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• <00:04:57.840> the While the PSO um would be conducting the While the PSO um would be conducting
• Conducting the auction itself. narrow. Conducting the auction itself.
• <00:16:19.680> As should be able to conduct this sale.
• As should be able to conduct this sale.
• expected to conduct on an annual basis. expected to conduct on an annual basis.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• laws define prohibited acts with sufficient definiteness so that ordinary people can understand what conduct
• dictionary definitions that we looked at varied enough that we also could not determine exactly what conduct
• 17-361, that would be a conflict with the Endangered Species Act, which prohibits that exact same conduct
• bill would permit the taking of Mexican wolves in contradiction to federal law prohibiting that same conduct
• bill would permit the taking of Mexican wolves in contradiction to federal law prohibiting that same conduct

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Summary: The Rules Committee considered several bills and resolutions for whether they were constitutional and in proper form. House Bill 2076, concerning school safety and concealed firearms carried by school employees, drew a constitutional concern because its civil-liability immunity language would also cover private school employees and potentially violate the anti-abrogation clause; staff recommended limiting that immunity to public school employees. House Bill 2136, creating crimes for civil terrorism and subversion, raised due process vagueness concerns because “subvert” was undefined, and members also discussed possible First Amendment overbreadth. House Bills 2158 and 2159, both involving Mexican wolves, were flagged for federal preemption under the Endangered Species Act because the bills would authorize conduct conflicting with federal protections; sponsors were said to be considering amendments. House Bill 2497, on hunting and wildlife regulation, raised legislative entrenchment concerns because it would restrict future legislatures, with members also discussing but not resolving a possible dormant Voter Protection Act theory. House Bill 2755, allowing renewal of certain state trust land mineral leases without auction, was flagged for a possible conflict with the constitutional 20-year lease limit, and House Bill 4030 and HCR 2052, dealing with a tax and fee moratorium/referral, prompted debate over Article 9, Section 19 and whether the moratorium could reach constitutionally excluded taxes. Each of those individual measures was ultimately recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote, with one member absent on each roll call. The committee also noted that House Bill 2956 was held. At the end of the meeting, the committee took a mass motion covering many additional bills, memorials, and resolutions; the Rules Attorney stated they had been reviewed and were constitutional and in proper form, and the committee approved the mass motion by a 7-0 vote with one absent.

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• We're also keeping our eyes open for bad conduct, certainly.
• In 2022, the Albuquerque Police Department and Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office conducted a raid at
• Qualified immunity is essentially a sham, saying that these people have to know when their conduct is
• against the law, but they don't study the conduct to learn what they're doing is ever wrong or right
• Essentially, it means a pattern of conduct or a practice or a policy by a public body that shows that

Bills: SB246, SB146, SB300, SB301, SB309, SM17

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services

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• As a new polygraph examiner, you will have to conduct 35 polygraph examinations.
• We actually conduct polygraph examinations.
• They had a full investigation conducted.
• So, we'll have a polygraph examiner that will conduct that investigation.
• Tulsa, they don't have any polygraph examiners that conduct their Preemployment polygraphs.

Keywords: 914, all

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• There being three present, a quorum is not established, but we will conduct business.
• There being three present, a quorum is not established, but we will conduct business and wait until a
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 2069 relates to establishing a work group to conduct a study on
• We do not collect HIPAA-protected data or conduct medical assessments.
• Protected data or conduct medical assessments.

Bills: SB227, SB269, SB407, SB463, SB527, SB547, SB1283, SB1380, SB1383, SB1511, SB1640, SB1784, SB2069

Keywords: school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, healthcare policy, vaccines, exemptions, religious beliefs, public health, workplace violence, healthcare facilities, definition expansion, safety regulations, health and safety code, health insurance, anesthesia, pediatric dental services, coverage, medical necessity

