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• Today we are joined by members of the Arizona Psychiatric Society, including both practicing psychiatrists
• In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
• In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
• And so I think that that's important to understand that these are practices that need to be reviewed,
• and then we need to assess how we can continue to remedy the situation so that more lives can be saved

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• Practically, our recommendations mean not approving any new spending.
• stable funding for this program, the Legislature could consider working with the administration to assess
• It is our understanding that, as part of the receiver's action plan, there is a plan to assess whether
• However, through this proposal, a copy of that assessment wasn't provided to the Legislature.
• That assessment will be coming along with some other staffing assessments.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This bill is clear and practical for both schools and law enforcement.
• </c><00:15:04.639><c> for</c> This bill is clear and practical for This bill is clear and practical for
• You'll threat assessment pilot project.
• </c> to be assessed by the BCA. to be assessed by the BCA.
• , a security assessment by the Axtel Group.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• LCSW, we complete 60 credits, master's degree, 3,200 hours of post-mastered supervised clinical practice
• nationally certified school nurse credential is an above-and-beyond credential to the ability to practice
• Historically, Delaware has chosen to make school health a priority by supporting a school nurse practice
• That the current language is too prescriptive and duplicates current practice.
• Thank you very That the current language is too prescriptive and duplicates current practice.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards. Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.

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• Now, I do a good bit of transfer practice.
• I don't think bit of transfer practice.
• ,</c><00:19:41.679><c> they're</c> So, outside of my practice, they're So, outside of my practice, they're
• I I practice defense work could be used.
• a practical standpoint, From a practical standpoint, does<00:54:03.359><c> the</c><00:54:03.599><c>

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

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• If it's an unfair deceptive act or practice, which currently it isn't, it just gives us the ability to
• Happy to answer any questions if I can be helpful. practice which currently it isn't it practice which
• The disclosure of third-party litigation can enhance transparency, support better risk assessment and
• <00:28:24.200><c> and</c><00:28:24.640><c> management</c><00:28:25.640><c> Foster</c> assessment and
• They're still subject to the unfair trade practices statute, I could tell you that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 733-FN, a bill concerning third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors funding lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, increases litigation abuse, and contributes to higher insurance and consumer costs. He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with guardrails and reporting requirements on specified pages of the bill. He also noted a couple of drafting fixes, including adding the word “knowingly” and incorporating a missing section later. Members raised questions about the bill’s foreign-entity language, especially the provision allowing a governor or the Department of Safety to designate a country as a threat to critical infrastructure. Representative Cole said he would have lawyers review that issue. Another member asked whether the bill would prohibit a party from obtaining outside funding for a lawsuit; Cole clarified that the bill is intended as a reporting measure, not a ban, and that disclosure would be required. He also said the bill is aimed at American citizens rather than foreign-backed financing, and that some states had considered caps on such arrangements, though this bill does not. Brandon Gratz of the Attorney General’s office testified that the enforcement language appears too limited, because it would allow only civil penalties and not broader Consumer Protection Act remedies such as injunctions or restitution. He suggested the Attorney General may not have meaningful authority under the bill as written and raised possible insurance-law issues. Commissioner D.J. Benton-Court of the Insurance Department said the disclosure could help insurers better assess risk and potentially soften the hard insurance market by improving transparency, competition, underwriting, innovation, and claims management. He also said the bill likely needs further work on jurisdiction and enforcement, and that the committee may need to coordinate with the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and possibly banking regulators. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• practice.
• practices.
• Most practices cannot afford these costs on their own.
• Corporate practice of medicine doctrine isn't a new idea.
• The momentum to end this practice is clear and growing.

