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• tend to err on the side of protecting private interest versus mandating law to dictate what private entities
• do... ...versus mandating law to dictate what private entities do.
• So if I need to talk to PERSI, then I will talk to PERSI, because I thought I had everything covered.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Because this amendment would require the collection of abortion statistics to a non-HIPAA-covered entity
• a HIPAA-covered entity.
• entity.
• In addition, the department is a HIPAA-covered entity, so the department is concerned with the lack of
• </c> the department is a hippoc covered the department is a hippoc covered entity<03:48:57.760><c> so

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with procedural remarks, including notice of an overflow room and a brief apology from Representative Andress about returning to his seat after introducing HB 114. The committee then took up HB 476, a proposed 15-week abortion ban. Chairman Lynn explained that a request to withdraw the bill had been filed, but because the bill was already scheduled for hearing, the committee would proceed with testimony and the withdrawal would require later House action. The chair also reminded witnesses to keep remarks to three minutes and asked the audience to remain respectful. Most testimony focused on abortion access, maternal health, and the likely effects of a 15-week limit. Opponents, including Nancy Pariser, Dr. Cynthia Rasmussen, Dr. Young, Bonnie Bruno, and others, argued that abortion restrictions increase maternal mortality, worsen miscarriage care, create “OB deserts,” and can delay emergency treatment in cases such as sepsis or ectopic pregnancy. Several speakers cited experiences from Texas and Georgia and warned that HB 476 contained no exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal health. Supporters of the bill, including Paul Galasso and Lynn Hill, framed abortion as the loss of unborn life and argued that 15 weeks still allows most abortions while saving lives; they also said New Hampshire’s current law is already adequate and that the bill should be strengthened rather than abandoned. Other witnesses emphasized practical and economic concerns, saying unwanted pregnancies can worsen poverty, childcare burdens, housing insecurity, and women’s lifetime earnings. Some speakers urged lawmakers to focus instead on affordable housing, childcare, and family support. No committee vote or final action on HB 476 occurred during the hearing; the meeting consisted of opening remarks and public testimony only.

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• So in an won't cover the full two years.
• </c> healthc care is the umbrella that covers healthc care is the umbrella that covers everything<00:
• We have millions of acres to cover.
• So they're covered in terms of liability if something happens to them; they're covered insurance-wise
• c> both</c><03:43:20.960><c> tribes</c> to cover everybody to cover both tribes to cover everybody to

Keywords: 916, all

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• The 13 policy framework established and maintained by OGM covers requirements for requests for proposals
• 00:03:08.239><c> maintained</c><00:03:09.000><c> by</c><00:03:09.159><c> ogm</c><00:03:10.000><c> covers
• </c> established and maintained by ogm covers established and maintained by ogm covers requirements<00
• The next topic I will cover is the concept of administrative funds.
• </c> schools which are um are public entities schools which are um are public entities uh<01:04:07.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it varies depending on the entity.
• So it varies depending on the entity.
• So it varies depending on the entity.
• </c> please okay so the next so we've cover please okay so the next so we've cover we've<05:48:27.798
• 48:28.920><c> items</c><05:48:29.240><c> in</c> we've covered your two approved items in we've covered

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining how agencies assess facility needs, rank projects, and submit requests to the governor’s office. DAS described its Plant and Property division, which maintains 96 state buildings, and Public Works, which develops detailed cost estimates for selected projects. Officials said the governor’s office has traditionally narrowed requests into priority tiers, but this year all projects were estimated, creating more work and less detail. They also emphasized that the capital budget book functions as legislative intent and can be binding on how approved funds are used. On the substance of the request, DAS highlighted several priorities: continued funding for the state ERP system upgrade to the cloud, with about $5 million requested for sustainability and related Treasury functions; emergency fund and annex renovation work; a sprinkler replacement at DMV; and elevator repairs at the main building. Karen Rocky also identified maintenance projects that rose in priority after a facility condition assessment, including HVAC work for Portsmouth Circuit Court and Coos County Courthouse, boilers and controls for Carroll County and Lebanon Circuit Court, brick repointing at the main building and annex, window replacement at Spalding, and Brown building elevator replacement. Officials noted that the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and no projects for the Bureau of Court Facilities. The committee also discussed lapses and reprogramming of prior appropriations. DAS said the first eight projects approved in 2023 remain under construction and should be extended, while many 2021 projects are delayed because of ARPA-related workload and broader construction backlogs. Members reviewed a 2019 project list and agreed to lapse project number 49, the Spalding roof project, with about $81,000 remaining. DAS also said some small 2019 balances, including courthouse generators, a boiler, cooling and controls, roof and exterior repairs, and the State House Annex elevator, could be redirected through Capital Budget Overview toward the Hillsboro County South Cell Block project. The hearing ended with questions about project schedules, ARPA deadlines, and the division of authority between DoIT and DAS for the ERP system.

