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• </c><00:15:48.840><c> and</c> um is healthcare providers and um is healthcare providers and facilities
• ><c> whenever</c><01:06:03.240><c> an</c> Subsection I provides that whenever an Subsection I provides
• </c> provided to the parties and the court. provided to the parties and the court.
• </c> qualified personnel in order to provide qualified personnel in order to provide a<01:10:48.080><
• </c> However, the amendment also provides However, the amendment also provides that<01:32:59.360><c>

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• That information is then provided; those matches, potential matches, are provided to our county voter
• Because the notice explains to them that you can provide proof of citizenship, but if you do not provide
• proof of citizenship, provide a copy to that, if you can provide that copy to us, we can work with SAVE
• Provide a copy to that, if you can provide that copy to us, we can work with SAVE to get SAVE updated
• So this bill was to provide transparency. Thank you. So this bill was to provide transparency.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• :21.440><c> to</c><00:04:21.640><c> swiftly</c> proposal provides a pathway to swiftly proposal provides
• . provided. provided.
• </c> provided for this transition. provided for this transition.
• </c> provider who dropped out of the project. provider who dropped out of the project.
• </c> vocational rehab services will provide. vocational rehab services will provide.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• NDIT provides some guidance.
• NDIT provides some guidance.
• We could provide this information.
• We do provide them.
• We do not provide that publicly.

Committee: Joint Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Summary: The Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee met to receive a series of audit presentations, beginning with approval of the prior meeting minutes and a review of the state’s annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) for fiscal year 2025. The State Auditor’s Office and the Office of Management and Budget reported a clean opinion on the state’s financial statements and described continued growth in net position, strong general fund balance, and significant Legacy Fund investment income. Committee members asked about how the report reflects long-term finances and how North Dakota compares with other states, and OMB noted that the ACFR is based on audited actual results rather than budget forecasts. The committee then heard the North Dakota University System audit, which also received a clean opinion but included four findings: misreporting of Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund construction money, insufficient monitoring of service organizations, improper bank reconciliations at several campuses, and investment/cash recording issues at Bismarck State College. University System officials agreed with the findings and said corrective actions were underway, including internal review of bank reconciliations and greater use of shared services. Members also questioned practices such as campus use of certificates of deposit and whether repeated findings were being adequately addressed. Additional audits were presented for the State Fair Association, State Auditor’s Office, Workforce Safety and Insurance, Housing Finance Agency, Housing Incentive Fund, Job Service North Dakota, the Retirement and Investment Office, PERS, the Center for Distance Education, the Securities Department, the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, the Ethics Commission, and the Office of Administrative Hearings. Most received clean opinions with no findings; exceptions included a repeat component-unit issue at the State Fair Foundation, a securities personnel-evaluation finding, and a Housing Finance Agency finding involving a late return of escrow surplus. The committee also discussed broader oversight issues, including the need for independent auditing of the Ethics Commission, possible legislative changes to give the State Auditor more subpoena power and independent legal counsel, and future work on data analytics, cybersecurity reviews, and audit capacity. The meeting recessed for lunch after these discussions.

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• </c><00:05:24.880><c> assistance</c> assistance program provides assistance assistance program provides
• And first you'll provide a forecast overview, and then we'll have MMB provide their forecast overview
• </c><00:10:38.079><c> their</c> then we'll have um MMB provide their then we'll have um MMB provide their
• </c><00:55:04.000><c> are</c><00:55:04.160><c> maybe</c> provider tax c some providers are maybe provider
• </c> providers of up to 6% of taxable income. providers of up to 6% of taxable income.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Just for clarification for myself, is it the plans that have ownership and the referred-to provider?
• They become risk-contracted providers. So I appreciate you looking into this.
• We also support the need to provide transparency for ALFs that claim to provide memory care services,
• It would also be difficult to distinguish what ALFs provide true memory care services.
• to say you're providing that and what you're going to be providing.

