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• I'm the utility analyst at the Utilities Commission.
• Public Utilities Commission >> Thank you.
• I am here on behalf of Chair Commission.
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Bills: HB1697, HB1678, HB1679, HB2282, HB1940, HB1671, HB1481, HB2015, HB2207, HB2486

Keywords: natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It creates a commission to oversee behavioral health crisis service systems trust fund.
• It creates a commission to oversee behavioral health crisis service systems trust fund.
• This bipartisan commission recommended a telecommunication surcharge, and there are a couple reasons
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• The Commission has been active in the last year.
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC.
• that commission, during a... ...to members of that commission, during a presentation of data centers
• The Commission takes a look at their methodology.
• The commission needs to decide that.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing focused on electric rates, utility regulation, affordability, wildfire costs, and the California Public Utilities Commission’s role. Chair and members framed the discussion around the challenge of transitioning to a cleaner grid while maintaining reliability and keeping bills affordable. The hearing also served as the annual update from the CPUC and the Public Advocates Office, with testimony from Professor Severin Borenstein and CPUC President-designate Alice Reynolds. Borenstein gave a primer on utility regulation, explaining that generation is largely deregulated while transmission and distribution remain regulated, and that most rate-setting follows cost-of-service regulation. He emphasized that the hardest issue is setting the allowed return on equity: too high can raise bills and encourage capital-heavy spending, while too low can deter investment and harm reliability. He argued there is no silver bullet, said performance-based regulation and price caps have limits, and suggested some costs now charged through electric bills—such as climate programs, low-income subsidies, and wildfire-related public policy costs—might more appropriately be paid through the state budget. Reynolds described the CPUC’s oversight role, saying the commission reviews utility spending through general rate cases, balancing accounts, and other proceedings, and that affordability is addressed through front-end scrutiny, post-spend accountability, and legislative direction. She highlighted wildfire mitigation as a major driver of rate increases, noted recent progress on clean energy procurement and battery storage, and said the CPUC is working on return-on-equity decisions, FERC advocacy on transmission costs, and implementation of SB 254 and other statutes. Members pressed on a range of issues, including wildfire securitization, load growth from EVs and data centers, gas-system stranded assets, balancing accounts, and a water-service dispute in Keene involving Union Pacific. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with several follow-up commitments from the CPUC to provide data and updates.

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• , and whether they want to look at a bill draft that would allow the commission a certain latitude to
• </c><00:42:57.920><c> and</c> broaden and give the the commission and broaden and give the the commission
• But right now, we're in an exploratory phase as to what can the commission do, what's going to require
• Um and then duties of the commission.
• Uh, and I would certainly be in favor of that, but procedurally I'm unsure.

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• The Commission has been active in the last year.
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC.
• that commission, during a... ...to members of that commission, during a presentation on data centers
• The Commission takes a look at their methodology.
• The commission needs to decide that.

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• So it requires comprehensive strategies and procedures, risk assessment, employee training, operational
• Thank you, Madam Chair. strategies and procedures, risk strategies and procedures, risk assessment,<01
• Member of the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline, effective July 1, 2025, for a term expiring
• appointments on the governor's consent calendar include Robert Gardner of Colorado Springs for the Commission

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• presume, I mean, when I think of outpatient, I think I'm not staying in the hospital overnight for a procedure
• This supports the department director staff and the mental health commission.
• This supports the department director staff and the mental health commission.
• We establish regulations, develop policies and procedures, we do regulatory oversight, we do technical
• Chair, let me ask a really quick question about the procedural question.

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• Senate Bill 50 is a collaborative effort between the General Assembly, the Uniform Law Commission, representatives
• The procedures differ dramatically, which turns out to be confusing and complicated, and so we've tried
• The<00:24:52.600><c> procedures</c><00:24:53.400><c> differ</c><00:24:54.240><c> dramatically,</c> The
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• I am not aware of any other procedure.
• Chairman, members, House Bill 2533 establishes and outlines procedures for the Office of Homeless Services
• Chairman, members, House Bill 2533 establishes and outlines procedures for the Office of Homeless Services
• The Federal Communications Commission under President Trump has also made this a priority.
• 2352 appropriates $2,385,900 from the general fund to the Auditor General for county treasurer procedural

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• OTHER THEY DECIDE IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE, YOU GO TO YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND I WAS ON A COUNTY COMMISSION
• I HAD A QUESTION, A BIT PROCEDURAL TOO. WHAT IS THE METHOD FOR AGE VERIFICATION?
• DISAPPEARANCE, THE MESSAGES THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE A PROCEDURE
• SENATOR BERMAN I BELIEVE THE SAME RECOURSE ANY PERSON WOULD HAVE SHOULD THERE BE AN ISSUE THROUGH ANY PROCEDURE
• YOU TO VOTE NO. >> Chair Passidomo: STACY GALLAGHER FOLLOWED BY KATIE. >> STACY GALLAGHER WITH PROCEDURAL

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• It requires the emergency departments to have an evidence-based protocol, policies and procedures, to
• care specifically for children. ...an evidence-based protocol, policies and procedures, to care specifically
• It requires them to conduct training on policies and procedures, and also to have all the instruments
• It would be standard procedure to have your program director's name on your website.
• They're already regulated by the Department of Education and the Commission for Independent Education

Summary: The committee took up a series of health and human services bills, beginning with CS/SB 1602, which would require emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric care protocols, training, appropriate child-sized equipment and medications, a designated care coordinator, and participation in a pediatric readiness assessment. It was reported favorably. CS/SB 1224 followed, aligning Florida law with federal requirements so paramedics may administer controlled substances in the field under physician or nurse practitioner protocols; it also passed favorably after supportive testimony from fire chiefs. The committee then adopted a strike-all for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which addresses venous thromboembolism by creating a statewide registry, requiring screening and training in hospitals and long-term care settings, and adding assisted living facility response requirements. Assisted living representatives objected to the ALF provisions as unrealistic and potentially harmful, while supporters argued the bill would save lives; the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 1182, requiring continuous glucose monitors to be covered as both durable medical equipment and a pharmacy benefit, also passed favorably with support from AARP. The committee next considered CS/SB 12, a claim bill for a child severely injured after a DCF home visit allegedly failed to meet standards, and it was reported favorably without opposition. CS/CS/SB 954, dealing with substance abuse treatment centers and recovery residences, drew substantial debate. The bill would limit local zoning restrictions on treatment facilities and allow larger recovery residences if staffing ratios are increased; a late-filed amendment reduced the maximum active patients from 500 to 300. Municipal and county representatives warned that the bill could override local reasonable-accommodation efforts and create institutional-scale facilities, while supporters said housing is essential to recovery and that clustering concerns are overstated. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably. CS/SB 1050, expanding the developmental disabilities pilot program statewide and creating a statewide family care council, also passed after extensive testimony from families and advocates. Supporters emphasized the long waitlist and the need for more services, while some speakers opposed managed care and warned about provider shortages and loss of individualized supports. Later, CS/SB 614, requiring a public educational webpage about background screening clearinghouse and level two screening requirements, was reported favorably. CS/SB 1578, which would require coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screening in certain circumstances, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 1060 created a joint legislative oversight committee to review Medicaid operations and financing; members discussed the need for stronger oversight of large midyear spending adjustments, and the bill passed favorably. CS/SB 1240, a Department of Children and Families substance abuse and mental health bill, was amended to clarify Baker Act transfer timing and notification requirements after debate over whether facilities could hold patients too long; it was then reported favorably. Finally, Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 526, a major nursing education bill aimed at Florida’s low NCLEX passage rates. The bill would require nursing programs to use exit exams, remediation, reporting, and stricter oversight, and the strike-all would add graduate preceptorships for low-performing programs and temporary provisional licenses for graduates pending NCLEX passage. The transcript ended while that bill was still being explained, before final action was taken.

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• I'm the Deputy Executive Director of the Public Utility Commission.
• The commission has adopted that rule. We did that back in March.
• English mentioned the Commission had completed that rule.
• Again, staff's putting out ideas at the commission to get feedback.
• Overall, we commend ERCOT and the commission staff.

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• You know, last year we did pass a study commission out of this committee for human trafficking.
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• Um, so if this bill passes and this commission is gathered, what kind of regulations do you expect to
• , would would it benefit the commission, would would it benefit the the<01:55:58.960><c> kennel</c><01

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Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 302, which would update New Hampshire’s solid waste facility background-check law so the state can continue to access federal FBI criminal databases for checks on key owners and officers. Senator Howard Pearl and DES Waste Management Director Mike Whimsatt said the bill is the third attempt to correct prior drafting problems that prevented the FBI from accepting the language. They explained that the existing statute has long required background checks for hazardous and solid waste facility applicants because of concerns about organized crime, but the current wording is too ambiguous for federal use. The bill also includes technical corrections, clarifies which company officers must be checked, specifies which DES officials receive the results, and removes the Department of Justice as an unnecessary middleman. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, whether family members are covered, who pays the cost, and whether permits have ever been denied; Whimsatt said the applicant still pays, the checks focus on key officers, and at least one permit had been denied in the past due to a felony conviction. The hearing then closed, with one person listed in favor on the blue sheet and no opposition noted online. The committee then opened Senate Bill 229, which would allow retailers to sell uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and remove the sunset on the existing program. Senator Pearl said the bill would expand market opportunities for farmers while keeping labeling and traceability requirements in place, including identifying the meat as uninspected and maintaining records of the source farms. Representative Bixby, who had worked on earlier legislation, explained the current framework in detail: the animals are raised on closed farms, must be fenced, cannot be newly imported, and are subject to annual veterinary herd inspections and recordkeeping. He said the prior bison inspection regime was too burdensome for farmers to maintain, and the current law was intended as a workable compromise. Questions from members focused on how many farms participate, how many animals have been sold, and whether the program posed disease risks; the witness said he did not know the exact numbers, and Bixby said the existing import and fencing rules help prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the state. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left before the committee for further consideration.

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• We discussed them with the commission yesterday. They were approved through the commission.
• </c><00:16:13.600><c> and</c> development commission met yesterday and development commission met yesterday
• I think the commission and I see a couple commissioners there.
• So all Upper Colorado River Commission.
• However, the commission looked at for.

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• Just a really quick question on line 15, the Sentencing Commission.
• This is true going on to pages 14 and 15, moving from State Engineer to Commission for the Blind.
• So our commission awarded $12 million in projects in October.
• So our commission awarded 12 million in projects in October. that we've done that so our commission awarded
• So my question is pretty much procedural, and it arises off of page 18, 958.

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• behalf of Californians when you openly decided to throw away the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission
• The president, President Trump, the first time he was president, created a federal commission that was
• aspects of veterinary telemedicine statutes, and narrowing the owner exemption to exclude surgical procedures
• aspects of veterinary telemedicine statutes, and narrowing the owner exemption to exclude surgical procedures

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• We also have many commissions, councils, and boards; it's a pretty complicated department.
• We also have many commissions, councils, boards, to pretty complicated department.
• And there is a procedure, a policy and procedure, about how to determine, you know, it gives criteria

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget and trailer bill presentations focused on labor and public employment programs. The first item covered EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on customer service improvements, fraud prevention, language access, and the Integrated Claims Management System. The LAO urged stronger legislative oversight as the project enters its most difficult phase, and members questioned the revised schedule, total cost, change orders, stress testing, SB 1090 implementation, and how race and ethnicity data will be protected. EDD said the overall project cost remains about $1.2 billion, that the work is being phased with disability insurance and paid family leave first, and that fraud has been greatly reduced since pandemic-era programs ended. Members also asked for follow-up information on SB 590 outreach and equity impacts. The committee then reviewed the California Workforce Development Board’s request to reduce staffing as one-time grant workloads wind down, along with trailer bill language to streamline reporting requirements. The board and Department of Finance said the staffing reductions reflect the end of surge funding and that the proposal would consolidate roughly 10 to 12 reports into one annual report, with additional reporting only if new funds are appropriated for certain programs. Senator Durazo questioned the policy direction of reducing workforce staffing, while the administration said the positions were tied to temporary grant programs and that current staffing is sufficient for ongoing duties. Members also asked about the board’s role in AI-related workforce planning and the rationale for using state funds for the High Road Construction Careers Program. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund reforms and related staffing request at DIR. The administration and LAO described rapid growth in applications, backlog, and liabilities, saying the program’s eligibility has expanded beyond its original intent and that liabilities could reach about $30 billion by 2030 without reform. The trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply the changes to open cases, and use the QME process and contemporaneous evidence to document preexisting disabilities. Members raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, evaluator capacity, and the relationship to other SIBTF legislation, while the LAO said the proposal largely aligns with its prior recommendations. DIR also presented a request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, which drew criticism from members who argued the cuts could weaken enforcement and backlog reduction efforts; the committee asked DIR to return with more detail on impacts and on its use of temporary-help authority. The final items addressed a request for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff and a trailer bill to make permanent the revised Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition timeline. DIR said the BOI staffing would help investigate fatalities and serious injuries more quickly, while members emphasized the importance of family contact and timely investigations. For the WCAB item, the chair explained that the 2024 change to Labor Code section 5909, which starts the 60-day decision clock when a case is transmitted rather than when a petition is filed, has reduced pending cases and should be made permanent; the remaining backlog was reported at 460 cases, down from 637 before the change.

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• Joint Commission requires them, and they do not allow an if-then proposition for the nurse.
• Joint Commission requires them, and they do not allow an if-then proposition for the nurse.
• Hospitals do that on regulated entities do that by their joint commission requirements that they have
• the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies.
• the National Commission for Health Certifying agencies.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 611 by Rep. Freeman, which would require pregnancy-related service centers that provide health care services to be licensed or, as amended, to clearly disclose that they are not a licensed medical facility regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health. Rep. Freeman and supporting witnesses argued the bill was prompted by a legislative auditor report and concerns that some centers provide ultrasounds, STI testing, pregnancy tests, and related services without clear medical oversight. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners’ executive director testified that interpreting ultrasounds and performing certain tests can constitute the practice of medicine, while opponents argued the centers already operate under medical directors and that the disclosure requirement was unconstitutional under the NIFLA case. The committee adopted an amendment, but after debate on the amended bill, a motion to report favorably failed on a roll call vote, and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee then heard House Bill 902 by Rep. Marcelle, which directs the Louisiana Department of Health to develop trauma-informed training. Supporters said the bill grew out of a task force on student behavior, mental health, and discipline, and that educators need a more consistent, evidence-based trauma-informed curriculum than what is currently available online. Some members raised concerns about cost and whether the bill would mandate new school obligations, while a witness from the Louisiana Baptist Convention opposed the measure as mission creep and argued trauma-informed care is too specialized for general teacher training. Other members supported the bill as a way to help educators identify and respond to children facing trauma. The bill was amended with technical changes and then discussed further, but the transcript ends before a final vote on HB 902 is shown.

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• district; HB 1552, ADOT revisions; SB 1567, sexually explicit material; SB 1620, Arizona Space Commission
• district; HB 1552, ADOT revisions; SB 1567, sexually explicit material; SB 1620, Arizona Space Commission
• SB 1567, sexually explicit material; SB 1620, Arizona Space Commission; SB 1624, photo radar enforcement
• And as with the previous, the Corporation Commission is on board, so I urge support.
• The governor at the time, Democrat Janet Napolitano, decided to bypass the Historic Naming Commission

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