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• As we enjoy the successes of our collaborative efforts, may we know the value of patience and kindness
• established the program to educate and encourage, and most importantly, develop countywide community collaboration
• provisions that ensure safe and adequate food services, medical care, personal hygiene, religious practices
• , sleeping... ...care, personal hygiene, religious practices, sleeping conditions, and environmental
• This bill creates a practical oversight framework through the California Department of Public Health,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• She practiced medicine for more than three decades and served...
• She practiced medicine for more than three decades and serves as an assistant clinical professor at the
• authority with respect to cases filed before January 1, 2027, and does not alter the Fair Debt Buying Practices
• We're going to miss your energy, your collaboration, and yes, your sassiness.
• Yes. ...your energy, your collaboration, and yes, your sassiness, around the office.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These are complex cases that require close collaboration between law enforcement, prosecutors, child
• These are complex cases that require close collaboration between law enforcement, prosecutors, child
• This is a really practical, responsible bill that protects an existing investment and helps ensure the
• SB 1270 doesn't fix everything, but it's a meaningful and practical step forward.
• provide any long-term value to the citizens SB 1270 doesn't fix everything but it's a meaningful and practical

Bills: SB1161 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1400 , SB1537 , SB1538 , SB1580 , SB1584 , SB1627

Committee: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

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• It was a very collaborative effort, and Chair Cleavorn is exactly right.
• Speaker, our practice has been that when there is a point...
• This matter occurs because this is moving; this practice is moving from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, and
• I should have had it specifically about the signing of petitions. which is a common practice at events
• including the Minnesota Business Filing Fraud Prevention Act in the state government bill and for your collaboration

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• This is a collaborative and really hard lift that we tried to be very mindful of, working together in
• But this is our best good-faith effort in putting together just common-sense practices.
• comfortable with it, because I don't think any of us want AI to be used to deny Medicaid claims. practices
• right like something like if practices right like something like if somebody<00:26:35.320><c> wants<
• 40.840><c> and</c><00:32:41.039><c> retailers</c><00:32:41.679><c> have</c> Industry leaders are collaborating

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:36 SB 4 Discussion 01:16 SB 4 Vote 28:30 SB 130 Discussion 31:18 SB 130 Discussion 36:02, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 4, as amended by a committee substitute, which would create a state artificial intelligence governance framework for Kentucky government agencies and address AI-generated misinformation in campaigns and elections. The bill’s sponsors said it is intended to regulate only state government use of AI, not the private sector, and would require oversight by the Office of Technology, agency reporting, and annual reporting to the General Assembly. They also said the elections provisions were narrowed to focus on AI-generated audio and video, remove image disclosures, eliminate prior restraint and monetary damages, and rely on disclosure requirements modeled on laws they said had survived constitutional review in Texas. Testimony on SB 4 was mixed. Supporters emphasized transparency, human accountability, and the need to prepare state government for rapidly changing AI tools, citing possible uses such as fraud detection, inmate classification, and transportation planning. An opponent from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression argued the bill would burden core political speech, create First Amendment problems, and invite litigation and abuse, especially in the election context. Members asked about litigation, constitutional concerns, costs, and whether the bill should be expanded later to cover ordinary citizens harmed by AI-generated content. Several members expressed support but noted reservations about the election sections or the need for future amendments. After discussion, the committee voted on SB 4 and reported it favorably. The roll call showed the measure passing with favorable expression, with some members explaining votes as supportive but cautious, and one member initially passing before later recording a yes vote. The chair then moved to Senate Bill 130, and Senator Scott Maiden and Kentucky Retail Federation representative Shannon Stiglets began presenting it as a response to gift card scams and theft of redemption information, describing recent large-scale supermarket fraud cases in Kentucky and saying the problem is tied to broader organized retail crime.

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• I'm curious, have the segments instituted any of those as practice already?
• as well. practice as well.
• I also think we sort of mirror CSU's practice on the seismic advisory board.
• But I do think that on new projects, that is a very good practice.
• But going forward, that should just be a standard part of our practice.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We collaborate with providers and caregivers, including kinship caregivers. across the state to inform
• And we don't have consistency in practice and standards across the state.
• Working in a number of practice settings.
• So I work a lot, probably 70% of my practices with eating disorders.
• Like I said, I work, probably 70% of my practice is eating disorders.

Bills: HB26 , HB140 , HB141 , HB142 , HB215 , HB26 , HB140 , HB141 , HB142 , HB215

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services

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• So what are our best practices for building a Louisiana model?
• And then what are the practical steps they took to find those?
• inspector general is going to take in taking maybe projects, making reports, and actually going and practically
• that we're not just in the theoretical and, you know, having our meetings, but moving towards the practical
• I'm definitely interested in looking at your broad bill and seeing how we can possibly collaborate and

Summary: The Special Committee on Regulatory Reform met to hear from Patrick McLaughlin of the Hoover Institution and Pacific Legal Foundation about regulatory accumulation and reform. Chair Mark Wright explained the meeting was a study hearing only, with no votes planned or quorum for action. McLaughlin described his research measuring regulation by counting binding words such as “shall” and “must,” and said Louisiana ranks among the most regulated states, with about 183,000 restrictions and growth in regulatory stock outpacing the national average. He argued that excessive regulation slows GDP growth, raises consumer prices, and disproportionately burdens small businesses and low-income households. McLaughlin pointed to reform examples in British Columbia, Idaho, and Virginia, where centralized oversight, periodic review, one-in-one-out or similar rules, and simplified benefit-cost analysis were used to reduce regulations without harming safety. He said Virginia’s regulatory modernization effort, including use of AI and a regulatory management office, helped cut requirements and lower homebuilding costs. Committee members asked about how the data were measured, how regulation affects housing, licensing, and population growth, and whether Louisiana could use similar tools. McLaughlin emphasized that AI should assist human reviewers, not replace them, by identifying outdated, duplicative, or overly burdensome rules. Members also discussed Louisiana’s own reform efforts, including LaDOGE, permit streamlining, and prior bills to create public hearings and legislative review of regulations. Wright and others asked about federal mandates, “gold plating” of state rules, and how to identify unnecessary state-level additions. McLaughlin said some state rules are required by federal law, but many others are not, and AI can help distinguish required language from added burdens. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after members expressed interest in following up on McLaughlin’s report and examples from other states.

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• so long as the regional transit authority complies with the development regulations to the extent practical
• Sound Transit has been developing this legislation through the course of the session in collaboration
• Contracts are not required for work accepted as industry practice under prudent utility management.
• A PUD may have its own regularly employed personnel perform work that is accepted industry practice under
• In order to practice in Washington, engineers, architects, landscape architects, geologists, and land

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several bills related to transportation, utilities, housing permitting, and port financing. Substitute Senate Bill 6309 would give regional transit authorities, such as Sound Transit, more flexibility to apply for permits before acquiring property, exceed certain local height/setback limits when needed for rail systems, and use development agreements to vary local standards; the sponsor and Sound Transit testified that the bill would speed delivery of light rail and bus rapid transit, and an amendment was described to allow permits on property not yet owned if the transit authority remains responsible for obtaining property rights. Substitute Senate Bill 6076 would streamline procurement rules for public utility districts on clean energy, storage, transmission, and distribution projects by raising self-performance and contract thresholds, allowing limited noncompetitive procurement in certain reliability or specialized-technology situations, and extending some provisions until 2045; supporters from PUDs, labor, and industry said the changes are needed because of rising costs, long lead times, and grid reliability demands, while committee members asked about the size of the threshold increases and the scope of the bidding waivers. Substitute Senate Bill 5729 would prohibit local governments from charging applicants for third-party plan review when a licensed local staff professional of the same discipline has already reviewed the materials, while still allowing third-party review at the applicant’s cost in certain cases; the sponsor said the bill was narrowed from a broader version and was intended to prevent duplicative fees, and builders supported it as a permitting streamlining measure. Senate Bill 6132 would create a narrow debt-limit exception for the Port of Moses Lake to support a rail project and preserve federal funding eligibility; the port and economic development supporters said the project is ready to bid and needs additional borrowing capacity because of inflation, and the sponsor clarified that the bill is intended to apply only to that port. Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5374 would require tribal governments to be included in transportation planning coordination under the Growth Management Act and create a tribal traffic safety coordinator grant program; the sponsor emphasized severe pedestrian fatality disparities for Native people and said the bill is about consultation and safety, while county representatives supported the policy goal but asked for clearer cross-references to existing GMA consultation and dispute-resolution processes. The committee also took up Substitute Senate Bill 6070/6076-related testimony and, at the end of the hearing, announced that bills would be executed the next day and amendment requests should be submitted as soon as possible.

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• This collaborative approach demonstrates that this is not an isolated concern but rather a narrowly defined
• In practice, this requires a coordinated implementation of educational and related services, clear communication
• Bill H.4927 also addresses equity and consistency across districts by prohibiting practices that create
• Bill H.4927 also addresses equity and consistency across districts by prohibiting practices that create
• They resolve conflicts in a way that will prepare them to lead lives they love, practicing with peers

Bills: H4867 , H4927

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: school choice, education policy, educational funding, public schools, student enrollment, applied behavior analysis, autism, education, special needs, school access, therapeutic interventions, 1212, all

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• . >> Subsequently we go in, we remove the >> instructional practice.
• And then we also eliminate the entire instructional instructional practices. >> Thank you for the question
• put maybe a timeframe on on this to wear your new teachers still must fall under the instructional practices
• important to to state because everything that the legislature proposes a theory we actually do in practice
• Chair. >> I want to thank Senator Burton, Senator Davis for your collaboration on this as well.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Prior to joining Airbnb, I worked for a decade in the state and local tax practices.
• carve-out is being labeled as such in the bill, because I think this is specific to what is current practice
• Current practice is not that our book pay for the use of the platform; it's what you pay for us to run
• Managing resources in alignment with national interest requires collaboration between state and federal
• where businesses can find childcare-related programs, financial assistance opportunities, and best practices

Bills: SB209 , SB529 , SB1265 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SCR37 , SCR38

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: SB 529, Texas Tax Code, municipality, hotel and convention center, hotel convention center project, tourism development, economic development, tax revenue pledge, revenue commitment, qualified project, municipal finance, local government, special district, hotel occupancy tax, nearby establishments, convention center financing, city population 130000, Section 351.155, Section 351.157, child care

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• What this bill does, it amends Chapter 98B of the Civil Practice of Remedy Code, which is the Unlawful
• It also includes exceptions for certain lawful activities. such as law enforcement practices, medical
• treatment, reporting unlawful activity, and legal proceedings, ensuring that such practices are not
• , where it sets up the affirmative defenses for the things you just mentioned. lawful and common practice
• you, committee members, for prioritizing this important legislation and for Senator Middleton's collaboration

Bills: SB20 , SB1621 , SB412 , SB441 , SB442

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction

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• Thank you to our industry partners for collaborating with us on this language.
• Thank you to our industry partners for collaborating with us on this language.
• Thank you to our industry partners for collaborating with us on this language.
• Thank you to our industry partners for collaborating with us on this language.
• Thank you to our industry partners for collaborating with us on this language.

Bills: HF1545 , HF2426 , HF1615 , HF2403

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

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• employees access to the Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, for adjudicating unfair labor practice
• the vast majority of California's public-sector employees, ensuring that claims of unfair labor practices
• critical issues related to bargaining unit determination, benefits, and resolution of unfair labor practices
• pressures. ...because it's a practical response to the new federal work verification pressures.
• In practice, this creates a system where responsible contractors are put at a competitive disadvantage

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We stand a position that we stand in support of continued collaboration.
• There is a private attorney that pursues the enforcement actions, whether it's unlicensed practice of
• law are in places practice of architecture or other areas of enforcement.
• But that's not something that's currently contemplated for us in our practice act.
• But as I went on in my practice, I found that they were helpful because there are valuable things.

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• We work very closely with state agencies like Department of Health, DNR, and Met Council to collaborate
• </c><00:51:32.320><c> and</c><00:51:32.480><c> plan</c><00:51:32.920><c> to</c> Council to collaborate
• Uh, we also added a practice that would protect groundwater or drinking water, I'm sorry, which of course
• Uh we also added a practice included.
• Uh we also added a practice that<01:34:23.320><c> would</c><01:34:23.600><c> protect</c><01:34:24.160

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• today upon adjournment and hear bills 1109, 1063, 1069, 1122, and the Sunset Review of the Medical Practice
• effect of preventing the practical effect of preventing the construction<00:57:19.680><c> of</c><00:
• Um, one thing that we know is that law enforcement and CAC's already have collaborative partnerships
• Um, one thing that we know is that law enforcement and CAC's already have collaborative partnerships
• <02:22:27.520><c> partnerships</c><02:22:28.080><c> with</c><02:22:28.319><c> many</c> collaborative

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and heard several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, events at the Capitol, and recognitions, including Music Therapy Day, Black History Month activities, adoptable puppies, and a Colorado Agricultural Forum. Members also celebrated Representative Story’s birthday and recognized the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for its long-running support of arts, culture, science access, and economic impact in Colorado. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, by a vote of 64-1 with one excused. The chamber then moved to special orders for several bills. The first major bill considered was House Bill 1017, which would prohibit insurers from receiving criminal restitution unless they are direct victims. Sponsors argued the bill prioritizes human victims, prevents restitution from becoming an unpayable burden on low-income defendants, and clarifies the law in response to court concerns and stakeholder feedback. Opponents argued it would shift costs to taxpayers and policyholders and could increase civil litigation and insurance premiums. An amendment, L005, was adopted to clarify the bill’s scope, and the bill then passed as amended. The House also took up House Bill 114, concerning minimum lot size and local land-use rules. An amendment, L002, was offered to prohibit certain local lot frontage, setback, open-space, or coverage requirements that would effectively prevent construction of a single-family home on a 2,000-square-foot residential lot. Supporters framed the measure as protecting housing access, while opponents argued it would override local land-use decision-making and public hearing processes. The transcript ends during debate on a substitute motion related to the amendment, before final action on House Bill 114 is shown.

