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• The other thing is, you know, one of our goals is to definitely track the online licensing.
• So, for our fiscal year of 25, we licensed a total of 1,287 participants.
• All of those people have to be Licensed through us just in order to be in the back or in the cage or
• We would like to have licensing software and officials' trainings.
• But that would just give us the ability to go ahead and get some licensing software and hire him.

Keywords: 914, all

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• could purchase this license.
• I suggest we concur. law for infant uh lifetime licenses said law for infant uh lifetime licenses said
• <00:27:29.200> Uh they could purchase this license. Uh they could purchase this license.
• The complexity of New Hampshire's liquor licensing system is not a reason to deny this license.
• If a license uh currently carries.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Nearly 70% of Texas licensed nurse practitioners are licensed in the area of primary care.
• To renew your license as an APRN currently, it's 400 clinical hours every two years.
• They have a proven record of success when allowed to practice at the top of their license.
• I took a test to get my license; I'm board-certified. I'm board-certified in plastic surgery.
• Schwertner pointed out, and you know from the licensed...

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• There is one licensed architect.
• Licensed with us.
• So licensees who have never been licensed with us before will pay an investigation fee and a license
• We do also license child care providers.
• , surplus lines licensing, life settlement licensing, and securities filings.

Summary: The committee began with roll call, introductions of a new fiscal analyst and a new member, and approval of the March 19 minutes. The first major presentation was from the Office of Management and Budget on the state’s general fund and special fund status through May. OMB reported general fund revenues were running below the legislative forecast by about $76 million, driven largely by weaker individual income tax and sales tax collections, though the projected ending balance remained positive and above the budgeted level. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap and would transfer excess earnings to the general fund, and the legacy fund balance continued to grow. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing revenue variability. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analyses, followed by discussion of a bill draft for the fixed-route city transportation network study. The draft would create a $15 million general fund grant program with a formula-based distribution to eligible fixed-route transit cities, intended to support operating and capital needs and help match federal transit funds. Transit officials from Minot and Fargo testified in support, explaining local fare and match structures and the difficulty of replacing aging buses and securing federal matching dollars. Several members questioned whether the program should be limited to the current four cities or broadened to future eligible urban areas, and whether local funding sources should be explored further. The committee did not finalize the bill draft at that point and planned to continue discussion at a later meeting. The committee also approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to approval of a bi-state authority with South Dakota, after staff explained that no agreements had ever been implemented and the provision appeared outdated. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried. Later, the Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site presented updates on uncrewed aircraft systems initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and efforts to build a revenue model for Vantis. Test site officials said FAA approval had been secured for the radar data program, replacement of noncompliant drones was underway, and future revenue could come from state and external users once pricing and intellectual property arrangements are finalized. Members asked about Chinese-made drones, supply chain issues, automation, and how the system would manage beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation then presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and a reentry housing study. Officials said the proposed facility would relocate the minimum-security prison to the penitentiary campus, reduce costs from an earlier estimate, and provide more beds and programming space, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and opening around 2031. They also described staffing needs, the planned move of women to the New England facility, and possible expansion of men’s housing there. The parole and probation chief described a reentry housing task force studying housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with a goal of developing data-driven recommendations for subsidies and support services; a representative from Protection and Advocacy closed by expressing general support for fixed-route and paratransit funding.

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• <01:08:09.359> So, driver's license replaced quickly.
• So, driver's license replaced quickly.
• years ago I had to go and get my license years ago I had to go and get my license renewed<01:13:
• Every specialty license plate has a fee associated that goes to drives.
• Every specialty license plate has a fee associated that goes to drives.

Keywords: 981, all

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• factors that drive cost um the licensing factors that drive cost um the licensing of<01:12:48.640
• > a really implicit if I were to license a really implicit if I were to license a platform<01:13:
• that cost is is the software licensing that cost is is the software licensing as<01:13:14.080>
• <01:59:44.159> in who had uh tried to get a license in who had uh tried to get a license in
• >> I don't believe it's a licensing >> I don't believe it's a licensing function<02:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• or to deny renewal of the license.
• or to deny renewal of the license.
• <01:30:49.600> in professional who was licensed in professional who was licensed in acupuncture
• or to deny uh renewal of those licenses or to deny uh renewal of the<01:31:16.199> license<01
• <01:37:01.320> for<01:37:01.600> those remove the licenses for those remove the licenses

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard Senate Bill 1322, SD2, HD1, a comprehensive measure revising Hawaii’s mental health code. The bill would clarify emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization procedures for people who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and deemed imminently dangerous, expand notice requirements, allow certain information-sharing for assisted community treatment petitions, and add liability protections for emergency responders and providers. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill as a collaborative update to the law, while the Department of Health asked for a copy of provider-generated emergency transport documentation within five days for data and planning purposes. Testimony was sharply divided. Queen’s Health System, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, HHSC, and the Institute for Human Services supported the measure or parts of it but requested amendments, including clarifying whether a second psychiatric exam is required, restoring a 72-hour rather than 48-hour stabilization window, and adjusting where patients are taken when an MEO cannot be reached. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi strongly opposed the bill, arguing it weakens due process and civil liberties, especially around involuntary commitment, assisted community treatment, emergency transport by police, and reduced procedural safeguards; it urged the committee to hold the bill and consider an interim working group. Louie E.K. of the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center also opposed the bill, focusing on immunity from negligence, the use of police for transport, and the reduction of a three-provider review to one in state-hospital treatment orders. Other testimony included support from an individual who said the bill could improve mental health care delivery amid provider shortages, and a comment from Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center warning that the substance use portion of the bill lacks evidence of effectiveness and could be misused. In response to committee questions, the Attorney General’s office said the measure was developed with input from multiple stakeholders, including state agencies, hospitals, the ACLU, HHSC, and IHS, and that it aims to make assisted community treatment more accessible and effective by streamlining the legal process and improving consequences for noncompliance. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• So, if that individual grows up here in Oklahoma and applies for their driver's license, do you not see
• This is something that is not allowed under current law for driver's licenses or for other documents
• would go for having their birth certificate accepted for a license that's different than this.
• So, if Someone's birth certificate does not match what's being put on their driver's license.
• This means that the administrative rule permitting gender marker changes on licenses is not grounded

Bills: HJR1032, SB1314, SB1257, SB1326, SB1365, SB1932, SB169, SB1991, SB1992, SB1204, SB1339, SB182, SB1847, SB1360, SB1346

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention

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• might have endured some trauma from physicians who, because of said trauma, no longer have their licenses
• So that bill obviously expands the list of tests that licensed pharmacists are able to perform.
• Thank you so much so that bill obviously expands a list of license the test that licensed pharmacists
• are able to perform. license the test, the licensed pharmacists are able to perform.
• Obviously, every year the licensed home care service agencies have to report some data.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Health Committee met to consider a series of bills, many of them repeat proposals from prior sessions. Early measures included S.11 on disclosure for non-invasive prenatal screening, S.92 allowing redaction of certain physician names from birth certificates, S.135 creating practical support grants for abortion care, S.428A requiring chain restaurants to label high-sodium menu items, S.555 prohibiting visual images of people undergoing medical treatment without consent, and S.1614A establishing presumptive Medicaid eligibility for people leaving incarceration. The committee also advanced S.1438A to create an abortion clinical training program, S.1468 on access to medical records and limiting copy charges to actual cost, S.1619 expanding pharmacists’ authority to order and administer certain tests, and S.1714 banning the use of “excited delirium” as a diagnosis or cause of death. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on S.1633A, which would add protections for sensitive health information and allow patients to restrict disclosure of specified categories of data. One senator argued the bill could hinder care by limiting access to complete records, especially in emergencies, while supporters said the measure was needed to protect patients and providers from legal action by other states or the federal government, particularly in reproductive health cases. Staff clarified that the bill would allow segregation of specific sensitive data rather than locking an entire record. The committee also discussed S.1913, a 340B prescription drug anti-discrimination bill; supporters said it would protect safety-net providers and federally qualified health centers from pharmaceutical company practices, while one senator raised concerns about broad state intervention in a federal program. Additional bills advanced included S.5981 establishing a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health program, S.6178 directing a sickle cell disparity study, S.7457 permitting cremation or natural organic reduction for certain unclaimed decedents, S.7541 moving up reporting timelines for licensed home care services agencies, and S.8257A directing an alternative payment methodology for federally qualified health centers to support fertility care. Most bills were moved by committee vote, generally with some opposition or without recommendation, and were referred to first reading, rules, or finance as appropriate.

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• suspension and a third offense, a $1,000 penalty with a license suspension.
• License suspension and a third offense, a $1,000 penalty with license suspension for a year.
• Proceeds from the sale of the safe coastal wildlife specialty license plate will be distributed to the
• This bill, SB 574, allows any Florida resident with a Purple Heart license plate to...
• SB 574 allows any Florida resident with a Purple Heart license plate to pass through the toll gates for

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of transportation-related bills, most of which were reported favorably. SB 532 would exempt 100% disabled veterans from paying Florida tolls. SB 1738 would allow certain counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in by maintaining current levels of service, though there were concerns about congestion and future growth. SB 1696 aimed to reduce transportation network company driver impersonation, allow transit authorities to contract with ride-share platforms, and permit those platforms to participate in state-funded paratransit trips. SB 1378, as amended, would allow courts to order restitution in standard leaving-the-scene crashes; the amendment made restitution discretionary and required that the driver caused or contributed to the crash. SB 1210 would increase penalties for red-light and stop-sign crashes and require bodily injury insurance for drivers who cause such crashes. SB 1820, via strike-all amendment, addressed dealer-manufacturer relations by requiring written explanations of performance measures, prohibiting retaliation against dealers asserting statutory rights, and limiting franchise termination or nonrenewal to substantial breaches. SB 1246 created a specialty license plate for safe coastal wildlife, with proceeds going to the Zoo Miami Foundation for conservation work and an amendment allowing up to 10% for administrative and marketing costs. The committee also considered SB 574, which would allow Florida residents with Purple Heart license plates to pass tolls free of charge; the bill was amended to change the plate reference to a specialty plate and was reported favorably. SB 1662, the FDOT department bill, was substantially revised by strike-all amendment covering a wide range of transportation issues, including USF’s role in the Florida Transportation Research Institute Consortium, Florida Transportation Commission provisions, seaport and airport-related changes, strategic space infrastructure, sewer lines in rights of way, small county road assistance, aggregate supply chain programs, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority board appointments. Testimony on SB 1662 included support from USF and the Florida Public Transportation Association, which raised concerns about added oversight and bureaucracy for transit systems. Most bills received support from affected stakeholders, and several were amended before final favorable votes. Roll calls were taken on each measure, and all of the listed bills were reported favorably by the committee. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on several bills, and the committee adjourned after a brief personal privilege remark from Chair Collins.

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• And then the second phase, once you get into the combined operating license, license to construct, license
• Switzerland is in the licensing process.
• Obviously, you've got to get a license to have the used fuel, but it also plays into your social license
• Obviously, you've got to get a license to have the use fuel, but it also plays into your social license
• , or else it would not get licensed by the NRC or the DOE.

Keywords: 908, all

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• <01:01:04.880> requirements, or didn't meet licensing requirements, or didn't meet licensing
• there are conditions in licensing there are conditions in licensing that<01:25:03.000> if
• , which are HEC 4002. into play when it comes to licensing into play when it comes to licensing child
• Um, and then, provided they meet our licensing rules with those approvals, we issue a license.
• 02:08:58.920> 30 if the licensed capacity will exceed 30 if the licensed capacity will exceed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• working group, and med combo licenses working group, and med combo licenses like<00:28:02.000>
• And really, this is a great licensing.
• So the medical combination licenses will be renamed as macro licenses, with adjusted requirements beginning
• you see if you look at the licensing you see if you look at the licensing dashboard<00:36:57.920
• canopy cut in the med combo license. canopy cut in the med combo license.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first took up Senate File 334, a bill to modernize county human services technology used to administer programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. The author and several members described the current systems as outdated “green screen” platforms that are slow, duplicative, and difficult for workers and applicants, and argued modernization would improve service, retention, and fraud prevention. The bill would create a technology modernization fund with about $90 million over time, capped at $50 million, route funds through Minute, establish an interagency group with county representation, create a legislative working group, and provide $15 million for Office of Inspector General technology. Members from several counties spoke in strong support, citing local system failures, cyberattacks, and the need for better tools; one member noted the bill was about 20 years overdue. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 134-0, and a title was agreed to. The House then considered Senate File 4401, the cannabis bill. The author described it as a maintenance and cleanup package developed with more than 80 stakeholders over months of meetings, including business owners, labor, tribal representatives, and medical cannabis interests. The bill was presented as making noncontroversial adjustments to support small businesses, clarify statutes, improve privacy protections, adjust event and transporter rules, address good-faith errors, strengthen enforcement against unlicensed operators, and support local governments and municipal cannabis dispensaries. It also included a first step toward a medical psilocybin program and changes intended to make the medical cannabis market more sustainable, including easing the grow-and-sale ratio issue. The transcript cuts off before final action on this bill, but members speaking in support emphasized collaboration and the need for practical regulatory fixes.

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• So, it's software licenses.
• How what is the cost of a license now? Yeah.
• But the the So, it's software licenses.
• How what is the cost of a license now? How what is the cost of a license now?
• If there's fewer total licenses we need to buy.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh currently the the uh state licenses licenses licenses 763 763 763 veterinarians<00:06:46.160> but
• Obviously, we verify licenses, approved licenses. Um, we have a role in writing the rules.
• > approved Obviously, we verify licenses, approved Obviously, we verify licenses, approved licenses
• Um we have a role in um licenses.
• should be performed by a licensed should be performed by a licensed veterinarian<00:13:57.519>

Keywords: 916, all

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• This includes that the regulation structure will be housed at the Department of Liquor Licensing and
• They also made various changes to the licensing structures for both manufacturers and distributors.
• They also made various changes to the licensing structures for both manufacturers and distributors.
• So think about licensing. So music, TV, movies, video games, all are impacted by this bill.
• So think about licensing. So music, TV, movies, video games, all are impacted by this bill.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So I am a licensed behavioral health therapist. I practiced for a number of years.
• While I don't currently practice, I do remain licensed.
• That process is cumbersome to get you licensed in the state of Arkansas.
• practitioners also employ those non-independently licensed practitioners.'
• So we've got the independently licensed.

Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• serving as a chief medical officer for a state agency to possess an active medical or osteopathic license
• We saw that it's actually not required in statute that a CMO working for the agency have a medical license
• serving as a chief medical officer for a state agency to possess an active medical or osteopathic license
• asset, whether it's a movie, TV show, or game, most people don't realize what they're buying is a license
• who are selling these products give an upfront notification to the consumer that they're buying a license

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• THIS BILL AUTHORIZED US TO DESIGNATE QUALIFYING HOSPITALS AS THE ROLE EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND TO LICENSE
• ON THE STATESIDE WE WOULD GO OUT AND LICENSE ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATION TO ACCREDIT THEM.
• ON THE STATESIDE WE WOULD GO OUT AND LICENSE THEM JUST AS WE LICENSE OTHER HOSPITALS NOW AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
• IT IS LICENSED CURRENTLY FOR TWO BEDS AND ACUTE CARE INPATIENT BEDS.
• BEGINNING JULY 1st AS WE INDICATE HERE THE PLAN MUST BE RECEIVED BY OUR AGENCY FOR ANY LICENSE RENEWAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:07:31.039> application for the initial licensing application for the initial licensing
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The JLCAR meeting opened with approval of the prior minutes and the consent calendar, after one Fish and Game item was pulled from consent for separate discussion. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work on the proposal was still ongoing and the sponsoring representative was absent. The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, dealing with amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the form appeared geared toward health professions and that boards were not sufficiently involved in the process. OPLC responded that the form was being moved toward a dynamic online format with logic to collapse irrelevant questions, and that the agency was trying to make the application more user-friendly. The committee approved the item. DNCR item 2551, concerning volunteer/adopt-a-park program rules, was approved after the agency acknowledged it had been operating the program and using forms before formal rules were adopted, and said it was now correcting that issue. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over processing times. The committee chair argued for consistency with the five-day mail-in processing period, while Fish and Game said it had concerns about file-transfer delays and workload and preferred 10 days. The committee ultimately approved the proposal with an oral amendment and conditional approval. In other business, staff described a broader move to an online agency portal for submitting rulemaking documents, replacing email submissions. Members supported the change as a modernization effort and noted it would also make it easier to see which rules are nearing expiration. The committee approved the manual change, with implementation planned for early August after agency training.