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• a licensed social worker performing as a supervisor has practiced that specific social work for a minimum

Summary: The Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing heard Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083, which combines several professional licensing changes. The senator presenting the bill explained that the respiratory therapy section would require an active RRT credential to practice in Missouri, while preserving a grandfather clause for current CRT licensees, and would add random renewal audits to confirm active credentials. The Senate-added provisions also addressed interior designers, physician licensure background checks and disclosure of out-of-state discipline, reduced the required experience for social worker supervisors from five years to three, and allowed speech-language pathologists to complete clinical fellowships under supervision of licensed SLPs in good standing from any state. During questioning, Representative Nolte disputed the claim that the interior design board was in full agreement with the bill, while the sponsor and an industry witness said the profession had negotiated changes through board-related channels. Testimony in support came from representatives of the Missouri Society for Respiratory Care, the Interior Designers Association, the Missouri Speech-Language and Hearing Association, the National Association of Social Workers–Missouri Chapter, Burrell Behavioral Health, and FGA Action. Supporters described the respiratory therapy language as a patient-safety measure, the interior design language as a scope-of-practice and business-cost reduction measure, the speech-language pathologist provision as a technical fix to ease licensure and compact participation, and the social work change as a needed response to supervisor shortages, especially in rural areas. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee then went into executive session on SB 1083, adopted an amendment that included additional cleanup and related licensing changes, rolled the amendment into the committee substitute, and voted the House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083 do pass. The roll call passed 21-1, with Representative Nolte voting no. The chair announced there were no further bills before the committee and adjourned.

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• the amendments is that the trade school or the school providing the training would have at least a minimum

Bills: HB2929, HB2956, HB2955, HB3128, HB3880, HB4294, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• and modernize Oklahoma's reporting requirements to better reflect today's realities, changing the minimum

Bills: HB2979, HB3790, HB3142, HB3463, HB4143, HJR1086, SB392, HB3087, HB3037, HB3581, HB4058, HB2959, HB4227, HB2997, HB4125, HB1453, HB3521, HB3691, HB2015, HB2940, HB1016, HB3267, HB3695, HB3697, HB3045, HB3662, HB3453, HB3053, HB3301, HB3495, HB3584, HB3586, HB3587, HB3845, HB4198, HB4425, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818, HB1242, HB1752, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3240, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3404, HB3704, HB1590, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB4092, HB1979, HB1983, HB1250, HB2952, HB3671, HB3920, HB4118, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB3942, HB4203, HB2588, HB3024, HB3383, HB3279, HB3919, HB3883, HB4193, HB3431, HB3435, HB4352, HB4484, HB1245, HB3172, HB3306, HB4294, HB3880, HB2929, HB3128, HB2956, HB3015, HB3114, HB3567, HB3749, HB4229, HB4237, HB4253, HJR1046, HJR1084, HB3411

Keywords: HB2979, Talyn Bain Act, school zone, school safety, speed limit, 45 mph, state highway, Department of Transportation, ODOT, flashing beacons, traffic enforcement, speeding violation, public school, private school, K-12, drop-off, pick-up, highway safety, municipal maintenance, county commissioners

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• must maintain a principal residence within that jurisdiction and occupy that principal residence a minimum

Bills: HB3091, HB3314, HB3435, HB3748, HB3913, HB3919, HB4132, HB4203, HB4303

Keywords: county officials, residency requirement, dereliction of duty, removal process, government accountability, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval, local government, municipal bonds, ballot proposals, voting process, fund allocation, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance

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• Members, please keep conversations to a minimum.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened for a floor session with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recorded attendance at 56 present, with two absent and two excused. The Speaker announced temporary committee replacements, and the clerk listed a large slate of bills and measures on second reading, including topics such as child support, water and land issues, abortion, wildlife management, sovereign authority, attorney general powers, housing and homeowners associations, criminal justice, emergency services, education, appropriations, and several memorials and resolutions. The session also featured introductions of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. A.J. Batnagar, and several guests, including tribal leaders from the Tohono O'odham Nation and Cocopah tribe, and Israel’s Consul General Israel Bashar. During personal privilege remarks, Representative Alma Hernandez criticized a lobbyist for alleged harassment and inappropriate campaign-related conduct in committee and in her district, while another member spoke about tribal visitors and cooperation among Arizona’s tribes. No legislation was debated or voted on during the excerpt beyond routine procedural actions. Committee and caucus announcements followed, including notices that Appropriations would not meet as scheduled but would hold a special meeting, along with cancellations for several other committees and a special joint Ways and Means meeting. The House then received Senate messages, announced the Rules Committee and caucus meetings for the next day, and adjourned on a motion until 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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• NDE to recommend The bill also eliminates the requirement for NDE to recommend to public schools a minimum

Keywords: 909, all

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• On the planning for the minimum security facility, did we land on 20?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee discussed a draft amendment to consolidate two proposed studies into one Legislative Management study on sentencing, corrections, and parole oversight. Representative O’Brien explained that the revised language would cover the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s inmate classification, housing, placement authority, and transitional services, including work or educational release, while avoiding confusion over separate study proposals. Members also discussed whether issues such as earning good time, meritorious time, parole eligibility, and release decisions would be included; the chair and members concluded those topics would be covered under the parole board and related study language. Several members raised concerns about recidivism data, including the difficulty of counting people who are incarcerated in other states or in the federal system after release from North Dakota custody. Representative Murphy noted that DOCR appears to be using the best available national-study-based method, but that the data limitations remain a problem. The chair and others said the study should focus on what can be measured and that interagency communication is important, while Representative Burke noted that incorporating federal data would be difficult because comparable state-level data would be lacking. The committee then moved and approved the amended study language, with a technical correction changing “early release” to “placement authority.” The motion passed 8-0. The committee later took up further amendments to engrossed Senate Bill 2015, approved those amendments 8-0, and then passed engrossed Senate Bill 2015 as amended on an 8-0 roll call. Members briefly discussed a minimum security facility planning number, confirming the pad/landing number at 20, and the chair said the bill would be sent to Legislative Council for final drafting and could be ready as soon as the next day.

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• volunteer program is going to remove the 100 volunteer. is going to remove the 100 volunteer hour minimum

Bills: HB322, HB346, HB336, HB384, SB237

Keywords: postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening, new mother, birth mother, newborn discharge, hospital discharge materials, public health education, maternal health, depression screening, health care providers, physicians, nurses, Alabama Department of Public Health, medical liability, standard of care, retired physicians, volunteer medical care

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• CHAPTER 287 REQUIRES MINIMUM NUMBER OF QUOTES FOR ALL STATE TERM CONTRACTS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• provided what he called<01:05:48.559> a<01:05:49.039> conservative<01:05:50.319> minimum
• <01:05:50.880> threshold called a conservative minimum threshold called a conservative minimum
• At a minimum, this is an increase of $537,550,970.95 in base adequacy aid to New Hampshire schools.
• that the increase to base adequacy should be at least $7,356, but likely higher, and that was the minimum
• The court went line by line, gave plenty of examples of why this number is a bare minimum.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board that exceed state or federal minimum
• which exceeds state or federal minimum which exceeds state or federal minimum standards. standards
• So that means, at a minimum, any continuing appropriation must be as close to existing funding as our
• So that means at a minimum our means.
• So that means at a minimum any<04:54:16.560> continuing<04:54:17.280> appropriation<04:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• She said this is really the bare minimum amount that could possibly be used to help recruit and retain
• was able to turn that little chunk of the $15 million into $2.50 raises for staff and raised the minimum
• <02:22:05.920> um<02:22:06.160> our<02:22:06.479> minimum<02:22:06.800> wage
• <02:22:07.120> to<02:22:07.439> for<02:22:07.600> a the minimum um our minimum
• wage to for a the minimum um our minimum wage to for a full-time<02:22:08.080> employee<02:22

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division 3 met in work session and opened with procedural remarks from the chair about the committee’s schedule, deadlines, and recommendation options, noting the meeting was advisory and no votes were expected. The first bill discussed, House Bill 1569, concerned repealing the directive to sell the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property in Concord. Testimony from DHHS and New Hampshire Hospital focused on whether the property could be subdivided, the relationship to Senate Bill 572, the status of the city of Concord’s first right of refusal, and the practical effects of a sale. Witnesses said the $5 million sale estimate was a budget assumption, that moving staff and equipment would create some relocation costs, and that the center had required significant recent maintenance and renovation spending. Members also discussed the number of transitional housing beds at the site, the temporary nature of those beds, and whether the property should remain available given hospital workforce and service needs. The committee then turned to House Bill 661, which had been recommitted for further review after new information emerged. The chair summarized federal developments, including a December 2025 ACF letter and a related executive order, as well as a federal HHS press release about states diverting foster youths’ Social Security survivor benefits. Representative Walner explained that amendment 3055H had been drafted to move the bill forward in smaller steps, with a fiscal note requested on the amendment because the original bill was viewed as too large and expensive. Members discussed whether the committee had received copies of the amendment and whether federal guidance or funding had changed the policy landscape. The discussion also included broader questions about foster youth benefits and whether federal action would support state implementation. One member cited ACF language stating that only 11 states had enacted policies to stop interception of survivor benefits and that technical assistance would be available to the remaining states. The meeting remained in work-session mode throughout, with no votes taken and no final recommendations made during the portion provided. The chair indicated the committee could return to the bills later in the month.

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• tools available to us, including the flexible hiring rate, shortage differential hiring above the minimum
• The two additional investigators will initially focus on minimum wage, overtime, and unpaid wage cases
• :23:46.200> on investigators will initially focus on investigators will initially focus on minimum
• wage uh overtime and unpage uh minimum wage uh overtime and unpage uh wage<00:23:50.679> cases
• of break even then any claim minimum of break even then any claim money<06:22:32.440> that<06

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

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• If that's the minimum criteria, what we're finding is decades of using that design speed to design and
• criteria for what we design uh minimum criteria for what we design uh highways<03:55:28.199> for<
• /c><03:55:29.080> if<03:55:29.199> that's<03:55:29.359> the<03:55:29.520> minimum
• highways for and if that's the minimum highways for and if that's the minimum criteria<03:55:30.840
• 55:45.399> we The design speed, for instance, in horizontal alignment, would determine the minimum

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:36:42.119> of still a basic minimum of still a basic minimum of qualifications<00:36:44.280
• We need to ensure midwives have received the minimum standards of education and training for midwives
• We need to ensure midwives have received the minimum standards of education and training for midwives
• <02:03:30.199> standards<02:03:30.599> of have received the minimum standards of have
• received the minimum standards of Education<02:03:31.239> and<02:03:31.400> Training<02

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• of 15 minutes paid receive a minimum of 15 minutes paid break<02:41:58.640> time<02:41:59.000
• The major change has been to formalize that these breaks must now be a minimum of 15 minutes in length
• The major change has been to formalize that these breaks must now be a minimum of 15 minutes in length
• The major change has been to formalize that these breaks must now be a minimum of 15 minutes in length
• The major change has been to formalize that these breaks must now be a minimum of 15 minutes in length

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, I would encourage you to<02:12:57.280> uh<02:12:57.440> at<02:12:57.679> minimum
• uh on line 27 uh to to uh at minimum uh on line 27 uh to delete<02:13:02.320> number<02:13:02.560
• and inexpensive for them to reestablish their Zoom recordings and simply post them online, a bare minimum
• Um a bare minimum of online.
• Um a bare minimum of expectation.<05:27:51.600> Sadly,<05:27:52.480> since<05:27:52.798

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The chair recognizes Representative Harrington for a motion. out the minimum electric renewable out the
• minimum electric renewable portfolio<04:58:39.600> standard and<04:58:42.760> the<04:58
• relative to changes to the minimum relative to changes to the minimum electric<05:01:02.120>
• I wanted to provide that background at minimum to show that that's how our tariff is interpreting this
• <06:16:48.360> to provide that background at minimum to provide that background at minimum

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• guidelines for safe human meet minimum guidelines for safe human exposure<01:36:53.360> to<01
• But, you know, these devices have to be tested by federal agencies; they have to meet minimum guidelines
• agencies they have to meet minimum agencies they have to meet minimum guidelines.<01:40:32.400><
• <03:35:17.439> before<03:35:17.760> we wait another 30 days minimum before we wait
• another 30 days minimum before we can<03:35:18.479> do<03:35:18.720> anything.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The bill extends the minimum time required from 6 to 9 months for a person between 16 and 18 years old

Keywords: 1182, all