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• I'm Carlotta Amarino, director at the Office of Information Practices. in our case to turn around um
• 07:31.759> information director at office of information director at office of information practices
• 33.680> stand<00:07:33.840> on<00:07:34.080> our<00:07:34.240> written practices
• We stand on our written practices.
• Um, you know, practically, you want to come up?

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Nursing Exam that an individual takes when they finish a program, either an LPN program, licensed practical
• And you can't practice nursing unless you pass the test. So how do we increase nurses?
• But what we're going to do is require that professional and practical nursing programs must establish
• I do it all in my small school of a student body of 120 students, mostly practical nursing students.
• I do it all in my small school of a student body of 120 students, mostly practical nursing students.

Summary: The Committee on Health Policy met with a quorum and considered three bills. Senate Bill 526 on nursing education programs, sponsored by Senator Harrell, would tighten oversight of nursing schools by requiring admission criteria, exit exams, remediation plans, annual reporting, on-site inspections, and stronger action against programs with poor NCLEX results or adverse actions in other jurisdictions. After testimony from the sponsor and several committee questions, a late-filed amendment restored a two-year probation period instead of one year, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 714, also by Senator Harrell, would create a voluntary non-opioid advance directive allowing patients to document a wish not to receive opioids, including when incapacitated, with the form developed by the Department of Health and potentially included in electronic medical records. The sponsor said it would not prevent treatment discussions and would provide liability protection for providers who lack actual knowledge of the directive in emergencies. The bill drew no opposition in the meeting and was reported favorably. Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Senator Burton, would add nursing home quality and transparency measures, including consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, electronic health record requirements, reporting to the Florida Health Information Exchange, a $10,000 fine for failure to submit required financial data, and reporting on Medicaid quality payments. An amendment clarified the fine’s application to both facilities and home offices. Testimony from AARP and the Florida Health Care Association supported the bill, and it was reported favorably after discussion about implementation and costs.

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• After completing the necessary hours and passing the licensing exam, I obtained my license to practice
• In 2016, I established a private practice marking the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey as a solo
• My practice filled up quickly as clients discovered me through the psychologytoday.com provider's I published
• My practice was packed and I wonder where to refer individuals seeking support based on identity affinity
• Furthermore, supporting and encouraging clinicians to obtain their private practices is essential for

Keywords: SBA, 7A loan program, underwriting standards, loan defaults, Community Advantage Program, small business funding, testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on discussions regarding the SBA's 7A loan program and its implementation challenges. Members raised significant concerns about recent changes to the underwriting standards, which have been criticized for leading to an increase in loan defaults. Ranking members expressed a desire for a return to stronger guidelines to protect taxpayers and ensure the program remains a viable source for small businesses struggling to secure funding. Testimonies from community lenders highlighted their efforts to support underserved communities and stressed the importance of the Community Advantage Program.

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• schools offer diverse CTE programs designed to equip students with industry-recognized certifications, practical
• work, practical work experience, and college and career readiness.
• In closing, this will track welding classes, nursing, and the actual practical hands-on, uh, application

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• They're all really practical. This is extremely practical.
• They're all really practical. This is extremely practical. This isn't a talking point.
• <03:03:53.359> practical.
• practical. This is extremely practical. practical. This is extremely practical.
• <04:05:28.160> These safe gun handling practices. These safe gun handling practices.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules so House File 5140 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and placed on passage. Representative Long and Representative Greenman argued the bill was an urgent, comprehensive gun violence prevention package that had already passed the Senate and should be acted on immediately in response to recent shootings, including Annunciation School, Burnsville, and Accent Signage. They said families, students, survivors, doctors, and community members had been pressing legislators to act, and Greenman described the bill as including mental health, intervention, anonymous threat reporting, bans on weapons of war, ghost guns, and binary triggers. Representative Heintzeman opposed the urgency motion and focused on specific bill language, arguing that parts of the proposal were unclear or overly broad. He questioned whether the language on protruding grips would effectively ban all handguns, whether the penalties section could turn lawful gun owners into felons for possessing multiple noncompliant items, and whether the firearms assembly language could criminalize routine cleaning and reassembly of guns. He said these issues should have been addressed in committee and argued members needed clearer answers before voting on urgency. Greenman responded that the language was intended to target additional protruding grips, not ordinary handgun grips, and said she was willing to adopt an amendment to clarify that point. On the penalties and assembly questions, she said the bill was aimed at certifying existing weapons, banning ghost guns, and preventing harm, and repeatedly urged members to vote for the urgency motion so the full bill could be considered. The exchange remained focused on the motion to suspend the rules and on the substance of the gun violence prevention package; no final vote or other action is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• As the senators will recall, S. 230 is an employment practices bill combining several bills containing
• That has to do with Fair Employment Practices Act.
• with Fair employment practices act. with Fair employment practices act.
• Current practice is that the majority of municipal officials in Vermont are volunteers.
• the Vermont Fair Employment Practices the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act<00:20:51.880>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Prior to that, I was in private practice with a firm, and we handled municipal prosecution.
• I was in private practice with a firm, and we handled municipal prosecution.
• Some matters are best left for policy, some for enhancements to rules or local practice.
• The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act that you all are well too aware of.
• Some matters are best left for policy, some for enhancements to rules or local practice.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Medical Society of Delaware, a family medicine physician, and owner of an independent primary care practice
• Compared to hospital-based practices, independent primary care practices have been shown to provide higher-quality
• However, we need to be appropriately reimbursed for our services so that we can keep our practices open

Bills: SB219, SB9

Keywords: military pension, military retirement pay, veterans, retiree tax relief, income tax exemption, pension exclusion, Delaware income tax, retirement income, state tax subtraction, armed forces retirement, National Guard, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, Public Health Service, taxable income, Title 30, Section 1106, wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met to hear several bills, with members repeatedly reminded to focus on fiscal impacts rather than policy merits. The committee first considered SB 9 on freshwater wetlands, which would combine tidal and non-tidal wetlands programs into one permitting framework; supporters said the bill resulted from a two-year consensus process and that the governor’s office and DENREC would absorb a significant share of the cost. Public testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing flood control and ecosystem services, though one speaker opposed the spending. The committee voted to release SB 9. The committee then heard SB 278 on child care assistance, which would preauthorize summer camp for eligible school-age children and create a separate lower co-payment for half-day care. The sponsor and the YMCA of Delaware said the change would better align family co-pays with provider reimbursement and make before- and after-school care more affordable for working families. The committee also released SB 278, SB 168 on alcohol delivery for package stores, SB 120 on health insurance coverage for certain testing and treatment, and HB 4, a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools; HB 4 was described as having a near-$3 million fiscal note and a one-year implementation delay because it was not funded in the budget. Later, the committee approved SB 219, which gradually increases the military pension income tax exclusion from $12,500 to $25,000 over three years and includes related joint-filing and residency changes. Supporters argued it would help attract and retain military retirees and bring federal dollars into the state. The committee also released SB 1, a major primary care reform bill that would increase primary care spending and implement hospital payment reforms, with projected long-term savings to the state employee health plan, and SB 325, which expands background checks and wrap-back monitoring for fire service personnel and adds an investigator position for the Fire Prevention Commission. In each case, public commenters and committee members generally supported the bills, and all were released from committee by recorded vote.

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• retail licenses for this, I think it would be important to highlight the need to make sure that we practice
• retail licenses for this, I think it would be important to highlight the need to make sure that we practice
• retail licenses for this, I think it would be important to highlight the need to make sure that we practice
• public health risk of these products, including exposure ...to unknown chemicals, deceptive marketing practices

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, attendance, and routine journal and communication actions, including a temporary committee replacement appointment and confirmation of Todd D. Haney to the State Board of Education. The chamber then moved into the Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 4001, which concerns vaping/nicotine product regulation. Members debated a committee amendment and a floor amendment offered by Senator Bolick; supporters described the bill as a first step toward regulating harmful products and keeping them away from children, while opponents argued it was too weak, lacked retail licensing and enforcement, and did not adequately protect public health. The Committee of the Whole adopted the amendments and recommended the bill do pass, and the full Senate later passed HB 4001 on a 24-0-1 vote after additional debate on the same public health and enforcement concerns. The Senate then took up several other measures on final reading. House Bills 2720, 2078, 2501, 2686, and 2574 all passed, with votes ranging from 17-7 to 26-0. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to several Senate bills, including SB 1067, SB 1172, SB 1232, SB 1214, and SB 1478. During debate on HB 2078 and other bills, members used points of personal privilege to recognize staff and explain votes, but no additional amendments were adopted on those measures. On final readings, SB 1566, dealing with residential construction and delay enforcement, passed 17-9 despite concerns that its definition of malicious delay was too broad and could invite litigation. SB 1067, SB 1172, SB 1232, SB 1426, and SB 1478 also passed, with some members speaking in support of homeowner protections, administrative changes, or liquor policy updates, while others opposed the liquor bill and raised public health concerns about alcohol access in border communities. The Senate concluded by announcing party caucuses and adjourning until June 1, 2026.

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• Doctor Woods has served a wonderful people of South Oklahoma City for a decade, owning her private practice
• Well, first day of practice, freshman year, my first day of practice, all my assistant coaches came up
• They practice five days a week for at least an hour a day.

Bills: HB3976, HB3000, HB3001, HB3003, HB3004, HB3066, HB3904, HB3644, HB1687, HB3920, SR40

Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics

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• that allow us to collaborate with fellow colleagues across states from coast to coast to trade best practices
• to coast to across states from coast to coast to trade<00:03:24.080> best<00:03:24.319> practices
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Bills: HB9, SB2069, SB2342, SB2861, SB3123, SB2623, SB585, SB2211, SB2446, SB2919, SB2125, SB2116, SB2999, SB2656, SB2001, SB3169

Keywords: HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation, Chapter 5 HRS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, military appreciation, veteran recognition, SB2069, Hawaii housing

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• but House Bill 432 modernizes and clearly lists situations where competitive bidding simply isn't practical
• bidding situations where competitive bidding simply<00:10:04.800> isn't<00:10:05.120> practical
• <00:10:05.519> or simply isn't practical or simply isn't practical or cost-effective.<00:10

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:18 HB 333 Discussion 00:02:49 HB 333 Vote 00:06:47 HB 432 Discussion 00:08:44 HB 432 Vote 00:12:13 Adjournment 00:13:54, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum present, heard introductions, and then considered two bills. House Bill 333, sponsored by Representative Pollock, would allow faith-based organizations to develop small-scale affordable housing projects of up to 24 units on property owned before January 1, 2026, and to operate modest homeless shelters, including cooling or warming centers, in commercial, business, or industrial zones if health and safety requirements are met. Pollock said the bill is intended to help address homelessness and housing affordability while preserving building, fire, health, and reporting standards. Representative Stalker supported the measure and asked about its effect on the tax base, and Representative Fleming asked a clarifying question about the bill number. The committee voted 16-0 to give HB 333 favorable expression. The committee then took up House Bill 432, sponsored by Vice Chair Neighbors, which updates Kentucky local purchasing laws. A committee substitute was adopted first, then Neighbors explained that the bill clarifies when local public agencies may use non-competitive negotiations, such as in emergencies, with single-source providers, licensed professionals, perishable foods, replacement parts, and certain insurance products, while still requiring written justification. The bill also keeps the $40,000 advertised-bid threshold and adds clearer exceptions, including used vehicles or equipment purchased at no more than 75% of MSRP, to give local governments more flexibility and stretch taxpayer dollars. Representative Roarx explained the difference between the original bill and the substitute regarding how the 75% value is measured. The committee voted 17-0 to report HB 432 favorably as amended. Before adjournment, the chair welcomed constituents in the audience and congratulated Representative Roarx on becoming ranking member. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Today we have Heidi Teval, who is an MD and a FASA board-certified physician anesthesiologist who practices
• She is a An anesthesiologist who practices in Tucson. She is a native of Sonora.
• Olski lived in Germany, Israel, and the U.S., served our country during the Vietnam War, and practiced
• Now, I practiced medicine for about 60 years in the U.S.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• people having equal access under the law is, I mean, it is as old as our country as an idea, but the practical
• as old as our country as an idea but is as old as our country as an idea but the<00:05:33.360> practical
• 34.240> of<00:05:34.400> it<00:05:34.639> has<00:05:34.880> never the practical
• reality of it has never the practical reality of it has never been<00:05:35.360> something<00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Leigh Finke discussed the unusual 2025 Minnesota legislative session, describing it as difficult and fast-moving because of the House tie, the DFL quorum break, and the resulting power-sharing arrangement. She said the split chamber made committee work strange, but noted that some bills still advanced, including her free water bill through the Commerce Committee, and that lawmakers ultimately kept the government open. Finke also spoke about concerns in the trans and queer community under the Trump administration, saying she has been holding town halls statewide to separate fact from fiction about federal actions. She said Minnesota is in a relatively strong position because of protections passed in 2023 and 2024, including the trans refuge bill and the gender-affirming care insurance mandate, and noted that the Minnesota Human Rights Act has protected gender identity since 1993. On the Minnesota Supreme Court’s powerlifting ruling, she said the court correctly applied state law and affirmed transgender participation, while acknowledging that some professional questions remain for lower courts. Looking ahead to 2026, Finke said she is not focused on new trans-related legislation and argued that Republicans are likely to keep attacking the issue even though the public cares more about affordability, health care, and safety. She said the Equal Rights Amendment has been stalled because equality has become a political football and broader civil rights protections have faced resistance. She also said gun violence should be a major priority next session, expressing support for significant controls on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and saying such measures would pass if brought to the floor, though she blamed Republican leadership for blocking action.

