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• A police officer demanded to take a blood test to see if he was intoxicated.
• organizations uh sen cek or one<01:14:54.360> of<01:14:54.480> your<01:14:54.639> test
• Last year, our school board chair tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of our regular meeting.
• <01:47:39.119> positive<01:47:39.480> for night before or they tested positive for
• night before or they tested positive for covid<01:47:40.360> or<01:47:40.520> their<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• primary and a state general election in November for local election administrators to prep ballots, test
• To that end, we would like to require that counties complete an errorless test of the Election Reporting
• The office currently asks counties to complete this test and provides guidance on doing so ahead of each
• test of the election<01:03:45.559> Reporting<01:03:46.079> System<01:03:46.680> prior
• <01:03:55.039> and counties to complete this test and counties to complete this test and provides

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I now find myself well equipped to navigate the social and emotional tests that come in the earliest
• ><00:27:02.880> that<00:27:03.080> come<00:27:03.559> in social and emotional tests
• that come in social and emotional tests that come in the<00:27:03.799> earliest<00:27:04.159>
• :05.200> next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next test
• Chair Yim said she wanted to thank Chair Kisha and the team for trying to help with remote testing.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• system has been actually really tested system has been actually really tested properly<00:04:05.560
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You guys have put my law school education to the test here this morning, thinking through some of these
• 30.480> the have put my law school education to the have put my law school education to the test
• here this morning thinking through test here this morning thinking through some<00:24:32.399> of<
• <00:36:01.000> to<00:36:01.119> determine they appli the our our test to determine
• they appli the our our test to determine whether<00:36:01.720> evidence<00:36:02.000> is

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 733-FN, a bill on third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors financing lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, and contributes to litigation abuse, higher insurance costs, and what he called a “tort tax.” He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with specific references to foreign-entity restrictions, consumer-protection guardrails, and reporting requirements. He also noted a few technical fixes to the draft, including adding the word “knowingly” and restoring a section that had been omitted. Committee members questioned how the bill’s foreign-entity language would work, including whether a governor or the Department of Safety would designate countries of concern, and whether the bill would bar foreign parties from using litigation funding. Cole and others clarified that the bill was intended as a reporting measure, not a ban on litigation funding itself, and that the goal was to disclose who is funding lawsuits and to what extent. Representative Sal asked whether the bill would prevent a litigant from getting outside financing; Cole answered no, emphasizing disclosure rather than prohibition. Brandon Grat of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau testified that the bill’s enforcement provisions were too limited. He said the draft appears to give the Attorney General only a civil-penalty remedy, likely too small to deter violations, and not the broader Consumer Protection Act tools such as injunctions, restitution, or investigation authority. He also raised concerns about whether the Attorney General or Insurance Department would have proper jurisdiction, given that the product may be financial or insurance-related. Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the department sees possible benefits from transparency because disclosure of litigation funding could help insurers assess risk, improve underwriting, and potentially ease hard-market pressures, especially for nonprofits and child care providers. He also said the bill’s language likely needs further work to clarify agency authority and suggested involving the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and banking regulators. Opposition testimony came from the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Marissa Chase and Samantha Hering argued the bill is one-sided because it requires disclosure only on the plaintiff side and not from defendants or insurers. They said New Hampshire already has court rules and discovery procedures that cover relevant disclosures, making the bill unnecessary, and questioned whether the existence of a funding contract is even relevant in litigation. The hearing ended with the committee continuing to discuss possible revisions and enforcement options, but no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• It's often said in schools that what gets tested gets taught, and the same applies to legislation: what
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Partner-language and English testing doubles the burden on students and staff.
• although we tested um a unit<01:32:32.600> of<01:32:32.800> one<01:32:32.960> of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But when it also comes to this state doing all the testing and things, do we have the resources to do
• that kind of testing in-house on the state level when it comes to PFAS?
• Speaker, gentlemen, as I understand, the permittees will be required to test and analyze and monitor
• Get the sample sent to the DOH scientific lab where it's tested, and that won't change. Mr.
• That's good to at least be able to test it in some of these rural areas.

