Video & Transcript Research : 'DHS'

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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Civil Judiciary REVISION 2: Links added Apr 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Judiciary

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT-HSH Joint Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We would defer to DH on ability to manage this, but we believe this is an important measure right now
  • <01:00:22.559> would<01:00:22.720> defer<01:00:23.040> to<01:00:23.119> DH
  • services um process. would defer to DH services um process. would defer to DH do<01:00:23.920>
Bills: HB1853, HB1591, HB1961, HB1854, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115
Keywords: HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
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Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 21 Mar 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the concerns that I've had brought to me about DHS is a lack of responsiveness in addressing things
  • Now I know I've got resistance from DHS, not where I live. I've got resistance across the campus.
Bills: HR1036, HB2975, HB3026, HB3297, HB2981, HB2978, HB4144, HB1322, HB1818, HB3194, HB3767, HB3342, HB3344, HB4170, HB3287, HB3288, HB4454, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB4095, HB4115, HB4316, HB3530, HB3428, HB4272, HB4273, HB4274, HB3405, HB3406, HB3467, HB3469, HB3931
Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents, age eligibility, towing services, Oklahoma Wrecker and Towing Services Fund, Department of Labor, vehicle storage fees, consumer protection, nonconsensual towing, open meetings
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-25-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 02-24-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM Public Hearing 02-19-2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we can have DHS come up. recommendation adopted. recommendation adopted.
  • we<00:04:44.320> can<00:04:44.639> have<00:04:45.360> uh<00:04:45.680> DHS
  • We're going to adopt language from DHS to clarify the eligibility for TANF and adopt the Office of Wellness
  • Recommendation adopted. >> Uh, recess. language from DHS to clarify the language from DHS to clarify
Bills: SB99, SB585, SB2060, SB2069, SB2110, SB2115, SB2152, SB2211, SB2259, SB2315, SB2342, SB2382, SB2442, SB2446, SB2485, SB2544, SB2577, SB2580, SB2861, SB2919, SB3326
Keywords: SB99, Hawaii, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, retirant, retiree rehiring, reemployment after retirement, retirement benefits, benefit suspension, school resource officer, SRO, public school safety, Department of Law Enforcement, DLE, labor shortage, difficult-to-fill position, teacher shortage, charter school, mentor teacher, vacancy rate
Summary: The Committee on Ways and Means met for decision-making only and adopted recommendations on a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Early actions included SB 99 to pass unamended, SB 585 to pass with a date correction to 2015, SB 2060 to pass with amendments involving public project lists, legislative approval for fund transfers, and removal of certain appropriations, and SB 2069 to pass with amendments extending a sunset date and requiring transit-oriented development zoning. The committee also advanced several other measures, including SB 2110, SB 215, SB 2259, SB 2382, SB 2442, and SB 2485 unamended, while SB 2152, SB 2315, SB 2446, SB 2919, SB 2577, SB 2580, and SB 2861 were moved with various amendments, mostly date changes, appropriation blanks, or technical clarifications. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 2211, where Department of Human Services officials explained how the department was covering costs by using restricted funds and shifting Med-QUEST funding, and noted a need for $14 million plus support for $16.5 million in ACA enhanced tax credit subsidies. The chair indicated the bill would move forward with amendments, including blanking the appropriation pending more information on lapses, and the recommendation was adopted. SB 2544 was also amended to remove a specific appropriation and replace it with a blank cap on funds from DUR, and SB 2342 was amended to require projects to be in transit-oriented development zones and to reflect prior committee concurrence. The most extended debate was on SB 3326, which would address utility restructuring. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it could raise rates, worsen reliability issues, and disrupt an existing utility without a clear plan, especially given island-specific conditions. Supporters argued the bill would separate generation from transmission and distribution, create competition, protect union jobs, and respond to aging infrastructure and financial weakness in the utility sector. After recesses and discussion of the Public Utilities Commission’s role, the chair changed the recommendation from pass unamended to pass with amendments requiring the PUC to conduct a study, provide an interim report before the next session, and a final report the following session. That amended recommendation was adopted, and the meeting then adjourned with no further business.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/02/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • These are DHS proposals related to day services and DTN rates.
  • sections 13 and 15 are DHS sections 13 and 15 are DHS proposals<00:47:33.119> related<00:
  • managers sections 14 and 16 are DHS managers sections 14 and 16 are DHS technical<00:47:44.480><
  • Yeah, and DHS is saying there's a cost, but you know what I'm thinking, Senator?
  • I believe this is technical assistance provided from DHS.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (02/20/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we will start with the DHS commissioner's update. Recognize Commissioner Lori Weaver and Mr.
  • Um, Dave Weers, chief operating officer for DHS. I appreciate your time today.
  • bringing it back to an advisory committee that is made up of our providers in our community as well as DHS
  • employees um to community as well as DHS employees um to manage<00:05:02.000> the<00:05:02.639
  • very excited to be working with um DHS very excited to be working with um DHS and<00:24:22.320><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting opened without a quorum, so approval of the prior draft minutes was deferred until later. The committee then heard a DHS update from Commissioner Lori Weaver and COO David Weers, who described the recent flood at the Brown building and the relocation of nearly 400 DHS staff while operations are restored. They also outlined New Hampshire Care Connections, a privacy- and consent-focused closed-loop referral platform intended to improve referrals among providers, reduce duplication, and support continuity of care, with an Upper Valley implementation partnered with Dartmouth Health and an Epic integration already underway. Members asked whether the system would merge medical records or simply track referrals. DHS said it is not intended to store or transmit full medical records, but to integrate with providers’ electronic health record systems so referrals can be sent, received, and tracked, with consent controls limiting what information can be shared. Officials said the project will be tested over the coming months, with metrics, governance, and advisory committee oversight, and that it is tied to broader rural health transformation efforts and statewide implementation after the regional pilot. The committee also received the annual report from the Child Care Advisory Council. Maryanne Barter and Jessica Carver said the council worked with licensing to streamline the child care licensing rules, reducing the handbook by about 30%, and is now helping develop an informal dispute resolution process, revising the Granite Steps for Quality system, and creating a clearer handbook for providers handling state scholarship audits. They reported ongoing concern about child care closures and workforce shortages, said there is currently no wait list for child care assistance, and discussed questions about federal CCDF immunization requirements, which DHS said it would follow up on with federal technical assistance partners. After quorum was established, the committee moved to approve the minutes from the prior meeting.
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Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 16th, 2026

