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• Safety, but the vast majority of training that's carried out in the state of Texas is by one of two entities
• Those are the two main entities that provide continuing education for polygraph examiners across the
• Funding agreement with private entities provides the Texas Military Department with the financial flexibility
• But if they don't have access to a computer to, to use all the entities, the dozens of entities that
• unauthorized possession of copper or brass and to the sale of copper or brass material to recycling entities

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

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• of the Texas corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other types of business entities
• references to the new Texas Business Court, incorporating the ability of entities to use electronic
• dedicated to promoting sound foundational laws in Texas to support commerce and the formation of entities
• adopted, we've had bills in the legislature to uh update and keep keep the code competitive with the entity
• station that will literally cost billions of dollars, we are very aware that we're not a government entity

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• By pulling together state, local government, and university resources, we can ensure that no one entity
• So let me ask you about the partnerships with universities, private entities, and local governments.
• Private entities could range from private law firms providing assistance in legal counseling, hospitals
• Entity and what they can contract to purchase, subject to all the laws relating thereto.
• Laws or contractual laws of all government entities, and I would be happy to answer any questions and

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• They have their own management entity, per se.
• Okay. >> And so some has apparently in an outside entity contracted entity.
• I'm just saying you've got to organizations operating 2 different entities that have 2 different purposes
• They're available to the charter schools, you know, because they can be private entities rather than
• A business owner would never be forced to house another entity and ID with its own business profits.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , I believe, or IT, Alex, that we were looking at doing a complete study of the whole government entities
• , I believe, or IT, Alex, that we were looking at doing a complete study of the whole government entities
• We agree with the Senate on Section 3: appropriate funds received by entities controlled by the State
• State Board to have adequate project oversight by an institution or representative of an external entity
• Pregnant persons, to me, includes men and entities. So.

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to work through the higher education budget, beginning with a conflict-of-interest request from Representative Martinson, who was excused from voting because of a partnership that leases office space to Bismarck State College. Members then reviewed the higher education institution budget sheets, covering ongoing and one-time funding items for campuses and system projects such as BSC housing, Lake Region roof repairs, UND’s STEM and National Security Crossroads projects, the UND allied health facility, NDSU projects including New Horizons, DSU deferred maintenance and campus security, Mayville’s Old Main, Minot projects, and the regional health institutes. Members also discussed student financial assistance, the professional student exchange program, IT security funding, and workforce/education innovation grants. Several amendments and policy questions were debated. The committee adopted an amendment to make workforce education innovation grants competitive rather than automatically distributed, and then voted to remove language prohibiting those funds from being used to duplicate academic programs. Members also removed similar anti-duplication language from the New Horizons section. They agreed to extend the UND hyperbaric chamber transfer authority to 2027 and clarified language around UND land-sale proceeds. A proposed amendment to add $5.6 million for the Wahpeton State School of Science building purchase failed for lack of a second, and a proposal to restore fetal alcohol spectrum disorder funding to UND was left for conference. The committee also discussed, but did not add, a tuition cap change, a study on the Praxis exam, and several governance-related provisions. The committee spent significant time on broader higher education policy items, including a $3 million enterprise resource planning request for the university system, a $2 million grant program for students who are pregnant, recently gave birth, or are caring for young children, and a $1.1 million request for library age-verification software tied to the Odin system. Members also discussed dual-credit authority for UND and NDSU, a goal for the UND medical school to increase North Dakota resident enrollment, and intent language regarding the commissioner/chancellor model and presidential search authority. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the amendments and then gave the higher education budget a do-pass recommendation as amended, with Representative Sanford designated as the carrier. The Forest Service budget was also approved, including two additional FTEs, and the committee adjourned after noting it would continue with other budgets the next day.

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• For each of these two hearings today, we will begin by hearing from representatives of the entity under
• health agencies under the Trump administration, I'm concerned about how actions by the FDA and other entities
• could impede California pharmacists' ability to provide important care. ...and other entities could
• the board provide any insight into whether it believes adding a pharmacy technician... and other entities
• Hospitals operate under oversight from multiple entities beyond the Board of Pharmacy, including CMS,

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.

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• We've become the largest training entity in the state. When industry calls, we offer solutions.
• No other entity in the state has as large a reach and positive impact in education and skills training
• We're the largest workforce training entity in the state, and we're going to continue working hard and
• In health care, we are by far the largest health care education and training entity in the state of Alabama
• ... other entities to help them implement this, but really not a whole lot for higher education.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Supreme Court, in the Citizens United decision, basically created a new group of entities: independent
• Section seven clarifies that during the prohibited period, certain entities cannot solicit contributions
• Common recipients of the program, and the current partners, or the current entities that they partner
• than 49% of the total equity capital of a business, but this shall apply to investments made by entities
• in any one business may not exceed 10% of the fund, and this applies to debt investments made by entities

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• The state of New Jersey is the only say I know of that has established a single entity.
• Work was a government entity. We have on the ability to stand up to 5, a one C 3.
• These are the state entities that were cited to do this recommendation where you with that.
• So we have a track and to be able to basically follow up with those entities. >> Okay.
• For sounds of the like the entities that can make a determination or are enrolled someone and then the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• 00:19:14.799> as<00:19:15.039> an<00:19:15.360> independent<00:19:16.080> entity
• general serves as an independent entity general serves as an independent entity in<00:19:17.120>
• except as provided by law clause is really critical because it indicates that while we want this entity
• This is in here a separate entity fraud.
• This is in here a separate entity to<01:12:23.280> investigate<01:12:23.840> and<01:12:

Bills: SF856, HF3168, HF3528, HF389

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society

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• The motion before us is ITL on House Bill 596 FN, relative to reporting requirements for entities that
• he's on as the the keeping the entity he's on edge<04:14:44.439> uh<04:14:45.439> even
• illegal immigrants as for-profit entities.
• illegal immigrants as for-profit entities.
• <04:23:54.119> ulri<04:23:54.920> I entities representative ulri I entities representative

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.

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• mentioned are not all municipal, and so is there should these relationships be with those receiving entities
• mentioned are not all municipal, and so is there should these relationships be with those receiving entities
• mentioned are not all municipal, and so is there should these relationships be with those receiving entities
• Should these relationships be with those receiving entities versus the municipalities and secondarily
• The transparency and coverage data that are part of this bill, those are self-reported data from entities

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And I was wondering a little clarity, and it would decrease receipt to various entities and funds by
• They're already exempt because they're a governmental entity. All right. Thank you. Right.
• It's basically where the state kind of pre-negotiates with different entities, almost pre-approved pricing

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• “About issuing a license or renewing a license: a renewal will not be granted to an entity or a youth
• Yes, in that an entity is eligible for renewal if they meet the requirements, whereas an entity is subject
• Yes, in that an entity is eligible for renewal if they meet the requirements, whereas an entity is subject
• But not knowingly know that some entity is not operating safe and has your seal of approval. ...some
• entity is not operating safe and has your seal of approval, and the check boxes are all checked, and

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. >> Senator from Taylor, first
• Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. >> Senator from Taylor, first
• should generate about a 5 to 6% interest per year, in which then that would go to the respective entity
• or entities that would then do as in Senate Bill 1 of '24 defines as cutting-edge research to be reviewed
• or in person with many of the universities, universities, universities, outside<00:36:06.960> entities

Keywords: 958, all

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• We think the state legislature should designate an entity or entities to do this tracking and preferably
• We think the state legislature should designate an entity or entities to do this tracking and preferably
• The regulated entities are vessel operators, terminal operators, ports, and CACS operators.
• And because we're an entity that doesn't own or operate a single mile of roads, we feel... ...we feel
• It really encompasses all the entities that operate roads and work on transportation in the state.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from WSDOT on balancing uncertainty in capital program estimates and cash flow management. WSDOT explained the differences between design-bid-build and design-build delivery, its tiered risk-assessment process by project size, and how it uses base estimates, inflation, and risk modeling to set budgets. Staff said design-bid-build estimates are generally accurate within about 1% across the program, while design-build projects carry much wider uncertainty and are better communicated as ranges; they cited a P85 budget approach and noted that large, complex projects can be affected by market competition and long procurement timelines. Members asked about the Columbia River Bridge cost growth and about value engineering, and WSDOT said it uses value engineering but has limited scope to cut costs because of project requirements and policy mandates. Troy Swing also discussed cash flow, noting that a few large projects can significantly affect biennial funding needs, and said a risk pool would not reduce overall program risk but could help manage timing if paired with appropriation and cash-flow controls. The committee then received the final presentation in the WSDOT Project Delivery and Innovative Practices study from HKA Global. The consultant said WSDOT’s estimating practices are generally robust and recommended improving transparency by presenting budget authorizations as ranges or estimate classes, better tracking estimate growth over time, and adjusting advertisement timing to avoid competing lettings. The report also discussed surety bonding, suggesting the legislature consider restoring authority for reduced bonding on select large design-build projects or using phased bonding and alternative securities. On indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracting, the consultant said current job order contract rules are restrictive and recommended legislative changes to make such tools more usable, especially for smaller tasks and to help use unspent funds more flexibly. The committee also heard a follow-up presentation on transit-oriented development policy recommendations tied to HB 1491. The Urban Institute’s Yona Freemark said Washington has been a national leader on TOD but that housing construction, especially in the Puget Sound, has slowed sharply since 2022. He said rising construction costs, high financing costs, and local tax and rent conditions are making many TOD projects infeasible, and recommended that the state fill infrastructure funding gaps around stations, revisit MFTE affordability requirements, consider minimum rather than average density requirements near transit, and create a statewide system to track TOD outcomes such as affordability, gentrification, and transit access. Members questioned the study’s developer interviews, the role of rent control and crime, property tax assumptions, and parking needs; the presenter said the study included five private developers, that rent control was not part of the study scope, and that parking was included in the model assumptions. Finally, the committee began a presentation on regulating emissions from ocean-going vessels at berth. Staff and consultants described California-style at-berth rules, which require shore power or equivalent emissions controls so ships can shut off diesel auxiliary engines while docked. The study is examining vessel traffic, emissions reductions, implementation costs, labor and operational needs, and possible effects on port competitiveness and cargo diversion. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• We will not delve into the content that these entities are providing their youth.
• One of the biggest entities out there who set up teen accounts just set those up in September 2024.
• Covered entities will err on the side of caution and unnecessarily place restrictions on accounts that
• Section 7 also prohibits government entities from restricting access to assisted reproduction, health
• They're the sovereign entity; they can pick. The state was satisfied with those changes.

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• The purpose of a job engine charter is to attract job-producing entities to the community.
• It also requires that local government entities who have requested a change order must approve or deny
• This is not a for-profit entity.
• We don't collect taxes because it is a governmental entity.
• That was when the city outsourced to a private entity, which is an unrelated issue to this.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.

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• The purpose of a job engine charter is to attract job-producing entities to the community.
• It also requires that local government entities who have requested a change order must approve or deny
• This is not a for-profit entity.
• We don't collect taxes because it is a governmental entity.
• That was when the city outsourced to a private entity as an unrelated issue to this.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

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• I'm sorry I can't answer the question, but I do see the connecting the dots because you have an entity
• because that you have a an entity because that you have a an entity relying<00:42:10.680> on<
• So, it sounds like what you're saying is the only entity that could be harmed would be the entity that's
• what you're saying is the only entity what you're saying is the only entity that<00:52:21.640>
• that could be harmed would be the entity that could be harmed would be the entity that's<00:52:23.520

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.