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• produced water that's currently going to Texas free without credit to the New Mexico-Texas water compact
• When New Mexico could be treating this water and using it in our own state and to meet this compact,
• in time, and I really hope we could do this, where we take produced water and use it to meet our compact
• The Compact is a big issue where we are. Right now we have a credit.
• But the compact issue again, we have a credit, but that has not always been the case, and so there have

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• This regulation has staff suggested amendments. 2011 KR28240E amends the occupational therapy compact
• to add four new compact rules adopted on April 16, 2025, that include the FBI criminal background check
• rule, member state implementation rule, occupational therapy compact fee rule, and the national exam
• c><00:09:07.680> rules<00:09:08.000> include<00:09:08.240> the on um the new compact
• therapy compact fee rule, and<00:09:15.600> the<00:09:15.760> national<00:09:16.080>

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Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• My bill, HB 53, Rapid Rail Transit Compact. You heard it last year; it was unanimous.
• That is why I have brought HB 53 forward again, titled Rapid Rail Transit. at Compact.
• HB 53 authorizes our Governor of Florida to enter into a compact with Alabama and Louisiana. Mr.
• Once we enter the compact, the next move is to build it out, and I join FDOT with my concerns, particularly

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• One is occupational licensing compacts.
• One is occupational licensing compacts.
• One is occupational licensing compacts.
• One is occupational licensing compacts.
• And we're poised this session to do the dietitian licensure compact at the bottom.

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

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• Despite these facts, it results in less compaction, less rutting.
• Despite these facts, it results in less compaction, less rutting.
• Despite these facts, it results in less compaction, less rutting.
• Despite these facts, it results in less compaction, less rutting.
• <01:07:46.480> and trail surface to avoid compaction and trail surface to avoid compaction

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• the state and each tribal nation, and these compacts dictate which types of games can be operated at
• the state and each tribal nation, and these compacts dictate which types of games can be operated at
• We also complete the tribal audits as required by the Minnesota U.S. tribal state compacts.
• We also complete the tribal audits as required by the Minnesota tribal-state compacts.
• What's licensed is what's called a compact and contiguous license premises.

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• <00:23:59.120> um language pathology interstate compact um language pathology interstate compact
• c><00:24:15.520> we<00:24:15.640> joined<00:24:15.920> this<00:24:16.080> compact
• Um we joined this compact state.
• Um we joined this compact um<00:24:18.000> in<00:24:18.160> 2024<00:24:19.440> and
• was designed to eliminate um the compact was designed to eliminate um and<00:24:59.040> especially

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• hurt the consumer, you know, I talked to a constituent yesterday in particular about this tribal compact
• opportunity to open up a small business in that regard had the rug pulled on them by this tribal compact
• hurt the consumer, you know, I talked to a constituent yesterday in particular about this tribal compact
• opportunity to open up a small business in that regard had the rug pulled on them by this tribal compact
• hurt the consumer, you know, I talked to a constituent yesterday in particular about this tribal compact

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• way that we have, over decades, built up and regulated gambling, both as it relates to the tribal compacts
• way that we have, over decades, built up and regulated gambling, both as it relates to the tribal compacts
• with the state as well as federal approval of that compact.
• with the state as through the compacting with the state as well<00:36:17.440> as<00:36:17.680
• So there would at least be an compact.

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• House Bill 705 by Wilson relating to the cosmetology licensure compact authorizing fees.
• House Bill 932 by Walla relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact authorizing fees.
• House Bill 705 by Wilson relating to the cosmetology licensure compact authorizing fees.
• WALA relating to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact authorizing fees.
• House Bill 1731 by Campos relating to the physician assistant licensure compact authorizing a fee.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• Can this fall under the Interstate Corrections Compact, or would Arizona need to enter into an interstate
• compact on mental health?
• compact on mental health?
• They have an interstate corrections compact for—excuse me—they have an interstate compact on the placement
• And then, as well as the interstate corrections compact within our jails that do the same.

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Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote. Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.

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• review this budget, I urge you to reconsider the proposed cuts and analyze whether a deferral of the compact
• general fund support, which This represents the 5% base increase in the fourth year of the multiyear compact
• I want to also note that we remain committed to the tenets of the compact, but it will be very difficult
• However, given the retreat from the compact, that plan has been amended, lessening the individual impact
• And our longstanding partnerships, such as the Compact for Success with SDSU, which now transfers over

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• licensure barriers include promoting licensure reciprocity across states, such as with health care compacts
• And you mentioned the compacts, the interstate compacts, and here in Florida, as you, I know, are aware
• Mobile Act, whereby the state has its own controls the licensure of individuals very different than a compact

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills, most of them focused on drowning prevention and public safety. SB 428, by Senator Yarborough, would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. The sponsor and supporting testimony from a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA representatives emphasized Florida’s high drowning rates, especially among very young children, and argued that swim lessons can significantly reduce risk. Senator Harrell noted the need to revisit the funding allocation as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606, by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing practices to postpartum education provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer requires home birth providers to maintain proof of compliance. A parent who lost a child to drowning and Senator Berman spoke in strong support, stressing that the bill would educate new parents at a critical time. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 162, by Senator Davis, would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively low-cost and already used in many facilities, while several witnesses supported the bill as a worker-safety measure. Other senators raised concerns about the lack of data, possible rural hospital impacts, and whether the mandate could add costs without clear evidence of harm. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 340, by Senator Harrell, requiring nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure, after amending the bill to shift the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves. Testimony from a trafficking survivor and nursing advocates supported the measure, and it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Finally, SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, removed the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; chiropractic industry representatives supported the change, and the bill was reported favorably.

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• So authorizing it's probably there is a question about exclusivity in the compacts.
• But there was a period of 4 or 5 years where we did have compacts.
• The way the certified sales works is they have to generate a certain threshold, which the compact licenses
• And on a personal note, I look forward, my family and I, to seeing the compacts restored with the tribes

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• Um, licensure portability is different than an interstate compact.
• <00:10:27.480> Given<00:10:27.720> the than an interstate compact.
• Given the than an interstate compact.
• would be costly profession, a compact would be costly and<00:10:31.720> complex<00:10:32.520>
• , making it cost notoriously anti-compact, making it cost prohibitive<00:10:41.640> for<00:10:

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• , especially since compactness is not defined in the bill.
• it to compactness, this actually limits the ability of communities of color to elect their candidates
• , especially since compactness is not defined in the bill.
• it to compactness, this actually limits the ability of communities of color to elect their candidates
• , especially since compactness is not defined in the bill.

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• page 27 of the calendar, House Bill Number 336 by Representative Hassel, relating to the interstate compact
• . interstate compact.
• HB 336 is this bill that would establish an interstate compact for Respiratory Care Professionals, allowing

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• With our gaming compact and the laws we already have in Florida, illegal slots are illegal slot machines
• I don't know if we are going to be able to because at the end of the day we have a compact and... illegal
• many of the concerns as we can have addressed and still do what we need to do to support the gaming compact
• Representative Trabulsy: ...compact, but we would have more nonprofits open so there would be more illegal

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• /c><00:06:34.080> K2<00:06:35.440> 2611855 2011 KAR 2:118 incorporates by reference compact
• 2011 KR26118 incorporates<00:06:59.919> by<00:07:00.160> reference<00:07:00.639> compact
• <00:07:01.120> rules incorporates by reference compact rules incorporates by reference compact

Keywords: 0:00– Meeting start/roll call 0:39 – Approval of minutes 1:11 – Council on Postsecondary Education 3:06 - State Board of Elections 5:33 - Office of the Attorney General; Office of Regulatory Relief 7:02 - Board of Examiners of Psychology 16:38 - Energy and Environment Cabinet; Department for Environmental Protection 17:37 - Education and Labor Cabinet - Department of Education 19:14 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met for its January meeting, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and welcomed the new regulations compiler. The first item was a repealer from the Council on Postsecondary Education, 13 KAR 2:111, which was explained as necessary because Senate Bill 77 from the 2025 session removed the regulatory authority for advanced practice doctoral degree programs at comprehensive universities. No questions were raised, and the repealer moved forward without objection. The subcommittee then reviewed a large package of State Board of Elections regulations with staff-suggested amendments. The package would update definitions and election procedures, require e-poll books to be ready before polls open, change the standard and timeline for removing an election officer, add oversight by a State Board appointee on election days, recognize the Kentucky party, require voter registration records to be added to electronic voter records, require ballots to fit all races and questions on a single sheet, adjust precinct consolidation petition deadlines, and update incorporated forms and identification references. The package was approved without objection. The Office of the Attorney General’s Office of Regulatory Relief also presented multiple regulations with staff amendments, covering funeral planning declarations, cemetery companies, pre-need cemetery merchandise and funeral/burial contract sellers, and crematory contract sellers. These changes were described as adding specificity, streamlining forms and reporting, and bringing the regulations into compliance with KRS Chapter 13A; they were approved without objection. The Board of Examiners of Psychology presented several regulations, including compact rules, grace-period extensions, and significant fee increases for applications, renewals, reinstatements, exam retakes, and reciprocity. Board representatives said the increases were needed because many fees had not been raised since 2002, the board was operating at a deficit, and legal and administrative costs had risen sharply after the termination of state legal services. Members expressed concern about the size of the increases, but the chair said he would not hold the matter up and would raise the issue with the committee of jurisdiction. The subcommittee also approved staff amendments for the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s air quality regulations and the Education and Labor Cabinet’s education regulations, which updated nontraditional instruction procedures, waiver requests, instruction topics, superintendent assessment requirements, and academic standards. The meeting ended with the next meeting scheduled for February 9 at 1 p.m., and the agenda was adjourned without further objection.

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• with you, sit down with you to make sure that the language is tight, that we're not violating our compact
• And so we're wanting to make sure that we're not doing anything to violate the compact.
• down with you to make sure that this is that the language is tight, that we're not violating our compact
• And so we're wanting to make sure that we're not doing anything to violate the compact.
• So there is some preemption. anything to violate the compact.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 80, the Parks Preservation Act, which would define state park purposes around conservation-based recreation and public access, prohibit uses such as golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball courts, ball fields, and hotels, require more public notice and advisory input on land management changes, and mandate reporting on park spending and maintenance backlogs. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with conservation groups, youth advocates, and other members of the public backing stronger protections for state parks. The bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 200, directing DEP to develop a statewide waste reduction and recycling plan, and CS for SB 496, which clarifies that timeshare facilities are governed by Chapter 721 and only need annual board meetings. CS for CS for SB 1404, dealing with illegal gambling, was amended to add reporting requirements, tighten penalties, preempt local gambling legalization, and create a process for vetting certain machines and veteran-service-organization gaming questions; the bill drew significant concern from veterans groups and others over vague machine definitions and the need for clearer standards, but it was still reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 622 to allow pari-mutuel permit holders to lease facilities across horse-racing classes. The committee next approved CS for CS for SB 712 after adopting a strike-all and amendment that covered synthetic turf rules, change-order timelines, public works scoring, elevator and alarm contractor issues, mass timber code updates, pool and spa contractor scope changes, spaceport building-code exemptions, and solar/energy-storage inspection provisions. Support came from timber, construction, and industry groups, while pool contractors objected to parts of the scope changes. The committee also reported favorably CS for CS for SB 1742, a major condominium reform bill that pauses reserve funding after milestone inspections, expands financial flexibility, adds disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, and increases data collection and oversight; members from both parties praised the sponsor’s work on condo issues. Finally, the committee approved SB 1574 on renewable natural gas infrastructure and SB 1580 authorizing DEP coastal resiliency public-private partnerships. It also passed CS for SB 1760, which requires certain public officials and agency leaders to meet Florida residency or proximity requirements. The last bill, SB 820, would codify the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s office; while supporters said it would permanently support faith-based and community organizations and improve coordination, several senators raised concerns about church-state separation, the office’s ties to Hope Florida, and whether codifying it could make the program more political. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably.