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• the background information in the staff report says professionals applying for licenses to work as nurses
• the background information in the staff report says professionals applying for licenses to work as nurses
• And we're playing catch-up to figure out how we can regulate it so that it does good and not, you know
• adoption or adjustment of a fee that is deposited into the Gambling Control Fund, to maintain a regulation
• As we stated, it just kind of puts necessarily checks and balances in in future fee regulations.

Committee: Senate Governmental Organization

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I also say they are the most highly regulated client that I've ever had.
• remedies to have some guardrails, really, for that one individual who's not licensed and should be regulated
• remedies to have some guardrails, really, for that one individual who's not licensed and should be regulated
• out, it is going to cost more money because we're going to have to have doctors and medicine and nurses
• out, it is going to cost more money because we're going to have to have doctors and medicine and nurses

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In contrast, manufactured housing is designed to remain transportable and is regulated by the United
• HCD has 12 certified DAAs, and they review the designs to verify code compliance and FBH regulations.
• yard requirements, site development, and property line requirements, as well as the review and regulation
• yard requirements, site development, and property line requirements, as well as the review and regulation
• And so, like I mentioned, we took really swift action to implement those in emergency regulations in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And, you know, I think this is a challenge in innovating regulation in the practice of law that we see
• Our pilot project for entity regulation, we modeled after Utah's approach.
• And, you know, I think this is a challenge in innovating regulation in the practice of law that we see
• Our pilot project for entity regulation, we modeled after Utah's approach. and entity regulation we modeled
• there is a lack of petitioners for individuals that are residing in adult family homes or skilled nursing

Summary: The work session began with a discussion of expanding opportunities in the legal profession, especially in response to shortages of lawyers in rural Washington and in public service roles. Washington State Bar Executive Director Tara Nevitt described a slowly growing but aging attorney population, noted that younger attorneys have declined, and outlined efforts such as supervised practice pathways to bar admission, reduced admission-by-motion experience requirements, expanded law clerk capacity, rural job fairs and grants, and a pilot program allowing innovative legal service delivery models. Members asked about bar passage score changes, loan repayment assistance, and the former Limited License Legal Technician program; Nevitt said the bar is monitoring other states and remains in dialogue with the court about paraprofessional licensing. Law school representatives from UW, Seattle University, and Gonzaga emphasized public service pipelines, financial barriers, and rural legal deserts, citing LRAPs, scholarships, stipends, clinics, and hybrid or regional programs designed to recruit and retain students in Washington. Seattle U highlighted its FlexJD and hybrid hub partnerships in underserved areas, while Gonzaga and UW reported substantial shares of graduates entering public service, though most still cluster in urban regions. The committee also heard from the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the Office of Public Defense, both of which described severe recruitment and retention problems in rural counties, with vacancies, low applicant pools, and the need for higher salaries, housing help, internships, and loan support. The Office of Public Defense said its internship and fellowship program, created by SB 5780, has already placed interns in rural counties and produced some commitments to return after graduation. The Washington State Bar’s law clerk program was also presented as a pathway that helps people train locally and remain in their communities, including by supporting succession for aging solo practitioners. The committee then shifted to family law and guardianship issues. On Title 26 guardian ad litem practice, presenters from Northwest Justice Project and private family law practice said GALs can play an important role but that training, oversight, and consistency remain major concerns, especially in domestic violence cases. They described problems such as inadequate training, bias, inconsistent recommendations, high fees, and lack of accountability, and suggested stronger, standardized training, more use of mental health professionals for custody evaluations, and better oversight mechanisms. Members asked about county practices, including rotation systems for GAL appointments and whether King County’s family court assessors provide a useful model. The discussion then moved to minor guardianships under the Uniform Guardianship Act. A Superior Court judge said the 2021 changes increased the need for court visitors and appointed counsel, but courts are struggling to find qualified attorneys and visitors, especially in rural areas. A former commissioner said most of the bill under discussion was technical cleanup to align prior amendments, though it would add some fiscal burdens. Administrative Office of the Courts staff reported that the statewide reimbursement program for UGA implementation has repeatedly run out of money earlier each year, with minor guardianship costs making up most of the expense. The Office of Public Guardianship then described rapid growth in demand for adult guardianship and less restrictive alternatives, noting that referrals and caseloads have risen sharply, but that the office is constrained by a shortage of certified professional guardians and low compensation levels. Finally, the committee began an update on Blake implementation from the Office of Civil Legal Aid, which funds civil legal services related to the decision, before the transcript cut off.

