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WY
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  • It is both the tribe and the tribes and the landowners and the other governmental entities wanted an
  • owners and um the<00:25:31.919> other<00:25:32.400> governmental<00:25:33.039> entities
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  • ><00:43:32.560> that<00:43:32.880> really<00:43:33.119> know input from the entities
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Keywords: 916, all
Summary: The committee met briefly to hear and sort through interim topic proposals, with members noting they needed to finish quickly before floor work. The first topic, from Representative Banks and Representative Ottman, would allow non-veterinarians to perform pre-check pregnancy testing on cattle to help address veterinary shortages, while still requiring a certified veterinarian for cattle sold as bred. No public testimony was offered, and the committee agreed to move through the full list and rank topics later rather than taking an immediate vote. A second topic, brought by the County Commissioners Association through Jeremiah Ryman and Joy Hill, concerned subdivision fencing laws. Hill said recent statutory changes moved fencing requirements into the subdivision statutes, creating cost and planning problems for developers and county officials. She said the preferred option would be repeal; if not, counties should have flexibility to exempt some subdivisions, and at minimum the law should be clarified because key terms and requirements are unclear. The committee asked a few questions and then moved on. Representative Davis and Holly Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts discussed updating conservation district statutes. Kennedy said districts are currently barred from borrowing money for major purchases and that election rules can force board members to vacate seats if they move within the district but outside their original locality. The association supported revisiting those provisions. The committee also heard a topic on comparing recreation rules on state lands and federal lands, with the sponsor saying the goal was to identify disparities and possible improvements. Later topics included preventing orphaned water rights, with Keith Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts asking for statutory clarification so water rights are properly transferred during divisions and not forfeited, especially in small subdivisions and family exemptions. Another proposal from Representative Ottman addressed a tribal buffalo issue involving whether animals crossing between reservation land and fee land are treated as wildlife or domestic animals; members emphasized the topic was for information and discussion rather than legislation. Senator Pearson also proposed revisiting fence-out laws for livestock to give landowners more protection when repeatedly dealing with wandering animals, while others cautioned that any changes would need to be handled carefully because of differing livestock rules and the state’s fence-in/fence-out framework. Finally, Senator Hicks raised livestock identification concerns, arguing producers should retain flexibility under prior law to identify animals as they choose and that veterinarians should not be forced into new federal tagging requirements.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 27, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:29:26.320> these permits and applications uh these permits and applications uh these entities
  • within the uh uh design uh entities within the uh uh design uh designated<00:29:30.880> industrial
  • Chairman, I know this is probably rare that a state entity says we might not need that, but I don't know
  • <00:31:23.120> that<00:31:23.440> a<00:31:24.159> state<00:31:24.399> entity
  • <00:31:24.799> says probably rare that a state entity says probably rare that a state entity
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • To our knowledge, no other state department or other entity is doing this work at the state level.
  • as it is designed for public-private partnerships and can support public, private, and nonprofit entities
  • They would be competing against private entities, including tech and behavioral health startups, and
  • I have received services from this entity for mental health. I am against this proposition.
  • Yes, so Civica Rx, our nonprofit partner, has secured the drug substance from an entity and is making
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Mar 6th, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, and so then our school districts and our other taxing entities set a budget. based on that
  • Some entities ask for how much you paid for it.
  • It's about 13 steps, I believe, versus 81 steps for other. for other entities like cities and counties
  • Is it not a bigger thing to have that many more entities?
  • The more entities attacks. has to calculate for and handle and get all of the meet all the deadlines
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • kinds of business entities. kinds of business entities. Thank<00:13:59.040> you.
  • um business entities, partnerships, etc. um business entities, partnerships, etc.
  • But a corporation or an entity.
  • But a corporation or an entity.
  • collaboratively with a lot of entities. collaboratively with a lot of entities.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, February 5, 2026 PM 2

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the current operating budget for those two entities.
  • Photo number four appears on entities.
  • <01:38:19.119> One technically two different entities.
  • One technically two different entities.
  • <02:16:58.080> uh uh remains or any successor entity uh uh remains or any successor entity
Keywords: 916, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Tue Mar 25, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We spoke to, of course, the state entities, like the Department of Health, those departments dealing
  • And a number of others, but those are the primary entities.
  • And a number of others, but those are the primary entities.
  • You know, in individuals or entities who are not there for the best purposes. One more question.
  • smaller businesses uh larger entities smaller businesses uh larger entities usually<02:03:58.599
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard Senate Bill 1322, SD2, HD1, a comprehensive measure revising Hawaii’s mental health code. The bill would clarify emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization procedures for people who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and deemed imminently dangerous, expand notice requirements, allow certain information-sharing for assisted community treatment petitions, and add liability protections for emergency responders and providers. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill as a collaborative update to the law, while the Department of Health asked for a copy of provider-generated emergency transport documentation within five days for data and planning purposes. Testimony was sharply divided. Queen’s Health System, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, HHSC, and the Institute for Human Services supported the measure or parts of it but requested amendments, including clarifying whether a second psychiatric exam is required, restoring a 72-hour rather than 48-hour stabilization window, and adjusting where patients are taken when an MEO cannot be reached. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi strongly opposed the bill, arguing it weakens due process and civil liberties, especially around involuntary commitment, assisted community treatment, emergency transport by police, and reduced procedural safeguards; it urged the committee to hold the bill and consider an interim working group. Louie E.K. of the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center also opposed the bill, focusing on immunity from negligence, the use of police for transport, and the reduction of a three-provider review to one in state-hospital treatment orders. Other testimony included support from an individual who said the bill could improve mental health care delivery amid provider shortages, and a comment from Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center warning that the substance use portion of the bill lacks evidence of effectiveness and could be misused. In response to committee questions, the Attorney General’s office said the measure was developed with input from multiple stakeholders, including state agencies, hospitals, the ACLU, HHSC, and IHS, and that it aims to make assisted community treatment more accessible and effective by streamlining the legal process and improving consequences for noncompliance. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It removes the requirement for a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes
  • minor or minor's parent to bring a civil action against a covered company, developer, or a commercial entity
  • H.B. 2991 would require any commercial entity that provides access to materials deemed harmful to minors
  • H.B. 2991 would require any commercial entity that provides access to materials deemed harmful to minors
Keywords: 1182, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the issues that was brought up in the lawsuit was that we were going into the federally accredited entities
  • And that's, that was actually the intent of this bill initially was to try to protect the free entities
  • and requests the State Department of Education to provide contact information for the accrediting entity
  • and requests the State Department of Education to provide contact information for the accrediting entity
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Higher Education and Workforce Development Apr 28th, 2026

Higher Education and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the entity that will be the department that will be preparing and submitting this annual report
  • What is the entity that will be the department that will be preparing and submitting this annual report
  • myself over the last 25 years that encouraged volunteerism in the community, and a lot of local entities
  • geographically, there are maybe some geographies within our state that might not have the concentration of entities
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Rep. Travis Wilson on behalf of Rep. Riggs. The bill would create a state income tax credit for donations to school robotics/STEAM programs, including cash, equipment, software, materials, curriculum, and employee volunteer hours, beginning with the 2027 tax year. The credit would be 20% of the donation value, capped at $10 million annually, with a six-year sunset. Committee members raised questions about whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, how volunteer hours would be valued and limited, whether the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Department of Economic Development would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Several members also questioned the fiscal note and the impact on a tight state budget. The main witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team leader who said she wrote the bill. She argued that robotics programs are expensive, that private investment is needed to improve workforce readiness, and that the bill would help schools in both urban and rural areas. She clarified that the volunteer-hours provision was intended for business employees, not general individual volunteerism, and said the bill could be amended to add guardrails and better target under-resourced schools, including a possible tiered credit based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her initiative and testimony. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. Dinoff, who said robotics is worthwhile but the state cannot afford another tax credit given the budget deficit and the cumulative cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said schools should support robotics locally rather than through a state tax credit. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee adjourned after testimony.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session Part 2

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • also expands the data to receive to include important data from health care providers and those entities
  • also expands the data to receive to include important data from health care providers and those entities
  • The governor's amendment adds the Real Estate Board as an entity to promulgate regulations because both
  • Speaker, this bill, as some of you may remember from session, requires any entity that's seeking to condemn
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Retirement and Government Resources 2ND REVISED Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Retirement and Government Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will require that state entities must report contracts, and the vendors must report subcontractors
  • 16 and 17, in the description of agency, board, commission, department, or other state government entities
  • if it doesn't include counties and cities, how can it include schools because those are not state entities
  • if it doesn't include counties and cities, how can it include schools because those are not state entities
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Changing ballot language 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • your general assumption because there's a difference between mill rates set by other governmental entities
  • governmental uh mill rates set by other governmental uh mill rates set by other governmental entities
  • 56.080> property<00:08:56.480> values<00:08:56.880> go<00:08:57.040> up, entities
  • So if property values go up, entities.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Finance and Tax Feb 25th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • incorporates provisions in Senate Bill 1628, which established Florida's net zero policies for governmental entities
  • The bill prohibits governmental entities from adopting or requiring the adoption of net zero policies
  • who become eligible, I think, and I wrote this down, that the dollars now are divided among more entities
  • who become eligible, I think, and I wrote this down, that the dollars now are divided among more entities
Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SPB 7046, was the Senate tax package. It included changes to Live Local property tax opt-outs, charter school distributions from voter-approved property tax levies, RV park special assessments, fiscally constrained county funding, a permanent sales tax exemption for small propane tanks, a hunting/fishing/camping sales tax holiday, and provisions barring governmental net zero policies. An amendment made the charter-school distribution change prospective starting July 1, 2026. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the charter-school language would divert money from traditional public schools and on the fiscal-constrained county formula. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill after a roll call vote, with Senators Bernard and Jones voting no. The committee also considered SPB 7048, which updates Florida’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and partially decouples from federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill addresses bonus depreciation, research and experimental expenses, business meal deductions, and the business interest deduction, with the Revenue Estimating Conference expected to review the fiscal impact later in the week. The Florida Chamber testified that the bill should better align with federal tax relief and reduce administrative burdens, while senators emphasized the need to balance business tax relief with state revenue constraints. SPB 7048 was also reported favorably as a committee bill by roll call vote.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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  • Um, it also excludes from this bill the two- and four-year higher education entities, the Port Authority
  • and<00:12:14.320> fouryear<00:12:15.279> higher<00:12:15.600> education entities
  • .<00:12:19.760> the<00:12:20.000> Port<00:12:20.240> Authority, entities. the Port
  • Authority, entities. the Port Authority, the The Ethics Commission, and I gave Mr.
Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277
Keywords: 923, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-MEDICAID SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is an annual audit of non-federal entities expending federal awards, to a lesser degree some agency-reported
  • We wanted to tell you all a little bit about the history of OMEG and how it came to be its own entity
  • It became its own entity in 2013.
  • In 2013, the legislature moved that into its own independent entity, and the statute that does that is
Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to receive a primer on the subcommittee’s history and on how Medicaid oversight works in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s origins in response to earlier Medicaid audit concerns and explained that Medicaid is audited every year in the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk, large federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including issues with eligibility controls, data matching, contractor charging, incarcerated juveniles’ coverage handling, provider eligibility support, and the state’s Medicaid recovery audit contractor exception request. They also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for possible prosecution. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of the Medicaid program, describing eligibility groups, delivery systems (fee-for-service, managed care/PASSE, and premium assistance for expansion adults), the size of the program, and the agency’s budget and provider base. DHS also outlined the difference between state plan amendments and waivers and said other committee materials would be sent to members. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, explaining that it investigates suspected intentional fraud, suspends providers when there is a credible allegation of fraud, recovers improper payments in mistake cases, and recommends policy changes when trends are identified. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, handles neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases in long-term care settings, and works with DHS, OMIG, and federal partners. Members asked about where cases are filed, how provider suspensions work, whether beneficiary fraud is investigated, and how education is provided to providers. DHS confirmed that beneficiary fraud cases are referred to local prosecutors and said the expansion population will move toward community engagement/work requirements under federal changes, with a soft launch planned before full implementation. The meeting ended with no formal votes beyond adoption of the prior minutes and no other committee actions.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 11th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like if I'm a funeral director and I have a contract with some entities...
  • If I'm a funeral director and I have a contract with some entity that provides hospice care, would this
  • Custodians are entities that would be newly regulated.
  • Custodians are entities that would be newly regulated.
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee took up several bills, beginning with CS/SB 326, which modernizes Florida’s curator statute in probate law by clarifying when curators may be appointed, what they may do, and the oversight required. The bill was reported favorably without opposition. The committee then heard SB 1256 on pharmacy audits, which would require PBM audits of pharmacies to follow uniform standards and provide due process protections; pharmacists testified in support, describing current audits as burdensome and conflicted. That bill was also reported favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services. An amendment was adopted removing provisions on civil damage caps and phasing out direct disposers, and the bill was then reported favorably. SB 632, dealing with transportation network company insurance, would set coverage requirements for the period after a ride is accepted but before pickup; an opponent argued the existing insurance framework should not be reduced, but the bill passed on a divided vote and was reported favorably. CS/SB 786 on trusts, creating a nonjudicial process to close uncontested trusts and discharge trustees, was supported by banking and legal groups and reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1110 on Medicaid, health insurance, and HMO coverage for orthotics and prosthetics. A delete-all amendment clarified eligible recipients, and the bill drew extensive emotional testimony from amputees, parents, and advocates describing the high cost of activity limbs and the benefits for children’s health and participation. Several senators praised the testimony and the policy, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1588 on legal tender refined last session’s gold-and-silver law, and SPB 7044 created related public-records exemptions for custodians of gold and silver; both were reported favorably, with SPB 7044 adopted as a committee bill. The meeting ended with senators recording additional affirmative votes on selected bills and adjournment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 11th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like if I'm a funeral director and I have a contract with some entities... ...If I'm a funeral director
  • and I have a contract with some entity that provides hospice care, would this bill negate that director
  • Custodians are entities that would be newly regulated.
