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• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• , similar use to some of these practices, similar use to some of these practices, but<00:18:33.440
• ,<01:00:51.880> standardized includes practical, standardized includes practical, standardized

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• It is very important that any bill that has data practices in it come to the Judiciary and Civil Law
• <00:27:27.679> in that any bill that has data practices in that any bill that has data practices
• The implication was made, oh, that's the practice that we all adhere to.
• <00:45:20.560> that made, oh that's that's the practice that made, oh that's that's the practice
• Instead<02:00:58.639> of<02:00:58.719> the<02:00:58.880> practice<02:00:59.199><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm a prescribing psychologist practicing in the state of New Mexico.
• psychologist practicing in the state of New<00:47:40.400> Mexico.
• supervision of of practicing supervision of of practicing psychiatrists<00:48:00.720> in<
• colleagues who are advanced practice colleagues who are advanced practice nurses<00:48:57.040>
• of the APA and as practicing of the APA and as practicing psychiatrist,<00:54:05.040> I<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint HHS, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, and Intergovernmental Affairs hearing focused first on SB 2262, a pollution and illegal dumping measure. The Department of Health said it stood on its written testimony, and public testimony included support from CARES with suggested amendments to involve the counties in standardized response planning and to address pollution caused by individuals. Members questioned the bill’s fines, where they would go, and how the department would handle carcasses and illegal dumping enforcement. DOH said administrative fines go to the general fund, criminal fines are collected by the Attorney General, carcasses are generally buried by the landowner under existing rules, and DOH mainly regulates solid waste and coordinates with counties and other agencies when violations arise. After discussion, the chair recommended SB 2262 be passed with substantial amendments. The proposed amendments would add DLNR to the task force, deposit all fines into a special fund to support enforcement, allow fines below $5,000 for littering and higher fines for excessive or chronic illegal dumping, and include a January 30, 2050 effective date. The committee adopted the recommendation, with members voting aye. The hearing then moved to the HHS calendar. On SB 2087, relating to health insurance, agencies including DHS, DCCA, the Attorney General, and Labor stood on written testimony, while several advocacy and medical groups testified in support. One Medicaid recipient opposed the bill, arguing the coverage should be immediate rather than phased in over three years. Angela Melody Young supported the bill but urged amendments to prioritize people with disabilities, kupuna, and mothers. Members questioned whether the rural health transformation program could support the bill’s deductible structure; the Department of Human Services said it was unlikely CMS would allow that level of coverage, though rural funds might help in other ways. The committee then moved on to SB 2089, which would expand services eligible for Medicaid prospective payment system reimbursement, hearing support from OHA, DHS, and others, along with testimony about mental health access and training. The transcript also began SB 2106, relating to health and eating disorder prevention, with a student testifying in support and citing youth eating disorder harms, but the discussion was cut off before any action on that bill.

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• ways that we can help some practical ways that we can help counties<00:08:21.680> join<00:08:
• that would look like in practice.
• Even with improved decontamination practices, the exposure risk is impossible to eliminate.
• 59.520> exposure decontamination practices, the exposure decontamination practices, the exposure
• As for plainclothed officers, that is a common practice.

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• <01:26:33.600> of has been the long-standing practice of has been the long-standing practice
• practice in in many of our facilities. practice in in many of our facilities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• So that is definitely something I just wanted to highlight: it is a best practice.
• Um we can definitely is a best practice.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices. ...how the state would propose
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, the LCC practice is that you would ask the chair for approval to send a designate for that meeting
• <00:02:54.720> for wanted to highlight the LCC practice for wanted to highlight the LCC practice
• consistent custom and practice, is that consistent or >> Uh, Mr.
• And then finally, there is a deep commitment on this team to making practical recommendations.
• practical recommendations. practical recommendations.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• They hear the unfair labor practices that are filed in the state of Minnesota in the public sector.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of color apply for the USDA program that was meant to aid those harmed by discriminatory lending practices
• one of five years where we were going to be dispersing funds for a whole range of climate-smart practices
• Often our farmers who were awarded these grants were being paid for the responsible farming practices
• They do all this using holistic, regenerative, and climate-smart practices that not only minimize negative
• In an open-water environment, these practices could be impossible or highly disruptive to the surrounding

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.

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• and dental practices, which happen to be an area with lots and lots of overlapping guardrails, for,
• AB 2624 provides a practical and proven solution by allowing eligible individuals to participate.
• AB 2624 provides a practical and proven solution by allowing eligible individuals to participate in the
• This is all part of California's work to introduce the practice of deliberative democracy as another
• AB 883 takes a practical, balanced approach that strengthens California's existing privacy framework,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Um, this bill is not a call to end boating, but it is a call for responsible boating practices.
• and I are gathering food, we shouldn't have to worry about getting hurt by irresponsible boating practices
• <00:05:45.759> I<00:05:46.000> wouldn't responsible voting practices.
• I wouldn't responsible voting practices.
• <00:09:24.800> or irresponsible boating practices or irresponsible boating practices or getting

Keywords: 1183, house

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• countries, the independent reviews have led to major changes in the way gender medicine has been practiced
• That has not come up in our practice, and that's all I really can say about that.
• I practice across the state in all 15 counties, and it is just vastly different, the notifications that
• One particularly dangerous offense is fleeing from law enforcement, a practice that too often results
• The practical effect of this bill creates an incentive for private counsel to insert themselves into

Bills: SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

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• It's straightforward, practical funding with minimal red tape, just practical tools districts need to
• It's<00:01:00.880> straightforward,<00:01:01.720> practical<00:01:02.320> funding
• > It's straightforward, practical funding It's straightforward, practical funding with<00:01:03.640><
• ><00:01:04.040> red<00:01:04.280> tape,<00:01:04.720> just<00:01:04.960> practical
• with minimal red tape, just practical with minimal red tape, just practical tools<00:01:05.920><

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.

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• Lastly, the bill requires the department to develop guidelines and best practices, compile submitted
• Everything that I just testified to, Senator, is what we saw in practice.
• Everything that I just testified to center is what we saw in practice.
• "These changes are practical, supported, and urgently needed.
• Then available for traffic or as close as practical to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except

Bills: SB1071, SB1315, SB1317, SB1416, SB1493, SB1537, SB1542, SB1584, SB1626, SB1740, SB1751, SB1804, SCR1047, SCR1049

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training

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• It has strict data security Measures and responsible information sharing practices.
• In practice, it is not. It establishes a sweeping, New Mexico-specific privacy framework.
• We have made efforts in this bill, as was mentioned earlier, to draw from other states' best practices
• It's a practical solution to one of the biggest barriers that home-based child care providers face when
• And again, I would say, I think best practice to be, and again, this is up to the employer.

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• So, um, what is going to really happen in practice is the court is going to say, "Oh, we got to do that
• <00:24:50.159> in what is going to really happen in what is going to really happen in practice
• is the court the court is going practice is the court the court is going to<00:24:52.400> say,
• And again, in the vast majority, I would say in my last two years of practice, I've maybe seen three
• ,<00:32:31.200> I've in my last two years of practice, I've in my last two years of practice

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up a proposed amendment to HP 598, with Nick Norman walking members through changes intended to preserve the existing eviction framework rather than create a separate expedited process. He said the amendment folds the bill’s changes into current law, adds limits on post-judgment motions and continuances, shortens or eliminates certain discretionary stays in default situations, and speeds issuance of notices and writs of possession. The amendment also adds language to RSA 540A to allow action against tenants, family members, guests, or occupants engaging in conduct that damages property or threatens health and safety, and it changes the effective date to 90 days after passage. Norman also said the amendment was meant to reduce frivolous delays and court fiscal impacts. Members raised concerns about several provisions, especially the clause barring discretionary stays after tenant default, the use of the word “immediately” for issuing writs, and the reduction of discretionary stays from 90 days to 60 days. One member asked for clarification on whether any meritorious circumstances should still allow a stay, and another suggested defining a specific timeline for judgments after hearings. Norman responded that the default provision was aimed at cases where tenants do not appear at all, and he said the intent was to prevent abuse of the process. He also discussed the new RSA 540A language as a way to address serious health and safety problems, including unauthorized occupants and hoarding. Other testimony was generally supportive of the amendment as an improvement over the original bill, but several witnesses urged changes. New Hampshire Legal Assistance said it would likely be neutral if recommended edits were made, and suggested clarifying language, preserving the ability to strike defaults, and allowing longer stays by agreement of the parties. That witness and others argued that a 60-day cap could interfere with negotiated move-out agreements and could be too short in some cases, especially for elderly or disabled tenants. There was also discussion of narrowing the new 540A remedy to the specific person causing the problem, while preserving protections for innocent household members, particularly in domestic violence situations. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated the committee would consider revised language before executive session.