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• There are compacts for hunting and fishing, water, dentistry, doctors, and nurses.
• so um we are a compact that's nurses so um we are a compact that's focused<00:02:25.080><c> on</c><00
• Our computer lab offers regulated access to the internet.
• After graduation, I lived at home and worked at a nursing home for a few years.
• Okay, I... regulations I will use that knowledge in regulations I will use that knowledge in the<00:37

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: SB137 , SB504 , SB1213 , SB1216 , SB1221 , SB1224 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1255 , SB1256 , SB1258 , SB1264 , SB1266 , SB1325 , SB1441 , SB1448 , SB1450 , SB1460 , SB1496 , SB1543 , SB1589 , SB1597 , SB1621 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB1687 , SB1716 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1921 , SB1932 , SB1936 , SB1980 , SB2011 , SB2030 , SB2084 , SB2112 , SB2170 , SB2182

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB504, marriage, child marriage, minor marriage, age of consent, minimum marriage age, underage marriage, teen marriage, parental consent, judicial approval, marriage license, Oklahoma Title 43, family law, juvenile justice, Department of Human Services

Bills: SB137 , SB504 , SB1213 , SB1216 , SB1221 , SB1224 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1255 , SB1256 , SB1258 , SB1264 , SB1266 , SB1325 , SB1441 , SB1448 , SB1450 , SB1460 , SB1496 , SB1543 , SB1589 , SB1597 , SB1621 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB1687 , SB1716 , SB1730 , SB1733 , SB1769 , SB1921 , SB1932 , SB1936 , SB1980 , SB2011 , SB2030 , SB2084 , SB2112 , SB2170 , SB2182

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB504, marriage, child marriage, minor marriage, age of consent, minimum marriage age, underage marriage, teen marriage, parental consent, judicial approval, marriage license, Oklahoma Title 43, family law, juvenile justice, Department of Human Services

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills covering criminal justice, public safety, family law, and administrative changes. Measures discussed included penalties for impersonating a notary or law enforcement officer, consolidating DUI charges, allowing motor carriers to represent themselves at Corporation Commission hearings, drone trespass penalties over critical infrastructure, expanding protections for contract employees under assault and battery laws, copper theft felony penalties, raising the marriage age to 18 with no exceptions, expanding the definition of great bodily injury for domestic abuse cases, post-adoption contact for services, driver’s license and testing changes, expungement system automation delays, consumer protection clarifications, gambling penalty updates, OSBI authority and fee changes, gift card protections, medical parole eligibility decisions, firearm transport on boats, caps on wrongful termination settlements at public institutions, GPS monitoring for certain domestic violence defendants, mandatory school reporting of inappropriate employee contact with students, expedited driver’s license delivery and tracking numbers, DOC credit modifications, drug court discretion, repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording penalties, open pasture signage requirements, supervised visitation after DHS findings of sexual abuse, and victim notification by email from the Pardon and Parole Board. Most bills were presented by members as request or cleanup measures, with brief explanations and limited debate. Several bills drew questions about implementation, due process, costs, and scope, especially the domestic violence GPS monitoring bill and the DOC credit bill. The committee also discussed a bill to lower the age for marriage, which was reported out 10-1, and a domestic violence-related GPS tracking bill that passed 12-0 after questions about monitoring and payment. Another domestic violence bill expanding great bodily injury definitions passed 12-0, and a bill requiring supervised visitation after a DHS sexual abuse finding passed 13-0. Nearly all measures were reported out with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including multiple 11-0, 12-0, 13-0, and 14-0 recommendations. A few bills had split votes, including the marriage-age bill at 10-1, the gambling penalty bill at 12-1, the OSBI record-check fee bill at 13-0, and the wrongful termination cap bill at 8-5. Several bills were laid over for a later meeting, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would continue work on Thursday.