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• board staff to the national provider, place a cap of five times on the number of times a candidate may test
• 08:05.119> add change chlorine residual for Spas add change chlorine residual for Spas add testing
• requirements add testing equipment requirements add facility<01:08:08.599> enclosures<01:08:09.599
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing

Keywords: 0:01– Meeting start/roll call 0:34 – Approval of minutes 0:48 – Welcome of new committee members 1:34 – Council on Postsecondary Education 25:17 – Teachers’ Retirement System 27:00 – Kentucky Public Pension Authority 29:04 – Board of Veterinary Examiners 31:40 – Board of Nursing 34:01 – Board of Emergency Medical Services 36:15 – Fish & Wildlife Resources 40:34 – Department of Corrections 56:00 – Department of State Police 58:05 – Department of Criminal Justice Training 59:22 – Transportation Cabinet 1:00:18 – Department of Education 1:01:23 – Department of Employment Services 1:04:17 – Department of Workplace Standards 1:05:25 – Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction 1:06:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Sanitation) 1:13:50 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Trauma System) 1:17:46 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Radon) 1:18:30 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Medicaid Services 1:19:15 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. of Aging Services 1:20:36 – Other Business/Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.

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• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• <00:10:18.120> very tests very tests very prominently<00:10:20.000> and<00:10:20.160>
• office; it was the kind of pregnancy test that you can buy at the dollar store.
• I've noticed them around pregnancy tests I've noticed them around the<00:11:55.560> University

Bills: HF25, HF4

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief

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• It is patient protection policy that is tested in other states, refined over time, and shown to be workable
• <00:25:34.720> in protection policy that is tested in protection policy that is tested in
• It would also defund our hepatitis C and HIV testing program. Last year, we tested over 300 people.
• Over 1,700 Narcan kits, over 1,000 xylazine test kits, over 1,500 wound care kits, and almost 3,000
• threequarters of them have been tested threequarters of them have been tested for<02:11:07.599><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to do new construction, you had to have a residential contractors license, so I studied and took my test
• I studied and took my test. Went through it all.
• Scientists study diseases, test ideas, and do basic and preclinical work.
• is translational development, where a promising idea is shaped into something that can actually be tested
• Phase three is broader testing at scale.

Bills: HB267, HB478, HB617, HB659, HB800, HB922, HB924, HB947, HB1166, HB1223

Keywords: home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 267 by Vice Chair Polly Thomas, which would revise the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. The bill would update who may nominate board members, add qualifications and term limits, and allow the governor more flexibility in appointing or reappointing members from less populated districts. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments. The committee then considered House Bill 478 by Representative Knox, dealing with utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill requires reimbursements to be clearly labeled on customer bills and sets a deadline for repayment; after discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee amended the bill to extend the repayment period from 45 to 90 calendar days and clarified that some settlement or regulatory credits would be treated differently. The bill was then reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 924 by Representative Glorioso, a consumer-protection measure aimed at contractor solicitation after disasters. The bill would restrict certain direct solicitations of residential property owners during a declared disaster period, address misleading insurance-related practices, and add disclosure and rescission requirements. After substantial debate over impacts on legitimate contractors, emergency repairs, and enforcement, the committee adopted a conceptual amendment shortening the disaster-response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split, with the sponsor, the insurance commissioner, and some contractors supporting the bill as a fraud-prevention measure, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses and was better addressed through enforcement. The transcript ends before final committee action on HB 924.

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• to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds, so that by the testing
• minds, so<00:02:58.000> that<00:02:58.160> by<00:02:58.319> the<00:02:58.480> testing
• of<00:02:59.440> your<00:02:59.680> will,<00:03:00.000> we so that by the testing
• of your will, we so that by the testing of your will, we can<00:03:00.319> discern<00:03:00.640
• But if you drink or ingest any type of THC and then you get drug tested, that's your job.