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• establishing a process for agency review of existing rules to a comprehensive review of state licensing practices
• Finally, in order to address the practice of publishing a notice of proposed rule either the day after
• applicability that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice
• applicability that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure or practice

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met for its first meeting of the session, took roll, and heard a presentation from Ken Plant of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee on SB 108, the 2025 law overhauling Florida rulemaking. The presentation focused on new deadlines for agencies to begin and publish rules, limits on automatic sunset provisions, changes to emergency rule procedures, expanded public input on statements of estimated regulatory costs, a five-year review cycle for existing rules, and new licensing-reporting requirements. Members asked about the review timeline and emphasized the need to keep agencies accountable for meeting the new requirements. The committee then reviewed the Department of Management Services’ response to Auditor General Report 2025-1096 on fleet management. DMS said the audit found 10 issues, most of which it believes it has addressed, and described the statewide fleet system as tracking about 27,000 assets with limited staff. DMS highlighted two major improvement ideas that would require funding: an enterprise telematics system to automate vehicle data and improve tracking, and centralized fleet procurement to reduce duplication and save money. Members questioned the status of FleetWave implementation, missing vehicle records, integration with other state systems, and access controls for separated employees. DMS explained that FleetWave is fully implemented but still relies on manual data entry, that discrepancies with the state accounting system largely reflect mismatched or inconsistent entries, and that policies and procedures were updated after the audit. The department said it now works more closely with People First to deactivate access when employees leave. After discussion, no further business was raised, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• It's exactly in line with their current existing practices.
• In practice, many Texans only learn about rate changes when their tax bills arrive.
• I'm trying to be real practical here. Sure. So, I don't know how much each mailing will cost.
• Is that practical? No. And Kelly, we're laughing because the problem is we've got...

Bills: HB17, HB23

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest

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• Um, and this bill actually, um, I guess you could say speaks to, um, licensing and scope of practice
• certification of deaths, there are certain parts of the state where, um, there are no physicians practicing
• this would do, um, oh, and, and most importantly is that um these professionals are um required to practice
• this would have just required them to only charge a flat fee and it would have been an unfair trade practice

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• financial products and services, and to identify patterns of discriminatory lending and investment practices
• was previously stated, the federal CRA was passed in 1977 to counteract the discriminatory lending practices
• of large commercial banks, characterized by redlining, which is truly an awful practice worthy of the
• doing to the state of California. and its borrowers to ensure that we don't engage in discriminatory practices

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My point is just from a practical perspective.
• My point is just from a practical standpoint, people don't see the Alabama code.
• not have them later, but I want to know because I had to deal with a couple of these just in my practice
• and you know just in my practice and you know what's come up, and I'm always wondering.

Bills: HB479, HB480

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• I am a board-certified family law attorney, and I practice primarily in the Dallas area.
• I practice with Orsinger, Nelson, Downing, and Anderson in Dallas.
• I was licensed to practice law in 1996. I was board certified in family law in 2001.
• This is a system that I practice in every day. Victims again, 70%.

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer