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• safety perspective, traveling all around the state of New Mexico and realizing where we're at in the conditions
• Nearly 60% of the major roads are rated as being in poor condition, and we're behind the curve in addressing
• just ensuring that we're putting the right treatment down for the amount of traffic and the soil conditions
• integrating the latest technologies to share data and send reporting back to the department about the conditions
• That's another big expense, and it is due to a lot of our road conditions. That's all, Mr.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• from a public safety perspective, traveling all around the state of New Mexico and realizing the conditions
• Nearly 60% of the major roads are rated as Being in poor condition, we're behind the curve in addressing
• just ensuring that we're putting the right Treatment down for the amount of traffic and the soil conditions
• the latest technologies to share data and send reporting back data to the department about the conditions
• That's another big expense, and it Is due to a lot of our road conditions. That's all, Mr.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• ankle care provided by podiatrists for Texans with diabetes, mobility issues, and other chronic conditions
• That first exam needs to be medical, as many physical conditions can cause altered mental status, some
• the police. ...and the courts, not mental health workers, especially not when a serious medical condition
• non-physicians to perform initial exams on patients, people without the medical training to identify conditions
• Social workers and counselors are not trained to diagnose a mental illness or conditions such as a brain

Bills: SB1117, SB1373, SB672, SB1986, SB1098, SB626, SB1784, SB2480, SB2487, SB437, SB660

Keywords: dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness

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• The nurse gave them valuable information about their condition.
• Information about their condition so that they can make better decisions about their own healthcare.
• providers of gender-affirming care—not just the service, but whether or not you can be in a program, a condition
• These grants affect public health expenditures across multiple health conditions.
• The state has borrowed $900 million from the ADAP rebate fund on the condition that they be repaid when

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It also provides districts with the ability to obtain standing orders for distribution and condition-specific
• Some schools have struggled to obtain standing orders and condition-specific protocols.
• We modeled this after the standing orders for the distribution and condition-specific protocol that was
• otherwise eligible Minnesotans delaying needed care, only to later be re-enrolled with costlier conditions
• The ACA established the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and I'm just going to speed this

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• While 25 other states permit injections to treat eye conditions, intravitreal injections have never been
• This includes diagnostic or therapeutic treatment of conditions or disease processes by any instruments
• observed for two years came to Me for lesion removal, and actually had eyelid lymphoma and these conditions
• I mean, there are really rare conditions, and these procedures really don't need to be done on a routine
• If these conditions are met, the physician would be granted a full license to practice in Minnesota.

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• preventing sudden cardiac arrest in student athletes throughout through early detection of heart conditions
• This bill aims to save lives by detecting these conditions.
• are non invasive and low-cost procedure that come to that can detect to separate severe cardiac conditions
• through state statute, Efh SA recommends that students obtain a cardiac screening that may detect conditions
• Vice chair of this is a technical amendment that provides a correct listing of the conditions that must

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In 2021, strong winds and dry air combine to create ideal conditions for wildfires in the grasslands
• You see, historic conditions which were guided by tribal management and supported 35 to 50 trees per
• cooperative manner with the Forest Service to generate the best alternatives for achieving desired conditions
• Extended droughts, earlier snow melt, which create higher, drier conditions for longer fire seasons,
• which we're all seeing, and even, again, worse conditions in New Jersey.

Bills: HB471

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

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• a certain standard, was a state of emergency declared, was there a loss of property, of all the conditions
• seems like this is a negotiation point, which is unfair to these people that are suffering from this condition
• However, due to the size of the EDR2 project, the project is also � is subject to a special condition
• It's stemming from either later onset conditions like multiple sclerosis or vehicular accidents, workplace
• talking about is we'd have to do outreach to veterans groups, to organizations that focus on specific conditions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We know what it costs to treat long-term chronic conditions.
• So with that, I'll call Trey Simmerelli. because of medical conditions benefit because of medical conditions
• We treat long-term chronic conditions.
• <00:15:18.480> by long-term chronic conditions by long-term chronic conditions by addressing
• preventing other conditions preventing other conditions that<00:30:22.230> [clears throat]

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• bacteria that under certain conditions bacteria that under certain conditions can<00:51:08.319><
• Well, either it's prohibited or it's allowed under conditions.
• If once you start sending any conditions to approval, that's when things start to blow out.
• Either way, if it's conditions.
• c><02:40:40.960> to start sending any conditions to start sending any conditions to approval,<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A lot of pain, potentially higher risks of cancer, and other conditions as well.
• medically related conditions medically related conditions um<00:58:04.800> where<00:58:05.080
• <00:58:13.840> And and uh and other conditions as well.
• And and uh and other conditions as well.
• as general conditions as general conditions cognitions<01:05:41.120> and<01:05:41.560>

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jermaine Turner, followed by welcoming remarks for visiting students and a quorum call confirming the chamber was in session. The body then moved through introductions and began considering bills and messages, including a supplemental budget message from the Governor that was journalized and referred to Budget and Taxation for incorporation into the FY27 budget. The chamber also handled several committee reports and amendments, with multiple measures ordered printed for third reading after no objections. Among the notable committee actions, the Senate adopted amendments and advanced Senate Bill 538 on Baltimore City raffles for organizations affiliated with professional baseball and football teams, Senate Bill 108 on water resources and wetlands enforcement, Senate Bill 328 on property tax credits for disabled or fallen public safety and judicial officers, Senate Bill 587 funding the Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund, Senate Bill 765 on property tax sales heir protection and tax credits, and Senate Bill 767 on property tax credits for commercial buildings rented to small businesses. The chamber also adopted favorable reports for Senate Bill 503 on the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program and Senate Bill 519 on delaying and studying the Earned Income Tax Credit Assistance Program. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on a series of bills, passing measures including Senate Bills 540, 544, 578, 581, 634, 638, 852, 897, 69, 177, 241, 323, 776, and 439. The final bill, Senate Bill 439 on employment discrimination related to fire and rescue public safety employees’ use of medical cannabis, prompted extended discussion about off-duty cannabis use, impairment, and the difference between prescribed opioids and medical cannabis recommendations. The bill sponsor and other senators debated whether cannabis can be prescribed, the role of physicians, and the lack of a measurable standard for impairment, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill is shown.

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• And so there is a concern that institutions are not responsive to declining enrollment conditions.
• And so the the university conditions.
• <00:19:16.640> of responsive to declining conditions of responsive to declining conditions
• And when you were a board member under those conditions, it was a cushy opportunity.
• ,<00:32:21.120> it<00:32:21.360> was member at under those conditions, it was member

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It's often the limit, the high limits, the condition.
• <00:59:14.680> of<00:59:14.839> the could be um the condition of the could be um the
• condition of the property<00:59:15.640> it<00:59:15.760> could<00:59:15.880> be
• the consent to rate and the conditions the consent to rate and the conditions uh<01:00:03.160>
• limit the high limits it's the condition limit the high limits it's the condition you<01:01:08.640