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with several members initially absent, then later established a quorum. The committee heard multiple bills, with most testimony focusing on access to care, insurance practices, senior safety, and health care worker protections. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes, and public testimony was limited to two minutes per witness. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with no final votes taken in the portion provided. Senate Bill 2069 would create a work group to study the feasibility of a statewide acute psychiatric bed registry; the substitute shifts appointment authority to the Health and Human Services Commissioner and extends reporting and sunset dates. Senate Bill 463 would expand workplace violence protections to additional hospice, home and community support, intermediate care, and state-supported living center settings. Senate Bill 1283 would require background checks and transparency measures for senior retirement communities after testimony about the Dallas-area serial killings of elderly residents. Senate Bill 1784 would require 60 days’ written notice before medical debt is sent to collections. Senate Bill 527 would require medical insurance coverage for general anesthesia for medically necessary pediatric dental procedures for children under 13 with qualifying conditions; pediatric dentists testified that denials delay needed care. A major portion of the meeting centered on prior authorization. Senate Bill 1380 would eliminate prior authorization for a broad list of services, including emergency, primary, mental health, substance use, chemotherapy, preventive, pediatric hospice, and certain chronic-condition care. Physicians and hospice advocates supported the bill, describing delays, administrative burden, and patient harm, while health plans opposed blanket exemptions and argued prior authorization helps prevent unnecessary care and control costs. Relatedly, Senate Bill 547 would require insurers to report gold-card prior authorization exemptions to TDI and create a centralized database and annual report; TMA supported better tracking, while health plans warned of duplicative reporting and administrative cost. Senate Bill 407 would require health care facilities to honor conscience- and religion-based vaccine exemptions for employees, with testimony from a physician and vaccine-choice advocate supporting the bill. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1383, which would regulate senior living referral agencies, allow more flexible compensation structures, and add disclosure and consumer protections; an out-of-state referral company and A Place for Mom supported it. Senate Bill 1511 would allow freestanding emergency centers to provide outpatient services in addition to emergency care, with consumer protections such as estimates, limits on facility fees, and restrictions on balance billing. The chair repeatedly announced that bills were being left pending after testimony, and no final committee action or recorded votes were taken in the transcript provided.

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• The department conducts public hearings on all substantive rulemaking.
• The department conducts public hearings. Oral comments are recorded.
• The department conducts public hearings.
• However, we did conduct the analysis and assess. They weren't triggered.
• However, we did conduct the analysis and assessments.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously. The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions. The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact. Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.

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• My read of the bill is that the commission, TCEQ or LCRA, would conduct the study.
• I don't think it's something that usually when we get tasked with conducting. conducting studies, we're
• not conducting them in-house.
• House Bill 2805 will help balance. the rights of landowners and discourage bad conduct.
• That's the egregious conduct this provision is geared to protect.

Bills: HB1520, HB1525, HB1530, HB1535, HB2068, HB2091, HB2347, HB2372, HB2805, HB2815, HB2867, HB3154, HB3482, HB3483, HB3663, HB3781, HB3901, HB3915, HB4135, HB4153, HB4158, HB4329, HB4331

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Again, these audits are unannounced and conducted on the spot.
• It’s the tool they use to conduct behavior threat assessments.
• They actually conduct the behavior threat assessment in **Sentinel**.
• We also regulate the standards of conduct for all certified educators.
• Standards of conduct for all certified educators.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• traffic stop in Minnesota is conducted traffic stop in Minnesota is conducted fairly<01:12:40.520
• <01:14:37.760> with that traffic stops are conducted with that traffic stops are conducted
• Each agency will conduct annual in-service training again.
• Each agency will conduct annual in-service training again.
• Each agency will conduct annual in-service training again.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• tax expenditure evaluations. conducting tax expenditure evaluations.
• <00:30:09.360> uh<00:30:10.240> tax responsible to conduct uh tax responsible to conduct
• So again in the conduct tax evaluations.
• um conduct tax expenditure evaluations. um conduct tax expenditure evaluations.
• <01:10:15.600> a ability of the LBO to conduct a ability of the LBO to conduct a comparative

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They are responsible for their conduct and they will be held accountable to You.
• Conduct.
• The intent is clear, not only from past conduct but from current conduct, where they're advertising.
• and her current conduct.
• There's clearly conduct that is actionable under Texas law when we pass this.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• that they have been improper conduct that they have been held<01:02:07.359> accountable held
• We also conducted wage theft investigations. Then they also state program government fraud.
• office to track cases and conduct office to track cases and conduct financial<01:40:13.480> analysis
• <01:46:18.159> a Administration when the OA conducted a Administration when the OA conducted
• iteration of omm's 13 policies conducted iteration of omm's 13 policies conducted numerous numerous