Bills: SB6294, SB6211, SB5650, SB6033, SB6297, SB6343, SB6067, SB6082, SB6323, SB6324, SB5862, SB5923, SB6151

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

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• We have a contract for service with North Ada County Fire and Rescue currently, and it's not best practice
• have the cities and counties still collect the fees, but you'd have one public hearing that would assess
• And then, to assess the fees and to approve the fees, and then they sign the intergovernmental agreement
• have the cities and counties still collect the fees, but you'd have one public hearing that would assess
• The five board members that then really assess: Are we setting their number at a defendable and correct

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard several bills related to fire districts, impact fees, and housing. House Bill 765 would allow partial annexation and merger of fire districts/departments to better align boundaries and improve efficiency; fire chiefs and city representatives supported it as a fix to problems created by prior law, and the committee sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 766 would streamline the process for fire and EMS districts to adopt development impact fees by reducing the number of required hearings and agreements; supporters said it would save time and attorney costs while preserving public input, and it also passed the committee with a due pass recommendation despite some concern about public visibility. House Bill 797, a cleanup bill to ensure fire district sub-districts retain representation, also passed unanimously to the floor. House Bill 767, which would allow fire districts to use up to 50% of development impact fees for replacement fire apparatus, drew the most debate. Fire chiefs argued it was needed because apparatus costs have risen sharply and growth is wearing equipment out faster, while the Idaho Home Builders Association opposed it as a departure from the intended use of impact fees and a potential step toward broader fee expansion. Several senators said the bill was a response to funding pressures created by House Bill 389, but a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee prevailed, so HB 767 did not advance. The committee also considered House Bill 760, a workforce housing bill that would expand an existing property tax exemption for affordable housing projects, allow nonprofit/for-profit partnerships, and let local governments opt in. Supporters said it would help finance workforce housing without state general fund money and preserve local control; senators noted it could still add pressure on local services, but the bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• She went, practiced for a few years, and we’re excited to have her back.
• But that provision already exists in our Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
• That information is vital for parents to assess how an ESA will impact their child.
• It's the assessment. I don't care if it's the STAAR, MAPS, or Iowa. It's the assessment.
• May I suggest restorative justice practices?

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.

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• </c> and government data practices policy. and government data practices policy.
• unless the total amount of the unpaid assessments and all types of other assessments exceeds $1,500
• Or it allows for $2,500 if the assessment is greater than $500. for delinquent payment of assessments
• and all types of other assessments and all types of other assessments<00:26:52.559><c> exceeds</c> assessments
• </c> practice but it is not required. practice but it is not required.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> members, advancing scope of practice members, advancing scope of practice bills<00:19:09.200><c>
• </c> between these scope of practice updates. between these scope of practice updates.
• bills from uh lure and scope of practice bills from uh lure and practice<00:19:33.280><c> of</c><00:
• ><c> want</c><00:20:15.120><c> to</c> work in practice and just want to work in practice and just want
• </c> together with the advanced practice together with the advanced practice nurses.<00:30:09.679><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Transition planning must be based upon educationally and developmentally appropriate transition assessments
• We appreciate DOL's ongoing commitment to adopting and implementing best-practice licensure methods for
• The assessment must be reviewed by an unaffiliated licensed professional engineer.
• The assessment must be reviewed by an unaffiliated licensed professional engineer.
• It does have a fiscal impact, not only on physician practices, but as well on patients.

Bills: SB5420, SB5877, SB5868, SB5109, SB5832, SB5922, SB5944, SB5988, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• Gorman, staff to this committee, regarding the fiscal impact of amendment 251 compared to current practice
• With the proposed substitute, this would allow for a one-time assessment on surpluses from nonprofit
• They must show needs assessments.
• They must show needs assessments.
• They must show needs assessments.

Bills: HB1073, HB1128, HB1316, HB1408, HB1591, HB1592, HB1634, HB1906, HB1960, HB2073, HB2145, HB2248, HB2266, HB2301, HB2333, HB2365, HB2401, HB2416, HB2421, HB2438, HB2474, HB2475, HB2515, HB2517, HB2523, HB2548, HB2597, HB2637, HB2640, HB2660, HB2675, HB2685, HB2720, HB1742, HB2104, HB2186, HB2405, HB2557, HB2593, HB2636

Keywords: national guard, military support, defense, state security, veteran services, child care, workforce standards, education, child development, training requirements, postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, community preservation, development authorities, funding, local governance, state resources