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 30, 2025, and heard testimony on several condominium-related bills, beginning with HB 70. HB 70 would require a budget summary disclosure for condominiums. Supporters, including Community Associations Institute, a real estate broker, and several condominium owners, said the bill would improve consumer protection by giving owners and buyers a clearer, more understandable snapshot of an association’s financial health and reserve compliance. One supporter noted the bill should help reduce confusion caused by lengthy reserve studies and emphasized the importance of accurate disclosure. A testifier also urged the committee to hear other condominium bills quickly, including measures related to an ombudsman, managing agents, parliamentarians, and attorney’s fees. The committee then heard HB 106, which would change the process for condominium fines and disputes. Phil Nery of CAI and other supporters said the bill would strengthen due process by requiring clearer notice, allowing an internal board appeal, and then permitting small claims court review without attorney’s fees unless the fine is upheld. They argued this would prevent fines from escalating into costly legal disputes and provide a more linear, fair process. Some supporters suggested amendments, including clarifying that the statute controls over association documents and refining refund language. During questioning, members raised concerns about small claims limits and whether associations would be represented by volunteers or attorneys. One testifier initially in support later said he would not support the bill as written after hearing HPD’s concerns. HB 224, relating to property rights, drew opposition from the Department of the Attorney General and the Honolulu Police Department. Both agencies said the bill would improperly push law enforcement into a quasi-judicial role and could short-circuit existing due process procedures for occupants of residences. A realtor who had initially been listed in support changed his position after hearing the opposition testimony. The committee also heard emotional testimony from a resident describing a long-running squatter and utility theft problem at a neighboring property, which he said took years of court action and police involvement to resolve. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• my condition or were ineffective. my condition or were ineffective.
• of the of treatment, the condition of the of treatment, the condition<00:06:41.600> or<00:06:
• Um, the or an associated condition.
• condition, has heard it, and treated it. condition, has heard it, and treated it.
• She has multiple rare conditions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And that's an unsafe condition in a hospital or a clinical setting.
• Well, I want to thank you for your leadership. condition. They just need upgrading.
• Again, OMB is looking at the facility conditions.
• Again, O&B is looking at the facility conditions.
• So a lot of what we're doing is more about security, staffing, and operations. conditions.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then received a DEQ base budget summary and agency overview. DEQ staff explained that the agency is largely federally and special funded, with major ongoing costs in salaries, operating expenses, grants, and continuing appropriations. Director Dave Glatt and accounting director Beth Jacobson highlighted core programs, the move to a new chemistry laboratory, the new state fuel inspection program, wastewater-related funding from HB 1577, and implementation of SB 2267 for on-site wastewater rules. They also noted the agency’s spending patterns, possible federal EPA cuts, and the likelihood of some fee adjustments or program changes if federal support declines. Members asked about DEQ’s travel, field offices, future staffing, and how the agency would respond to reduced federal regulation. DEQ said most staff are based in Bismarck, with field offices in Fargo, Sawyer, and Gwinner, and that travel is driven by inspections and spill response. Glatt said the agency would continue to rely on science and law, and that any future federal retrenchment could mean more state responsibility but likely not a wholesale increase in FTEs. The committee also discussed a feedlot enforcement case in the Minot area, with DEQ explaining its role in ensuring compliance, permitting, and animal-waste management standards. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented on FTE block grant reporting, TANF balances, child care transfers, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Donna Ockland explained that no line-item transfers had occurred yet for the new rural health work, but about 33 positions were planned and some current staff time could be reimbursed through approved cost allocation. HHS also reviewed TANF’s frozen eligibility and block grant structure, the transfer of up to 30% of TANF funds to child care, and recent program changes that increased benefits and raised the income limit. Staff said the department is using TANF more strategically to support child care and other allowable uses, while still carrying over unused funds as many states do. Finally, Pat and HHS staff gave an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first funding opportunity was being posted and that the state is on track to obligate the federal funds within the required timeline. They described priorities such as workforce retention, preceptor development, technical assistance for critical access hospitals, community wellness projects, and ambulance upgrades. Members asked about rural versus urban eligibility, immigrant recruitment, evaluation of year-two funding, and how the program would address varied local workforce needs. The meeting then shifted to an Office of Management and Budget update on the new State Hospital project, where Lindsay Ashley reported continued construction progress, updated cost information, and selected alternates, with photos and details showing work underway in multiple building sections.

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• me, renting from the same company as me, experienced<00:18:25.200> worse<00:18:25.600> conditions
• experienced worse conditions. experienced worse conditions.
• assets to be optimized for investors rather than as homes that require timely maintenance, safe conditions
• 19:27.560> living forced to endure substandard living forced to endure substandard living conditions
• . conditions. conditions.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 2687, as amended by a DE1 amendment. The amendment narrowed the bill to prohibit private equity companies from buying single-family homes and to limit corporations and partnerships to owning no more than 50 single-family homes, with enforcement through the Attorney General’s office. The committee adopted the DE1 amendment, and the author, Representative Bajaj, described the bill as a step toward expanding homeownership and reducing corporate concentration in the housing market. Representative Bajaj and supportive testimony argued that corporate ownership of single-family homes makes it harder for first-time buyers and working families to compete, especially in lower-income neighborhoods, and can lead to absentee ownership and poor maintenance. Ellen Sahli of the Family Housing Fund cited research on single-family rentals showing that larger portfolios are associated with worse renter experiences, higher rents, and more repair problems. Rachel Ruby Jones testified in support based on her experience renting from Havenbrook, describing flooding, delayed repairs, safety concerns, and poor treatment by management, and said private equity ownership can shift risks and costs onto vulnerable tenants. Opposition focused on market effects and the bill’s scope. Mark Brunner of the Minnesota Manufactured Home Association said the language was too broad and could unintentionally affect manufactured home communities on leased land. Paul Eger of Minnesota Realtors warned that market prohibitions could create unintended consequences, especially in a cyclical housing market, and suggested alternatives such as tax incentives for sales to owner-occupants and more first-time buyer assistance. In member discussion, Representative Nash questioned whether the problem was widespread and pressed for details on enforcement and divestiture; Representative Agbaje said the current language is forward-looking, would not force existing owners below the cap, and would rely on lawsuits and remedies the Attorney General deems appropriate, with more detail to be worked out later. The chair indicated the bill would be laid over for further consideration and likely move next to Judiciary, with some discussion of whether Commerce should also be a stop.

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• And about the state's wildfire fund and the condition of it.
• Reporting at the census tract level makes it possible to assess economic and demographic conditions at
• Wech is indicating the anomaly based upon drought conditions, what have you.
• Wech is indicating the anomaly based upon drought conditions, what have you.
• They can operate similarly to a RAM during current drought conditions, as they occur now.

Summary: The committee heard several energy and water affordability bills, with extensive testimony on SB 254 by Senator Becker, SB 541 by Senator Becker, SB 453 by Senator Stern, SB 292 by Senator Caballero, and SB 473 by Senator Padilla. SB 254 was presented as a broad utility affordability package addressing short-term climate credits, a Power Fund, tighter scrutiny of rate increases and utility profits, wildfire spending, securitization of future utility costs, and streamlining. Supporters, including TURN and several environmental and public power groups, said it could lower bills and reduce long-term costs; opponents from investor-owned utilities, labor, business, and local government raised concerns about market impacts, insufficient analysis, and the breadth of the bill. The committee approved SB 254 on a 6-3 vote and placed it on call. SB 541 focused on load flexibility and using existing grid capacity more efficiently. Senator Becker described it as a transparency and planning measure to identify cost-effective load shifting and reduce peak demand, while supporters said it could improve resiliency and save money. Several CCAs and utilities opposed the bill in print or unless amended, arguing that some language implied a mandate and that the concept needed more cost-effectiveness analysis; the author said amendments would remove language dividing the state goal among retail suppliers and clarify that the bill is not a procurement mandate. The committee passed SB 541 as amended to Appropriations on a 9-1 vote and left it on call. SB 453 by Senator Stern would return unspent ratepayer-funded microgrid program dollars and was described as a way to keep the lights on and redirect unused funds. It drew support from local government and environmental groups, with PG&E expressing concern about how the bill would affect its ability to spend awarded funds. The committee passed SB 453 as amended to Appropriations on a 12-0 vote. SB 292 by Senator Caballero would require more granular outage and reliability reporting, including census-tract-level data, to better inform resilience planning after PSPS events; utilities opposed unless amended, citing duplicative reporting and regulatory overlap, but the bill passed 12-0 to Appropriations. SB 473 by Senator Padilla would require or expand water utility decoupling to promote conservation and affordability. Supporters, including water utilities, labor, business, and local government groups, argued decoupling stabilizes revenue, supports conservation, and can keep rates lower for low-use customers. The Public Advocates Office opposed, saying prior pilot data showed no conservation benefit and about $1 billion in added costs, and that the CPUC had already rejected similar requests. Committee members questioned the conservation and capital-investment effects of the different rate structures; the author and supporters argued decoupling helps utilities fund infrastructure while allowing lower fixed charges for low-use customers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on SB 473 is shown.

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• months ago that we may be looking at putting some language in there to study and evaluate building conditions
• months ago that we may be looking at putting some language in there to study and evaluate building conditions
• months ago that we may be looking at putting some language in there to study and evaluate building conditions
• And that was to do a survey not of all the schools through a random conditions.
• Is that something that would conditions.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed HB 771, the open enrollment bill, which had returned from the Senate with language clarifying that districts should list both tuition expenses and offsetting revenue estimates from sending districts. The chair and Representative McGuire supported concurring with the Senate changes, while Representative Luno raised broader concerns about the bill’s structure and equity, arguing that tuition based on 80% of the sending district’s average cost could be unfair and could create problems for receiving districts with different cost structures. After a show of hands, the committee voted to concur and send that recommendation to the House floor, with Luno indicating he would speak against it there. The committee then took up SB 9 in executive session. An amendment, 1920H, was offered to clarify that the tuition calculation should use the sending district’s average cost and to support access to CTE programs, including allowing students to take academic courses at the receiving school and, in some cases, attend the nearest CTE center. Supporters said the bill would help more students participate in career and technical education and noted bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate. Opponents argued the amendment would increase district costs, strain property taxpayers, and could reduce CTE participation or create logistical problems. The committee adopted the amendment 10-8, then voted 10-8 to recommend OTPA as amended; Representative Lad was assigned the majority report and Representative Luno the minority ITL report. After closing the SB 9 executive session, the chair reminded members that committee reports were due immediately and announced retained-bill subcommittees. One subcommittee will address adequacy and school funding issues arising from HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 434, chaired by Representative Spillsbury. Another will address school building aid issues from HB 295 and HB 366, including whether to keep the current formula or revise it, and how to handle renovations, new construction, and lease arrangements.

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• AB 416 will help patients with behavioral health conditions receive the care they need in a more timely
• Emergency physicians treat patients with behavioral health conditions on a daily basis.
• not well suited to address serious code violations, such as large hazards, substandard housing conditions
• a CASP inspection are granted 120 days, or four months, grace period from liability if certain conditions
• And further mandating the operation of an air conditioning system to cool an empty room just increases

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.