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• Um, I would say probably 25% of the puppies come from the unlicensed breeders.
• probably 25% of the puppies come<00:53:25.280><c> from</c><00:53:25.520><c> the</c><00:53:25.760><c> unlicensed
• </c><00:53:27.680><c> Um,</c> come from the unlicensed breeders.
• Um, come from the unlicensed breeders.
• Swanson is representing that 25% of his business comes from unlicensed dealers.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:

• California, Arizona, and Florida, they have cases of sober home fraud where, you know, these homes are unlicensed
• California, Arizona, and Florida, they have cases of sober home fraud where, you know, these homes are unlicensed
• homes</c><00:33:11.919><c> are</c> where you know these homes are where you know these homes are unlicensed
• 12.880><c> and</c><00:33:13.120><c> they</c><00:33:13.519><c> fraudly</c><00:33:14.080><c> uh</c> unlicensed
• and they and they fraudly uh unlicensed and they and they fraudly uh fraudulently<00:33:14.720><c> build

Bills: SB2175 , SB2410 , SB2080 , SB2276 , SB2277 , SB2282 , SB2413 , SB2425 , SB2491 , HB2315 , HB2562 , HB1532 , HB1857 , HB2209 , HB1961 , HB2343 , HB2160 , HB2505 , HB1537 , HB1562 , HB1731 , HB1853 , HB1973 , HB1974

Committee: House Health

Summary: The committee opened a hearing on multiple health-related bills and first took up HB 2315, which would create a Department of Health pilot program allowing eligible employees to defer unused vacation leave in exchange for a payout to help with home purchase assistance. The Department of Health testified in support, saying the proposal could aid recruitment and retention, and United Public Workers also supported it as a creative, cost-effective benefit that could help employees become first-time homebuyers. The chair likewise praised the department’s effort, and there were no questions or opposition before the committee moved on. The committee then heard HB 2562 on workplace violence in health care settings. The Department of Health said it preferred requiring licensed hospitals to adopt workplace-violence prevention policies and public reporting rather than creating a new state program. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said it appreciated the intent and explained that, absent a specific standard, enforcement would rely on OSHA’s general duty clause, guidance, and inspections. Nurses and the Hawaii Nurses Association gave emotional testimony describing harassment, threats, doxxing, and fears for patient and worker safety, arguing that existing processes were too slow and that hospitals needed immediate, enforceable requirements. The committee discussed current hospital alarm systems and OSHA enforcement, and Labor said it does inspect hospitals and can receive complaints from employees. HB 1532, concerning importation of large cigars and pipe tobacco, was announced as deferred at the request of the bill’s author so it could be refined with proponents and the Attorney General. The committee also discussed HB 1857, a very large measure redefining qualified health care provider and making extensive changes to health care law; the chair said the House would likely pass it without substantive changes and instead defer the effective date while using the Senate companion bill as the vehicle. Testimony on HB 1857 was generally supportive, including from the Hawaii Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and a certified genetic counselor, though both referenced proposed amendments. Finally, the committee heard HB 2209, which would require insurers to honor a patient’s written assignment of benefits to a substance use disorder treatment provider. The Insurance Division and HMSA opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create a special class of providers, raise fraud and litigation concerns, and potentially increase premiums. Treatment providers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying insurers often refuse direct payment even when patients assign benefits, forcing families to front large sums and delaying access to residential treatment; they argued the bill would improve access and help keep care in Hawaii. A psychiatrist testified that he had not seen fraud in Hawaii and that the bill could help address long wait times for life-saving treatment. The committee also received written support from multiple individuals and organizations, and members began asking questions about HMSA’s network size and wait times, with follow-up information requested."}】【。final json to=commentary 天天中彩票出票 to=commentary code 彩神争霸邀请码 to=commentary 彩票平台招商 to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary ುತ್ತಾರೆ to=commentary

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• that at operational level that you can get licenses done in a short time, you can scrutinize the unlicensed
• that at operational level that you can get licenses done in a short time, you can scrutinize the unlicensed
• that at operational level that you can get licenses done in a short time, you can scrutinize the unlicensed
• that at operational level that you can get licenses done in a short time, you can scrutinize the unlicensed
• that at operational level that you can get licenses done in a short time, you can scrutinize the unlicensed

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• That is an unlicensed service right now, and so that limits our ability to go out and meet those centers
• That is an unlicensed service right now, and so that limits our ability to go out and meet those centers
• eidbi<00:39:54.200><c> that</c><00:39:54.319><c> is</c><00:39:54.440><c> an</c><00:39:54.599><c> unlicensed
• </c><00:39:55.160><c> service</c> eidbi that is an unlicensed service eidbi that is an unlicensed service

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• It treats unlicensed driving the same as other serious traffic offenses for purposes of habitual traffic

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• For districts, their cost of coverage teachers, $80,000 for teachers with a teachers, $80,000 for teachers
• </c> teachers deserve better. teachers deserve better.
• Is this just teachers and unlicensed? Who is not part of this? And I can go to either.
• </c> our teachers and all of our educators. our teachers and all of our educators.
• </c> afford versus what their teachers need. afford versus what their teachers need.

Bills: HF3119

Committee: House Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• four, which is a setting that's a little tougher to get teachers for.
• education teachers and they're um<00:45:08.640><c> trained</c><00:45:08.960><c> for</c><00:45:09.119
• We captured two get teachers for.
• c> after</c> through teacher after teacher year after through teacher after teacher year after year<00
• ,</c><01:10:27.199><c> parents,</c><01:10:27.520><c> and</c> of teachers, parents, and of teachers, parents

Bills: HF2433 , HF2434

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill would make it easier for parents and teachers to teach kids healthy habits.
• I've been a teacher of ages preschool through adults, as well as an advocate for families of children
• It will increase the penalties for unlicensed practice.
• gone to the bathroom once in our class to use nicotine products, and now she was crying because the teacher

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.

Transcript Highlights:

• RSA's that weren't updated when we removed the cap from the total amount you could earn from an unlicensed
• total amount you could earn from<04:31:49.720><c> uh</c><04:31:50.439><c> an</c><04:31:50.680><c> unlicensed
• </c><04:31:51.479><c> Homestead</c><04:31:51.960><c> food</c> from uh an unlicensed Homestead food from
• uh an unlicensed Homestead food operation<04:31:53.359><c> so</c><04:31:53.640><c> it</c><04:31:53.800
• Under current law, if you are making homestead foods in an unlicensed operation, you are allowed to sell

Summary: The Solid Waste Subcommittee met to discuss proposed amendments to HB 171 and HB 215. For HB 171, Representative Gerna outlined technical changes to a landfill moratorium bill: DES would be allowed to accept applications only to review them for completeness, a notwithstanding clause would override automatic approval timing rules, the word “fully” would be removed, and an unnecessary reference to perennial water bodies would be deleted. Members raised concern about whether applications deemed complete during the moratorium would still have to comply with later changes in law or rule. Director Mike Whap of DES said applicants would likely need to amend applications if policy changes occurred, and suggested the bill could explicitly state that later changes apply to pending applications. The subcommittee generally supported the revised language and agreed the amended bill could go directly to executive session, though one member said the underlying legislation was ill-advised but preferred the amended version over the original. The committee then turned to HB 215, which would create a two-stage landfill siting review centered on a “net public benefit” determination before full technical review. Representative Gerna explained that the amendment would define net public benefit, require an independent third-party assessment paid for by the applicant, and set up a process for selecting the contractor from a list submitted by the applicant, with DES and the host community involved and the commissioner choosing if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked how “host community” would be defined; DES said it would generally mean the municipal governing body, though that body could appoint others. The amendment also broadened the factors considered in both harms and benefits, including human health, property values, tourism, recreation, wildlife, local economic benefits, and infrastructure improvements. The discussion also added a provision directing DES to consult with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Business and Economic Affairs, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as needed when reviewing the third-party assessment. Director Whap said interdepartmental consultation is normal and that DES would likely adopt rules to guide the process. Members questioned whether the new framework would be too vague or burdensome for applicants, but Whap said it would not be designed to stack the deck against applicants and that the process should provide clearer, more balanced criteria. No votes were taken during the meeting, and the subcommittee appeared to continue refining the amendment language before further action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just because a child is absent doesn't mean that the teacher doesn't have to get paid in that classroom
• education and Second only to all agencies of education, which is higher and public education and teachers
• funding for anti-abortion centers that promote themselves as crisis pregnancy centers. which are unlicensed
• Regarding the attendant wage, these are Some folks that are unlicensed personnel coming to our homes

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services convened to discuss interim charges regarding fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas human services, particularly focusing on Medicaid and childcare programs. The meeting highlighted the importance of preventing misuse of taxpayer funds, with testimony from various stakeholders emphasizing the need for increased oversight and accountability in these programs. Key points included the alarming rise in healthcare fraud in other states, the necessity for Texas to enhance its fraud prevention measures, and the potential financial repercussions of failing to meet federal compliance standards. Several committee members expressed concerns about the impact of fraud on vulnerable populations, particularly those relying on Medicaid services. Testimonies from experts underscored the effectiveness of Texas's Office of Inspector General (OIG) in combating fraud, yet pointed out existing vulnerabilities, such as inconsistent enforcement and the need for better data sharing among agencies. The discussion also touched on the challenges faced by hospice care providers, with a significant increase in the number of hospices in Texas raising concerns about quality and oversight. The committee heard from various witnesses, including representatives from health plans and advocacy organizations, who provided insights into the complexities of managing Medicaid and the importance of maintaining program integrity. The meeting concluded with a commitment to further explore legislative solutions to enhance oversight and ensure that resources are directed to those in genuine need.

Transcript Highlights:

• before you was Senate Bill 5862, providing a cost-of-living adjustment for Plan 1 retirees of the Teachers
• My name is Autumn Cutter, and I'm a transition teacher working with students with disabilities and IDD
• Courts have long held that there should be a separation between clinical decision-making and unlicensed
• Courts have long held that there should be a separation between clinical decision-making and unlicensed

Bills: SB6294 , SB6211 , SB5650 , SB6033 , SB6297 , SB6343 , SB6067 , SB6082 , SB6323 , SB6324 , SB5862 , SB5923 , SB6151

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: local government finance, Washington state, RCW, real estate excise tax, REET, sales and use tax, property tax levy, county tax, city tax, affordable housing, housing services, behavioral health, mental health, developmental disabilities, children and families services, youth services, utility tax, low-income utility assistance, veterans assistance, homelessness

Transcript Highlights:

• By the way, it was the students, not the teachers.
• That also means looking at teacher pipelines.
• Special education teachers are leaving mid-year.
• I think that being the son of public school teachers, I understand how, in my mind, teachers are heroes
• It is all students that are impacted when we lose an art teacher, a foreign language teacher, some of

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• By the way, it was the students, not the teachers.
• That also means looking at teacher pipelines.
• Special education teachers are leaving mid-year.
• I think that being the son of public school teachers, I understand how, in my mind, teachers are heroes
• It is all students that are impacted when we lose an art teacher, a foreign language teacher, some of

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 budget for education and local aid. Opening remarks from Senator Pavel Payano, Representative Pat Duffy, and local leaders emphasized the importance of education funding for Lawrence and other Gateway Cities, with Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero highlighting the city’s high-need student population, Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, early college and career pathways, and the need for sustained support to close achievement gaps. The Education Secretariat testified in support of the budget, with Acting Secretary Amy Kershaw outlining investments in early literacy, universal pre-K, student mental health, school meals, high school redesign, higher education affordability, and early childhood systems. Commissioner Noi Ortega described higher education proposals including expanded free community college, continued free tuition at public four-year institutions, student success funding, early college and dual enrollment investments, and the Bright Act and Drive Act. Commissioner Pedro Martinez detailed K-12 proposals such as full Student Opportunity Act funding, increased Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, literacy initiatives, and a new Accelerating Achievement Initiative aimed at schools with the greatest needs. Commissioner Kershaw also described early education proposals including funding for C3, child care financial assistance, CPPI, workforce supports, and administrative funding restoration. Committee members questioned the administration about the pending local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to address health care and other cost drivers in school funding. Officials said the local contribution report is expected by the end of June and that a draft will be shared for public comment after data analysis is complete. Members also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities between districts and urged a broader review of the formula. In response, the commissioners said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but further work is needed, and they pointed to the new achievement initiative, literacy efforts, and early college expansion as ways to improve outcomes. No votes were taken at the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• there anything in your bill draft that just precludes drivers impacted by this to just opt to drive unlicensed
• Driving unlicensed would then create a whole host of issues for insurance and whatnot.
• Chairman and sir, no, driving unlicensed would then create a whole host of issues for insurance and whatnot

Committee: Joint Legislative Management

Transcript Highlights:

• language that the insurance producer is responsible for the acts of the travel retailer, including any unlicensed
• persons under their supervision or control Including any unlicensed persons under their supervision
• insurance code against the insurance producers or travel insurance retailers for acts of these unlicensed

Bills: SB5420 , SB5877 , SB5868 , SB5109 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

Transcript Highlights:

• blanket immunity to anyone involved in abortion, even an illegal one, or one where the physician or unlicensed
• They get to buy their guns from an unlicensed seller, and now be able to get guns.
• They get to buy their guns from an unlicensed seller.

Transcript Highlights:

• became business manager for Espanola Public Schools, where he met his future wife, Arlene, an English teacher
• If a dealer sells more than one firearm to the same unlicensed customer within a period of five business
• and we got it as a four-age project under the direction of somebody that has been certified to be a teacher
• . ...of somebody that has been certified to be a teacher for hunter safety classes.
• been doctors and lawyers and judges and county sheriffs and brand inspectors and dietitians and teachers

Transcript Highlights:

• became business manager for Española Public Schools, where he met his future wife, Arlene, an English teacher
• If a dealer sells more than one firearm to the same unlicensed customer within a period of five business
• Of somebody that has been certified to be a teacher for hunter safety classes.
• been doctors and lawyers and judges and county sheriffs and brand inspectors and dietitians and teachers
• been doctors and lawyers and judges and county sheriffs and brand inspectors and dietitians and teachers

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered an invocation, and handled several announcements and courtesy motions, including excusing some members and relaxing the dress code. The chamber then adopted committee reports on several bills, including Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 30, and Senate Bill 43. It then moved to third reading of Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Bill 17, the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act.” SB 17 was read at length and explained by Senator O’Malley and co-sponsor Senator Bergman as a gun crime prevention measure aimed at dealer security, employee training, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, inspections, and a ban on future dealer sales or transfers of certain firearms and accessories, including high-capacity magazines, .50-caliber rifles and cartridges, gas-operated semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines, and machine guns. Supporters argued the bill targets the retail-to-criminal pipeline, improves accountability, and would help reduce gun trafficking and violence. Opponents argued it infringes on constitutional rights, would not stop criminals from obtaining guns, and would burden law-abiding citizens and dealers. The chamber then debated Floor Amendment No. 1 by Senator Brantley, which would have struck Section 7, the portion banning certain weapons and devices. Supporters of the amendment said Section 7 was the most constitutionally vulnerable part of the bill and would likely be litigated, while opponents said the section was central to the bill’s purpose and consistent with Second Amendment case law. The amendment failed on a roll call vote, 15-22. A second amendment by Senator Block, which would have exempted certain under-21 employees from the bill’s age restriction if they were military members, veterans, or had completed hunter safety or 4-H programs, was then taken up and debated, with supporters emphasizing military training and youth firearms education as evidence of responsibility.

Transcript Highlights:

• She was around 13, groomed by a teacher for months and months.
• She was groomed by that teacher who sexually abused her for a period of months.
• When the school found out about the sexual abuse, they allowed the teacher to resign.
• And the reason I was scared to death is because this child's teacher had betrayed her.
• And injuries, and a lot of it is unlicensed drivers. They're hiring people off the streets.

Bills: SB30 , SB517 , SB1313 , SB1314 , SB1316 , SB1541 , SB1698 , SB1845 , SB1860 , SB2420 , SB2429

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.

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• work-based learning, spending their summers working in the fireworks facility that, again, was unlicensed

Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills related to public safety, wildfire preparedness, and fireworks regulation. SB 1299, by Senator Arreguín, would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after a court decision disrupted prior State Fire Marshal regulations. Supporters said the bill would protect life safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems, while opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and labor-related effects. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Labor and Employment on a roll call vote, with DeMaio and Hadwick voting no. SB 1153, by Senator Caballero, would require urban retail water suppliers to incorporate wildfire-specific procedures into emergency plans and clarify that water systems are not designed to serve as wildfire defense systems. Supporters from water agencies and fire organizations said the bill would improve coordination, planning, and ratepayer protection while acknowledging infrastructure limits. Members discussed transparency, backup generators, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure; the author said he would continue working on possible amendments. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. SB 828, by Senator Cabaldon, responds to the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion by requiring fireworks licensees to disclose storage locations, verify local permits, and meet other compliance conditions. The author said the bill was developed with the State Fire Marshal and local public safety partners to close information gaps and improve enforcement. An opposition witness argued the permit-verification requirements could not be met in all jurisdictions, especially for hobby rocketry and small-scale uses, prompting discussion about clarifying different rocket categories and administrative implementation. The committee passed SB 828 as amended to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned after all bills were reported out.