Keywords: 958, all

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• today to express my steadfast support for Southwest Transit and our transit system that has stood the test
• we've<00:26:29.880> been<00:26:30.040> able<00:26:30.240> to<00:26:30.360> test
• ,<00:26:30.760> pilot,<00:26:31.200> and we've been able to test, pilot, and we've
• been able to test, pilot, and refine<00:26:32.160> new<00:26:32.360> ideas<00:26:32.760
• Chair, seeing no final test of testifiers, uh, what would you like to proceed?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we have benchmark testing that we do three times a year.
• We do that whether we're going into TK, K, first grade, and we just have started using a testing platform
• So I'll take out the state testing; all of the local data that we have, they are meeting with their guiding
• So we work very closely with our districts to be able to provide systems as they are testing, to be able
• ...actually completely subvert the educator in the room, the encroachment of AI that actually will test

Summary: The joint hearing focused on coherence in California’s education planning and reporting systems, especially the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and related grant plans. Committee chairs and members described widespread frustration with duplicative, lengthy, and sometimes conflicting reporting requirements, while emphasizing that the goal was not to reduce accountability but to make planning more useful, stable, and student-centered. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond also previewed the Governor’s education budget priorities, including expanded learning, community schools, universal transitional kindergarten, literacy supports, and concerns about the proposed Prop. 98 deferral. Panelists from the State Board of Education, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office said the LCAP was intended to balance local flexibility with statewide transparency, but has become overloaded by repeated revisions and additional requirements. They argued for fewer core reporting elements, more stability over time, better alignment of planning cycles, and integrated systems that reduce duplication. Fresno County staff described a multi-year calendar and support tools that help districts manage timelines, but said these tools only ease the burden rather than solve the underlying problem. The LAO noted that some newer plans, such as expanded learning and transportation plans, are narrative-heavy and often less informative than separate reporting requirements. Local district leaders and county officials described the practical effects of the current system: staff time diverted from instruction, multiple portals and forms, audit risk aversion, and planning documents that can exceed 100 pages. Several superintendents said coherent systems work best when districts have clear priorities, stable governance, and aligned budgets, and when state requirements are predictable and tied to outcomes like literacy, attendance, and student achievement. The California Federation of Teachers added that coherence also depends on meaningful collaboration with educators, classified staff, parents, and communities. Committee members repeatedly asked whether the state should streamline reporting, create a uniform portal, or develop a more unified grant-reporting structure, and Thurmond said the department was piloting a simplified common form and was willing to work with the Legislature and districts on broader solutions.

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• And in New Hampshire, this program was put to the test with a court case against a commercial salt applicator
• In New Hampshire, this program was put to the test with a court case against a commercial salt applicator
• <00:31:58.399> 18<00:31:59.279> meets<00:31:59.600> that<00:31:59.840> test
• do not believe S1 18 meets that test. do not believe S1 18 meets that test.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We call it the who test: Who benefits? Does it reduce harm? And what are the likely outcomes?
• HB 306 passes this test.
• they're not physically there, but it could be added to somebody who was indeed going physically for a test
• Madam Chair and Representative Block, so if they were going in for testing at a lab, that doesn't fall
• The world's foremost experts have tested this technology and determined it is safe.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And um you don't have to pass a test to be a legislator.
• have<00:30:12.399> to<00:30:12.559> pass<00:30:12.720> a<00:30:12.880> test
• <00:30:13.039> to And um you don't have to pass a test to And um you don't have to pass a
• test to be<00:30:13.360> a<00:30:13.520> legislator.
• Any questions for the test?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Caucus Public Commission met with a quorum present, approved the September 3, 2025 minutes, and then heard a presentation from Legislative Budget Office Director Christian Larson on proposed updates to the fiscal note uniform standards and procedures. The main changes clarified that agencies must still complete a fiscal note when a bill or section cannot be implemented because of federal law, with the note explaining the implementation issue and costing only the portions that can be implemented. A second change said technical comments about possible future litigation may be included in the narrative but not in the cost tables. Members discussed how these rules would apply when only part of a bill is unimplementable versus when an entire bill is, and whether requiring a note in those cases is the best use of agency time. The commission also approved a new procedure on funding-source assumptions for expanded programs, including assuming the current funding source unless the bill says otherwise and defaulting to the general fund if no source is identified. The updated standards and procedures were adopted by a 7-0 roll call vote, with Senator Wickland excused. The commission then received a second presentation from Director Larson on a possible analysis of the accuracy of fiscal estimates and budget items after enactment. He described this as a variance analysis comparing fiscal note estimates to actual fiscal impacts, intended to improve future estimates, inform the legislature, and increase accountability. He summarized practices in other states, noting that most variance reviews are ad hoc, while Utah and Tennessee have more formalized legislative reports; he also referenced an LBO pilot review done in 2022 based largely on Tennessee’s model. The presentation outlined possible report formats, including a single annual report, standalone briefs, or topic-specific reviews, and raised implementation questions such as who would select items for review, whether the analysis should be limited to fiscal notes, what statutory authority or data access would be needed, and what resources would be required from both agencies and the LBO. Members did not take action on the second presentation. Representative Anderson and Vice Chair Pratt commented that the proposal is complicated but potentially useful for improving future fiscal notes and transparency, and the chair indicated the discussion was for future consideration rather than an immediate decision.