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• about, it's about fairness and transparency and consistency on how our local sales tax audits are conducted
• about, it's about fairness and transparency and consistency on how our local sales tax audits are conducted
• And you would hire a Connecticut law firm to conduct that audit.
• So in the case where the audit is to be conducted Before it was put in front of me right here.
• So in the case where the audit is to be conducted out of state at headquarters for whoever, does that

Bills: HB1039, SB423, SB436

Keywords: local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector, tax collector, prescriptive period, prescription waiver, interest suspension, delinquency penalties, estimated assessment, arbitrary assessment, certified mail notice, audit notice, taxpayer rights, installment agreement, Louisiana tax law, Title 47, revenue collection, tax administration

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and has been supplemented in recent years with general fund dollars because the estimated balance has remained stagnant. The committee adopted amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring Revenue to provide annual aviation fuel sales tax collections data, and making a technical change. After a brief question about existing airport disclosure requirements, the bill was reported as amended with support cards entered into the record. The committee then took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. The bill was presented as a fairness and transparency measure for audits, but members and the author discussed substantial amendments that would remove or modify several provisions. The committee adopted the amendments except for Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms contracting with taxing authorities to be domiciled in Louisiana; that language was set aside for further work after concerns it could affect audits conducted outside Louisiana. Members also discussed provisions on waiving prescription periods, suspending interest and penalties by agreement, and concerns about multiple parishes auditing the same business at once. The bill was reported as amended, with several support cards and informational cards entered. Senate Bill 423 was voluntarily deferred, and there was no other business before the committee. The meeting adjourned after a motion to adjourn was adopted.

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• about, it's about fairness and transparency and consistency on how our local sales tax audits are conducted
• about, it's about fairness and transparency and consistency on how our local sales tax audits are conducted
• And you would hire a Connecticut law firm to conduct that audit.
• So in the case where the audit is to be conducted... Before it was put in front of me right here.
• So in the case where the audit is to be conducted out of state at headquarters for whoever, does that

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on May 5, 2026, and first considered Senate Bill 436 by Senator Cloud, which revises how annual aviation fuel estimates are calculated for the Aviation Trust Fund. Senator Cloud explained that the fund supports airport and aviation projects and is used to draw down federal matching dollars, but its credited amount has remained flat for years despite changing fuel sales. The committee adopted a set of amendments allowing DOTD’s Office of Multimodal Commerce to use federal and other public data sources, requiring annual sales tax collection reports from the Department of Revenue, and making a technical change. The bill was then reported favorably as amended, with several supporters’ cards entered into the record. The committee next took up House Bill 1039 by Representative Desotel, dealing with local sales and use tax audit procedures. Desotel said the bill was intended to improve fairness, transparency, and consistency in local audits, especially where businesses face multiple simultaneous audits by different parishes. A nine-amendment set was offered; after discussion, the committee adopted all amendments except Amendment 4, which would have required private auditing firms to be domiciled in Louisiana, and authorized staff to make technical changes. Members raised concerns about whether the bill could unintentionally encourage delays in audits and about whether audits in one parish could trigger audits in others. Desotel said the goal was to add guardrails without harming parish taxing authority, and the bill was reported as amended. Several witnesses and committee members spoke in support of stronger limits on repeated parish audits, describing the burden on businesses and the need for a more uniform process. Support cards were read into the record from multiple individuals and organizations, including the Louisiana Retailers Association and NFIB. Senate Bill 423 was then voluntarily deferred, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• As required by Rule 12.7, the committees conducted an inquiry into the qualifications, experience, and
• As required by Rule 12.7, the Committee on Ethics and Elections conducted an inquiry concerning the qualifications
• Public hearings were conducted for certain appointees by the committees of reference.
• February 11th, or upon the call of the President, for the purpose of holding committee meetings and conducting
• Holding committee meetings and conducting other Senate business.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Doctors of the Day. Members then offered several gallery introductions and Capitol Day recognitions, including St. Johns County Day, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, AMIkids Day, Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The chamber received and adopted a committee report on 65 executive appointments. Debate focused on the confirmation of Tina Vidal-Douart, with one senator opposing her appointment over concerns about contracts tied to detention facilities and political contributions, while another senator spoke in support based on her assistance during COVID testing efforts. The report was adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units under specified conditions and extends certain density bonus incentives for military families. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578, creating a statewide Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs. Both bills passed 38-0. Appropriations Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying the Senate budget rollout would move to February 12 in committee and February 18 in full appropriations. The Senate then waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, and adjourned until Wednesday, February 11, for committee meetings and other business.

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• sometimes that is taking the hard action of recommending that a judge receive discipline for their conduct
• if it is found by clear and convincing evidence that that conduct has occurred.
• Because the code of judicial conduct does not allow for a learning curve when the brand new judge takes
• And if the whole point of the code of judicial conduct and what we do is to promote confidence in the
• I will tell you that the very first rule of the code of judicial conduct is to follow the law and to

Keywords: 914, all

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• They just said any nudity whatsoever and the sexual descriptions of sexual conduct whatsoever doesn't
• This bill will ensure that a person only engages in any conduct to cause bodily injury to another person
• some of the definitions, including bodily injury, harass defining judicial assistant, misleading conduct
• attorney to take a plea order to get withdrawn at the next court date with regards to misleading conduct
• Could that be considered misleading conduct in unintentionally criminalized under the language of the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They conduct audits to ensure compliance with special licensing requirements as well.
• ABT conducts on-site inspections to ensure compliance with state tobacco and nicotine law.
• This past fiscal year, ABT conducted a total of 20,686 investigations.
• The division also conducts undercover operations where an underage person, accompanied by a sworn law
• Similar to our enforcement of tobacco and nicotine laws, the division conducts on-site inspections to

Summary: The subcommittee first heard presentations on protecting minors from age-restricted products from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Attorney General’s office. DBPR described its Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco division’s licensing and enforcement work on alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and hemp sales, including inspections, undercover underage-purchase operations, arrests, and coordination with the Attorney General on hemp and nicotine enforcement. Members asked about trends in youth use, retailer training, use of underage decoys in investigations, and whether additional education or penalties could help reduce sales to minors. The Attorney General’s office then outlined the new nicotine dispensing device directory created under last year’s law, explaining the criteria for listing devices attractive to minors, the notice process for manufacturers and retailers, and enforcement consequences once listed devices become contraband. Members discussed online sales, product descriptions, notice to industry, and whether more outreach to parents, schools, and local partners could help. The committee then took up House Bill 105, which would decouple thoroughbred pari-mutuel permit holders from the requirement to conduct live racing in order to operate card rooms/slot gaming. The bill sponsor said the measure would align thoroughbred permits with other live-event permits and argued the industry is already declining and heavily subsidized, so the Legislature should not force a private business to keep an unprofitable line of business. An amendment by Rep. Yeager was adopted to remove live-racing requirements for thoroughbred permit holders who are card room licensees, broadening the bill’s effect to include Tampa Bay Downs as well as Gulfstream Park. Public testimony was sharply divided: supporters said decoupling would give tracks flexibility and not end racing, while opponents from the thoroughbred breeding and racing industry warned it would undermine live racing, breeding, jobs, farmland, and the broader equine economy. After debate, several members spoke in favor of the bill, emphasizing business flexibility, declining foal counts, and the view that the state should not require a private industry to maintain racing to keep gaming rights. Opponents argued the bill could damage a signature Florida industry and its economic impact. The committee then voted 10-6 to report HB 105 favorably, with several members voting no and some excused. The meeting then adjourned.

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• We can't conduct elections without them. So that's a different bill.
• And in the language, it says no assessment of school may be conducted more than every three years for
• I had the opportunity to job shadow one of these State Police officers who does conduct one of these
• assessments, and I also had one of these assessments conducted at my own school.
• I think it's important that we do conduct these assessments because I've been able to see firsthand on

Bills: SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB261, SB276, SB295, SB450, SB465, SB506, HB1070

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• The conduct is administrative in nature and not protected by absolute judicial immunity.
• Judicial immunity does not apply to administrative or ultra vires conduct.
• The commission's dismissal rests on the assumption that all conduct by judges is absolutely immune.
• Accordingly, the alleged conduct falls outside the protection of absolute judicial immunity.
• Well, you might consider going to the Office of Professional Conduct and inquire about Mr.

Keywords: 1204, all