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• all year round, which we call continuous living cover.
• First, they cover the soil and sharply reduce erosion and nutrient loss.
• </c> environmental benefits first they cover environmental benefits first they cover the<00:45:39.760
• Oh, all the bases is covered. Okay, some bills for next week.
• all the Bas oh all the Bas is covered all the Bas covered<01:37:29.639><c> okay</c><01:37:29.880><c>

Bills: HF1126, HF967, HF1066, HF1669, HF926

Keywords: property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco

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• Well, bonds are a form of debt security issued by both public and private entities.
• But large entities and small entities get the benefit of our reporting.
• We were just left with phone calls to the entity to find out where they were.
• Are they any sort of formal entity? So here lies the problem, I'm sure, and experts.
• Does a state entity purchase the hospital or something like that? That's fine.

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• To best allocate those resources, there are a couple of entities that we're considering, but we're still
• The program requires that any entity that receives funding must be able to do the following: they must
• These resources were procured through competitive solicitations led by nearly 40 load-serving entities
• Those 40 entities, of course, are the investor-owned utilities, the community choice aggregators, and
• There are also entities like rail and transportation as well. To go into more...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> sure we're covering all the bases here. sure we're covering all the bases here.
• It's the going to cover the full cost.
• So to to that this covers it. So yeah.
• will cover the cost to pay the bonds back.
• </c> a sufficient amount of revenue to cover a sufficient amount of revenue to cover the<00:50:18.079

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard three University of Hawaiʻi-related measures. HB 718 HD1 would appropriate funds for faculty and staff positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in cardiovascular, law, biology, tropical medicine, quantitative health/biostatistics, and environmental health and safety. Testimony was in support, including from university representatives and others who submitted written testimony. Members asked whether the positions were additional and how they would affect enrollment; the university said the hires would teach medical students and conduct biomedical research, helping increase the class size to about 77 and eventually 80, and noted a workforce paper requested by the committee would be provided soon. The committee then discussed SB 1170 HD1, which would grant resident tuition at any UH campus to certain graduates of Hawaiʻi high schools enrolling in undergraduate programs. UH supported the bill and said it had adjusted its testimony in response to prior committee concerns. Members focused on the proposed four-year window, asking why that timeframe was chosen and whether the change was needed at all. UH explained that four years would allow students who left the state to return and still complete an undergraduate degree or prepare for graduate school, and said the bill would help students who come back after one or two years but otherwise would have to wait a year to reestablish residency under current rules. UH also said it was discussing possible administrative rule changes as an alternative if the bill did not pass. Finally, the committee heard HB 1300 HD1, which would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center pilot study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and people living near landfills in Nanakuli, focusing on social determinants of health, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and resilience factors. Testimony from researchers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying the study could help explain cancer disparities and support future research funding. Members questioned the cost, the reliance on future federal or foundation funding, and the practical outcome of the study. The Cancer Center said the pilot would cost about $500,000 per year for two years, with later funding sought from federal, nonprofit, or private sources; it said the study would produce longitudinal data that could help identify at-risk groups and provide evidence for policy decisions, though members expressed concern that the project needed a clearer end goal and stronger case for public investment.

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• . um covering the be launched shortly. um covering the employer<00:04:15.920><c> share</c><00:04:16.079
• They're working with a government entity.
• They're working with a government<00:58:09.359><c> entity.
• So, our court government entity.
• And then we know Optum is a UnitedHealth Group-owned entity.

Bills: HF3874, HF3875, HF3378

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

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• And thirdly, the entity cannot sell the data to a third party.
• Covered under material harmful to minors. >> Does that answer your question, Chair?
• So what what those commercial entities.
• Covering that treatment came at a real cost to taxpayers.
• ><c> at</c><01:13:57.600><c> a</c><01:13:57.840><c> real</c> Covering that treatment came at a real Covering

Bills: HF357, HF3389, HF1434, HF2500, HF1606

Keywords: HF357, hasenpfeffer, card games, social skill game, Minnesota gambling law, tournament, contest, prize limit, low-stakes gaming, card game exemption, gambling exemption, cribbage, bridge, euchre, pinochle, Texas hold'em, whist, skat, sheepshead, gin

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• Survey the entities and types of election-related information subject to the Texas Public Information
• This does put some parameters on the process that are not there for our local entities.
• Okay, so let me see what all I covered here. Okay. On the Let me see what all I covered here. Okay.
• A lot of our local entities, we have entities that have three-year terms or that have two-year terms,
• We probably need to consider some additional language that provides for some cover for those entities

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• ,</c> public dollars within public entities, public dollars within public entities, obviously<00:52:26.680
• </c> need to have those entities reporting? need to have those entities reporting?
• Urbankat, who was coming around from the outside. entities, but one might argue that um entities, but
• on a Canadian entity choice.
• </c> entity choice. entity choice.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• It's a cover up. In our rounding error. It's a cover up.
• Class five covers a broad that one.
• by the UIC types of wells covered by the UIC program. program. program.
• </c> and Colorado has expanded it to cover and Colorado has expanded it to cover low-income<04:36:19.199
• But when my constituents cover for it.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It may be a reimbursement, but those fees are covered if they are seeking to become a teacher.
• This one covers tuition and fees for up to 60 academic hours for a two-year program and 120 academic
• They just want things like gymnastics opportunities covered.
• So I feel like that's already covered. And that's where I'll limit my comments.
• So I feel like that's already covered. And that's where I'll limit my comments.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.

