Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas for a century, the physicians, nurses... associates, leaders, and volunteers of Saint John
• A century ago, we started as one hospital; today, thanks to our physicians, nurses, associates... community
• And when the industry was asked, would you rather have tax reform or law or regulation reform?
• They answered regulation reform. So we allowed long laterals. We did that.
• We've been good back because of some of the regulations that we passed here, and some of the tax reductions

Bills: HB1427 , SB1403 , SB1448 , SB1489 , SB1546 , SB1557 , SB1614 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1439 , SB1630 , SB1632 , SB1696 , SB1796 , SB1824 , SB1362 , SB1849 , SB2066 , SB2071 , SB2104 , SB933 , SB1633 , SB1224 , SB1246 , SB1280 , SB1303 , SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission

Transcript Highlights:

• So by including the language on line 22, laws or regulations...
• This has nothing to do with alignment with federal regulations.
• This has nothing to do with alignment with federal regulations.
• with alignment with federal regulations. Why are we trying to put them out of business?
• When children have autoimmune diseases, it helps the body regulate itself. God made this.

Bills: HB1427 , SB1403 , SB1448 , SB1489 , SB1546 , SB1557 , SB1614 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1439 , SB1630 , SB1632 , SB1696 , SB1796 , SB1824 , SB1362 , SB1849 , SB2066 , SB2071 , SB2104 , SB933 , SB1633 , SB1224 , SB1246 , SB1280 , SB1303 , SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission

Summary: The Senate took up a long series of bills, mostly on third reading, with several unanimous or near-unanimous votes and a few more contested measures. Early action included House Bill 1427, which was substituted to add the bank privilege tax section to an existing clean-burning motor vehicle fuel tax credit without changing the cap or creating a fiscal impact; it advanced 45-0. Senate Bill 1403, an IEC recommendation affecting Quality Jobs incentives by requiring rebate claims within one year and eliminating the statewide wage threshold, passed 32-15. Senate Bill 1448, narrowing exclusions under the Consumer Protection Act to improve enforcement, passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1489, codifying IDEA-related procedures in state law and adding principal training and parent participation provisions, was amended on the floor, debated at length about implementation and special education services, and then passed 47-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1546 renamed and expanded the teacher scholarship program to Next Ed, increasing scholarship amounts while keeping the service commitment, and passed 37-10 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1557 transferred behavior analyst licensure duties from DHS to the State Board of Psychologists and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1614 closed a loophole allowing adjunct teachers to teach early elementary reading and math and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1377, requiring DHS to provide foster children with duffel bags and essentials, passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1990 strengthened the incentive evaluation report by requiring analysis of whether incentives actually changed business behavior, and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1439, with amendments, barred certain climate-change-related lawsuits against fossil fuel entities operating within the law, and passed 40-7. Senate Bill 1630 allowed limited virtual instruction days during statewide testing and passed 47-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1632 moved career readiness assessment authority to the State Department of Education and clarified college-credit translation, passing 46-0 as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1696, a local recruitment grant program to attract new residents to Oklahoma, failed 17-30, with notice of possible reconsideration. Senate Bill 1796 shortened the time for informal foster care arrangements from seven days to 72 hours and added guardrails, passing 46-0. Senate Bill 1824 updated the corporation and LLC statutes and passed 46-0. Senate Bill 1362 standardized in-person early voting hours across election types and passed 36-9. Senate Bill 1849 allowed the Podiatric Medical Examiners Board to approve certain medical marijuana continuing education for credit and passed 44-0. Senate Bill 2066 relaxed recording margin requirements for documents filed in multiple counties and passed 45-0 as an emergency measure. The final major item, Senate Bill 2071, a Department of Agriculture request bill updating milk regulation to cover all hooved mammals and align with federal authority, drew extensive debate over an amendment to remove the fee increase and over concerns that the bill would harm a small donkey dairy’s ability to advertise; the fee amendment was laid over, a motion to suspend the rules for an untimely amendment failed, and the bill itself was then advanced for further consideration after lengthy questioning.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:18:34.799><c> how</c><00:18:34.960><c> is</c><00:18:35.159><c> that</c> regulation how is that regulation
• and then we can't even regulations and then we can't even create<00:20:46.000><c> an</c><00:20:46.200
• It's just that if we don't put these safety requirements in, we don't know how to be able to regulate
• You're asking to be able to regulate the amateur contest.
• as as well as our our um our nursing as as well as our Healthcare<00:28:59.240><c> System</c><00:29:

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. On SB 9, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation testified in support, and there were no questions or objections. On SB 148, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments, and a member of the public testified in support of combining boxing and MMA oversight into a single combat sports commission, with amendments to preserve safety standards and separate or distinct treatment for the two sports. Committee discussion focused on whether proposed requirements were primarily safety-related or cost-related, how to handle smaller events, and whether a one-year implementation delay was necessary; the department said many safety provisions already exist in the MMA program, that it was open to continued discussion on costs, and that it needed time to combine rules and appoint new commissioners. The chair suggested possible amendments to account for event size and to reduce burdens on smaller events. The committee then heard SB 816, which drew extensive testimony on providing legal representation for immigrants in immigration proceedings. Supporters included the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, ACU Hawaii, the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic, the Legal Clinic, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Pride at Work Hawaii, and others. Supporters argued that immigration cases can be as serious as criminal cases, that counsel is essential for due process, and that representation improves outcomes; several also emphasized the economic importance of immigrants to Hawaii. One supporter noted a suggested amendment to include training for attorneys and partners doing deportation defense and asylum work. Opposition came from a Navy veteran who argued the bill would use state resources for a federal issue, create inequities, and impose fiscal burdens. The chair noted 69 testimonies in support and 44 in opposition, and later an additional supporter brought the total to 70 in support. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The committee also heard SB 125, with the Department of Economic Development, the Agreed Business Development Corporation, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association in support, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii offering technical comments about complicated nested definitions in the bill. Testimony on SB 125 focused on updating the Enterprise Zone Program so local manufacturers selling directly to retail could qualify, along with value-added products and certain health-related sectors. Finally, on SB 732, the State of Hawaii Creative Industries testified with comments, raising concerns about county permit-fee waivers, implementation timing, and the bill’s lack of a carry-forward provision for the film tax credit. The witness said uncertainty in the credit was already causing productions to delay coming to Hawaii and urged stability to support the industry and local workers. The committee then moved on to additional testimony on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION.
• THIS BILL COVERS THE OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATION.
• THREE CREATES TRANSPARENCY AND RATE REGULATION.
• AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY NURSING HOMES ARE SO HIGHLY REGULATED.
• AND THEN ASKED MASON, OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION IN SUPPORT. OKAY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How will the increased defensible space requirements in Zone Zero regulations play a part in local wildfire
• We had to have the cancer center and other skilled nursing facilities in Fountain Grove shut off their
• We also really had to look at what was the intent behind a lot of the regulations that we had.
• When you look at some of the regulations regarding, for example, low-income high-density housing, we're
• happens when those occupancies either are placed in a high-risk environment or there's a skilled nursing

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to invite everyone to join us for a happy hour this evening, hosted by the Arizona Association of nurse
• This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and meet nurse anesthetists who provide care in
• She has worked on HUD regulations, fair housing requirements, city...
• Does it have every bell and whistle that may be tobacco that's essentially not regulated?
• , and as a Republican, I say that yes, regulate alternative nicotine products.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seventeen percent of the population reside in nursing facilities or skilled nursing facilities.
• So given that states license and regulate nursing homes, for example, and skilled nursing facilities,
• We have administrator lists from nursing facilities and long-term care facilities.
• We have administrator lists from nursing facilities and long-term care facilities.
• Nursing care facilities and correctional facilities, right.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Regulations unequally impacted by this bill. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Choi. Senator Cabaldon.
• nursing faculty. factors that are quite frankly structural, like accreditation, et cetera.
• nursing factors.
• Faculty-student ratio requirements in nursing, and there is a dearth of nursing faculty.
• In pre-nursing and in pre-social work.

Summary: The committee heard SB 998, which would define and expand the roles of discrimination prevention coordinators in the Office of Civil Rights, including a new disability-focused coordinator and a deputy coordinator on anti-AAPI discrimination. The authors and supporters, including representatives from LGBTQ, Black, Latino, and AAPI caucuses, argued the bill would help schools proactively address discrimination, improve student safety and belonging, and support learning. Opposition from the California Faculty Association and SEIU California focused on the appointment structure and preference for regular civil service hiring, while some members questioned whether the bill duplicated existing anti-discrimination law and whether it would add government bloat. The committee ultimately voted SB 998 out on a due pass basis to the Senate Judiciary Committee and placed it on call. SB 1082 was then presented as a measure to streamline inter-district transfer appeals by requiring more timely district action, allowing concurrent review, and clarifying that a district’s failure to respond is not treated as a denial. The sponsor, the Association of California County Boards of Education, and supporters from Families in Action for Quality Education said the bill would reduce delays, improve fairness, and help families make timely educational decisions without changing districts’ authority to approve or deny transfers. The California School Boards Association had previously been opposed unless amended and said it would re-evaluate after the committee changes. The committee supported the measure, and SB 1082 was voted out as amended to the Senate Appropriations Committee and placed on call. The committee also took up SB 960, which would revise the rules for community college baccalaureate degrees by tying authorization to local access gaps and impacted CSU programs rather than a blanket statewide prohibition. Supporters, including the Campaign for College Opportunity and several community college and education groups, argued the bill would expand access for place-bound and adult learners and better align programs with workforce needs. CSU representatives and the California Faculty Association opposed the bill, warning it could duplicate CSU offerings, worsen enrollment and funding pressures, and affect faculty jobs. Members debated the Master Plan for Higher Education, impaction, and whether the state should instead fully fund CSU capacity; the committee nevertheless recommended SB 960 for passage as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. Finally, SB 965 was heard, a bill to make it easier for 16- and 17-year-olds to obtain public library cards without a parent or guardian physically present. The author and supporters said the bill would remove an unnecessary barrier to educational resources while preserving local library control over checkout policies and liability rules. The California Library Association expressed support for the goal but said details matter and urged language that preserves local discretion while encouraging reduced in-person requirements where feasible. The transcript ended during that testimony, before any committee vote on SB 965.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our district nurse presented the newly formed team with information on sudden cardiac arrest and the
• The speaker said they are sure nurses are, and asked who is required to know CPR in schools.
• </c><01:19:12.840><c> are</c><01:19:13.480><c> principles</c> required I'm sure nurses are principles
• required I'm sure nurses are principles who<01:19:14.440><c> is</c><01:19:14.600><c> required</c><01
• And so, a decade ago, the State High School League undertook the regulation of coaching licenses.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Overburdensome<01:23:45.920><c> regulations</c><01:23:46.400><c> and</c> Overburdensome regulations and
• Overburdensome regulations and unprecedented<01:23:47.360><c> government</c><01:23:47.760><c> growth
• </c><01:24:06.320><c> eventually</c> taxes, fees, or regulations eventually taxes, fees, or regulations
• Do we accept being the sixth most regulated state for business with approximately 45% of our regulations
• </c> transitioning out of a nursing facility. transitioning out of a nursing facility.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With us, as always, we have Lee Fasio as our nurse of the day.
• You set up more regulations, you're just allowing lawyers and big law firms.
• You pay a license fee for gaming fish to be able to fund them to regulate them.
• You know, this is just fees can be over-regulated and overdone, and they could also be responsibility
• to an industry, Over-regulated and overdone, and they could also be responsibility to an industry.

