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• During this time, ophthalmology has often claimed that expanding optometry's scope would lead to blindness
• Opponents claim this bill compromises patient safety, yet they offer no studies or data to back their
• This includes diagnostic or therapeutic treatment of conditions or disease processes by any instruments
• It took me nine years to complete this process and put me in significant educational debt.
• and your support in this bill as we continue to work it through as it moves through the committee process

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• I'm not sure what the urgency of this resolution is that requires that we skip the entire committee process
• That requires that we skip the entire committee process, to give an opportunity for public comment, to
• . ...lawful authority and resolution of disputes through judicial processes, and that the lawful use
• Chair, to claim that these individuals who are enforcing the law, by the way, if you don't like the law
• The minority leader criticized this resolution, claiming it had inaccuracies.

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and heard several guest introductions, including Arizona agricultural producers and suppliers and sixth graders from James W. Rice Elementary School. The chamber then moved through a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bill references and committee reports, with no substantive debate on those items in the transcript. The main floor action centered on Senate Resolution 1036, which criticized Attorney General Chris Mays for public comments about the use of force and law enforcement, and called on her to retract the statements, support law enforcement, issue corrective guidance, and resign. The Senate first voted to suspend rules and place the resolution into Committee of the Whole, then debated a motion to read the resolution by number and title only, and later considered a floor amendment adding findings about law enforcement organizations’ criticism and alleged use of state resources to target ICE officers. Supporters argued the Attorney General’s remarks were dangerous, misleading, and politically motivated; opponents said the resolution distorted her comments, was a partisan stunt, and skipped normal committee review. After extensive debate, the Committee of the Whole recommended the resolution do pass, and the Senate adopted SR 1036 on third reading by a vote of 17 ayes to 13 nays. Following passage of SR 1036, members continued to offer personal privilege remarks, including an introduction of visitors connected to civics education. The Senate then recessed and adjourned until Monday, February 2, 2026.

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• Senator Hchild, is this currently being extracted, or where are we on the process?
• ,<01:30:37.520> Senator processing plant in Minnesota, Senator processing plant in Minnesota
• Obviously, I don't know what it means to process helium.
• <01:31:16.080> I know what it means to process helium.
• I know what it means to process helium.

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• The process of immigrating took easy.
• That's why the petition process is so important. That's why the petition process is so important.
• That's why the petition process is so That's why the petition process is so important.<02:09:04.719><
• <02:22:02.000> that the current commission process that the current commission process that
• This opportunity that we bring today to the floor is to go back to a process that works, a process that

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• WARRANT SERVICE OFFICERS IN THE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES EXISTING PROCESSING THE PAPERWORK CAN RECEIVE
• THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
• FDLE ELECTRONIC GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS WHAT WE ARE USING TO DO THE GRANT PROCESS.
• THE EXECUTION PROCESS ONCE THE AWARD AGREEMENT ASSIGN THE CONTRACT IS POSTED TO THE FLORIDA COUNTABILITY
• CONTRACT TRACKING SYSTEM AGENCIES CAN START SUBMITTING REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS WITH DOCUMENTATION TO THE

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• It will mean longer lines for voters to vote in person as poll workers will need to process two different
• These bills protect no one and nothing in our democratic process.
• We fought SB 1 in the district courts along with our coalition partners and won on every claim.
• Show up to election day and are told that their applications were not processed and that they are not
• This legislation would devastate the voting process and confuse voters, making it much more difficult

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• The bill establishes an appeal process for unhired candidates who believe the process was not appropriately
• I did not go through the confirmation process. I only went through the appointment process.
• This is not something that can be addressed solely through process improvements.
• Chair, Representative, this is adding several additional processes to the state hiring process.
• . ...hiring in an appeals process.

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Summary: The committee heard and acted on a series of Senate bills and one concurrent resolution, with most measures receiving due-pass recommendations. SB 1078 would require de novo judicial review in public records disputes; supporters from the sponsor and Goldwater Institute argued it would restore transparency and prevent deference to agency denials, and it passed 4-3. SB 1184 would bar HOAs from prohibiting display of military division flags; it drew support as a veterans’ issue and passed unanimously. SB 1586 would require Arizona agencies to post federal guidance they create, adopt, or receive; supporters said it would improve transparency, while one member argued existing websites already provide this information, and it passed 4-3. The committee then considered SB 1665, which would standardize state agency hiring with weighted grades, interview panel grades, an overall grade, and an appeal process for unsuccessful applicants. The sponsor and the Arizona State Personnel Board argued it would create merit-based hiring and a needed check on ADOA, while ADOA warned it would add bureaucracy, cost more than $3 million, and slow hiring; the bill passed 4-3. SCR 1024 would change legislative residency requirements from county-based to district-based and add a one-year district residency requirement for party nomination as well, sending the proposal to voters; after extended discussion about district/county complications and ballot-measure concerns, it passed 6-1. Later, SB 1135 would raise the workers’ compensation burial expense for fallen first responders from $5,000 to $10,000, with emotional testimony from surviving spouses and first responders; it passed 6-1. SB 1136 would allow surviving spouses of first responders to keep death benefits after remarriage, and survivors testified that benefits should not be conditioned on remaining unmarried; it passed 5-2. SB 1435 would make it a class 6 felony for school and public library employees or contractors to refer minors to sexually explicit material, and supporters framed it as protecting children from explicit content while opponents warned it could chill library access and criminalize librarians; it passed 4-3. SB 1567 would extend similar restrictions to state and local agencies and public facilities, including limits on exposing minors to sexually explicit materials and using public property for filming explicit acts; the sponsor said it was another child-protection measure, and it passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• <00:22:05.520> their these Americans fought to claim their these Americans fought to claim
• This is their recovery process.
• implementing fraud prevention processes. implementing fraud prevention processes.
• <07:49:21.360> Speaker process as well as with us. Speaker process as well as with us.
• We have an incredible this process.

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• <00:10:39.920> Um<00:10:40.160> we're of how this process is going.
• Um we're of how this process is going.
• Obviously, any policy rulemaking process, legislation process, can be lengthy and difficult.
• <00:27:10.880> and are actually doing the processing and are actually doing the processing
• <01:40:21.440> and that walks you through the process and that walks you through the process

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Summary: The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience. NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information. The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.

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• A party simple, efficient process.
• . process. process. service,<01:39:04.639> compliance,<01:39:05.199> and<01:39:05.360><
• streamlines the process. streamlines the process.
• destructive to the legislative process. destructive to the legislative process.
• <03:43:49.840> of it's a constantly evolving process of it's a constantly evolving process

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• That's all done outside of this process.
• . process. process.
• Uh, the PUC did side with DOE's position and claimed that there was little evidence that the expanded
• Uh, the PUC did side with DOE's position and claimed that there was little evidence that the expanded
• Uh, the PUC did side with DOE's position and claimed that there was little evidence that the expanded

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• We want our process to play out. We want our due process for folks that are in Massachusetts.
• They have been tremendous throughout this process.
• That is what this process was about, and that is what this bill is.
• It reinforces due process.
• And there's also the issue of due process in our Constitution.

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Summary: The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a birthday resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It also advanced two local bills: one authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, and another relative to the town administrator of Carlisle. Both bills were amended by Ways and Means and ordered to third reading or engrossed as amended. The chamber also passed a memorial-marker bill for fallen law enforcement officers in Milton and Canton. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 5305, the “Protect Act,” which was presented as a measure to limit state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, restrict ICE access in courthouses and other sensitive locations, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, and expedite U and T visa certifications. Supporters, including members of the Black and Latino Caucus and other legislators, argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, preserve public trust, and keep local police focused on criminal matters. They cited courthouse arrests, fear in immigrant communities, and the need for clearer boundaries between state and federal authority. Several amendments were offered and voted on during consideration of H.5305. An amendment to strike Section 4 was rejected, as were amendments seeking to alter the courthouse enforcement provisions and to recognize immigration judge warrants. Other amendments were adopted, including one clarifying sheriff-related provisions, one expanding language around release dates, one adding protections related to school settings, and one expediting U visa certification for family members aging out. A roll call was taken on the bill and on multiple amendments, with the House ultimately adopting the amendments described and continuing consideration of the bill as amended.

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• However, we do now have an application in process.
• The process look like.
• This is how the reimbursement process would work.
• And to do that, you need people that are in at the beginning of the process and at the end of that process
• It's just all part of the budget process.

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• HR 33 respects that constitutional process. It does not mandate division.
• <00:21:07.200> It respects that constitutional process.
• It respects that constitutional process.
• Because of the denial process.
• Because of the denial process. profit? Because of the denial process.

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• However, we do now have an application in process.
• What does the application process look like?
• This is how the reimbursement process would work.
• And to do that, you need people that are in at the beginning of the process and at the end of that process
• It's just all part of the budget process.

Summary: The committee met to organize upcoming legislative session arrangements and staffing, and to review several rule and security-related items. It first approved a Joint Rule 211 change, recommended by the Employee Benefits Committee, that clarifies the deadline and statutory references for introducing health insurance mandate bills so required cost-benefit materials can be completed in time. Members noted the change would streamline the process, though it would not solve all timing and mandate-determination issues. The committee then discussed a draft bill on confidentiality protections for certain public officials and candidates, but members raised concerns about the statute’s complexity, the practical difficulty of administering it, and whether it would meaningfully improve safety; no action was taken and the topic was set aside for further discussion. The committee received an update on the new NCSL Legislator Security Fund. Staff explained that North Dakota is in process to apply for grant funding that could reimburse up to about $200 per legislator for personal security-related expenses such as home cameras, locks, lighting, or monitoring services, with reimbursement handled through Legislative Council and subject to Emergency Commission approval. Members asked about eligible expenses, timing, and whether new legislators would be included, and staff said the program would likely cover current legislators only for this round. The committee also approved the 2027 joint session schedule for the State of the State, tribal-state message, and State of the Judiciary on January 5, with the tribal and judiciary addresses in the morning and the governor’s address later in the day. The committee next approved the statutory reporting schedule for the Commerce Commissioner and agricultural commodity groups, setting the Commerce report for January 13, 2027, and the agriculture reports and pesticide container disposal update for January 14, 2027. Members questioned the usefulness of some of these recurring reports, but agreed to follow the existing statutory requirements. The largest discussion centered on Legislative Council staffing for the 2027 session: the committee approved reducing session staff to 36 Senate and 41 House employees, eliminating procedural clerk positions in standing committees in favor of permanent policy analysts, while retaining quality assurance clerks and adding a House parking lot attendant. It also approved a 3% salary increase for those staff positions, matching the increase given to state employees. Finally, the committee reviewed a revised organizational session and new legislator training agenda. Staff proposed moving some orientation content into a separate pre-session training day for new legislators on November 30, including laptop setup, mock committee and floor sessions, parliamentary procedure, and HR/benefits training, while adding more security and budgeting instruction. Members strongly supported earlier and more practical training, including follow-up reinforcement during the first week of session, and suggested using experienced or term-limited former legislators as mentors. Staff also described efforts to expand training materials into podcasts, flowcharts, and other formats, and Legislative Council leadership outlined the office’s remaining vacancies and a proposed expansion of policy analysts, program evaluators, legal staff, and training support to better serve the legislature and improve oversight of state programs.

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• However, we do now have an application in process.
• What does the application process look like?
• This is how the reimbursement process would work.
• And to do that, you need people that are in at the beginning of the process and at the end of that process
• You know, there has to be a process to manage that.

Summary: The Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee first considered and adopted a Joint Rule 211 change clarifying the deadline and statutory references for bill drafts involving health insurance mandates, after discussion that the process is still somewhat cumbersome but improved by the clarification. The committee then reviewed a revised draft addressing confidentiality protections for certain legislators and candidates, but members expressed concerns about the breadth, enforceability, and transparency implications of the proposal, and the committee chose not to advance it at this time. The committee received an informational update on the new NCSL Legislator Security Fund. Staff explained that North Dakota is applying for the grant, which could provide about $200 per legislator for home security or related safety expenses, subject to Emergency Commission approval and reimbursement procedures. Members asked about eligible expenses, administrative burden, and whether new legislators would be covered; staff said guidance would be provided if funding is approved. The committee also approved the 2027 timing for the State of the Judiciary, tribal-state relationship message, and State of the State address on January 5, and set the Commerce Department and agricultural commodity reports for January 13 and 14, respectively, as required by statute. A major portion of the meeting focused on legislative staffing and organizational planning. The committee approved a recommendation for 36 Senate staff positions and 41 House staff positions, along with a 3% compensation increase for session staff. Discussion centered on replacing some procedural clerk duties with permanent policy analyst staff, retaining quality assurance roles for now, and adding or repurposing positions in IT, program evaluation, legal, and administration. Members also discussed expanding program evaluation capacity and the need for clearer oversight of new programs, with staff noting upcoming training and model-sharing with other states. Finally, the committee reviewed a proposed new legislator orientation day on November 30 and broader organizational session training changes, including mock committee and floor sessions, security training, and more robust budget/appropriations instruction, but took no final action on the agenda items and adjourned after completing the budget-related recommendations.

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• By providing this alternative calculation, many taxpayers can begin claiming the research credit for
• company would have to look back to records from 37 years ago to properly calculate and claim the R&D
• By providing this alternative calculation, many taxpayers can begin claiming the research credit for
• By providing this alternative calculation, many taxpayers can begin claiming the research credit for
• Credit claimed, which was the experience at the federal level.

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• in any fashion so rulemaking process in any fashion so rulemaking process then<02:54:37.200>
• process<03:44:18.479> does process does process does that that that totally<03:44:22.600>
• > if<03:44:33.199> you about that process I guess well if you about that process I guess
• procedure for processing procedure for processing meat<04:35:38.879> uh<04:35:39.080>
• That can be sometimes a very slow process, and in two areas it is a critically slow process that has

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• That then original district would not be able to claim any additional ADM from that original 16th day
• We shared more about this process last year. The team identified actionable data as a need.
• We shared more about this process last year. The team identified actionable data as a need.
• By engaging students directly, processes and practices are strengthened.
• :51.839> are processes and practices are processes and practices are strengthened.<00:48:52.880

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• <00:04:06.799> So, go that process if you don't mind.
• So, go that process if you don't mind.
• We just need to speed the process and provide them with more years to rebuild their lives.
• <00:12:17.519> There's of efficacy well beyond process.
• There's of efficacy well beyond process.

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Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the November 12 minutes by voice vote, and then heard a presentation from former Governor Ernie Fletcher and Dave Johnson on Medicaid reimbursement for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Fletcher argued that addiction should be treated as a chronic disease requiring a longer continuum of care, not just short residential stays, and said recovery should combine clinical treatment with social supports such as housing, transportation, employment, peer coaching, and recovery housing. He cited data on overdose trends, low treatment rates, and high costs for people with SUD, and said current reimbursement models create poor incentives and do not adequately support long-term recovery or measure outcomes well. Fletcher proposed a “carve through” model administered at the MCO level with standardized metrics, data sharing, and an independent recovery coordinator that would assess patients, coordinate care, and connect them to clinical and social recovery services. He suggested using bundled payments, shared savings, and partial risk arrangements, with recovery housing reimbursed on a PMPM or weekly basis and funded in part through existing Medicaid spending and other sources such as opioid abatement funds. He also emphasized peer support, telemedicine, criminal justice coordination, workforce and education supports, and the use of technology, including text messaging and possibly AI, to maintain long-term follow-up and identify relapse risk. Members questioned how the model would work in practice, especially the education and staffing requirements for recovery coordinators, reimbursement levels, and how many patients each coordinator or peer would serve. Fletcher said peers could be certified and would need additional training in assessments such as ASAM and recovery residence standards, but he did not give a precise salary figure, saying the market and bundled rates would determine that. He also said follow-up should continue for years, noting relapse risk over the first 18 to 24 months and that meaningful employment and ongoing peer contact help sustain recovery. No formal vote or action was taken on the substance use presentation.