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• If I may, so, um, what is going to really happen in practice is the court is going to say, 'Oh, we got
• <00:24:50.159> in what is going to really happen in what is going to really happen in practice
• 51.600> the<00:24:51.840> court<00:24:52.080> is<00:24:52.159> going practice
• is the court the court is going practice is the court the court is going to<00:24:52.400> say,
• ,<00:32:31.200> I've in my last two years of practice, I've in my last two years of practice

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So they have to pay that out of what they get to bring into their practice.
• Well, when we took it off of food, we practically bankrupted all of the small towns.
• I can play in that game because New Mexico is practically perfect in every way.
• New Mexico is practically perfect in every way. We have practically perfect weather.
• We have practically perfect people. And if we do this, this is what 2% looks like.

Summary: The committee’s final day focused first on a historical overview of New Mexico tax packages by Pam Stokes of Legislative Council Services. She described how tax packages have alternated over the decades between tax relief, revenue raising, and tax reform, with examples ranging from the creation of the gross receipts tax in 1966 to major packages in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2019, 2022, 2024, and the vetoed 2025 package. Members discussed how tax policy often tracks revenue conditions, how packages can combine increases and decreases, and how local government gross receipts taxes and hold-harmless distributions have affected communities differently. Several members reflected on past packages, especially the 2004 food tax repeal and the 2013 film tax and manufacturing changes, and noted that tax policy can have major economic and political effects even when it is not “sexy” legislation. The committee then heard a proposal to expand the health care practitioner gross receipts tax deduction to include co-insurance, and to extend the sunset date. Sponsor Senator Figueroa said the bill was intended to help recruit and retain medical providers and build on prior deductions for co-pays and deductibles. Testimony explained that co-insurance is the patient’s share after the deductible, that providers currently absorb the gross receipts tax on those payments, and that the proposal would cost about $30 million to the state plus about $20 million to municipalities and counties, with the exact fiscal impact likely to be updated. Members raised concerns about the effect on local governments, whether insurers could be required to reimburse providers, whether the bill would actually attract doctors, and whether better evaluation measures and sunsets should be added. The sponsor said the bill was part of a broader set of efforts to address provider shortages and that the discussion would continue. Representative McQueen then presented a bill to update the Land Conservation Incentives Act. He and conservation partners said the program has protected more than 500,000 acres but has not kept pace with rising land values, especially for irrigated agricultural land in the Middle Rio Grande. The proposal would increase the percentage of conservation value eligible for the credit, raise the per-transaction cap from $250,000 to $2 million, and make the credit refundable rather than only transferable. Testimony emphasized that the program is voluntary, keeps land in private ownership and production, and helps land-rich, cash-poor landowners preserve farmland and water rights. Members asked about average credit amounts, how easements work, whether landowners could effectively buy land and then use the credit, and whether there should be inflation indexing or a statewide cap. The discussion also touched on water rights, fencing, and the role of conservation easements in protecting agricultural land and compact water deliveries. Finally, Senator Sharer previewed his 2% tax proposal with a historical presentation on New Mexico tax law, using props to illustrate the evolution from early territorial tax codes to the modern tax system. He argued that the state’s current tax structure is overly complex and that recent federal changes have disrupted the personal income tax base. The committee did not take any votes on the day’s presentations; the meeting was primarily informational, with members offering feedback and raising policy concerns for future sessions.

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• residential treatment facilities to ensure that providers are operating according to current best practices
• practices such as those, I know there has been a lot of recent federal attention on these approaches
• We need you to educate our educators so that they are equipped with the best practices for preventing
• Practices that are not common across the state, but that our providers are skilled to help schools with
• It takes practice and rigor and intention and a lot of learning along the way. To make it work.