01:29:05.280> Okay, we add the applicability. Okay, we add the applicability.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The bill provides that regarding the certificate of public convenience and necessity, the application
• provides that a public utility Regarding the certificate of public convenience and necessity, the application
• necessity for construction of an electric transmission line of 200 kilovolts or greater unless the applicant
• The applicant must commit and agree that upon receipt of a valid and approved request to serve West Virginia

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee met and took up the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012. Counsel explained that the bill shortens several Public Service Commission timelines for certificates of public convenience and necessity, including deadlines for final decisions and final submissions, with different timeframes for smaller water/sewer projects and very large projects. The bill also requires applications to justify the need for a facility, including consideration of alternatives such as advanced transmission technologies, and adds requirements for electric transmission lines of 200 kV or greater, including a showing that costs are commensurate with benefits to West Virginia ratepayers and commitments to provide off-take facilities when requested. Comparable changes were also described for siting certificates, including a reduced decision timeline. After questions and no amendments, the vice chair moved to report the bill to the full Senate without recommendation as to passage, but with a recommendation that it be re-referred to the Energy, Industry and Mining Committee. The committee approved the motion by voice vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Where we're struggling is some of the others, so we're not seeing those types of applicants.
• we are struggling for applicants in Jonesboro.
• So we purchased a license for the application that you're using now? Yes, ma'am.
• And so we expect that the new proposed contract for a new license process or application is going to
• contract for a new license process or application is going to last for 25 years.

Summary: The meeting began with a prayer, approval of the prior minutes, and a February 2026 revenue report from Carlos Silva of the Bureau of Legislative Research. He reported gross revenues of $5.36 billion and net collections of $4.5 billion, both above the prior year, and said the updated forecast showed a larger expected surplus than before. Members asked about declines in some tax categories, natural gas severance fees, and possible effects of inflation and international conflict; Silva generally attributed the changes to timing issues, prior tax cuts, refund activity, and price fluctuations, and said he could not speculate on future impacts. The committee then heard and adopted several subcommittee reports, including the Executive Committee, Administrative Rules, Claims Review, Game and Fish State Police, Higher Education, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Occupational Licensing Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and APER filings. Most reports were approved without objection. One budget classification transfer for the Commissioner of State Lands was reviewed and failed. The review report also led to discussion of several contracts, including DHS staffing contracts and a Department of Education security contract, with some items held or separated for individual votes. A major portion of the meeting focused on DHS and state staffing contracts for the Human Development Centers, Arkansas State Hospital, and related facilities. DHS officials said the contracts were on track against seven-year projections, but members expressed concern about heavy reliance on contract labor, vacancy rates, and the need to move workers onto state payrolls. Officials said they were preparing a recruitment and retention plan and described staffing levels, vacancies, and turnover. Members also questioned contract projections and federal-state funding matches, and several urged faster action to reduce contract labor costs. The committee also discussed a Department of Commerce reduction-in-force affecting the Division of Services for the Blind and Employment and Training. Secretary Hugh McDonald said the cuts were driven by funding shortfalls, over-obligation of funds, and federal issues, and that 27 positions would be permanently eliminated while furloughed employees would be recalled. Members raised concerns about service impacts, board appointments, and the division’s fiscal management. The meeting ended after the personnel report was adopted and APER was filed as reviewed, followed by adjournment.

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• Acuity provides the federally required asset verifications for the applications the agency receives.
• <00:13:14.880> Uh<00:13:15.120> the applications the agency receives.
• Uh the applications the agency receives.
• This contract is for evaluation of appraisal reports that are submitted by applicants to support their
• for uh to support their claim applicants for uh to support their claim of<00:19:30.240> experience

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Third, most applications for funds are from urban areas, not spread throughout the state and the rural
• Madam Chair, Senator, applicants submit their grant applications to the New Mexico Board of Veterinary
• They scrutinize the applications.
• And in the last round, I believe it was over 66 applicants that submitted applications, but only 28 were
• And amongst those... ...submitted applications, but only 28 were selected.

Bills: SB38, SB46, SB18

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• , and TCEQ is required to provide for any party related to the permit application, And TCEQ is required
• to provide any party related to the permit application an opportunity to respond to the communication
• Lastly, an individual may not make such a communication concerning an application that affects a business
• My concern with this is that if a future legislature, after eight or ten years of this being applicable
• And it would require an application for renewal of a permit be made not later than the 120th day before

