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• there's a reason that our people voted to make sure that, you know, divided party and equal that they testing
• there's a reason that our people voted to make sure that, you know, divided party and equal that they testing
• there's a reason that our people voted to make sure that, you know, divided party and equal that they testing
• there's a reason that our people voted to make sure that, you know, divided party and equal that they testing
• You know, the people voted to make sure that, you know, divided party and equal that they testing us.

Summary: The House considered a conference committee report on House File 2563, the legacy bill, and members described it as a bipartisan agreement with the Senate. Representative Vang outlined several major changes from the House version, including restoring funding for Peace in the Valley in parks and trails, moving Wilderness Inquiry funding to the arts and culture fund, increasing the Minnesota Zoo to $3.4 million, raising the Children’s Museum to $1 million, setting aside $1.5 million for a competitive grant pool for children’s museums statewide, and increasing the Science Museum to $700,000. Supporters said the bill invests in clean water, parks and trails, outdoor heritage, arts and cultural heritage, and a new community identity and heritage grant program for underserved communities. Several members spoke in favor of the report, emphasizing the value of legacy funds for conservation, cultural programming, tourism, and community identity. Speakers highlighted specific beneficiaries and projects, including outdoor heritage groups, the Science Museum, Latino arts and mural projects, and competitive funding for creative arts and music. One member noted that some state agencies also received appropriations in the bill and criticized fee increases on Minnesotans, while another said the bill reflected a fair negotiation process and that some programs saw reductions because of a $33.1 million accounting-related shortfall. After debate, the House adopted the conference committee report. The clerk then took the roll, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a vote of 113 yeas and 21 nays, with its title agreed to.

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• Chair, understood wrong is the early testing.
• So, the early testing is I do believe that we need more staff to do the proper testing and address those
• So, cultural and language background will affect the early testing.
• We want to ensure that the assessment can be used for that diagnostic purpose but is not another test
• My reading skills are being tested, Mr. Chair. No, I think I can get through this for you.

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• We have partnered with the pharmacists to develop and approve point-of-care testing and treatment protocols
• In terms of the tests, in terms of the studies, in terms of all that stuff, I am concerned that, you
• You know, I know the older folks in my family, they know they have a lab test, but they don't know if
• But they really have to know where that lab test was done to be able to get that record.
• says, "Yes, you may share the lab test that..."

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• </c><00:39:59.400><c> and</c> Saturday and take a written test and Saturday and take a written test and
• A firefighter is one; there's an agility test, there's a written test, and there's a run— Um, I think
• having any kind of other credentials, but that again would have to—we'd have to figure out how to test
• </c><00:42:57.680><c> for</c> to figure out how to how to test for to figure out how to how to test for

Committee: House Labor

Transcript Highlights:

• So again, that's the substantial similarity test.
• So a state has to show similarity test.
• Treasury evaluates whether the proposal meets the, quote unquote, substantial similarity test.
• That way you can test things in small ways and make sure that they work right.
• That way you can test things programs.

Summary: The commission met on November 12 and first approved the September 17 and October 15 draft minutes unanimously after brief discussion. Members also identified themselves for the record, including a new member from Bumpsk Bank, a staff attorney from the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Securities Regulation, a prior crypto commission participant, and a uniform law commissioner involved in tokenization projects. The main presentation was by UNH law professor Seth Orinberg, who discussed the federal GENIUS Act and the pending Clarity Act and how they affect New Hampshire’s options in the digital asset space. He described the GENIUS Act as governing payment stablecoins/stable tokens, defining them as blockchain-based assets used primarily for payments, redeemable for a fixed amount of national currency, and required to maintain stable value. He said the law creates three possible state roles: hosting federally qualified issuers, becoming a state qualifier for issuers up to a $10 billion threshold, or exploring state-backed issuance as a sovereign. He noted that the state-qualification path would require conforming legislation, examination capacity, and coordination with Treasury, while the sovereign-issuer theory is legally uncertain and may become a test case. Orinberg also outlined the core compliance framework he said applies to covered issuers: 100% reserve backing in high-quality liquid assets, monthly public reserve reporting, no yield or interest-like rewards, segregation of reserve assets, immediate redemption at face value, and anti-money-laundering/know-your-customer obligations. He then turned to the Clarity Act, describing it as a broader market-structure bill that would create categories such as digital asset, digital commodity, digital security, and ancillary asset, with self-certification procedures for issuers. He said the two federal laws together would separate payments from investments, preempt inconsistent state standards for covered payment stablecoins, and likely reshape the boundaries of state authority over digital assets.

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• We have to do state testing. We have to have open enrollment.
• We have to have to do state testing.
• </c> testing, but the districts do. testing, but the districts do.
• </c> that may exhibit the need for testing. that may exhibit the need for testing.
• But that's not my point. testing of the student. No, testing of the student.

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the October 15 minutes and a brief discussion of the committee’s report process, including the likelihood of a minority report and a deadline of November 1 for any separate report. Members then heard from Jod Adams of the New Hampshire Alliance for Public Charter Schools, who gave an overview of charter schools in the state: there are 37 charter schools, with 6,034 students last year, and schools are formed by certified teachers, parents, or nonprofit organizations. She said charter schools receive about $9,180 per pupil in adequacy aid and charter school grant funding, must fundraise for additional money, and are governed by their own boards under their charters and bylaws. Members asked about admissions, governance, transportation, and special education. Adams said charter schools are open enrollment, not geographically based, and may use lotteries when applications exceed available seats. She explained that districts and charter schools coordinate on special education and busing, with the sending district responsible for special education coordination and certain transportation obligations depending on where the student lives and attends. She also said charter schools are public schools, not selective, and that each school’s board operates independently of the local district school board, though some schools may have special arrangements. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on funding and statutory obligations. Adams and members discussed how special education aid follows the student, while charter schools do not receive some district-level aid such as catastrophic aid; free and reduced lunch funding and Title funds can go to charter schools. Members also raised concerns that some state laws and administrative rules do not clearly specify whether they apply to charter schools, creating confusion and, in some cases, causing districts to perform services such as dyslexia screening for charter students without additional funding. Adams agreed that clearer statutory language would help and noted that charter schools are subject to many state requirements, including testing and reporting, even though not every public-school rule applies to them.

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, in order to test the electronic system, you're talking about years down the road to test out
• the electronic system. ...about years down the road to test out the electronic system.
• They have to know, okay, well, then we need to test this... ...audit.
• They have to know, okay, well, then we need to test this.
• We did experience a slowdown during March and April for state testing.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Removing the guardrails meant to ensure that diagnostic tests are clinically valid and medically necessary
• Madam Chair, Senator Shamp, I'm not saying that all diagnostic tests are necessary.
• and medications, removing the guard rails meant to ensure that diagnostic tests are clinically valid
• Madam Chair, Senator Schamp, I'm not saying that all, that no diagnostic tests, Madam Chair, Senator
• Schamp, I'm not saying that all, that no diagnostic tests are necessary.

Bills: SB1086 , SB1193 , SB1318 , SB1345 , SB1346 , SB1451 , SB1496 , SB1611 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1632 , SB1672

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT

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• being approached to do a UA test and not having just gone to the bathroom.
• They get in trouble for not being able to do a test.
• They get in trouble for not being able to do a test.
• They get in trouble for not being able to do a test.
• They get in trouble for not being able to do a test.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Then beginning in 2030, 2031, the value added earnings test begins to bind.
• </c><00:10:28.480><c> The</c> value added earnings test. The value added earnings test.
• The value added earnings test line.
• Do we know how many districts utilize the test versus the half credit?
• </c> professional learning with a post- test professional learning with a post- test average<01:36:15.840

Committee: Joint Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Mic test, check one, two. Mic test, check one, two. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• Mic test, check 1-2. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Bills: SB1303 , SB1343 , SB1435 , SB1438 , SB1444 , SB1641 , SB1765 , SB1916 , SB2067

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Summary: The Business and Insurance committee met and first announced that several bills—1765, 1916, 1438, and 1444—would be laid over. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1303, which repeals an obsolete workers’ compensation advisory commission that members said is no longer needed after the state moved to a commission-based system; it passed 9-0. Senate Bill 1641 followed, clarifying that annual renewal notices for certain business certifications may be sent to the last known email address of record; it also passed 9-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1435, a property insurance measure responding to rising premiums. The author argued it would prohibit insurers from using credit scores in premium rating, citing examples of large rate differences tied to credit rather than driving or property risk. Members questioned whether banning credit scoring would shift costs to other policyholders, but the bill passed 5-3 after the title was struck. Senate Bill 1343, an optometry-related bill intended to ensure vision plan organizations and optometrists follow existing regulatory rules, drew questions about discounts and incentives but was described as not changing the current framework; it passed 8-1. Finally, Senate Bill 2067 was heard to help financial institutions more effectively report suspected financial exploitation of vulnerable adults and share information with Adult Protective Services or law enforcement more quickly. The author said the bill would remove legal barriers and improve scam prevention, especially for older adults. It passed unanimously 9-0. The chair then adjourned the meeting, noting the next meetings would be longer.

Transcript Highlights:

• Have you done any kind of confirmation, test, test, test of, you know, take a hundred random voter names
• Have you done any kind of confirmation, test, test, test of, you know, take a hundred random voter names
• Have you done any kind of confirmation, test, test, test of, you know, take a hundred random voter names
• Have you done any kind of confirmation, test, test, test of, you know, take a hundred random voter names
• Have you done any kind of confirmation, test, test, test of, you know, take a hundred random voter names

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 733, a third-party litigation financing reporting bill. Representative Cole explained that the bill shifts reporting from the Secretary of State to the courts, which he said removes the fiscal note and helps insurers obtain information for underwriting and premium-setting. The committee accepted the explanation and voted ought to pass; the roll call was 8-0 in favor, with one member taking a pause. The committee then heard House Bill 219, dealing with the renewable portfolio standard and the renewable energy fund. Representative Bose argued the bill would reduce electricity costs by lowering the REC purchase obligation from 220,000 to 170,000, which he said would reduce payments into the renewable energy fund by roughly $1 million to $2 million and save consumers only pennies a month. After questions about timing and whether to wait for a DOE report, the committee voted to retain the bill for further discussion rather than advance it; the motion to retain passed 5-4. House Bill 365 was then discussed as an election-related bill intended to help verify citizenship for voter registration and create a voucher process for people who cannot afford a birth certificate. The sponsor said the Secretary of State may be able to use federal and state databases to verify citizenship, and if not, indigent applicants could receive a voucher reimbursed by the state, with a $25,000 appropriation included. Members raised concerns about the Secretary of State’s access to databases and the bill’s timing and cost, and the committee decided to hold the bill until Secretary Scanlan could come testify. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 552, which updates retiree health coverage rules so dependent children can remain on the plan until age 26, consistent with the Affordable Care Act. DAS officials said retirees pay the full cost for dependents, about $1,000 per month, while the state covers only the retiree and spouse. The committee voted ought to pass unanimously, 9-0. The committee then began discussion of House Bill 572, a housing bill aimed at missing-middle housing, describing a voluntary program to identify developable public land, support construction, and streamline review, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.

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• Test, test. Test, test. Okay, called the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee to order.

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Are we doing genetic testing in any way, shape, or form when at birth in order to make certain that we're
• going to end up with 4 million people living with something unconstitutional until we can find another test
• And the state of California didn't Believe a made to take the test three times.
• They still have to pass the tests. But let me throw some facts out based on stuff in other states.

Bills: HB4319 , HB4317 , HB1225 , HB3076 , HB3081 , HB4226 , SCR17 , HB4432 , HB3304 , HB3411 , HB3435 , HB4339 , HB4331 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB1770 , HB1016 , HB4113 , HB2950 , HB4141 , HB3277 , HB2988 , HB3029 , HB3338 , HB1889 , HB3834 , HB3831 , HB2939 , HB3045 , HB3657 , HB1739 , HB3759 , HB3755 , HB4484 , HB4486 , HB4108 , HB1250 , HB2961 , HB1219 , HB3025 , HB1782 , HB1907 , HB3718 , HB4459 , HB2976 , HB3548 , HB3545 , HB2952 , HB2929 , HB2956 , HB2973 , HB3055 , HB3086 , HB3040 , HB3794 , HB4336 , HB3151 , HB1590 , HB3581 , HB3313 , HB3429 , HB3448 , HB1752 , HB2650 , HB3584 , HB4202 , HB3586 , HB4321 , HB4280 , HB3650 , HCR1020 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB4301 , HB3625 , HB3147 , HB3403 , HB3498 , HB3970 , HB3975 , HB3976 , HB3980 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB3638 , HB3880 , HB3930 , HB3942 , HB3944 , HB4191 , HB3242 , HB3678

Transcript Highlights:

• I do know, for a fact, when we stop testing things.
• But I do know, for a fact, when we stop testing things, the priority for those things to be taught is
• That's one thing I recognize in public schools is like, test it all or don't test it.

Bills: HB2650 , HB3277 , HB3386 , HB3419 , HB3430 , HB3742 , HB3791 , HB3835 , HB3905 , HB3968 , HB4119 , HB4153 , HB4408

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Summary: The committee considered a series of House bills dealing with criminal justice, courts, public safety, housing, and related administrative issues. Early measures included HB 3419, which would extend penalties for sharing bid information before public release and bar violators from contracting with the state or its subdivisions, and HB 4153, which reinstates a repealed driver-qualification statute and updates it to include service in Oklahoma. Members also advanced HB 3430 on court costs, fines, and fee collection, though it drew concerns about terminology, collection practices, and whether it conflicted with earlier reform efforts; the Oklahoma Sheriffs Association testified that the bill would not authorize incarceration absent willful nonpayment and that collection fees have long been set at 20%. The committee also approved HB 3791, a health-care-for-minors bill worked out with the DO and MD boards, and HB 4119, a cleanup measure on VIN inspections for salvage vehicles. HB 4408, a LOFT request bill tied to calculating savings from State Questions 780 and 781 and directing funds to the Community Safety Investment Fund, was presented as a zero-fiscal-impact technical fix after court and DOC data issues were resolved. HB 3905 would allow judges to order GPS monitoring for certain stalking and domestic-violence-related defendants, with the victim able to receive proximity alerts; members questioned the scope of victim notification and the fact that the bill applies in civil VPO proceedings as well as criminal cases, but it was advanced. Later, HB 3968 was presented as codifying a Supreme Court decision, though members raised a late-added fiscal note and possible ODOT/OTA issues; the bill was still passed out of committee, with discussion of striking title on the floor if needed. HB 3835 would create a path for trafficking survivors to seek relief from convictions tied to their victimization, and HB 3386 would require mediation in eviction cases involving minor children; that bill prompted extensive debate over whether it created an affirmative defense, potential Fair Housing Act concerns, and whether it shifted costs to landlords, with the author agreeing to strike title and revise the language. The committee also advanced HB 2650 on summary administrations in probate and HB 3742, a negotiated criminal discovery bill, after adopting a small amendment limiting certain recordings to those directly related to the case and changing “approximate” to “appropriate.”

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• That Bill of Rights establishes that kits should be tested within 180 days.
• had quite a bit of success of prosecuting these backlog cases, based. on the DNA evidence now being tested
• And I know there's a lot of testing in the Albuquerque area.
• Why are we not using local labs to do some of these tests?

Bills: SB132 , SM16 , SM17

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• As background, the Washington State Department of Agriculture, or WSDA, samples, tests, and enforces
• Quality Act is outdated, like really outdated, and it prevents our weights and measures program from testing
• a really small act, but it does give our weights and measures program the authority to inspect and test
• It does give our weights and measures program the authority to inspect and test the quality of gaseous

Bills: SB6269 , SB6223 , SB5982 , SB6050 , SB5965 , SB5975 , SB6010 , SB5984 , SB6076 , SB5652

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: motor fuel, fuel quality act, RCW 19.112, alternative fuel, biodiesel, renewable diesel, ethanol blend, alcohol fuel, diesel fuel, nonhazardous motor fuel, biofuels, clean fuels, transportation fuels, Washington fuel standards, fuel labeling, fuel blending, petroleum products, natural gas vehicles, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas

Transcript Highlights:

• As background, the Washington State Department of Agriculture, or WSDA, samples, tests, and enforces
• Quality Act is outdated, like really outdated, and it prevents our weights and measures program from testing
• a really small act, but it does give our weights and measures program the authority to inspect and test
• It does give our weights and measures program the authority to inspect and test the quality of gaseous

Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee first held a public hearing on SB 6269, which updates the Motor Fuel Quality Act to broaden the definition of motor fuel to include gaseous fuels and electricity and remove the separate alternative fuel definition. Staff and the Department of Agriculture said the change would let WSDA inspect and test hydrogen and other newer fuels; Commerce and Douglas County PUD supported the bill as needed for hydrogen fueling infrastructure. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and the hearing closed with the chair noting broad support. The committee then heard SB 6223, which would authorize community-scale weatherization projects under the low-income weatherization program. Supporters from community action, Spark Northwest, Commerce, and Washington Conservation Action said the bill would let the state weatherize multiple homes at once, improve health and safety, reduce energy burdens, and help meet climate and grid goals more quickly. Staff said the bill has a fiscal note for rulemaking and administration. The hearing ended with strong support and no opposition testimony. In executive session, the committee adopted proposed substitutes and passed SB 5982, SB 6050, SB 5965, SB 6010, SB 5984, SB 6076, and SB 5652 to the Rules Committee or Ways and Means, depending on the bill. Amendments were adopted on SB 5965 to adjust carryout bag provisions, while amendments on SB 6010 were not adopted. SB 5982 would update CETA-related utility definitions and reporting, SB 6050 addresses distributed energy resources and utility rules, SB 5965 revises carryout bag requirements, SB 6010 concerns EFSEC tribal consultation, SB 5984 regulates AI companion chatbots, SB 6076 streamlines procurement for certain clean energy projects, and SB 5652 concerns environmental and health mitigation in large port districts. The committee also noted it would not take action that day on SB 5975 and SB 5466.

Transcript Highlights:

• I THINK SENATOR HUBER WAS CERTAINLY A TEST ON THAT BUT I'M PLEASED NOW LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE FIRST
• THESE TESTS DETECT THE GENETIC METABOLIC AND CONGENITAL CONDITIONS THAT IF LEFT UNTREATED CAN LEAD TO
• WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF A NEW TEST ADDED THE DEPARTMENT MUST BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE IT INTO OUR PROGRAM.
• THIS MEANS NOT ONLY ADDITIONAL TESTS BUT SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, CONTRACTED SERVICES NECESSARY TO PROCESS

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