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• A bill enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for the appointment of New Mexico
• Compact Commissioners, requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission bylaws, rules, and minutes
• the Medical Practice Act, and providing for a contingent repeal of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
• An act relating to licensure, enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. of New Mexico Compact
• bylaws, rules, and minutes, providing for a contingent repeal of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

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• </c> compact, but withdrew in 1994. compact, but withdrew in 1994.
• </c> of the compact in 1965. of the compact in 1965.
• </c> the Interstate Compact for Education. the Interstate Compact for Education.
• That is not members of the compact.
• </c> Compact for Education. Compact for Education.

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• The chamber also supports funding for the compact study.
• In this budget, Page it says to study interstate compacts.
• It doesn't say to implement interstate compacts.
• And I haven't seen a bill to implement the compacts. Did I miss a bill?
• Intention to join health care compacts.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• Texas is not paying for this water, and we are getting no credit on the river compacts.
• He understands that if New Mexico can satisfy the compact requirements with Texas with produced water
• if treated produced water can be used for economic development in southern New Mexico and meet the compact
• river and fill the compact, then we wouldn't be cut.
• But certainly, and the compact I'm much more familiar with, is the Texas v. New Mexico Compact.

Bills: HM45 , HB276 , HB300

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy

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• McCray what is the purpose of the multi-state tax compact and what is is Mr.
• So the multi-state tax compact was an organization that the state of Idaho joined in the late 60s.
• The advantages of belonging to the multi-state tax compact: One of the things I like to tell people is
• There's the compact member and an associate member.
• A full compact member gives us the full rights and privileges to participate in the executive committee

Summary: The committee first heard a budget presentation for the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), which is in the middle of a multi-year consolidation of IT staff and functions from other agencies. The analyst and administrator explained that ITS now has 243 authorized FTP, with more growth expected as Health and Welfare IT staff move over, and that much of ITS’s budget is driven by personnel, security, and pass-through technology purchases funded through dedicated revenues. The agency’s main 2027 requests included a personnel cash transfer to move costs off general fund and onto dedicated funds, $2.7 million for enterprise firewall/security upgrades, continued access to a federal E-CORE grant for an AI/data repository project, and funding for the Health and Welfare modernization/consolidation. Members asked about the grant, the 3% holdback, whether Health and Welfare’s budget would be reduced, the cost of delaying security upgrades, and why the agency’s FTP count has grown while overall IT costs are being centralized. ITS Administrator Alberto Gonzalez emphasized that the agency is defending against more than 100 million cyberattacks per month, with only a small fraction getting through, and said the firewall request was a critical security need. He said consolidation has produced efficiencies and a net reduction in IT personnel statewide, while also improving security and service delivery. He also explained that the agency is working on a possible policy change to separate continuously appropriated cash into a different fund for cleaner accounting. Questions from members focused on cybersecurity, bandwidth pressures from video/body-cam traffic, procurement speed, AI uses, and the rationale for office furnishings and equipment requests tied to the Health and Welfare move. The committee then moved to the Idaho State Tax Commission budget, another roughly $55 million portfolio with five programs and 447 authorized FTP. The analyst noted that the commission’s budget is heavily general-fund supported, but it also has several dedicated funds and large continuously appropriated flows tied to tax distributions and rebates. For fiscal year 2027, the commission requested additional dedicated-fund support for property tax outreach, $400,000 for GenTax automation, use of dedicated funds for the chief operating officer, replacement items, and the governor’s rescission. Chairman Jeff McRae said the agency returns more than $7.8 billion in revenue for about $55 million in spending, but warned the commission is at a “tipping point” where further cuts would reduce its ability to process revenue and serve taxpayers. Members questioned the commission about phone wait times, staffing levels, the multi-state tax compact, conformity work tied to the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and the parental choice tax credit program. McRae said the call center would need about 45 staff to meet standard service levels but currently has about seven, and that conformity changes would require significant software, form, and testing work, likely with overtime and possible taxpayer filing delays. He also explained that the tax credit program was designed with electronic-only applications, income prioritization, audits, and criminal penalties to reduce fraud. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the meeting consisted of budget presentations, member questions, and agency responses.

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• owned, operated, or used exclusively by a school district, charter school, state tribal education compact
• to a student disciplined for a firearm-related violation: charter schools, state tribal education compact
• of Hearing Youth, and ESDs, but makes no references to charter schools or state tribal education compact
• schools under the terms of compacts, charter students, and school for the deaf, school for the blind
• schools under the terms of compacts, charter students, and school for the deaf, school for the blind

Summary: The House Education Committee first heard House Bill 2246, which would update school discipline rules for firearm-related violations. Committee staff explained that the bill extends existing firearm expulsion and readmission provisions to charter schools, state tribal education compact schools, the School for the Blind, the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, and educational service districts, and would allow governing boards to deny readmission or limit participation in activities after a firearm-related incident. Representative Lowe said the bill was prompted by a local incident and was intended to give districts more flexibility and clarity while still ensuring students continue receiving educational services. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with constitutional rights to public education, whether it applies to imitation firearms or social media threats, and whether the school board or administration should make the initial discipline decision. OSPI testified “other,” noting concern about limiting appeals to one reconsideration and citing 48 firearm-related expulsions and 198 suspensions in 2023-24. Team Child testified in opposition, arguing the bill would make reentry harder and could unnecessarily exclude students from extracurriculars after they had served their discipline period. The public hearing on HB 2246 closed with 246 pro, 7 con, and 1 other signed in. The committee then heard House Bill 2360, which would allow public and private schools to maintain stock albuterol under a statewide standing order for use in asthma or other respiratory emergencies. Staff described the bill as authorizing trained school personnel or nurses to administer school-supplied albuterol in certain circumstances, including on school property, buses, and sanctioned excursions, with limited liability protections and a refusal option for employees not wishing to administer it. Representative Donaghy said the bill was meant to address life-threatening asthma attacks, especially when a student’s own inhaler is unavailable or when emergency response times are long. OSPI and the Washington State Nurses Association/School Nurse Organization of Washington testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of asthma, the bill’s permissive nature, and the need for a standing order. The Department of Health had sent a letter asking to strike one section, and some witnesses raised concerns about administering albuterol to students without a prior prescription or diagnosis. Opponents, including a school nurse, argued the bill should wait until the state has clearer protocols, more training, and better staffing, and said nurses should not be asked to diagnose or medicate without physician orders. Supporters, including a pediatric pulmonologist and school nurses, said stock albuterol is safe, can prevent emergency room visits and deaths, and should be paired with parent notification and follow-up care. The public hearing on HB 2360 closed with 113 pro, 2 con, and 1 other signed in.

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• Deferring compact funding presents significant challenges as campuses have already enrolled students
• based on the compacts requirements.
• The administration is fully committed to funding the compact deferral.
• So right now we are planning on fully meeting the compact enrollment for 25-26.
• I have just a couple questions around the compact repayment.

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• Whereas New Mexico may enter into an interstate medical licensing compact during the next legislative
• Appropriating funds to study and prepare for the implementation of any Interstate Medical Licensing Compact
• Medical compacts, we've all received loads of emails and inputs, and I appreciate that happening.
• We understand the need to pass the medical compact.
• We also know that we have to deal with our medical compacts.

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• This slide lists the compacts of which Minnesota is a member, and it shows whether they’re in effect
• or, some of them, are active, meaning the requisite number of states have joined the compact but they
• This slide lists the compacts of which Minnesota is a member, and it shows whether they’re in effect
• or, some of them, are active, meaning the requisite number of states have joined the compact but they
• This slide lists the compacts of which Minnesota is a member, and it shows whether they’re in effect

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• the Committee on Ways and Means to consider S.P. 1365 relating to the interstate medical licensure compact
• history records of qualified physicians seeking licensing through the interstate medical licensure compact
• history records of qualified physicians seeking licensing through the interstate medical licensure compact
• already some of the testimony, almost 200 physicians, have come in because of our involvement with the compact
• come in because of our involvement with come in because of our involvement with the<00:01:43.759><c> compact

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee and the Committee on Ways and Means held a joint hearing on S.P. 1365, which concerns the interstate medical licensure compact. The bill would authorize the Hawaii Medical Board, as the state of principal license, to investigate and request criminal history records for qualified physicians seeking licensure through the compact. Testimony was strongly supportive. SHIPA, the Hawaii Medical Board, Queen’s Health Systems, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, HMSA, and the Hawaii Medical Association all supported the measure. The Hawaii Medical Association said the bill would help move the compact forward as part of Hawaii’s access-to-care strategy and noted that nearly 200 physicians have already come in through the compact. After brief discussion, no members raised questions or objections. The committees recommended passage of the measure unamended. The motion was adopted by vote, with several members voting aye and a few excused.

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• to allow EMS personnel to obtain the privilege to practice in other compact states.
• compact to allow EMS personnel to obtain the privilege to practice in other compact states.
• The bill declares the compact effective once enacted by the 10th member state and currently 24th The
• adopted the compact.
• Staff, how is this different than the House version of the EMS compact?

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees. A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work. The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.

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• to allow EMS personnel to obtain the privilege to practice in other compact states.
• The bill declares the compact effective once enacted by the 10th member state and currently 24th...
• compact to allow EMS personnel to obtain the privilege to practice in other compact states.
• adopted the compact.
• Staff, how is this different than the House version of the EMS compact?

Summary: The committee reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across campaign finance, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, rural development, transportation, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent items or strike-everything amendments, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data, insurance and contractor conduct during emergencies, continuation of various boards and commissions, school safety and communication systems, DCS and child welfare procedures, public records fees, utility submetering, foreign adversary restrictions, and multiple health care licensing and reimbursement provisions. Several members asked for clarification on a number of bills, including school discipline communication, DCS photo documentation, and utility billing changes. A few bills drew more extended discussion. SB 1074, concerning teacher-initiated classroom removals and principal certification of return and discipline, prompted questions about parental notification and the purpose of the bill. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction, led to concerns about privacy and the scope of documentation, with supporters saying it would improve continuity and child protection. SB 1751, which would expand execution methods to include firing squad, generated strong opposition from one member and support from another, with debate focused on the morality of execution methods and the implications for those carrying them out. SB 1336, continuing the State Land Department and creating an oversight board, was pulled from the consent calendar. The committee also heard brief comments in support of bills on hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living, research security at universities, and EMS licensure compacts. Toward the end, members reviewed bills on virtual currency investments and payments, telecommunications infrastructure, tax lien and revenue administration changes, and retirement system investment limits. No floor votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting primarily consisted of bill presentations, questions, and a few items being removed or pulled from consent calendars.

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• This is basically a dietician licensure compact, and right now there are 15 states that have enacted
• this same licensure compact.
• There are 15 states that have enacted this same licensure compact: Montana, Utah, South Dakota, North
• This is to form a compact, but they do not set the law or the standards of Idaho's dietitian licensure
• That's been my problem with compacts is we join the compact and we have to play by their rules.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• rare situation that we do not have the space, we as a state need to figure out how to get into a compact
• study process and we look into it, the legislature has to come from us, but we have to agree on a compact
• So if you go into a compact with other states that can provide services, you obviously have to go through
• study process and we look into it, the legislature has to come from us, but we have to agree on a compact
• So if you go into a compact with other states that can provide services, you obviously have to, you know

Bills: HB2050 , HB2082 , HB2176 , HB2195 , HB2202 , HB2307 , HB2584

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• I don't believe I'm granting compact license currently.
• I don't believe I'm granting compact license currently.
• I don't believe I'm granting compact license currently.
• I don't believe I'm granting compact license currently.
• I don't believe I'm granting compact license currently.

Summary: The meeting focused on the Legislative Budget Assistant audit of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification’s response to 12 findings, especially those tied to mental health workforce licensure. The executive director said 10 findings were substantially resolved, one fully resolved, and one partially resolved, with most issues tied to ongoing rulemaking. He explained that the office regulates 61 professions, has limited rules-drafting staff, and is working through a long rulemaking process while also adapting to frequent statutory changes. The committee discussed the first finding on license portability/endorsement, which the director said was the office’s highest priority and had been implemented through universal recognition rules adopted in 2023. Members asked detailed questions about how the office reviews other states’ licensing standards, whether it evaluates jurisdictions case-by-case or maintains a database, and how many jurisdictions qualify for endorsement in various professions. The director said the office initially reviewed all states and professions at once, now maintains and updates a list of substantially similar jurisdictions, and sometimes evaluates narrower jurisdictions such as counties, cities, or foreign countries. He noted that some professions, like nursing, have broad reciprocity, while others, including some mental health-related fields, vary widely and may have only a limited number of qualifying jurisdictions. He also said the office is exploring whether AI could help with research and tracking, though not with final verification. The committee then turned to expedited licensure processing. The director said the office now handles examination, review, and issuance or denial based on board-set criteria, rather than requiring every board to review every application, which has sped up processing. He said delays still occur with criminal background checks and FBI fingerprint processing because of paper forms, federal involvement, and back-and-forth with the Department of Safety when releases are incomplete or incorrect. Members raised concerns about broader state process bottlenecks and asked whether legislation could help streamline the system. A legislator said he was already working on related background-check language for another agency and believed the current draft may satisfy FBI requirements.