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• Under their current legal scope of practice for services they already provide.
• </c> provide within their scope of practice. provide within their scope of practice.
• for services they already practice for services they already provide.<00:01:57.520><c> And</c><00:01
• Just a swab could happen in a community pharmacy already authorized under our scope of practice.
• </c> come to real community practice come to real community practice medicine,<00:26:12.559><c> exactly

Keywords: 26RS SB 38 Testimony 00:28 26RS SB 38 Roll Call Vote 06:54 26RS SCR 9 Testimony 11:06 26RS SCR 9 Roll Call Vote 32:00 Adjournment 32:49, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 38, sponsored by Sen. Richardson, which would require Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for services already within their legal scope of practice. Richardson and Taylor Williams of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association argued the bill would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, reduce emergency room use, and lower Medicaid costs by using pharmacists as lower-cost providers. Members asked whether the bill’s language simply aligned Medicaid with an earlier commercial parity law, and Richardson confirmed that it did. He also cited prior study work, research articles, and examples such as strep/flu testing and medication therapy management as covered services. The bill passed unanimously, and several members commented in support, including concerns about pharmacy access and the need for pharmacists to remain available to patients. The committee then took up a concurrent resolution sponsored by Sen. Meredith calling for a feasibility study of a proposed new Medicaid delivery model. Meredith argued that Kentucky’s Medicaid spending is growing unsustainably and that current managed care arrangements are not improving outcomes enough. He proposed an accountable community health care organization, described as a locally owned, not-for-profit public-private partnership combining elements of accountable care models, with the goal of reducing bureaucracy, improving outcomes, and lowering costs. He said the study would examine a five-year program and ultimately test the model in five regions, with initial focus on the Lincoln Trail, Green River, and Barren River area development districts. Members asked about the study timeline, vendor costs, rural versus urban impacts, and provider recruitment; Meredith said the resolution would be studied by November and that no fiscal note had been prepared. The resolution passed unanimously.

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• One is currently for non-residents with no established place of business in Washington who practice no
• more than 30 days under a temporary practice permit.
• for more than 30 days. ...in Washington or people who have recently moved to Washington practicing for
• is an unfair, deceptive act. ...is when the legislature declares that an act or practice is an unfair
• I'm a partner at Benesch Law's retail and e-commerce practice group.

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held public hearings on three bills. House Bill 2229 would update the professional engineers registration act by removing the U.S. citizenship requirement for board members, increasing pro tem board positions, giving the board more discretion over experience and continuing education requirements, removing some registration exclusions, and making various technical updates. The bill sponsor and the board described it as a cleanup and modernization measure, and a board representative said one naming change in the draft was unintended and would be corrected. No public testimony was taken before the hearing was suspended and later closed. House Bill 2274 would revise the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act after a Washington Supreme Court decision led to a wave of lawsuits over email subject lines. The bill would require a sender to have a “reliable basis” to know an email is held by a Washington resident, narrow when a subject line is actionable, require recipients to show they reviewed and relied on the email to recover damages, and repeal the act’s per se Consumer Protection Act violation while keeping statutory damages. Retailers, small business owners, hospitality groups, and e-commerce representatives supported the bill, saying the current interpretation is producing costly, technical lawsuits over ordinary promotional language and creating settlement pressure even without consumer harm. Consumer advocates opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections against deceptive subject lines and that the current law already targets false or misleading claims. The committee took no final action on the bill. House Bill 2294 would prohibit future negative use restrictions on real property that block grocery stores or pharmacies, with exceptions for existing restrictions, relocations, and certain retail centers. The sponsor said the measure is intended to improve food and pharmacy access, especially after grocery closures such as the one in Lake City, and noted similar local ordinances already exist. Food industry and grocery association witnesses generally supported the bill as a way to reduce barriers to food access and help independent grocers, while also asking for clearer guardrails to avoid unintended effects on legitimate business arrangements. The sponsor said she was open to working on enforcement and other details. The committee then moved to executive session and passed House Bill 1269, which would adjust pawn broker loan terms, interest, document preparation fees, storage fees, and allow online payment for renewals. Members described it as a modest increase after 11 years without changes, and the bill was reported out of committee with a due pass recommendation by voice vote, with 15 members voting in the affirmative.