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 620 calls for common-sense ZEV regulations. Respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• AB 1088 represents a measured first step toward the responsible regulation of kratom.
• The Board of Pharmacy is currently going through some compounding regulations.
• How can we have regulation? We don't know the age.
• But establishing this knowledge standard is really critical for any types of regulation.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, established a quorum after a roll call, and proceeded through a long House of Origin floor session with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine parliamentary actions. Early in the day, a motion by Assembly Member Gallagher to suspend the rules and take up AB 12 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. The chamber then moved through the daily file, with many measures passing by wide margins, often with bipartisan support and little or no opposition. Among the notable bills discussed were measures on law enforcement oversight and records access (AB 847), CalFresh data-sharing exemptions (AB 593), campus-area housing for students and staff (AB 893), insurance and wildfire hardening updates (AB 1), missing middle housing code changes (AB 6), tribal peace officer status in a pilot program (AB 31), utility bill analysis before new mandates (AB 61), fairgrounds funding (AB 258), Diwali as a state holiday (AB 268), labor and worker organizing rights (AB 288), algorithmic price-fixing and antitrust enforcement (AB 325), elections and jail voter information (AB 331), protections for judges and court personnel (AB 343 and AB 352), school construction procurement (AB 361), school-zone speed limits (AB 382), transit worker protections (AB 394), blue carbon coastal mitigation (AB 399), K-9 standards for law enforcement (AB 400), livestock carcass composting (AB 411), translation of housing materials (AB 413), immigrant educational rights notices (AB 419), gun violence restraining order implementation (AB 451), special education and child care measures (AB 560 and AB 563), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), and disability access protections for businesses (AB 649). Several bills addressed housing, energy, public health, and public safety, and many authors emphasized affordability, transparency, and administrative efficiency. The session also included several ceremonial or recognition items, including ACR 73 declaring Italian American Heritage Month, which was adopted by voice vote after 65 coauthors were added. Most measures were approved overwhelmingly, though a few drew some dissent, including AB 421? no—AB 399 passed 42-30, AB 450 passed 49-6, AB 461 passed 49-8, and AB 621 passed 58-0. The transcript ends partway through AB 772, which was introduced as an educational equity bill addressing cyberbullying after school hours, but the remainder of that item is not included in the provided text.

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• Certainly with nursing programs, because there is a cap that's established by the State Board of Nursing
• Are the nurses graduating and passing the board exams?
• Are the nurses graduating and passing the board exams?
• degrees, and the state has a shortage... ...of nurses right now.
• Are they, if they're graduating as nurses, are they getting licensed as nurses?

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the Union Pacific is, and I don't know if you know what PTC is, it's a system regulated by the Federal
• issued for a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense relating to transportation regulation
• issued for a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense relating to transportation regulation
• Someone said, I want most paramedics and EMTs and nurses want to be DNRs.
• If you would consider meeting with the Arizona Nurses Association as well as the physicians and the EMS

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2669, which would limit railroad train length in Arizona to 8,500 feet. The sponsor and several witnesses argued that very long trains create public safety risks, block rural crossings, delay EMS and fire response, and can worsen hazardous materials incidents, citing derailments and blocked crossings in places such as El Mirage, Holbrook, Sanders, and Santa Cruz County. Railroad representatives opposed the bill, saying train length does not cause derailments, that railroads already use tracking and crossing-management systems, and that shorter trains would increase congestion and delays. After debate, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2669 a do-pass recommendation, though some members said they supported the safety concerns but had constitutional concerns about interstate commerce. The committee then considered HB 2369, as amended, which requires photo-enforcement citations to be signed by the presiding judge, with the amendment limiting the requirement to photo-enforcement citations and allowing an electronic signature. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by a Mesa issue involving thousands of citations signed by the wrong judge after that judge had left the bench. A Paradise Valley court representative said their photo citations already include a judge/clerk signature and that the form had long been approved. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 7-0. HB 2256, a technical cleanup bill for salvage auction dealers, was also passed unanimously. It allows a salvage auction dealer to receive title to an abandoned vehicle tied to a denied or unpaid insurance claim and sets out notice and title-release procedures; the amendment clarified that insurers may request actions rather than taking possession of a vehicle and that storage fees must be paid. HCM 2007, which urges renaming sections of State Route 69 in honor of veterans from five former wars, also received a 7-0 do-pass recommendation, with members discussing whether World War I should be included and how the memorial highway designation would work alongside the existing route number. HB 2772, which would place a pre-hospital medical care directive indicator on driver licenses and state IDs, generated extended discussion and was ultimately held over after a recess. Supporters said it could help first responders and families quickly identify a DNR/advance directive, while opponents and committee members raised concerns about liability, whether first responders or bystanders would be protected, whether the bill should instead reference advance directives, and whether ADOT and EMS stakeholders had been fully consulted. The committee then heard HCR 2004, a proposed voter-approved prohibition on photo enforcement systems. The sponsor argued photo radar is unconstitutional and cited Mesa and Paradise Valley problems with erroneous or dismissed citations. Scottsdale and Phoenix police opposed the resolution, saying photo enforcement reduces serious injury and fatal crashes, supports local traffic safety efforts, and is especially useful amid officer shortages. The Phoenix commander noted the department has more than 600 sworn vacancies and said automated enforcement helps augment roadway safety.

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• The Department of Public Health requires the Department of Public Health to adopt emergency regulations
• And I'm also here on behalf of the California Nurse Midwives Association to urge continued support for
• the nurse midwifery workforce development.
• urge you instead to do what the voters said: have the Department of Cannabis Control, through its regulations
• I'm here on behalf of a coalition of private duty nursing providers such as Maxim Healthcare, Aviana

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I support regulation.
• Regulation, that's tomorrow.
• Without regulation, those bad actors continue to... ...regulations do not exist right now.
• I'm a Doctor of Nursing Practice, a retired nurse practitioner, and a health care executive.
• Actually doing regulation.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a registered nurse.”
• I've administered blood transfusions many times as a nurse in clinical practice in the hospital.
• It's really important to me as a nurse.
• It's a pretty in-depth process, and I don't see, as a nurse at the bedside, how in the world this would
• So as we have tried to get patients to go through this process, which is federally regulated and already

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• Who would even pay for it, as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked?
• And pay for it, as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked.
• Who would even pay for it as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked?
• And pay for it as the nurse constituent of the senator from District 12 had asked.
• It regulates what the hospital does. So please keep your comments to the bill. Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• An urban forest management ordinance is a regulation that may limit or prevent the removal of trees on
• stroke patients looks like, these critical care patients require one to two doctors, two to three nurses
• simultaneously that needed to have breathing tubes placed like this, and it took nearly all of the nurses
• stroke patients look like, their critical care patients, they require one to two doctors, two to three nurses
• simultaneously that needed to have breathing tubes placed like this, and it took nearly all of the nurses

Bills: HB2267 , HB2183 , HB2174 , HB1529

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: urban forestry, local government, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, heat response, counties, public health, emergency management, climate action, crash prevention, traffic safety, roadside regulations, emergency zones, public safety, state legislation, infrastructure, county resources, road construction, maintenance

Transcript Highlights:

• Supreme Court precedent about what is legal to be regulated.
• This is an attempt unfortunately to further regulate law-abiding gun owners.
• This is a attempt unfortunately to further regulate law-abiding gun owners.
• That is what we are trying to regulate, and it has been regulated before, and that was... ...constitutional
• We can regulate here.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Every summer, Mary Liz would hire nursing staff.
• We are aware of three nurses that were living on site.
• We are aware of three nurses that were living on site for the summer.
• You had three nurses that had been evacuated from the infirmary.
• They helped Richard get the infirmary nurses out.

Committee: House The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• God, help us regulate our nervous system, God. Thank you for our hearts.
• God, help us regulate our nervous system, God. Thank you for our hearts and minds be stayed on you.
• I appreciate the effort to try to put regulations on these cameras.
• Eventually, I hope we'll get to that point, because right now they're not regulated.
• I also think that everybody on this floor wants regulations on these cameras.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing judges, medical and mining guests, students, and Girl Scout Troop 6354. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider a long calendar of bills, with most measures receiving committee amendments and do-pass recommendations. Bills discussed included SB 1272 on the Douglas port of entry, SB 1327 on Arizona Board of Regents restrictions involving foreign countries, SB 1400 on public safety employee information, SB 1519 on off-highway vehicles, SB 1627 on unmanned aircraft, SB 1630 on AHCCCS home and community-based services and mental illness, SB 1720 on parenting time, SB 1763 on school district finances, SB 1826 on rural wayfinding signs, and SB 1827 on vertiports/advanced air mobility. Several bills drew floor amendments and brief explanations, including changes to off-highway vehicle use, drone restrictions near schools, parenting-time standards, and school finance reporting. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1272, SB 1327, SB 1400, SB 1519, SB 1627, SB 1630, SB 1720, SB 1763, and SB 1826. SB 1827 initially failed on a 15-15 vote. Members also debated SB 1111 on automatic license plate readers during a later Committee of the Whole session; supporters said it added guardrails such as warrant requirements, training, logging, and felony penalties for misuse, while opponents argued it still enabled broad surveillance and contained loopholes. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole report and then proceeded to third reading votes on the earlier bills. In the later session, the Senate considered SB 1111, SB 1214 on stem-cell/regenerative therapy, SB 1683 on foreign ownership/advisory limits for real property, SB 1686 on a memorial designation, and SB 1745 on local excise tax rate limits. SB 1214’s sponsor said the bill created a framework for regenerative medicine and medical tourism, while opponents said the policy was too significant for floor amendment and should be developed through stakeholder meetings. SB 1683 and SB 1745 were amended and advanced, and SB 1686 passed without amendment. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the Senate then took up a motion to alter the report on SB 1111 to include the Hoffman amendment and exclude the Payne amendment, with debate centered on whether the bill was a necessary surveillance safeguard or an unconstitutional mass-surveillance measure.

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• If not, the clerk will take the call. discrimination regulations intent and discrimination regulations
• </c><00:53:12.800><c> and</c> Housing Discrimination Regulations and Housing Discrimination Regulations
• </c> &gt;&gt; nursing home residents are in Medicaid.
• &gt;&gt; nursing home residents are in Medicaid.
• Is the Is the increased regulation &gt;&gt; Okay.

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all

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• The OIC reviews and analyzes insurance company financial data and uses financial regulations to make
• I'm a semi-retired registered nurse and the volunteer vice chair of Whole Washington, speaking in I'm
• a semi-retired registered nurse and the volunteer vice chair of Whole Washington, speaking in support
• And lastly, please extend these regulations to for-profit insurance companies also.
• For example, I worked with nursing home workers in Southern California that were getting paid minimum

Bills: SB5808 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB6006 , SB6351 , SB6198 , SB6260 , SB6353 , SB5949 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6229 , SB6173

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare access, state budget, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA, employers