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• background, federal requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act require public entities
• with in recent years, have been the result of the Department of Transportation and sometimes other entities
• The commission cannot be blamed when other entities, other parts of state government, don't do what they're
• policymaking hasn't produced better outcomes before reassigning those responsibilities to other entities
• many challenges that you are all now aware of before reassigning those responsibilities to other entities

Bills: SB6253, SB6311, SB6262, SB6335

Keywords: public transportation, governing bodies, transit authorities, local government, community planning, pedestrian safety, construction, accessibility, public safety, urban planning, vehicle weight, transportation, fees, public infrastructure, funding, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, 904

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• background, federal requirements under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act require public entities
• with in recent years, have been the result of the Department of Transportation and sometimes other entities
• Recent years have seen the Department of Transportation and sometimes other entities, rather than the
• The commission cannot be blamed when other entities, other parts of state government, don't do what they're
• many challenges that you are all now aware of before reassigning those responsibilities to other entities

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several bills. Substitute Senate Bill 6066 would authorize counties, cities, towns, and WSDOT to designate crash prevention zones on roads with repeated serious or fatal collisions, require public hearings and engineering/traffic studies, increase enforcement, add a $73 penalty for certain infractions in signed zones, and dedicate those funds to zone-related safety work. The prime sponsor and Pasco officials cited repeated crashes on U.S. 395 and U.S. 12; supporters said the bill would help address dangerous corridors, while one member of the public argued it was unnecessary and duplicative. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6253, which would make labor-recommended seats on public transportation benefit area boards voting members while limiting participation in executive sessions on labor and personnel matters. Labor representatives and transit workers supported the change as giving frontline employees a meaningful voice, while Washington Policy Center opposed it, warning of conflicts of interest and reduced accountability. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6311, which would require continuous, accessible pedestrian passage during certain construction projects near hospitals, parks, and school zones, authorize inspections and stop-work orders, and direct WSDOT to adopt rules for reroutes and detours. Cities and counties said they support the safety goal but want more flexibility and less risk of added cost or liability; disability and transit advocates strongly supported the bill. Senate Bill 6262 would raise the transportation benefit district vehicle-fee exemption from 6,000 pounds to 9,000 pounds for certain trucks, allowing local districts to charge heavier vehicles a flat fee; Spokane, Spokane Valley, Port Orchard, and AWC supported it as a fairness and pavement-preservation measure, while several members of the public opposed it as another tax increase. Finally, Senate Bill 6335 would narrow and revise the statutory responsibilities of the State Transportation Commission, removing some planning and outreach duties while retaining toll, ferry fare, and other functions. Local governments, ports, and commission members opposed the bill, arguing the commission provides independent statewide planning, public input, and coordination; the sponsor said the goal was to eliminate duplication and focus the commission’s role. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the hearings.

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• Youth assessment centers are actively working with state partners to identify an appropriate state entity
• Management, and Department of Health and Welfare will convene to determine the most appropriate state entity
• now that's changed just a bit, and they've asked Health and Welfare to sort of be the pass-through entity
• And what is your connection as it is now with all of these entities, or nothing at all?
• So right now, we're a collaborator with many of the entities that have presented to you today.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on possible uses of temporary Millennium Fund dollars for youth- and family-focused prevention programs. Members first approved the prior meeting minutes, then heard from the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, which requested $682,000 for mid-sized grants to community organizations for child abuse prevention, parenting support, family resource centers, and school-based programs. The presenter emphasized the link between adverse childhood experiences and later substance use, and described the fund’s statewide grant-making process and current projects. Committee members asked about grant selection, funding sources, and how families are identified for services. The committee also heard from Children’s Bridge, which requested $3.5 million over four years to build a shared-services infrastructure for child care providers. The proposal focused on helping providers stabilize their businesses through software, coaching, shared purchasing, bookkeeping, and access to benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. The presenter argued that child care is part of Idaho’s prevention infrastructure and said the model would transition toward earned income and employer support over time. Members asked about similar programs, infrastructure, and how the model would be sustained after 2029. Idaho Safety Assessment Centers requested $1 million to support 12 youth assessment centers that divert youth from court, ERs, and school discipline into screening, counseling, and family support. The presenter cited individual success stories and said the centers served more than 12,000 youth in a year, with an estimated return of more than $3 in benefits for every dollar invested. The committee also heard from the Idaho Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers, which requested $3 million in one-time bridge funding for 10 centers that conduct forensic interviews and coordinate child abuse investigations; members asked about coordination with state agencies and sustainability. Ross Edmunds of the Department of Health and Welfare requested $150,000 for a 10th recovery community center in Kamiah, explaining that the department already oversees nine centers through quarterly payments and reporting requirements. Finally, Representative Jordan Redman proposed a $5 million statewide drug-use awareness campaign using research, surveys, and targeted media buys; he said the campaign would be evaluated through impressions, reach, and frequency. No decisions were made, and the chair said the committee would return later to continue reviewing the requests, noting the fund is one-time money and that the governor’s recommendations and a $25 million request reduce the amount available.

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• The health care provider and health care entities that the department provides abortion medications to
• clarifies that the department may sell abortion medications to health care providers and health care entities
• recipients of the medication and prioritize bulk distribution to health care providers and health care entities
• Health care entities.
• It needs to be clear so that that local entity really understands what the roles, responsibilities, and

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5917, which would change how the Department of Corrections and Department of Health distribute abortion medications from state stockpiles. Staff and the bill sponsor said the measure would remove pricing restrictions, allow the medications to be donated or sold more flexibly to health care providers, and help avoid expiration of existing supplies. Supporters, including the Washington State Women’s Commission, the governor’s health policy advisor, DOH, physicians, and Pro-Choice Washington, said the bill would improve access to medication abortion and miscarriage care, especially for people facing barriers. Opponents argued it would expand state involvement in abortion, shift costs to taxpayers, and raise safety concerns. No vote was taken on the bill in the hearing portion shown. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6080, which would require written contracts before local jails accept people in federal custody and would prohibit some out-of-state transfers absent a valid judicial warrant. Senator Cleveland said the bill was prompted by a situation in Clark County and was intended to provide clarity, reimbursement, and accountability for local governments. Supporters from the Latino Community Fund, the Association of Counties, and the City of Vancouver said it would protect taxpayers and local discretion. The sheriffs’ association supported some of the bill’s goals but raised concerns about unintended consequences for routine federal arrests and wanted more clarification. The hearing on SB 6080 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6085, which would revise the Institutional Welfare Account, formerly the incarcerated individual betterment fund, to require more input from incarcerated people and their families on how the funds are spent and to change some allowable uses. The sponsor said the bill would ensure the account reflects current needs and supports family contact, reentry, and institutional safety. Testimony was mixed: the Washington State Reentry Council supported the concept but objected to requiring legislative appropriations and to using the funds for reentry services; a Department of Corrections representative supported the intent but raised concerns about removing law library funding without replacement. After testimony, the committee moved into executive session and considered several bills and amendments, including SB 5940, SB 5945, SB 5957, and SB 5966. Multiple amendments were offered and mostly failed on SB 5940 and SB 5945, while one amendment on SB 5945 passed. The committee advanced SB 5940, SB 5957, and SB 5966 with due-pass recommendations, and the transcript ends with the committee adjourning after the final action on SB 5966.

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• the Attorney General released another opinion saying the Charter School Act prohibits for-profit entities
• General released another opinion saying the Charter School Act prohibits for-profit entities from managing
• And as I said, we have external entities Currently, who are just to be clear, because I think Sunny was
• pointing this out in the history, these virtual entities currently are not running schools, charter
• You could essentially say all online needs to be chartered so as a charter entity when you move you..

Keywords: 996, all

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• Division at the Office of Inspector General conducts over a half a million background studies on entities
• DHS, to a certain extent, is a pass-through entity, right? The money comes from taxpayers to DHS.
• Again, the entities that have 90% of the Medicaid funds going to them are taking actions to suspend providers
• action immediately as soon as we have enough information to stop a payment, unless the law enforcement entity
• We are stopping payment percentage-wise; we are stopping payment unless the law enforcement entity says

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• However, some entities that use eminent domain to acquire real property don't pay their property taxes
• owner or their family the opportunity to repurchase property they lost through eminent domain if the entity
• Specifically, HB3788 allows these entities to own, operate, or fund facilities such as administrative
• In addition, the bill clarifies the authority of these entities to issue revenue bonds to fund these
• Between the homeowner and any entity that's involved, House Bill 23 does include some provisions for

Bills: SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34, HB23, HB247, HJR34

Keywords: Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure

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• of the Texas corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other types of business entities
• references to the new Texas Business Court, incorporating the ability of entities to use electronic
• dedicated to promoting sound foundational laws in Texas to support commerce and the formation of entities
• adopted, we've had bills in the legislature to uh update and keep keep the code competitive with the entity
• station that will literally cost billions of dollars, we are very aware that we're not a government entity

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• operation of Texas corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other types of business entities
• Generally, the bill focuses on enhancements to the legal framework for business entities, including updating
• references to the new Texas Business Court and incorporating the ability of entities to use electronic
• In the legislature, we work to update and keep the code competitive with the entity statutes in other
• station that will literally cost billions of dollars, we are very aware that we are not a government entity

Bills: HB5621, HB4904, HB5067, HB5076, HB5081, HB5354, HB4862, HB3847, HB4088, HB4157, HB2966, HB2287, HB4203, HB4803, HB4737, HB5093, HB783, HB5411, HB4281

Keywords: HB 5621, consumer protection, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code, attorney general, consumer protection division, district attorney, county attorney, local prosecutor, civil investigative demand, CID, voluntary compliance, financial institution records, bank records, privacy, protective order, in camera review, trade secrets, insurer

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• Uh, members, a fire code allows a governmental entity to require a permit and inspection for the new
• This change would be consistent with current law by authorizing local government entities to support
• Now to support this heightened spending environment, many of these entities have adopted aggressive rate
• rather it extends an existing requirement that the state already observes onto local governmental entities
• No, and, and part of the problem there is that there are so many governmental entities all taking action

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• They have their own management entity, per se.
• Okay. >> And so some has apparently in an outside entity contracted entity.
• I'm just saying you've got to organizations operating 2 different entities that have 2 different purposes
• They're available to the charter schools, you know, because they can be private entities rather than
• A business owner would never be forced to house another entity and ID with its own business profits.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , I believe, or IT, Alex, that we were looking at doing a complete study of the whole government entities
• , I believe, or IT, Alex, that we were looking at doing a complete study of the whole government entities
• We agree with the Senate on Section 3: appropriate funds received by entities controlled by the State
• State Board to have adequate project oversight by an institution or representative of an external entity
• Pregnant persons, to me, includes men and entities. So.

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to work through the higher education budget, beginning with a conflict-of-interest request from Representative Martinson, who was excused from voting because of a partnership that leases office space to Bismarck State College. Members then reviewed the higher education institution budget sheets, covering ongoing and one-time funding items for campuses and system projects such as BSC housing, Lake Region roof repairs, UND’s STEM and National Security Crossroads projects, the UND allied health facility, NDSU projects including New Horizons, DSU deferred maintenance and campus security, Mayville’s Old Main, Minot projects, and the regional health institutes. Members also discussed student financial assistance, the professional student exchange program, IT security funding, and workforce/education innovation grants. Several amendments and policy questions were debated. The committee adopted an amendment to make workforce education innovation grants competitive rather than automatically distributed, and then voted to remove language prohibiting those funds from being used to duplicate academic programs. Members also removed similar anti-duplication language from the New Horizons section. They agreed to extend the UND hyperbaric chamber transfer authority to 2027 and clarified language around UND land-sale proceeds. A proposed amendment to add $5.6 million for the Wahpeton State School of Science building purchase failed for lack of a second, and a proposal to restore fetal alcohol spectrum disorder funding to UND was left for conference. The committee also discussed, but did not add, a tuition cap change, a study on the Praxis exam, and several governance-related provisions. The committee spent significant time on broader higher education policy items, including a $3 million enterprise resource planning request for the university system, a $2 million grant program for students who are pregnant, recently gave birth, or are caring for young children, and a $1.1 million request for library age-verification software tied to the Odin system. Members also discussed dual-credit authority for UND and NDSU, a goal for the UND medical school to increase North Dakota resident enrollment, and intent language regarding the commissioner/chancellor model and presidential search authority. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the amendments and then gave the higher education budget a do-pass recommendation as amended, with Representative Sanford designated as the carrier. The Forest Service budget was also approved, including two additional FTEs, and the committee adjourned after noting it would continue with other budgets the next day.

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• For each of these two hearings today, we will begin by hearing from representatives of the entity under
• health agencies under the Trump administration, I'm concerned about how actions by the FDA and other entities
• could impede California pharmacists' ability to provide important care. ...and other entities could
• the board provide any insight into whether it believes adding a pharmacy technician... and other entities
• Hospitals operate under oversight from multiple entities beyond the Board of Pharmacy, including CMS,

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.

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• We've become the largest training entity in the state. When industry calls, we offer solutions.
• No other entity in the state has as large a reach and positive impact in education and skills training
• We're the largest workforce training entity in the state, and we're going to continue working hard and
• In health care, we are by far the largest health care education and training entity in the state of Alabama
• ... other entities to help them implement this, but really not a whole lot for higher education.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• The state of New Jersey is the only say I know of that has established a single entity.
• Work was a government entity. We have on the ability to stand up to 5, a one C 3.
• These are the state entities that were cited to do this recommendation where you with that.
• So we have a track and to be able to basically follow up with those entities. >> Okay.
• For sounds of the like the entities that can make a determination or are enrolled someone and then the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c><00:25:52.040><c> that</c><00:25:52.280><c> were</c> to to lend, the only entities that were to to
• lend, the only entities that were able<00:25:52.720><c> to</c><00:25:52.840><c> do</c><00:25:52.960>
• , they had previously not been entities, they had previously not been playing<00:26:08.800><c> to</c>
• entity structure is complicated<00:51:10.360><c> in</c><00:51:10.600><c> Minnesota.
• that really are the biggest entities that really are the biggest problem<00:51:21.680><c> here,</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:27:01.200><c> are</c> the Star Tribune, corporate entities are the Star Tribune, corporate entities
• So we specify it's a nonprofit organized under chapter 317A, so not a private entity.
• So not a private<00:57:49.760><c> entity.
• So again, uh the private private entity.
• And um I do think this is a entities.

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

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• c> before</c><00:06:39.120><c> I</c><00:06:39.560><c> move</c><00:06:39.720><c> to</c> important entities
• Um before I move to important entities.
• Because this is talking about entities whose contracts have expired or will expire by the end of this
• I'm just wondering how many entities fall into this category? Chair Howard.
• </c> nonprofits and other government entities nonprofits and other government entities that<00:20:45.960

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• primary role of the U-72 is homeland defense, command and control, and support to law enforcement entities
• </c><01:14:54.239><c> across</c><01:14:54.560><c> the</c> enforcement entities across the enforcement
• entities across the Commonwealth.<01:14:55.760><c> In</c><01:14:56.080><c> total,</c><01:14:56.960><
• that we've been looking at in terms of protecting land around our airports from, again, foreign entities
• who might be pose a threat to entities who might be pose a threat to the<01:21:14.000><c> United</c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training. Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky. The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• authority over about the authority of a new entity and how it should interact with health and human
• But when you take and you defraud or you take an advantage of one entity, whether it's in this town or
• But when you take and you defraud or you take an advantage of one entity, whether it's in this town or
• But when you take and you defraud or you take an advantage of one entity, whether it's in this town or
• But when you take and you defraud or you take an advantage of one entity, whether it's in this town or

Keywords: 1187, senate, all