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• While he is paying subsidies for physicians, the Medicare fee schedule that is supposed to cover their
• While he is paying subsidies for physicians, the Medicare fee schedule that is supposed to cover their
• Um, we currently don't cover our cost with Medicare reimbursement.
• Um, we currently don't cover our rate.
• This is a nonpartisan entity where this information will be housed.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:25 - Discussion of 26RS HB 689 00:15:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 689 00:17:02 - Discussion of 26RS HB 407 00:45:40 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 407 00:49:25 - Discussion of 26RS HB 713 00:55:50 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 713 00:56:54 - Discussion of 26RS HB 676 01:06:42 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 676 01:08:43 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• We're also going to cover within HCD Connect the programs that will be housed at HCD, but have awards
• There is a direct supervision program, which is called our new covered persons program.
• Our license is perpetual, meaning once we issue a license, the assessment is what we use to cover the
• We estimate there's somewhere between 2,000 to 3,000 brokers that would register, which will fully cover
• So one of the entities that we brought in to do the fee study, Crow, helped us evaluate the costs and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And if we don't do permissions on just their contact information, we may release the entity they're with
• We need to look at what's the commission's role in making recommendations to different school entities
• So am I probably safe in saying that the $200,000 mark will probably cover everything?
• The $200,000 mark will probably cover everything that we're trying to do.
• Yeah, that would have been covered.

Summary: The commission met with a quorum and introduced Brett Farley, who was discussed as a possible partner to help strengthen the nonprofit side of the commission’s work. Members also welcomed a new participant, Naomi Janes of Owasso Public Schools, who described her role in instructional technology and AI integration. The group spent much of the meeting on planning for the upcoming AI symposium, including venue logistics, room and meal costs, audio-visual expenses, fundraising progress, keynote and vendor participation, and ideas for breakout sessions and after-hours demonstrations. Members discussed keeping attendee contact information private unless permission is obtained, and they also considered future regional meetings and year-round follow-up to sustain momentum beyond the symposium. A major portion of the meeting focused on legislation and grant strategy. Michael provided an update on House Bill 1782, saying floor amendments had been filed and that the bill now includes authority for agencies to pursue gifts and donations, an expanded advisory council, broader research purposes, and a fund structure that can support multi-year projects without fiscal-year pressure. He also reviewed Senate Bill 1734, which would require parental disclosure, allow opt-outs, and require reporting on data minimization and privacy compliance for AI tools used in schools. Members discussed how the commission could help schools, families, and the public understand AI policy and how the new law might shape future recommendations. The group also reviewed several grant efforts. Anna reported on the NSF TechABLE/AI HubZone proposal, a three-year, $1 million-per-year opportunity with a June 15 letter-of-intent deadline and July 15 full proposal deadline, and noted plans to include staff positions to support the project. She also updated the group on a rural health care transformation proposal of roughly $700,000 and asked for follow-up on its status. In addition, Anna outlined a broader K-20 pipeline concept centered on a shared learner record and microcredential system that would connect K-12, CareerTech, higher education, libraries, and workforce systems, with tools such as Career Coach and Skill of Eye to link credentials to jobs. Members generally supported the idea, noting benefits for transcript portability, special populations, teacher certification, and workforce alignment. The commission agreed to meet again on June 14 at 1:00 p.m., and the meeting adjourned after a brief announcement of an informal AI book club for the summer.

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• And then the people who are currently being covered in MinnesotaCare, who are going to lose their coverage
• :27.200><c> Care</c><00:03:27.440><c> who</c><00:03:27.599><c> are</c><00:03:27.680><c> going</c> covered
• in Minnesota Care who are going covered in Minnesota Care who are going to<00:03:27.840><c> lose</c>
• I think that, uh, we can say, uh, or those entities that want to build a data center.
• I think that, uh, we can say, uh, or those entities that want to build a data center.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• education programs and so there's no There's no meeting the student's needs at the private school. cover
• So that would be covered by that.
• A lot of our private schools also offer scholarship. and financial aid to cover the difference on a lot
• The scholarship would cover up to the $30,000. But that's up to, correct? It's not always 30,000.
• Now we have a lot of entities who want to take advantage of this bill. public school students, you have

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management