Transcript Highlights:

• Due to the statutory language, the statutory language requires that a bonus of $2,000 will be provided
• entities who have gotten awarded.
• So regardless of entity, you will get 25%.
• So at that point, the entities are working on their project. from the entities, to go ahead and be able
• The paperwork will go out to the entities. They'll be able to complete it online.

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to review funding models for the Florida College System and district workforce education programs, with an emphasis on how new dollars are allocated in the program fund and how performance and targeted funding are incorporated. Chancellor Hebda explained the Florida College System model, including base program funding, student success and pipeline funds, performance incentives for industry certifications, and the 2022 president-developed formula that weights enrollment, workforce enrollment, completions, small-college factors, and regional cost differences, plus a targeted funding floor for colleges below a minimum per-FTE level. Vice Chancellor Goodman then outlined the district workforce model, which uses lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local revenue offsets, small-district adjustments, and unmet-need calculations to distribute lump-sum appropriations to school districts offering workforce education. The department also provided updates on several grant programs and funding delays. Goodman said the Workforce Development Incentive Grant, Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant, Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education Startup Grant, and teacher apprenticeship/mentor bonus programs all involve multi-year awards and often require reversions and reappropriations because projects are delayed, extended, or not fully obligated by year-end. She said the department is moving toward an electronic grants system and had already adjusted internal deadlines to speed awards, while acknowledging some reimbursement delays and explaining that mentor bonuses for teacher apprentices will not be paid until the first cohort reaches the statutory timing requirement. Members asked about tracking whether CTE students work in their trained fields, how Xello is used to inform students about career pathways, how FTE is calculated, whether the funding formulas could encourage growth over quality, and how students with disabilities are counted in workforce funding. Questions also focused on tuition, enrollment trends, and the gap between college and university funding. The committee heard that tuition has remained flat for more than a decade, enrollment has rebounded from COVID and is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, and the college system’s funding per FTE varies widely. Valencia College President Kathleen Plinsky testified in support of the proposed formula and an additional $200 million for the Florida College System, saying Valencia is the second-largest college in the state but ranks last in per-FTE funding, which has made it difficult to recruit and retain faculty and admit qualified students in high-demand programs like nursing. The committee took no vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is permissible for an entity to use these monies for that purpose.
• requirements, we grouped the statutory requirements into four categories as shown on the slide.
• The statutory requirement appears... Equipment, which can make this requirement difficult to meet.
• And I just want to share that I'm not placing blame on any other entity.
• What was the number you guys gave all the entities that you brought in?

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But anyway, as I said, there have been many entities working in this space.
• Language is just another extra-statutory thing they've adopted.
• I'd be extremely surprised if there weren't to challenge the extra-statutory requirement.
• Extra-statutory requirement after they'd assured states of no such thing.
• having a public meeting. entities prior to having a public meeting.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Care Management Committee met to receive a status update on the DSS/CHN PCMH program and to discuss implementation of HR1, especially the new medical frailty requirements. CHN reported the PCMH program remained steady at 124 practices and 553 sites, with 54.6% of the HUSKY population attributed to PCMH providers, and noted ongoing recruitment, provider turnover, and recent practice consolidations/acquisitions that will shift some sites to Yale and Hartford HealthCare. CHN also reported strong quality improvement engagement for 2026, with 83% of contacted PCMHs engaged, and said preliminary 2025 results showed improvement across measures. The bulk of the meeting focused on DSS’s response to the June 1 CMS interim final rule on HR1. DSS explained that it had been building a medical frailty definition based on diagnosis codes and comparisons with other states’ approaches, but the new federal rule adds a requirement that the condition significantly impair a person’s ability to work or comply with community engagement requirements. DSS said it is still evaluating how to combine claims-based data with the new federal overlay, may submit comments to CMS during the open comment period through July 31, and is considering options such as self-attestation, especially given CMS’s allowance of self-attestation for calendar year 2027. Committee members raised concerns about the rule’s complexity, possible legal challenges, the need for a good-faith waiver or implementation delay, and the risk of noncompliance if the state gets the process wrong. Members also pressed DSS for broader outreach, clearer public communication, training, and better reporting on implementation impacts and costs. DSS said it is developing a website, webinars, and a communications plan, and is working with community-based organizations, community health workers, and administrative services organizations to reach potentially affected members. DSS said it is also building a Medicaid pre-screener to help people determine whether they may be subject to work requirements. In the PCMH Plus discussion, DSS said it was not yet ready to present the 2024 quality data but would try to bring the Wave 3, Year 5 results and related quality/shared savings information to the July 8 meeting, along with the regular PCMH update and another HR1 update. The committee also discussed future agenda items including community health worker reimbursement, peer support services, and the inmate medical program.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first is to correct what I believe is a statutory interpretation error uh that was made by the Minnesota
• correct what I believe is a statutory correct what I believe is a statutory interpretation<00:01
• <00:01:48.840> interpretation correct that uh statutory interpretation correct that uh statutory
• both as a matter of statutory both as a matter of statutory construction<00:48:52.680> and
• <00:58:10.200> that's at and say okay is the entity that's at and say okay is the entity that's

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We currently have five such statutory audits in progress.
• Co-locating them in a fusion center breaks down the arm's-length relationships between these entities
• For example, SB 34 rightfully prohibited the sharing of ALPR data with out-of-state entities.
• Data sets that are owned by non-governmental entities.
• Entities, with bids expected to be submitted by late April.

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because it initially lacked a quorum, then later established one and began taking votes. The state auditor gave a status update on ongoing audits, including several JALAC-requested audits in progress, other statutory audits, staffing growth in his office, and the number of new JALAC audits his office could start in the coming months. The committee also heard that one audit request on Prop. 28 was held, and another PUC-related request was moved off consent and heard on the regular calendar. Members then heard and discussed several audit requests. Senator Cervantes presented a request to audit California fusion centers, with witnesses from the FBI and ACLU supporting the need for transparency and oversight; opponents argued the request was politically motivated and could interfere with counterterrorism work. Senator Allen presented a request on CPUC enforcement of Rule 21 interconnection timelines for solar and storage projects, supported by industry and school representatives who described long delays and financial harm, while CPUC staff said the issue was being addressed through workshops and a formal proceeding. Senator Perez presented a request to audit Caltrans’ administration of the former SR 710 extension properties and affordable sales program, citing tenant complaints about maintenance, pricing, and transparency; Caltrans said it was working to complete sales and improve administration. Senator Umberg presented a request to audit the Orange County Board of Education over transparency, contracting, litigation spending, charter oversight, and whistleblower issues, while board representatives said there was no factual basis for an audit and that existing legal remedies had not been invoked. After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent-calendar DMV license revocation audit and then approved the PUC utility timeliness audit and the Caltrans SR 710 audit. The fusion center audit was left on call after a split vote, and the Orange County Board of Education audit continued with testimony from the board’s representatives after the committee had already moved on to other business.

Transcript Highlights:

• This makes reliever airports eligible for the grant program and renders the current statutory language
• This makes reliever airports eligible for the grant program and renders the current statutory language
• outdated and inaccurate. grant, allowing entities that do not have matching funds to participate.
• Under current law, toll entities can proceed with new toll projects without the guaranteed requirement
• It's almost all the local toll entities that do.

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

Transcript Highlights:

• For our purposes, we say tax expenditures are statutory provisions which reduce the amount of revenue
• The report estimates the impact of over 325 statutory provisions across 16 state and local tax types.
• Statutory considerations for the annual report: now we just want to reiterate the two statutory provisions
• such as Minnesota's pass through entity such as Minnesota's pass through entity or<01:22:17.480>
• to pay state income tax at the entity to pay state income tax at the entity level<01:37:23.600><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um the statutory definition provisions.
• About 75% of this revenue is due to our exponential increase in business entity filings.
• quick 15-day statutory filing deadline. quick 15-day statutory filing deadline.
• <01:14:23.679> 15-day are filed within that statutory 15-day are filed within that statutory
• exponential increase in business entity exponential increase in business entity filings.<01:15:31.280

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• statutory review across policy areas. statutory review across policy areas.
• It has to be made as an entity.
• It has to be made as an entity.
• It has to be made as an entity.
• It has to be made as an entity.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please. additional 50 million through that Supernopha just for tribe tribal entities we released our
• Is it clear who's in charge of what and which entity is responsible when problems emerge?
• Our statutory mandates cover a broad range of responsibilities from promoting systems and...
• In today's dollars, the statutory state...
• In today's dollars, the statutory state credit is around $126 million a year.

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on State Administration held a budget hearing focused heavily on housing, homelessness, and related administrative proposals. HCD reported that California housing production has increased, with 2023 completions up 13% from 2022 and entitlement and construction timelines improving, while members and advocates criticized the Governor’s January budget for zeroing out or sharply reducing several housing programs. Public testimony urged funding for affordable housing production, preservation, youth housing, CalHome, LIHTC, HAP, and related programs, and several speakers argued the state should not pull back after recent progress. A major policy item was trailer bill language to allow HCD to access “excess equity” in existing affordable housing projects and recycle those funds into new or preserved housing. HCD and the LAO said the proposal could unlock tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, but members wanted guardrails and clearer statutory direction to ensure the funds stay within the intended housing purposes. The committee also discussed encampment resolution funding; HCD said the proposal would shift expenditure deadlines to the date of award rather than appropriation, while the LAO raised concerns about limited outcome data and urged the Legislature to use upcoming reporting before deciding on future funding. The hearing also covered HCD trailer bills to consolidate default reserve funds into a centralized continuously appropriated account and to clarify reporting requirements for early rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. HCD requested funding to implement chaptered legislation, including a new tribal housing program and reporting-related bills, and also sought extensions for certain reappropriations, including Homekey and REAP 2 deadlines. Public commenters and regional agencies supported flexibility for REAP 2 timing and other housing-related adjustments. Finally, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency presented the Governor’s reorganization proposal to split the current agency into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Consumer Protection Agency. The administration said the change would improve focus, efficiency, and coordination, but the LAO and several members questioned whether it would truly save money or improve accountability, especially given the need for new leadership, possible staffing changes, and the fact that the plan had not yet been formally submitted for review. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• If they were to switch back to the waiver, the statutory language says they would If they were to switch
• back to the waiver, the statutory language says they would be entitled to enroll in an appropriate existing
• The statutory language in the bill says that it would be for an appropriate existing Medicaid The statutory
• we need is to say that there would be coordination between the school districts and the managing entity
• so as we get that information that we know that... ...managing entity.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to children, families, elder affairs, mental health, disability services, and child care. SB 1050 on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities was amended and reported favorably after discussion of expanding the voluntary IDD managed care pilot statewide, improving transparency on the APD wait list, creating a statewide family care council, addressing transition services for youth leaving foster care, and seeking federal approval for an adult pathways waiver. Testimony from providers and a parent emphasized workforce capacity, county-level identification of clients, Medicaid delays, and the importance of keeping the pilot voluntary; the bill passed with support and some discussion about possible future clarifications on services and Medicaid eligibility. The committee also passed SB 1310, which directs OPPAGA to evaluate student mental health outcomes tied to school mental health assistance funding, and members discussed the need for better data, coordination with managing entities, and avoiding duplication of services. SB 976 on court-appointed social investigators was amended and approved, with the sponsor describing due process protections and fee-shifting provisions for parents challenging court-appointed psychologists. SB 886, creating a crisis care coordination team pilot in Volusia and Polk counties to reduce Baker Act recidivism and improve follow-up care, was reported favorably after the sponsor described its law enforcement and community provider partnerships and an independent evaluation requirement. Later, SB 614 on child care facility and program background screening requirements was amended and passed; the bill requires a public educational webpage explaining Level 2 screening, the clearinghouse, disqualifying offenses, exemptions, and related job listings and timelines. Finally, SB 276 on sheltering or aiding unmarried minors was approved; it increases the offense from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, creates a presumption regarding knowledge of the minor’s age, and adds a defense when the conduct was necessary to protect the minor from danger. All bills considered were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• As he said, this bill simply recreates the Department of State Civil Service and its statutory entities
• David Peterson from the AG’s office may be able to provide their statutory counsel.
• But to me, and like I said, I’d have to go dig through the statutes, but I think statutory oversight
• and negative for the public entity.
• and negative for the public entity.

Summary: The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 6, 2026, approved the April 28 minutes, and heard several bills before moving into confirmation hearings. HB 205, by Rep. Bacala, would allow local governing authorities to supplement election commissioners’ pay by up to $100 per day; supporters from clerks of court and the Secretary of State’s office said the increase is needed to recruit and retain qualified commissioners amid longer days, training demands, and election security changes. The committee also reported HB 210, a cleanup bill clarifying retroactive application of a prior ethics law, and HB 228, which recreates the Department of State Civil Service and related entities through 2033. It likewise reported SR 86, which bars eyeglasses with audio/video recording capability in the Senate chamber without the Senate President’s permission, and HB 1177, which protects the identities of lottery hunt winners until after the drawing. HB 1045, limited to Pointe Coupee Parish, raises an audit threshold for certain water districts from $500,000 to $600,000 to reduce audit costs, and HB 813 would move Orleans Parish sheriff terms so the sheriff takes office in January instead of waiting until May; all were reported favorably. Senator Miller also announced that SB 491 would not be taken up that day. The committee then questioned nominees to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East. The first group, including Peter Vicari and Ronald Schumann, was asked extensively about recent personnel actions, an internal investigation, and the authority’s handling of a report that members said would likely be released after a board vote. Senators focused on the firing of the chief of police/operations personnel, allegations of payroll fraud, and whether the authority had improperly combined the chief of police role with compliance duties in a way that may conflict with statute and Civil Service guidance. Committee members also raised concerns about the chief’s contract, whether it had board approval, and whether the authority’s bylaws and salary practices complied with law. The nominees and counsel said some matters were still under review and that a separate compliance position was being considered. The committee later heard from additional nominees, including David Martin, Gregory Marsiglia, and Elton Jude Myers, who described backgrounds in engineering, law, procurement, and governmental contracts. Senators again pressed them on the need to separate compliance/auditing duties from the chief of police role, and the nominees generally agreed that those functions should be distinct and that the authority should have qualified auditing expertise. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjournment after the confirmation discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Sunset staff conducts compliance checks on statutory changes while the state auditor's office is tasked
• with reviewing the implementation of non-statutory management actions the commission adopted last cycle
• the management actions in October 2024, assessing 37 selected management actions from nine state entities
• The sunset Compliance report assessed recommendations impacting 24 entities, including 159 statutory
• Overall, Sunset staff found that the affected entities fully implemented 68% of the 163 changes requiring

Transcript Highlights:

• You all introduced new statutory requirements to the implementing statute that assign... ...new statutory
• feedback from the providers as well, we worked with the managing entities.
• So here's an example of the new managing entity HB 633 Measures Dashboard.
• We also have our weekly, twice-weekly meetings with the managing entities.
• Yes, they're still posted on our managing entity tab.

Summary: The subcommittee heard two Department of Children and Families implementation updates on measures passed in prior sessions. First, DCF reviewed House Bill 633, which increased oversight of behavioral health managing entities through biennial independent audits, standardized claims-based reporting, and new monthly outcome dashboards. The department said it had awarded the inaugural audit to Ernst & Young, found no significant waste, fraud, or abuse, but identified process risks involving financial controls, claims validation, data access, and system access controls. DCF also described its transition to standardized behavioral health coding and said the new public dashboard of 11 measures is posted on its website, though members asked for easier access and for hard copies of the audit report. Members asked about how the department distinguishes Medicaid-covered services from department-funded services, how duplicate payment risks are being addressed, and whether the new reporting and audit requirements would improve oversight without disrupting services. DCF said it is the payer of last resort for uninsured or underinsured individuals, that some overlap with Medicaid is expected because Medicaid does not cover all behavioral health services, and that new claims edits and cross-checks are being built into the system. The department also said it had not found significant negative feedback from providers and that the new requirements are intended to improve transparency and accountability. DCF then updated the committee on Senate Bill 7012, covering human trafficking data collection, domestic violence center certification, limited background-screening exemptions, expanded recruitment for child welfare staff, subcontractor liability protections, a four-year treatment foster care pilot, case management efficiency recommendations, and a statewide study of residential bed capacity for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The department said several items are already complete or underway, including limited exemptions in the screening clearinghouse, while others are in procurement or rulemaking. It identified Circuits 4 and 12 as the treatment foster care pilot sites and said the pilot will launch in January 2026. Members questioned recruitment metrics, pilot timing, and report deadlines; the department said final reports are expected by January and that some dates were flexible because of procurement and implementation timelines. The meeting ended after the presentations and questions, and the subcommittee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, in recent history in this state, there have been several corporate entities that have been engaged
• in human... ...been several corporate entities that have been engaged in human smuggling operations.
• For example, van lines that were smuggling humans illegally, as well as nonprofit entities that have
• guidance on... ...someone attempts to obtain a protected address or when courts lack clear statutory
• When judges are not given clear statutory requirements, address confidentiality becomes inconsistent

Bills: HB2495, HB2557, HB2594, HB2615, HB2800, HB2861, HB2862, HB2931, HB2995, HB4042, HB4070, HB4117, HB4136

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

Transcript Highlights:

• ability to change your driver's license as well based on these types of things, so this will get our statutory
• that is a compelling interest because of historical recordkeeping, vital statistical integrity, statutory

Bills: HB4319, HB4317, HB1225, HB3076, HB3081, HB4226, SCR17, HB4432, HB3304, HB3411, HB3435, HB4339, HB4331, HB4341, HB4342, HB1770, HB1016, HB4113, HB2950, HB4141, HB3277, HB2988, HB3029, HB3338, HB1889, HB3834, HB3831, HB2939, HB3045, HB3657, HB1739, HB3759, HB3755, HB4484, HB4486, HB4108, HB1250, HB2961, HB1219, HB3025, HB1782, HB1907, HB3718, HB4459, HB2976, HB3548, HB3545, HB2952, HB2929, HB2956, HB2973, HB3055, HB3086, HB3040, HB3794, HB4336, HB3151, HB1590, HB3581, HB3313, HB3429, HB3448, HB1752, HB2650, HB3584, HB4202, HB3586, HB4321, HB4280, HB3650, HCR1020, HB2116, HB2206, HB4301, HB3625, HB3147, HB3403, HB3498, HB3970, HB3975, HB3976, HB3980, HB4265, HB4266, HB3638, HB3880, HB3930, HB3942, HB3944, HB4191, HB3242, HB3678

Keywords: administrative procedures, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity

Transcript Highlights:

• And the money from that would go into a statutory revision fund as opposed to the general revenue fund
• You know, this just changed the statutory requirement to you only have to meet twice a year.
• And so it just is a little silly to have a statutory requirement to meet if you don't have...
• So this body manages research drafting and statutory publication, correct?
• I want to ask about the fund, the statutory revision fund.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1470, presented by Representative Cupps on behalf of Senator Bernsketter. The bill would update statutes governing the Joint Committee on Legislative Research, including allowing revised statutes to be accessed free in web-based form while charging for printed copies, directing those proceeds to the statutory revision fund, changing the committee’s required meeting frequency from once every three months to at least twice a year, and extending the time to appoint a chair after the General Assembly convenes from 10 to 30 days. Members also discussed whether the bill fully covers all related hard-copy publication requirements and whether any other statutes need cleanup. Most of the discussion focused on the meeting requirement and the publication fund. Some members questioned whether reducing the minimum meeting schedule could be seen as weakening accountability, while supporters said the current quarterly requirement is often impractical and leads to unnecessary meetings and mileage costs when there is no business to conduct. Questions were also raised about virtual meetings, but the bill handler said in-person meetings remain preferable and that the chair would still have discretion to call special meetings as needed. Matt Morris, Director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and Reviser of Statutes, testified in support for information. He explained that the free-copy language is outdated because the office has not been allowed to give away printed revised statutes for years, and that the bill would align the statutes with current practice. He also said the statutory revision fund currently nets only about $8,300 to $8,400 annually and is still far from its cap, while a general republication could cost roughly $270,000 to $300,000 or more, with servers costing about $80,000 each. No witnesses testified in opposition. The chair said a committee substitute is likely, and the hearing was concluded without a vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• And the money from that would go into a statutory revision fund as opposed to the general revenue fund
• You know, this just changed the statutory requirement to you only have to meet twice a year.
• And so it just is a little silly to have a statutory requirement to meet if you don't have...
• So this body manages research drafting and statutory publication, correct?
• I want to ask about the fund, the statutory revision fund.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1470, presented by Representative Cupps on behalf of Senator Bernsketter. The bill makes cleanup changes to statutes governing the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and the Reviser of Statutes, including shifting free access to the revised statutes to a web-based format, allowing printed copies to be sold, directing proceeds to the statutory revision fund, changing the committee’s required meeting frequency from once every three months to at least twice a year, and extending the time to appoint a chair after the General Assembly convenes from 10 days to 30 days. Members asked about the practical effect of ending free hard-copy distribution, whether any other statutes would need conforming changes, and whether reducing the minimum meeting requirement would weaken oversight. Representative Cupps and Director Matt Morris said the bill mainly updates outdated statutory language to match current practice, that hard copies would still be available for purchase, and that the committee could still meet more often if needed. Morris also explained that the revision fund is supported by sales revenue, nets about $8,300 annually, and is intended to provide a reserve for future republication costs and major equipment needs such as servers. There was no testimony in opposition. During informational testimony, Morris and assistant director Sandy Lukanoff said the statutory language had not been updated after earlier administrative changes made years ago, and that similar cleanup bills had been attempted before but did not advance. Several members expressed support, though one member raised concern about the appearance of lowering accountability standards and another asked about virtual meetings. At the close of the hearing, the chair said he expected to work on a committee substitute with the bill sponsor and Senate staff and anticipated another hearing the following week.

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• A regulated entity is a broad inclusive term for an entity licensed or chartered by the DFR banking division
• The words with regulated entity.
• regulated entity. regulated entity.
• 44.040> entity<01:22:44.302> [clears throat] term for an entity [clears throat] term for
• has authority over all of those entities has authority over all of those entities or<01:24:51.760

Keywords: 927, senate, all