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered four measures. The first was the PCS for HB 815, which would direct AHCA to study referral patterns by Medicaid managed care organizations and plans, including whether patients are being steered to providers with ownership or profit-sharing ties and how those services compare in cost. Members discussed transparency and potential cost impacts, and the PCS was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. The committee then took up HB 1543, which narrows and clarifies an existing licensure attestation related to foreign countries of concern and controlling interests in health care entities. An amendment was adopted without objection to make clear the attestation applies to direct controlling interests. The bill was supported as a clarification for complex corporate structures, and it was reported favorably as amended by a 17-0 vote. Next, HB 899 addressed prescription drug coverage disclosures, aiming to prevent mid-year changes that could disrupt treatment or increase out-of-pocket costs for patients with chronic conditions. Supporters from Epic Pharmacies and the Florida Society of Rheumatology appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. Finally, the PCS for HB 493 on memory care facilities sought to add minimum standards and oversight for facilities advertising memory care services. The Florida Senior Living Association opposed the bill as overbroad and urged more refinement, while AHCA supported the added guardrails. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect vulnerable residents and improve transparency, and the PCS was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I'd like to provide some context.
• This bill simply adds people providing specific types of immigration This bill simply adds people providing
• AB 1930 provides our office the opportunity to interpret. Of patients and providers.
• to protect the privacy of patients and providers.
• Although notice is provided of a potential advancement, it doesn't provide any meaningful information

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.

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• They do not have enough money to provide respite care for our seniors, to provide a meal for them to
• housing assistance, that provide assistance for mental health care, that provide professional assistance
• This amendment provides the opportunity...
• We can provide tax relief and protect our schools.
• It was the Democrats that provided an agenda that actually, “It was the Democrats that provided an agenda

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• We can provide you all of that information. There's almost a billion dollars unspent.
• That's what HUD is providing, and that was about 187,000.
• adequate revenue to cover the costs of providing required services and to a long Provide adequate revenue
• We provide services to more than a hundred youth a day and house hundreds more.
• We provide mentorship and housing to transition-age youth.

Summary: Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration heard two housing-related trailer bill items tied to the Governor’s reorganization plan. The first item would codify the creation of a new Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency structure; the second would further streamline the state housing finance system by creating a Housing Development and Finance Committee and reserving most private activity bond capacity for affordable housing. Administration officials said the changes are intended to reduce duplication, speed awards to construction, and make housing funding more predictable and efficient. Agency leaders described recent housing investments and implementation steps, including work groups, coordination with Finance, the Controller, and the Treasurer’s Office, and development of new guidelines and staffing. Members raised concerns about limited funding, the need for better program-by-program outcome data, youth homelessness, excess sites, and fraud prevention. The Interagency Council on Homelessness presented new three-year action plan metrics, including goals to increase exits from unsheltered homelessness to 70% and move more people into permanent housing, while also noting current performance data and quarterly public reporting. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said it had no concerns with the first trailer bill, but supported the general concept of the second while recommending changes, including removing or revising the proposed 50% bond-cap floor for the new committee and adding attention to 9% and state tax credits. Public commenters, including local governments, nonprofit developers, housing authorities, and advocacy groups, largely supported the reorganization and streamlining goals, but several urged stronger protections for deeply affordable housing, earlier reallocation of unused bond authority, continued access to 9% credits, and more funding for housing programs. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the chair closed item one and moved to item two after member and public testimony.

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• We can provide you all of that information. There's almost a billion dollars unspent.
• That's what HUD is providing, and that was about 187,000.
• Although HCD has made some regular... provide adequate revenue to cover the costs of providing required
• We provide services to more than a hundred youth a day and house hundreds more.
• We provide mentorship and housing to transition-age youth.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Secondly, it requires them to provide clear rate and exchange disclosures.
• Secondly, it requires them to provide a clear rate and exchange disclosure.
• They are weighing whether or not they could provide assistance.
• , providing for statewide training for early literacy, providing guidance on year-end reconciliation,
• and dental hygienists, and declares an emergency and provides effective dates.

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal. It also received several communications, including gubernatorial notices of signed bills, Senate-enrolled bills for the Speaker’s signature, and committee reports enrolling or advancing various measures. House Bill 971, an appropriations bill for the Attorney General’s office, was introduced and later considered under suspension of the rules. The House also advanced several Senate bills and resolutions to second reading or enrollment, including bills on health and welfare, education, state affairs, and procurement-related matters. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 822, as amended in the Senate, dealing with pediatric social transition and parental notification. Supporters said the bill clarified that state resources could not be used for social/sexual transition of children and emphasized parental rights and disclosure. Opponents argued it imposed overly punitive, potentially unconstitutional penalties, would chill teachers, health care workers, and child care providers, and would make Idaho more hostile to families and professionals. The House suspended the rules, debated the bill, and passed it 60-9; later, a motion to let one member change her vote failed after the Speaker ruled that House Rule 79 barred post-announcement vote changes without the required two-thirds support. The House also passed Senate Bill 1430 on firearms after debate over state preemption and local restrictions, and Senate Bill 1359, the virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention bill. Supporters of SB 1359 described widespread fraud involving crypto kiosks, especially targeting seniors, and said the bill would require operator registration, disclosures, fraud warnings, recordkeeping, and transaction limits for new users; opponents called it overbroad, intrusive, and a privacy concern. The bill passed 39-9. Senate Bill 1410, concerning Medicaid reimbursement updates for community health centers, also passed. Senate Concurrent Resolution 127, urging rejection of a proposed medical marijuana initiative, passed after debate over public safety, costs, and out-of-state influence versus arguments that patients with serious conditions should have access to medical cannabis. Senate Bill 1436, a procurement clarification bill, failed after concerns about broad administrative discretion and pending litigation. The House later recessed and returned to continue with additional Senate bills and appropriations measures.

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• Secondly, it requires them to provide clear rate and exchange disclosures.
• Secondly, it requires them to provide a clear rate and exchange disclosure.
• And restrictions, and declaring an emergency and providing an effective date.
• ; providing for statewide training for early literacy; providing guidance on year-end reconciliation;
• dental hygienists, and declares an emergency and provides effective dates.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Church, providing legal assistance at times.
• Our program provides food through a food bank.
• Our program provides food through a food bank.
• We know that it makes providing legal...
• And we're not providing any funds for that.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard extensive testimony on HCR 23, a resolution calling for an Article V convention to propose congressional term limits. The bill’s sponsor and supporters argued that Congress is broken, term limits are broadly popular, and the states should use Article V pressure to force Congress to act. Supporters said the convention process is controlled by the states and ratification by 38 states is a strong safeguard. Opponents, including several Republican officials and private citizens, warned that an Article V convention is unpredictable, could exceed its intended scope, and could threaten the Constitution; they urged using elections instead. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to hold HCR 23 in committee by an 8-7 roll call vote. The committee then took up House Bill 764, which would prohibit organizations from knowingly transporting, harboring, or providing certain assistance to people unlawfully present in the United States, with language modeled on federal immigration law. The sponsor said the bill does not target immigrants themselves or ordinary charitable aid, but rather organizations that facilitate illegal immigration and related fraud, and argued the state can mirror existing federal prohibitions to support enforcement. Questions focused on how the bill would affect nonprofits, the meaning of “harboring,” and whether the bill improperly incorporates federal definitions. Testimony from the Idaho Food Bank and others opposed the bill, warning it could criminalize routine charitable work, create fear among volunteers, and be difficult to administer because of vague standards like “reckless disregard.” A Catholic witness said the bill would burden religious obligations to aid migrants regardless of status, while supporters maintained the bill would not interfere with lawful charity and would only reach knowing facilitation of illegal conduct.

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• The report that you provided was very detailed in your report.
• We actually have the information here that we can provide you today.
• Our teams work on a daily basis with this new reservation system provider.
• We're happy to provide more information and provide you some photos and samples of what the projects
• We're happy to provide more information and provide you some photos and samples of what the projects

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Assembly Bill 1519 will provide clear direction.
• Assembly Bill 1519 will provide clear direction.
• This provides a sensible solution.
• , provides.
• We can provide additional services to our colleagues in the school settings, provide more clarity with

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So could you provide a real-life example?
• , you're providing the plug-in, right?
• AB 1556 provides a balanced, common-sense solution.
• And right now we're not providing those options.
• We haven't provided the funding.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 1892 on HOA/Davis-Stirling Act cleanup provisions. The author and sponsor said the bill would clarify HOA responsibilities for utility service repairs in common areas, align election notice timelines, and require electronic voting ballots to be sent at least 30 days before an election. No opposition was presented, and the bill was set aside to be taken up later when a quorum was available. The committee then heard AB 1708, which would revise the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program to give smaller cities a clearer role in regional homelessness planning and access to funding. Mayors and city representatives from Bellflower, Paramount, and other cities testified that smaller jurisdictions are spending significant local funds on shelters and services but lack direct access to HHAP dollars. Some larger-city and housing advocates opposed or were opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could add administrative burden, but committee members broadly supported the goal of including smaller cities in regional responses. Members also heard AB 2058 on factory-built housing, AB 2576 on historic-resource protections under SB 79, AB 1751 on missing-middle townhomes, AB 1924 on homelessness prevention, AB 2626 on waiving certain monitoring fees for at-risk affordable housing developments, and AB 2089 on welfare-exemption and recertification procedures for affordable housing. Testimony generally emphasized reducing duplicative local permitting for factory-built housing, protecting state and national historic resources while still allowing housing near transit, expanding ministerial approval for townhomes, creating a statewide homelessness-prevention strategy with accountability measures, giving HCD flexibility to waive fees to preserve financially stressed affordable housing, and streamlining property-tax exemption recertification. Several bills were voted out of committee, including AB 1751 and AB 2626, both passing on 8-0 and 7-0 votes respectively, while other measures were discussed with motions pending or held open for absent members.

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• is that this technology. to provide, and something that provides for safety as well as ensures that
• do not provide.
• provide that for sure.
• Because we're asking the commission and some of these studies and some of these providers to provide
• It also provides some flexibility for cities. It also provides some flexibility for cities.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

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• faster and more often, even see specialized providers from out of state.
• FASTER AND MORE OFTEN, EVEN SEE SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS FROM OUT OF STATE.
• Insurers, of providers, and of pharmacies.
• Unique provider numbers at every hospital outpatient department.
• The report will provide Congress with many of the same data points it currently provides on the 7(a)

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Government to provide for a variety of election-related costs, and that's what I have. Thank you.
• I was, uh, asked to come here today to provide an overview of local government.
• I'm going to start out by providing you with a lay of the land of local government.
• That provides that the legislature can provide by law for the creation, organization, administration,
• </c><00:32:17.919><c> a</c> sometimes viewed as providing a sometimes viewed as providing a relatively

Keywords: 1183, house

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• c> estimates</c><00:26:12.799><c> with</c> The lesser provided two estimates with The lesser provided
• The regional project will support what is provided from both Bourbon and Nicholas County.
• The regional project will support what is provided from both Bourbon and Nicholas County.
• be provided by the Regional<00:37:36.079><c> Industrial</c><00:37:36.560><c> Authority.
• ><c> by</c><00:38:15.760><c> the</c> Matching funds are provided by the Matching funds are provided by

Keywords: 00:02 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:45 Approval of Minutes 01:01 Information Items 06:25 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions-KCTCS 10:50 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 18:08 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 27:12 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 33:56 Rpt from OFM – CED EDF Grants 47:20 Rpt from OFM – Office of Financial Mgmt 56:53 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the February meeting minutes and several information items. Those items covered university equipment purchases, school district and transportation-related debt issuances, Northern Kentucky University’s planned construction-manager/general-contractor delivery method for the medical examiner/crime lab relocation project, a lease-space advertisement, postsecondary asset preservation allocations, and lease-law compliance reports. Members then discussed the Northern Kentucky crime lab project in more detail; staff explained that the memorandum of agreement would cover the construction portion while the lease would cover operations, and members were told the project should move forward without procurement problems. The committee approved a Kentucky Community and Technical College System project to modify the fire academy maintenance building after the related dormitory project was set aside because of major cost overruns. KCTCS said the dormitory would be about $3 million over budget, so it would not be bid; instead, the maintenance building would be expanded to add showers and restroom/locker facilities, bringing that project from $2 million to about $3.2 million. The committee also approved a Transportation Cabinet project for the Hardin County I-65 southbound commercial motor vehicle station relocation, with members asking about the estimate, the lack of a direct prior example, and the fact that the loadometer equipment itself would be purchased separately and was not included in the construction estimate. Finance and Administration Cabinet lease items were then considered. The committee approved a Department of Public Advocacy lease in Christian County and a Transportation Cabinet vehicle regulation lease in Kenton County, both negotiated down from initial asking prices and both including utilities. Two lease modifications were reported without action: a Department of Revenue fit-up in Jefferson County and an expanded vehicle regulation lease in Adair County. Members also approved a package of Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including four loans and six Cleaner Water Program grant reallocations, covering sewer and water projects such as MSD’s Patty’s Run flood pumping station, Paducah-McCracken County’s wastewater treatment plant, Mount Washington’s lift station replacement, and Eminence’s wastewater plant expansion. Finally, the committee heard a batch of Kentucky Product Development Initiative economic development grants and approved the action items in one vote. The projects included due diligence and infrastructure work for industrial and site-development projects in multiple counties, with local match requirements and KEDFA approvals described for each. The committee also received three line-item water grants from House Bill 1 that required no action, and the meeting ended after the grant presentations and approvals.