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• </c> relative to intermunicipal compacts. relative to intermunicipal compacts.
• the compact and get voters to buy in on the compact, all of those guidelines as to how the compact would
• So, I mean, as they develop the compact and get voters to buy in on the compact, all of those guidelines
• What does that mean that it compact.
• </c> uh compact, what what does housing mean? uh compact, what what does housing mean?

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• The compact is vital for cross-state practice, patient access, and workforce mobility.
• Sure affects compact. It affects any number of other things.
• And then the compact and the insurance billing, things have been brought up repeatedly. Absolutely.
• Compacts, et cetera.
• in the compact.

Committee: Joint Business and Labor Interim Committee

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• As we know, we have the gaming compact with the Seminoles.
• I consulted with the attorneys who did the compact on behalf of the tribe.
• And so the most recent compact that we are under was done in 2021.
• About this compact is that it says that if any part of the compact is violated, it is void on its face
• of them worked on the compact.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of a quorum, then adopted the special order calendar for the day. The first major item was CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, which revises laws on resisting officers and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses eligible for a life sentence reclassification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to honor Officer Jason Rayner and clarify that questions of fault belong in court; opponents argued it removed judicial discretion, could sweep in unintended cases, and was a broad response to a case-specific prosecutorial failure. After debate, the bill passed 108-8. The House then passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory structure and licensure framework for naturopathic physicians, defines scope and limits of practice, and establishes a board under the Department of Health with medical doctor oversight. Supporters described it as a consumer protection and medical freedom measure; opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for impersonating a naturopathic physician. The bill passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Florida Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a vote of 112-0. Additional measures approved included CS/CS/SB 1220 on transportation, which covers a wide range of issues including FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicles, toll revenues, and related regulatory changes; it passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. CS/CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming was introduced and explained as a crackdown on illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and the Seminole gaming compact, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill. The session also included several recognitions and lengthy farewell remarks from departing members, including Leader Driscoll and Majority Leader Sirois.

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• that is also part of the compact.
• that is also part of the compact.
• The compacts, and I'll speak about the Counseling Compact, but most of the other compacts that were passed
• The compacts, and I'll speak about the Counseling Compact, but most of the other compacts that were passed
• I'll speak about the Counseling Compact, but most of the other compacts that were passed last year I

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• then in the bill as well, like we're trying to say also, if we also are going to look at potential compacts
• So in the bill, it allows us to study to go into a compact.
• So in the bill, it allows us to study to go into a compact. So right now, they don't know.
• This bill allows us to figure that out and enter into a compact with states that could take it on.
• figure out whether there are states that have the capabilities to take us on, and can we enter into a compact

Summary: The caucus primarily discussed HB 2307, which as amended would allow the Arizona Department of Health Services to place a dangerous, incompetent defendant in a secure setting at the Arizona State Hospital when no in-state secure mental health bed is available. Members and the sponsor explained that the bill is intended as a temporary fix while the state works toward building a secure facility, and that it also directs DHS to study costs and options for a new secure state mental health facility and possible interstate compacts. The sponsor said the measure is needed to ensure such defendants are treated in a secure environment and receive mental health services aimed at restoring competency so they can stand trial. Questions focused on where the individual would be housed, whether the placement would be secure, and whether treatment would address mental health needs; the sponsor said the person would be in a guarded, separate room at ASH and receive treatment there. The caucus also took up HB 272. Staff explained that the House bill originally created an optional state certification program for lactation care providers and a related advisory committee, but the Senate adopted a strike-everything amendment that instead repeals Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez Day and makes the bill an emergency measure. It was noted that Representative Fink concurs with the Senate amendments. No votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended after the caucus concluded.