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• At the same time, ordinary Missourians may sign funding agreements they do not fully understand, exposing
• At the same time, ordinary Missourians may sign funding agreements they do not fully understand, exposing
• If the litigation funding agreement is made in violation of the foreign funding ban, that contract is
• I will say that generally speaking, the way these agreements work is that it functions like a security
• So it is an agreement that there are some third-party litigants out there? Yes. Yeah, there are.

Committee: House Legislative Review

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and then we also have, um, an agreement that between physicians and PAs, and we can't forget the
• Um, and then we also have, um, an agreement that between physicians and PAs, and we can't forget the
• Um, and then we also have, um, an agreement that between physicians and PAs, and we can't forget the
• Um, and then we also have, um, an agreement that between physicians and PAs, and we can't forget the
• Um, and then we also have, um, an agreement that between physicians and PAs, and we can't forget the

Keywords: 1183, house

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• All parties are required to sign a mediation agreement, and the mediation agreement is usually signed
• and uh the sign a mediation agreement and uh the mediation<00:19:47.600><c> agreement</c><00:19:48.080
• mediation agreement is usually signed before before before mediation<00:19:52.799><c> starts</c><00:
• ,</c><00:21:13.760><c> I</c> mediation participation agreement, I mediation participation agreement,
• </c> mediated remote mediation agreement mediated remote mediation agreement which<00:21:45.200><c> means

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and discussed how to proceed with its family court review work. The chair said preliminary, unofficial reports could be circulated and voted on by email, and noted that next year the work might continue as a full committee rather than a subcommittee. Members also discussed carrying unresolved issues into next year, including the long-standing “one judge, one case” concept. Later, the committee received additional materials from a member who could not attend, including a packet on state-funded transcript requests and background information on how different states structure family court systems. A major presentation focused on improving New Hampshire family court pre-trial and mediation practices. The presenters said current rules give judges broad discretion, which can lead to inconsistent discovery, evidence, and timelines, especially for self-represented parties. They raised concerns about uneven mediator training and oversight, lack of uniform domestic violence screening, and unclear information for families about their rights and how to exit mediation. They recommended standardized pre-trial case management orders, clearer plain-language deadlines, mandatory domestic violence screening, stronger mediator certification and continuing education, a mentorship program, an independent oversight board, and a pilot program in a few counties before any statewide rollout. Members and presenters also discussed existing court forms and practices, including mediation agreements, mediator preparation forms, first appearances, and the use of Zoom for mediation. One participant argued that mediation can work better when parties are better prepared and when cases are not sent too early, and suggested that neutral case evaluation is another useful alternative dispute resolution tool. The discussion also touched on the need for better educational materials for pro se litigants, with one member describing efforts to create a more accessible guide for people going to court. No votes were taken, and the session ended with plans to continue reviewing materials and refine recommendations.

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• We have reached an agreement based on amendment 2105H. That amendment is to Senate Bill 564.
• We have reached an agreement based on amendment 2105H. That amendment is to Senate Bill 564.
• We have reached an agreement based on amendment 2105H. That amendment is to Senate Bill 564.
• Um A motion to support the agreement is adopted in this committee, seconded by Rainforth.
• The motion to support the agreement is adopted in this committee, seconded by Rainforth.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 564 reconvened to review a new amendment from Representative DuMont. The amendment cleaned up prior language, added a new section carving out wetland buffers and conservation areas for special exception or conditional use permit treatment, and included an effective-date delay. Senator Murphy noted that agreed-upon language was missing to prevent municipalities from imposing new building or lot-size restrictions before the bill’s effective date, and that language was restored using wording from amendment 2070. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey, who explained that fire-code concerns centered on road access and dead-end roads, and suggested tying road-length limits to NFPA 1141 so the bill would reference an established standard while preserving existing state fire code provisions on water supply, road widths, slopes, and turnarounds. Members discussed refining the language to say road-length caps must comply with the state fire code and NFPA 1141. Representative Alexander also explained that section 3 would expand by-right treatment for certain subdivision buffers and reduce development costs, while section 4 would require at least conditional use or special exception review for wetland buffers and conservation areas rather than allowing a flat denial. After a brief pause to resolve concerns, participants agreed to keep section 3 and section 4, with the understanding that the changes struck a balance between lowering housing-development costs and preserving local review and environmental protections. The committee then voted unanimously to support the agreement, seconded by Rainforth, and the chair said the revised amendment would be sent to OLS for final drafting.