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion to suspend Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 6 p.m. that day. It then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order of business and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 1866 gave limited Texas peace officer authority to National Park Service law enforcement officers within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; HB 4996 increased the penalty for refusing to release a fraudulent lien when the victim is a public servant; and HB 5033 created a trigger mechanism for ending vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes. HB 1533 made a range of appraisal and property tax procedure changes, HB 2282 raised the arrest warrant reimbursement fee from $50 to $75, HB 3421 updated probate and estates procedures, and HB 4263 revised Texas Juvenile Justice Department grievance procedures. Each of these measures advanced through second reading, third reading, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few bills. The chamber also considered major policy bills. HB 2, the large public education and school finance package, drew extensive floor discussion and multiple amendments. Senators emphasized its $8.5 billion investment, including teacher and staff pay, school safety funding, special education, charter and traditional school funding changes, and other allotment adjustments. Several senators praised the bill as historic and collaborative, while also noting the need to monitor implementation and future effects. After adopting amendments and hearing supportive remarks from multiple members, the Senate passed HB 2 on final vote, 31-0. Other debated measures included HB 143, which codified cooperation between the Railroad Commission and the Public Utility Commission to address electrical safety hazards at well sites and related facilities, and CS SB 3074/3070, which allowed limited written communications from the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to TCEQ commissioners about permit applications, with disclosure and response requirements. Senator Johnson raised concerns that the TCEQ bill could politicize an apolitical permitting process and potentially affect federal delegation, but the bill was amended and passed 28-3. The Senate also passed HB 4426 on Railroad Commission permits for commercial surface disposal facilities, HB 3161 giving TMRS cities more flexibility on employee contribution rates, and HB 2712 allowing future test years for certain water and sewer utility rate-making, with an amendment to protect ratepayers if projections overcharge them. At the end of the session, the Senate handled several procedural motions, including re-referring HB 1904 from Criminal Justice to State Affairs and suspending posting rules so committees could meet later that day. The chamber then recessed until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2025, for a local and uncontested calendar, and planned to adjourn until 5:00 p.m. that same day after that calendar concluded.

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• I cannot have discussions with the applicants.
• In Aldine, the applicant actually withdrew their application because it was very clear that they did
• On your application, there's an acronym here—actually two, I think.
• With their application, can they really not have anything else they have to have checked off except for
• And not just a complete application, but there's really a look behind the application.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The application process is open right now, but the $309 million does cover what the two restricted reserve
• “Is there an increase in the application so far? Have you seen that?”
• But I’m telling you, we’re headed for financial disaster if we don’t get a handle on these applications
• So I just encourage all of us to look at the facts of what is going on right now in terms of applications
• To Representative, I'm sorry, Senator Davis's point, we prioritize the applications based on the amount

Keywords: 1204, all

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• the additional weighting of special education students are exempt from the block grant provisions applicable
• that for the 2026-2027 school year only, a school district cannot be penalized for not meeting the applicable
• That incorporates ongoing intensive training in the science of reading and includes classroom application
• Department of Labor applicable to all types of apprenticeship programs, not only those in the construction
• The division is to evaluate the application for reimbursement based on a number of criteria that are

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• enforce it, as pointed out, they get slapped with a bunch of procedural stuff that's not really applicable
• it, as pointed out, they get slapped with a, a bunch of procedural, uh, stuff that's not really applicable
• When an applicant applies for a demolition permit for a building over 50 years old, staff looks into
• The state statute says that when an applicant applies for a demolition permit for a building over 50
• The way this is written is retroactive application, which is unconstitutional under our Texas Constitution

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2215, which would clarify that property owners may challenge municipal zoning ordinances that are adopted without following Chapter 211 procedures, and would expressly waive municipal sovereign immunity for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus actions in those cases. The bill sponsor and witnesses argued it would simply enforce existing notice, hearing, and due process requirements and give landowners a practical remedy when cities fail to comply. Testimony in support came from attorneys and a landowner describing alleged zoning actions in Selma that they said occurred without proper notice or hearings and caused significant financial harm. After questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2639, which would add disclosure and compensation requirements for local historic designations, including compensation based on the greater of repair/restoration costs or the difference in appraised value with and without the designation. The bill author said it was intended to address situations where historic designation delays or blocks redevelopment and to ensure property owners are fairly compensated. A property owner testified in support, describing an Austin case in which a demolition permit led to historic designation and what he said was a costly forced rehabilitation. Opponents, including a preservation advocate and an East Austin resident, argued the current process is already rigorous, rare, and balanced, and that the bill would undermine cities’ ability to preserve historic places and community heritage. During closing on SB 2639, the chair raised a concern that Section 3B appeared to apply retroactively to pending cases, which he said could be unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution’s prohibition on retroactive laws. The committee did not resolve that issue during the hearing, and the bill was left pending. The committee then adjourned.

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• As we heard last week in committee, this program has shown promising results for decreasing the application
• Many applicants who receive this grant are unable to spend the funding in the time allotted or must request
• To haul water out to a sprayer, the applicator who is licensed and registered...
• I think there is an important distinction between an applicator and what a handler is.
• Having to have the certified test to be an applicator, which is really... it kind of almost works into

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• I am still awaiting, hopefully relatively imminently, a completed grant application from St.
• <00:23:45.840> IT audits of Grant applications IT audits of Grant applications IT addresses
• We chose not to, and it was beneficial in this situation because we did interview 20-some applicants
• 20-some applicants uh for that<00:59:53.160> so<00:59:53.319> we<00:59:53.400> had<
• those applications to people that<01:02:06.799> were<01:02:06.960> in<01:02:07.079>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Anyway, Wisconsin issues permits a lot quicker because they deny applications a lot quicker.
• Anyway, Wisconsin issues permits a lot quicker because they deny applications a lot quicker.
• Anyway, Wisconsin issues permits a lot quicker because they deny applications a lot quicker.
• Anyway, Wisconsin issues permits a lot quicker because they deny applications a lot quicker.
• Wisconsin issues permits a lot quicker because they deny applications a lot quicker.

Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form