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill does not regulate behavior. It targets identity.
• This bill does not regulate behavior. It targets identity.
• So I understand your argument about not wanting regulation to come on small businesses in Idaho.
• I'm a nursing mother. Carissa Folks: I'd like us to consider the most vulnerable among us.
• I'm a nursing mother of two toddlers, ages two and four.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They are reducing skilled nursing facility visits. And they are saving money.
• You don't actually develop any of the regulations related to the science you produce, do you?
• How do you relate to them when you provide the science and they might have to do regulations?
• How do you relate to them when you provide the science and they might have to do regulation or public
• How do you communicate that to policymakers, to regulators, to communities?

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that were due in federal lead Regulators that were due in 1992<00:26:38.440><c> so</c><00:26:38.600>
• </c> 25% said they had a registered nurse 25% said they had a registered nurse affiliated<01:34:01.800
• They are not regulated by the state.
• </c> medical attention they are not regulated medical attention they are not regulated by<01:48:43.239
• In fact, only 20% of them have registered nurses on staff.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair and members, as passed the House, House Bill 2305 revises private towing carrier regulation, making
• the regulation of towing rates for vehicles towed from private property a matter of statewide concern
• Representatives on establishing and administering a towing compliance and enforcement unit within DPS to regulate
• Administering a towing compliance and enforcement unit within DPS to regulate private towing carriers
• Bill 2408 establishes complaint and investigation procedures for the errors on the State Board of Nursing

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• increasing a penalty referred to the Committee on Elections, AB 1014 by Fortothe, relating to the regulations
• AB 1015 by Toth relates the regulations and policies for entering and using a bathroom or changing facility
• operators of certain facilities that emit air contaminants or for the committee on environmental regulation
• HB 1133 by Isaac relating to the authority of a property's owner's association to prohibit or regulate
• HB 1138 by Gomez relating to the authority and municipality or county to regulate or prohibit the carrying

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:23:15.120><c> that</c><01:23:15.280><c> protects</c> is a Federal Regulation that protects is
• school nurse or other certified<01:45:34.800><c> health</c><01:45:35.199><c> care</c><01:45:36.000><
• Um, I think, say, school nurse.
• I would assume that once this is implemented, the psychiatrist, the nurses, they would know.
• </c> implemented the psychiatrist the nurses implemented the psychiatrist the nurses they<01:48:19.880

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And right now, between Grace and North Gem, we've written a grant and we share a nurse, and it works
• She spends several hours a day in each district throughout the week, and she's able to meet our nurse
• So I'm, you said that the two schools over there share a school nurse, and that helps you cut costs.
• little bit different than a general education classroom is the time that's spent focused on self-regulation
• And that really is a way for us to co-regulate with the student, teach them new skills, come back, they

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , osteopaths, nurse anesthesiologists...
• And remember, when the regulator steps in, they do an audit of us, and we pay for the audit.
• That means it's exempt from all insurance regulation.
• And I would say, And we have a very well-crafted Title 20, which is insurance regulation.
• That means it's exempt from all insurance regulation.

Bills: HB2211 , HB2229 , HB2389 , HB2403 , HB2445 , HB2502 , HB2620 , HB2813 , HB2872 , HB2889 , HB2960 , HB4028 , HCR2007

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

Transcript Highlights:

• Those ICF facilities, and I think nursing facilities, are both exempt from that reduction.
• management for folks so that we can get them out of the nursing facility.
• folks so that we can get them out of the nursing facility.
• That was the nursing home transitions? No, that is not in the list, the $4.95.
• We establish regulations...

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all