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• That's part of the agreement is they bring those kind of up to snuff and to ensure that they are more
• That's part of the agreement is they That's part of the agreement is they bring<00:13:16.680><c> those
• So, the P3 agreement was approved. Thank you so much. Senator Thomas. Senator Thomas.
• </c><00:14:36.560><c> Thank</c> So, the P3 agreement was approved. Thank you so much.
• And I know you would like to share then the lease agreement. Let me look.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April 27 minutes, and a report of informational items. Those informational items included University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s planned use of restricted funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt notices, UK’s use of construction management at risk for five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital project reporting, and UK lease improvements. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request for approval of a $600 million central plants and utility infrastructure P3 tied to the Chandler expansion and other campus facilities. UK said the project would modernize and expand utility capacity, improve redundancy and efficiency, and support 24/7 hospital operations. UK explained that the financing would combine private equity and nonprofit debt, with no UK or Commonwealth debt or upfront payment, and that future availability payments would come from UK Healthcare funds. Members asked about the financing stack, the source of the restricted funds, and whether existing units would be replaced or modernized. The committee then approved the P3 agreement by roll call vote. The committee also considered and approved a lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine facility near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease would cost $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports its long-running partnership with Bowling Green Hospital and planned medical student growth in the region. Members spoke favorably about the local impact of the program, and the lease renewal passed by roll call vote. Finally, the Finance and Administrative Cabinet reported three items requiring no action, including a $2.103 million Transportation Cabinet Department of Aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport. Cabinet staff said the project would be funded by federal aviation money and restricted aviation funds, and later explained that the restricted funds come from a jet fuel tax deposited into the Aviation Economic Development Fund.

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• But in summary, we have master agreements now which allow the state, on certain-size projects, not to
• So this is necessary because right now, they don't qualify to be under a master agreement.
• So this is necessary because right now, they don't qualify to be under a master agreement.
• That's true, and these master agreements are based on qualifications.
• I'm not in agreement with those bills increasing time.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This legislation also required a memorandum of agreement between the governor at that time and the coal
• prior to 2011 that are inconsistent with those greenhouse gas standards or with the memorandum of agreement
• 2011 then-Governor Gregoire and TransAlta, a Canadian energy company, entered into a memorandum of agreement
• In addition to bringing those two boilers into compliance by 2020 and 2025, respectively, the agreement
• 2011, then-Governor Greg Guar and Transalta, Canadian Energy Company entered into a memorandum of agreement

Summary: House Finance heard several bills and took no recorded votes. HB 2367 would end special tax and emissions exemptions for the Centralia coal plant by limiting its Climate Commitment Act exemption to pre-2026 emissions, removing limits on additional greenhouse gas requirements, and repealing coal sales and use tax exemptions. The sponsor, Rep. Fitzgibbon, said the bill would help keep the plant’s transition to cleaner natural gas generation on track; Climate Solutions supported it, while business and clean-energy groups raised concerns about allowance-market impacts and asked for amendments to adjust the cap-and-invest allowance budget. HB 1974 would authorize public housing authorities, public corporations, and nonprofits to operate as land banks for affordable housing, give them priority for tax-foreclosed properties, and provide property tax, leasehold excise tax, and REET exemptions for land bank transactions. Rep. Hill said the bill was narrowed to reduce fiscal impact and support existing land banking work in Spokane; supporters said it would lower land costs and speed affordable housing development, while questions focused on how public land would be used and whether affordability should be permanent rather than limited to 30 years. HB 2650, a Department of Revenue request, would standardize notice and effective dates for local REET and lodging tax changes and clarify documentation for an affordable housing sales tax deferral. DOR supported the bill as an administrative efficiency measure, and there was no opposition testimony. HB 2626 would raise the premium tax on health maintenance organizations, health care service contractors, and self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements from 2% to 3%, remove a dentistry-related exemption, and add a new 1% tax on certain disability and group stop-loss insurers. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help fund Apple Health and subsidies amid federal funding concerns; insurers and business groups opposed it as a cost increase likely to be passed on to consumers and employers, while patient and advocacy groups supported the revenue idea but urged that funds be dedicated to subsidies or other health care supports and that pass-through to consumers be prevented.

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• </c><00:11:34.880><c> Um</c> We have agreement on the language of this measure, and I believe we have
• Um, and we are in agreement. So may I take the vote, please? Thank you very much.
• Um, and we are in agreement. So may I take the vote, please? Thank you very much.
• Um, as we have agreement yet, uh, we are still waiting on FIN release. Okay.
• Um, as we have agreement yet, uh, we are still waiting on FIN release. Okay.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• to order and dispense HIV post-exposure prophylaxis drugs under a written collaborative practice agreement
• Further, it also included additional reporting requirements to be included in those agreements with those
• four NCI included additional reporting requirements to be included in those agreements with those four
• Additionally, as stated before, we have executed all of those NCI agreements based on the new reporting
• Further, the department The department is working on agreements with the fiscal administrator and has

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.

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• My agreement with Senator Matthews is that once we received it back, we would send it to the floor.
• Um, and see what us as legislators think about, um, agreements that they've reached and see what a final
• Seeing none, the committee is adjourned. legislators think about um, agreements legislators think about
• um, agreements that<00:01:19.119><c> they've</c><00:01:19.360><c> reached</c><00:01:19.680><c> and</

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So as it stands now since 2023, we have been through data-sharing agreements.
• We have been through data-sharing agreements.
• We are required to get a data-sharing agreement in place.
• And so some just choose not to implement a data-sharing agreement.
• It says shall, and then they can choose to enter into a data-sharing agreement.

Bills: HB113 , HB342 , HB632 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB1078 , HB1132 , HB1146

Committee: House Education

Keywords: grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, special education, due process, local education agency, burden of proof, IEP, education law, data sharing, student information, privacy, education, LA FIRST, foreign adversaries, terrorism, contracting, school funding

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• Those agreements are voluntary marketing arrangements between two businesses.
• The witness responded that there is no agreement entered into with the family.
• Now, how long are they under that agreement? We call that a life of lead.
• Then you have what they don't think they're under the agreement.
• So they're not disclosing who they have agreements with or what their agreements state.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Mental Health met in executive session and advanced several bills. HB 1881 was voted do pass without discussion. HB 3010 was amended with a committee substitute that removed a subsection allowing payers to remove “gold carding” based on procedure volume changes, then passed 10-0. HB 2355, the “Food is Medicine” bill, received a committee amendment to align terminology with other partnerships and then passed 11-0. HB 1855, dealing with alpha-gal reporting, was substantially revised: the substitute narrowed the bill to alpha-gal, removed Lyme disease, changed a department duty from mandatory to discretionary in one section, and delayed reporting implementation; it then passed 14-0 after members discussed the need for better disease tracking and the department’s workload. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2034, which would require insurance coverage for activity-based prostheses, orthotics, and high-performance or mobility-supportive wheelchairs. Sponsor Representative Carolyn Caton said the bill is intended to cover devices that help people live, exercise, and avoid secondary health problems, while preserving prior authorization and medical-necessity review. Supporters included clinicians, parents, amputees, and athletes who described being denied running blades, water-safe prostheses, or durable wheelchairs and said the devices are essential for health, independence, mental well-being, and participation in school, work, and sports. Several witnesses said the bill would reduce long-term costs and reliance on charity. Opponents, including the Missouri Insurance Coalition and America’s Health Insurance Plans, argued the bill is an expansion of coverage with unclear definitions and potentially significant costs, especially for Medicaid and other state-regulated plans. They cited the fiscal note, warned about possible federal ACA rule changes that could shift costs to states, and questioned whether the bill’s language on Medicare supplemental coverage and “perceived disability” was workable or preempted. Committee members pressed both sides on cost savings, definitions of “normal” activity, and whether the bill could be narrowed or otherwise revised, and several said they were willing to keep working on the issue. The hearing on HB 2034 was left open and then recessed after testimony, with no vote taken in the portion provided.

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• from employers to voluntary agreements from employers to pay<00:24:32.240><c> a</c><00:24:32.400><c>
• DLI already has the authority to include plan review in these delegation agreements.
• If you look in the bill as agreements.
• , but it won't have delegation agreements, but it won't have a<00:42:49.680><c> substantive</c><00:42
• </c><00:42:54.000><c> with</c> doing these delegation agreements with doing these delegation agreements

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I guess one question I had, uh, Director Bailey, is specifically on the SEIU agreement and the PCA agreement
• </c> specifically on the um SEIU agreement specifically on the um SEIU agreement and<01:24:13.520><c>
• You had mentioned and the PCA agreement.
• </c><01:24:51.360><c> allows</c> collective bargaining agreement allows collective bargaining agreement
• </c><01:25:08.239><c> But</c> collective bargaining agreement. But collective bargaining agreement.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• list, memorandum of agreement amendment list, and the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program agreement
• </c> amendment list, memorandum of agreement amendment list, memorandum of agreement list,<00:02:21.360
• </c> list, memorandum of agreement amendment list, memorandum of agreement amendment list,<00:02:23.520
• </c> agreements with healthc care providers. agreements with healthc care providers.
• </c> master agreement so we could use it. master agreement so we could use it.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 10 minutes, and then handled a routine agenda of contracts and agreements. It deferred one Kentucky Educational Television contract to the August 2025 meeting because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State, and then approved the remaining routine items on the PSC green list and related contract lists without objection. The most detailed discussion involved two personal service contracts for the Kentucky Employees Health Plan. Officials from the Personnel Cabinet and Department of Employee Insurance explained that the contracts were designed to identify claims errors and overspending, with vendors paid a percentage of validated savings recovered for the plan. Senators asked how the savings were calculated and whether the contracts had changed plan processes; staff said the contracts had produced realized savings, some errors had been corrected going forward, and the vendors report quarterly. The committee approved those contracts. The committee then took up a retroactive Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority contract for a customized College Info Road Show bus. Members questioned why the contract was being presented months after execution, why it involved an out-of-state vendor, and whether the purchase was reasonable and timely. KHEAA staff said the delay stemmed from the need to finalize sustainability and safety details after the RFP, and acknowledged internal process and staffing issues. Several members criticized the retroactive approval process and said they could not validate the purchase from the information provided, but the committee ultimately approved the contract after debate. A final KHEAA discussion focused on the purpose and value of the mobile outreach bus. Staff said the bus supports college and financial aid outreach, especially in rural areas, and has been used for 26 years. Some members questioned the return on investment and whether the state should rely more on broadband and remote outreach, while others supported the program as a way to reach students and families. The committee approved the KHEAA contract, with Senator Douglas voting no and explaining concerns about whether such outreach programs are the proper role of government and whether they are the best use of public funds.

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• It prohibits all cultural agreements with foreign countries of concern or their subdivisions, including
• sister city agreements, and terminates any existing sister city agreements as of July 1, 2026.
• For verification on the sister city agreements, are all existing sister city agreements being terminated
• All sister city agreements with cities in a foreign country of concern would be terminated.
• In fact, there are currently eight sister city agreements in the state of Florida with cities or areas

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• They formulate an agreement about what that looks like, what legally available resources are available
• And they would say, 'Here's what we're capable of doing,' and we may enter an agreement to do that.
• If the National Guard is unable to, the statute says they don't have to enter the agreement.
• If the National Guard is unable to, the statute says they don't have to enter the agreement.
• So, you know, as time went on, agreements were made about how the Guard has a role and can advise the

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• When there is a collective agreement on what we think is best in that regard, then you can come to me
• , eligibility verifications, supportive services, and landlord agreements without any fiscal impact to
• Before agreements, eligibility verifications, and documentation for housing support efforts.
• This bill was filed in anticipation of Miami-Dade County and Broward County finalizing an agreement to
• for voluntary services to youth with open investigations with DCF, subject to available funding agreements

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• on the committee may remember that near the end of the Patrick administration, NAGE executed an agreement
• I wish I could tell you today that our agreement with the administration resolved the issue and restored
• One of those documents is a pre-dispute waiver agreement.
• You usually think they're like non-disclosure agreements or non-disparagement agreements, or maybe a
• non-compete agreement or some other restrictive covenant, maybe a non-solicit agreement. ...or some other

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on a large group of bills carried over from the previous session, with Chair Jake Oliveira and House Co-Chair Paul McMurtry outlining the process and limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee heard testimony on several labor and workplace proposals, including bills to harmonize employee definitions to address misclassification (SB 1338/HB 2141), expand bereavement leave (including H. 2189/S. 1354 and related bills), protect collective bargaining rights for certain administrative employees (HB 268/SB 1306), expand commuter transit benefits (HB 2153/SB 1345), regulate employer use of credit reports (S. 1286), and require apprenticeship participation or OSHA-related workplace safety measures on public projects. At the end of the hearing, the chairs read into the record additional bills that did not receive testimony that day. Supporters of the misclassification bill, including Greater Boston Legal Services and the AFL-CIO, said aligning the employee-status tests across wage, unemployment, and PFML laws would reduce confusion, improve enforcement, and help workers wrongly treated as independent contractors or managers recover benefits and bargaining rights. NAGE and its representative argued that public-sector employees have been improperly reclassified into management titles to weaken unions, and that the bill would force the Division of Labor Relations to review those titles. On bereavement leave, advocates including the Louis E. Brown Peace Institute, a state representative, the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance, and individual survivors described the impact of sudden loss and homicide on families, saying guaranteed leave would help workers grieve, make arrangements, and avoid losing jobs or custody-related stability. The committee also heard support for commuter benefits as a low-cost way to reduce emissions and increase transit use, and for restricting employer credit checks because of inaccuracies and discriminatory effects. There was opposition to some construction-related bills. The Associated Builders and Contractors and the Building Trades Employers Association supported apprenticeship training in principle but said current apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios are outdated or misunderstood, and that the bills should be amended or clarified before advancing. The Massachusetts landscape and snow-removal industry strongly supported a snow-liability limitation bill, arguing that hold-harmless clauses and broad indemnification requirements force contractors to assume liability for conditions they cannot control, drive up insurance costs, and threaten business viability. The committee did not take any votes during the hearing, and the session ended with the chairs thanking members, staff, and the public before adjourning.

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• In addition, those contractors are often not at the table when these agreements are put together.
• And also, these agreements often require our contractors to hire some percentage of the workers on the
• In addition, those contractors are often not at the table when these agreements are put together.
• And also, these agreements often require our contractors to hire some percentage of the workers on the
• In addition, those contractors are often not at the table when these agreements are put together.

Bills: SB5884 , SB5885 , SB5937 , SB5938

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: sales tax, redevelopment, economic incentive, underutilized property, infrastructure, affordable housing, religious organizations, zoning laws, land use, community development, smart access system, smart lock, residential landlord-tenant act, tenant privacy, biometric data, fingerprint, face scan, iris scan, key fob, key card