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• My daughter is actually currently in the emergency room in Broward County right now as I speak.
• Everybody needs to know the damage is I have 2 clinics in Broward County in my district.
• The physician can supervise authorizing dentist delegate. 3 additional tested.
• Duval in Jacksonville, Duval County, which has a Jacksonville site, Orange County in Orlando, Hillsborough
• It is happening in Hillsborough County in a community that was sorely needed.

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• Last legislative session we eliminated or sunset their emergency rulemaking authority, Representative
• My daughter is actually currently in the emergency room in Broward County right now as I speak.
• County in Orlando, Hillsborough with Tampa, and 2 in Miami-Dade.
• , the 3-2-1 Children's Initiative, and one in Pompano in Broward County, The RISE Program.
• It is happening in Hillsborough County in a community that was sorely needed.

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• I'm talking about Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, and Santa Rosa County.
• We have 14 of the 15 counties that are in our district are already counties, and they are economically
• and Brevard County for the Indian River Lagoon.
• We are a taxing authority, like all the water management districts.
• So that was authorized in 2000, 25 years ago. So that was authorized in 2000, 25 years ago.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The difference being state agencies are not authorized unless they have specific statutory authority
• </c> they have specific statutory authority they have specific statutory authority to<00:35:12.640><c
• So this change absent authority.
• </c> such as deputy registrars the authority such as deputy registrars the authority to<00:35:30.840>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Jean Hearst, here today on behalf of the Urban Counties of California, the Rural County Representatives
• Jean Hearst, here today on behalf of the Urban Counties of California, the Rural County Representatives
• I just want to thank the author for bringing this bill forward. Happy to be a co-author.
• I'm proud to author AB 2023, along with my joint author here, the chair of this committee, because we
• Well, I appreciate the author.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I had one county commissioner tell me from Otero County that this happens every 17 years.
• In my particular area, in Chavis County and Eddy County.
• I represent Chavez County in Eddy County, the heart of the Pecos Valley, and I am a farmer and a rancher
• Two data centers are being built in Chavis County. I'm not going to talk for the other counties.
• And then lastly, just quickly, at least in my county, I've heard county commissioners and county leaders

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• Delegate from James City County, Delegate Anderson. Mr.
• That from Long County, Delegate Re. Yes. Mr.
• The delegate from Scott County, Delegate Kilgore.
• The delegate from Scott County, Delegate Kilgore.
• Delegate from Campbell County, Delegate Reed.

Keywords: March 09, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Um, Representative appropriate county.
• county roads in Maui.
• county roads in Maui.
• /c> the county of oh urging the county of the county of oh urging the county of Maui<00:49:40.640><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard and later voted on several Senate resolutions related to transportation, safety, and infrastructure. Early testimony covered STR 23, on studying highway patrol and speed cameras in speeding hotspots, with support from the Department of Transportation and the Aahu Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from five individuals. STR 37 and STR 38 concerned Maui road planning for the Kihei area; the Kihei Community Association and DOT supported both, and the committee later advanced them with amendments to correct the county department with jurisdiction. STR 150 SD1, on a working group for subsidizing waterborne cargo transport, drew support from DOT, the Department of Agriculture, and industry groups, but the committee deferred it for further discussion. STR 153, about transferring jurisdiction over Ho‘i roads to Maui County, received support from the judiciary and was advanced with amendments. STR 180 SD1, on sharing safety and performance information about commercial tour operators, drew mixed testimony, including opposition from DOT and helicopter operators and support from Blue Hawaiian Helicopters; the committee advanced it with amendments narrowing the scope to helicopter and air tours. STR 181 SD1, proposing a working group to lower the blood alcohol limit to 0.05, was supported by DOT, the Governor’s office, public health and safety groups, and one individual opposed; it was advanced with amendments naming the DOT director or designee as chair and adding legislative committee chairs. STR 182, encouraging a Honolulu summer streets pilot program, was supported by the Department of Health, Oahu MPO, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, and after reconsideration the committee passed it unamended. STR 184, seeking increased enforcement against improperly registered out-of-state vehicles, had one supporter and was passed as is. STR 200 SD1, on continuing transportation management training programs, was supported by Oahu MPO and one individual and was passed as is. STR 231 SD1, directing DOT to use scanning equipment at airports and harbors to detect illegal fireworks, was supported by DOT and one individual and passed as is.

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• Counties operate 11 long-term care facilities and 10 county correctional facilities across the state.
• Some county facilities, Strafford County happens to get governmental IDs for all of their residents;
• ><c> to</c> some County straford County happens to some County straford County happens to get<01:21:24.320
• County County facility<01:21:31.280><c> Hillsboro</c><01:21:31.920><c> County</c><01:21:32.280><c> has

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I don't know who the author was.
• Constitution created 58 different counties. Each county handles these things sort of differently.
• This hits close to home in Napa County. As some of you might know, Napa County is tiny.
• County in 2021.
• for us in Napa County.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• out that there's an asterisk on the very bottom one, West Orange-Cove ISD in a Tier 2 coastal area county
• amount of premiums that they're paying for this windstorm insurance rates in the Tier 1, Tier 2 counties
• So what my bill is doing is basically just saying, look, if you're in those counties, you can get credit
• Aransas County? No, I'm sorry, GP, Gregory-Portland. Where do I have you? I know it's super small.
• And it clarifies the OAG's enforcement authority.

Summary: The Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on SB 1635, which would give certain coastal, recapture-paying school districts a credit against recapture payments for mandatory windstorm and hail insurance costs. Senator Hinojosa said the bill is intended to offset unusually high insurance expenses for districts in Tier 1 or Tier 2 coastal zones, and he estimated about a $12 million impact to state revenue. Witnesses from Port Aransas ISD and Gregory-Portland ISD described sharp premium increases, reduced coverage, higher deductibles, and the effect on teacher pay and classroom spending. Senators asked about the number of affected districts, the accuracy of the fiscal estimate, and whether the bill might encourage districts to maintain coverage. Public testimony was closed and SB 1635 was left pending. The committee then took up several other bills and committee substitutes, adopting and reporting favorably SB 2786, SB 2623, SB 646, SB 843, SB 2392, SB 1998, SB 1418, SB 2788, and SB 2076, with most votes unanimous or near-unanimous. SB 2392 was amended to add improper relationship between educator and student to mandatory reporting offenses and to authorize an attorney general civil penalty for failure to report. SB 2623 was revised to clarify duties and exemptions related to the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Task Force and school proximity restrictions. SB 843 would create a TEA database of school district bonds and related projects, and SB 2788 would exempt certain PSAT scorers from the Texas Success Initiative assessment. The committee also heard SB 2929, which would allow referees and other officials at school athletic events to immediately eject disruptive spectators. The Texas Association of Sports Officials testified in support, citing abusive spectator behavior and a shortage of officials. SB 2929 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard a substitute for SB 2927 on 1882 partnerships and a substitute for SB 2619, which would require more transparency and accountability for failing school districts, superintendent hiring, trustee training, and takeover timelines. Testimony on SB 2619 was mixed, with one witness from Texas 2036 supporting parts of the bill’s accountability provisions. The committee adopted the substitute for SB 2619, left it pending, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Are there going to be three different organizations put in charge in each county?
• Well, in each county, it's going to be under the Department of Health. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• The services provided, the counties served, or the populations that will be served.
• First, robust authority to investigate fraud and recover Medicaid overpayments.
• , that that has to be given. for prior authorization that that has to be done within 24 hours.

Bills: S0036, S0864, S0268, S0844, S0514, S1404, S0914, S1758

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education

Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias. Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.

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• The way Texas is growing from Harrison, Montgomery County over to Bayer County up I-35 and I-45 to the
• We are the sole landowners of Tarrant County MU 2. It's 374 acres in unincorporated Tarrant County.
• I also met with Tarrant County, and I received a letter of no opposition to Tarrant County Mud 2.
• When you do a mud, let's say in the county, the county can't require you to do it under current law.
• That's, but not if it's in the county. If it's just in the county, no.

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• It strikes a requirement that the caucuses for Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and St.
• Louis County be open to the public, and then you'll see that all of paragraph B is stricken.
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• three days for the county.
• If you want to operate in Maricopa County and in Pinal County, then you have to apply to both counties
• state, but then each county facilitates that for the state, so they'd still have to get Maricopa County
• So since there's two separate counties, and the counties each do their own health inspections, they're
• I know how county works. I know how city works.

Bills: HB2118, HB2181, HB2308, HB2309, HB2402, HB2476, HB2682, HB2698, HB2875, HB2877, HB2903, HB2910

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• In the last six years, we've been able to take cases for county attorneys in 39 different counties in
• Here in Minnesota, county attorneys have original jurisdiction.
• So the county attorneys in your home counties are, by and large, the people who determine whether or
• And there is no case in those counties.
• That case is still pending in Dakota County.

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• include the county.
• </c> looked at and adopted by the counties. looked at and adopted by the counties.
• </c> of the counties that are part of that. of the counties that are part of that.
• So, um authority.
• Our Maui County and Maui County staff.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• unauthorized aliens or undocumented immigrants, and prescribed requirements for business entities authorized
• the State Treasurer for the custody, investment, and lending of state-held digital assets, and authorizes
• It allows municipalities and counties to issue journeyman licenses to individuals in specified occupations
• amended by the Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs and Elections, Senate Bill 1275 allows a county
• Senate Bill 1751 expands Arizona's authorized methods of execution by allowing a person sentenced to

Summary: The committee reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across campaign finance, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, rural development, transportation, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent items or strike-everything amendments, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data, insurance and contractor conduct during emergencies, continuation of various boards and commissions, school safety and communication systems, DCS and child welfare procedures, public records fees, utility submetering, foreign adversary restrictions, and multiple health care licensing and reimbursement provisions. Several members asked for clarification on a number of bills, including school discipline communication, DCS photo documentation, and utility billing changes. A few bills drew more extended discussion. SB 1074, concerning teacher-initiated classroom removals and principal certification of return and discipline, prompted questions about parental notification and the purpose of the bill. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction, led to concerns about privacy and the scope of documentation, with supporters saying it would improve continuity and child protection. SB 1751, which would expand execution methods to include firing squad, generated strong opposition from one member and support from another, with debate focused on the morality of execution methods and the implications for those carrying them out. SB 1336, continuing the State Land Department and creating an oversight board, was pulled from the consent calendar. The committee also heard brief comments in support of bills on hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living, research security at universities, and EMS licensure compacts. Toward the end, members reviewed bills on virtual currency investments and payments, telecommunications infrastructure, tax lien and revenue administration changes, and retirement system investment limits. No floor votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting primarily consisted of bill presentations, questions, and a few items being removed or pulled from consent calendars.

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• A hospital in Valencia County.
• or McKinley County.
• Services, and that covers all of San Miguel County and all of Mora County. So with that, Mr.
• One's for multiple counties.
• and the surrounding counties.

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• Five districts and counties have already indicated to us that they will be asking for police when requests
• While we do not have the authority to force schools to have their teachers teach bell to bell, we've
• This bill does not tell them to give them the authorization or tell them to kick him out of class.
• This has been done in most of the counties. Maricopa County is currently working on theirs.
• Nine of the counties currently have it.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation. Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive. Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.