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• <00:01:25.360> and removing all of that new language and removing all of that new language
• strong rule of statutory construction. strong rule of statutory construction.
• Does rules of statutory construction.
• <00:04:22.160> um another rule statutory construction um another rule statutory construction
• :04:34.800> know,<00:04:34.960> saying statutory construction, you know, saying statutory

Keywords: 916, all

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• So, section 42 adds language to the statutory section on the classification of state personnel to provide
• So, section 42 adds language preference.
• So, section 42 adds language to<00:21:01.919> the<00:21:02.080> statutory<00:21:02.640>
• section<00:21:03.360> on<00:21:03.600> the to the statutory section on the to the
• statutory section on the classification<00:21:04.559> of<00:21:04.880> state<00:21:05.200

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We retain the Boyle County space fit-up language, but take no action on anything related to the Bell
• statutory framework. statutory framework.
• We add intent language that districts receiving the BRAC equalized funding shall sunset in 2030.
• , we add language to identify funding<00:35:14.240> for<00:35:14.359> the<00:35:14.440>
• > base<00:38:53.080> funding amend language to identify base funding amend language to

Keywords: 958, all

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• to the language for just a little while. to the language for just a little while.
• The statutory language is found a little bit later in the bill.
• The statutory language is found a little bit later in the bill.
• The statutory language is found a little bit later in the bill.
• We did see this language, and we asked staff not to put it in the language. All right.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• statutory citations, correct statutory<00:13:16.639> and<00:13:16.959> regulatory<00:13
• :17.519> citations,<00:13:18.560> add statutory and regulatory citations, add statutory
• The first is a change of language in Section 2 to, one, um, that instead of, uh, the existing language
• The first is a change of language in Section 2 to, one, um, that instead of, uh, the existing language
• Language in Section 2, to, one, um, that instead of, uh, the existing language, instead say require that

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• THOSE ARE FUNDS IN EXCESS OF THE STATUTORY LIMIT.
• ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO THE FESUA STUDENT ACCOUNTS THAT WITH 50,000 STATUTORY LIMIT.
• WHAT IS YOUR DETERMINATION OF WHAT THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE IS?
• WHEN THE ACCOUNTS ENDED UP IN EXCESS OF THE STATUTORY LIMIT?
• DO YOU TO KNOW HOW MANY ACCOUNT BALANCES CURRENTLY EXCEED THE STATUTORY LIMIT?

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• So what we have here in front of us is this language, which has been in the amendment.
• We changed one to match up with the statutory language, which is reflected in RSA 7615-8, and you have
• We need to get that in there so that you can see in the amending language on 2725H is included.'
• <00:05:24.400> in statutory language which is reflected in statutory language which is reflected
• <00:05:51.520> on can see in the amending language on can see in the amending language on

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 718 met to reconcile House and Senate language. Members discussed two main parts of the bill: provisions requiring the Department of Education to report on rules that exceed state or federal requirements, including any fiscal impact on school districts, and language related to the new Pasquaney school district and its tax-rate setting timeline. Conferees said they were agreeable to the Senate’s additions on reporting and the handling of indeterminable fiscal impacts. The group focused on a House amendment, 2725H, which made two technical changes to the Senate language: adding the word “certified” to align with existing statutory language and changing the bill’s effective date to “upon passage” so the Department of Revenue Administration could act in time. A further clarification was proposed to specify July 1, 2025, for the tax-rate language, and members agreed to that change as well. There was some concern raised that the bill’s underlying special education implications could have indeterminate fiscal effects on school districts, and one member said that without a fiscal note they could not support it. After discussion, the House members voted in favor of the three changes, the Senate member present also supported them, and the chair announced the result as effectively unanimous. The committee then said the report would be drafted and the bill would move forward, with HB 102 mentioned as another item to be placed on consent.

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• You've seen this bill in its current language run around this place for a little while.
• Good morning. >> Members, we heard this bill last week and had some concerns with the language of the
• Good morning. >> Members, we heard this bill last week and had some concerns with the language of the
• The Senate also had some concerns that the language allowing MDA to move food insecurity, homelessness
• We have tighter language that will explicitly say that and if there are in other emerging issues will

Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• um which has a corresponding statutory um which has a corresponding statutory change<00:09:07.279
• also has a corresponding statutory also has a corresponding statutory change<00:09:50.880> in
• Um this is really clarifying language Um this is really clarifying language uh<00:38:13.760>
• Paragraph C repeals statutory language requiring individual reports that have been combined in Article
• > language Paragraph C repeals statutory language Paragraph C repeals statutory language requiring

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 124 updates the Florida Virtual School statute to clean up outdated statutory language.
• Senate Bill 124 updates the Florida Virtual School statute to clean up outdated statutory language.
• To clean up outdated statutory language.
• Tax collectors currently lack clear statutory authority to regulate or enforce compliance against these
• It provides statutory structure, stability, and accountability.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with agency and records measures from Senator Massullo. SB 488, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, would update reporting thresholds for crashes, expand DHSMV’s use of email for certain transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; it was reported favorably. Its companion, SB 490, creates a public records exemption for certain email records and also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up outdated Florida Virtual School language without changing day-to-day operations. Later, SB 584 on commercial driving schools, SB 656 codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute all passed favorably as well. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, interview attendance rules, identity and immigration verification every two weeks, and fraud-reporting duties for the Department of Commerce. Senator McLean argued the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity, while opponents and several members raised concerns about fiscal impact, administrative burden, and reduced access for unemployed workers, especially seniors and rural residents. Dr. Rich Templin of the Florida AFL-CIO testified against the bill, warning it could sharply reduce recipiency and worsen an already restrictive system. Despite opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a divided roll call. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles, which requires riders to yield to pedestrians on shared pathways, sound an audible signal before passing, and limits speed near pedestrians; it also creates a task force to study further regulation. Michelle Lynch, whose son was killed in an e-scooter crash, testified in support of broader safety rules and urged the committee to add e-scooters back into the bill. Several members echoed concerns about e-scooter safety and asked for further work, but the bill advanced favorably. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific tabs, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• So I will ask, what's the budget bill language that the department needs?
• The budget bill language would require loan authority language.
• We see early indications that these statutory reform efforts are paying off.
• How is the trailer bill language in SB 156 and the budget change proposal?
• AB 2113 includes a phased-in increase to the mill assessment and several statutory requirements.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• then some statutory cleanup sections. then some statutory cleanup sections.
• And then on the next slide, the final bucket of the OIG proposals adds statutory language regarding record
• <01:05:28.280> language<01:05:28.720> to adds statutory language to adds statutory
• language to statutory<01:05:30.320> language<01:05:30.560> regarding<01:05:31.080> record
• statutory language regarding record statutory language regarding record retention<01:05:31.880><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She said the language says it shall be governed by the provisions of the federal statutory string site
• I think ultimately, um, kind of coming back to it, what ends up happening with the statutory language
• Um, right now, the statutory language as it stands does not incorporate by reference or otherwise address
• <01:35:09.360> So,<01:35:09.440> whatever um statutory language.
• So, whatever um statutory language.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• first was that they lacked any statutory first was that they lacked any statutory authority<00:35
• Uh employees were statutory mission.
• to its ability to meet its statutory to its ability to meet its statutory obligations<01:08:51.440
• department of education statutory department of education statutory functions.<01:09:16.560>
• statutory and regulatory authority. authority. authority.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.

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• statutory qualifications, right? statutory qualifications, right?
• So, that that language went on consent.
• That was the existing statutory language, right, which is amended now to add the ability of the nonprofit
• with actually the correct statutory with actually the correct statutory reference. reference. reference
• There's actually three the language.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:17:51.440> in $225,000 and there is some language in $225,000 and there is some language
• What the House language is doing is instead of repealing this statutory appropriation, as Mr.
• What the House language is doing is instead of repealing this statutory appropriation, as Mr.
• :34:12.399> instead<00:34:12.800> of language is doing is instead of language is doing
• repealing this statutory appropriation repealing this statutory appropriation as<00:34:16.399>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on the Environment budget for Senate File 2077 met to introduce members and staff, then walked through the Senate and House budget spreadsheets side by side. Nonpartisan staff explained that the Senate budget was built around a smaller general fund increase and more use of environmental and dedicated funds, while the House met its target through several reductions, including cuts to DNR, PCA, and Board of Water and Soil Resources appropriations. The committee reviewed major agency items for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Zoo, and other accounts, including operating adjustments, permit-related funding, and transfers between funds. Several major differences were highlighted. For the PCA, the Senate included operating adjustments, permitting efficiency funding, composting grants, outreach funding, and a closed landfill investment fund approach that repeals an expiring statutory appropriation, while the House instead extends that appropriation for four more years. For the DNR, the Senate included operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, aquatic invasive species funding, trail grants, outdoor schools for all, abandoned watercraft enforcement, and a sustainable foraging task force; the House had fewer of these fee and policy items and used reductions to meet its target. The committee also noted Senate-only policy provisions on outreach to diverse communities, field citations and mercury certification for skin-lightening products, disabled veteran license fee changes, and a moratorium on foraging rulemaking until July 1, 2027. Agency testimony followed. The MPCA commissioner praised both chambers for recognizing core agency work and urged adoption of operating adjustments, the closed landfill fund access, and the air appropriation increase. The DNR assistant commissioner supported operating adjustments, groundwater and AIS fee increases, and the veteran license proposal, but raised concerns about the Senate’s foraging task force language, saying it overweights consumptive users and could limit the agency’s ability to manage foraging without clear data. He also noted support for the land transfer funding and said the agency would continue working with the committee on unresolved issues. No votes were taken in this portion of the meeting.

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• The original bill language sought for up to $100,000 to possibly be awarded to a municipality after a
• The original bill language conference.
• language signed into law. language signed into law.
• This is a very important change to this language.
• This is a very important change to this language.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We will explore what restrictions agencies have from using AI, whether it's statutory in rule or simply
• Would you just walk us through any statutory framework regarding AI in the state of Florida?
• It cannot be substituted for statutory authority or professional judgment.
• And that's where models can drift because large language models will try to give you an answer.
• There is a large language models being developed.

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• This is new language. in MA. This is new language.
• If the goal is program integrity and consistency, the path is clear: statutory language, not open-ended
• consistency, the path is clear statutory consistency, the path is clear statutory language,<01:35
• <01:36:26.000> language<01:36:26.480> that's create statutory language that's create
• statutory language that's effective,<01:36:27.360> practical,<01:36:27.840> and<01:36:

Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation, 1183, house

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• So the rate one is at the $2,750 statutory amount.
• arts and English language development, or ELD, framework.
• There is no nonprofit or county office called out in the language. Yeah.
• that the language be approved by the Legislature.
• We need that budget bill language in order to claim the funds.

Summary: The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs. Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer. Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility. The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.