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• It is also an unnecessary mandate that erodes the decision of the local community.
• It is also an unnecessary mandate that erodes the decision of the local community.
• It is also an unnecessary mandate that erodes the decision of the local community.
• Some mandates are costly, some are not, some make good sense, and some are overreach.
• > some<01:00:28.240> mandates<01:00:28.640> are Community Control some mandates

Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73

Keywords: campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide

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• be mandated or the superintendents<00:19:30.480> won't<00:19:30.720> be<00:19:30.880><
• c> mandated<00:19:31.360> to<00:19:31.600> do superintendents won't be mandated to
• do superintendents won't be mandated to do this. this. this.
• It doesn't matter if they vote, but if it goes to the ballot, it's almost like a mandate.
• It doesn't matter if they vote, but if it goes to the ballot, it's almost like a mandate.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• opportunity, this bill doesn't mandate opportunity, this bill doesn't mandate Aaliyah<00:25:57.919
• It's not an unfunded mandate.
• It's not just an unfunded mandate.
• It's not just a unfunded mandate. It is. It's not just a unfunded mandate.
• :50.960> ship<00:50:51.440> down unfunded mandate that will ship down unfunded mandate

Bills: HB450, HB469, SB298, HB450, HB638, HB469, SB298

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• Um, it creates a mandate that eliminates local control, has a one size fits all, says Minneapolis and
• Um, it creates a mandate that eliminates local control, has a one size fits all, says Minneapolis and
• Not saying we're mandating it. We're saying you can't prohibit it.
• Not saying we're mandating it. We're saying you can't prohibit it.
• The first is that mandates any illegal immigrant arrested on suspicion of a violent crime...

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If every region has the tools to carry out the state's mandates.
• So RENA has, once again, become an unfunded mandate that COGs are expected to absorb the cost of.
• And this state legislature has put a lot of mandates on local governments to...
• And the bill then includes... ...mandate.
• You're still legally mandated to do this thing. So I'm skeptical.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with AB 2002, which would clarify and extend the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 1.0) grant program to support regional governments, cities, and counties with housing element planning and technical assistance. Supporters from SCAG and CalCOG said REAP helped jurisdictions meet housing obligations and build capacity, while the California Building Industry Association opposed unless amended over concerns the bill could create additional local constraints. The committee discussed accepted amendments, including emergency and permanent regulations, suballocation to subregions, and a three-year expenditure deadline. The bill was moved on a do-pass-as-amended basis and kept on call, along with the consent calendar. AB 1684 would bar homeowners associations from restricting a homeowner’s ability to install, use, or replace a home cooling system. Supporters argued cooling is a health and safety necessity during extreme heat, especially for vulnerable residents, while opposition from the Community Associations Institute said the bill needed more clarity on electrical capacity, permits, and common-area placement of equipment. Committee amendments were summarized to require licensed electrical contractors where permits are needed, preserve HOA authority over unpermitted or unsafe installations, and require disclosure to buyers. The bill was approved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Senate Judiciary and kept on call. AB 1710 would extend SB 330-style vesting protections to state and regional agencies so housing projects are not subject to later regulatory changes after the entitlement process begins, except for certain health, safety, and environmental exceptions. Supporters said it would reduce delays and costs in housing development, while special districts and water agencies opposed unless amended, warning the bill could improperly freeze later state, regional, or federal requirements. Senators raised concerns about overbreadth and operational conflicts, but the bill was moved do-pass as amended to Senate Local Government and kept on call. The committee also heard and advanced AB 2263, authorizing the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee housing with a preference for employees and annual reporting; AB 2270, which would adjust tax credit scoring for farmworker housing to reflect rural realities; AB 2118, which would refine AB 2011 streamlined approval rules for mixed-use and affordable housing; and AB 2050, the HOA reserve-funding bill, which would require associations to build reserves over time and add notice and safeguards, but drew opposition over enforcement and foreclosure concerns. Each of those bills was moved forward with amendments and kept on call for absent members.

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• This bill, your Legislative Counsel has labeled this bill as a mandate, yes.
• This bill, your Legislative Counsel has labeled this bill as a mandate, yes.
• So this will get approved as a mandate.
• And when the state steps in and passes a statute to do it, it becomes a mandate.
• an unfunded mandate, my inclination is to protect our children.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum. Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum. Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.

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• One of the main goals that I hope this legislature would take on this session was mandate relief.
• And to lower that mandate amidst the many that they've been dealing with in recent years, especially
• with the coming family medical leave mandate as well.
• That's a carbon-free mandate on energy producers to be carbon-free by 2040.
• Mandates that have done real damage.

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• The governor even proposed mandates.
• That is not what for an ongoing mandate.
• They schools need this mandate funded.
• It needs to be going to be a mandate.
• So with that, for an ongoing mandate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One thing you should know, this is not a new mandate.
• It has been recommended by a mandate review program in Virginia.
• A particular mandate gets a C or a D, depending on the age group.
• Now when you look at our mandate, it goes back all the way to age 45.
• This is not a big costly mandate; it's a small mandate. It comes with a small cost.

Bills: HB712, HB722, HB946, HB1687, HB1809, HB1899, HB2528, HB2583, HB2741, HB2750, HB3021, HB3150, HB3265, HB3658, HB3812, HB3960, HB4392, HB4432

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• One of many, many, many unfunded mandates that this legislative body and the one across the hall there
• to help us make sure that our school districts don't feel like we're providing any more unfunded mandates
• to help us make sure that our school districts don't feel like we're providing any more unfunded mandates
• Move adoption. ...mandate. So I want to thank you. I think this is a good amendment.
• The purpose... ...some sort of backdoor way of creating unfunded mandates.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory. The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.

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• Given that this bill would not mandate Given that this bill would not mandate portable<00:39:16.560
• These mandates, this mandate, gets in between a student and their graduation.
• These mandates, this mandate resources.
• These mandates, this mandate gets<01:05:31.200> in<01:05:31.440> between<01:05:32.319><
• that mandate today, where does it end? that mandate today, where does it end?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, we're conforming to those federal mandates. We are also bringing in tunnels.
• So, we're conforming to those federal mandates. We are also bringing in tunnels.
• <00:03:57.840> reports dates for a number of mandated reports dates for a number of mandated
• So, we're conforming to those federal<00:05:05.840> mandates.
• We are also bringing federal mandates. We are also bringing in<00:05:08.400> tunnels.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• extra high densities problem mandating extra high densities in<00:04:43.320> area<00:04:43.600
• any amount of the above section mandates any amount of new<00:41:55.920> housing<00:41:56.200
• the aesthetic mandate language the parking<00:43:40.040> language<00:43:40.440> and<00
• It's not a mandate, an unfunded mandate put down on our cities.
• This bill in front of us isn't mandating the homes be built yet.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• :44.120> why<00:08:44.240> we<00:08:44.400> fought<00:08:44.720> for mandates
• , and that's why we fought for mandates, and that's why we fought for 125<00:08:46.200> million
• uh want uh want uh reform<00:08:52.280> in<00:08:52.520> the<00:08:52.640> mandates
• that are driving reform in the mandates that are driving those<00:08:54.400> increased<00:08:
• <00:09:41.440> that continue to push costly mandates that continue to push costly mandates

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Republican leaders in Minnesota gave a post-session recap focused on what they described as major accomplishments in a tied legislature. They highlighted passage of the Office of Inspector General bill to combat fraud, along with tax and fee relief measures including $125 million in property tax relief and $250 million in car tab reductions. They also pointed to funding for hospitals and uncompensated care, county IT modernization, school safety and mental health programs, public official safety at the Capitol and judicial branch, and a $1.2 billion bonding bill for infrastructure. Leaders repeatedly contrasted this session with the prior Democratic trifecta, arguing Republicans blocked new tax increases and helped make government more accountable and affordable. They said the OIG bill had been a top priority, had previously been blocked in the House, and was now signed into law. On health care, they said the final package included support for hospitals and denied that discussions about 340B involved pharmaceutical companies, saying offers on that issue were rejected by House Democrats. In response to questions, leaders said the tie forced public negotiation and that Minnesotans were the real winners because lawmakers worked together. They also defended the lack of final floor votes on gun-related proposals, saying those measures had been voted on multiple times in committee and on the floor but did not have the votes to pass. On transparency, they said the process was as open as possible and that bonding projects had been heard in committee and reviewed by the bonding team before inclusion.

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2398 mandates watercraft and boat livery owners who rent out vessels
• Madam Chair, members House Bill 2398, mandates watercraft and boat livery's owners who rent out vessels
• House Bill 2442, SNAP mandatory employment and training, reverts the state back and mandates that DES
• House Bill 2797, SNAP/TANF public welfare verification, mandates that DES determine and evaluate SNAP
• School officials are already mandatory reporters; this mandates that they make a report.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee worked through a very long minority caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items being described and then either left on consent, pulled from consent, or noted for votes. Topics included bullion and state depository proposals, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget change, veterans services funding, driver licensing and traffic enforcement measures, procurement and public records changes, school board and school facilities rules, SNAP work requirements and verification, child welfare and juvenile justice provisions, housing and homelessness measures, energy and fuel policy, election administration, and several tax, commerce, and licensing bills. Members repeatedly raised concerns about constitutionality, federal preemption, duplication of existing law, and whether some measures were policy priorities that had been vetoed in prior sessions and were returning unchanged. Several bills drew extended debate. Members objected to English-proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and motor carriers, arguing federal law and the supremacy clause would bar them. Earned wage access regulation prompted strong opposition over consumer harm, overdraft cycles, and high effective APRs. School-related bills were criticized for overregulating public schools while not imposing similar requirements on ESA/private-school programs, especially on fingerprint clearance and reporting. SNAP-related bills were also opposed as setting unrealistic mandates and repeating vetoed proposals. Other contested measures included a drag-show criminalization bill, a bill restricting photo enforcement, a bill limiting local regulation of unmanned aircraft, and a bill conforming Arizona tax law to federal changes, which members said would benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations without a clear funding source. The committee also heard a number of supportive or less controversial measures, including bills on veterans awareness, dementia care telemonitoring, Braille transcription funding, CPA licensure pathways, cash acceptance by retailers, and some child safety and court administration changes. Several bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, while others were noted as having unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The meeting ended with caucus announcements, including an affordability award presentation, an upcoming Latino Caucus discussion on community land trusts, and an invitation to African American Legislative Day activities, followed by adjournment.

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• One is mandate. This bill does not cause a new mandate, it just makes.
• It is not a new mandate, it is making sure that ERISA-based plans are... are following state statute.
• It does not create new mandates.
• It mandates regular cross-checks of databases for changes in eligibility. and some of that is with EBT
• The bill mandates that the temperatures be maintained. safe range between 68 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit

Bills: SB502, SB513, SB622, SB670, SB731, SB732, SB916, SB961, SB1122

Keywords: SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare

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• Schools that have an occupancy increase of 50 or more students results in the mandate to build a fully
• I think, you know, having a mandated building code isn't the answer.
• I think, you know, having a mandated building code isn't the answer.
• <00:36:48.520> building<00:36:48.960> code having a mandated building code having a
• mandated building code isn't<00:36:51.040> the<00:36:51.200> answer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to me it's got to be federally mandated to me it's got to be federally mandated that<00:20:55.280
• I'm good with mandating you guys to do this. >> No.
• We're going to move on. >> The Board of Pharmacy does not mind us mandating this.
• I'm good with mandating you guys to do this. >> No.
• . mandate. mandate.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The HHS committee met in Room 224 and announced the hearing was being streamed live, with a one-minute limit on testimony. The chair explained that written testimony had already been reviewed and that speakers should either add new comments or stand on their written testimony. The committee first heard SB 2211, an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including DHS, Aloha United Way, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Catholic Charities, and many individuals. Supporters emphasized the importance of maintaining SNAP-related food assistance and emergency food delivery, while Catholic Charities raised a question about whether the bill’s language would also reach food banks serving food-insecure households that are not on SNAP. No opposition was heard and the bill was moved on without questions from members. The committee then heard SB 2025, which would exempt actively practicing advanced practice registered nurses from jury duty. Testimony was broadly supportive from nursing and health organizations, including the Hawaii American Nurses Association, the Hawaii affiliate of the College of Nurse Midwives, the Hawaii State Board of Nursing, and others. One witness from Kaiser Permanente requested an amendment to include physician assistants, and a committee member asked the Board of Nursing to review that request. The bill otherwise drew no opposition and no further member questions. SB 2038, relating to medication labeling, drew the most extended discussion. The measure would change labeling requirements for certain abortion medications, and testimony was split between supporters who framed it as a privacy and access issue and opponents who raised patient safety, ethics, and transparency concerns. The Department of Health supported the intent but requested an amendment to allow quicker access to private information during investigations without a subpoena. The Board of Pharmacy said it supported the written comments but noted operational challenges and possible cost impacts, while Kaiser said compliance would likely require manual workarounds and could slow pharmacy processes. The chair and members questioned whether patients could simply remove labels themselves, but witnesses said there could still be safety and access issues if the patient is not the one receiving the prescription. The committee then moved on to SB 2050, relating to chiropractic, which received support from the Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association, with no substantive opposition noted. The hearing later turned to SB 201, relating to insurance, which appeared to be a new mandated-benefit measure tied to infertility/IVF coverage. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission provided comments, while Hawaii Family Forum opposed the bill, arguing it went beyond medical infertility and raised ethical and public policy concerns. Kaiser and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans both asked for a study or audit, saying the measure could create new insurance mandates and increase costs for residents and employers. Private Work Hawaii strongly supported the bill as an equity issue. The committee noted there was no quorum for decision-making and deferred action on the measure to a later hearing, then recessed.

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• That is a mandated reporter, and we were talking about the call center.
• , as a mandated reporter, to report a serious incident.
• However, to mandate that the victim of a crime have to do something to make their items less stealable
• Chair, Representative Keshel, several cities have mandated it.
• several cities have mandated it my understanding that when Phoenix mandated this recently from the CEO

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Intel Expert/Expert Works on using its Intel Expert software to help the Department of Child Safety and law enforcement process large volumes of audio, video, and text data in cases involving missing, abused, neglected, and exploited children. The presenters said the tool can triage hotline calls, identify names, locations, relationships, criminal methods, and coded language, and produce translated and aggregated transcripts, with the goal of reducing hundreds of hours of manual review to minutes. Members discussed possible use with DCS, sheriffs, DOC, procurement and RFP issues, cost, and whether the system could help identify backlogs, serial abusers, and trafficking networks; the presenters said it is already used in Iowa and could be adapted quickly for Arizona. Committee members indicated interest in pursuing legislation, a pilot, or budget action, and said they would follow up with agencies and the presenters. The committee then considered HB 2460, which would preempt local ordinances that penalize businesses for theft of movable property, especially shopping carts. The sponsor argued cities were shifting the cost of stolen carts onto businesses and consumers instead of pursuing thieves, while city and league representatives argued local ordinances were needed to address blight, sidewalk hazards, and abandoned carts, and that the bill would unnecessarily limit local control. After debate over whether businesses should be required to retrieve carts or use anti-theft devices, the committee passed HB 2460 on a 4-3 vote. Next, the committee heard HB 2060, which would prohibit public educational institutions and ABOR from encouraging or facilitating abortions. The sponsor said taxpayer-funded schools should remain neutral and not use official roles to promote abortion, while opponents argued the bill would chill constitutionally protected health care information and referrals, especially on campuses where student health services may be the only care available. Supporters testified that campuses should provide alternatives such as pregnancy resources and adoption information. The committee passed HB 2060 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard HB 2210, as amended, which would prohibit the state, political subdivisions, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators. Supporters said the technology was intended for aviation safety and should not be repurposed as a tax-collection tool, warning that pilots might turn it off to avoid fees and reduce safety. Opponents, including the City of Phoenix, said airports need flexibility and that the bill could interfere with local airport operations. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment and then passed HB 2210 as amended on a 4-3 vote.

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• So is this a mandate to the towns, or are you just going to let it be?
• You don't need to mandate that Bedford or Farmington provides parking.
• You don't need to mandate that Bedford or Farmington provides parking.
• You don't need to mandate that Bedford or Farmington provides parking.
• You don't need to mandate that Bedford or Farmington provides parking.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all