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• assessment assessment &gt;&gt; [clears throat] &gt;&gt; [clears throat] &gt;&gt; [clears throat] &gt
• , and then we about required assessments, and then we clean<01:15:20.239><c> up</c><01:15:20.400><c>
• is now no longer subject that assessment is now no longer subject to.<01:15:28.320><c> Um</c><01:15:
• </c> a section for certain test assessments a section for certain test assessments both<01:19:14.159>
• </c><01:24:29.040><c> the</c> they're able to practice the they're able to practice the competencies<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, according to NERC, the 2024 long-term reliability assessment for the Midwest Independent System
• 202 2024 long-term reliability nerk the 202 2024 long-term reliability assment<00:03:50.799><c> assessment
• </c><00:03:51.159><c> for</c><00:03:51.319><c> the</c><00:03:51.400><c> Midwest</c> assment assessment
• for the Midwest assment assessment for the Midwest independent<00:03:52.840><c> service</c><00:03:53.200
• She said the 2024 NERC long-term reliability assessment highlights the urgent need for firm power and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For millions of voters, mail ballots are the most practical and accessible way to participate in our
• We don't even use best practices.
• They want to see best election practices. And yes, they want to see voter...
• They want to see best election practices. And yes, they want to see voter ID.
• That was a landmark piece of legislation that removed discriminatory voting practices and ushered in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Again, I would go back to: I don't think California always does what are the global best practices.
• That's a very common practice. Now, discussion started. Of course, we sat down with...
• That's a very common practice. Now, discussion started.
• There were Melrose districts, benefit assessment districts.
• There are a half a dozen of those benefit assessment tools that allow local governments to engage local

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So I believe it is their practice to encourage the children to speak and involve their parents.
• Flynn said that if, during the safety assessment, a caller does not meet the criteria for the emergency
• The current statute only requires investigative or risk assessment interviews.
• This really follows best practices for policing.
• Obviously, I'm trained in less-lethal force and lethal force, and I do practice and I do carry.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from March 9, 2026, then heard House Bill 860, a cleanup bill revising Idaho’s parental rights and 988/suicide-crisis-related statutes. Representative Ehart said the bill clarifies when schools, hospitals, and crisis responders may provide non-emergency first aid, emergency treatment, suicide-related follow-up, and evidence collection without parental permission, especially in cases involving abuse or when a parent may be the alleged perpetrator. Support came from the Idaho Medical Association, Idaho 988, and several youth testifiers who described being hung up on or harmed by current law; the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association raised a late concern about language affecting time-sensitive evidence collection in child sex abuse cases and proposed a narrow amendment. Despite that concern, the committee voted unanimously to send HB 860 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 680, which would require audio or video recording of all interviews of alleged child abuse victims unless good cause exists. Representative Skog said the bill is intended to protect children, improve the reliability of interviews, and aid prosecutions. Supporters included the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association and a virtual witness who said recording preserves the child’s statement and reduces repeated questioning. No one testified in opposition, and the committee unanimously sent HB 680 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 752, a bill creating criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully entering opposite-sex public restrooms and changing rooms, with listed exceptions for emergencies, maintenance, law enforcement, family assistance, and similar situations. The sponsor and supporters argued it protects privacy and safety for women and girls and aligns with existing sex-based facility restrictions; opponents, including transgender Idahoans, clergy, parents, civil rights advocates, and Planned Parenthood, said it would criminalize transgender people, invite harassment, and be difficult to enforce. Law enforcement representatives testified that existing trespass laws already address unwanted presence and that officers cannot reliably determine sex in the field. The bill drew extensive debate over enforcement, privacy, and safety, but the transcript ends before a final committee vote on HB 752 is shown.

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• of available information has been evaluated, including existing scientific literature, long-term assessments
• That review should consider available project information, routing risk assessment, and plume modeling
• And a suspension of fee assessments when a cap is met for a storage facility would only suspend the 12
• And then we've actually sat back and let y'all reduce the assessments on CCS moving forward.
• We shall reduce the assessments on CCS moving forward through the tax commission, allow that to tamper

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.

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• Charles County alone, we pay about $2.5 million a year to facilitate the collection and assessment of
• We conducted a comprehensive needs assessment within our county. What we found was...
• We acted on it, and as a direct result of that needs assessment, our board developed and adopted the
• We acted on it, and as a direct result of that needs assessment, our board developed and adopted the
• The intent is not to change current practices.

Keywords: 959, house, all