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• And then the authorized amount was $33.2 million.
• It has total authorized appropriations for fiscal year 26 of $220 million with—” “It has total authorized
• So we budget $41 million, and then we're authorized $140 million.
• Authorized 4 million. Why do we do that? Yes, sir.
• In fiscal year 26, it has a single authorized appropriation.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• President, and with authority, consider the reality of domestic abuse quite frankly, and in numerous
• That's an issue that should be taken up with the authority.
• And and what the author be interested in knowing.
• That's something you should be taken up with the author. Senator Goodwin, thank you.
• This is actually just a direct authorization of those right to suit.

Bills: SB1238, SB1277, SB1304, SB1378, SB1423, SB1484, SB1501, SR32, SB1502, SB1721, SB1735, SB1832, SB1847, SB1859, SB1876, SB2170, SB2182

Keywords: domestic abuse, domestic violence, assault and battery, strangulation, intimate partner violence, family or household member, repeat offender, felony enhancement, Class B5 felony, stalking, batterers intervention program, court-ordered treatment, protective order, presence of a child, pregnant victim, great bodily injury, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, sex offender registration

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• This bill simply authorizes...
• THIS BILL SIMPLY AUTHORIZES   30 The Attorney General to conduct investigations and initiate
• Tell me what problem we are solving here, giving somebody authority to go out and investigate somebody
• House Bill 1235 is a bill that authorizes Florida to enter into a respiratory care interstate compact
• At its core, HB 1235 is a pro-patient, pro-workforce, and pro-state-authority solution.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of health care-related bills, with Chair Tuck emphasizing respectful debate and noting that all bills on the agenda would be voted on that day. The first measure, HB 743, would give the Attorney General authority to investigate and bring civil actions against health care practitioners who violate Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and would make aiding or abetting such conduct a third-degree felony. Supporters said it closed loopholes and protected minors and parental rights, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and could chill lawful care and professional judgment. The bill passed 13-4 and was reported favorably. The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 567, which narrows a continuing-education requirement for podiatrists so only those who prescribe controlled substances must take the related two-hour course. It also unanimously approved HB 439, allowing chiropractors, under specified training and certification requirements, to inject vitamins and nutrients while continuing to prohibit intravenous injections. The committee also passed HB 1235 to enter Florida into the respiratory care interstate compact, and HB 1237, a linked public-records/public-meetings exemption needed to implement that compact; both measures were supported as workforce and access-to-care bills and passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 809, which addresses temporary physician certificates in areas of need and aims to prevent doctors from losing the ability to practice when area designations change. Members asked about licensure pathways and the effect of federal or board designation changes, and supporters framed the bill as protecting continuity of care in underserved communities. The committee also unanimously passed HB 1347 to align clinical laboratory personnel licensing with federal CLIA standards amid staffing shortages, and HB 1515, a public-records exemption tied to a uterine fibroid research database. Finally, the committee approved HB 169 updating acupuncture statutes, including terminology changes and limits on injection therapy, and HB 1021, Representative Young’s first bill, allowing qualified hospital pharmacists in Level I and II trauma centers to administer emergency medications at a physician’s direction during life-threatening situations. HB 1021 drew the most questions, mainly about scope, definitions, and who could authorize the pharmacist, but after a technical amendment it passed unanimously. All remaining bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• I would like to thank Senators Rubio, Cortese, and Stern for authoring this important measure.
• It has also authorized a long-term program to underground power lines.
• co-author and committee for all your work on this.
• And I'd like to first ask the author, what can you do to make it happen? make that happen?
• So I appreciate the author accepting the word diverse.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• authorization to sell certain lands. authorization to sell certain lands.
• Sections six through 10 authorize the sale of certain lands.
• DNR already has authority to sell certain lands, but these require legislative authorization because
• In your handout, there's a map of the transfer that was authorized in 2024.
• authorized in 2024. authorized in 2024.

Bills: HF3643, HF3426, HF4222, HF4224

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, environment

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• ... ...of the new legislation, but ADHS does not have any zoning authority.
• They have no authority to question zoning approvals that are submitted by the operator.
• We didn't even have authority to deny applications for false or misleading information or previously
• How quickly are urgent detox and residential authorizations decided by provider and service type?
• Prior authorization...

Keywords: 1182, all

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• championing of our aerospace technology sector and your work that you do on the Spaceport America Authority
• for your consideration... ...Section 5(B)(2) of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your
• Senate Bill 166, introduced by Senator Stewart, an act relating to public funds, authorizing transfers
• Senate Bill 166, introduced by Senator Stewart, an act relating to public funds, authorizing transfers
• You know, the Secretary of Health Care Authority, the Department of Health, Long-Term Care and Aging,

Keywords: 996, all

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• Right now, authorities to engage UASs are held at the federal level.
• But do they have the authority? Was that the part that I heard? They have a temporary authority?
• We can buy this stuff to do it, but we do not have the authorities.
• Do they have the authority? Was that the part that I heard? They have a temporary authority?
• We can buy this stuff to do it, but we don't have the authorities.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy, agriculture, and small businesses, followed by updates on emergency management, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, tsunami preparedness, and World Cup security planning. Office of Financial Management economist Abdelamintrawe Trieri said tariff increases are expected to raise prices, reduce output and employment, and lower state revenue over a four-year horizon, with the hardest-hit sectors including aerospace, food and beverage manufacturing, and agriculture. Members asked about updated tariff scenarios, crop-specific impacts, inflation versus deflation in different goods, and whether some manufacturing sectors could benefit; staff said updated numbers would need to be rerun as tariff rates changed. Washington Department of Agriculture representative Ryan Hamm described how tariffs raise costs for farm inputs such as equipment, parts, packaging, and fertilizer, while also affecting exports of key commodities like wheat, potatoes, apples, cherries, dairy, and wine. He said some sectors support tariffs on competing imports, but retaliation and market restrictions have hurt exports, especially to China and, in the wine sector, Canada. Department of Commerce representative Andrea Chartock outlined export assistance, business finance, recruitment, and industry-sector development programs, and proposed expanding tariff-resilience support through market diversification, supply-chain optimization, and efforts to attract investment and federal funding. She also noted uncertainty around delayed federal STEP funding for small business export assistance. Emergency Management Division Director Robert Ezell warned that federal disaster and mitigation funding is becoming less reliable, citing the denied bomb cyclone disaster declaration, delays in FEMA grant processing, and possible restructuring of FEMA that could shift more responsibility to states. He said Washington may need stronger state-funded public assistance, individual assistance, and mitigation programs, along with broader coordination among state agencies and local governments. Cybersecurity staff described state efforts to support local governments through the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, threat intelligence sharing, vulnerability assessments, and a proposed volunteer incident response team, while noting the loss of MS-ISAC funding and the importance of continued state matching funds for cybersecurity grants. Hazard mitigation and tsunami staff emphasized the need for sustained investment in flood, wildfire, earthquake, lahar, and tsunami resilience, including vertical evacuation structures and language-access outreach. Ezell also briefed the committee on World Cup security preparations and federal grants for counter-unmanned aircraft systems, explaining that the state can buy mitigation capabilities but current authority to use them remains largely federal; the committee asked follow-up questions about fan zones, training, and the meaning of drone mitigation. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and questions.

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• This is only in response to an authority. authoritarian power grab.
• I just want to thank the author for your leadership on this bill.
• DFPI's enforcement authority is sort of like pulling someone over for reckless driving.
• Just two main. maintain the current regulatory authority and workload at the department.
• Really quick, I support my adult schools, and so I would love to be added as a co-author.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm going to start with the Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) first.
• Next, the New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee, Sabina Gainer.
• I am the lead staff attorney for the New Mexico Finance Authority.
• These include the Border Authority, the Colonial Infrastructure Board, the Spaceport Authority, among
• Of the policy, travel is authorized after July 1st. After July 1st, okay.

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• The Legislature authorized DWC to conduct their informal hearings.
• SB 143 wisely authorizes two county pilots, one urban and one rural.
• So it's political subdivisions that have the authority to do it.
• Educational institutions also have the authority to do it.
• Which you authored last session, Mr.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Federal trust fund authority to reflect updated projections for reimbursement from the FEMA, from the
• The administration itself is requesting that Control Section 90 be added to authorize the Department
• With respect to the request for changes in federal trust fund authority we think this is a reasonable
• And then I just wanted to make one additional. comment on the Federal Trust Fund Authority.
• In 25-26, $11 million ongoing and increased reimbursement authority and ongoing resources.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I appreciate the authors.
• I appreciate the authors.
• I appreciate the authors.
• I appreciate the authors.
• Subdivision 2 gets into the residential housing types that are going to be authorized again.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So this expansion of authorities is really important to improving biosecurity.
• So this expansion of authorities is really important to improving biosecurity.
• There's also a provision for the authority to administratively inspect all importations.
• our work to strengthen the authorities our work to strengthen the authorities of<00:04:10.560>
• would be better if you had clear author would be better if you had clear author I<00:15:02.360><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation. The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted. A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.

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• authorization agent. authorization agent.
• authorized by the legislature in 2025. authorized by the legislature in 2025.
• Is that in the service authorization and do you need authorization for it? No, that's >> Dr.
• authorization and do you need authorization<01:10:36.760> for<01:10:36.960> it?
• authorization for it? authorization for it?

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• Uh so we'll be working with the authors Uh so we'll be working with the authors and<00:10:48.880
• to work with you to work with the author to work with you to work with the author in<00:42:30.560
• I'm a co-author. As Mr.
• Um but it it really I think author of.
• So bodies that have the authority to levy mostly property taxes and other bodies that have the authority

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Cleor, who will explain the amendment.
• I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Cleor, who will explain the amendment.
• <00:18:36.080> and direct state aid uh that's authored and direct state aid uh that's authored
• She said she had spoken with the author and would withdraw the amendment.
• I recognize the author of the bill, Representative Anania.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Further questions for the author?
• author author uh<00:20:19.600> rips<00:20:19.840> have<00:20:20.280> harder<00:
• like to get the bill in shape the author like to get the bill in shape the author would<00:24:32.320
• <00:55:15.160> would the bill in the shape the author would the bill in the shape the author
• guess than a question but if the author guess than a question but if the author would<01:20:11.639

Keywords: 1183, house

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• bill directs the Pharmacy Board to develop a statewide written protocol regarding the independent authority
• Social Security Administration determination letter to the definition of competent medical authority
• Additionally, it includes that the prohibitions do not limit the local government's authority in applying
• This limits the authority of the municipality in regulating that within this space. Yeah.
• Madam Whip and members, as passed by the House, House Bill 2428 authorizes a county to issue a voluntary

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a Republican caucus review of several Senate and House bills, with staff summarizing committee amendments and members indicating whether sponsors concurred with Senate changes. Topics included electronic monitoring in residential rooms (SB 1041), dental school complaint forwarding and licensure exemptions (SB 1168), revitalization district contracts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), veterinary telehealth prescribing (SB 1286), insurance zero-estimated-exposure policies (SB 1428), advanced air mobility funds for border security (SB 1457), death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), ATV definitions (SB 1519), pet and fowl restrictions in planned communities (SB 1582), and pharmacist independent testing/treatment authority (SB 1713). The caucus also reviewed education-related measures on school district self-insurance procurement (SB 1497) and a strike-everything amendment to SB 1118 that instead allowed duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhomes in historic areas if compatible with surrounding character. The group then considered several blue-sheet House bills. HB 2120 made technical changes to align property-tax disability language with updated statute; the sponsor concurred. HB 2174 changed terminology from advisory organization to modeling and data organization and required model filing; the sponsor concurred. HB 2203 directed ADE to review statutory reporting requirements and report recommendations to the legislature; the sponsor concurred. HB 2383’s Senate amendment simply designated a 2014 trampoline court law as “TIE’s law,” with the sponsor concurring. HB 2877 was amended into an alternative education pathway for certified veterinary technicians, and HB 2875 adjusted municipal and county drone restrictions near airports, expanding the relevant airport buffer and preserving some local authority. Additional bills discussed included HB 2428 on voluntary county emissions-reduction credit permits, HB 2176 on DHS health care institution complaint investigations, and HB 2050 on radiologic technology standards and radiologist assistant supervision. Members discussed that HB 2050’s Senate changes narrowed some supervision provisions to rural counties and critical access hospitals, prompting questions about the scope. Finally, HB 2010 on digital goods refunds was amended to shorten the refund window from 10 years to five years, but a sponsor said the amendment contained a drafting error and refused concurrence, meaning a conference committee would be needed. The caucus then concluded.

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• First, providing HCDA the authority to develop parcels outside of their community development districts
• Thirdly, amending chapter 206E, HRS, to authorize HCD to issue community facilities district bonds to
• <00:02:52.840> for<00:02:53.000> hcda<00:02:53.519> to legislative authorization
• for hcda to legislative authorization for hcda to issue<00:02:53.959> bonds<00:02:54.400>
• which will also apply uh and authorize which will also apply uh and authorize uh<00:03:35.120>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 229 HD1, a transportation measure previously heard jointly with another committee. Members recommended passing it with amendments. The amendments would shift the left-lane restriction from a speed-based standard to apply to vehicles over 10,000 pounds and vehicles towing another vehicle or trailer on roads with three or more lanes in the same direction. The committee also indicated the Judiciary Committee would handle the penalty amounts, while preserving exemptions for passing, left turns, public transit, school buses, and emergency vehicles, and keeping the bill limited to counties with populations over 500,000. The motion was adopted without discussion. The committee then considered HB 1 HD2 relating to the HCDA and transit-oriented development financing. The proposed amendments would give HCDA authority to develop parcels outside community development districts, allow community facilities districts within TOD zones, authorize CFD bonds and HCDA bonds to finance infrastructure, especially transit infrastructure, and incorporate the structure and intent of SB 1669, along with technical changes. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted. Later, the committee heard HB 1167 HD1, an emergency appropriation to the Department of Transportation. DOT testified in support and clarified that the requested appropriation was $1 million from state highway funds. The committee recommended passing the bill with amendments, including changing the defective date to July 1, 2025 and noting the $1 million request in the committee report for further consideration by Ways and Means. The motion passed, with the chair, Senator Kanuha, and Senator Dort voting in favor and the vice chair excused.