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• You have one, Jennifer Ashun International Association of Certified Home inspectors waiving in support
• Considering our livelihoods of 33,000 hardworking individuals in Florida ruled can't communities. >>
• Here in the state of Florida, the Florida horsemen of created a truly international marketplace attracting
• Many rural communities, jobs are not just in Broward County or Dade County, but in many of the rule communities
• See if I can give you can just hold for one 0nd under rule. 2.1 0 present to the president has authorized

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of these EOs were totally illegal but we have an administration that doesn't give a rip about the rule
• And Senator Hassan has legislation to improve in- internal VHA scheduling.
• Okay, what are the most common rules that claim agents or attorneys...
• Okay, so one of the major rules is that for an initial claim, there should not be any fees charged, right
• that during this review process before May, I understand that they're supposed to do their full internal

Bills: SB124, SB201, SB275, SB410, SB478, SB607, SB610, SB611, SB654, SB702, SB787, SB831, SB892

Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, disciplinary procedures, accountability, personnel actions, whistleblower protection, cancer, military, aircrew, veterans, health study, toxins, morbidity, mortality, service members, mental health, community care, accessibility, treatment programs, substance abuse, appointments

Summary: During the meeting, various members engaged in extensive discussions surrounding 15 proposed bills related to veterans' affairs. Notably, concerns regarding recent VA workforce changes sparked debates, particularly about potential cuts and their implications for veterans' care and benefits. Chairman Moran emphasized the need for thoughtful reforms and coordination with stakeholders, urging responsible measures to prevent negatively impacting service delivery. The meeting highlighted a significant bipartisan effort to enhance veterans' access to essential health services, particularly in light of recent challenges faced by the VA workforce. Senator Blumenthal's assertions about the urgent plight of veterans due to cuts in personnel drew strong reactions, showcasing the deep concern among committee members regarding the current state of veteran services.

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• collaboration because a lot of our state facilities are actually becoming connectors between different rules
• And frankly, DOT sitting on the other side saying we have state rules that say we do these things.
• volume of them, it will put a strain on conventional air traffic control and general aviation, like rules
• So just to add on to what Mike said, and I'm going to use the context, I've been on several international
• traveling public, but there's also a high threshold and test that we need to maintain for our own internal

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee heard an overview from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the state’s transportation work program, with emphasis on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, major roadway projects, workforce needs, seaports, airports, spaceport infrastructure, and the role of MPOs/TPOs in planning. He said the $4 billion general revenue investment in Moving Florida Forward has been leveraged into a roughly $7 billion-plus program, with 20 projects underway and about 70% of the initiative expected to be under construction by year’s end. He highlighted I-4 as the centerpiece, describing a new procurement approach, phased delivery, and added lanes intended to provide congestion relief during construction. He also discussed a projected 38% growth in transportation workforce needs and proposed a Florida Transportation Academy and a research institute to support training and innovation. Tiffany King of the Florida Airports Council said Florida’s 128 public-use airports have about $5.7 billion in unfunded projects through 2029, and stressed that airport priorities include not only terminals and passenger capacity but also safety, security, gates, and environmental work. Michael Rubin of the Florida Ports Council said Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports now have a $195.9 billion economic impact, support about 1.2 million jobs, and generate $7.4 billion in state and local taxes; he noted that ports still have about $4 billion in project needs, including dredging and intermodal connections. Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida TPO described the value of regional, community-based planning and said his four-county TPO has helped align local priorities with FDOT funding. Members asked about whether the state is planning for advanced air mobility and “flying cars,” whether Moving Florida Forward bypassed MPOs, how long major projects take, cost escalation, regionalization of MPOs, port governance, airport governance, and the contractor qualification system. FDOT and the witnesses said the state is working on policy and planning for advanced air mobility, that Moving Florida Forward did not bypass MPOs because the projects were already locally prioritized, and that the main delay is funding rather than the planning process. They said long-range plans are updated regularly and can be amended when priorities change, and that regional MPO structures can improve coordination. The committee took no formal vote; the meeting concluded after questions and comments, including discussion of workforce training opportunities for incarcerated individuals and a motion to adjourn by the ranking member.

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• States Supreme Court has already ruled States Supreme Court has already ruled that<02:07:04.760>
• Representative McFarland continued: “So, you know, if I look at the ruling in Group Life v.
• Um, however, that is one of the issues that the Supreme Court ruled against.
• The rulings' core principle applies broadly.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also aligns with the internal health work we did last session.
• They can spend all day in the yard playing soccer, golf, basketball, other games whose rules I don't
• And we're driven by the rules and industry standards to basically get to a safe point on any type of
• Knee replacements and repairs that have internal prosthetics are fully covered by insurance companies
• Knee replacements and repairs that have internal prosthetics are fully covered by insurance companies

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with the Senate and House chairs of the Joint Committee on Financial Services explaining that the day’s agenda would focus on health insurance and other insurance matters, with a large number of witnesses and a request for brief testimony. Legislators were taken out of order to accommodate their schedules, and the committee heard testimony on several bills, including coverage for hair prostheses for alopecia (H. 1223/S. 832), medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors (H. 1258), modernizing fertility and family-building coverage (H. 715/H. 1190 and related bills), coverage for prosthetic devices to support physical activity for people with limb loss (the “So Everybody Can Move” bill), remediation coverage for home heating oil releases (S. 813/H. 1302), and expanded access to physical therapy for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (H. 1170). A separate bill on sickle cell care and registry development (S. 788) was also discussed by Senator Liz Miranda. Witnesses largely offered personal stories and expert testimony in support of the bills. Advocates for alopecia coverage described the medical and emotional impact of hair loss, the high cost of quality wigs, and the argument that scalp and facial hair prostheses should be treated like other medically necessary prosthetics. Cancer survivors and supporters of H. 1258 said oral and dental care after head and neck cancer treatment is a quality-of-life issue and often not covered despite major out-of-pocket costs. Fertility specialists, LGBTQ+ advocates, and legislators supporting the modern family-building bills said the current infertility definition is outdated and discriminatory, excluding same-sex couples, people needing donors or gestational carriers, and others with medical barriers to conception. For the limb-loss bill, parents and adults with prosthetic needs stressed that activity-specific prostheses are essential for children and adults to run, swim, play sports, and stay healthy, but are often excluded from coverage. The home heating oil testimony focused on the financial devastation caused by residential oil spills and the need to make spill coverage automatic in homeowners policies. Environmental professionals and homeowners described cleanup costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the strict liability homeowners face, and the fact that many policyholders do not know the rider exists. The insurance industry testified in opposition to the mandatory-coverage approach, arguing for clearer distinctions between first- and third-party coverage, risk-mitigation standards, a delayed effective date, and more emphasis on education and notification rather than mandates. Committee members pressed the industry witness on why agents do not routinely tell customers about the rider and suggested that the issue may require broader disclosure by insurers, agents, and fuel dealers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and discussed possible compromise language and future action.

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• Most SFAs are eager and well on their way to meeting the freshly prepared requirements of the rule.
• When the PED had the rule hearing around the New Mexico Grown Rule, we had some of the greatest participation
• To go the extra mile, to do a little more internal work.
• We need these guys to realize they have to build under the specifications and the rules.
• We do have a nice set of rules in the legislature; we've never changed it. Whatever we get stays.

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• the number of witnesses we have registered to testify, we are going to keep you to that two-minute rule
• class 2 non-hazardous industrial waste, triggering existing manifesting, container, and record-keeping rules
• If they promulgate federal rules, we, of course, follow those.
• And the answer is it is favorable to the previous approach, which was blanket rule suspensions.
• The agency used to suspend its rules during these events. We advocated against that approach.

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• House of Representatives, your standing committee on rules begs leave to report... committee on rules
• This has taken place under an emergency rule by Conservation on... an emergency rule by Conservation
• This rule became a reality for one deer...
• , follow the rules, and deserve to have their rights protected.
• I've had an international driver's license.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• If I just want to divide the rules of the county of the county, yes, and, and, and a lot of those are
• Counties have different rules. Some counties have different rules. Does this apply just to this?
• Anything that's, that's 22 pieces or, or, or more under the, under the subdivision rules.
• And because they applied the model subdivision rules first, not the, the exclusion that's given under
• chapter 232, the model subdivision rules require them in order to.

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• diploma meant something it didn’t mean, and now we’re setting them up for failure that they may internalize
• diploma meant something it didn't mean and now we're setting them up for failure that they may internalize
• I think y'all are kind of the exception to the rule, and we appreciate you.
• So we're also thinking about adding international immersion programs for students who are interested.
• So if we do medical Spanish, they get to go into an international setting to be able to do so.

Summary: The subcommittee met to examine Florida’s nursing education pipeline and the state’s persistently low NCLEX passage rates. Chair Tuck opened by noting the projected nurse shortage and Florida’s ranking near the bottom nationally for first-time NCLEX pass rates. The Department of Health explained the Board of Nursing’s approval process for nursing programs, including application requirements, probation standards, and termination for programs that repeatedly fail passage-rate benchmarks. The Florida Center for Nursing then presented statewide data showing Florida has more test takers than most states, but still trails the national average; the gap has narrowed in recent years, though Florida remains below average. Members focused heavily on why the state continues to underperform, with discussion of faculty shortages, clinical placement constraints, accreditation, student preparedness, and the large share of newer private for-profit programs among those placed on probation. Committee members asked about how probation works, what happens when programs improve, and whether the board requires corrective plans. They also questioned the relationship between program type and outcomes, the effect of Operation Nightingale, and how many students fail and retest. The Florida Center for Nursing said first-attempt pass rates are the standard measure and that students who fail are expected to remediate and retest, though costs vary. The center also said Florida’s data shows accredited programs outperform approved or probationary ones, and that the state’s nursing workforce challenges are tied to broader issues such as faculty vacancies, clinical site competition, and student demographics, including many students balancing work, family, and language barriers. A panel of nursing school leaders from public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit institutions then described strategies used to improve outcomes. These included transparent recruitment, early orientation, tutoring, success coaching, stronger faculty development, curriculum mapping to NCLEX standards, higher course benchmarks, mandatory remediation, simulation labs, and commercial NCLEX prep tools such as ATI, Kaplan, and HESI. Several panelists said their programs had improved after probation or had very high passage rates, and they emphasized that student success depends on academic preparation, clinical experience, and support services. Members also asked about tuition, program length, translation into other languages, and faculty recruitment; panelists said costs vary widely, faculty hiring is difficult because hospitals pay more, and some schools are considering medical Spanish and immersion options rather than full curriculum translation.

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• I'm assuming you would find some cost efficiencies within that that may lower your internal costs if
• But as a general rule, it has been because of the COVID pandemic.
• The differences were shifting around internally between different counties.
• So internally, as opposed to coming to you asking for more money to fill vacant positions, we're moving
• But there's a lot of things we can do, and we're doing it right now internally.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I am here today in support of H-1987, an act to establish the DNA exception rule for victims of rape,
• This bill would establish what is known as the DNA exception rule.
• On to an act to establish a DNA exception rule for victims of rape.
• That night, he made us read all the rules we were breaking in his camp employee contract.
• Trafficking Victims Assistance Program at the International Institute of New England.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits. Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws. No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.

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• My practice is in internal medicine.
• rules around labeling requirements.
• I think we're all subject to the same rules.
• The rules already require that compounding pharmacies...
• sets of rules under 503A and 503B.

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• Are you familiar with that ruling? You referenced the Stevens ruling.
• On page two of the Stevens ruling.
• Stevens ruled that the powers to prosecute elections crimes belong in the judiciary.
• Stevens Rule specifically addresses the issue that you keep raising.
• In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in State v.

Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• It doesn't change the rules for every criminal case.
• Joshua Nville: It doesn't change the rules for every criminal case.
• the rules for every criminal<00:18:21.799> case<00:18:22.240> and<00:18:22.440> again
• Everybody's got to kind of understand all the rules and follow them pretty closely, and I just kind of
• and the rules for the Departments<00:40:18.359> thank<00:40:18.520> you<00:40:19.240><

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• that Representative Bliss temporarily replaced Representative Biasiucci on the regular committee on rule
• temporarily replaced Representative Biasucci on the regular committee, on the regular committee on rule
• She raised those concerns internally, advocating for the safety of women and accountability within the
• Speaker, I move that pursuant to House Rule 12P, Senate Bill 1426 be referred to an additional Committee
• Speaker, your Rules Committee will meet on Monday at 1 o'clock, Hearing Room 5. If I may, Mr.

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• The bill codifies many of the provisions in the current rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental
• Under current TCEQ rules, they already have to adopt these contingency plans with these targets and the
• This just puts PUC and TCEQ rules expressly into statute, so they stand when they stand. with clear legal
• That kind of penalty discourages people from challenging groundwater conservation district rules or actions
• My clients are doing everything they can to conserve water and make sure they're staying within the rules

Bills: HB143, HB4530, HB4931, HB5559, HB5560

Keywords: election, bonds, authorization, financial governance, public funding, HB 143, bond election, debt authorization, November uniform election date, Texas Election Code, emergency election, voter approval, municipal bonds, local government finance, public debt, school bonds, special election, uniform election date, bond issuance, water rights

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• This assessment was based on understanding that the United States was the hegemonic power atop an international
• Jenny Beaver, and I have been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant serving Arizona families
• But, you know, in terms of, like, the felony murder rule, right?
• But, you know, in terms of, like, the felony murder rule, right?
• This legislation is something that was actually in rules previously, and they did a rules package, and

Bills: HB2051, HB2114, HB2127, HB2134, HB2207, HB2574, HB2700, HB2800, HB2916

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, motorcycle registration, safety fund, education, awareness programs, low-income scholarships, motorcycle training, special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications