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• Further changes. Further changes. Further<00:19:07.240> changes. Further changes.
• Further changes Further changes Further<01:47:57.960> changes Further changes Further changes
• Further<01:58:19.080> changes. Further changes. Further changes.
• Further<01:58:21.360> changes. Further changes. Further changes.
• then does not change. So then does not change.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I know it has changed a bit.
• Statutory changes are temporary and expire on July 1, 2027.
• The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.
• Senate Bill 2514 makes various changes to education statutes to conform with the proposed budget.
• The bill makes various changes in the education statutes to conform to the proposed budget.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• That's just going to change behavior, the whole point of a criminal law is to deter and to change behavior
• This bill, this bill is making a conforming change to all four statutes so that the standard of what
• And the grammar changed it.
• Do we have your permission to change that? Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. We would like that changed.
• They read a change in operative status. to show that the legislature intended to change the meaning of

Bills: HB44, HB2200, HB1612, HB2747, HB2038, HB3717, HB1431, HB3800, HB3801, HB3560, HB3246, HB44

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

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• This is conforming with what was passed in the great big beautiful bill in Washington, D.C.
• people are fraudulent, using this fraudulently, they should be charged for breaking that law, not changing
• This conforms our tax code with the federal tax code with regard to this particular issue, and it supports
• And whereas Autism Bringing Change, ABC, is a student-led initiative founded by Anish Payar of Mountain
• and its founding team, who are up in the gallery right now, ...bringing change and its founding team

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing April 1, 2026, as NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four in Arizona Day. Members also highlighted visitors from the Arizona Psychiatric Society, Tucson International Airport, and Autism Bringing Change, along with remarks tied to World Autism Day and Passover. The chamber then considered several Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. SB 1024, SB 1078, SB 1123, SB 1164, SB 1232, SB 1293, SB 1493 as amended, SB 1520, and SB 1572 all received do-pass recommendations, while SB 1665 was retained on the calendar. SB 1142 drew the most debate, with supporters describing it as conformity with a federal scholarship tax credit that would help Arizona students, and opponents arguing it would further divert public dollars to private education and expand voucher-like programs without accountability. Despite the opposition, the bill received a do-pass recommendation. Members also debated SB 1293, which would limit how GPLET property tax abatements can affect school district taxes; supporters said it would prevent unequal treatment and protect statewide taxpayers, while opponents warned it could hinder housing and economic development. SB 1572, requiring Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, was supported as a civics and civic-health measure and opposed as an unfunded mandate that bypasses the State Board of Education. SB 1160, as amended, addressing drone restrictions near venues, was defended as a public safety measure and criticized as overbroad and potentially criminalizing innocent conduct. On third reading, the House passed SB 1097 unanimously, SB 1166 and SB 1216 by wide margins, and SB 1787 by a narrower 31-24 vote. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, placed several bills on third reading or engrossing, and adjourned until April 2, 2026.

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• <00:22:01.120> that<00:22:01.440> to changes that to changes that to conduct<00:22:03.679
• c> conformance<00:42:04.079> with Hampshire law in conformance with Hampshire law in conformance
• <01:35:31.840> where look at, uh, making a change where look at, uh, making a change where
• The biggest change is having CACs, child advocacy centers, and that was changed in the early 2000s.
• :18:32.000> child<02:18:32.399> advocacy change is having CAC's, child advocacy change

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• What this bill does not do is change the eligibility requirements on who is eligible for that, but we
• page five, line 16, by inserting a new subsection H to read as follows and amending the title to conform
• do anything to improve yourself and so no matter what your good behavior or rehabilitation or any changes
• The big problem that I see with that is that Insurance companies change.
• Consequently, Tulsa County has changed their Protocol.