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• would note that we do not have the scaled-up contract to review and do not know how demonstrations and tests
• would note that we do not have the scaled-up contract to review and do not know how demonstrations and tests
• We do not know how demonstrations and tests during the first round informed the administration's decision
• Our grant project is based on the first large study in the U.S. to test using AI for writing feedback
• The study in the U.S. tests using AI for writing feedback on drafts alongside peer review.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update on the state’s generative AI implementation and related oversight. Administration officials said several proof-of-concept projects have moved into minimum viable product phases, including work at CDTFA and Caltrans, and that CDPH has a May Revision request for up to $8 million to scale up its healthcare facilities inspections project. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the administration to publish a report on lessons learned from each POC and recommended limiting the new generative AI approval process to a pilot through the first two rounds of projects, with continued monthly meetings and stronger legislative oversight. Members pressed for more transparency and questioned why the CDPH request was not included in January; the administration said the cost estimate was not available then and that only one project is seeking additional resources beyond existing departmental budgets. The committee then reviewed a proposed $400 million loan from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund. Finance and the Labor Agency said the fund has grown because civil penalty revenues have risen sharply, and the loan would be repaid in 2029-30 with provisional language allowing earlier repayment if needed. The LAO agreed the fund could support the loan but warned that recent PAGA reforms may reduce future revenues. Public commenters, including labor and community groups, argued the money should instead support labor-law enforcement and outreach programs such as CWOP, and urged rejection of the loan. Members also heard a Department of Industrial Relations request for $19.1 million for phase two of Public Works Information Technology System Enhancements, which officials said will support labor-law enforcement and apprenticeship registration. The department said the project was delayed because a prior procurement did not result in a contract award and that completion is now expected in October 2026. The committee then took up an EDD Next reappropriation technical adjustment to extend UI fund spending authority through June 30, 2026; the LAO said the request was fine but again raised concerns about oversight of the larger modernization effort, which EDD said now totals more than $660 million and is expected to continue through 2029. Finally, the committee discussed DGS’s request for new parking facilities near the May Lee Building and a trailer bill shifting statewide telework policy language from DGS to CalHR while also expanding NDI eligibility for certain CEA employees. The LAO said the telework trailer bill should likely go through the policy committee process instead of budget, and union and employee witnesses strongly opposed it, arguing it would undermine bargaining rights and could be used to narrow telework. In a separate item on the governor’s return-to-office order, administration officials said departments are being directed to move to a four-day in-office expectation starting July 1, 2025, but they had no statewide cost estimate yet because departments are still assessing vacancies, exemptions, and space needs. Members criticized the lack of analysis and said the state should have clearer numbers before moving forward.

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• There were no objective tests; it was going to be by diagnosis, which is subjective, when the physician
• Adam, can you test that? Microphone, real quick. Yes, sir. Okay, do not touch that microphone.
• Like, for me at least, I have a balancing test.
• He paid $284 per scan, $568 total, four days before his test.
• Test experts, that this is something—not just one guy's opinion, but several experts would come to the

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• I am holding up the UFCW letter that we got about avian flu testing.
• It's just not having to have the certified test to be an applicator, which is really, it kind of almost
• the It's just not having to have the It's just not having to have the certified<00:42:53.760> test
• be<00:42:54.720> an<00:42:54.960> applicator<00:42:55.520> which certified test
• to be an applicator which certified test to be an applicator which is<00:42:56.720> uh<00:42:

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant