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• Those two issues are the main issues that we had the most recent discussions on, and we believe were
• We are in ongoing discussions, as the Assembly Member said, with the department, which is seeking to
• We are in ongoing discussions, as the Assembly Member said, with the department, which is seeking to
• So definitely continuing those discussions, but we just want to make sure it's tight, very tight.
• Any other discussion? Please call the roll. Oh, of course. It's been one of those days.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You and I had made some discussions about district lines and how they respond to incidents or do not
• And as you know, you and I had discussions during this and I was right there in the middle of all of
• But I guess, you know, hearing those things, I'm sensitive, but I have to also take under consideration
• 00:18:08.480><c> I'm</c> you know, hearing those things, I'm you know, hearing those things, I'm sensitive
• , but I I I have to also take sensitive, but I I I have to also take under<00:18:12.480><c> consideration

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

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• One of the things I'm particularly sensitive to from your perspective is just thinking about what this
• So, you know, I just want to be sensitive to that.
• Sometimes when we have enacted policies at the state level, we have not been sensitive to that.
• So I just want to say that because I think being sensitive to the...
• Let me give you a specific example of how we're sensitive to the point you're making.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive public testimony from youth advocates and others urging stronger action on vaping in Arkansas. Speakers described high rates of youth vaping, the appeal of flavored products and social media marketing, health risks from nicotine and aerosol exposure, and school disruptions. They recommended prohibiting vaping in public indoor spaces, aligning vape rules with smoke-free laws, and expanding prevention and cessation efforts. Committee members praised the students for testifying and encouraged them to continue building support for future legislation. The main presentation was an overview of Arkansas’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year federal initiative funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. DFA officials said Arkansas received about $209 million for the first year and could receive roughly $1 billion over five years if performance remains strong. They emphasized that the program must be transparent, locally driven, and focused on transformation rather than operating support, debt relief, or new construction. They outlined four initiatives—Heart, PACT, Rise, and Thrive—covering prevention and community health, provider collaboration and access, workforce development, and technology/telehealth. Officials said applications would open in early May, with all four initiatives expected to launch by June, and that funds would be awarded through a reimbursement-based process with a quick turnaround. Committee members asked detailed questions about eligibility, allowable uses, timelines, and how the program would affect existing providers. Officials said rural eligibility could include providers in urban areas if they serve rural patients, and that existing programs could expand if they did not supplant current funding. They also said the program could support targeted renovations, mobile units, new residency slots, EMS equipment, and clinically integrated networks, but not working capital, permanent new buildings, or food purchases. Members raised concerns about protecting current rural providers, supporting school gardens and farmers markets, and ensuring nonprofits and faith-based groups could participate. Officials said the state would continue technical assistance and that the application review team would include DFA and health leadership. Later in the meeting, DHS presented a Medicaid and CHIP rule implementing federal requirements for incarcerated youth, including 30-day pre-release and post-release coverage, targeted case management, and screening services. The Department of Health also presented a rule updating audiology licensing to reflect recent acts and changing the renewal deadline from June 30 to October 31. Both rules were reviewed without objection, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• Any discussion? Representative Takenouchi, thank you.
• Any discussion? resolution be adopted. Any discussion? Representative<00:17:42.799><c> Takenoji.
• If not, we'll be discussion? Okay.
• ><c> regarding</c><01:03:36.799><c> cuts</c> current discussion is not regarding cuts current discussion
• ,</c> If there's no further discussion, If there's no further discussion, Representative<01:25:05.520

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• personalizes pricing strategies based on demographics, purchase history, and micro-targeted price sensitivity
• They know my price sensitivity. Is that what feeds into that, too?
• They know my price sensitivity. Is that what feeds into that, too?
• So, appreciate the opportunity, and looking forward to further discussions. Great. Thank you.
• we're so early in the process here, but I just want to make sure I reiterate this has been kind of discussed

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2325, which would create a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. Staff explained that the bill would let the Washington Tourism Marketing Authority develop and administer an assessment program overseen by a 10-member ratepayer board, subject to a referendum of affected businesses, and would add a public records exemption for business financial and commercial information. The prime sponsor and supporters from State of Washington Tourism, the hospitality industry, the Port of Seattle, breweries, and wine interests argued that Washington is underinvesting in tourism compared with other states and that an industry-led assessment would provide sustainable, competitive funding. Opposition testimony from a taxpayer group objected to new assessments and unelected authority over tax-like charges. No vote was taken on the bill in the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2481, which would prohibit surveillance-based price discrimination and surge pricing for certain retail goods, require clear price posting, and temporarily bar electronic shelf labels in larger grocery stores while Commerce studies their effects. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure that customers in the same store pay the same price and to prevent AI-driven pricing based on personal data. Labor, privacy, and consumer advocates supported the bill, citing concerns about hidden price discrimination, worker stress, and consumer harm. Grocery and retail groups, along with an ESL manufacturer and a tech association, opposed the bill as written, warning that the definitions were too broad and could interfere with loyalty programs, discounts, inventory management, and electronic shelf label systems; several said they were working with the sponsor on amendments. The chair indicated amendments were expected and asked stakeholders to submit language soon, but no vote occurred. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 2503, which would require developers of generative AI systems to post high-level documentation about training data before public release and make violations a Consumer Protection Act issue. The sponsor described the bill as a transparency measure meant to function like an ingredients label for AI, helping consumers, researchers, and creators understand what goes into a model. Supporters from TechNet and Chamber of Progress said they generally backed the concept but wanted the bill aligned more closely with California’s recent law, especially on enforcement and the private right of action. Members raised questions about trade secrets, applicability to large versus small developers, and whether the bill could affect medical or other specialized AI uses; the sponsor said amendments were anticipated and that the bill was still early in the process. The hearing on HB 2503 then moved to public testimony.

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• I'm not discussing private utilities such as power, gas, or telecommunications, but I did want to point
• Context-sensitive design, which is also in line with existing conditions.
• Context-sensitive design, which is also aligned with existing conditions.
• Context sensitive design, which is also in line with existing conditions.
• Context sensitive design, which is also aligned with existing conditions.

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson explained that these codes emphasize building form, orientation, and the public realm more than traditional use and density tables, and that they are typically applied in specific districts rather than citywide or statewide. Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby described the city’s Woodland District code, developed through community charrettes, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards to create a walkable downtown. She said the approach has helped produce a more desirable built environment and more flexibility in permitted uses, but also noted it can be less user-friendly for applicants and still requires some use restrictions; both presenters said a hybrid approach is often best. The committee then heard from DCYF and multiple providers about barriers to opening child care facilities. DCYF officials said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed providers and that a new pre-licensing support team is helping applicants navigate licensing, but local zoning, building, fire, parking, utility, and occupancy requirements still create delays and confusion. Testifiers described long permitting timelines, inconsistent local interpretations, costly upgrades, and utility hookup delays; one Yakima provider said county requirements, a floodplain-related elevation certificate, and a private well issue stopped her in-home child care proposal, while others described traffic impact fees, parking mandates, and zoning barriers that made projects infeasible. Enterprise Community Partners highlighted examples of successful local reforms, including fee waivers, expedited permitting, and zoning changes in several cities, and DCYF said it is working toward a 2026 action plan and a resource guide for providers. In the final section, planners and developers discussed how street standards and frontage improvement requirements can undermine infill and middle housing. Poulsbo’s planning manager said current standards were designed for greenfield subdivisions and often force costly curb, gutter, sidewalk, stormwater, and utility upgrades on small infill sites, sometimes adding tens of thousands of dollars and causing projects to be abandoned. A Seattle-based developer made similar points about small middle-housing projects being burdened by frontage work, curb ramps, buried standards, and EV-ready parking requirements that can trigger expensive undergrounding. Committee members asked about possible state-level changes, including whether child care should be treated as an essential public facility and whether parking requirements had already been reduced; one senator noted that minimum parking requirements for child care facilities were eliminated in prior legislation, with implementation phased in over the next few years.

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• </c> immigration enforcement in sensitive immigration enforcement in sensitive locations<00:35:43.040
• </c> Doge accessing sensitive data systems. Doge accessing sensitive data systems.
• Uh, but what we just missed in all this discussion was any discussion of the T-word.
• </c><08:54:36.478><c> was</c> just missed in all this discussion was just missed in all this discussion
• And I'm any discussion of the T-word.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This was through discussions with the departments about whether they thought.
• Bennett and his team for leading on the Prop 4 discussions.
• And I'd like to see if I can get some discussion on items one through five.
• So looking forward to that discussion.
• We will try to be sensitive from Budget Sub 4 in terms of that.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Discussion on the proposed amendment? Discussion on the proposed amendment? Senator Means-Stewart.
• Any more discussion? Any objection to adopting that amendment?
• Just a little more discussion.
• Asking farmers this kind of sensitive information...
• Any discussion? Any opposition to the do pass motion?

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• And I spent the next 20 months at Walter Reed Army Hospital, came back and was much more sensitive to
• And it made me much more sensitive. It was really a blessing in disguise.
• I came back to the... ...more sensitive. It was really a blessing in disguise.
• These positions have prioritized discussions around That are doing this work.
• I kind of want to go back to discussing children or minors under 18.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to review implementation of House Bill 7021, the recent overhaul of Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, and to hear from DCF Assistant Secretary Erica Floyd Thomas about how the department is using the $50 million appropriation tied to the bill. Representative Maney, the bill sponsor, gave a lengthy background on why he pursued the reforms and emphasized that the goal was to improve access, reduce unnecessary crisis interventions, and give agencies the resources needed to carry out their responsibilities. He and the chair both noted that the bill was the product of many years of work and broad bipartisan support. DCF reported several early outcomes and implementation steps, including a statewide reduction in Baker Act initiations over the past five years, strong diversion rates from crisis through 988, mobile response teams, care coordination, and forensic multidisciplinary teams, and the creation of new tools such as a Baker Act dashboard and the first annual Marchman Act report. The department described key statutory changes: law enforcement discretion in initiating Baker Acts, a single-petition process, remote appearances, stronger discharge planning, interim services, updated parent notification and hold-period rules, an ombudsman office for children’s behavioral health, and regional collaboratives to identify local service gaps. DCF said it has updated manuals, FAQs, trainings, and rules, and that the managing entities have begun contracting for services. Members asked about how the $50 million was allocated, why much of it went to crisis capacity rather than outpatient care, how much has been spent so far, whether administrative costs are capped, and how the department will measure success. DCF said most of the money was used to preserve and expand crisis beds, detox beds, CSU beds, short-term residential treatment, discharge planning, and outpatient supports, with $1.3 million for the ombudsman and regional collaboratives and $48.3 million to managing entities. The assistant secretary said the department tracks readmissions, utilization, provider capacity, and monthly and quarterly reports from managing entities, but it is still early to see full effects because contracts were only recently executed. Members also raised concerns about children, families, veterans, workforce shortages, transparency, and gaps for hard-to-place individuals, including those with developmental disabilities or dementia. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond adjournment after questions were completed.

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• China pumps money into American universities and think tanks, attempting to secure access to sensitive
• Testimony discusses issues that go beyond the jurisdiction of this committee.
• Are research security requirements for sensitive dual-use technologies, in particular, keeping up?
• In 1993, when the new strategic military guidelines were set out by Jiang Zemin, discussing fighting
• They discuss these problems in a way that we don't actually know what their level of capability is.

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• The committee also thoroughly discussed the financial investment by the kiln and quarry operator and
• This is what we just discussed. And I do 100% agree that our charter schools are public schools.
• So let's say the wind turbine we've been discussing summer two, summer four, summer 600.
• Washington and discussed racial disparities in incarceration and education.
• We've had a lot of discussions about this. That's exactly right.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.

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• [snorts] Any other discussion &gt;&gt; All right.
• Our discussions, not work in the dark.
• </c> concerned that keeping the sensitive concerned that keeping the sensitive data<00:16:09.759><c>
• </c> huge dollar amounts are being discussed huge dollar amounts are being discussed sometimes<00:31:
• Um, I think the discussion city council.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'll probably leave my comments there for now, but it's a long-debated, hotly discussed issue at times
• I'll probably leave my comments there for now, but it's a long-debated, hotly discussed issue at times
• I'll probably leave my comments there for now, but it's a long-debated, hotly discussed issue at times
• It's a long-debated, hotly discussed issue at times, and I hope that those themes that I'm mentioning
• </c> um the the you know the the sensitivity um the the you know the the sensitivity and<01:36:51.760

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

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• </c> discussions about building a prison. discussions about building a prison. that<00:09:19.600><c>
• I included this time the sensitivity I included this time around<00:14:20.639><c> if</c><00:14:20.880
• capital budgets or discussing an emergency, for example, or a prison.
• I'm happy to discuss anything that's in here.
• I I'll have a quick discussion &gt;&gt; Okay.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony from State Treasurer Monica Misipelli on House Bill 1042, which would increase the contingent credit limit for the BFA. She explained that under RSA 66 the state’s debt capacity is capped at 10% of unrestricted revenue, and that guaranteed debt counts in the calculation even though it is not direct debt. She said the state currently has about 65% of its capacity used, roughly $120 million of remaining room, and that raising the BFA contingent credit limit from $200 million to $450 million would reduce that capacity. She noted the state’s debt-to-revenue ratio is about 4.2%, that the state’s credit rating is not immediately affected by the guarantee program unless the state actually has to assume the liability, and suggested unused guarantee authorizations, such as one for the Peace Development Authority, could be reviewed in the future. Members asked whether a credit guarantee affects bonding ability like actual debt, what the usual debt level is relative to the statutory cap, and whether the increase would crowd out future capital borrowing. Misipelli answered that guarantees are included in the formula and do affect available capacity, though the current ratio remains manageable. She also said she had been using a $120 million benchmark for capital budget planning and was now modeling $130 million in future state debt. When asked whether the full $250 million increase was necessary, she deferred to the BFA, saying the question should be answered by the agency. James Key Wallace, executive director of the New Hampshire BFA and interim commissioner of Business and Economic Affairs, then testified in support of the bill. He said the request was driven by larger project costs over the last several decades, with construction inflation causing guarantees to be used up in bigger chunks, and by the fact that the BFA has been close to its current cap. He said the agency does not use taxpayer funds, has never had a payout on a guarantee in nearly 35 years, and requires collateral, reserves, and an 80% loan-to-value buffer. He told members the Senate had a similar bill to raise the limit to $400 million and that the BFA considered that range acceptable. In response to questions, he said a smaller increase such as $150 million would cover known transactions but might not provide enough runway for future opportunities, and he confirmed the bill was brought at the BFA’s request. He also said businesses consider housing availability when deciding whether to locate in New Hampshire, since housing and workforce are key location factors. At the end of the work session, the chair closed House Bill 1042 and opened House Bill 241, a bill on health insurance coverage of pain management services for chronic pain. Representative Nagel began introducing the bill and asked for copies of the treasurer’s debt-capacity report, but the transcript cuts off before any further action on HB 241.

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• And in cohort three, discussing other options. Thank you.
• We're also having the discussions back at home. Thank you.
• We're having those discussions.
• When we discuss Public Law 280, when we discuss lack of resources to start off, we currently have a tribal
• Happy to discuss this in more detail.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It also establishes sensitivity areas where there's low sensitivity.
• And then also high sensitivity areas, where it would sort of predetermine that if a project is taking
• um areas where there's low sensitivity um areas where there's low sensitivity<00:15:34.959><c> a</c>
• </c><00:16:19.160><c> areas</c> also High sensitiv sensitivity areas also High sensitiv sensitivity areas
• I'm happy to discuss that with you more.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing, land use, and preservation bills. HB 1008 HD2 would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete historic preservation determinations for state affordable housing projects within 90 days and create sensitivity-based review pathways. HHFDC, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division, and written testimony from DBEDT supported the bill as an expedited process for projects unlikely to affect significant historic resources. Members asked how the bill would define significant versus non-significant historic properties, how it would interact with Kapakai analysis, and whether burial councils had been consulted; SHPD said the bill would not replace Kapakai review and that burial councils had not been included. Written support also came from OHA, Hawaii Realtors, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. HB 1093 would clarify the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers relating to housing projects. HPHA supported the measure, saying it would align definitions with prior law and help deconcentrate poverty by allowing mixed-income rebuilding. The director also said the bill was increasingly urgent because of reported federal HUD priorities that could affect public housing and Section 8 funding. HB 1096 HD1 would repeal state low-income housing preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans, with HPHA saying federal veteran programs such as VASH are a better mechanism and that the state preference has not been used in years. HB 1411 would allow HHFDC projects to give sale or lease preferences to applicants who live or work within five miles of a project; HHFDC and the Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP supported it as a way to keep residents connected to their communities, while members raised constitutional concerns about broader local-preference policies. The committee also heard HB 367 HD1, which would create county permit exemptions for certain agricultural and maintenance activities. Written testimony included opposition from the Department of Planning and Permitting and support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Grassroot Institute, and others. A public testifier opposed the bill, arguing that permit exemptions could worsen safety and compliance problems. Finally, HB 826 HD1 would allow county planning commissions, by special permit, to authorize residential housing in agricultural districts for agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or fee simple ownership under certain conditions. HHFDC supported it as a faster alternative to lengthy state land-use redistricting, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Use Commission, and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development raised concerns about food production impacts, due process, service provision, jurisdictional conflicts, and the use of special permits for what could amount to district boundary changes. Public testimony was mixed, with some support and some opposition. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• If they plan to discuss or adopt that at the next meeting.
• It requires certain information be posted when the governmental body is going to discuss or adopt the
• Best practice is that the governmental body is discussing the budget all year.
• When you say that discuss or adopt, which I think line 18 on page 1. I agree with you.
• Point well made, we'll work through that, but I think the discussion part is when you're Discussing a

Bills: HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 4344, HB 4386, HB 4739

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

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• Best practice is that the governmental body is discussing the budget Amanda Brownson: all year.
• When you say that 'discuss or adopt,' which is I think line 18 on page one.
• So I think that's why it says 'discuss or adopt,' but we can...
• We'll work through that, but I think the discussion part is when you're discussing a budget is many times
• In carrying out this mission, PUC employees and contractors are entrusted with sensitive regulatory,

Bills: HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 4344, HB 4386, HB 4739

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

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• ><c> the</c><00:19:00.320><c> A3</c> Seeing none, member discussion the A3 Seeing none, member discussion
• </c><00:19:54.640><c> on</c> Seeing none, any member discussion on Seeing none, any member discussion
• Discussion to the A8 amendment.
• Discussion to the A8 amendment.
• Seeing none, public discussion is closed. Member discussion to the DE2 as amended.

Bills: HF729

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house