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I've asked DHS to come and give us a presentation this morning covering all of what we do... ...to
  • But if Janet Mann will come forth, Miss Misty Eubanks will come forth from DHS, we'll get this morning
  • I just think it's really important for us to see what DHS is spending their money on.
  • Our DHS, we pay for those in addition to cost settlements to eligible Medicaid hospitals.
  • That actually is an accounting mechanism that helps DHS when they are doing the cost settlements for
Keywords: 1204, all
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • These just move money around from one budget activity to the DHS budget after the various changes that
  • This is also a new proposal that will increase DHS licensing fees and add fees for program integrity
  • It authorizes DHS to draw down federal match for re-entry.
  • To this committee, we appreciate your review of the DHS Outpatient Medicaid Rate Study.
  • Additional DHS oversight could be added to this language.
Bills: HF2434
Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/09/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • we can request that someone from DHS we can request that someone from DHS come<01:02:05.320>
  • Of like, what does DHS think is supposed to happen?
  • The governor and DHS and the OIG designed a method to put these people in this position.
  • DHS and the OIG designed a method to put these people in this position.
  • <01:14:11.600> people highest and then the two at DHS people highest and then the two at DHS
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/12/26

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As prior DHS officials noted, DHS can accomplish its enforcement mission without denying or limiting
  • As prior DHS officials noted, DHS can accomplish its enforcement mission without denying or limiting
  • As prior DHS officials noted, DHS term.
  • As prior DHS officials noted, DHS can<01:10:12.120> accomplish<01:10:12.640> its<01:10:
  • However, last fall, a whistleblower from DHS leaked an internal memo where ICE and DHS had redefined
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Press Conference: Republicans Announce Education Plan for Safe and Smart Kids - 03/17/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • 24:37.600> have<00:24:37.720> had Can you comment on the OLA report, which found that DHS
  • Because I know that's the kind of dust-up between what DHS said its interpretation of the law was and
  • DHS was saying, "We need that more having explicitly in statute is what we need." I believe so.
  • said its interpretation of the what DHS said its interpretation of the law<00:29:22.600> was<
  • interpretation of the law was was DHS interpretation of the law was was DHS saying,<00:29:27.400
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/03/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #8 and #9

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2229, appropriation, DHS—excuse me—pregnancy resource centers, appropriates
  • $3 million in fiscal year 2027 from the state general fund to DHS for the support of pregnancy resource
  • addition, the organization that receives the money on or before December 31, 2027, must submit a report to DHS
  • addition, the organization that receives the money on or before December 31, 2027, must submit a report to DHS
  • 2402, Ambulance Services Certificates of Necessity, has additional quarterly reporting requirements to DHS
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large slate of House and Senate bills, with staff giving short descriptions and members flagging a few concerns. Topics included veterans’ services and courts, child care grants, midwife medication authority, home- and community-based services funding, EMS reciprocity, prescription monitoring, electronic monitoring in care facilities, pregnancy resource center funding, mental health transportation, Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea, school spending requirements, mobile home park training, local government investment pools, task order contract posting, tourism improvement areas, child welfare and kinship placement, neglect standards, family court evidence, prostate cancer cost sharing, assisted living hearings, manufactured home installer licensing, supervised parenting time, vulnerable adult trespass penalties, uranium contamination monitoring, a gas and petroleum refinery study committee, and state park fee exemptions for veterans. Several bills were described as unanimous or on consent, while others drew objections or were noted as controversial. Members raised privacy concerns about electronic monitoring in nursing homes, due process and rural capacity concerns about restricting police transport for mental health patients, opposition to pregnancy resource center appropriations, concerns about environmental review for power plant replacement, and questions about the Access sleep apnea mandate as potentially favoring vendors. Some bills were noted as having committee amendments, including changes to appropriations, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and definitions. No floor votes were taken in the transcript itself; instead, the chair repeatedly noted whether bills were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes in committee. The caucus also heard brief announcements about an upcoming breakfast with the CAP director, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk, after which the caucus adjourned.
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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/09/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • DHS does the rulemaking. It's the same thing.
  • <02:48:22.080> of DHS.
  • And it is a it's a the DHS of DHS.
  • And it was never intended that DHS require a form.
  • Thank you. not go to DHS. that would, you know, not go to DHS. that would, you know, violate<03:13:39.439
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um moving the determination to DHS.
  • Um moving the determination to DHS.
  • Um moving the determination to DHS.
  • Um moving the determination to DHS.
  • DHS outpatient Medicaid rate study. DHS outpatient Medicaid rate study.
Bills: HF2434
Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house
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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I just, to wrap up, you know, we're here as both Go North and DHS in support of this because it's
  • As you may all know, the vision of DHS is optimal health and well-being for everyone.
  • As you may all know, the vision of DHS is optimal health and well-being for everyone.
  • departments or in different areas of DHS departments or in different areas of DHS really<01:08:21.279
  • system um in in the throughout the DHS system um in in the same<01:08:44.719> way.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
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US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, it's not just DHS funding.
  • We must rein in the sweeping surveillance system DHS is using to crack down on Americans.
  • We must rein in the sweeping surveillance system DHS is using to crack down on Americans.
  • requirement for DH a requirement for DHS requirement for DH a requirement for DHS law<03:30:01.840
  • on DHS. on DHS.
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

FULL INTERVIEW: Balancing Fraud Prevention and Protecting the Vulnerable | Senator Jim Abeler May 8th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there's called safe transitions plan that DHS has that's not running on all cylinders yet and greatly
  • there's called safe transitions plan And there's called safe transitions plan that<00:02:36.160> DHS
  • has that's not running on all that DHS has that's not running on all cylinders<00:02:39.920> yet<
  • He was a DHS employee, and he was a forensic something or other in DHS. And so he would...
  • Something or other in DHS.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The discussion focused on disability advocacy and the impact of Minnesota’s fraud crackdown on people who rely on home and community-based services. The senator highlighted Lydia Dolly’s testimony about losing services after her provider was placed under a payment withhold, leaving her without care for months and forcing her mother to quit her job. He said her situation illustrates the risk of cutting off services too abruptly and criticized the state’s safe-transitions process as not working well enough. The senator argued that fraud is real and should be aggressively addressed, but said the state’s response has been too haphazard and has harmed innocent clients and legitimate providers. He cited reports of homelessness, possible deaths, and suspended services tied to the crackdown, and said earlier warnings about fraud in child care, PCA, and housing stabilization were not handled thoughtfully. He also referenced recent raids and investigations, saying the administration has been reactive and has not worked closely enough with providers. He described Senate File 2939, the Home Care Stability and Accountability Act, and a broader umbrella bill, Senate File 4222, as bipartisan efforts to add scrutiny, protections, and due process so fraudulent providers can be removed without leaving clients stranded. He also mentioned Senate File 4354, which would modify program integrity requirements, including a new expectation that providers demonstrate they can actually deliver the services they claim. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the conversation, but he expressed optimism that the Legislature could make progress before session ends.
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/08/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #17

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Whip, members, as passed by the House, House Bill 2176 modifies DHS criteria for denying a health
  • The Senate amended the bill to allow DHS to initiate complaint investigation of a health care institution
  • Madam Whip, members, as passed by the House, House Bill 2050 updates standards used by DHS when considering
  • It also requires DHS to allow for general supervision of a radiologist's assistant... ...in a county
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The meeting was a Republican caucus review of several Senate and House bills, with staff summarizing committee amendments and members indicating whether sponsors concurred with Senate changes. Topics included electronic monitoring in residential rooms (SB 1041), dental school complaint forwarding and licensure exemptions (SB 1168), revitalization district contracts (SB 1189), timeshare salesperson licensing (SB 1274), veterinary telehealth prescribing (SB 1286), insurance zero-estimated-exposure policies (SB 1428), advanced air mobility funds for border security (SB 1457), death benefits for law enforcement pilots (SB 1503), ATV definitions (SB 1519), pet and fowl restrictions in planned communities (SB 1582), and pharmacist independent testing/treatment authority (SB 1713). The caucus also reviewed education-related measures on school district self-insurance procurement (SB 1497) and a strike-everything amendment to SB 1118 that instead allowed duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhomes in historic areas if compatible with surrounding character. The group then considered several blue-sheet House bills. HB 2120 made technical changes to align property-tax disability language with updated statute; the sponsor concurred. HB 2174 changed terminology from advisory organization to modeling and data organization and required model filing; the sponsor concurred. HB 2203 directed ADE to review statutory reporting requirements and report recommendations to the legislature; the sponsor concurred. HB 2383’s Senate amendment simply designated a 2014 trampoline court law as “TIE’s law,” with the sponsor concurring. HB 2877 was amended into an alternative education pathway for certified veterinary technicians, and HB 2875 adjusted municipal and county drone restrictions near airports, expanding the relevant airport buffer and preserving some local authority. Additional bills discussed included HB 2428 on voluntary county emissions-reduction credit permits, HB 2176 on DHS health care institution complaint investigations, and HB 2050 on radiologic technology standards and radiologist assistant supervision. Members discussed that HB 2050’s Senate changes narrowed some supervision provisions to rural counties and critical access hospitals, prompting questions about the scope. Finally, HB 2010 on digital goods refunds was amended to shorten the refund window from 10 years to five years, but a sponsor said the amendment contained a drafting error and refused concurrence, meaning a conference committee would be needed. The caucus then concluded.