Bills: SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

Transcript Highlights:

• But also, I have a couple of bills that are our federal conformity when it's no tax on tips and no tax
• 00:19:45.040> are<00:19:45.480> our<00:19:45.880> federal<00:19:46.320> conformity
• <00:19:46.960> when that are our federal conformity when that are our federal conformity when
• Well, again, it's just federal conformity that a lot of other states have done, and, again, back to my
• So, if we could just get some federal conformity, it will work right along with what they do at the federal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We changed the motion. We're going to lay it over. All right. Thank you.
• That change matters jurisdictions.
• on the administration cost by changing on the administration cost by changing must must must to<
• This is brings state conformity.
• others<00:54:00.640> work These changes along with others work These changes along with

Bills: HF4364, HF4821, HF4543, HF3945

Keywords: Central and Eastern European Affairs, ethnic council, advisory council, Minnesota state government, immigrant communities, refugees, humanitarian parolees, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Baltic states, Slovakia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Russia

Summary: The committee first approved the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held an informal hearing on House File 4364, which would establish a Central and Eastern European Ethnic Council in Minnesota. Representative Jordan and testifiers Mykola Mager and Julia Miller described the large Central and Eastern European community in Minnesota, its contributions to the state, and the need for a formal advisory body to help address barriers to government services, support refugees, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding. Members expressed general support and noted the bill’s importance, but no formal action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House File 4543, a bill to create a centralized payroll reporting portal for prevailing wage projects. Representative Frazier said the bill would reduce administrative burden on project owners, improve transparency and accountability, and help prevent wage theft, misclassification, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. Testifiers from county, city, and contractor groups largely supported the idea of streamlining reporting, but contractor representatives raised concerns about employee data privacy, public access to sensitive payroll information, duplication of existing systems, interoperability with contractor software, and the need for stakeholder engagement. Members echoed both support and caution, and the bill was laid over as amended rather than advanced. Finally, the committee considered House File 4821, described by Chair Klevorn as addressing the “penny problem” and a related change to high-deductible insurance plans. The bill would authorize state agencies to round cash transactions because of the penny shortage and would change MMB’s obligation to offer certain high-deductible health plans from “must” to “may,” producing modest administrative savings. Members questioned the drafting of the rounding language and asked about cash transactions at state agencies and the handling of cannabis tax payments. The chair noted the bill had missed the deadline and would be caught by the chief clerk’s office; the discussion ended with the bill being laid over as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh these changes appointment process.
• ,<00:35:28.920> and by January of the requested changes, and by January of the requested changes
• proposed change. proposed change.
• should<00:58:40.400> have This change in itself should have This change in itself should
• So, what was the project that change.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She changed our state and our politics forever.
• And I've seen how cannabis, under a healthcare provider's direction, can. change lives.
• I agree, and this bill does not change their redress through the courts.
• How does Senate Bill 12 make changes? Like, for example...
• You're going to force these kids to conform.

Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• service, modifies the definition of ambulance to remove an air vehicle acting as an ambulance, and conforms
• service, modifies the definition of ambulance to remove an air vehicle acting as an ambulance, and conforms
• This is about clarity, consistency, and avoiding confusion going forward, not changing policy.

Bills: HB2049, HB2178, HB2179, HB2307, HB2322

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, HB2178, Arizona, state agencies, chief medical officer, medical license, physician license, osteopathic license, licensure requirement, Title 41, Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, A.R.S. 41-5902, public health administration, agency leadership, state government personnel

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services heard several bills and held HB 2307. HB 2049 would allow particle accelerator treatment for human diseases under general supervision in certain rural counties and critical access hospitals, with documentation, observation, and physician availability requirements. Supporters from the Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association and rural radiation oncologists said it would improve access to cancer care in underserved areas while maintaining safety. The committee also heard HB 2178, requiring state agency chief medical officers to hold an active medical license, and HB 2179, which separates air ambulance definitions and regulations from ground ambulances to clarify statute and align oversight with current practice; both were described as cleanup/common-sense measures and supported by the air medical industry. The committee also heard HB 2322, which would require audio or video recording of DCS interviews with children subject to investigations, with limited exceptions for equipment failure or lack of access. Testimony in support came from a human trafficking survivor, a health care worker and counselor, and a foster parent/child welfare advocate, who argued recordings would improve accuracy, accountability, and child protection, and help preserve a child’s exact words. No opposition was presented. The bill includes a conditional enactment tied to future federal grant legislation and directs DCS to apply for grants if available. After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to give HB 2049, HB 2178, HB 2179, and HB 2322 due pass recommendations, each by a 7-0 vote. The committee then announced HB 2307 would be held and adjourned.