  • Custodians are entities that would be newly regulated.
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 7042 on legal tender and SB 1380 before taking up the remaining agenda. The committee first reported favorably C.S. for SB 326, which modernizes Florida’s curator statute in probate law by clarifying when curators may be appointed, what they may do, and what oversight applies. It then reported favorably SB 1256, which standardizes PBM pharmacy audits by requiring uniform audit standards, scope, frequency, penalties, and due process protections for pharmacies; testimony from pharmacists emphasized concerns about conflicts of interest, excessive audits, and disproportionate penalties, while preserving fraud investigations. The committee also reported favorably C.S. for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services after adopting an amendment that removed provisions on civil damages caps and phasing out direct disposers; the bill updates licensure and contract rules and addresses unclaimed remains. SB 632, which sets insurance requirements for transportation network companies during the period after a ride is accepted but before pickup, was reported favorably despite opposition from an attorney who argued the existing coverage framework should not be reduced. C.S. for SB 786, creating a nonjudicial process to close out undisputed trusts and discharge trustees, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 1110, a major bill expanding Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity limbs, and requiring annual reporting. After adopting an amendment clarifying eligible recipients, the committee heard extensive emotional testimony from amputees, parents, and advocates describing the medical, developmental, and financial importance of prosthetic coverage, and members spoke in strong support before the bill was reported favorably. Later, the committee considered SB 1588, which implements last session’s legal tender law by refining definitions, narrowing custodian provisions, eliminating unnecessary examination requirements, and repealing the sunset clause; members raised questions about verification and anti-money-laundering concerns, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7044 as a committee bill to expand public records exemptions to records relating to newly regulated custodians of gold and silver. The meeting concluded with senators recording additional affirmative votes on selected bills and adjourning.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • suited to do this work based on our status as a state commission and our partnership with nonprofit entities
  • The Commission would act as an organizing entity for this work, partnering with Indigenous-led organizations
  • So if we don't secure enough funding and the costs go up, then those entities have to wait for another
  • The other thing is, Those entities have to wait for another round to secure additional funding.
Keywords: 996, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • "To mean the sale or other transfer of ownership to a different individual or entity with a different
  • It also prohibits a recovery residence credentialing entity from requesting or obtaining clinical or
  • includes, but not limited to the transfer, the majority of the ownership interest in the licensed entity
  • or transfer of responsibilities under the license to another entity.
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard and advanced several bills and confirmations. SB 1016, on medical assistance eligibility for working persons with disabilities, was amended to remove automatic enrollment and to improve information sharing between AHCA and DCF; supporters said the bill codifies an existing program that helps developmentally disabled adults work without losing Medicaid coverage, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 1002, on temporary custody of minor children, was amended to focus on substance abuse as a pathway for court intervention when parental drug abuse creates ongoing risk to a child, and it was also reported favorably. SB 1594, on veteran benefit payments for minor clients in foster care, would ensure military benefits accessed for foster youth are preserved for post-secondary education or aftercare rather than used as reimbursement to agencies; it passed favorably without amendment. The committee also considered SB 1630 on aging and disability services, a broad modernization bill covering long-term care screening, emergency continuity of care, area agency oversight, Alzheimer’s services, home care, and guardianship reforms. Two amendments were adopted, including one on competitive procurement and another allowing area agencies on aging to directly provide core services during emergencies with department approval. Supporters emphasized caregiver navigation, dementia training, and service continuity, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1030 on substance abuse services/recovery residences was taken up with a substitute amendment that narrowed transfer definitions, required faster licensure action for existing providers adding levels of care, and limited credentialing entities’ access to resident medical records; stakeholders said further work was needed, but the committee still reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard the nomination of Robert Astellos to lead the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. He outlined priorities including reducing the pre-enrollment list, improving transparency and family involvement, strengthening customer service, and streamlining agency processes. Several disability and provider organizations appeared in support, and the committee voted to recommend his confirmation. The committee then recommended confirmation of the appointees on tabs 7 through 10 by a single favorable vote, and adjourned at the end of the meeting.