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• On the, I love the change that we attention.
• This is simply an administrative change required by CMS.
• The threshold was changed from $750,000 to $1,500,000.
• Was that eliminated with these changes? Yes, sir.
• “New changes would need to be made.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed several agency rules and most were approved without objection. The Department of Agriculture repealed rules tied to the now-repealed Arkansas Catfish Processors Fair Practice Act. The Department of Human Services updated Medicaid policy to clarify child support enforcement treatment for pregnant women, remove the word “forcible” from rape/incest good-cause language, and eliminate a 90-day waiting period for ARKids B after loss of group coverage; members highlighted the significance of the language change and asked for a quick-reference eligibility chart. DHS Medical Services also received approval for a CMS cell and gene therapy model rule for sickle cell drugs and a technical Medicaid-assisted medication-assisted treatment update that was described as cost-neutral and non-substantive. The Department of Labor and Licensing presented several rules implementing recent acts and internal cleanup changes. These included procedures for local construction plan disputes under Act 591, Contractors Licensing Board amendments raising the restricted commercial license threshold from $750,000 to $1.5 million and allowing deferral of owner-complaint investigations during civil litigation, and a similar residential contractors change. The HVACR Licensing Board presented broader revisions under Act 746, including grammar and cleanup changes, elimination of the Class C license with transfer of existing holders to Class B, expansion of allowable work limits, a change to continuing education from four hours annually to eight hours per three-year code cycle, and clarification on training, child labor, and licensing issues. Several members questioned the practical impact of the HVAC changes, but the rule was approved. The committee also granted the Department of Inspector General’s request for exclusion from rulemaking reporting under Act 473, concluding that no rule was necessary because the act already defines the key terms and review process for foreign-adversary cultural exchange agreements. In addition, the Arkansas State Library’s report recommending continuation of its existing rules was accepted. During the status updates on outstanding 2023-session rulemaking, Education explained delays were due to overlapping 2025 amendments and the large volume of rules, while members expressed concern about the length of time since enactment; staff noted only a small number of 2023 rules remain outstanding. The meeting ended after written 2025-session updates were received with no further questions.

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• changes recommended by Counsel. changes recommended by Counsel.
• make conforming changes to the new make conforming changes to the new family<00:09:01.600> child
• changes recommended by Counsel. changes recommended by Counsel.
• being changed by making technical changes noticed by counsel and staff, making changes to conform with
• changes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• conform with the federal tax credits. conform with the federal tax credits.
• And, you know, is pushing the legislature to change the definition of fraud in statute.
• the definition of legislature to change the definition of fraud<00:25:06.840> in<00:25:07.560
• They're just small changes. We could get this bill passed. We could get it into law.
• And that's a change that came in at the very last step.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

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

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• They shall review and change the guidelines every three years.
• can... ...guidelines that they can write, they can change.
• Their conformance is 20% to their own guidelines.
• Number one, it changes the board from three members to five. ...five.
• Number four, it changes the chair to be selected by the board.

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments

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• , as your bill looks to make a change, they did say that...
• When it comes to the unemployment insurance specifically, we cannot change it without changing it for
• for one person without changing it for everyone.]
• submit that to usdl they do a Conformity submit that to usdl they do a Conformity and<04:51:45.878
• We'll... yeah those could change right and then yeah those could change right and then then<06:05:01.798

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• No substantive changes.
• No substantive changes. executive board. No substantive changes.
• And sections four and seven are a conforming change that removes language that limits supervision of
• that changed the uh there was a change that changed the bachelor's<01:25:34.639> degree<01:25
• There's a change that's updating the definition of clinical supervision to conform with the federal requirements

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• AND YES, WE WILL HAVE A CONFORMING BILL THAT WILL COME OUT THAT WILL HAVE ALL THE LISTINGS EXACTLY WHERE
• BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. >> IT WILL BE IN A CONFORMING BILL LATER.
• SAYS WE NEED TO LET X AMOUNT OF JUDGES AND THEN YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHERE THEY WILL BE BUT THE CONFORMING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• their businesses in 1997 we made changes their businesses in 1997 we made changes to<00:02:37.400
• pollution and provide climate change pollution and provide climate change benefit<01:07:11.359><
• > change<01:09:21.799> is programs next change is programs next change is um<01:09:24.239
• States and over those standards change States and over those standards change to<01:11:04.080>
• So some of the changes we make here work to address that. fees next you will see a change for our fees

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• This is simply an administrative change required by CMS.
• It does not change our coverage in any way.
• There's so much change going on in the industry right now.
• Was that eliminated with these changes? Yes, sir.
• Was that eliminated with these changes? Yes, sir.

Keywords: 1204, all